A Matt Newsome kilt for only $5.00???

**Fit2BKilted** · 21st January 10, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by fluter

IMHO, that would not be a good move (in terms of the emotional effect on those who bought chances early). Maybe a discount on multiple tickets?

One of the best gimmicks I've seen for a raffle was giving six tickets for the price of five. That does wonders for sales of a one-dollar raffle ticket; I'm not sure how it applies here. Where I might have ponied up $1, $2, or $3---it induces almost everyone to give $5 each time they buy a ticket.

I can see that... My suggestion basically amounts to 2-tickets for $8; so, it would be fine to permit that sort of discount program, individually, from the outset. Perhaps, a third tier of 3-tickets for $10 would maximize participation?

**ali8780** · 21st January 10, 08:57 AM

Matt, is this open to women as well?

**HeathBar** · 21st January 10, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by Fit2BKilted

I can see that... My suggestion basically amounts to 2-tickets for $8; so, it would be fine to permit that sort of discount program, individually, from the outset. Perhaps, a third tier of 3-tickets for $10 would maximize participation?

I think $5 a ticket is quite fair for the chance to win. I doubt they will have any problems raising money for such a quality item.

**Tobus** · 21st January 10, 09:36 AM

With all the talk of discounts and "deals" on tickets, I'm reminded that this is a fundraiser. It isn't about getting a "deal"; it's about supporting the museum. Their goal is not to cover the cost of the kilt; it's to put money in the museum's coffers.

I've ordered my raffle tickets and may order more if I get the urge. I did it to support the museum, and if I win a kilt, great. If not, then I still feel good that I've supported them. I would not ask, nor want, Matt to discount the tickets because the purpose here is to support the museum. Any purchase of raffle tickets should probably be done in that spirit first and foremost. Looking for a discount deal on multiple chances to win the prize seems to defeat the primary objective.

Just my opinion!

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 21st January 10, 10:07 AM

Thanks to everyone who has participated thus far! I can already tell this is going to be a good fundraiser for the museum, so I really appreciate all the support. And please do feel free to spread the word to other organizations you may belong to.

As for ideas about discount tickets and other things, we are leaving it pretty simple. $5 per chance, period. Everyone pays the same.

However, to answer a few other questions that have come up:

-Shipping charges -- all this is included. You pay your $5. You get your chance. If you are the winner you pay nothing more. It is a prize, after all!

-Women -- the raffle is for a man's kilt, but I suppose if a woman won and wanted a kilt skirt for herself that's fine, so long as they want a box pleated, hand tailored kilt skirt made by yours truly. Doesn't matter to me if it's worn by a male or female. :-)

**Am Bàrd** · 21st January 10, 10:38 AM

A chance to win a great prize while supporting the Museum? How could I resist?

Fingers crossed, good luck to all.

**Fit2BKilted** · 21st January 10, 11:03 AM

Originally Posted by Tobus

With all the talk of discounts and "deals" on tickets, I'm reminded that this is a fundraiser. It isn't about getting a "deal"; it's about supporting the museum. Their goal is not to cover the cost of the kilt; it's to put money in the museum's coffers.

I've ordered my raffle tickets and may order more if I get the urge. I did it to support the museum, and if I win a kilt, great. If not, then I still feel good that I've supported them. I would not ask, nor want, Matt to discount the tickets because the purpose here is to support the museum. Any purchase of raffle tickets should probably be done in that spirit first and foremost. Looking for a discount deal on multiple chances to win the prize seems to defeat the primary objective.

Just my opinion!

Not really... Because the more you sell, the more the Museum makes... When people feel they are getting a good deal, they are inclined to buy more... Of course, with every ticket sold, the value of any one of those tickets diminishes (since the odds against a particular ticket being drawn are commensurately increased)---but therein lies the profitability of the raffle for the Museum ;-)

I used to work in the casino industry where I became well acquainted with the old saw: "Lotteries are a tax on those who don't understand Math."

If someone really wasn't interested in supporting the Museum, they would buy tickets for themselves and then discourage others from doing so (thereby maximizing the Expected Value of each of the tickets they have purchased, by inhibiting the size of the ticket-pool). Now, if you had $400.00 lying around with which to buy 80 $5-tickets, you wouldn't be guaranteed to win the kilt, even though you have enough money to buy one outright---but if you still bought the tickets instead of the kilt, you still wouldn't be a true philanthropist, because there would remain a chance that you would personally gain from the investment, and in so doing, you would also be diminishing the odds of someone less altruistic---and presumably less affluent---from benefiting from their relatively more significant contribution ($5 being more of an investment relative to their disposable income than yours---legal raffles principally being an inducement toward charity)... To avoid this moral paradox, just donate your money outright. But I digress...