Psychobear85 | 141 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I recently joined up on Instagram to follow Funko cause I want to get all The Office PoP‘s and that way I know the drop dates, since I have no other social media I decided on this platform. From there I decided to follow a few friends I have in the video game scene and people started to follow me back. I started to noticed these raffles and thinking it my self “Why are people dumb enough to join these and if they are fixed somehow. How do you guys feel about this? it’s probably not new but to me it is and I find it ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Absolutely a scam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuNKeY | 241 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Nope, I avoid these types of things personally way too many scams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Tank | 955 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 No thank you. Apparently there have been some people outed as complete scammers on multiple occasions. No I do not remember the names. There was a thread about it on a less than active forum now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhleo | 2,184 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 100% Scam. And possibly illegal depending on the jurisdiction. https://chance2win.org/us-state-online-raffle-legal-rules/ Most states only allow it for CHARITY, meaning zero profit motive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobear85 | 141 Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 Yeah I thought it was crazy that people joined them, I also noticed some pattern that it was always the same people joining each other raffles with a few new names every time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWunderful | 2,926 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 I think its a scam too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,759 Administrator · Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Scams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Sounds like a new iteration of the gamewheel type scams 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Yeah I dont take the people that run them seriously. People use it as a way to mark up their item. Cant sell for $100? Let's do 15 tickets at $10 each! And people actually do them too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,488 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 (edited) Even if some were on the up and up, enough scams exist that there is no way of being sure that the one you enter is legit. Raffles themselves are shaky enough grounds legal wise. There's a reason NintendoAge banned them, and why they are banned here. Edited November 20, 2019 by Tulpa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychobear85 | 141 Posted November 20, 2019 Author Share Posted November 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Tulpa said: Even if some were on the up and up, enough scams exist that there is no way of being sure that the one you enter is legit. Raffles themselves are shaky enough grounds legal wise. There's a reason NintendoAge banned them, and why they are banned here. Yup, was around NA for a long time so I remember that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A. | 1,139 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 I'm sure plenty of them will legitimately run a raffle, as in they will pick a winner and give out the prize. Not legitimate as in legal, because they are likely not. It's blind faith and trust though, not my thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeewithmrsaturn | 100 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 If you pick someone who does them often and live-streams the raffle pick, there isn't much risk. I'm biased because I actually won the very first raffle I entered! I got a New Nintendo 3DS for $10. However, I know that every time I enter another raffle, I'm increasing my average cost without increasing my likelihood of winning, so I quickly became pretty picky about which ones I join. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
portabello | 99 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 I used to do a raffle of sorts on NA that wasn't actually a real raffle because it was free to play and just like with an Auction, only the winner was asked to pay for the item. I called it the Low-baller Raffle Auction and the intention was that you could get a decent item for a low price simply based on luck. However, if you were willing to pay more for the item, then you would post in the thread requesting for more entries. ie, 1 entry = $5, so your "bid" was how many entries were you wiling to pay for if your name ultimately got picked. I used a public online randomizer so anyone could see the results of the drawing afterwards. I stopped doing it because I don't have as many cool items to give away for low prices these days. But still a fun idea for VGS to consider, where the winning item $$$ goes back into the site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyrulevyse | 151 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 4 hours ago, jonebone said: People use it as a way to mark up their item. Cant sell for $100? Let's do 15 tickets at $10 each! And people actually do them too. This is my main problem with them. Otherwise, If you know/trust the person running them well enough then the raffle itself should be ok. I don't mind buying a lottery ticket for something if the total money taken in is commensurate with the value of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yelir | 11 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 When there are too many variables to consider for these events, I won't enter. Would be more inclined to buy into an offline raffle if I know the people hosting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightowljrm | 72 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Strongly against them. Legality aside, there's just no way to ensure honesty and fairness. That and I'm just not a gambler. I could go on a rambling diatribe on how sketchy they are, but that about sums it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tall guy | 63 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Scam, at least they seem to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code Monkey | 2,005 Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 They require a lottery license to run legally and none of them have that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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