i want to raffle some ponys any on know

[bluemoondreams]

where I can find a good way to pick the winner?

[sherbertlegs]

If you are offering numbered raffle rickets try a site like this:

http://www.mathgoodies.com/calculators/random_no_custom.html

It selects random numbers between any 2 values you imput. i.e 1-100

xx

[Doedeardarling]

I googled, and found this http://www.limmy.com/playthings/raffleking/

[bluemoondreams]

cool thank you both!

[Oneleo1]

Just to let you know, raffles typically do not do well.

A while ago, we had a member who did a raffle and took off with the money made from the raffle and never awarded any prizes. After that, many people shy away from participating in raffles that involve money.

[lovesbabysquirmy]

Also, raffles are against Paypal policy and they will shut your raffle down if they find out, or anyone uses the word "raffle" in comments or payment fields. 

[Oneleo1]

Yes, Raffles are against Paypal's policy and they will freeze the account if they find out.

[hathorcat]

Yes, raffles are tricky.

Most people making purchases these days prefer the protection of paypal and unfortunately paypal considers raffles as gambling therefore anyone accepting funds from raffles runs the risk of their paypal account being shut down or at least limited.

As OL1 says, they honestly dont tend to be incredibly well supported so sometimes the risk of using your paypal for the reward of the funds raised is simply not worth it.

Have you considered simply selling the ponies? Or even running an auction for them? Honestly you will raise much more money with either of these options.

[bluemoondreams]

huh considering I do well to get more then £5 for them at autction... i though I was sure to make more with a raffle but haveing read all the comments might be best to stick to ebay.

[hathorcat]

Thats understandable but when running an auction you ll always get the most interest for ponies which are rare or hard to find and even auctions for those seem to get little attention. If the ponies are common, then honestly you ll find that most people will simply be more interested in purchasing the pony themselves rather than paying to enter a competition to win them.

You can try selling on here as it allows you to avoid sellers fees as well

[bluemoondreams]

Thats understandable but when running an auction you ll always get the most interest for ponies which are rare or hard to find and even auctions for those seem to get little attention. If the ponies are common, then honestly you ll find that most people will simply be more interested in purchasing the pony themselves rather than paying to enter a competition to win them.

You can try selling on here as it allows you to avoid sellers fees as well

good point will take some pictures and see if I get any takers!

[kittybethy]

You could always try showing pictures here!