Isnt This The Wanted/forsale Section ??
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pooldogue said:All this time ive been thinking that this is the WANTED/FOR SALE section and all i can see is AUCTIONS/FOR 25.00 DOLLARS YOU CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN ???????????????????????????
w.t.f has this site come to???
sign of the times, man....too much wood !!
hmmm
for some reason, it works for some of our fellow azer's though!
If nobody buy the cue he/she listed he/she can do the auction or the lotto thing and it will guarantee to move the cue. A lot of us like to gamble our money on a nice cue that way, instead of spending the $$$ buying the cue at full price or lesser price from the cue maker.
for some reason, it works for some of our fellow azer's though!
If nobody buy the cue he/she listed he/she can do the auction or the lotto thing and it will guarantee to move the cue. A lot of us like to gamble our money on a nice cue that way, instead of spending the $$$ buying the cue at full price or lesser price from the cue maker.
Reasonable costs
Some of us poor working slobs' who love the game but don't have hundreds to shell out for a stick much less thousands appreciate a chance to get a nicer cue for a small price even if it is a gamble. So maybe you rich fellows can cut us some slack, I notice there's still lots of high dollar stuff available. Besides it is a public forum.
Some of us poor working slobs' who love the game but don't have hundreds to shell out for a stick much less thousands appreciate a chance to get a nicer cue for a small price even if it is a gamble. So maybe you rich fellows can cut us some slack, I notice there's still lots of high dollar stuff available. Besides it is a public forum.
The way I look at it is giving both sides oppurtunity. The raffler is given a chance to move something, that in most cases they have had a hard time to move. Rafflees(if that is a word) are given a chance to own a cue they may just want to try out or can't afford. It still creates movement in the cue economy. It may not be the way some want it as in pure cash, but it is still movement.
For me personally, I just decided to take a chance. I figure it would give me a chance to take a swing at a cue, that I hadn't tried. I didn't want to take the full hit, so a raffle at it was the next best thing.
$25.00 vs $400 or whatever the amount is a big swing. Plus the wife would kill me if I bought another cue.lol I can say I won this in a raffle easier then Honey, ignore the bank statement for a month.lol
Thats just my take on the whole raffle phenomenon.
For me personally, I just decided to take a chance. I figure it would give me a chance to take a swing at a cue, that I hadn't tried. I didn't want to take the full hit, so a raffle at it was the next best thing.
$25.00 vs $400 or whatever the amount is a big swing. Plus the wife would kill me if I bought another cue.lol I can say I won this in a raffle easier then Honey, ignore the bank statement for a month.lol
Thats just my take on the whole raffle phenomenon.
magix said:
Hmm...possibly the fact that raffles are illegal in many states. Possibly the fact that 13 people or 20 people or whatever pay and get nothing. Only 1-2 people come out of a raffle ahead depending on if it's legit or not. Possibly the fact that it's so easy to scam. Possibly the fact that it looks like a desperation move from guys that can't otherwise sell a high dollar item in today's tough economy. And hey for me, it could even be the fact that it's so trendy and I don't like to follow the herd on every new thing that pops up. Sorry. I'm sure I'll get blasted for having an opinion that clashes with the norm.
Oh well. Just my 2 cents.
Club Billiards said:Hmm...possibly the fact that raffles are illegal in many states. Possibly the fact that 13 people or 20 people or whatever pay and get nothing. Only 1-2 people come out of a raffle ahead depending on if it's legit or not. Possibly the fact that it's so easy to scam. Possibly the fact that it looks like a desperation move from guys that can't otherwise sell a high dollar item in today's tough economy. And hey for me, it could even be the fact that it's so trendy and I don't like to follow the herd on every new thing that pops up. Sorry. I'm sure I'll get blasted for having an opinion that clashes with the norm.
You can have an opinion and voice it too, even if it is utterly irrelevant.
-roger
First Raffle
John Barton seems to have kicked this off with his case raffle deal in April 2007.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=61447&highlight=raffle
Of course I coule be wrong.
1pRoscoe said:We've been doing this with Jimbo for years.... now it seems as if it's caught fire......
John Barton seems to have kicked this off with his case raffle deal in April 2007.
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=61447&highlight=raffle
Of course I coule be wrong.
Club Billiards said:Hmm...possibly the fact that raffles are illegal in many states. Possibly the fact that 13 people or 20 people or whatever pay and get nothing. Only 1-2 people come out of a raffle ahead depending on if it's legit or not. Possibly the fact that it's so easy to scam. Possibly the fact that it looks like a desperation move from guys that can't otherwise sell a high dollar item in today's tough economy. And hey for me, it could even be the fact that it's so trendy and I don't like to follow the herd on every new thing that pops up. Sorry. I'm sure I'll get blasted for having an opinion that clashes with the norm.
While I like an occasional raffle, personally, I think that you raise a legitimate concern.
An occasional raffle probably would not generate much scrutiny, but the proliferation of the raffle may bring unwanted attention to them. I don't know how they could meet the Arizona requirements below. It would appear that they have to be signifficantly tied to a charity, as Koinnkid said. When I ran the pro shop, I used to donate a custom cue each year for raffle, but the proceeds all went to charity, which was a requirement where we lived.
http://www.azag.gov/consumer/agrforms.html
Joe