scunnered

iTrader: (1)

I saw this on Ebay. Does it look genuine, or maybe a scam. £45 for a raffle ticket to win a brand new STI. Plus an additional £10 postage just to send the ticket.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...category=10424

angrynorth

It says £45 each and there are only 100 available. Thats 4500 total revenue. They wouldn't cover their costs.

I would be dubious about something like this anyway.

djuk

it says limited to 1000

Jay m A

iTrader: (2)

There used to be a few adverts in the back of EVO by a company that would raffle off M3's Porches STI's etc all legit. You don't have to buy tickets off Ebay to do this. They had a stand at Gatwick airport a while back too.

EddScott

What happens to the money if theres not enough tickets sold to buy the car for the winner?

bladerider

How could it possibly cost TEN QUID to post a raffle ticket!

It has to be a scam.

angrynorth

djuk

On the auction information its says 100

Freak

at the top it says 100 available

Down in the text it says limited to 1000- so probably a mis type

djuk

I stand partially corrected

angrynorth

I still won't be buying a ticket though

grovesy

Its not a scam but you do have to be a but thick to pay 55 quid to enter it.


hmmmm 55 quid for a STi i might have a go sombody has to win

SiDHEaD

angrynorth:

Are you sure there isn't 10x those auctions? Or maybe the rest are being sold elsewhere? Its same as that MGTF on another thread in NSR.

A company called TopPrize.co.uk used to do the same sort of thing. I beleive a few people off this forum won stuff.

Andy

mad_dr

I guess it could be something along these lines: http://www.bestofthebest.co.uk

Some AMAZING cars on there - totally legit too!!!

New Porsche anyone?

Have a look at the Previous Winners and listen to the phone calls they got when they found out they'd won!!!

angrynorth

I have seen this kind of thing before, and I know there are legit ones out there.
But
•Why sell on ebay to begin with?
•Why charge £10 for delivering a ticket?
•What happens if not enough people buy tickets to pay for the car?
•Where are the t's & c's
•The website it points you to is not working.

It could be fully legitimate, all I said is I won't be buying a ticket.

WR1

•Why sell on ebay to begin with?

Huge selling arena and there are bound to be some people on there who will buy anything!! Do eBay allow this type of sale though under their terms?

•Why charge £10 for delivering a ticket?

Because some people will probably be willing to pay that. Perhaps they delivery the ticket to you in person

•What happens if not enough people buy tickets to pay for the car?

The genuine raffles have insurance to cover this I believe though I could be wrong

•Where are the t's & c's
•The website it points you to is not working.

Not good from a buyers point of view...


I certainly wouldn't be interested in this but will be interesting to see if people bid or if eBay pull the plug.