Dang,
The chance to own an original peice of Kirkham artwork... I'm gonna lose some sleep over this one.
I agree with the raffle idea. There are many large auto shows between now and June that could be a mecca for interest in tickets. There are many local shows as well that some simple flyers could could bring in a couple thousand dollars in raffle tickets alone.
We have a weekly show/cruise here that starts up again in April that averages well over 200 cars per week with some weeks in the 600 - 800 range.
I can't imagine not being able to sell 50 tickets there for $50 each.. That would be $2500 just from one local cruise night.
With so many people stating they want to help the cause for Fling3, I can't imagine not being able to sell 1000 tickets.
I would hope we can sell 2000 or more for $50.
One of my neighbors won a '56 chevy 4 door on a $10 raffle ticket that they were selling for a full year and got over $40 K in ticket sales for that. I would certainly be more interested in a K car.
I think we need to find the optimum price for the raffle tickets. Sure a Cobra enthusiast will spend $50 for a ticket to win a Kirkham, but would joe blow car enthusiast? I don't know?
Maybe $25 is a better number? Could we sell 4000 tickets at $25? would be cool to raise 100K on that one item. I know for myself I would rather buy 2 chances for $25 each than one at $50.
I also think that if it's on ebay you won't get much past the retail price. When your talking about someone spending 60K+ for a car, most of them will be bidding to get a deal on a Kirkham, not to raise money for Jenny. It doesn't make sense to bid much past the retail when they can call Tom and write a check for 59K.
Ebay may get you more bidders that can afford a Kirkham but how many of them are represented here and trying to help DV raise money for Jenny. Not to mention the hassle of running a simutaineous raffle and auction and having to manage refunds for 1500 or more tickets if the auction does well.
How many members are there here?? and the other cobra sites?? I don't see it being a problem to sell 4000 tickets at $25.
Wouldn't most of the people who advertise thier business here and on the other boards be willing to put something on thier own website?
How about national car shows? Would CF be willing to put up a booth at a few of those. Or perhaps there are some people here that are local to those big events that could do it.
I wouldn't mind pulling a shift at the next Knott's show to sell tickets. I will certainly be there and spending 4 hours selling tickets not a problem. And we don't have to have the exact car to show ahead of time. If they have another roller or car they use for the show room that would suffice. Especially if they plan on attending as a company anyway. When is the Carlisle show? Any PA volunteers.
DV it's your party and this is just my .02 but I think there is enough interest in helping here that we could sell 3 or 4 thousand tickets for the right price and raise 80 - 100K.
Any other volunteers to sell tickets at the shows???
OK rant over.
If there is anyone else here in CA that want's to help organize a presence at the shows/cruises send some mail.
Scott
xlr8or@san.rr.com