[meteorite-list] Charity Meteorite Raffle for New Orleans

[stan .]

out of curiosity, might it be better to do an auction isntead, or perhapse 
both - if several dealers are going to kick in multiple items (and i owuld 
be willing to offer material as well) then what is there to guarantee that 
the monies realized from the raffle tickets exceed the reasonable value of 
the prizes? it's a good idea, but there is a possibility that auctioning off 
the stuff could yield better results than a raffle - something to consider i 
guess. what about maybe accepting submissions and then auctioning them all 
off with the top 2 or 3 submissions going out as a raffle? If there is some 
sexy stuff people are sure to buy tickets - but there is allot of more 
common items and only 1 or 2 nice things then people might be less inclined 
to participate.... i hate to break it down to the dollars and cents of the 
matter, but I'm only trying to offer constructive observations...



>I will sponsor a charity meteorite raffle on my website, with 100% of the 
>proceeds going to help Hurricane Katrina victims, through a donation to the 
>Red Cross. By making this a raffle, instead of an auction, everyone who 
>participates will get to share in the act of giving to our people in need, 
>everyone has a chance of winning, and no single person will shoulder the 
>winning bid alone.