Originally Posted by Jeanniejo
I no longer donate a quilt unless it ia a raffle. The first one I donated I had $275.00 into not counting my time. The silent auction winner paid $125.00 for my quilt!!!! I also have conditions on the raffle, they have to sell ahead of time a certain number of tickets and also at the event. So far that has worked. When it doesn't I will no longer donate quilts with so much of my $ in it.
I think requiring pre-selling of a certain number of tickets is a great idea! At the time of the raffle, if the number hasn't been reached, a request can be made for people to step up and buy more so the winner can be announced. People are often happy to step up and purchase $5 or $10 or $25 worth of raffle tickets. This is one of the reasons why a raffle quilt will typically make a lot more money for the charity than a silent auction.