1FSTHRSE Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 for the Foundation. I think a raffle would have a lot more participation from a greater audience. Far more people can afford to buy tickets than the car itself. In these economic times it is my guess that the winning bid won't be much higher than the actual cost of the car. Ex. just 5000 tickets at $25 would be 125K. I know I bought tickets to Mr. Shelby's raffle of his 07 Blue/White GT500 that you auctioned a few years ago. Amy - can you let us know if that raffle raised a bunch of money or if you think this auction will do better than that raffle did? I also buy tickets from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Central Valley, Inc. They have great cars that I could never afford to buy but would love to own. But I enjoy buying tickets in the hope of winning. What do you think MR. Shelby, Amy and folks, does a raffle sound like a good idea? I know I would love to have a chance at owning a car like this. thanks Mike http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cars-Trucks...A1%7C240%3A1318 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB GT500SS Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 for the Foundation. I think a raffle would have a lot more participation from a greater audience. Far more people can afford to buy tickets than the car itself. In these economic times it is my guess that the winning bid won't be much higher than the actual cost of the car. Ex. just 5000 tickets at $25 would be 125K. I know I bought tickets to Mr. Shelby's raffle of his 07 Blue/White GT500 that you auctioned a few years ago. Amy - can you let us know if that raffle raised a bunch of money or if you think this auction will do better than that raffle did? I also buy tickets from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Central Valley, Inc. They have great cars that I could never afford to buy but would love to own. But I enjoy buying tickets in the hope of winning. What do you think MR. Shelby, Amy and folks, does a raffle sound like a good idea? I know I would love to have a chance at owning a car like this. thanks Mike I would have to agree! :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickSilverShelby Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Yeah, I have to agree with the raffle idea. I buy tons of stuff on ebay and have bought my 2 Shelbys via ads on ebay (08 GT500 coupe and 68 GT500 vert) but I really get annoyed when you have to prequalify to bid on something. I also bought tickets on the 07 car and I would send my $200 for 8 tickets on this car if it were an option. QSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbymotorsports Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 for the Foundation. I think a raffle would have a lot more participation from a greater audience. Far more people can afford to buy tickets than the car itself. In these economic times it is my guess that the winning bid won't be much higher than the actual cost of the car. Ex. just 5000 tickets at $25 would be 125K. I know I bought tickets to Mr. Shelby's raffle of his 07 Blue/White GT500 that you auctioned a few years ago. Amy - can you let us know if that raffle raised a bunch of money or if you think this auction will do better than that raffle did? I also buy tickets from the Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Central Valley, Inc. They have great cars that I could never afford to buy but would love to own. But I enjoy buying tickets in the hope of winning. What do you think MR. Shelby, Amy and folks, does a raffle sound like a good idea? I know I would love to have a chance at owning a car like this. thanks Mike Mike while I'm not saying a raffle is a bad idea my feeling is that in these economic times it may be hard to sell 5,000 tickets. Also don't forget the amount of manpower needed to oversee the sale and delivery of 5,000 tickets. The SS427 should have no problem getting $125k or more on ebay and the charity would have the funds in just a few weeks compared to months for a raffle. I'm confident that the CSCF looked at all avenues for "selling" this car and chose the avenue they felt would work best. Keep in mind that the CSCF has done raffles, live car auctions and internet auctions so they should have a good feel for what works best for them. I'm also confident that this thread will remind them that there is interest in raffles which they may consider in the future. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FSTHRSE Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Mike while I'm not saying a raffle is a bad idea my feeling is that in these economic times it may be hard to sell 5,000 tickets. Also don't forget the amount of manpower needed to oversee the sale and delivery of 5,000 tickets. The SS427 should have no problem getting $125k or more on ebay and the charity would have the funds in just a few weeks compared to months for a raffle. I'm confident that the CSCF looked at all avenues for "selling" this car and chose the avenue they felt would work best. Keep in mind that the CSCF has done raffles, live car auctions and internet auctions so they should have a good feel for what works best for them. I'm also confident that this thread will remind them that there is interest in raffles which they may consider in the future. Steve Thanks for the reply. I kind of had thought you would have looked at all the possibilities. I'm looking forward to the next raffle oppurtunity. Good Luck Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotrodric Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Anyone know who won the auction?? I thought it ended yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY500SS Posted February 19, 2009 Report Share Posted February 19, 2009 Ended a few hours ago. 100k for CSCF :happy feet: :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FSTHRSE Posted February 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 Ended a few hours ago. 100k for CSCF :happy feet: :happy feet: -cost of car - SS package - 427 pkg = not that much still I'm glad they got something mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GT500-2007 Posted February 20, 2009 Report Share Posted February 20, 2009 -cost of car - SS package - 427 pkg = not that much still I'm glad they got something mike Yeah..the final auction price doesn't bode well for the resale value of an SS equipped car .....makes one think.... GT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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