Just wondering whether you’re maximising takings by having the same £5 price across raffles for items worth everything between £500 and £5k.

I’ll guess entering any raffle has the factors of a) contributing to a cause, b) chance of winning something you want but could buy, or c) something you couldn’t/wouldn’t otherwise buy. The right combination of these appeals enough and results in a purchase. There’s also how many people someone thinks might enter, which might balance things out for perceived value of buying a ticket.

I expect someone will have done a PhD on raffle ticket pricing.

Raffall shows me the number of entrants for past draws (only after they’ve finished?), £5 for 1 in 1053 for a £1200 Cotic Solaris frame, £10 to Cyclorise/Ukraine for 1 in 686 for a £6.8k Revel Rascal. Both were unlimited entries but notice that the former raised 4.4x the value of the prize, while the latter only did 1x. That’s despite Ukraine and a complete bike both being more widely appealing vs. the STW server payment and a bike frame.

Nice as it is, my mind just boggles at the thought of spending £450 on a light. Though I might risk a fiver on the chance 😉

The mount looks really flimsy attached right at the front like that, does the light not bounce around a lot? I assume it’s a lot more solid than it looks.

Nice as it is, my mind just boggles at the thought of spending £450 on a light

Not going to suggest it’s cheap, but it’s because there more of an investments, than a throw away item. IME something reliable and all-in-one just makes the most sense, if you night ride regularly. My 2nd hand Maxx-D is a 2017 model, I’ve had it 4 years now and don’t see a reason to upgrade. Previously I tried to get every ‘latest and greatest’ from china, and they was cheap, very bright, had rubbish optics and just never reliable or long lasting (also a vague “is this going up in flames” when charging vibe).

Vimes boots

How many people enter a raffle like this I wonder? Or rather,  how many tickets are sold and thus what are the odds…

I think I’d be more inclined to enter if the number of tickets on sale  was limited.