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🎟️ How to Sell Raffle Tickets Online

You can sell raffle tickets online using ClickBid — whether you're using the Legacy View or the new Virtual Venue. This guide will walk you through how to set up, sell, and choose a raffle winner.

💡 Tip: Raffles are not considered tax-deductible by the IRS. Be sure to set the FMV equal to the ticket price to prevent incorrect receipts.

🛠️ Step 1: Set Up Your Raffle Item

  1. Navigate to Items > Manage Items.

  2. Click Add Item, or click into an existing raffle item to edit it.

🎯 Step 2: Configure the Raffle Settings

In the item details:

  • Set the Item Type to Quantity.

  • Use the Set Quantity/Purchase Price fields to offer multiple ticket levels.

  • If your raffle has limited tickets:

    • Set Limited? to Quantity

    • Set Quantity Remaining to the total number of tickets available.

  • If unlimited:

    • Set Limited? to No

    • Set Quantity Remaining to 0

⚠️ Warning: Make sure to set the Fair Market Value (FMV) equal to the ticket price.
This prevents ClickBid from showing a potential tax-deductible amount — raffle purchases are not charitable contributions and are not tax-deductible per IRS rules.

💡 Tip: If you offer multiple quantities, the FMV displayed will reflect the lowest quantity level available.

💻 Step 3: How Bidders Purchase Raffle Tickets

  1. Log in to your Virtual Venue.

  2. Locate your raffle item and click Buy Now.

  3. Bidders follow the checkout process to complete their purchase.


⚠️ Warning:
If you enable Charge CC at time Qty bid is placed, under
Software Settings > Auction Settings > Payment,
the bidder’s credit card will be charged immediately.

💳 If you’ve set a credit card processing fee (optional or required), it will also be charged at the time of purchase when this setting is enabled.

🏆 Step 4: Choosing a Raffle Winner

You can use either the Legacy or Virtual Venue view to identify and draw a winner.

  1. Go to Items > Manage Items and click Has Bids.

  2. Click Download Qty Purchases.

  1. Open the downloaded report — it lists each bidder and the number of tickets they purchased.

  2. Go to Google’s Random Number Generator.

  3. Enter the first and last row numbers from your report that contain bidder names.

  4. Click Generate. The number chosen corresponds to your winning row.

  5. Contact the winner and share the great news!