Chinese auction with prize packages
Run a Chinese auction where buyers put tickets into the box of each prize they want, with ticket packages, and draw each box separately.
Before you start
- An Owner or Admin to set it up.
- 1
Create it
Programs → "Raffles & auctions". Under "New raffle or auction" type the name, set "Type" to "Chinese auction (tickets per prize)", the "Ticket price ($)" and "Package deals" (e.g. "12 for 100, 30 for 200"). Click "Create".
Choose "Chinese auction". - 2
Add every prize
On the auction's page, add each prize with "Add prize" — name, "Value $" and details. Each prize gets its own box.
Each prize gets its own box. - 3
Sell tickets at the office
In "Sell tickets" pick the buyer and type how many tickets go in each prize's box. The package price applies to the total across all boxes.
- 4
Online
Buyers on the online page choose how many tickets go to each prize, then pay.
The public page for tickets. - 5
See the boxes
"Tickets in box" shows how many tickets each prize has.
- 6
Draw each prize
Close sales ("Edit" → "Sales" → "Closed"), then click "Draw winner" on each prize. Only that prize's tickets are in its draw.
Draw each prize separately.
Tips
- Add all prizes before you start selling — buyers can only choose prizes that exist.
- A prize can't be removed once tickets are in its box.
If something isn't working
"Choose which prize the tickets go to"
In a Chinese auction every ticket must go into a prize's box. Type the number next to a prize.
There's no "Sell tickets" form.
A Chinese auction needs at least one prize first. Add a prize.