How It Works
Our Raffles are Easy, Affordable, Personal and Fun!
Welcome everyone, old and new, to Mr. Beans Raffles! A fun and exciting way to potentially add wonderful, older generation Beanies to your collection at a fraction of the cost! Our Beanies range from Near Mint (not mint) right on up to Authenticated MWMT MQ (mint with mint tags museum quality) so there’s going to be a little bit of something for every type of collector. The rules are simple enough and nearly identical to any raffle you’ve ever been to with a few updates to support online raffling with ease! Please read everything below AT LEAST once to make sure you understand what this is and how it works. It looks lengthy at first but it’s just a testament to how thoroughly we run our raffles.
Here is a video tutorial!
The Process is as Easy As 1, 2, 3!
1) Purchase Slots In A Raffle!
2) Tune Into The Raffle!
3) Your Beanie Arrives!
The Full Explanation
•Each raffle will take place LIVE on our YouTube channel (linked to our website) for complete accountability purposes. Nothing gets pre recorded. Tune in to watch all raffles, at their specified time, unfold live right before your eyes! Can’t watch during the live raffle? No problem. The recorded video will remain on our channel and site for you to view at your own leisure after completion. Those who purchase raffle slots will be invited to the private Zoom, and will be able to interact and participate in the raffle production.
•Each item up for raffle will have 10 open slots to begin, with a set price per slot depending upon the item
•High end items may be eligible for more than 10 slots
•You can purchase as many slots as you want!
•In the event one buyer purchases all 10 slots, we will consider that a direct sale and the item will ship immediately with no need to raffle
•Items DO NOT raffle off until all 10 spots are filled and paid for
•Each slot you buy = one slot in the raffle
•Depending on level of interest in any given item, all 10 slots can fill within minutes, or take weeks. By law, Mr. Beans Raffles is allowed 180 days from the first slot purchase to fill all slots for a given item. If all slots are not filled within 180 days, refunds will be disbursed at that time.
•Live raffles will take place every Monday and Thursday night for items that have sold all slots, at 8pm EST
•Purchased slots are LOCKED IN and NOT eligible for a refund. Please, PLEASE take the time to read through this and understand not only the raffling process, but the item you are purchasing slot/s for prior to locking in and making payment
•Once an item has all 10 slots filled, it will raffle off LIVE on our YouTube channel/website on the next upcoming raffle night. You will receive an email link with the private Zoom to participate in the raffle at this time. Spectators may watch on YouTube live, but may not interact with the raffle pool.
•Raffle participants will be given time to log onto the Zoom link at the beginning. During this time we might go over some fun Beanie facts, show off a cool piece, or interact with the raffle pool.
•All items being raffled off are on hand and will be available for additional viewing LIVE on camera prior to raffling it off
•Follow us as we switch camera shot over to Random.org where I will enter the names of the participants equaling all 10 slots. Buy one slot, your name goes in once, buy two it goes in twice, etc.
•We will randomize the list of names 5 times. You’ll notice the order of the list will change after each randomization. On the 5th and final randomization whoever’s name appears on the top of the list is the winner!
•All shipping costs to send the item to the winner of the raffle will be paid for by me, for every single raffle winner in the lower 48 states. Never pay a penny on shipping costs! You will only EVER pay for the cost of your slot/s (more on that below)
•We welcome all international collectors to participate! However, if an international buyer wins the raffle, there will be additional shipping costs, post raffle, to get your new acquisition shipped out to you. International winners who refuse shipping payment will lose their original purchased slots and the item will re raffle (at no additional cost) to the previous non winning participants
•We do not condone or allow poor sports to participate in our raffles more than once. Each slot purchased is a 10% CHANCE to win the item. Not a guarantee. Any form of harassment towards ourselves or raffle winners will NOT be tolerated in any capacity
•Have fun, be kind and courteous to one another, and most important of all READ THE RULES AND INSTRUCTIONS. If anything at all is unclear please reach out to us at our dedicated email found on our contact us page. We would rather explain first, than enforce rules later
•Thank you so much for choosing Mr. Beans Raffles! We can’t wait to help you grow your collections at a fraction of the cost!