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Larry D.

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ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2 (added prize!)
« on: April 02, 2011, 12:04:20 AM »

- On Behalf of the INEPTT Committee I am pleased to announce -

The second INEPTT Raffle/Tombola is Now Officially OPEN!

This Raffle will be for an INCREDIBLE creation donated by our Master Turner Eric Wolff!

For this second raffle (Eric's top) there will be only 100 tickets from 00 to 99 at $10 each.

Tickets will be available for purchase starting NOW, April 2nd, until the drawing date (two weeks).

The ticket numbers will be distributed in chronological order as payments are received on ****. For example, a payment of $20 will be assigned two consecutive numbers. You will be notified of your ticket number(s) as soon as possible and the list of tickets sold will be periodically posted on this thread. Please, indicate your name and your board username, if any, on the payment. Reminder: If you select "personal payment" instead of "goods" and "services" and you have a Paypal balance or direct draw from your bank account you will save us the Paypal fee.

If you do not have a ***** account you can purchase them through someone who has (and you trust) or by sending a check to the treasurer. But checks that the treasurer receives after the closing time or after all the tickets have been sold will be destroyed without cashing. ***** payments received after all tickets are sold or the closing time will be refunded. The closing time (as indicated by **** payment) is 2 hours before the drawing.

The winning ticket will be determined as follows, based on the Texas Pick-3 game from the Texas Lottery, to be held on April 16th at 12:27 PM CDT. The official website for the game is: www.txlottery.org/export/sites/default/Games/Pick_3. You can see a live broadcast here: www.txlottery.org/export/sites/default/Games/Web_Cast.html

The FIRST TWO numbers of the drawing will form the digits of the winning number. For example, if the drawing is 3-3-8 the winning ticket would be 33, if it is 0-9-2 the winner is 09, if it is 7-5-5 the winner is 75. If not all tickets are sold and there is no winner, the following Pick-3 game will be used (that same night) and so forth if necessary (Pick-3 drawings are two times per day).

Specifications of Eric's Top:
5 ½ inch diameter, 6 ½ “ tall - convertible bearing/fixed tip.
Color-Ply (dyed, laminated wood product – similar to Colorwood and Dymondwood);
Clear acrylic bearing section with Delrin tip.
The bearings are Bones Swiss (some of the best skateboard bearings money can buy).
This top required no balancing, it’s really smooth for a large top.







EDIT: We added a (great) consolation prize! See details down the thread.  So you don't cry like a baby if you don't win Eric's . .
« Last Edit: May 27, 2011, 03:02:45 PM by ta0 »
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2011, 12:31:39 AM »

(Let's try again, in the right place)

Finally!

We are in:
3 for LarryD
2 for AngeloB
2 for RotatED

THANKS ERIC!!
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #2 on: April 02, 2011, 12:42:47 AM »

Hey! I thought we were running on CDT like the lottery!  I got beaten by less than 3 minutes . . . The first 9 tickets are sold and my watch says it is still Friday! I knew I should not edit Larry's posting before sending my money!  >:(

What a top!  What do you do if you have a beautiful display top that is also a wonderful player? Perhaps it is better if I don't win it . . . On the other hand, it would be a shame that it remained on a shelf. I changed my mind, most of you would not dare throwing it: so I should win it!

A hollow 5" is probably the ideal size for a stage: showy and very playable. With the large rim weight and the top quality bearing I bet it spins forever. And if you fix the tip it must regen like crazy.

Thanks Eric for your incredible donation!
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Jeromy K.

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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2011, 03:33:40 AM »

Money sent the wait is going to be excruciating.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2011, 10:09:06 AM »

Wow! Some players and collectors REALLY want this top!  I am not surprised, Eric's tops are second to none in the world and generally not for sale.

UPDATED 4/15 08:08 AM CDT

List update later on the thread, here.

The total raised so far between the two raffles is about $1,337.
« Last Edit: April 15, 2011, 03:46:29 PM by ta0 »
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #5 on: April 02, 2011, 10:58:59 AM »

one for me  :) :)
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #6 on: April 02, 2011, 03:46:22 PM »

It is still the first day and we already sold 25% of the tickets! (more if you include the check from Mike Hout I am sitting on)
If you procrastinate you may be left out!
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #7 on: April 02, 2011, 07:53:08 PM »

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It is still the first day and we already sold 25% of the tickets! (more if you include the check from Mike Hout I am sitting on)
If you procrastinate you may be left out!

Come on guys, I'm not buying any tickets; you can do better than this!


 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #8 on: April 02, 2011, 09:38:06 PM »

$ sent - glad I got home from the hospital in time to get in on this one!  Yes- I'm home and feeling surprisingly good for an old guy with replacement parts!
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #9 on: April 02, 2011, 09:44:21 PM »

glad to hear you're OK Don, bionic left hip and all :D
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #10 on: April 03, 2011, 12:15:34 AM »

Yes, glad to hear surgery went well.

After almost 24 hours, over 1/3 of the tickets are sold!
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #11 on: April 03, 2011, 06:55:34 AM »

I am waiting to last third part numbers.

I ask an announcement in the "foro del trompo". I cant translate correctly certain details.
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #12 on: April 03, 2011, 07:10:26 AM »

After almost 24 hours, over 1/3 of the tickets are sold!

it must be the effect of the acceleration of time  8)

you know this old new age theory with the Maya calendar  ;D
(salvador , any clue ?)

i'll be in anyhow , i hope

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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #13 on: April 03, 2011, 07:53:45 AM »

Wow, that top is purty. I’ve been drooling over it for the last 24 hours now.

Eric – If you can make it to the April 16th Chicago Yo-yo Club meeting, I would love to just see it (not touch of course) in person. Who knows, if I win, you wouldn’t even need to send it out through the mail. ;)
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Re: ANNOUNCEMENT - INEPTT Raffle/Tombola #2
« Reply #14 on: April 03, 2011, 10:24:10 AM »

I wish I could come to the club meeting on April 16; however, every time there's a Chicago Club meeyting, I seem to be out of town.  April 16th will be more of the same.......I'll be out of town.  Although I'm sad about missing it again, I'll be in Sorrento, Italy.......so I'm only a tiny bit sad.   ;D
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