In an email to COLlive, Ten Yad informed that due to the current economic downturn, they were unable to sell a sufficient amount of tickets to cover the cost of the condo raffle.
Participants will be contacted by email, letter or phone regarding a full refund arrangement (refund will be given by the method of original payment).
The tickets were sold for $360 dollars each, and the winner was to have received a 3 bedroom condo in the 580 Crown Street building in Crown Heights.
I got married 2x, and both times Ten Yad gave me everything I needed….and I am NOT FROM CROWN HEIGHTS! They are an amazing organization, they really give a chosson and kallah some of the basics that they may not get otherwise. I agree with all the posts- those that bought a ticket should let Ten Yad keep the money and consider it TZEDDAKAH!
AT LEAST
whats more dissapointing to the ticket holders?
a) Cancel
b) Extending deadline
c) $100,000k prize!
everyine wins!
btw
they sold close to 1100 (=400,000)
100k prize = 300,000 profit!!!!!!!!!
why must they rush to CANCEL?! whats soo holy about keeping to the ORIGINAL deadline?! the hopes and wishes of the 1100+ people who purchased tickets are not given any consideration!! why NOT offer to split the POT! between the winner and the mosad! approx 200 grand = very happy winner not to mention 200 grand for tenyad can help 200 kallas! thats one kallah each day of the year minus SFIRAS HAOMER! as a benifactor of tenyad! we have recieved nearly $500. in value between bed sheets and kitchenware! they doo plenty of good !! but dont use shady… Read more »
whats more dissapointing to the ticket holders?
a) Cancel
b) Extending deadline
c) $100,000k prize!
everyine wins!
btw
they sold close to 1100 (=400,000)
100k prize = 300,000 profit!!!!!!!!!
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why were they promoting it at the last minute
Why did they continue to promote it until the last minute. Did they think thatthey would get a deluge of purchases? I think not. They knew that they did not have enough last week.
I think that they should refund the money no questions asked and they should disclose exactly what happened.
your right but not evry body could afford it just like that
I think that many people are losing sight of the fact that when you donate to a Tzedakah raffle you are DONATING TO A CAUSE. That is the point. The raffle is just the incentive, and its very nice, and ONE PERSON will win.
Everyone else gets a MITSVAH.
Keep that in mind and you won’t be so disappointed.
Personally, I did not buy a ticket because it was too expensive for me, but for those who did, I don’t understand what all the fuss is about.
All you losers talk liek u alraedy won.
what a joke.
its about tzidaka and evrything else is extra
Whats the rush?
why not just extend the contest?
give it another 6 months, thats what I sayl
why just cancel without even giving it another shot.
I dont get why they didnt just take the money they did actually make and use part of it for a prize. $100,000 is also a very nice prize and would have made someone very happy.
I think that too many people bought this for the chance of having a condo. I raffle is supposed to be to giove to a cause and the prize is an extra enticemnt. IT is not meant to take food off your table to think that you will for sure win. Rabbonim have to sit down and figure out if this is not becoming a form of leagalized gamling that ius inappropiate and destructive. I think that someone should look at the list of people who purchased and see how many of those people had no buissness giving this money.… Read more »
Obviously its becuase of the economy that they could not sell enough tickets. noone could afford to spend so much on maybe winning.
What does this have to do with Drizin?
They were going to sell a condo to them like to anyone else.
They are innocent in all of this.
what is it about raffles?
to me its just gambling. i think they are all a waste of money.
and dont get me started on the auctions. People “shop” for tickets for the items like they are buying them.
People you are not buying the prize! The only winner is Ten Yad. what a scam
Why did they continue to promote it until the last minute. Did they think thatthey would get a deluge of purchases? I think not. They knew that they did not have enough last week.
I think that they should refund the money no questions asked and they should disclose exactly what happened.
Its very strange how everyone is so upset about this being canceled, considering only one of you would have won….
If you read the article, they clearly stated that they will issue a refund if anybody wants it, or give a credit to their next auction. And all of this was stated in the fine print: that if there aren’t enough tickets sold, tickets will be refunded.
I think people should realize that we are talking about a tzedakkah organization, who helps our community in a very real, tangible way, doing one of the greatest mitzvos. May ten yad go from strength to strength, and raise a lot of money in their upcoming auction! Hatzlacha Rabbah
not true. my wife is not from NY, or CH for that matter, and they kindly helped before she got married.
hold ur horses! give them some time to hammer out the details
despite initiating a meeting to workout a counter offer to help ten yad pull off the Raffle successfully!!
give him some time!!
dan lekav zechus! its almost RH judgement day!
EXTEND RAFFLE PERIOD!
RAFFLE OFF RAFFLE TICKETS $20.
IT SEEMS TENYAD WISHES TO MAKE 100% PROFIT BANKING ON 99% WONT REVERSE THE $360!!
I dont feel so bad.
Ten yad did a good job of soliciting the rest of the country, yet they only support kallahs in CH. You want our support, you support us.
Drizin could use the PR and the tax deduction by donating the condo and letting ten yad keep whatever funds they collected
those who need the money take it back you deserve it
those who dont its a donation to a great cause but ten yad need to give a tax deductible receipt
to those of you who bought a raffle ticket…you paid to buy a RAFFLE TICKET not a condo! (websters dictionary: raf⋅fle1 /ˈræfəl/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [raf-uhl] Show IPA noun, verb, -fled, -fling. –noun 1. a form of lottery in which a number of persons buy one or more chances to win a prize.) If you had lost, would you ask for the money back? No, The money you paid is for Tzedaka! Besides-ten yad said they are refunding the money-what the h is e/o complaing about? to #11 do you have any idea how many kallahs are helped by ten yad?… Read more »
i wonder why they don’t have a lesser ash prize like 50,000?
they did have a disclaimer that if they didn’t sell enough they would refund the money…(its too hard to ask everyone what they want and harder to come to an agreement)….i agree that they should just postpone….and or lower the ticket price (and for those that paid the higher price give a second ticket or part refund?)
as brothers and sisters etc. (work it out) so at least you can work it out and share it if you win, but if you dont even do that, your a sure loser!
Alot of people, including me were really excited and were sure they are winning. Yo can’t just cancel the last minute. Perhaps ask all donors if they want their money back or to go into a raffle where they winn 100,000
I bought 2 tickets really hoping to win. And if it weren’t going to be me, then another family that really needed it. It’s extremely disappointing! There really weren’t enough tickets sold to make it worthwhile?
TenYad was greedy in such economic times charging $360 per ticket.
no wonder they didn’t sell 4000 tickets which is 1.4 million that is a mil over the cost of the condo
who said that they have to sell 4,000 tickets and make $1,440.000.00 when that condo sells for under $500,000.00 they could have sold the tickets for less then $360 and sold a bunch more tickets and covered the cost of the condo and then some or what would be so bad if they only sold 1,500 tickets that still covers the condo plus $40,000.00 I hope another org picks up the ball where TenYad dropped it. and raffles a condo off and sells the tickets with a deal ie 1 for 100 3 for 250 at a lower price they… Read more »
If you planed the raffel, and people gave money because of a chance of winning an condo, it’s not right to cancel. if they need more time extend the date but just to cancel it’s not right to the people.
It is really sad that it didn’t work out… I am sure that just as I am dissapointed, a lot of people out there were hoping to experience first hand a “meshaneh makom meshaneh mazal”…. and with the economy as it is… most people can hardly afford a down payment, or even dream of having an apartment for which they spend so little… Yet… that little, right now, before Yom Tov… for many can hardly be called little!!! I honestly hope that the refunds are processed as quickly as possible, as at this point, the money that took a whole… Read more »
They should give everyone a refund. i give them tzedakkah al the time but this one was to win a condo i davened every day i should win the condo i really need the condo and have no money to buy one. i live with 3 kids in a 1 bedroom and really wanted it. i will ask for my money back!!
I wanted to buy a ticket but 360 is way too much. Maybe if they lowered it to like 300, or 275 more ppl would buy?
I vote for #1
Its a great mitzvah before Rosh Hashana!
ppl who gave and do not ask a refund are going to be blessed with more than a condo in gashmius and rucnius
How can they be low on funds? they make a fortune on their auction. You’d never know there’s a recession the way some people spent there!
It is a pity someone missed out on winning a new home.
tell that to a kallah who wont have help setting up her home because the organization is low on funds.
someone has to cintinou give newly weds wedding packages and believe me in this economy they all need it so for it to be worthed you need at least double and probably ten yad was hoping begining f the year the economy will be better but sadly not so let ten yad refund the money and those who want to donate to newly weds let them do that too
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lower prices on the tickets or don’t try and sell 4000 tickets that is more then 3 times the cost of the condo
The judged ones are going to become those that bought and request a refund.
Refund all the money and people can decide if they want to regift.
Times are tough, Suely alot of thinking went into this final decision, However might there be a possibility of extending the date for the raffle drawing? or appealing to larger families in desperate need of larger condo by offering 500,000 toward condo of your choice possible?
While giving tzedakah to ten yad is worthy cause of its own, the motivator for some was seeing a family who would otherwise have no means for improved living conditions, or home ownership be blessed with a miracle of their own to call home.
Why don’t they make it be for longer? whoever payed already 360 could have the option to continue donating 36 per month and whoever didnt have a chance to buy yet could buy now! maybe postponde it for an other couple month …
that’s such a great raffle!
but at least everyone already got the mitsva!
Lets just let them keep the money. They do such great things-now there s a chance to do a real Mitzvah of Tzedaka!!!