My husband won a charity raffle at the local football club at the beginning of December ( a mountain bike). We were at the draw and he gave his contact details and was told they would be in touch to arrange delivery. All the other prizes were small electrical items and the winners took them away.
Despite several calls to the club ( who have told us they are trying to get in touch with the donator) we still have no bike and no delivery date.
Where do we stand?
many thanks
2007-02-09 21:58:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Just heard from Consumer Direct, we DO have a case as they took money and have not supplied the prize, they also broke the gaming laws by charging more than 20p for a cloakroom ticket
2007-02-12 21:44:46 · update #1
Ask to see or know the donator then go chat to him about it . You do not have much chance of winning any legal battle.
2007-02-09 22:21:17 · answer #1 · answered by burning brightly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you did have a case, my guess would be it would be something that would be dealt with in small claims court. I'd contact your local small claims court and see what they have to say. Also you should look into your local laws. Different cities and states have different laws reguarding these sorts of things, and who knows your particular area may be strict on this kind of stuff.
You might also want to see if the club will give you the contact info and you can contact the ppl yourself. I would defintly talk to them though, and encourage them to look into there options legally. Especially since this was for charity, this makes them look VERY bad. I know its not there fault, but they made the agreement with the different "vendors" and its there responsibilty to make sure they follow through on there agreements.
2007-02-10 06:13:21 · answer #2 · answered by evil_kandykid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call up that local football club, and speak to the head of it. tell them this is going to ruin thier reputation and no one is going to buy raffle tickets in the future any more. Sounds like the offer was made and the bike was never purchased. I have no other idea
2007-02-10 06:42:08 · answer #3 · answered by jennie s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to wait.
If the 'donator' does not give the prize, there is nothing you can do.
The organisers might be able to sue for breach of agreement, but I would doubt they'd go down that road.
2007-02-10 06:03:15 · answer #4 · answered by Froggy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
File a small claims tort against the club.
2007-02-10 08:51:29 · answer #5 · answered by rico3151 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋