27 Apr

The 5 best sneaker raffles to enter in the UK

27/04/2021
Posted by gavinkamara
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For the average sneaker wearer, getting your hands on an exclusive or limited pair of sneakers is no easy feat, especially when you’re up against high ranking sneakerheads. The inclusion of sneaker raffles provide a balance and allow Joe or Josephine equal opportunity to purchase sneakers at retail price as opposed to the inflated resale price. The purpose of this article is to get you clued up on how sneaker raffles work, the advantages and disadvantages, and what are the best raffles to take part in.

What is a sneaker raffle and how does it work?

A sneaker raffle is when a lucky winner or winners is provided with the opportunity to purchase pair of sneakers that are highly anticipated and the demand outweighs the supply. As mentioned, the raffle provides an equal playing field and allows all participants an equal chance to win. Before raffling, the common way for anyone to buy a sort-after sneaker was to either queue/camp outside the store for hours or have an inside person to purchase under the radar. For the average person, the sound of those options can be disheartening but the sneaker raffle provides an alternative option.

A common question asked is “how does a sneaker raffle work?”, Well It’s quite simple. The retailer will have a dedicated landing page on their website or app where users can make an entry into the raffle. Some retailers limit the number of entries a person can make, this is to make the raffle fair for all participants. To secure your entry, the raffle landing page will ask for some basic information, as well as require you to make a pre-payment for the sneakers at retail price. This part of the process is to remove any time wasters and those who may not have sufficient funds to purchase the sneakers. But don’t worry, if you do not win the payment will not be processed. From when the raffle landing page is made active there is usually a window for users to sign up for the raffle, this timeframe is at the digression of the retailer. Once the raffle has ended, the retailer will select at random the winners and alert them that they have won. The winners will have the option to either collect their sneaker within the store or be sent to their address.

Just with anything in life, there are advantages and disadvantages, so to manage your expectations, we’ve listed a few for each we found to be important.

Advantages

Level playing field
No need to queue outside retail stores
Can enter a raffle from your mobile device
Can enter as many different sneaker raffles as you want

Disadvantages

Potentially up against hundreds or thousands of participants
Users could cheat by making multiple entries using different accounts
Limited window entry

The 5 best sneaker raffles sites?

Now that you’re clued up on what sneaker raffles are and how they work, all that is left for you to do is enter. Don’t worry, we won’t let you go in blind and sign up for Gods knows what, so we’ve shortlisted our top five respectable retailers and brands for sneaker raffles so you can get your feet wet.

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Issa Raffle, but why? We are consistently working hard to provide you with the best release process possible and in our opinion, a Raffle is the fairest way to sell sneakers where the demands exceed the pairs we are getting.