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Feature · Raffles & Chinese auctions
The Chinese auction, gone digital.
Prize packages, ticket bundles, split-the-pot raffles, and student seller competitions — the community fundraising formats that actually work in our world, sold online and tracked automatically.
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The problem
Sound familiar?
Ticket books and cash envelopesPaper tickets distributed to families, sold for cash, tallied by volunteers late at night. Reconciliation is approximate at best.
Prize display limited to one roomYour auction prizes are only seen by people who walk into the hall. Grandparents in Lakewood and alumni in Israel never see them — or buy.
Seller tracking by honor systemThe class competition for top seller runs on paper tally sheets and trust.
What 613OS does
Built to make this disappear
Every ticket sold online or at the door lands on the buyer's record, pooled into one drawing with one reconciliation.
Online prize galleriesEvery prize package gets a photo page with descriptions and ticket pricing — shareable by WhatsApp to the whole extended community.
Ticket bundles & packagesSingle tickets, value packs, and all-in bundles with automatic pricing. Buyers allocate tickets to prizes online.
Family & student seller linksEvery family gets a personal selling link. Sales track to the seller automatically — class competitions run on real data.
Split-the-pot & 50/50 rafflesSimple high-velocity raffles with live jackpot displays that drive urgency as the pot grows.
Automatic winner notificationsDraw winners and notify them instantly by WhatsApp, SMS and email, with pickup instructions.
Compliance-aware setupTicket sales configured with the disclosures and record-keeping your accountant and state raffle rules require.
3× wider reach when prize galleries are shareable beyond the auction hall — the grandparents, the alumni, and the cousins out of town all see the prizes and buy.
Works together with
Related features
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Frequently asked questions
What is raffle and auction software?
Raffle and auction software sells raffle tickets and runs Chinese auctions online: ticket bundles, prize pages, automated entry tracking, and winner drawing. 613OS runs the whole format schools, shuls and camps actually use — including multi-prize Chinese auctions with per-prize ticket allocation — with payments collected at entry.
Can we run a Chinese auction with per-prize entries?
Yes. Donors buy ticket bundles and allocate tickets to specific prizes online — the classic Chinese auction format — with live entry counts per prize and automatic winner drawing when the auction closes.
Do raffle buyers get automatic confirmations?
Yes. Every purchase triggers an instant confirmation with ticket numbers, and winners can be notified automatically by WhatsApp, SMS, or email the moment the drawing completes.
Can people buy raffle tickets at an in-person event too?
Yes. Terminals, tap-to-pay on a phone, and QR codes at the event feed the same raffle — in-person and online entries pool into one drawing with one reconciliation.
A note on raffle regulations?
Raffle and gaming rules vary by state and locality, and some jurisdictions require registration or limit formats. 613OS provides the selling and tracking infrastructure; your institution should confirm its raffle complies with local requirements.
See raffles & Chinese auctions running at your school
Book a 30-minute demo and we'll show you exactly how this would run at your institution — prize gallery to winner notification.
613os.com/demo · 305-954-7362 · yoni@613os.com