I enter lots of raffles with intent to sell the prize. if it's something I have no interest in...??? I wouldn't hold on to it forever waiting to get top dollar, but I'd have no problem turning a $10 ticket into $200 or maybe $1000 quick cash. Someone might buy something worth $10,000 real cheap when I win...
the real problem here is that I never win.
For instance, I have a FB friend who has a tandem axle peterbuilt racecar hauler he's raffling off. $100/number. He's selling 200 numbers of your choice....or trying to. When the last one sells he'll draw a number from the hat and for the $100 entry (or whatever he spends buying numbers), the winner owns the truck. (I really think this is illegal. Not sure tho. But I've seen it done a lot lately in the local racing scene.)