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Seleene
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Posted - 2005.10.14 08:36:00 -
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Edited by: Seleene on 14/10/2005 08:53:13
Greetings, all!
Originally, several MC pilots were going to be attending FanFest. However, the costs involved and real-life commitments have taken a severe toll on the potential size of our blob, yet we still wanted to do something fun and memorable for everyone at this once a year occurrence.
So, in that spirit, the Mercenary Coalition would like to give some lucky pilot the opportunity to own one of the most beautiful and deadly ships in all of EVE for a mere fraction of its true value!
To those who would fly her, the onyx colored Caldari Navy Raven needs no special advertising. You know what this ship is and what it can do. It is a true OMGWTFBBQINSANITY piece of engineering.
Here are the rules:
- The lottery is open to everyone in EVE with an active account, however members of the MC may not partcipate.
- The cost of a 'ticket' is 50 million isk.
- One person can buy a maximum of 10 tickets.
- A minimum of 40 tickets must be sold for the lottery to take place.
OMG! A CNR for just 50 mil?! How do I get a 'ticket'??
Send your 50 million isk to the character 'Mercenary Empress' with a note stating 'CNR Lottery Ticket'. If you are buying multiple tickets, please send the isk in one lump sum and you will be credited with the correct number of tickets for the drawing.
Wait a minute!! How do I know this isn't a scam?!
Because if it was a scam, my reputation in EVE would be pretty much destroyed. It's no scam. One of my own pilots is donating the ship.
How & when will the drawing for the winner take place?
This is the fun part! I will conduct the drawing for the ship at FanFest next Friday night (21 October) in the presence of as many of your fellow EVE players who wish to witness it. If available, I'll get Kieron or one of the Devs to do it!
You'll have a little piece of paper with your name on it for as many times as you have bought 'tickets'. I'll borrow a dev's trash can or something to draw the winner's name out of. 
IÆve got a few billion lying around. When does this start? How long do I have to buy a ticket?
You can start right now! Ticket sales will end at 1800 EVE time on 21 October. The drawing will take place later that evening.
So, that's it! It's a fantastic opportunity for some lucky player to save months of time agent whoring and to get one of the most awesome ships in the game for a fraction of what you'd have to pay for it normally!
It's our hope that this will get a lot of attention and generate a small amount of excitement for those attending FanFest with the rest of us. Good luck to everyone that participates! May the Golden Ticket be yours!
P.S. - Just in case anyone is wondering, this is in the corp forum because we consider it an MC related matter. It's not really 'for sale' and anouncements like this don't belong in the General forum. 
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Black Lotus
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Posted - 2005.10.14 08:43:00 -
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Edited by: Black Lotus on 14/10/2005 08:45:57
Edited by: Black Lotus on 14/10/2005 08:45:32
Sounds great.
However to charge 50 mill\ticket, i think there needs to be a cap on tickets (50?), and a list of all ticket purchasers.
I understand the deal about ur reputation, but just because there really is a cn raven, doesnt mean it cant be fixed. Thats why i think a list of ticket purchasers should be made public, so people can see that these are credible players that have boughten tickets, and i think the event should be closed to all MC.
Just a suggestion on making it a postive, trustworthy event.
But its ur event, have fun. :)
Another thing to make it even more fair, would be to have a 3rd party do the drawing. Maybe oveur would take 5 min to do the draw, or another dev.
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Avon
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Posted - 2005.10.14 08:44:00 -
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/emote supplies Seleene with 1000 sheets of Avon branded paper...
Well, it could have worked :/
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Amthrianius
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Posted - 2005.10.14 08:47:00 -
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Edited by: Amthrianius on 14/10/2005 08:47:08
Hmmm nice, one thing tho, maybe selling to your own alliance/corp is a bad idea? Imagine if they somehow won, the amount of whining on this forum :/ zomg rigged lottery zomg
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Seleene
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Posted - 2005.10.14 08:52:00 -
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Edited by: Seleene on 14/10/2005 08:53:41
 Originally by: Black Lotus
i think a list of ticket purchasers should be made public,
Some people may have issues with that, but if no one has a problem with it I can put the tracking spreadsheet online at some point.
Originally by: Black Lotus
i think the event should be closed to all MC.
Didn't think it would be a problem, but done.
Originally by: Black Lotus
Another thing to make it even more fair, would be to have a 3rd party do the drawing. Maybe oveur would take 5 min to do the draw, or another dev.
I'd actually hoped they'd get wind of this and offer to do it themselves. I'll ask regardless and have edited my original post to reflect it.
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LoxyRider
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Posted - 2005.10.14 08:59:00 -
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Originally by: Seleene
Originally by: Black Lotus
Another thing to make it even more fair, would be to have a 3rd party do the drawing. Maybe oveur would take 5 min to do the draw, or another dev.
I'd actually hoped they'd get wind of this and offer to do it themselves. I'll ask regardless and have edited my original post to reflect it.
Fly me out there and i'l do it!
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Sivona
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Posted - 2005.10.14 09:19:00 -
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[list]The lottery is open to everyone in EVE with an active account, however members of the MC may not partcipate.
/emote crys himself tonight
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Nebba Kenezzer
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Posted - 2005.10.14 09:20:00 -
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What a great thing to do, Kudos Seleene.
Though there shouldn't be a minimum amount of tickets sold for the drawing to take place.
There should, however, be a maximum amount of tickets sold...reason being that turning a massive profit isn't really the "right" thing to do if the CNR was donated by one of your members.
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Sobeseki Pawi
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Posted - 2005.10.14 09:26:00 -
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Hmm...let ISD know about it and they can make a newsitem.
Seems a bit exclusive tho, making rich people richer, but hey, that's how capitalism works :p
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Recluse XXX
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Posted - 2005.10.14 09:28:00 -
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Edited by: Recluse XXX on 14/10/2005 09:30:17
Originally by: Sivona
[list]The lottery is open to everyone in EVE with an active account, however members of the MC may not partcipate.
/emote crys himself tonight
You are not the only one Siv 
Sel....you know, somtimes when in battle you accidently lock and shoot a friendly...keep this in mind.
(Siv, I talk to you later :P)
EDIT: Get out there and by tickets you muppets! You know you want to...its for a good cause(sp?),women will love you and dogs will hump you!
//Rec
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Nina Mires
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Posted - 2005.10.14 09:30:00 -
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Originally by: Amthrianius
Edited by: Amthrianius on 14/10/2005 08:47:08
Hmmm nice, one thing tho, maybe selling to your own alliance/corp is a bad idea? Imagine if they somehow won, the amount of whining on this forum :/ zomg rigged lottery zomg
Dammit, I'll just have to find another way....
Nina
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Traxio Nacho
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Posted - 2005.10.14 09:37:00 -
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Dammit i so wanted a Navy Raven too, oh well off to try and steal a Navy Scorp from Jita, now where did i put those donuts to distract the custom guys
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Seleene
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Posted - 2005.10.14 09:43:00 -
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Good Lord... I'm starting to wonder if I should have made this for only MC members! LOL! 
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Tomas Nuerin
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Posted - 2005.10.14 10:07:00 -
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Originally by: Seleene
Wait a minute!! How do I know this isn't a scam?!
Because if it was a scam, my reputation in EVE would be pretty much destroyed. It's no scam. One of my own pilots is donating the ship.
Donating? 40 x 50M = 2000M. This is quite fair price for CNR. When was the last time CNR sold for 2b? 
Well. Nice lottery anyway. I might buy couple of tickets if list of participants or even number of sold tickets is published.
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Trooper B99
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Posted - 2005.10.14 10:07:00 -
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And I'm just finishing off the new missile skills as well and I get banned from taking part. *chuckles*
Ah well, I don't have 50 million isk anyways. 
Or Torpedo skills. 
Or Caldari BS skill. 
Doh.
A pretty decent minimum chance for only 50 million isk isn't much money after all (if you don't have a CEO that sucks YOU DRY LIKE A VAMPIRE! . . . errrr . . . *cough*).
I forward the idea that if the winner is actually AT the fanfest, Sel has to buy them a some massivly expensive heavily alcoholic beverage.
Wirykomi Team Racer - COLOSSUS Championships Year 106
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Seleene
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Posted - 2005.10.14 10:22:00 -
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Edited by: Seleene on 14/10/2005 10:24:38
Originally by: Tomas Nuerin
I might buy couple of tickets if list of participants or even number of sold tickets is published.
The number of sold tickets will certianly be published. As for a list of the participants, I'm not so sure. Some people prefer thier privacy, especially when it comes to matters of money. 
Originally by: Trooper B99
A pretty decent minimum chance for only 50 million isk isn't much money after all (if you don't have a CEO that sucks YOU DRY LIKE A VAMPIRE! . . . errrr . . . *cough*).
Silence, before I make you drive the Freighter again! 
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Seleene
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Posted - 2005.10.14 10:28:00 -
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Edited by: Seleene on 14/10/2005 10:28:53
Kudos to whatever mod moved this post to the EVENT section, which is one of the least read on the entire EVE-O site. I put it in the Corp forum for a REASON. Please move it back there or at least to the General forum. It will wither and DIE here...
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JerrySpringer
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Posted - 2005.10.14 10:30:00 -
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As far as I know, unlike this drawing, BIG's lottery wasn't bringing any extra risk. Plus those who can afford to toss 50m on some lottery ticket could probably buy that CNR themselves.
Good luck, I'll pass.
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JerrySpringer
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Posted - 2005.10.14 10:31:00 -
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How did I end up in the events section?
I never read it before...bailing out....
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Tomas Nuerin
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Posted - 2005.10.14 11:41:00 -
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Are you gonna run this lottery or not? If yes, post link to proper thread... 
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Seleene
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Posted - 2005.10.14 12:03:00 -
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Originally by: Tomas Nuerin
Are you gonna run this lottery or not? If yes, post link to proper thread...
Moved to here
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