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Purchasable events

A listing with "No check-in" switched on takes payment for something nobody attends, such as a donation, raffle entries or membership dues. The buyer pays and gets a confirmation, but no entry ticket, QR code or wallet pass.

Flexible contributions without check-in

Set a minimum contribution and let each supporter enter a higher amount. No Check-In listings collect the payment and any required answers without creating a door-entry workflow.

A screenshot of a Donate listing's income statement, showing an £80 balance from one booking of £80
When a listing lets people pay more than it asks, it earns what they chose to pay. (src)

What it is used for

  • Donations and appeals, with a set amount or pay what you want above a minimum
  • Raffle entries, sold online with a quantity picker, while the numbers and the draw stay with the organiser
  • Club dues and membership fees, collected once a year or a season
  • School and PTA collections, such as trip contributions and uniform deposits
  • Merchandise and digital products, sold alone or in the same order as a ticket

Example

Crumpsall Folk Club sells raffle tickets for its half-time draw as a separate listing next to its admission tickets. On a page selling several listings, a buyer can put admission and five raffle entries in one order and pay once.

What changes with No check-in

The booking button reads "Buy now" instead of "Reserve", and the confirmation page says "Your Purchase" rather than "Your Tickets". QR codes, the door scanner and Apple and Google Wallet passes are hidden, and the listing stays out of the calendar and news feeds.

Payment, capacity, booking questions, confirmation emails, refunds and CSV export all work as they do for tickets. A capacity of 200 stops a raffle at 200 entries, and a maximum per purchase limits how many one order can take.

Buyer details

Buyers' names, emails and answers are encrypted in the database in the same way as attendee details. Chobble does not market to buyers or show them other organisers' events, and charges no fee on the money raised.

Limits

Chobble Tickets records raffle sales but does not allocate numbers or draw winners. Gift Aid declarations are not collected automatically, so a charity claiming Gift Aid needs its own booking question and records.