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Originally Posted by craftytam
That's so exciting! I can't wait to see the photos. I've never heard of a chinese auction. What is that?
My name to the Grandbabies is Grammy (Grandma + Tammy)! I love it!
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Back in PA, the local churches would hold "Chinese Auctions" as a way to raise money. How it works is that people donate items to be auctioned off and then people are able to buy tickets, like 5 for a dollar, and you put your tickets in the cup or box of the things you would like to win. At the end of the event, they draw one ticket to win each prize.
So basically it is an auction of a lot of smaller items instead of one or two big items. Of course the one at the shower was not for money. Everyone got five tickets and had a chance to chose between 13 different Halloween decorative items they could win.