This can be at least a fun thing for Atlanta TER community.
How often do you see an unreviewed provider ad that looks tempting and just hope someone TOFTT?
Next time someone posts about tempting unreviewed provider ad, we can do the following:
1) Someone responds (if OP did not) saying something like let's start TOFTT random winner fund, referencing this post for rules (for those who might not have seen this post before).
2) People who want to join respond saying something like I’m in.
3) Once 26 people are in, the fund “starts”.
4) Based on the order that people’s joining posts are published, they’ll be assigned a number (1 to 26). The person who starts the fund gets #1; the next person gets #2, etc.
5) After 26 people are in, based on the next Powerball red ball drawing (the red ball goes only up to 26), the winner is determined. So, if the 26th person’s joining post is published 3 pm Wednesday and the next drawing is 11 pm Wednesday, it'll be based on the Wednesday drawing.
6) The winner claims the win in the post. Since the order the winner joined the fund and the Powerball drawing are publicly avail info, the winner is easily verifiable.
7) The winner shares his Bitcoin/Venmo/CashApp/etc info and the lowest amount the provider can be seen is determined (this will be the lowest amount on ad/negotiated, or, if ad does not specify, the winner contacts the provider and shares screenshot of the quote).
8) The 25 non-winners each send 4% of the amount to the winner. So, if the amount is $250, each person sends $10. This part obviously requires some sense of trust and comradeship among TER members. But I would think people who join the fund are interested in seeing the provider? If he takes the money and runs, what will he do with the money…see a provider? If he takes the money and posts fake review, TER community will be the judge.
9) The winner sees the provider, posts review, and notifies the thread. If, within 60 days since the winner is determined, not enough fund is collected OR the review is not posted, the winner shall refund everyone. If a review not from the winner is published before the winner’s appointment starts, the winner shall also refund everyone.
