LOT 0004
Old Rip Van Winkle 10 Year
107 proof
Acquired June 2026
You won the bottle. Now what?
The store raffle came through: Pappy, Stagg, an Eagle Rare 17. Now you’re holding a bottle worth more than your ticket by a mile. If you’d rather have the cash than the pour, there’s a right way to do it, and it doesn’t involve a forum.
Why winners skip the flip forums.
Private sales are illegal in most states
That bourbon group buyer with the cash app? In most states, an unlicensed person selling alcohol (even one bottle, even once) is breaking the law. Selling to a licensed buyer is the version that doesn't put you on the wrong side of it.
Forum flips are where scams live
Fake payments, chargebacks after shipping, 'the bottle arrived broken' claims with someone else's photo. You won this bottle; you shouldn't have to gamble it on a stranger's honesty.
Shipping alcohol yourself is its own problem
Carriers prohibit unlicensed alcohol shipments, and the 'label it vinegar' trick risks the package being seized with no insurance behind it. Our prepaid kits ship legally, insured door to door.
A real offer beats a forum haggle
One written number within 24 hours, no obligation. Compare it with anything a flipper whispers, then decide with both numbers in hand.
We buy exactly these bottles and can prove it.
Raffle prizes are almost always Van Winkle and Antique Collection bottles. Below: our real, recent purchases of exactly those, photographed at intake. Yours would be in good company.
LOT 0032
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 23 Year
95.6 proof · 750ml · Bottle #D8795
Acquired June 2026
LOT 0005
Van Winkle Family Reserve Rye 13 Year
Acquired June 2026
LOT 0030
Eagle Rare 17 Year · Antique Collection
101 proof · 750ml · Fall 2024 release
Acquired June 2026
LOT 0029
Sazerac 18 Year Kentucky Straight Rye
90 proof · 750ml · Fall 2024 release
Acquired June 2026
LOT 0008
George T. Stagg
Acquired June 2026
LOT 0009
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 15 Year
Acquired June 2026
LOT 0028
Old Rip Van Winkle 25 Year
100 proof · 750ml · Bottle #527 of 710
Acquired June 14, 2026
LOT 0014
Pappy Van Winkle's Family Reserve 20 Year
With velvet bag
Acquired May 2026
LOT 0026
Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Straight Rye
Acquired 2026
Keep the raffle receipt if you have it. Provenance never hurts. Then check our Trustpilot reviews and the full purchase record.
One bottle is enough. No minimums, no “only collections” fine print.
A single raffle bottle gets the same treatment as an estate: written offer in 24 hours, prepaid insured shipping kit, payment right after inspection, typically about a week end to end. Don’t open it, keep the tag and box if it came with them, and store it upright out of the sun until it ships.
Cash in the win, the legal way.
Name the bottle and the release year if you know it. A real offer comes back within 24 hours, and you decide from there.
- Cash offer in under 24 hours
- Insured shipping both ways, on us
- No fees taken from your payout, ever
Prefer to talk it through? Call (202) 902-9935; a real person answers.