Raven Raffles 2.0

Introduction

Raven Raffles is a project born out of Raven Restocks, and We led its development from start to finish. With the freedom to choose Python-based technology and access to complete UI/UX designs, our aim was clear: to empower sneaker resellers with improved winning opportunities in raffles.

Background

In the sneaker world, brands and distributors often host raffle competitions where people can win sought-after shoes at retail prices. Why are these so popular? Because winning means you can resell the sneakers for a big profit. And there's always a market for sneakers.

Objectives

Enhancing resellers chances of winning sneaker raffles.
Streamlining the process of participating in raffles.
Providing resellers with tools to automate and optimize their entries.

Challenges

But winning these raffles is tough. So, to level the playing field, we came up with a solution. Our platform allows users to join raffles multiple times using different identities and payment methods, giving them better odds of winning. Plus, we offer a bot that automates the entry process, boosting users' chances of snagging those exclusive kicks.
Another significant challenge we encountered with this approach is the need to remain competitive with other software solutions. Even a mere one-second delay could potentially result in a significant loss of advantage compared to competing platforms.

Implementation

We utilized python as a main technology since with this approach it is more has a tendency to be in Network Bottleneck rather than in "slower language".
We maximize the network usage and make it as efficient as possible with daily network monitoring to catch out the anomaly from the server.
We also use a faster proxy and Redis for task management (including queue) so that we can have much more flexibility and handle most users requests.

Results

A complete web SaaS application with account management.
Proxy Rotator
Efficient Task Management to handle hundred of users with total of thousands of entries in short period of time.
Profile Management
Error Monitoring using Sentry to ensure we had smaller margin of error as possible.

Conclusion

In brief, Raven Raffles was born from Raven Restocks to help sneaker resellers win more raffles. Our platform, powered by Python and intuitive design, allows users to enter raffles multiple times, boosting their chances of success. We prioritized speed and efficiency to stay competitive, resulting in a user-friendly web app that enhances resellers' winning potential.