Yes, it is perfectly alright for a subscriber to purchase a $5 chip for $8 and turn around and sell it for $50. That the perk for being a subscriber.

To take care of the problem of throwing names in a hat, give more chances to the older subscribers. For example, a subscriber of 5 years has his name written on 5 pieces of paper. A one year subscriber has his name on one piece of paper. The bottom line is, there are fair and equitable ways of doing it, if that is your aim.

It must be pretty depressing knowing that, even as a subscriber to every new issue, you are not guaranteed the good ones.