Austrian Millionaire Raffles Off Luxury Home

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
Feb 9th 2010 at 12:01AM

They say money can't buy happiness and one millionaire asserts that it is true. The Daily Telegraph reports that Austrian millionaire Karl Rabeder has decided to give away everything it spent him a lifetime to accumulate. He has already unloaded a collection of six gliders and an Audi A8. His stone farmhouse in Provence on 42 acres is listed for sale and his villa in Tirol is being sold in a raffle with tickets available for 99 euros each. The Tirol home is a 3,455 sq ft villa with Alps views. It has a swimming pond, a beach volleyball court and an outdoor entertainment pavilion.

Rabeder sold his successful furnishings and accessories company in 2004 and supports several orphanage projects in Central and South America. He and his wife have created a micro-credit organization. They plan to use the proceeds of the house lottery, on the one hand, to pay back existing house construction loans and cover the startup costs for MyMicroCredit which will fund self-employed entrepreneurs in several South American countries. A total of 21,999 lottery tickets will be sold.

It's not the first time we've seen this type of thing. Last year after a divorce English banker Andrew Paul started the Win A New Life website to give way his his home, car and boat in a competition that anyone could enter for £20. Up for grabs were his £1.1m five-bedroom house, a £160,000 Aston Martin DBS and his £200,000 Sealine 35 Sport motor boat. He was looking to sell 200,000 tickets but did not sell the required amount of tickets for the first prize of his belongings so a cash sum was given out instead.

Tags: austrian millionaire, AustrianMillionaire, karl rabeder, KarlRabeder, millionaire philanthropy, MillionairePhilanthropy, tirol

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adm@vzwdemeerpaal.be Feb 9th 2010 7:20AM

Geachte,

Ook de voorziening voor 20 personen met een mentale beperking (10 met een niet aangeboren hersenletsel en 10 mentaal gehandicapten) in een gebouw van 55 jaar oud in het rijke westen "België" blijven een probleem. Ook daar zou een renteloze lening, gift of iets dergelijks een oplossing voor zijn. Je telt ook hier alleen als je groot bent en kapitaal bezit.

R. De Smedt

Mr Ali Feb 9th 2010 11:02AM

I am wondering whether My fellow citizen and philonthropist Mr Rabeder will help our not for protit organisation 1000 wells. and make thousands of people in somalia the happiest they could ever being for getting access of drinking water in first time in their live.
our organisation needs a Rig which can drill 500 Meters.
Make us happy to be happy.
thanks.
Mr Ali.
Melbourne Australia.

Scrapmetalsbuyer Feb 10th 2010 2:36AM

God bless. Him. But. Let him no It to hard. To live in this world. With out money. I wish. I had. Some.Of. His money I would do things
lot diffrent. In life. God. Bless. You Karl rabader

a.senra Feb 10th 2010 5:22AM

olá doua-me 50.000 euros para realizar um sonho obrigado.

Lcarnes Feb 10th 2010 6:48PM

Tell Karl he can provide me with what I lost in the "thievery" of my funds during the recent Lehman Brothers collapse. The brokerage firm and broker used my money wrongly by putting $20,000 with Lehman and I lost all of it not knowing it was even there. They are protected by SEC and will never help me get it back. Perhaps $20,000 isn't a lot to Mr. Karl Rabeder but it was to me being 72 and retired on fixed income. No chance of recovery. Email me Mr. Rabeder if you wish to give me $20,000 to recover my loss by theives!

Morris Feb 11th 2010 12:17AM

I think his money is buying his own happiness now... This is a high achievement of your spirit Mr Rabeder... But we must notice that without money also, life is quite hard.. Wish u good luck and may u remain blessed all along..

patty_1984 Feb 11th 2010 12:17AM

You can't send some money this way. We don't have much.

patty_1984 Feb 11th 2010 12:20AM

Sorry I missed up what I said I mean you can send so money this way. We don't have much.

Morris Feb 11th 2010 12:24AM

I think his money is buying his own happiness now... This is a high
achievement of your spirit Mr Rabeder... But we must notice that
without money also, life is quite hard.. Wish u good luck and may u
remain blessed all along.. Actually 1/1000 of his fortune could make me happy..

lluca4 Feb 11th 2010 6:02PM

Dear Karl,
I am so sorry that you are not happy in your life, because life is so short for you not to be. I hope life holds better things for you soon. Believe me I know what it is like not to be happy is like, so I wish you only the best ,and happiness for your life. Good luck in what ever you do .

l_banivesi Feb 28th 2010 11:24PM

Dear Mr. Karl,
Thank you for considering that thought. The bible says that your heart will always be where is treasure is... thank you for realising that material things end just on earth. Be spirit filled and work for the kingdom of GOD then you can feel and see that life begins then. We can live and survive without money if we serve a living GOD. The bible says ask anything in my name i shall give.To be born of the Holy spirit, you will speak out a foreign language that GOD alone wil give you. The prophet Joel has already promised (Joel 2:28) but those who don't take heed of God's word will be punished(Mark 16:16). Even if you give out all your riches, you won't gain in his kingdom, you're doing it in rememberance of you when you die.(Acts10)

simmy Feb 16th 2010 1:01PM

To Mr Karl Rabeder.

On the web site they r asking for international bank and account numbers. This will put a lot of people off from buying the raffle ticket. Also you have put a limit on the amount of raffle tickets sold. This will limit the possible revenue to the charity and hence that of accomplishing the most good.

The publicity so far is excellent and can help to achieve a favorible outcome. Please take note of the above practical points and good luck with the sale and charitable work.

I hope this info. gets to you.

lalitha_mrani Feb 23rd 2010 11:20PM

Please tell to Mr. Karl Rabeder to he help me as he helping many people through charities. I am in need of help with what I have lost by giving $10,000 to my job in USA. The broker used my money wrongly i.e.,$10,000 by saying to my friend first to pay and after that job will be confirmed but I lost all of mine and my friend's money including my friend's life. When she listened he cheated us she died with heart break & escaped from my country. I tried alot to catch them but nothing i am able to get & from the person whom we have taken money he is asking to return money. I don't know how to return i have no source to borrow from some where to return. In my search i saw this & sending my humble request and begging Mr. Karl for help. I lost everything in my life nothing is left if i don't pay immediately i have to loose my parents life including mine also and don't bother if its only mine but i cannot kill my parents with any of my mistakes. To Mr. Karl Rabeder its not a matter to clear my debt but to me its like a life & death question. As i lost my job also i have no chance of getting money from anywhere. Please help me Mr. Karl by giving money i don't want single $ also more than this that too i have to save my parents life otherwise i don't trouble anyone & especially people like Mr. Karl who are serving people in the name of God that too my beloved God Jesus. If i get help from you Mr. Karl i feel Jesus is helping me being in your place that's why he shown me this. I hope he will surely save my parents life & atleast now i can get peace to myself by getting funds from you. Think me as i am also one of those orphans & help me as you are helping many charities by giving everything to them. I trust God & i believe that now you are in place of him to help me. Nothing to say its depends on your decision but really i am in crusial need of your help i searched in many ways to save my parents life at last i found this & i am begging you now nothing more than that i can explain. Please Email to me Mr. Rabeder if you wish to give me $10,000 to save my parents life & recover all my debts.

gribouille85 Mar 22nd 2010 3:18AM

je viens de regader une emission télévisée, ou j'ai entendue que Mr Karl Rabeder mettait en vente des billets de loterie pour vendre ses biens.
je ne peut me permettre d'acheter ce billet, et pourtant sa propritée du sud de la france ferait mon bonheur, je suis à la recherche d'une propriété agricole pour mon projet de parcours pédagogique et personne ne veux me prêter, car je n'ai pas de garantie financière, alors, l'argent ne fait pas le bonheur mais quand on n'en a pas on est malheureux et on ne peux aboutir à rien
pour ma part à causse du accident de travail j'ai perdue toute crédibilité au près des investiseurs.
bonne chance à celui qui aura la chance de gagner car pouvoir mettre une telle somme dans ce billet de loterie peut venir que d'une personne qui a déjà de l'argent
Mais surtout merci à Mr Karl Rabeder pour si générosité.c'est un homme très généreux un saint