You sound salty
Step your people skills up..
I know dudes who run raffles at a few spots. Before any random dudes get picked, there's dudes who already got their pairs guaranteed. Not because they put up "thousands" or "paying peoples salaries" but because they been loyal customers for a minute and everybody at the stores know them. These the dudes that CONSISTENTLY in store copping and helping employees make their commissions. This is known so they get looked out for.
After them THEN it's the close friends and family of the dude running the raffle.
If there's enough pairs, the employees can buy a pair
THEN it's the hypebeast and dudes who nobody ever seen or heard of before, and who only come out of the woodwork in November and December.