FishingBuds Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 Some may have, I just saw it the other day. Ingenuous idea, wish I thought of it. http://www.swoopo.com/ Quote
frogtog Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 Is this stuff for real, I just bought one of the iRobot 560 for like $400. Has anybody tried bidding on this stuff yet? Quote
FishingBuds Posted December 29, 2008 Author Posted December 29, 2008 read the how to Frogtog, you have to buy bids at .75 cents each, there's where they make the money, heck they have a 100% off price sale, you just need to be the highest bidder and you win the item and you don't pay for it-just your bids : you know they gotta rake it up if they give away for free, like I said "wish I thought of that" Quote
mattm Posted December 29, 2008 Posted December 29, 2008 I don't know. Seems to good to be true. I was watching a Nikon D90 and the time reset from like 15 seconds to almost an hour. It was only at like 40 dollars for a camera that goes for about a grand. Quote
BassResource.com Advertiser FD. Posted December 30, 2008 BassResource.com Advertiser Posted December 30, 2008 They are not legal in several states including Florida which suggests that they are a scam that either have or would take advantage of our retired citizens. Quote
FordNFishinLover Posted December 30, 2008 Posted December 30, 2008 Lmao thats ridiculus... Most of those auctions are gunna last forever Quote
Super User grimlin Posted December 30, 2008 Super User Posted December 30, 2008 Let's say an item that costs $300 sells for $150... Each person bids and it costs .75 cent per bid you make...the bid increment only goes up to .015.Add that up That's over $1000 profit! Quote
Super User Dan: Posted December 30, 2008 Super User Posted December 30, 2008 But you aren't paying all of that $200 in bid fees, right? So you could technically get a good deal? Seems sketchy though, I would avoid it. Quote
Super User grimlin Posted December 30, 2008 Super User Posted December 30, 2008 That is if you win it...if you don't you are just "out of the money"... :-? Quote
Super User Dan: Posted December 30, 2008 Super User Posted December 30, 2008 Oh, alright, I gotcha. So people keep bidding to win so they don't lose money for nothing. I can see how you could very well end up buying an item for MORE than it retails. Quote
Super User burleytog Posted December 31, 2008 Super User Posted December 31, 2008 If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Back when I was doing a lot of buying and selling on eBay (around 2000), it wasn't unusual to see people paying 10-20% over retail for everyday ho-hum items. Hell, my sister once sold a 3/4 full bottle of shampoo for almost twice what she paid for it. Quote
ptomacbass Posted January 1, 2009 Posted January 1, 2009 all of the times are about to run out, thus making people react on impulse and bid. 8-) Quote
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