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Bidrivals is evil

Posted on: October 27, 2009 1:55 PM, by Tim Lambert

I've noticed ads for Bidrivals appearing here. This is an auction site that is basically a Swoopo clone and seems to be just as efficient at separating bidders from their money. Read Jonah Lehrer if you haven't heard of Swoopo.

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I find it annoying how many of the posters on that thread are shills for other similar sites. At least anyone with a couple of brain cells can tell that they are.

Posted by: guthrie | October 27, 2009 2:54 PM

Never had the urge to gamble, I always find it an unpleasant experience even if I win. Similarly, if there's something I want on ebay, I just wait until the auction's nearly done and if it's not overpriced, I put in my bid in the last few seconds. If I get it, I get it, if I don't, I forget about it. I stopped getting into a bidding wars after I realized it didn't profit me at all.

Posted by: mndean | October 27, 2009 3:09 PM

We should do a dollar auction. I put up a dollar, minimum bid is 25 cents, there has to be at least 2 bids, and I keep the top 2 bids, but the dollar only goes to the winning bidder.

It's an amazing deal.

Posted by: Marion Delgado | October 28, 2009 1:12 AM

And, frankly, I won't have this dollar available long. Getting a deal like this is like sticking one in the eye of jerks like swoopo and bid rivals who just want to rip you off and think you're idiots.

Posted by: Marion Delgado | October 28, 2009 1:27 AM

Marion, you're on, with two teeny, tiny rule additions: - bidders must reside in my apartment - auctions repeat until a simple majority votes to end them

Don't worry, my wife and I promise not to bankrupt you too much.

Posted by: wcw | October 28, 2009 1:37 AM

Sorry, last minute modifications like that wouldn't be fair to the other bidders!

Posted by: Marion Delgado | October 28, 2009 4:23 PM

I don't know about Bidrivals (never heard of them until this post), but I do know that clowns are evil.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_clown

Posted by: Jimmy Nightingale | October 28, 2009 5:59 PM

Also, just to clarify, I'm only offering up one US dollar for bid. So bid wisely, since that's all the winning bid will purchase.

Posted by: Marion Delgado | October 28, 2009 7:41 PM