I clicked on an ad that led to this site once and was immediately displeased to find myself immersed in what seemed like a 90s web scam.
I clicked the ad because it seemed to be advertising a handheld GPS for pennies on the dollar, but when I clicked through the auction for that item had ended and some (probably fake I decided) person had won the item.
It's smart of Arrington not to associate with these guys. They are very intentionally misleading, and I think Arrington cuts them and their VC backers way too much slack
. Everyone involved in this venture should be ashamed of themselves, or at least of how the business is being run.
I'm glad you said that because for a short time only I can sell you a guaranteed value-making proposition for 3 low charges of $19.95* Act now because you seem to be the sort of person who values value above all else.
The first (and only) item I checked was a Kindle that had 1066 bids placed on it, before selling for $159.90. At $0.75/bid, that means BigDeal received $959.40 for a $259 item.
Even a sucker bet at the casino is far, far better value than that. (And more transparent as well.)
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 28.9 ms ] threadI clicked the ad because it seemed to be advertising a handheld GPS for pennies on the dollar, but when I clicked through the auction for that item had ended and some (probably fake I decided) person had won the item.
It's smart of Arrington not to associate with these guys. They are very intentionally misleading, and I think Arrington cuts them and their VC backers way too much slack . Everyone involved in this venture should be ashamed of themselves, or at least of how the business is being run.
* actual charge may be $29.95 plus corkage
The first (and only) item I checked was a Kindle that had 1066 bids placed on it, before selling for $159.90. At $0.75/bid, that means BigDeal received $959.40 for a $259 item.
Even a sucker bet at the casino is far, far better value than that. (And more transparent as well.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dollar_auction