tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post2449844484763297720..comments2023-10-09T04:11:47.358-07:00Comments on Not A Potted Plant: Follow Up On Swoopo: PotlachBurt Likkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-33127930210904827222008-12-30T01:02:00.000-08:002008-12-30T01:02:00.000-08:00that auction is 100% off , meaning you pay ZERO if...that auction is 100% off , meaning you pay ZERO if you win. Therefore the $1200 is meaningless. All you're paying for is the bid. <BR/><BR/>Read the help, and gamble away :-)Preston Gallwashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01280721347420814960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-28253988415841032972008-12-18T11:57:00.000-08:002008-12-18T11:57:00.000-08:00I read your other post and understand the delay co...I read your other post and understand the delay component.<BR/><BR/>From a behavioral scientist perspective, the business strategy is ingenious.DaveBuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706422151515174611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-38063701856528475872008-12-18T09:35:00.000-08:002008-12-18T09:35:00.000-08:00That's the strategy that everyone seemed to pursue...That's the strategy that everyone seemed to pursue. What's astonishing is that so many people did it, with each bid adding only a few seconds, that it drew a two-hour auction out over more than three days.Burt Likkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-24536260515813921572008-12-18T07:45:00.000-08:002008-12-18T07:45:00.000-08:00Why so many bids? Why not wait until right before ...Why so many bids? Why not wait until right before the end and bid like crazy?DaveBuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04706422151515174611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-61944923130785850912008-12-17T17:41:00.000-08:002008-12-17T17:41:00.000-08:00A couple possibilities come to mind... The bidder...A couple possibilities come to mind... The bidders are using stolen identity credit cards... This auction is a fraud... This site is a fraud...Arniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694909752980178716noreply@blogger.com