Ms.Huxtable Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 My husband just won a Nintendo Wii for only $0.71.For real, no conditions, no shipping, no guff.Some of you may have noticed the Unique Auctions banner on the left side of the Sanctuary. I wasn't too sure about it, but holy cow, it's for real! It's more of a game I guess then an auction, but you can indeed win.Now I'm gonna signing up. A Wii for $0.71 makes me giggle. Tell me that's not cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 Thats crazy... i just signed up... bidding on the next wii doesnt start for a while but there are other crazy things on that site... how much did the shipping end up being?It says you must deposit $20 if you win... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 It came 75 cents after GST. no shipping either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 so what are your tips brother... did you wait till the last minute to bid or what?I want a Wii! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted May 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I tried to bid on something and I get the message "This item is curently not active to place bid".WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForbinHood Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 i think there are only certain times bids can be placed,... not all auctions are active... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I'm coming over to play video games at your place. In a couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I just picked 5 numbers in succession when I found an auction that was open for bidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 I'll give you $40 for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 For free you get 5 bids on any auction but if you bid within the first 20% of the alotted auction time, you get only 1 bid and then you have to wait for that time to pass before you bid again on that auction.Same goes for Platinum members, but they get 2 bids initially and then their number of bids is equated from 10% of the total retail value of the item UP TO 100 bids.This is the message you get if you've bid during the first 20%You have already placed the maximum allowed bids for the initial 20% of auction timeAs a Basic Members you are allowed to place 1 Free bid during the initial 20% of total bidding time (ie End time - Start Time). After this restricted time you are allowed to place 4 more Free bids. You can upgrade membership to get place more Free bids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 I'll give you $40 for itI sure could use alot more money to pay off some debts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 (edited) $42It has to be a scam. Just keep bidding for free, win some stuff and then resell it on ebay for 800% profit. What's the shipping and handling like?Actually, are you thinking of selling it? Steph's niece wants one and is 10 years old. Her mom made her save the money, yup, $280 or something like that and she actually has come damn close to it, I know she has almost $200 and I've been looking around to see if I could find one for that price or less that isn't used since as far as I'm concerned, any 10 year old that can save that much should get her damn prize (her parents aren't all that favorable to video games I think, or they're really good at teaching a valuable lesson I wish I would have had to learn...).Anyway, if you're looking to sell it, pm me and name a price but preferably lower than $200. Edited May 30, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 it is being shipped, and as far as I know, I have no shipping cost yet. I have a wii so it is for sale (if it is for real). I'll take pics when it comes in.good job on pulling in a "10 year old girl that has saved all of her hard earned paper route money" tactic. That's pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 I'll give you $201 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 This is all sorts of self-referential-meta. The auction site advertises on the hippie site, resulting in head hippie participating in an auction on the auction-advertiser, spilling out to an extended auction for same auctionable good on the initial advertiser site which becomes a covert ad feeding into the auction site all over again. Man, how cool is the web? Congrats on the win, Bouche, that's awesome. Hope you get the goods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 They aren't paying directly nor is my bidder account related to the affiliate account. i am experimenting with affiliate links that would be of interest to skanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 I really didn't mean to imply anything nefarious, I just sincerely meant 'Man, how cool is the web?' I love how the auction closed there and re-opened here (the source of its starting there) despite itself. This whole thread is just like a giant, pleasurable, brain-fuck. That's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 i understand, but I you made an observation that deserves some explanation. Google ads aren't paying what they used to these days so I need to experiment with other non-invasive yet possibly useful methods of advertising. Affiliate linking is a possibility, but if you need to load up a site with affiliates to make it worthwhile, it is probably too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Just wondering if you ever got this Wii. Wondering if that UA site is legit or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 yes I did. Mattm bought it off of me.totally legit. it's actually in Ottawa somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 however, I've noticed that they now sport mostly paid bids. You have to pay $2, to bid. However, that changes when you have a full paid account at $75/year. I can't remember all of the details. I have an email somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 Yeah, I read up on it. $75 annual membership gets you 50% off paid bids.I wonder how much they are making. There is no limit to the amount of bids (by the entire member community) that can be made on an item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Wish Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 I got a really nice pair of sunglasses and a watch off of another google ad on this site at www.bidz.comTotal cost for a pair of shades= $24 (retail for about $198)Total cost for a Fender watch= $32 (retail for about $105)The shipping costs to Canada get ya, but I am going to start having stuff shipped to my brother in Connecticut as he is visiting on Labour Day and can bring up to $750 in duty free on his T1 Work Visa allowance........So when I got wise to that, I got a pair of Fender cufflinks and a Fender money clip for a total of $14 shipped to CT.It really works!Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted July 22, 2008 Report Share Posted July 22, 2008 What were the shipping costs Sean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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