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General Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: CrAz3D on June 12, 2011, 12:04:42 AM

Title: Quidbids - "entertainment retail auction"
Post by: CrAz3D on June 12, 2011, 12:04:42 AM
quidbids.com

seems like it might be worth it to buy the cheapo $20 walmart cards that very few people bid on.

Each time you bid, you spend $.60.
Title: Re: Quidbids - "entertainment retail auction"
Post by: Sidoh on June 12, 2011, 01:41:02 AM
Fucking gimicks. Haha.

That said, there probably exist items that one can usually get for cheap.
Title: Re: Quidbids - "entertainment retail auction"
Post by: nslay on June 12, 2011, 02:28:33 AM
It's more like a lottery than an auction. The more tickets(bids) you buy, the more likely you will be the lucky winner who bought the last ticket.

Another way to look at it, it's like a lottery where the drawing and ticket vending are simultaneous so that the last ticket number is the winning lottery number.
Title: Re: Quidbids - "entertainment retail auction"
Post by: Newby on June 12, 2011, 01:56:12 PM
Quote from: nslay on June 12, 2011, 02:28:33 AM
Another way to look at it, it's like a lottery where the drawing and ticket vending are simultaneous so that the last ticket number is the winning lottery number.

This. It's not like you put in a bid and win, it's like eBay but instead of money you purchase bids. It's dumb. Initially thought it was cool when I first discovered it but looked into it and realized it was dumb.
Title: Re: Quidbids - "entertainment retail auction"
Post by: CrAz3D on June 12, 2011, 05:36:52 PM
You're not likely to score lots of cool shit for cheap, but some stuff I imagine would go mad cheap.