True, but should we legalise everything that people fool for due to their own stupidity?
Such as phishing and all other scams?
Mad Bid - anyone tried it?
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True, but should we legalise everything that people fool for due to their own stupidity?
Such as phishing and all other scams?
it's not a scam though. No where do they try tricking you, it's all well documented and some people will get bargains.
Soldato
There are other ones now which are basically lowest unique bid wins, so there are limits and "someone" does actually get something. Just a bit organised raffle for profit.
Not say I'd do it though
Not say I'd do it though
Yeah, but for the vast majority they are going to get nothing. Anyhow, I retract that point as in Hindsight it's probably not the best idea to criminalize it.
Man of Honour
Its the 'new' bandit, lots of people pay in and get nothing, one gets the jackpot.
I hate bandits, always used to see the same looser 'ex best mate' drop his wage in one every week, then he used to try and sponge off me even though I earned a third he earned back then I was always flush he was always broke. Great nights out were had on the odd occasion the bandit went out of order, usually me pulling the plug when he nipped to the toilet.
I hate bandits, always used to see the same looser 'ex best mate' drop his wage in one every week, then he used to try and sponge off me even though I earned a third he earned back then I was always flush he was always broke. Great nights out were had on the odd occasion the bandit went out of order, usually me pulling the plug when he nipped to the toilet.
Nothing illegal about it. You are buying bids and you do win the item for the price it sold at.
It just needs stupid people or people who have spent £50 or £100 and then need to buy something to show for their money so keep buying more bids.
Soldato
Those "Win a Ferrari" raffles at the airport annoy me as well. They must be making a huge profit from those! Tickets are £20 a pop!
They used to be £80-100 a pop until the recession hit.
Soldato
It's a raffle, not an auction.
It's exactly this.
It INFURIATES me that sites like this exist and that I didn't think of it first
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Could you theoretically snipe decent deals if you show restraint and don't fly in with loads of bids early?
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How come on the advert the "winners" are all chav scum?
You say that but everybody does that. You think its got as high as it will go and then bid but then somebody else bids. You don;t bid and the ps3 sells for £24 and you're gutted.
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Surely, if you're that good, you'd just spend the time making more money some other way?
Exactly - you're buying tickets for a raffle and I think it's disingenuous of them to advertise it as an auction.
I really think it should be covered under gambling legislation and it should be made clear that you have no guarantee of actually ever buying anything even if you spend hundreds of pounds with them.