Comments on: Pure Profit: A Look at Swoop http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/pure-profit-a-look-at-swoop/ My ideas on web analytics, marketing, and other scraps. Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:53:24 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Bethany http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/pure-profit-a-look-at-swoop/#comment-120 Bethany Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:53:24 +0000 http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-120 Thanks Cake for the scoop. I thought it sounded to good to be true. My Mom taught me "if it sounds to good to be true...", fortunately between my Mom and your site I didn't fall victim to swoopoo's scam. :) Thanks Cake for the scoop.

I thought it sounded to good to be true. My Mom taught me “if it sounds to good to be true…”, fortunately between my Mom and your site I didn’t fall victim to swoopoo’s scam. :)

]]> By: Seattle Josh http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/pure-profit-a-look-at-swoop/#comment-113 Seattle Josh Sat, 30 May 2009 21:07:02 +0000 http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-113 I got interested by an add on my Gmail. Prices seemed to good to be true so I decieded to Google and figure it out for myself. Cake's elequant break down of how it all works was brilliant! This is a scam and you would be a sucker to bid knowing what I know now. Can't believe I almost fell for it. Ponsy, Pyramid, and now this what will they think of next. I got interested by an add on my Gmail. Prices seemed to good to be true so I decieded to Google and figure it out for myself. Cake’s elequant break down of how it all works was brilliant! This is a scam and you would be a sucker to bid knowing what I know now. Can’t believe I almost fell for it. Ponsy, Pyramid, and now this what will they think of next.

]]> By: Rob in new york http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/pure-profit-a-look-at-swoop/#comment-101 Rob in new york Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:45:22 +0000 http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-101 its all about the GREED Your stupidity,thinking you,and you alone might win something Dirt Cheap,actually forces you into bidding more and more,in a DESPERATE attempt to win......only problem is,theres a 1000 other people in the exact same boat on the exact same auction....they r screwed too....so THINK before you bid,or buy any bids..this is a SCAM and you wont win a damm thing..... ask yourself this,if Alllll these auctions Supposedly have winners,WHERE ARE THEY????!!!! o,but wait..approxiamately 3 people so far have won something..( supposedly ) out of what,a million,ten million,what? in fact,im sure you r thinking you can win,right?..because of course,You are the Fastest clicker in the world,right? well,do what i did and GOOGLE the swoopo...see just how many people actually won,versus the number of people who have lost tons of money on this site. THEN of those people who won,how many Actually Recieved Anything!! Bidder Beware!!...and,for a parting shot,isnt it odd,no matter how hard you try,theres Always someone beating you out?...hrmmm..possibly because the swoopo company employs FAKE bidders to keep on driving that price up,and sucking down YOUR loot.. they just keep those timers a rolling,cause sooner or later everyone runs out of money,or walks away..and THATS when the company Ends the Auction..thereby leaving themselves Tons of profit and not have to give away a damm thing,eyh. cmon people,i Love a great deal,just like yall do..BUT THIS AINT IT !!.. just go ebay and try your luck..at least you wont get cleaned out Just For Bidding,eyh.... o,and heres how you win at ebay...ill give this to you for free,instead of charging you lmao. before you EVER bid on anything,Always check the Sellers Feedback Rating..if its less than 80% Dont Bid,you are taking Chances...find another item sold by a Good seller. First off,Time Does Matter.. example..i live in the usa,so what i want,is to be bidding when Everyone is in sleep mode. figure out what your sleep time is for where you live,and make your plans. now, find what you want,now go to the center top and hit Bids ending Soonest. the list will reset and NOW you are in the right area. pick a cheap likely candidate,and note the time..hopefully,you have LESS than 5 minutes remaining....now,Watch it,but Dont bid on it yet. when you get down to the last minute,get ready..at 45 seconds out,make your first,and hopefully only bid... make that bid a WEIRD number...like 44.67...or 31.79.you get the picture.. (for example,i won an xbox 360 for 21.91 dollars and 15 shipping two days ago in the dead middle of the nite...yes,you are reading that right...total was just shy of 40 bucks) ok now,you should have around 20 second left....are you high bidder?..if not,this is your last chance..make another bid,and Stay Sane,dont go nutty just cause theres 20 seconds left..theres Always gonna be more stuff on ebay. be prepared to get spanked at the very last second.....it happens to all of us,just shake your head and go find the next great deal. keep in mind,most good ebayers all use this same strategy,and you must have a Firm idea of your top bid Before you ever place a bid.. i have been using ebay for over 5 year now,and have won Tons of stuff for me,my friends,family,and the only complaints i have is about lying sellers = broken xbox 360-s and people who bid on vehicles and dont pay...paypal has been Useless for getting money back..yay paypal.....loving that paypal guarantee..sigh. otherwise,ebay really is the place to get good deals..... heres wishing you luck,and hoping that you dont fall for the swoopo scam. cheers,Rob its all about the GREED

Your stupidity,thinking you,and you alone might win something Dirt Cheap,actually forces you into bidding more and more,in a DESPERATE attempt to win……only problem is,theres a 1000 other people in the exact same boat on the exact same auction….they r screwed too….so THINK before you bid,or buy any bids..this is a SCAM and you wont win a damm thing…..

ask yourself this,if Alllll these auctions Supposedly have winners,WHERE ARE THEY????!!!!
o,but wait..approxiamately 3 people so far have won something..( supposedly )
out of what,a million,ten million,what?

in fact,im sure you r thinking you can win,right?..because of course,You are the Fastest clicker in the world,right?

well,do what i did and GOOGLE the swoopo…see just how many people actually won,versus the number of people who have lost tons of money on this site.
THEN of those people who won,how many Actually Recieved Anything!!

Bidder Beware!!…and,for a parting shot,isnt it odd,no matter how hard you try,theres Always someone beating you out?…hrmmm..possibly because the swoopo company employs FAKE bidders to keep on driving that price up,and sucking down YOUR loot..
they just keep those timers a rolling,cause sooner or later everyone runs out of money,or walks away..and THATS when the company Ends the Auction..thereby leaving themselves Tons of profit and not have to give away a damm thing,eyh.

cmon people,i Love a great deal,just like yall do..BUT THIS AINT IT !!..

just go ebay and try your luck..at least you wont get cleaned out Just For Bidding,eyh….

o,and heres how you win at ebay…ill give this to you for free,instead of charging you lmao.

before you EVER bid on anything,Always check the Sellers Feedback Rating..if its less than 80% Dont Bid,you are taking Chances…find another item sold by a Good seller.

First off,Time Does Matter..
example..i live in the usa,so what i want,is to be bidding when Everyone is in sleep mode.
figure out what your sleep time is for where you live,and make your plans.
now,
find what you want,now go to the center top and hit Bids ending Soonest.
the list will reset and NOW you are in the right area.

pick a cheap likely candidate,and note the time..hopefully,you have LESS than 5 minutes remaining….now,Watch it,but Dont bid on it yet.
when you get down to the last minute,get ready..at 45 seconds out,make your first,and hopefully only bid…
make that bid a WEIRD number…like 44.67…or 31.79.you get the picture..

(for example,i won an xbox 360 for 21.91 dollars and 15 shipping two days ago in the dead middle of the nite…yes,you are reading that right…total was just shy of 40 bucks)

ok now,you should have around 20 second left….are you high bidder?..if not,this is your last chance..make another bid,and Stay Sane,dont go nutty just cause theres 20 seconds left..theres Always gonna be more stuff on ebay.

be prepared to get spanked at the very last second…..it happens to all of us,just shake your head and go find the next great deal.

keep in mind,most good ebayers all use this same strategy,and you must have a Firm idea of your top bid Before you ever place a bid..

i have been using ebay for over 5 year now,and have won Tons of stuff for me,my friends,family,and the only complaints i have is about lying sellers = broken xbox 360-s and people who bid on vehicles and dont pay…paypal has been Useless for getting money back..yay paypal…..loving that paypal guarantee..sigh.

otherwise,ebay really is the place to get good deals…..
heres wishing you luck,and hoping that you dont fall for the swoopo scam.
cheers,Rob

]]> By: Ben http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/pure-profit-a-look-at-swoop/#comment-87 Ben Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:28:16 +0000 http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-87 A sucker born every minute. A sucker born every minute.

]]> By: Online auction "game" exploits cognitive blindspots to make you overspend | Smilikiti http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/pure-profit-a-look-at-swoop/#comment-86 Online auction "game" exploits cognitive blindspots to make you overspend | Smilikiti Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:26:11 +0000 http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-86 [...] An auction for a laptop that says on the auction page, and I quote, “Worth up to $1,399.99″ The winning bidder, as stated on the site, placed 2020 bids. That is $2,020!! And the auction page proclaims “Savings: 0%” when it really should read negative! So Swoopo made like $600. BUT WAIT! The auction started at $0.00 and finished at $3,353.85. Now read that again. They were already up $600 from the winners bids alone. The winner sucker still had to pay $3,353.85 because that was the price of the auction. Okay, so Swoopo walks away with a cool $4,000 pure profit. (Like a bad TV commercial) BUT WITH THERE’S MORE! Remember that bids are placed in 15 cent increments. That means that if the auction finished for $3,353.85 you take that divided by $0.15 which equals $22,359 in bids!!!! That brings total profit to $22,359 (bids) + $3,353.85 (auction) -$1,399.99 (retail cost of laptop, probably not their cost) = $24,312.86 Pure Profit: A Look at Swoop [...] [...] An auction for a laptop that says on the auction page, and I quote, “Worth up to $1,399.99″ The winning bidder, as stated on the site, placed 2020 bids. That is $2,020!! And the auction page proclaims “Savings: 0%” when it really should read negative! So Swoopo made like $600. BUT WAIT! The auction started at $0.00 and finished at $3,353.85. Now read that again. They were already up $600 from the winners bids alone. The winner sucker still had to pay $3,353.85 because that was the price of the auction. Okay, so Swoopo walks away with a cool $4,000 pure profit. (Like a bad TV commercial) BUT WITH THERE’S MORE! Remember that bids are placed in 15 cent increments. That means that if the auction finished for $3,353.85 you take that divided by $0.15 which equals $22,359 in bids!!!! That brings total profit to $22,359 (bids) + $3,353.85 (auction) -$1,399.99 (retail cost of laptop, probably not their cost) = $24,312.86 Pure Profit: A Look at Swoop [...]

]]> By: Thoughts From The Cake Scraps » Blog Archive » Types of Swoopo Auctions http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/pure-profit-a-look-at-swoop/#comment-82 Thoughts From The Cake Scraps » Blog Archive » Types of Swoopo Auctions Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:47:45 +0000 http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-82 [...] my previous post on Swoopo I generated a small bit of confusion because Swoopo has several types of auctions.  Here [...] [...] my previous post on Swoopo I generated a small bit of confusion because Swoopo has several types of auctions.  Here [...]

]]> By: neverforeverdotnet » Tatarah much? http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/pure-profit-a-look-at-swoop/#comment-81 neverforeverdotnet » Tatarah much? Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:13:53 +0000 http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-81 [...] on TheeCakeScraps (via BoingBoing), this guy gives us the rundown on how much profit is likely turned by a single [...] [...] on TheeCakeScraps (via BoingBoing), this guy gives us the rundown on how much profit is likely turned by a single [...]

]]> By: Steven N. http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/pure-profit-a-look-at-swoop/#comment-80 Steven N. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:04:58 +0000 http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-80 I joined Swoopo.com on 9/25/2008, I must say I was a little intriqued as well as skeptical about the site. Regardless, I wanted to try this site. I bought a small amount of bids 20 bids for $20, I decided to try and win. So, I bid on a Nintendo Wii, needless to say, I won my bid on my very first try using there bidding butler. The winning bid was $20.55 + $14.80 for shipping. My only concern now is to see if I will actually receive this item. To check out the auction I won go to : http://www.swoopo.com/auction/wii-nintendo-console-wii-sports/101953.html By the way name screen name is merchantguy. Thanks I joined Swoopo.com on 9/25/2008, I must say I was a little intriqued as well as skeptical about the site. Regardless, I wanted to try this site. I bought a small amount of bids 20 bids for $20, I decided to try and win. So, I bid on a Nintendo Wii, needless to say, I won my bid on my very first try using there bidding butler. The winning bid was $20.55 + $14.80 for shipping. My only concern now is to see if I will actually receive this item. To check out the auction I won go to :

http://www.swoopo.com/auction/wii-nintendo-console-wii-sports/101953.html

By the way name screen name is merchantguy.

Thanks

]]> By: TinkerX » "Entertainment Shopping:" Grand Theft Lotto http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/pure-profit-a-look-at-swoop/#comment-76 TinkerX » "Entertainment Shopping:" Grand Theft Lotto Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:15:15 +0000 http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-76 [...] Cake Scraps blog has a decent anyalysis of the site’s mechanics. But the basic idea is that you pay $1 [...] [...] Cake Scraps blog has a decent anyalysis of the site’s mechanics. But the basic idea is that you pay $1 [...]

]]> By: Ben G http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/pure-profit-a-look-at-swoop/#comment-75 Ben G Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:28:55 +0000 http://theecakescraps.wordpress.com/?p=58#comment-75 More proof that this is really just a tax on stupid people: There is a set of auctions just to buy "Free Bids". So they're auctioning off the tickets that you need to bid on items. I noticed one of these auctions (for 50 free bids) was currently at $25.05, so at .15c per, that's 167 bids! $117 of pure profit and counting. An auction for 300 free bids was at 111.30, seemingly a good deal, but if you do that math, that's $742. And the bidding wasn't even over yet! More proof that this is really just a tax on stupid people: There is a set of auctions just to buy “Free Bids”. So they’re auctioning off the tickets that you need to bid on items. I noticed one of these auctions (for 50 free bids) was currently at $25.05, so at .15c per, that’s 167 bids! $117 of pure profit and counting. An auction for 300 free bids was at 111.30, seemingly a good deal, but if you do that math, that’s $742. And the bidding wasn’t even over yet!

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