100% scam. I doubt any real users get those items, even when an auction closes. They have bots bidding all the time and once people get bored or go to sleep their bot can win it easily. I mean why would they actually ship a MacBook for $35 when they can keep it and run another auction with it?
Swoopo - Will it Overtake Ebay? (this sh*t is like crack cocaine)
- Thread starter chewbacca
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ponzi scheme
alot people lose, one profits.
kinda like the stock markets
except those are mostly regulated
alot people lose, one profits.
kinda like the stock markets
except those are mostly regulatedSavings:
Worth up to: $1,299.99
Placed bids (1323): $1,323.00
FreeBids (190): $0.00
Final price: $47.30
So the bidder spent $1323 on a machine worth $1300. And the site took in $1323 + $4730 = $6053. WOW.
This works a bit different than I expected.
They do not need to scam, they make enough money without resorting to scams which would be foolish.
Profit = (auction selling price) â (original âactual retail valueâ) + #bids
(This assumes they pay âretailâ for their items.)
Recall each bid nets them $1. #bids can be calculated by:
#bids = [(auction selling price) - $0.15]/0.15
Therefore, the profit model simplifies to the following:
Profit = (23/3)*(auction selling price) â (âretailâ price) â 1
What is the break-even point? If the (auction selling price) = (3/23)*(âretailâ). So if the item sells for just over 1/8 of its retail value, Swoopo will profit. Sounds like a win-win for them! I canât imagine them losing money on many auctions.
Obviously, this model is generic, doesnât include overhead costs or other considerations. Thanks for reading.
Worth up to: $1,299.99
Placed bids (1323): $1,323.00
FreeBids (190): $0.00
Final price: $47.30
So the bidder spent $1323 on a machine worth $1300. And the site took in $1323 + $4730 = $6053. WOW.
This works a bit different than I expected.
They do not need to scam, they make enough money without resorting to scams which would be foolish.
Profit = (auction selling price) â (original âactual retail valueâ) + #bids
(This assumes they pay âretailâ for their items.)
Recall each bid nets them $1. #bids can be calculated by:
#bids = [(auction selling price) - $0.15]/0.15
Therefore, the profit model simplifies to the following:
Profit = (23/3)*(auction selling price) â (âretailâ price) â 1
What is the break-even point? If the (auction selling price) = (3/23)*(âretailâ). So if the item sells for just over 1/8 of its retail value, Swoopo will profit. Sounds like a win-win for them! I canât imagine them losing money on many auctions.
Obviously, this model is generic, doesnât include overhead costs or other considerations. Thanks for reading.