An online auction site called
Swoopo, once called TeleBid, has hit upon an ingenious way to make money. They are an auction site not entirely unlike Ebay - but using a different auction scheme. Where EBay uses a slightly modified
Vickrey auction system, Swoopo uses an auction system based on the "
Dollar Auction" game - with interesting results.
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posted by Zarkonnen
on Oct 1, 2008 -
31 comments
eBay hilarity: "THIS VEHICLE HAS COME TO US VIA AN INSURANCE COMPANY, IT HAS TRAVELLED 32,000 MILES AND IS ONE NOT VERY HAPPY OWNER FROM NEW. MUST TELL STORY:" (
via)
posted by NekulturnY
on Feb 18, 2006 -
40 comments
Own a piece of national tragedy. Rehnquist's original signed decision on the 2000 election recount, throwing the country over to the loser of the popular vote (and, quite possibly, the loser of the electoral college) is up for auction.
posted by jonson
on Sep 10, 2005 -
39 comments
For Sale: Slightly Used, Amazingly Versatile 7-Letter Kit. (Letters included: L-I-N-D-O-W-S) Warning: Improper placement of W may result in lawsuits.
posted by Mwongozi
on Sep 27, 2004 -
11 comments
A Scranton, PA man is
auctioning 250,000 pieces of software mostly games from the 80s and early 90s
composed of around 20,000
unique titles (2MB Excel Spreadsheet) for $250,000. He says its the worlds biggest collection and many games are rare and in
demand. You will need trucks and warehouse. If anyone can afford to sit on these for a few decades untill the 80s generation gets old and nostalgic it could be the
Schoyen of early computer gameing software.
posted by stbalbach
on Sep 8, 2002 -
16 comments
Let the market decide where
Dan Bern will play next. Bern and his band are auctioning off a private concert at the auction winner's house. You can apparently make his appearance as large or intimate as you want. Would a
dutch auction like this be enough to build a U.S. tour on?
posted by Dirjy
on Sep 5, 2002 -
3 comments
Truth in advertising is such a rare thing. I particularly like the reply to the VP of Engineering from Polk Audio. You can only wonder if it was a real email or somebody just trying to yank his chain.
posted by johnmunsch
on Apr 11, 2002 -
9 comments
Is your inability to become a new MeFi member too much to handle? Well, you can just follow
this man's example, and
buy your way in!
posted by christian
on Nov 18, 2001 -
40 comments
Buy 1777.58 acres of the Moon "Probably the most romantic and original present you could ever give to a loved one." My ass!! You too can claim ownership to planets/stars throughout the universe and sell them over eBay....
posted by grank
on Dec 17, 2000 -
8 comments
Finally, the
weapon we've been waiting for. And at a bargain price really. ;]
posted by aflakete
on Jul 24, 2000 -
4 comments
T-206 The most valuable baseball card of all time is up for auction on Ebay. Honus Wagner T206
posted by owillis
on Jul 5, 2000 -
5 comments
Why go all the way down to your local police auction to pick those great seized property bargins, whey you can buy former drug lords' mountian bikes
on ebay?
posted by mathowie
on Aug 2, 1999 -
0 comments
