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grimm · 02-27-2009, 08:44 PM

I doubt the site has any control on the google ads banner, but i would like to warn people about swoopo. Please read up on this "shopping" site. It's really quite the scam, or as some people call it, a lottery.

Pay to Bid

Swoopo Info ( from a forum)

**TROLL** · 02-27-2009, 08:57 PM

If you see it again can you give me the link it is pointing to? Just want to confirm what it is exactly, and I should be able to block it from appearing on the site again. Thanks for the heads up...

howielong · 02-27-2009, 09:53 PM

Just came up for me

http://www.swoopo.com/ended-auction....FQpuGgodP2cJlg

**TROLL** · 02-27-2009, 10:18 PM

ok should be gone... let me know if it comes back up though. thanks...

stover · 02-27-2009, 10:23 PM

i just got it

**TROLL** · 02-27-2009, 10:28 PM

ok and if it comes up please right click properties, and tell me the link its going to so i can blacklist it

JasterM5 · 03-05-2009, 02:31 PM

It's not a scam, its just an auction site with an incredibly inventive and profitable business model. If you take the time to understand it you'll see this.

Whether you like it or not and choose to participate is another story entirely.

grimm · 03-05-2009, 03:24 PM

Have you participated in this "Entertainment Shopping"? did you win anything?

i wouldn't say auction, it's definitely more of a lottery that has no defined ending. Not saying it's not an inventive business model, but so was the pyramid scheme. Either way the end result is the company gets rich by the misleading wording and practices of the site. I mean who's to say that swoopo doesn't out bid or continue to raise the bid until they reach the proper profit margin? If someone has positive things to say about it then i would be more then willing to hear them. But from my own research there hasn't been much good to be heard.

I mean even go to their help section, it does a good job of not disclosing the finer details of how the site works.

edit-

I registered and will investigate it further.

i also found that you can start your own swoopo thru swoopoclone.com

jspek · 03-07-2009, 08:50 PM

its ****ing genius. too bad im not suckered like some of teh idiots on there. its great entertainment late at night watching these people fight to save 5 bucks.

02-27-2009, 08:44 PM	#1
grimm Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Member #3058 iTrader: (2)	Swoopo Ad I doubt the site has any control on the google ads banner, but i would like to warn people about swoopo. Please read up on this "shopping" site. It's really quite the scam, or as some people call it, a lottery. Pay to Bid Swoopo Info ( from a forum) __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

02-27-2009, 09:53 PM	#3
howielong Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Langhorne, PA Member #586 My Ride: Grandpa Cruiser iTrader: (0)	Just came up for me http://www.swoopo.com/ended-auction....FQpuGgodP2cJlg __________________ I drive the grand kids around *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

02-27-2009, 10:23 PM	#5
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03-05-2009, 02:31 PM	#7
JasterM5 Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Langhorne, PA Member #85 iTrader: (0)	It's not a scam, its just an auction site with an incredibly inventive and profitable business model. If you take the time to understand it you'll see this. Whether you like it or not and choose to participate is another story entirely. __________________ '87 Nissan S12 - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Kinda miss it - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. '02 RWD WRX To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. -> To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Dead - Really Miss It '90 Infiniti SR20 M30 - Dead - Miss this more To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. '93 Nissan S13 Vert - SR20 yadda yadda...... '92 Mazda 929

03-05-2009, 03:24 PM	#8
grimm Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Member #3058 iTrader: (2)	Have you participated in this "Entertainment Shopping"? did you win anything? i wouldn't say auction, it's definitely more of a lottery that has no defined ending. Not saying it's not an inventive business model, but so was the pyramid scheme. Either way the end result is the company gets rich by the misleading wording and practices of the site. I mean who's to say that swoopo doesn't out bid or continue to raise the bid until they reach the proper profit margin? If someone has positive things to say about it then i would be more then willing to hear them. But from my own research there hasn't been much good to be heard. I mean even go to their help section, it does a good job of not disclosing the finer details of how the site works. edit- I registered and will investigate it further. i also found that you can start your own swoopo thru swoopoclone.com __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Last edited by grimm; 03-05-2009 at 07:41 PM.