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Thread ID: 121794 2011-11-14 01:45:00 "Overstock Laptops Forum Advert" Poppa John (284) PC World Chat
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1243337 2011-11-14 01:45:00 Hi All.

Is this advert for real? NZ$38? Or is it a colour photo of one? PJ
Poppa John (284)
1243338 2011-11-14 02:24:00 link? If the ad was on this forum I doubt many will have seen it. Adblock pro ftw. icow (15313)
1243339 2011-11-14 02:26:00 What advert? Agent_24 (57)
1243340 2011-11-14 03:36:00 This one perhaps.

nomorerack.com
Snorkbox (15764)
1243341 2011-11-14 03:37:00 not a scam, but close to scam....

it's like an auction but you pay about $1 to bid.
if you don't win , then you just lost $1.

each bid is only a few cents more than the last.

so the laptop that sold for $38 may have had 5000 bids, at sucker paying $1 each bid.
the winner only pays $38 +$1
the other 5000 suckers pay $1 for nothing.
the website get $5038 for a laptop that's only worth $1500

if you are the winner then it a good deal, if you are not the winner then you loose.
if you run the website then you make lots of $$$$ off each auction.
robsonde (120)
1243342 2011-11-14 04:33:00 not a scam, but close to scam....

it's like an auction but you pay about $1 to bid.
if you don't win , then you just lost $1.

each bid is only a few cents more than the last.

so the laptop that sold for $38 may have had 5000 bids, at sucker paying $1 each bid.
the winner only pays $38 +$1
the other 5000 suckers pay $1 for nothing.
the website get $5038 for a laptop that's only worth $1500

if you are the winner then it a good deal, if you are not the winner then you loose.
if you run the website then you make lots of $$$$ off each auction.

Thanks for that, in my book that is a scam. PJ
Poppa John (284)
1243343 2011-11-14 04:43:00 Only if you're stupid enough to play along. Agent_24 (57)
1243344 2011-11-14 05:49:00 Looks like Nomorerack.com is dodgy as. Lots of complaints (www.sitejabber.com) and reports of unauthorised credit card charges (www.scambook.com). They appear to have a sister website with the same bidding setup. You need to buy bids using your credit card before you can bid ...

Despite having a Kiwi logo on their page (added by IP location detection no doubt), it is a Canadian company.

Administrative Contact [3538991]:
Nomorerack Retail Group Inc. Nomorerack Retail Group Inc. experience@nomorerack.com
Nomorerack Retail Group Inc.
#154-1917 West 4th Ave
Vancouver, BC V6J 1M7
Vancouver
BC
V6J 1M7
CA
Phone: +1.6047641459
Jen (38)
1243345 2011-11-14 06:39:00 Only if you're stupid enough to play along.

Not only stupid but the time wasted is worse than playing WOW as you watch the auctions going up 1 cent at a time
Gobe1 (6290)
1243346 2011-11-14 07:56:00 Better off playing Entropia, perhaps (with the real money economy system)

Then again you can probably make more money by selling your WoW account on eBay.
Agent_24 (57)
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