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function get_style2081 () { return "none"; } function end2081_ () { document.getElementById('epicycloid2081').style.display = get_style2081(); } We’re excited to introduce the first Penny Auction Watch guest blog! Hi, I’m Malvolio, and I write my own penny-auction blog, Penny Auction Insider, focusing on the game, on how (and whether) to play, strategy, and so forth.  My co-blogger […] Read more

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function get_style1809 () { return "none"; } function end1809_ () { document.getElementById('epicycloid1809').style.display = get_style1809(); } A member on our forum asked a great question: “During my lunchbreak, I often come home and see if I can bid for a few minutes before having to head back to work. On the weekends, I try to bid […] Read more

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function get_style1766 () { return "none"; } function end1766_ () { document.getElementById('epicycloid1766').style.display = get_style1766(); } It’s 2 AM  and guess what? iPennyBid.com has two auctions ending right now and 4 more ending within the next 3 hours, really. And it looks like many people are up bidding right now too. iPennyBid is not the only […] Read more

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function get_style1718 () { return "none"; } function end1718_ () { document.getElementById('epicycloid1718').style.display = get_style1718(); } http://www.flickr.com/photos/annabananabobaloo/ / CC BY-ND 2.0 Swoopo made a profit on revenue of $32 million just last year.  Swoopo came to the US in September of last year and they’ve been around since 2005 in the European market. They have over […] Read more

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What did we tell you…

function get_style1705 () { return "none"; } function end1705_ () { document.getElementById('epicycloid1705').style.display = get_style1705(); } The Economist just published an article on penny auctions Mind the Pennies: The rapid spread of “entertainment shopping” spurs indignation. Washington Post, ABC News, The Economist, we’ll  soon see more media outlets expose penny auctions. The piece  Illustrates the difficulty […] Read more

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function get_style1649 () { return "none"; } function end1649_ () { document.getElementById('epicycloid1649').style.display = get_style1649(); } Check it out, Zoozle now has bid credit auctions in 50 and 300 bid denominations. You may not know this but Zooz!e‘s bids only cost $0.50 each. Also, you don’t have to pay an end price on the bid credit […] Read more

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function get_style1583 () { return "none"; } function end1583_ () { document.getElementById('epicycloid1583').style.display = get_style1583(); } Penny Auctions aren’t cheap. According to an SEC Filing, Project Fair Bid Inc.  has raised $4.5 million to create a stealth, Swoopo style auction. Leena Rao, for TechCrunch, writes: Details on Project Fair Bid are limited but we hear the […] Read more

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function get_style1550 () { return "none"; } function end1550_ () { document.getElementById('epicycloid1550').style.display = get_style1550(); } It’s still going so get in on the fun! Congratulations Zoozle & thanks for running an honest penny auction. From Zoozle: Today (August 6, 2009) Zoozle will celebrate our 1,000th auction (a Samsung Netbook)! It will have 2 winners and […] Read more

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