Advantages: to be able to win a bid on e-bay
Disadvantages: can only use three times a week for free

...Hello all you fellow E-bayers I have found a site that allows you to bid in the last 10 secs for free. ******************************************************* I was one of these suckers that bid on E-bay for how to earn off the web for free.It cost me £2.99 and when I first downloaded it I thought what an idiot you have been ripped off again. I went back later and read the item again and clicked on many of the links and came across " lotsnipe.com" This site allows you to make a bid in the last 10 secs for free (but this is only to be used three times a week). When you get on the site you must register first and then wait for the link to be sent to you by e-mail. The next process after logging in is to go to the bottom of the page and press the continue button. The next thing to do is to minimise the page and log onto... Read review

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Advantages: Very exciting! Plus you will probably find rare items.
Disadvantages: Darn last minute bids!!!!

...If you have never visited this site then you're missing out. Have you ever gone to a supermarket and come home with loads of stuff that you put in your trolley, that you didnt intend to buy? Ebay is like that. You peruse all the items and find yourself placing bids left right and centre and then getting really excited about if you will win them or not. It starts becoming an obsession! I have placed loads of bids for things, some more expensive than others. I have never actually won one yet though!!! Thats what is so frustrating. To win a bid without much competition for the bid, you have to be in an auction that is not a popular item. There are a lot of shrewd bidders out there who will wait until the very minute that the auction closes ( you are given full details of the exact time the bid closes) and place their bid. This means... Read review

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Advantages: Cheap items and security
Disadvantages: Last minute didders

...contacted yeehaa and they will contact the seller to send the item. if that fails yeehaa will totally refund you and seek payment from the seller for themselves. BUYING Well once you have found an item you like and want to make a bid. You can do so once you have logged it. its simple, easy and you will receive an e-mail for conformation of your bid. If you don't want to keep logging on the the site to make another bid if someone makes a higher bid than you. ( a e-mail will be sent to you if someone makes a higher bid) You can make a proxy bid. The proxy bit is simple as making a normal bid. For instance, if you want to bid for an item that so far is at £20. You can make a bid for £40. The bid will only increase by £1 or so. But the proxy bit means if someone make another bid less that £40. you will automatically make a bid using the proxy bid... Read review

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Advantages: Everythings free and its easy to earn points
Disadvantages: None

...Basically with this site you earn points by playing games, refering people, clicking on things within the site, joining and evening bidding.You then use those points to bid for the prise that you want. There are plenty of items to bid on which are updated regularly and it is easy to gain "bidcoins". bidding for an item for something such as a CD is from around 3000 bidcoins to 7000 bidcoins. the only way to get referals is through email invitation so if you are interested in joining I would appreciate it if you could email me your email address so I can send you an invite. Thanx Gayle (Gayle.Burden@virgin.net)... Read review

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Advantages: Can find bargains if you are very lucky
Disadvantages: Delivery is expensive and takes quite a while

...Summary Bid-up.tv is an interactive auction channel featuring on Sky Digital (647), Freeview (24), Ntlworld and Telewest. It is the sister channel of pricedrop.tv (see my review dated 1/1/2004) however, it has been established for a longer period of time and was one of the first live auction channels to be created on television. There are approximately 6 to 10 auctions each hour, with the channel operating between 8 am and 1 am, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. All auctions start at either a £1 or a higher amount set by the channel. How does it work? Bid-up.tv is very similar to a traditional style auction where the highest bidders are successful. In the vast majority of auctions there are more than one item available to be bought meaning that multiple bidders will be successful. Basically bidders are free to bid whatever amount... Read review

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Advantages: You can See exactly what you are going to get -good bargains
Disadvantages: Sometimes there is not a lot variation in the items being auction.d

...If you like visiting auction websites and taking part in auctions, then you will love this new channel you can get on Sky Digital. This channel is a combination of a shopping channel -like QVC And an online auction. Bid-up tv currently runs from 12 noon until midnight, and is live and fully interactive. This means you can watch auctions taking place on screen, see the goods(which is very handy)and use the phone to actually make a bid on the items. This means you are able to see instantly how well your bid is doing. There are various auctions throughout the day for a wide range of goods. They have various themed programmes like “Wine and Dine” here you can bid on items like cases of wine, or related items, like electric ice buckets, corkscrews, glasses etc. “Switched On” is their Electrical goods show, where you can bid for things like... Read review

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Advantages: cheap prod