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Old August 3rd, 2008, 01:17 PM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default Bidding on a ticket? Bidding on your vacation time!

gambling is a tax on the stupid

bidding is gambling

priceline markets the impulse buyer where expedia markets logical
shopper

bid war anyone? supply and demand anyone?

Socialistic vs Consumeristic


Its good to see a new market approach to on line travel because
competition keeps cost down and creates new products and services

But airlines determine a base rate of a ticket meaning priceline needs
to make a cut somewhere meaning you would always ever over pay
Or someone will pay and high and some one will pay low
Again you can not control the supply and demand only the markets can
If people are willing to pay the a travel agent, online booking
service will charge that exact amount (airlines determine the initial
cost no airline will sell under market value)
That is why airline costs fluxuate all the time

I have yet to see priceline match expedia costs
 




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