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Old October 20th, 2005, 06:16 AM
Miha
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On priceline I put down $10 for EWR-JNU intiniary. Apparently it
accepted because it asks for the credit card and the button says
"purchase tickets"

Does anyone have any experience with this?!?!?!? This gotta be a scam...

Airline Ticket Offer Price: $1.00 per ticket
Airline Ticket Taxes & Fees: $60.05 per ticket
Number of Tickets: 2
Airline Ticket Delivery: $0.00 (Electronic Ticket)
Airfare Subtotal: $122.10
Total Trip Cost: $122.10
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Old October 20th, 2005, 04:17 PM
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Miha wrote:
On priceline I put down $10 for EWR-JNU intiniary. Apparently it
accepted because it asks for the credit card and the button says
"purchase tickets"

Does anyone have any experience with this?!?!?!? This gotta be a scam...

Airline Ticket Offer Price: $1.00 per ticket
Airline Ticket Taxes & Fees: $60.05 per ticket
Number of Tickets: 2
Airline Ticket Delivery: $0.00 (Electronic Ticket)
Airfare Subtotal: $122.10
Total Trip Cost: $122.10


You didn't read the terms and conditions over there did you?
Probably the single most common problem with Priceline is folks
not reading the rules. You were making an offer. Priceline
had yet to accept it. They get your payment information
prior to accepting it, and they mark the button as "purchase
your tickets" because if they accept your offer, the sale
is done. It isn't a scam, and it's not for everyone, especially
folks who don't read the rules. But I'm dubious they were
going to sell you the ticket for $10.

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Old October 22nd, 2005, 01:38 AM
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Default This has to be a scam... priceline

the sad thing is, you rarely get a huge score on priceline now. things
are standardizing as demand returns to US tourism. for a couple
wonderful years, hotel rooms were incredibly cheap.

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Old October 26th, 2005, 04:40 AM
Gregory Morrow
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Default This has to be a scam... priceline


Miha wrote:

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Miha wrote:
On priceline I put down $10 for EWR-JNU intiniary. Apparently it
accepted because it asks for the credit card and the button says
"purchase tickets"

Does anyone have any experience with this?!?!?!? This gotta be a scam...

Airline Ticket Offer Price: $1.00 per ticket
Airline Ticket Taxes & Fees: $60.05 per ticket
Number of Tickets: 2
Airline Ticket Delivery: $0.00 (Electronic Ticket)
Airfare Subtotal: $122.10
Total Trip Cost: $122.10


You didn't read the terms and conditions over there did you?
Probably the single most common problem with Priceline is folks
not reading the rules. You were making an offer. Priceline
had yet to accept it. They get your payment information
prior to accepting it, and they mark the button as "purchase
your tickets" because if they accept your offer, the sale
is done. It isn't a scam, and it's not for everyone, especially
folks who don't read the rules. But I'm dubious they were
going to sell you the ticket for $10.

Ah... yeah, I tried it - of course it was a no go. Surprisingly,
Priceline quotes more for the same intiniary(sp?) than Alaska.



Airfares are so cheap these days that Priceline is rarely a good deal
for air. Priceline is still a decent source of cheap hotel rooms and
rental car deals, however...

Take a gander at this helpful site to see tips for PL bidding
strategies, etc.:

www.betterbidding.com

[I'm not affiliated with this site BTW]

--
Best
Greg

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Old October 26th, 2005, 12:54 PM
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Gregory Morrow wrote:
Miha wrote:

[snip]
Airfares are so cheap these days that Priceline is rarely a good deal
for air. Priceline is still a decent source of cheap hotel rooms and
rental car deals, however...


I haven't found good hotel deals lately. And it is in places I
used to find great ones. My last two bookings have been through
hotwire, not priceline. I suspect priceline is more interested in
their fixed price market line these days.


Take a gander at this helpful site to see tips for PL bidding
strategies, etc.:

www.betterbidding.com


And of course everyones fav

http://www.biddingfortravel.com

But watch what you post there.

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Old October 27th, 2005, 06:36 AM
Gregory Morrow
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wrote:

Gregory Morrow wrote:
Miha wrote:

[snip]
Airfares are so cheap these days that Priceline is rarely a good deal
for air. Priceline is still a decent source of cheap hotel rooms and
rental car deals, however...


I haven't found good hotel deals lately. And it is in places I
used to find great ones. My last two bookings have been through
hotwire, not priceline. I suspect priceline is more interested in
their fixed price market line these days.


Take a gander at this helpful site to see tips for PL bidding
strategies, etc.:

www.betterbidding.com

And of course everyones fav

http://www.biddingfortravel.com

But watch what you post there.



Yep, Sheryl The Big Fat Jewess runs that site with all the charm,
panache, and joi - de - vivre of Dr. Joseph Mengele performing
anesthesia - less experimental surgery on a bunch of retarded Gypsy
kids...

--
Best
Greg

 




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