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This has to be a scam... priceline
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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This has to be a scam... priceline
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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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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This has to be a scam... priceline
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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priceline -- failed strategy?
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. I guess that we have another example of a failed business strategy. They must want to be another of the many hotel & car brokers. 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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priceline -- failed strategy?
Frank F. Matthews wrote: wrote: [snip] 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. I guess that we have another example of a failed business strategy. They must want to be another of the many hotel & car brokers. Well, they haven't exactly failed yet. They are "evolving". But quite outside of the semantics, the travel business in general has been changing for the last 10 - 20 years and the "middle men" be they travel agents, "bucket shops" or booking agents have been trying to adapt. "Discounters" always have a problem in that if they are too successful, they'll cause a shift in the market and the larger market will move towards their prices. There is a market for "travel assistance" basically in the sense of sorting out the large number of choices and rates that exist. It's not all that clear that there is a profit in it. |
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This has to be a scam... priceline
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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