Good on Ya.

The site's only been active since last Monday, so theres not a hell of a lot of members, definately better to get in early to get the deals.  I saw a $2600 computer go for $3.50 today.

Pity they don't have fishing gear on there, well at least I don't think they do/will. Wouldn't mind getting hold of a Stella for $3:50 lol  

What sort of fishing gear would you guys like to see auctioned?  If theres enough demand for it the guys said they might look into it.

The old bait fridge died a couple of weeks ago the day before I went to Port Denison, leaked stinky bait juice all over the garage floor, so Mrs said go buy a chest freezer, on the look out for a 320l jobbie, will check out the new sponsor.

how much is it to buy more bids??

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Any fishing gear is better than none, I would think the usual reels, rods, line. High end gear would be better obviously.

50 bids, invite friends, 3 bids

Just saw an I mac go for 7.18 the new ones!! 

Hello Fishwrecked Crew Members,

Didn’t know there were so many fishing enthusiasts at this hour of the night!:)

Let me introduce myself to you, if I may?

This is Rick, I am the CEO of BidHere ™.

We are a new auction site with just a little bit of twist. We aim to bring Brand New Products under the hammer every hour, only to sell it for a fraction of it’s retail price. Yep, that’s right!!

It is very easy to participate, fun to follow, and of course very rewarding.

We all love bargains, don’t we?

Now, here’s how it works:

• -      Register your account & we will give you 5 Bids free to get started.
• -      Place some bids to test drive our site
• -      Buy some more bids if you want to continue bidding.
• -      Grab a bargain and enjoy!

Each bid costs only $0.75, so you don’t actually pay a lot at the end when you win a product. So, there is a possibility of winning an iMac for $0.02.

Some of our recently ended auctions include Sony VAIO Laptop for $28 (RRP is $2699), Nikon D90 camera for $19.98 (RRP is $2297) and a Sony Bravia 46” LCD HD television for $18.70 (RRP is $3,000).

Of course we want all of you to take part,the only way I can think of is auctioning some fishing gear!

So come on crew, sign up on www.bidhere.com.au and make some suggestions!

Your participation is deeply appreciated.

Welcome aboard guys.

Oh; I see. Like you just bid for what they have listed.. Sorry.

haha well ive used my 5 free bids already lol.

looks like to some people it can be addictive, but some super bargains there if your lucky enough

This is the best bloody business idea I have seen in a while.  If people get their 5 bids, and get sucked in they pay for bids at $0.75.  If an auction with 2c incriments sells for 50$ and people pay for all 2500 bids, you make $1875+the 50$ auction money. For some items you might only pay $500-$1000 for this is a licence to print money

Genius!

That is a fantastic business idea. I want in, haha!

Signed up, was told to wait for a activation email, but it never came.

The banner links from fishwrecked are now active.  Keep an eye on that LCD, should go pretty soon, anything over $22 and it will be close to gone I reckon.  I'll get Rick to look into it Alfred, what was your username?

Cheers,

Adam

i've been having a bit of a punt. To really be in with a chance you have to purchase large amounts of bids, Then set your monkey to bid for you. Site support through the live chat function is fantastic and response time is extremely quick. It is addictive especially when you get oh so close to winning that TV only to be out bid!  Would be good to see some high end fishing gear on there.

Ben  

This is the same as "Bidrivals" and "Rapid Bargain"
Suggest people do a google and read other people's experiences
and proceed at your own risk!
I say no more!

Alfred: There is an online helpdesk icon on the left hand side, I didnt get the activation email either, but used the online helpdesk like msn messenger and they activated my account.

but this is no different to the 1900 competition lines all the TV and radio stations use (even Aunty ABC) - they "give away" something like a trip to London worth 10 or 12 grand and collect $27500 from the 50,000 listeners who pay their 55 cents a call. Sure, they are making money - it's a business isn't it? Beats pouring money into pokies.

Nothing is free, but, as with sarcasmo, if you pay $7.50 to get something worth $110, can't be too bad.  You just have to be smart about it, I think I've figured my strategy. :)

and support a sponsor - registered but no confirmation. Wont recognise my log in but when i try to register again it tells me i have already registered. I support sponsors where possible but i HATE crap websites - i'll stick to Ebay.

I'll let Rick know that a few people are having troubles with getting registration details back.  No probs Ian.

What's the go with items ending, then checking, and starting the timer again?

contacted via live chat and all sorted..

Sure it's like a lottery and a gamble... but I reacon if you play it smart, use bid monkey wisely and are prepared to throw a bit of $$'s at an item, you can get a bargain....... or blow the lot.... just a game of chance !

Can see it being quite addictive tho !

Hi Ya,

There is one thing for certain - I AM NOT telling my missus about that site.  Will cost me a fortune!!!

Will have a look myself though.

Cheers.

Ody: props on the missus's point, shes had me bidding on that f**king pair of hair straighteners all day. If I win, I reckon surely thats like 7 fishing trip "get out of jail" cards and a carton.

Also if you do win the auction and take the goods and do testimonials, you get free bids, with more for either photo or video.

Anyway im over it pretty much after today by being sniped by all the first timers.

has been copping a floggin though, its up to $9.84 now

Will prolly go soon 15 sec auction

re the 5000
looks like 90% of bidders are from here!!!

curious adam, has the site view numbers dropped today with the bidhere site running?

I dont think its a positive for the site

OK own up
who is comefish????

and mako928, but using up credits like they are match sticks LOL

nice scam,wish id thought of it..

I dont believe in over-regulation but would advise people to do a bit of "google" research and do the numbers for yourself and know what they're getting into........and keep the phone number for Gambler's Anonymous handy.

As someone once said, they dont build billion dollar casino's by "the house" losing money - and that money's gotta come from somewhere.

Wal

come on down
COMEFISH!!!!!

For $22.52

just lost money on that reel ?

that's just it!
no point having a little play (ya might get lucky!)
you really have to be committed and be willing to spend the $ till ya win,
and if you do ya basically guaranteed at getting it for a song but you have to go all the way baby!

I guess when all the initial curiosity ends and everyone realises they are being fleeced it will die a natural death ...... but thats only my opinion

I thought this was a fishing site, I Really think Ad's you are going down the Wrong Path even if it does pay some of the Bill's.

Stick to Fishing Related Sponsors I say. JMO

OZZY

We all have to pay the bills. Anyone that doesn't like it feel free to send Adam a blank cheque and then we can complain about your ugly mug in the banners instead.

Fair point Adam... no argument from me.

 Any chance though that you could organise for more free bids for me - I blew my five at around the 22 cent mark trying to outbid Mako Magic, HuggyB and other members.

He was only voicing his opinion, and he wasnt being rude about it but got shot down pretty harshly - pretty poor form guys.

As for the site, i gave it a go, dont think much of it. doubt ill buy any more credits for it, but i might :P longterm nightshift does funny things to a guy haha!

IMO it doesnt belong on this site, but obviously its not my decision to make, time will tell how many more sponsors of this nature appear on here itll be interesting to see what members decide to leave or stay because of it.

I guess as long as all you have to see is the banner and theyre not constantly flogging shit on the forum iteslf then it isnt any skin off my nose.

Also to add - As for Adam feeling the need to justify making a profit from the site etc, there is no need, Id expect nothing less than the creator to try and make a few $$$ from it, more the merrier :P. theres no need to justify that to anyone.

mate, I love this site. The missus reckons I have stopped looking at porn since I joined and she is not quite sure what's going on, but I reckon it is. So am with Adam when he says he is just trying to recover costs and keep up the best interests of fishwrecked users.... so am keen to keep an eye on the new site but doesn't reallly interest me. each to their own

Thanks Tone.

No worries Kane, like I've said, its never been about the money, but now that its costing me more than ever... well...  Some of you may have noticed that theres been server drop outs lately, means that another new server is required because the valueline professional package I was on only gave 1 gig of ram.  Last year I thought we would be joking if we used all that, guess the joke was on me.  Calculate the costs of another server, then another 2 gig of ram on that ($20 US a month) plus a techie at $50 per hour to do it and you get the predicament I'm in.  I'm just trying to hold off doing it at the moment because to move the server is going to mean that it will be off for about 2 days.  [the porn sites might like that though ;)]

The guys do have the right to post forum threads occasionally letting you know whats going on, but, as you do with the for sale threads you don't want to look at, just don't open them.

Again, its purely up to you guys, if you want to click, then click, if you don't like it, don't bother.

To let you know, there are several other advertisers likely to come on board soon, but they will be fishing/boating related.  I consider this a one off, but if the money pays for the site improvements and its not coming out of my back pocket, then I'd be silly to ignore it.

Also, no need to fight guys - Till / Ozzy, we are all friends here.  If its going to come to that I will lock this thread down.  As you have said, a friendly family fishing website and that is what it will remain.

Cheers,

Adam

Who got shot down? Just reread the posts, its all friendly!

I merely noted there were a few negative posts, and rather than get upset about them, pointed out what other FW members could do about it.

Kane may do well to bone up on his use of smileys I guess.

Well, I think this thread has run its course and the guys have been given a fair intro and got a lot of exposure.

The ads are in place, its up to you guys where you go from here.  There will be occasional updates on what is happening over there, again, up to you guys if you want to go visit.

Now lets get back to the fishing, because thats what we all do and love best.

Cheers,

Adam

I reckon bid-here is a bit of fun. No different to going to the TAB for a flutter or down the cass for  a go on the pokies. I'd rather keep the site free and have sponsors like bid here, than have to pay a membership fee. 

And to Adam, Great work mate keep  it up fishwrecked is a brilliant site. 

Ben