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Can you tell me why my deal disappeared?

Feb 19, 2013 7:59 PM

I posted an egifter deal earlier today, and saw the confirmation screen, but when I came back to check on how it was doing, it was gone.. I don't understand what happened. Did I do something wrong?

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could be any number of reasons: banned site, banned subject matter, duplicate, tattled on, etc. If you post some details on the deal maybe we can help figure it out or maybe @jumbowoot can shed some light on it

natedogg828 natedogg828
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Magic.

(EDIT: Sleight of hand)

capguncowboy capguncowboy
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@capguncowboy: maybe it was alien abduction

natedogg828 natedogg828
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@dealpilgrim is the deal in question?

http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/555c8f3f-f9da-40ec-9637-6fd72c0fd266/bing-bang-oversized-ray-heart-earrings-jewelry#0

natedogg828 natedogg828
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@natedogg828: Thanks for your help. No, I posted the earings a little while after to see if it would go through. The post in question was something like: Get a FREE $10 Gift Card to use toward the purchase of any Gift Card valued $50 or more for $0
http://www.egifter.com/promos/eGifter10-gift-card.aspx

dealpilgrim dealpilgrim
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@natedogg828: Not again...

dealpilgrim dealpilgrim
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@dealpilgrim: it's considered a facebook deal due to needing to like them on it and those are frowned upon here

natedogg828 natedogg828
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@capguncowboy: No Way, I was going to say that!

caffeine_dude caffeine_dude
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@dealpilgrim: For future reference, unofficial rules and FAQs:

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1dUtrnLF_tT2j1SbohQjJpOR9wRH7tnK7QlqXwuCCvFM

tbgolladay tbgolladay
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@tbgolladay: Thanks very much!

dealpilgrim dealpilgrim
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@caffeine_dude: We're twins. You never figured it out because you're not the evil one.

capguncowboy capguncowboy

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