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My deals keep disappearing?

Mar 17, 2010 8:15 PM

Has anyone else had deals disappear immediately after posting them and lose some percentage after the fact? This has happened to me twice now and I am curious if I'm the only one.

voodoowing voodoowing

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They were probably duplicates. You might want to check more carefully before posting. I always look up the site I am posting from and then sort by most recent to make sure my deal isn't already here.

hobbit hobbit
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They system seems to be working normally, did you recently post a deal that you believe was not a duplicate?

josefresno josefresno
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I would not only look up the site, but the product itself. Why post a deal from one site when there is already a deal posted with a better price from another site. If your price is better then post it.

theoneill555 theoneill555
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@theoneill555: Agreed. I generally try to look for both product - using very general terms to increase the odds of getting a hit - and the site. And, of course, I sort both by recent, as @hobbit suggested.

anotherhiggins anotherhiggins
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I thought I had searched for a duplicate deal but perhaps I wasn't diligent enough in my search. I'll make sure I search for duplicates more thoroughly next time. Thanks for the advice.

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