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Why did my Amazon deal get deleted?

The past few days I've been making posts about Amazon's daily video game deals. 2 of the 3 I've posted so far became popular, so I figured I was doing something right. Early this morning, I posted today's deal (which was a lot earlier than I normally got around to it, the others were posted a little after noon). Just now, I got on to see if anybody had used it, but it's gone. My three previous ones are still there (though dead) and there are two reposts of the same deal:
http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/8f51c5c6-6fb1-47e7-95b3-2c2713958ae1/game-deals-ps3-greatest-hits-10-00-20-00-off#0
http://deals.woot.com/deals/details/d9cda03b-df0d-47c7-bfa0-e5b461d148e7/day-10-of-amazons-video-game-deals-ps3-greatest-hits#0

The first is 5 hours old, the second is 6. Mine would be 14 hours old by now, so it's not like we all posted at about the same time. It had all the information you would need, the title said everything and I made a list of all the items and their prices. What did I do wrong?

by zenzirouj
asked a year ago

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It was probably an error on our part rather than yours. We see this deal posted dozens of times a day since Amazon started counting, so it could have been chopped down in the crossfire.

loosecannon67
a year ago

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Really? So the ones I had posted before survived through sheer luck? But if these deals are getting posted a lot, why wouldn't there be a deal about as old as/older than mine for the sale? I just want to make sure I'm posting deals correctly.

zenzirouj
a year ago

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@zenzirouj: I have looked at your deals and you ARE posting correctly. In fact, your doing well for yourself. 2 our of 5 is a great ratio. Just make doubly sure that the deal you have isn't a duplicate. This can be done by using the "deja vu" feature or by typing the retailer you would like to post from into the "search bar" in deals and sort by "most recent." Titles of deals posted can sometimes be different but if the deal is the same then it IS considered a duplicate. Keep up the great work and keep posting!

loosecannon67
a year ago

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@loosecannon67: [ahem] What is this "deja vu" of which you speak?

magic cave
a year ago

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@magic cave: A déjà vu is usually a glitch in the Matrix. It happens when they change something.

loosecannon67
a year ago

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Like an off-topic tab?

Oh - pardon - "Chat".

dosquatch
a year ago

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