Egay question: those 'get stuff for free deals'

dmw16

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Nov 12, 2000
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If you have seen those things where they sell you info on how to get anything for free you know what Im talking about...how do they get away with that? And how do they claim to work?
-doug
 

CPA

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They get away with it because they are selling a product (information). They can claim anything, but if they really worked, why would the seller sell the info when he could just profit from all the free stuff he could get.
 

HonkeyDonk

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I think someone from ATOT actually bought one of those things from ebay just to see what it was...in fact he uploaded the word doc and I still have it on my computer.

If i remember correctly, it basically told you that to get free stuff you had to pretty much lie to a company about "trying their products" out or something of that nature...pretending to be a big startup company and whatnot.
 

Skyclad1uhm1

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Originally posted by: LordThing
If you give me $5, I will tell you how to make $5 from anyone on the internet.

Hah! I don't need your puny $5, I'm getting 10% of the $23M that Nigerian secretary has!
 

AbsolutDealage

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Originally posted by: HonkeyDonk
I think someone from ATOT actually bought one of those things from ebay just to see what it was...in fact he uploaded the word doc and I still have it on my computer.

If i remember correctly, it basically told you that to get free stuff you had to pretty much lie to a company about "trying their products" out or something of that nature...pretending to be a big startup company and whatnot.

Yea, thats what all those auctions are for. Basically it is just a link to some wholesaler site, and then you try to dupe large OEM manufacturers into sending you samples.
 

DurocShark

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Originally posted by: AbsolutDealage
Originally posted by: Skyclad1uhm1
Originally posted by: LordThing
If you give me $5, I will tell you how to make $5 from anyone on the internet.

Hah! I don't need your puny $5, I'm getting 10% of the $23M that Nigerian secretary has!

LOL

You're only getting 10%? You're getting burned...

I'm getting 30%! :p
 

ThaGrandCow

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that gives me an idea: maybe I should sell some info on ebay: How to get stuff for free **new method!!**

and when people win I send them a txt document that says:
1. Copy this
2. Sell hundreds of copies on ebay
3. Use ill-gotten gains to purchase anything, free!
 

dmw16

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That nigerian guy is giving me 85%...so I dont know how you guys are gonna get what you think you'e getting...
 

Nocturnal

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I remember my mom telling me about sending a $1.00 to someone and if it continued it would come back to her someday lol.