Ipad Deux

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  1. EL PRESIDENTE

    EL PRESIDENTE Username Retired in Honor of Lanny.

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    I use evernote so the camera will be really useful.
     
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  2. barfo

    barfo triggered obsessive commie pinko boomer maniac Staff Member Global Moderator

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    Better buy it now. With all that hyperinflation, it will probably cost $354 million by the end of the year.

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    THE HCP NorthEastPortland'sFinest

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    Everything I own is Apple...... and my wallet hates me for it!
     
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  4. 44Thrilla

    44Thrilla cuatro cuatro

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    I got the Xoom instead.
     
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    How do you like it? I am going to get one of the two - to do a port of an application soon - not sure which one to go for first.
     
    andalusian, Mar 10, 2011
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    The_Lillard_King Westside

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    Put me on the list of loving the ipad. I keep mine in my car. Use it all the time . . . instant access to the internet, music and my games. (I almost hope there is a long line at DMV so I can play my games for a while)

    I know I'm going to get "deux" . . . but loving "uno" so much I'm not in a big hurry. I'll wait till I can get a deal.
     
    The_Lillard_King, Mar 10, 2011
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    I've never even had a laptop.. lol.
     
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  8. 44Thrilla

    44Thrilla cuatro cuatro

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    Great so far. I was gonna go with the ipad, but I wanted flash. the honeycomb os is pretty sweet.
     
    44Thrilla, Mar 12, 2011
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  9. Colonel Ronan

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    wut?
     
    Colonel Ronan, Mar 13, 2011
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  10. chris_in_pdx

    chris_in_pdx OLD MAN

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    What's the catch with that site? Is your buy out of the ordinary? I know you have to pay to bid... but are deals like yours just an abberation?
     
    chris_in_pdx, Mar 13, 2011
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  11. julius

    julius Living on the air in Cincinnati... Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I'd use one, if I won one.
     
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  12. Colonel Ronan

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    You're always going to get fantastic deals on anything you win. But winning is the hard part. You buy "bid packages" and each bid credit ups the auction price by one cent. I've seen iPads for for at low as .10 and as high as $100. If you're the winner at the end of the counter, you pay the final fee and shipping. There isn't a catch.
     
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    Yeah... there may not be a catch but all the people that bid and lose are essentially paying for nothing... if they sell an IPAD for $250 and it is worth $500... they break even (because they already made $250 on the bids)

    I am not saying it is a scam... just more like a raffle where even if you win you are paying something.
     
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  14. Colonel Ronan

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    Yep, plus quibids are making BANK off of everything they sell.
     
    Colonel Ronan, Mar 14, 2011
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    The sight was so much more awesome before it got big. Now its really hard to win things. Friend of mine got a 22k car for 850, total came out to like 6k for him because of all the bids he had to place.
     
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    Actually, they get $15,000 from that. Its 60 cents per bid, times 25,000 bids.
     
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    Yarp.
     
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    Yikes that is a hella business model. =) Why couldn't I come up with something like that... like the pet rock... selling bottled water... the next great scam is out there somewhere!

    =)
     
    Paxil, Mar 14, 2011
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    The company made 51k on that, profit of 29k. Makes up for those $10 gift cards that they sell for a dime.
     
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