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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 18 > Bargain auction sites: real deals or shifty predators?

Bargain auction sites: real deals or shifty predators?

Web sites like Swoopo can lead to fantastic deals, but there’s a catch

By Brad Stone / The Bulletin
August 18, 2009

Some people will stop at nothing to snap up a bargain " even if it means paying too much.

That is the paradoxical principle behind Swoopo, a Web site that offers a seductive and controversial proposition to online shoppers.

The site, which started in Germany and was recently introduced in....

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