VidFall.com – Pay with your time, not your wallet
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Re: VidFall.com – Pay with your time, not your wallet
#2This is an interesting variation on the penny auction sites that were en vogue about 2-3 years ago, but you're "bidding" with your time rather than your money.
Nevertheless, people quickly realized that penny auctions are a sucker's game -- see http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/201... -- and I don't see why it's any different with VidFall.
But points for originality.
Re: VidFall.com – Pay with your time, not your wallet
#3The fact that another user can take advantage of the low price before you really kinda sucks. I don't think I'd ever use this.
EDIT 1 - Additionally, you can open multiple tabs with multiple videos muted and to make the price drop faster.
EDIT 2 - These items can run out, which can really stink if you're waiting around for the price to drop to the one you're looking for.
Re: VidFall.com – Pay with your time, not your wallet
#4Not bad if you're already in the market for something. I just saved $10 on a $25 gift card.
Re: VidFall.com – Pay with your time, not your wallet
#5This is an interesting variation on the penny auction sites that were en vogue about 2-3 years ago, but you're "bidding" with your time rather than your money. Nevertheless, people quickly realized that penny auctions are a sucker's game -- see http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/kimkomando/201... -- and I don't see why it's any different with VidFall. But points for originality.
Thanks, yea we were definitely inspired by the penny auction sites. However, we saw them as predatory. The nice thing about VidFall is you can't lose any money. Just a fun way to get discounts on gift cards. Thanks for the feedback.
Re: VidFall.com – Pay with your time, not your wallet
#6Cynically brilliant. If this works, you've built a platform for the consumption of product ads, in which you consume ads before buying into the original ad.
It just might work. I hope it doesn't, for moral reasons.
Re: VidFall.com – Pay with your time, not your wallet
#7Seems like a variant of swagbucks (http://www.swagbucks.com/) except the discounts you earn toward giftcards from watching videos gets pooled toward the one person who decides to buy first.
Re: VidFall.com – Pay with your time, not your wallet
#8I'm in the top 10 and I have only watched one video. Awesome.
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Re: VidFall.com – Pay with your time, not your wallet
#10The fact that another user can take advantage of the low price before you really kinda sucks. I don't think I'd ever use this. EDIT 1 - Additionally, you can open multiple tabs with multiple videos muted and to make the price drop faster. EDIT 2 - These items can run out, which can really stink if you're waiting around for the price to drop to the one you're looking for.
That's the idea behind the classic dutch auction, my friend.
While I'm also unlikely to patiently pinch a few dollars, I find it mildly interesting.