DubLi Reverse Auction Winners

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The Harley-Davidson, with a value of $25,000 was won by Peter Riggio for a price of $4, 700.   As it happens, Peter is a DubLi Business Associate. 
Here is a recent statement made by Peter.  Read on and you will see that Peter has frequently won products in the Dubli Reverse Auctions.  This is an interesting case study and Peter documents his winnings.

Peter Riggio Wins $25,000 Harley On Dubli For $4,700

July 19th, 2009

Hello, my name is Peter Riggio and I have something to tell you that I am very excited about, in fact my whole family and friends are excited about. A few months back I was introduced to an entirely new way of thinking, in terms of the way I would purchase products. A friend of mine introduced me to the concept of Reverse Auctions. I have to tell you that when I first heard how they worked I thought, “What a cool idea,” but some of the folks I showed it to didn’t get it. In fact they told me it was a scam! Well, those same people today are Eating Their Words. Not only is it not a scam, but for the first time ever, a person has the ability to purchase products at ridiculous prices and have control over what they are willing to pay. If you think what I’m telling you is too good to be true, then I’ve got a surprise for you.

Here is what I have won in the last months, brand new and shipped to my door. You can go to the site and look at the “completed auctions” for proof that I have indeed won these items.
By the way, those same friends that thought it was a scam are now listed Winners!

A few days ago I won one of the biggest prizes ever given away on Dubli. On the Unique Bid Auction I won $25,000 Brand New 2009, Harley Davidson for $4,700!

I have listed other items that I have won to show not only the value of the site but to give my personal opinion that Dubli is a great place to save money and have fun doing it!

Harley-Davidson 2009 FLHX Street Glide®
Saved 81%
auction completed
Price: $25,000.00
Sold for: $4,700.25
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 07.17.2009 19:00:00

KitchenAid KSM150PSER
Saved 91%
auction completed
Price: $269.99
Sold for: $23.75
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 05.03.2009 19:00:00

Travel voucher worth 2000 dollars
Saved 85%
auction completed
Price: $2,000.00
Sold for: $286.75
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 05.03.2009 20:30:00

Apple iPod touch 2G
Saved 64%
auction completed
Price: $367.00
Sold for: $130.50
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 06.01.2009 20:00:00

Walmart $200 Gift Certificate
Saved 54%
auction completed
Price: $200.00
Sold for: $91.75
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 06.03.2009 20:00:00

Nintendo Wii Console – Wii Sports Bundle
Saved 77%
auction completed
Price: $247.99
Sold for: $55.75
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 06.04.2009 19:00:00

Xbox 360 Elite 120 GB
Saved 85%
auction completed
Price: $388.50
Sold for: $55.50
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 06.19.2009 20:00:00

Amazon.com Gift Card
Saved 51%
auction completed
Price: $350.00
Sold for: $170.25
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 06.21.2009 19:00:00

Michael’s Home Décor Gift Card
Saved 77%                                                                                                                                                         auction completed
Price: $200.00
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 07.09.2009 19:00:00

Outdoor Fatboy 21st Century Beanbag
Saved 97%
auction completed
Price: $349.00
Sold for: $8.50
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 07.18.2009 19:00:00

Samsung i900 Omnia 16GB
Saved 100%
auction completed
Price: $490.00
Sold for: $0.00
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 05.03.2009 06:44:39

Delonghi EC155 Espresso Machine
Saved 100%
auction completed
Price: $87.38
Sold for: $0.00
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 05.03.2009 12:36:38

Cuisinart Duet Blender/Food Processor
Saved 100%
auction completed
Price: $78.99
Sold for: $0.00
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 05.21.2009 22:07:23

Canon Powershot SX200 IS
Saved 100%
auction completed
Price: $349.00
Sold for: $0.00
Successful bidder Successful bidder:
Peter Riggio End date: 06.09.2009 21:24:30

I could list many of my friends that are now winning products off the site, but because I want to keep it personal I won’t. I hope those who find value in the site continue to use it. And for those who don’t use the site I urge you to take another look, not from a business perspective but for the pure saving that this site offers people during our rough economy.

This Article was written by Peter Riggio.

The Biggest Online Winners And Losers For 2009: EBay Traffic Collapse

EBay Traffic Collapse Some of the largest websites in the country had extraordinary swings in their audiences in 2009.  Many of the most well-known web destinations lost large portions of their traffic. Based on data from Hitwise comparing US traffic market share from January to figures from November, Ebay (NASDAQ:EBAY) lost 37% of its visitors.  Craigslist lost 43% of its traffic, making it the largest loser among the top 25 sites.  Neither number is surprising.  Ebay’s earnings have been lackluster.  Classified postings for apartments and jobs at Craigslist may have been hurt by the recession. Other sites that had sharp drops in visits include Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO), Yahoo! search, and News Corp’s (NYSE:NWS) MySpace, all of which were down more than 20% during the measurement period.  The MySpace figure is not surprising.  The social network has been losing members to Facebook.  Among the top 25 sites, Facebook has the largest gain, up 236%.  The Yahoo! figures support data from other research firms covering search traffic.  Yahoo! has been losing ground to Microsoft’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Bing and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG).  Google was the most visited of all sites measured by Hitwise and its traffic rose 7%. Among the largest e-commerce sites, Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), the 20th most visited site among all US destinations, had a 64% increase in visits compared to Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), the No. 15 site, which had a 26% increase.  Wal-Mart and Amazon are locked in struggle for holiday shoppers and both have cut prices on popular items including e-books and DVDs.  Visits to Target.com (NYSE:TGT) were 69% higher.  Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) visits rose 23%. Other notable increases among large sites were MSN, up 58% and YouTube which rose 109%, confirming the trend of improving visits to online video sites. Sports sites did particularly well. Visits to ESPN.com were up 48%. Yahoo! Sports traffic rose 51%. Very few people would be surprised by the site among the top 50 that gained the most. Visits to Twitter were up 559%.