Comments on: MrSvensson — Scam Auctions http://atomicplayboy.net/blog/2009/01/25/mrsvensson-scam-auctions/ All hail the mushroom cloud Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:56:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Johan Svensson http://atomicplayboy.net/blog/2009/01/25/mrsvensson-scam-auctions/comment-page-1/#comment-49932 Johan Svensson Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:53:46 +0000 http://atomicplayboy.net/?p=534#comment-49932 The problem is human psychology. This speaks straight to a very gullible part of the brain. And sure, they "all" know how it works, but can you tell how many of them actually understand it? They should not also masquerade as an auction site when, according to all the rules they've made public, it's actually gambling. The problem is human psychology. This speaks straight to a very gullible part of the brain.

And sure, they “all” know how it works, but can you tell how many of them actually understand it?

They should not also masquerade as an auction site when, according to all the rules they’ve made public, it’s actually gambling.

]]> By: Ben http://atomicplayboy.net/blog/2009/01/25/mrsvensson-scam-auctions/comment-page-1/#comment-49931 Ben Fri, 20 Feb 2009 12:48:13 +0000 http://atomicplayboy.net/?p=534#comment-49931 Clever... thats what i call it. And anyone who participates can do your "einstein" maths, so where's the scam? They all know how it works, what they pay, what mrsvensson is earning... So whats the problem? Its just a very very clever concept... Clever… thats what i call it. And anyone who participates can do your “einstein” maths, so where’s the scam? They all know how it works, what they pay, what mrsvensson is earning… So whats the problem?

Its just a very very clever concept…

]]> By: stilist http://atomicplayboy.net/blog/2009/01/25/mrsvensson-scam-auctions/comment-page-1/#comment-49889 stilist Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:22:58 +0000 http://atomicplayboy.net/?p=534#comment-49889 Dirty, but just clean enough. Dirty, but just clean enough.

]]> By: Mikael Hedberg http://atomicplayboy.net/blog/2009/01/25/mrsvensson-scam-auctions/comment-page-1/#comment-49884 Mikael Hedberg Sun, 25 Jan 2009 10:47:49 +0000 http://atomicplayboy.net/?p=534#comment-49884 Ah, so Mr. Svensson is a swedish version of Swoopo? Jeff atwood did <a href="http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001196.html" rel="nofollow">an interesting analysis</a> of them a while ago. They probably don't even have the items they auction off. The most interesting part is that there's even a flood of TV ads for this crap, and it's not been up as a warning in any news or media shows who are otherwise so happy to expose these deals. Ah, so Mr. Svensson is a swedish version of Swoopo? Jeff atwood did an interesting analysis of them a while ago. They probably don’t even have the items they auction off. The most interesting part is that there’s even a flood of TV ads for this crap, and it’s not been up as a warning in any news or media shows who are otherwise so happy to expose these deals.

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