posted on February 24, 2001 05:02:01 PM new
I recently saw an auction for the so-called "Hollywood diet" It was a Dutch auction (500 "pieces" ) and the price was just one cent. It's nothing more than a recipe, to be sent via email at auctions end, after payment "is made" (lol!), or if you add $1.00 it will be shipped via regular mail.
I falied to see a reson here, sice it's not shipping charge gouging or anything, and there is no profit involved.
Is it just a fast feedback builder?
Mods: I know the auction is easily ID'able, but what's being discussed here is the auction itself, not the seller.
posted on February 26, 2001 06:39:17 AM new
I personally use the "Hollywood Diet" and you buy it in a bottle for about 19.99, you don't get a recipe so I have to wonder if the auction isn't an infringement of their copyright name.
I don't know how this auction is worded..is the person selling it as the actual "Hollywood Diet" or does she say its a recipe that gives you the same mix as that particular brand??? Either way I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole as most of these things don't work. The real "Hollywood Diet" does work if you follow the instructions but you can't use it for more than 2 days at a time.
posted on February 26, 2001 06:50:56 AM new
the hollywood diet is just another in the long list of fad diets. iyt does not work in the long term, but may show results in the begining like most fad diets do. unfortunatly all you are losing in the begining like that is water........THE ONLY diet that truly works, permanently is the "EAT LESS,MOVE AROUND MORE" DIET............people will spend millons if not billions to get a easy, no work diet but it just don't work like that martha.......all common sense leave people when they see a miracle diet..........when will we learn that healthy eating and excercise is the ONLY cure-all out there........bad thing about thaat is it takes work and sweat, something most are afraid of........
posted on February 26, 2001 08:06:01 AM new
although I don't disagree about the diets, I thing what the original poster is trying to determine WHY a seller would even bother with such an auction. I think you hit the nail on the head with the "feedback builder" idea, that's the only explanation I can think of.
