Sep 2, 2017
The Sims 4 doesn’t have a lot of Steam Workshop mods out in the wild yet, but the modding community is growing.Can I Charge for an Online ‘Draft’?
I’ve always been a sucker for auctions. I think it’s because my mind just likes the idea of buying something at a ridiculously low price and that’s it. More often than not, I’ve never been able to complete my bid – though I’m never disappointed when I end up winning.
Online auctions have become increasingly popular lately, allowing you to do just that, bid and buy, over the internet. I’ve tried a couple of online auctions before and generally found them quite a slow process. However, recently I came across a website that was very easy to use and they had a great auction, so I decided to give it a go.
Here’s how it worked. On the website, they had a selection of various photos which I could bid for. The price ranged from around £5 upwards to over £50. In order to have a look at the pictures, you simply had to ‘buy’ a picture – only £1. I had the opportunity to bid for 10 pictures with varying prices, but in the end only 4 of them were actually purchased. To finish off the process, I paid for these 4 pictures, received the 4 photos and the bidding system was over.
I don’t know how much money the website was making from this, but I can only assume that it was doing well because the images are unique and not taken from the likes of Google.
The thing that shocked me was the fact that I was charged for each picture I viewed. I think that was my one and only mistake, and while browsing, I inadvertently clicked on the picture that was being sold, thinking it was going to be at a reduced price.
The website stated that they would cancel my ‘bid’ after 24 hours, and only then would I be charged for the picture that was viewed. The thing is, in this instance, they actually didn’t. The picture I viewed, and then clicked on, was still on the website. The bid was still active, and by the time I clicked on it, it was already at the full price. And I was still charged.
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