Thoughts on Swoopo Changes from a Winner

I got an email from Nige, who’s a valuable member of our forum. Nige has won 6 of the 8 Swoopo auctions he’s participated in…so his win percentage is great. He’s also been on Swoopo since fall of 2009, so obviously he’s not a “Swoopo Pro.” He just plays and wins when he has time and when he sees a great auction to jump into. This should ring true for most of our Swoopo bidders who just want to win a few auctions. Nige writes:

Can i just say i’m disappointed reading on the forum that so many people seem to have forgotten all your advice on how to win and have been relying on [Swoop It Now]…now they think it’s all over.

I have had a good time and they are all missing out. [I won an] LG plasma last week for £3.07 + 124 free bids. I have started passing my knowledge on to 2 family members, who now have had some good wins without having the [Swoopo Analytics] tool to help. [They're bidding] blind so to speak.

Cheers Nige

Nige is of course referring to the recent Swoopo changes. What he meant was that those users who are complaining that Swoop It Now no longer allows 100% discounts should reconsider their complaints. Swoopo didn’t have Swoop It Now until fall of 2009, so this is a relatively new tool for the Swoopo bidder. What the changes do is democratize the bidding a bit more. Swoopo Pros can no longer dominate the auction and rely on Swoop It Now as a backstop. This means more opportunity for more bidders and in Nige’s case – more auction wins.