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Title: What are group buys?
Post by: BaZoOka PoOka on Fri, 28 June 2013, 13:30:33

Hi, I'm new here and I'm wondering what group buys are and how they work?

Title: Re: What are group buys?
Post by: Tym on Fri, 28 June 2013, 13:34:45

A group buy is where a collection of people buy a product in bulk so they can get wholesale prices.

Title: Re: What are group buys?
Post by: BaZoOka PoOka on Fri, 28 June 2013, 13:37:24

Ah, I see. I've just found the geekhack wiki.

Title: Re: What are group buys?
Post by: tricheboars on Fri, 28 June 2013, 15:14:23

its an event that damages your wallet.

Title: Re: What are group buys?
Post by: ideus on Fri, 28 June 2013, 15:43:10

Deeply true.  :D

Quote from: tricheboars on Fri, 28 June 2013, 15:14:23

its an event that damages your wallet.

Title: Re: What are group buys?
Post by: dndlmx on Fri, 28 June 2013, 16:38:10

It's an ingenious thing really...  :eek:

Title: Re: What are group buys?
Post by: Halvar on Fri, 28 June 2013, 17:06:26

It's a way to experience months (years in some cases) of extremely prolonged anticipation and pondering over what to outsiders looks like a relatively small mundane buy, e.g. a bunch of keycaps.

Related German Word: Vorfreude (= anticipation)

Title: Re: What are group buys?
Post by: mkawa on Sat, 29 June 2013, 07:58:07

vacuum pumps for your wallet

Title: Re: What are group buys?
Post by: zoolzoo on Sun, 30 June 2013, 16:20:04

something slow but yet so rewarding

Title: Re: What are group buys?
Post by: insilica on Mon, 01 July 2013, 10:28:05

Quote from: tricheboars on Fri, 28 June 2013, 15:14:23

its an event that damages your wallet.

LoL. How very true.

Edit: And Welcome  :))