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I have some friends who are "ultra efficient" in finding the best deals for just about everything.And me being the lazy types more often than not will just foll

• prawn 17y ago
  What I've been thinking could work for that is a list of "things I've got my eye on". Maybe a digital SLR in the $1-2k range, a better iPhone deal, flights from AU to the US, a fridge, etc. And then the clever friends could act as 'buying agents' to help source the best deal and take a cut along the way. The original deal-seekers could list a target price they've discovered so far and have the agents look to beat it. Agent offers could be on behalf of friends or friends of friends or 'approved accounts' to deter spammers. All the original seeker wants is the best deal. The clever friend would be happy to help and split the affiliate cut with the host site. With Blippy, I think notification of post-sale is mostly helping the followers (e.g., someone like you just wanting to buy what your friends have bought) and not people in the research or purchasing phase without a friend to follow.