Potential deal: $11 buys you chance to win a luxury hotel in Scotland

[severtki]

I guess this is going to be a HOT deal for one lucky person only. One in 350,000 chance of winning 4-star luxury hotel in Scotland. If 350,000 people don't sign up, the deal's off. Entries are capped at 350,000, and you can buy as many chances as you like.

Linky here

Hmmm... I wonder why more people don't sell their homes this way? You could get 40,000 people to pay $5 for a chance to win your house, couldn't you?

Good luck!

 

[bonk102]

um, i dont think this is a hot deal, you may want to reconsider posting it

 

[severtki]

Heck of a lot better odds than the lottery...

How about a great big YMMV in the topic title?

 

[skarydrunkguy]

do you people have any idea how much money it takes to maintain a hotel? much less pay for taxes and electricity and crap each month? if you win this, you would go broke.

oh yeah, sweepstakes are not allowed here.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: severtki
I guess this is going to be a HOT deal for one lucky person only. One in 350,000 chance of winning 4-star luxury hotel in Scotland. If 350,000 people don't sign up, the deal's off. Entries are capped at 350,000, and you can buy as many chances as you like.

Hmmm, no profile, only 3 other posts outside this thread. Wearing a kilt severtki?

This might violate the "no gambling" part of the Hot Deals rules, but even if not: most of these house raffles are cancelled when not enough people sign up, and refunds are often not prompt.

 

[severtki]

Sorry -- I'm Norwegian, not Scottish...

I'm just new and been a lurker. Didn't know about the no sweepstakes rule -- sorry! Seems like more of a lottery than a sweepstakes, but point taken.

Also, the site claims credit cards are not charged until the drawing date anyway and are never charged if not enough people sign up.

(If I win, I'll just turn around and sell it for a profit... Might visit it once).

 

[Gibo]

This is posted on last page when before you enter your information:



This website is based on SET protocol (Secure Electronic Transaction). Your data are safe. TERMS: The administration costs of 10 Euro per Roof Slate registered will only be charged to your account upon arrival at a total registration figure of 350.000 symbolic Roof Slates. If this figure is not being reached, there will be no draw ? your data will be deleted and your credit card account will not be charged.

 

[Krutoy]

Gambling on anything is defenetely not a hot deal, 1 in 350,000 is fairly weak for a mediocre prize with entry costing $11, winning a California lottery is 1 in 18,000,000 with entry costs of $1 and prizes 10 times bigger.

 

[ReiAyanami]

wow, only $4million for a stinky low rated eurotrash hotel! i'd go for it but its all the way over in that socialist paradise known as europe.
17.5% sales tax, not high enuff!

 

[alm4rr]

Originally posted by: ReiAyanami
wow, only $4million for a stinky low rated eurotrash hotel! i'd go for it but its all the way over in that socialist paradise known as europe.
17.5% sales tax, not high enuff!

1208 posts since September.... hrmm
are all your posts like this?

 

[PagannagaP]

I'm from Scotland and where the hotel is located (Oban) is a nice part of the west coast. I don't know what the hotel is like, but if it's 4 stars it's gotta be good.

wow, only $4million for a stinky low rated eurotrash hotel! i'd go for it but its all the way over in that socialist paradise known as europe.

Idiot.

 

[Lakers]

This is a repost isnt it??
I can just see it now....the patel's take over Scotland hotels.

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

Gee, could this be a SCAM?! No...not at all.

 

[TheBigCheese]

You wonder why more people don't do this?

Could it be because it is an illegal lottery?

 

[PagannagaP]

I think a few people have tried this before and it failed miserably. Not enough people buying tickets.

 

[random]

Originally posted by: ReiAyanami
wow, only $4million for a stinky low rated eurotrash hotel! i'd go for it but its all the way over in that socialist paradise known as europe.
17.5% sales tax, not high enuff!

Can we say... FLAMEBAIT?

 

[Tot]

Hmmm is this allowed? Isnt this similar to scam?

 

[Wag]

Similar? No. The same? Yes.

 

[DanTMWTMP]

remember that one post about a site where u guess the price of an item, and u pay to guess..whoever has the highest unique guess (has to be under the max price they've set)..then u win..

sounds similar.....this is more offtopic then hotdeal though...

 

[huesmann]

The UK is not Eurotrash.

 

[stevejst]

Only $10 gives you a chance to win a town of Lagos, Nigeria.
Please send money order to:
OFDI Co.
Post Office Box 234
Lagos, Nigeria 23424

You will be notified of winning shortly.

 

[Tal]

Please leave. Lock. Blech.

 

[Tal]

Originally posted by: severtki
Sorry -- I'm Norwegian, not Scottish...

I'm just new and been a lurker. Didn't know about the no sweepstakes rule -- sorry! Seems like more of a lottery than a sweepstakes, but point taken.

Also, the site claims credit cards are not charged until the drawing date anyway and are never charged if not enough people sign up.

(If I win, I'll just turn around and sell it for a profit... Might visit it once).

Great, thanks for sharing. In the meantime, please change your thread title to : Blah blah blah, I'm a turd.

 

[Analog]

LOCH-NESS!!! LOCH this thread...

 

[ytlau418]

Lock this scam.