Read the fine print on privacy rights and unsolicited pitches wherever you shop. The trade-off is especially clear at some sites that will give you free goodies of significant value in return for registering in some detail. Sales are timed, ranging up to two weeks, or until the merchandise is gone. Shoppers control their destiny by putting in a maximum amount they're willing to spend on an item. If it stays above that amount, they don't have to buy.
People write in or call and are so excited when they get a product.
The same thrill of the shopping chase seems to inspire customers at Hagglezone. Graham said the bargaining works because the site hopes to make its eventual profits on advertising shown to the hagglers who spend time on the site. At Hagglezone, users sign up and get an account name and password. Hagglers submit their offers to the site electronically. If a mutually agreeable price is reached, the item is sold.