Interesting, It didn't show for me until 3 mins after it apparently went live….
Refreshing every 30 seconds or so and it didn't show up until 3:39
Win 1 of 12 Various Prizes (Including Second-Hand Audi, iPhone, TV + More) in Gumtree's 12 Days of Christmas Competition
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23 entrants, 6 wins (4 unique winners)
Last edited 06/12/2016 - 13:13
Dates
Prizes
Entry Requirements
Direct Competition Link: https://blog.gumtree.com.au/giftmas/
(I was unable to put this link or the other Facebook post links in at the top, sorry, as Gumtree is listed as banned)
- Over 12 days leading up to Christmas, we’re giving away a gift each day.
- Any time between 12pm-8pm AEDT, the gift listing will become active anywhere in Australia.
- Find the daily gift listing with the ORANGE & GOLD background
- Contact seller via the Message button with your surname
- The first valid response received wins the daily gift!
From their Facebook page:
Once the ad is found and someone replies to it, the picture will change to a 'second chance' draw picture. All the replies after the first reply (the daily winner) are entered into the draw to win a Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Prizes
1st December: 1 x Giant TCR Advanced 0 size 43 carbon road bike valued at $1,900.00. Item is second hand, used with Selle SMP glider lady saddle upgrade and minor wear and tear to seat, paddles and bottle holders, originally purchased in 2011;
2nd December: 1 x Lego ‘Star Wars’ edition Red Five X-Wing Star Fighter kit valued at $460.00. Item is second hand but unused and in original packaging;
3rd December: 1 x iPhone 7 Plus 32GB Black valued at $1,269.00. Item is second hand but unused, originally purchased in 2016;
4th December: 1 x Thermomix TM31 valued at $1,200.00. Item is second hand but unused with partial original packaging, originally purchased in 2016;
5th December: 1 x Mimco ‘The Muse Tote’ handbag valued at $150.00. Item is second hand, used with minor wear and tear to clasp, originally purchased in 2016;
6th December: 1 x Sony Bravia 50” W80C HD Android TV with 3D & X-Reality valued at $1,499.00. Item is second hand but unused, originally purchased in 2016;
7th December: 1 x G&L Ascari GTS Tribute Fender Guitar in Trans Red valued at $750.00. Item is second hand but unused, originally purchased in 2016;
8th December: 1 x Tiffany & Co. 0.36 carat brilliant cut diamond and platinum engagement ring valued at $6,500.00. Item is second hand used with accompanying certification, originally purchased in 2006;
9th December: 1x Hana-Kiko 7-piece outdoor dining set in teak including 6 x folding chairs and 1 x 1900x1100 double extension table valued at $2,400.00. Item is second hand but unused, originally purchased in 2016;
10th December: 1 x Playstation 4 1TB Star Wars Battlefront limited edition bundle valued at $500.00. Item is second hand but unused, originally purchased in 2016
11th December 1 x Element Surf Wildcat 6’4 surfboard valued at $795.00. Item is second hand but nearly new condition, originally purchased in 2016;*
Monday, 12th December: 1 x used 2014 Audi A1 8X MY14 Sportback 1.4 TFSI Attraction with automatic transmission in black valued at up to $23,200.00 including five (5) months registration, compulsory third party insurance and stamp duty (which may vary State by State). Additional insurance, options, petrol and all other ancillary costs are the responsibility of the winner. The winner must collect the car from 1/63 Miller St, Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW 2009 or arrange freight at the winner’s own cost. If the winner is, through any legal incapacity or otherwise, unable to register the car in their own name, then the winner may assign the car to another person (who consents to such assignment) with legal capacity for the purpose of registration. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any such arrangements between the winner and the assignee. The winner must provide the Promoter with certified copies of all required documentation as required by the Promoter before the car is awarded. It is a condition of accepting the prize that the winner may be required to sign a legal release in a form to be determined by the Promoter in its discretion.
Second Chance Draw
Missed out on the daily gift? Don’t worry, you’ll still be able enter our second chance draw to win a Harley Davidson motorcycle! The lucky winner will be drawn 13/12/16. Anyone that contacts the seller via the Message button on a daily gift listing will be automatically entered.
Total prize pool value is up to $50,623.00.
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When I clicked on it, it said it was listed 33 mins ago. Also refreshing every 30s.
Yea I think they probably made the listing as something else and then edited it to be the giftmas listing.
How did you even find it? By the time I scroll through loads of pages of thermomixes then refresh the search to start again I have no hope!!
Just keep refreshing, zoom out on the page and look for the orange pic.
But if it's not a recent listing, like from weeks ago? Do you just show 50 ads at a time and keep clicking back and forwards?
Pretty much. There's no hard and fast way of searching … yesterday I missed the iphone I was going by free price.
yeah me too, maybe another strategy needs adopting
I was keeping track of the number of items listed for my thermomix search. Any time it changed I would do a full scan of all the pages, otherwise I would just keep refreshing page 1.
I was doing that for searches of "thermomix" and "tm31" in case they decided to be sneaky. But it must have slipped through the cracks, I didn't see it.
Someone on facebook reckons she sent her message at 3.34pm.. I call bs as my message was sent at 3.36pm & the ad only had 4 views when i saw it..
Yeah mine was sent at 3.36pm. However, she just stated on FB that she didn't win it!
how many views did the ad have when u saw it?
I was wondering how fair it is…surely the less views means your chances of winning are better? I sent at 12.36pm (perth time) had 29 views but you had 4 views.
@adski looks like you won't be selling me a thermoburn then ;-)
I can't even get the ad to enter the 2nd chance draw
The u won't have a Harley to swap me anyway..lol
:p
Mimco bag tomorrow…I dislike the brand but will still go for it just coz haha.
Just wanted to confirm that we all sent the msg with our surnames?
I think so.. I was not sure so I used ur surname instead ;)
Previously wasnt it first to reply with Giftmas?
Look like it's up again if anyone once to enter the 2nd chance draw - http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/melbourne-cbd/blenders-juicer…
Only 160 views as well!
there was only 118 when I reposted the link which I thought was strange.. maybe no one wanted the thermomix..
I expect that the crappy $150 bag tomorrow will not see many hits either..
Guess no one is going for the bag today? I don't want to waste a win on it
ditto ~ Bring on the PS4! or outdoor dining set or car!
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/darwin-cbd/bags/mimco-bag-/11… todays listing if anyone wants entry for second chance
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/darwin-cbd/bags/mimco-bag-/11…
Edit: Looks like someone already posted the linkBag has been and gone
Does anyone have a screenshot of what today's looked like before it was won?
Who is in today?
I am but i need to go to the toilet… DILEMMA!
haha.. last time I did that I missed out (read my prev posts!)..
I went! No one won yet?
Nothing yet, anyone else?
Haven't seen it yet..
Nothing I have seen
Just recovered from a 10 min internet outage..lol
Nothing found yet so you're in luck!
awesome
Are you guys just refreshing the page then scrolling through the results? Wondering what the best strategy is
@edd91:
Pretty much at this stage that's all I do.
I roughly search for what is listed in the item info from the t's & c's@edd91: Just do a search to try to find the prize. If your happy with ur search & think that the prize will eventually show up there, then just keep refreshing the search results page.
@thequickandthedead: or go to the toilet!
u will see on the news tonight - people dying of starvation & dehydrating due to gumtree's xmas competition..
F5, F5, F5, sigh, and repeat.
Let me help you.
If on Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/auto-refresh/ifool…
Firefox also has a similar extension - just google 'auto refresh'
Are you a wizard? Thanks!
Just out to help save index fingers!
now it can be sigh, sigh, sigh, sigh, and repeat instead!
ssh ;)
geeze u must have sore fingers by now..lol
It's more of a morale problem lol.
Maybe we should start taking bets on whether it will be listed as free or a specific price…
Problem still is that it could show up anywhere in the list of many hundreds of sony tv's
True. 3 hours down….
Ok, we've gone over the previous longest post (Thermomix). Wonder when this one will end…
Damn it! I need to pee
haha i know the feeling!
Got a bottle handy? lol
That would require me moving away from the computer! I see what you are trying to do ;-)
Wonder how much ad revenue they are generating off all these page refreshes from people without adblockers
I guess they're hoping
up to $50,623.00.
Probably need a bit extra to pay compensation for all the people selling similar items that get spammed up to death
Should have connected my second monitor so I could have at least watched youtube and kept up my morale
I have 3 laptops + desktop searching - no time for youtube!
How do you scroll through them all?? I'm not sure that's more efficient
either zoom out so u can see everything or limit the search results
Wow you guys are way more hardcore than me! Makes my efforts pale in comparison haha.
So what are the keywords people are searching for the TV?
just searching sony tv
yawn
Yup… to be fair the longer it goes on the higher our chances are.
Only the strong shall survive
God help any poor soul who posts an ad for a Sony Bravia 50" TV right now haha
Urge to troll post rising
4 hours down. Potentially another 4 to go!
We're half way! Congratulations everyone! Lol
It's too late to give up now…
STAND STRONG COMRADES!!!
Winner!!!
(just joking - keep trying guys!)
about to give up lol
Already found and messaged…
Edit (thanks for the neg vote, just got excited)
Here's proof: http://imgur.com/a/uCqID
What was the text of the ad? Do you have a screenshot of the actual ad
The description of the ad was the same as in the t&c's with the title being Sony Bravia TV
good work! Hope you got it!!
congrats on your win
Interesting, thanks loulou1! Did they email you or message you via gumtree messaging?
I seen the listing with '31 minutes ago' listed. When i clicked on the ad it had no view rankings..
http://imgur.com/a/ee5b1
Edit: No bingo, got a message from Gumtree saying someone 'beat you to the punch'
Ah well, second chance draw it is!