Bankrupt Stock Sell Off: NOW ON !!!!! www.boffer.co.uk update post 28

[BigPockets]

We all know the story of a famous High Street retailer whose name begins with a “W” who has been on the brink of administration for a number of years; they finally succumbed and closed its doors to the public a few weeks ago.

Thousands lost their jobs over night as administrators stepped in to manage the liquidation of the retail chain. But what happened to the tens of millions of pounds worth of stock that was on order from manufacturers importers and distributers that was winging its way to them by container ship, train, airplane and lorry. Stock which in the current climate no other retailer wants to buy.

It seems our friends at Churchill Palmer Mackenzie Asset management acquired it. They have just taken delivery of Several Hundred Lorries worth of stock which they are storing in 24 distribution depots across the country. CPM has chosen Boffer (http://www.boffer.co.uk) as their preferred ecommerce partner to liquidate part of the stock the stock.

CPM has already trialed several products on Boffer on behalf of an unnamed high-street retailer and has been blown away by the volume of stock that the site has been able to sell in the space of 24 hours.

Boffer creator Oli Shields said “We are extremely excited to be working with CPM Asset Management. The business has a wide range of clients that will give us access to a significantly larger product range and bring greater value to our 75,000 registered members.

“This agreement will also allow us to provide a more extended range during our regular sell-offs which include home ware, games, toys, gardening equipment, DVD movies and sports and electronic equipment.”

CPM Asset Management managing director Alfi Ariff added: “Boffer is a fantastic website that offers our clients the opportunity to dispose of vast amounts of valuable excess stocks quickly and effectively and discreetly.

The first of the stock supplied to boffer by CPM will be included in our sell off starting at 11.59pm on Sunday 15th of February.

Lauren x


Notes to Readers.

Churchill Palmer McKenzie (CPM) is a focused Asset Management and reverse logistics company, specializing in problem stock. Working in partnership with manufacturers, distributors and retailers CPM are a fluid conduit for excess, end of life, cancelled order s and distressed inventory.
Our aim is always to ensure the smoothest possible transaction from dormant problem stock gathering dust to a positive cash figure on the balance sheet!
Preventing Erosion of Existing channels and markets is absolutely paramount to us and CPM will always work outside of mainstream channels to liquidate stock.

[spartacus101]

The first of the stock supplied to boffer by CPM will be included in our sell off starting at 11.59pm on Sunday 15th of February.
Umm, yeah, cos I'm going to stay up until midnight on a school night in the vain hope of getting a bargain of which, I'll have no indication what it may be until that time...! Madness.

[NVRAM]

You have to admit these midnight starts, and no warning of what may even be stocked dont suit everybody :(

[cervaro]

I'm at work on nights, so will have to remember to give this a look (so long as the patients are all asleep and/or not wanting a midnight dump, pee, etc.!)

[barthez]

What a ridiculous time?, come on guys!!!!

[ggrant]

The whole reason I dont order from them is the ridiculous times. Why cant it be 9am like other 'big name' retailers? As well as not knowing if the sale will include a load of ladybird books or the rest of Woolworths Fitness DVD stock puts me off as well.....

[Cheezy_bunnet]

Good luck receiving them (in one piece and dry) also :)

[wen]

Umm, yeah, cos I'm going to stay up until midnight on a school night in the vain hope of getting a bargain of which, I'll have no indication what it may be until that time...! Madness.

Is it not half term for you?

Might have a peak, will be up at that time.

[qpw3141]

I've given up looking at boffer because of the daft timing.

Than and puuting useful things in packs of two or more so you can't just buy the one you want. :cuckoo:

[evilsly]

I'm another one who has effectively given up looking at boffer

a combination of the bad timing, and the pointless spam 'the new boffer is live' emails

[LouBarlow]

I know they are a forum sponsor, but surely these threads should be in the supplier forum until an actual bargain is live, much in the same way as the upcoming Aldi bargains are, then moved when they become actual bargains you can buy?

Some indication of what the bargain is would also be a bonus.

[splobber]

As a sponsor, you have the right to post where you like.

[Niklos]

11.59pm is a daft time indeed.

A more sensible time would be midnight.

[Joe91]

11.59pm is a daft time indeed.

A more sensible time would be midnight.

On which day? Midnight would be neither the 15th nor the 16th :wave:

[BigPockets]

On which day? Midnight would be neither the 15th nor the 16th :wave:

It starts Sunday 23.59

Oli :thumbs:

[Olly232]

It starts Sunday 23.59

Oli :thumbs:What's the reasoning behind reducing your target market by a significant amount? If you think I'm going to hang around until midnight on Sunday on the off chance you might be selling something of interest to me then you can forget it.

[statto]

Any chosen time will be inconvenient for dome people. Someone suggested 9am earlier in the thread, but that would be bad for me because when I first get into work I have to set stuff up, and don't have net access until 10ish. I suspect lots of people don't have any internet access at work, so this would be bad for them too.

Having it at the time they do suit night owls (like me) and early risers (as unless it's a ridiculously good offer, which wouldn't last long regardless of start time, there should still be stock available in the morning).

[eye__writ]

What's the reasoning behind reducing your target market by a significant amount?

Because their servers are crap so they don't have to worry about the site crashing if they schedule a sale at a ridiculous time slot? :suspect:

[MR.COATES]

Any chosen time will be inconvenient for dome people.

Agreed, once I'm in the dome there is NO way I'll be able to access a PC.

[Niklos]

On which day? Midnight would be neither the 15th nor the 16th :wave:

You mean you wouldn't know when "midnight Sunday" was? :eek:

[sgibson]

You mean you wouldn't know when "midnight Sunday" was? :eek:

Technically, the nanosecond when Saturday becomes Sunday is Sunday midnight, but most people still think of Midnight Sunday as the midnight at the end of Sunday, which is wrong.

By saying 11:59pm Sunday, there can be no confusion.

[Vik]

What is up with people fretting about the time, day amd date:doh:

A bargain has been posted and a correct time:thumbs:
Deal with it and wait for the time to come...geez!

[Fast Eddie]

What is up with people fretting about the time, day amd date:doh:

A bargain has been posted and a correct time:thumbs:
Deal with it and wait for the time to come...geez!

Where's the bargain?

[statto]

It'll be along at 11.59 tonight.

[arma_uk]

It'll be along at 11.59 tonight.

that'll be 23:59 then... :nuts:

[philatio]

Good to see these Boffer topics drifting into "when threads go wrong" territory :lol:

[LouBarlow]

I don't have a problem with them. Bought a Thinkpad lappy off them which is still going strong. I just don't like the whole 'not revealing' any clue as to what the bargain might be, but as Splobber points out, they pay towards the running of this very site, so it's none of my business, nor anybody elses :thumbs:

[BigPockets]

Good to see these Boffer topics drifting into "when threads go wrong" territory :lol:


Suppose I had better get it back on topic then. We have several hundred products in the sell off. Heres a few of them to give you an idea of the varied range we have in this particular sell off.

USB ROLL UP PIANO @£9.99 best price on the net here (http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&q=ROLL+UP+PIANO+usb&scoring=r)

Radio Control 12inch Dalek Thay @12.99 Best price on the net here (http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en-GB&q=doctor+who+radio+controlled+dalek+thay&scoring=r)

Roma Bistro Set Pink @£19.99 Best pric eon the net here (http://www.thinktotallypink.com/1111-pink-roma-bistro-set.php)

Prestige Insignia 5 pc pan set £19.99 Best price on the net Here (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&rlz=1T4GZAZ_en-GBGB314GB314&ei=JUyYSZupJYmt-gaWzZiCCQ&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=prestige+insignia+5+pc+pan+set&spell=1)

SCIENCE MUSEUM SHOWER CD FOGLESS MIRROR @£12.99 Best price on the net Here (http://www.aqsound.com/store/en/product/Science-Museum-Shower-CD/product_details/)

The sell of starts tonight at 11.59pm and we expect it to last for several days. If you have any more questions please post to this thread.

Lauren x

[qpw3141]

The sell of starts tonight at 11.59pm and we expect it to last for several days. If you have any more questions please post to this thread.

OK, I've got one:

As you can see the start time and general uncertainty of these selloffs annoys a lot of your customers.

It also does not seem the best way to maximise your profit from the stock you are dealing with.

Have you thought of any alternative ways of doing this?

Such as listing all the items at once and starting with a higher price than you choose for the selloff but reducing it day by day until it's all sold.

For example, I can see one item on your list that I would be quite prepared to pay at least 50% more than you have listed it for but, in reality, the chances are that I won't even see it if I'm as busy as I expect to be during the selloff.

So I'm annoyed(ish) that there's a bargain that I probably won't even see and you are losing quite a bit by selling it for 33% less than I'd be prepared to pay for it.

[degeneration]

USB ROLL UP PIANO @£9.99 best price on the net here (http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en&q=ROLL+UP+PIANO+usb&scoring=r)

I have no idea why I want this, but I do...

[sigur]

This thread is brilliant. I'm sure some of the people whinging that they will miss out on bargains would probably chuck them on eBay anyway.

[marcburrage82]

OK, I've got one:

As you can see the start time and general uncertainty of these selloffs annoys a lot of your customers.

It also does not seem the best way to maximise your profit from the stock you are dealing with.

Have you thought of any alternative ways of doing this?

Such as listing all the items at once and starting with a higher price than you choose for the selloff but reducing it day by day until it's all sold.

For example, I can see one item on your list that I would be quite prepared to pay at least 50% more than you have listed it for but, in reality, the chances are that I won't even see it if I'm as busy as I expect to be during the selloff.

So I'm annoyed(ish) that there's a bargain that I probably won't even see and you are losing quite a bit by selling it for 33% less than I'd be prepared to pay for it.

Totally agree. For me, BP/Boffer have made no attempt to put stuff on sale at a time when I'll be awake, so I go to alternative suppliers like SVP Communications (http://www.thedvdforums.com/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=95) who just do good deals at normal times in the day.

Are you considering putting the offers up at other times during the day, or should I just assume all offers will be at this time and steer clear of your threads?

[koe_182]

Totally agree. For me, BP/Boffer have made no attempt to put stuff on sale at a time when I'll be awake, so I go to alternative suppliers like SVP Communications (http://www.thedvdforums.com/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=95) who just do good deals at normal times in the day.

Are you considering putting the offers up at other times during the day, or should I just assume all offers will be at this time and steer clear of your threads?

so because YOU are not awake its not fair? bit selfish isnt it?

they never seem to have problems selling out their offers so i dont think they will really be too bothered.

sure..its a odd time to start, but noone said you had to be on there at midnight, have a look in the morning.

[Jimmyboy]

I have no idea why I want this, but I do...

Lol me too!

[qpw3141]

so because YOU are not awake its not fair? bit selfish isnt it?

Not if it's a time that the majority of people will not be awake.

they never seem to have problems selling out their offers so i dont think they will really be too bothered.

Actually, by no means all of them sell out (unless there are people who wait until the end of each day to buy but that would be daft).

The point I was making, though, was that they don't seem to be maximising their potential profit.

When something is already sold out by 8:30 in the morning it's a certainty that they could have priced it higher and still sold out by the end of the day.

Conversely, if something doesn't sell out they might be able to make a bit more by selling the last example more cheaply the next day.

Boffer is an interesting idea and it was certainly worth a try but it looks to me as if there are ways it could be improved both for the company and their customers.

Still, it's their choice.

[den169]

Anything worth buying or just the rubbish above.

[ShakeyJake]

What day is the bag of pick n mix?

[JamesK]

Are the pans induction compatible?

Thanks,

James

EDIT - A bit more googling reveals that they are not. Oh well :)

[qpw3141]

Are the pans induction compatible?


No.

I checked them and they're not. (Aluminium sandwich in base).

[degeneration]

No.

I checked them and they're not. (Aluminium sandwich in base).

Just out of interest, what does that mean?

[wadge]

that'll be 23:59 then... :nuts:

You mean 2359. :notworthy

[joconnor]

I see that there are some DVDs in the sell off. Is that just DVDs or will there be some Blu-rays?

[degeneration]

So... is this going through www.boffer.co.uk or www.bigpockets.co.uk?

[Radyr]

boffer

[degeneration]

Ummm... Just a thought, but as its boffer, isn't the whole 'gimmick' that it is a daily deal, hence the offer starting at the start of the day? With that in mind, why are people complaining?

[statto]

I have no idea why I want this, but I do...

Lol me too!

Me three. :D

EDIT: Actually, I do. I hope it's as good as this one (0.30-0.55):

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/g_YghNU6mm8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/g_YghNU6mm8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

[degeneration]

Someone buy the bloody Daleks, I want to see whats next.

[Accident Man]

Me three. :D

EDIT: Actually, I do. I hope it's as good as this one (0.30-0.55):

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/g_YghNU6mm8&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/g_YghNU6mm8&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>

It'll only be as good as that if you can find an intersection that acts as a resonance chamber ;)

[degeneration]

Seems to be every 5 minutes they put a new one on... Now I can play on my 360 without using my big toe to F5.

[degeneration]

Hmmm...4 x randomly Chosen DVD individually Boxed DVD sets £15.99.. Too random for my liking.

[Ravioli]

Humidifier looked ok :shrug:
Missed it though.....

[degeneration]

Humidifier looked ok :shrug:
Missed it though.....

Once an item has sold out, it seems that the 5th rounded up minute is when the next item comes up for sale. So if something comes on at 12.30 and sells out at 12.36, then the next comes on at 12.40

Don't hold me to it, but thats how it seems to be working.

[Ravioli]

Aye the trimmer went as quick as a flash......
Now it's a Tom Tom.

[BigPockets]

Current boffer - http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=497

Oli :thumbs:

[BigPockets]

Current boffer - http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=498

Oli :thumbs:

[punisher]

I don't remember seeing any of this stuff at woolies

[BigPockets]

I don't remember seeing any of this stuff at woolies

It's from several large high street retailers including Woolworths

Oli :thumbs:

[pootle]

What a crap system.
How many people can sit at their computer ALL day waiting for one offer to finish and another to start!

Just list the sodding stuff like any other website and let people buy what they want instead of ******* around and ******* people off!

[Stormy]

i clicked through the boffer link in the opening post
However, don't think it's affiliated?

[rbullivant]

This Boffer selloff is pretty fun! Waiting desperately for the Prestige pan set and any other decent housewares for when I get married.

Any chance of letting us know when it's likely to be up for sale?

R

[qpw3141]

At the moment there's a picture of some sort of plastic camera, the title says it's software and the description is from the last item. :cuckoo:

This must be just about the worst way imaginable to shift stuff.

Force your customers to waste their time waiting for loads of dross to pass by waiting for something useful.

[degeneration]

I stayed online last night until around 2am, then gave up. Now I don't care about the pans or the USB keyboard, not enough time when at work to play these games.

[BigPockets]

Current boffer - http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=499

Oli :thumbs:

[mbuckhurst]

I stayed online last night until around 2am, then gave up. Now I don't care about the pans or the USB keyboard, not enough time when at work to play these games.

I wrote a little application that tells me when the boffer changes. Now I don't need to wait around to see what's next. ;)

mike

[Boffer.co.uk]

What a crap system.
How many people can sit at their computer ALL day waiting for one offer to finish and another to start!

Just list the sodding stuff like any other website and let people buy what they want instead of ******* around and ******* people off!

Thanks for the constructive criticism Pootle. We will off course post to the forum and let you know if we change our Hyper successful business model.

Lauren x

[Boffer.co.uk]

Boffer just gone - http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=500

Current boffer - http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=501

Oli :thumbs:

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=502

Oli :thumbs:

[marcburrage82]

Thanks for the constructive criticism Pootle. We will off course post to the forum and let you know if we change our Hyper successful business model.

Lauren x

Well you seem to ignore the constructive posts. In all these threads I haven't seen any explanation as to why you don't at least try putting the offers online at more "reasonable" times. I (and many others it seems) can only check the site at lunchtimes and after work.

I'm not trying to sound annoying or like I'm just making arguments for the sake of it, but like any other retailer I've entitled to give my opinion. The only difference is you're a sponsor so can respond more easily, but recently (to me anyway) your responses have been a bit arrogant, or you just ignore valid questions.

[degeneration]

Is it really that more successful than just sticking everything up at once? I'm sure all of the stock would be gone already, with people getting what they are interested in rather than this drawn out malarky.

Just wondering if the bad feeling this is generating is worth the gimmick? The least that could be done is a list of all the stock that will be up for grabs, maybe even in order. How would it hurt?

[defiance]

What a crap system.
How many people can sit at their computer ALL day waiting for one offer to finish and another to start!

Just list the sodding stuff like any other website and let people buy what they want instead of ******* around and ******* people off!

Yes I agree they should remove the niche thats made boffer successful and become like all the other sites on the internet. Good idea, you obviously run a successful online business.

[qpw3141]

Thanks for the constructive criticism Pootle. We will off course post to the forum and let you know if we change our Hyper successful business model.

Has it occured to you that your business model could be even more successful if you didn't unnecessarily alienate your customers?

Just a thought.

[qpw3141]

Yes I agree they should remove the niche thats made boffer successful and become like all the other sites on the internet. Good idea, you obviously run a successful online business.

The reason they are sucessful is that they are selling stuff very cheaply.

It may well be that they could be even more successful if they adopted a slightly less awkward system.

[Boffer.co.uk]

Well you seem to ignore the constructive posts. In all these threads I haven't seen any explanation as to why you don't at least try putting the offers online at more "reasonable" times. I (and many others it seems) can only check the site at lunchtimes and after work.

I'm not trying to sound annoying or like I'm just making arguments for the sake of it, but like any other retailer I've entitled to give my opinion. The only difference is you're a sponsor so can respond more easily, but recently (to me anyway) your responses have been a bit arrogant, or you just ignore valid questions.

Sorry I'm not trying to ignore your comments but no time suits everyone. The sell off is 24 hours a day so it should suit everyone.

You are more than welcome to give us your opinion and we do listen but like I said before no time suits everyone.

Oli :thumbs:

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - Twin Pack - Gianfranco Ferré Unisex Manicure sex @ £2.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=503)


Oli :thumbs:

[pootle]

Sorry I'm not trying to ignore your comments but no time suits everyone. The sell off is 24 hours a day so it should suit everyone.

You are more than welcome to give us your opinion and we do listen but like I said before no time suits everyone.

Oli :thumbs:


In other words - you don't give a monkeys because you know you'll sell everything anyway.

[Ragnarak]

In other words - you don't give a monkeys because you know you'll sell everything anyway.

And that's a problem why?

All this moaning is ridiculous, especially from people telling them how they should be running their business and how they need to change their business model to suit the people moaning.

[marcburrage82]

It's not rediculous, I'm genuinely interested in why they're making their business inaccessible to a large percentage of the population. Very few other companies do this, and they at least don't make sarcastic comments when asked why. Yes, no time will suit everyone, but they have started all their recent offers at midnight and run them through the day, so have made no attempt to offer some deals at different times.

If they're making enough money the way it is, fine, no problem with that, but couldn't they at least try running the deals at more "working people" friendly times? It's hardly changing their business model.

[Boffer.co.uk]

In other words - you don't give a monkeys because you know you'll sell everything anyway.

Of course I give a monkeys, I've spent the last 5 years answering and helping people on here. I wouldn't bother if I didn't care.

Oli :thumbs:

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - PINK CHIC BABE ON BOARD CAR SET @ £3.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=504)

Oli :thumbs:

[Ragnarak]

If they're making enough money the way it is, fine, no problem with that, but couldn't they at least try running the deals at more "working people" friendly times? It's hardly changing their business model.

Who do you think knows Boffer's target market better, you or them? That's basically what it comes down to. :thinking:

[Niklos]

You have to be philosophical about it - except for those saddos who can sit watching the site around the clock effectively it is a lucky dip system: if you are around at the right time you might grab a nice bargain; if not something else'll be along and you'll have saved yourself spending on some tat you might never use...

(It's just another variation on shopping channels.)

[UKBoy]

Who do you think knows Boffer's target market better, you or them? That's basically what it comes down to. :thinking:

Thats an interesting question, especially as some of this weeks Boffers, are items from Woolworths, who couldnt even shift them at massive reductions.;)

[UKBoy]

You have to be philosophical about it - except for those saddos who can sit watching the site around the clock effectively it is a lucky dip system

I have to say that, without checking it out in minute detail, I have the view that almost none of whats on a Boffer will interest me in the slightest, thats why I dont get uppity over whether they start at 23:59 or 9:00 or whenever.

In the same way that Woolworths lost sight of its market and at least in my locality, turned into the chavs perfect hangout, these could well be the people that have the time (and possibly like nothing better than) to spend all day watching the new items/offers.

Still, one mans tat is another mans gold, so just an observation on the kind of items you could well be seeing ...........

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - Triple Pack - Madonna Nudes 1979 100ml Eau De Parfum Perfume @ 9.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=505)

Oli

[DrSloan]

It's a system that works for them, stop whining. If they have enough products to fill a 24 hour period, it doesn't matter when they start the offers, as eventually they're going to hit a time window period in which you're not going to be able to check. It's a good thing, as it gives average joe a chance of logging on and picking up a bargain that 10,000 avid forum vultues haven't already picked the bones from with a days heads up. If you dont like it, dont use it - it's that simple.

[Ragnarak]

are items from Woolworths, who couldnt even shift them at massive reductions.;)

Massive reductions like Blu-rays reduced from their "rrp" of £29.99 down to a staggering £20 :p

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - Trivial Pursuit 1990`s Edition @ £9.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=506)

Oli :thumbs:

[AdminSpod]

You mean 2359. :notworthy

No, 2009. You can wait another 350 years if you want to. :thumbs:

[AdminSpod]

Current boffer - Trivial Pursuit 1990`s Edition @ £9.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=506)

Oli :thumbs:

Sold out already! :eek:

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - TWIN PACK- MINI WATER DISPENSER @ £4.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=507)

Oli :thumbs:

[UKBoy]

Massive reductions like Blu-rays reduced from their "rrp" of £29.99 down to a staggering £20 :p

Obviously even in their last days, some of the "reduced" prices were still ridiculously high, just like Zavvis prices are now, after applying 25 % reduction are still more expensive than Amazons prices.

Having visited a Woolworths in its last days, purely for old times sake, I did note significant reductions, but still never bought a single thing.

Back to Boffer, I have no axe to grind regarding the offers themselves, or to the company that runs them, obviously the returns on sales have been satisfactory as far as both they and the administrators of the bankrupt stock, so its unlikely anyone sees any real need to change a satisfactory/successful format.

I can see both points of view though, you always feel like you might have missed a gem or a bargain.

Happens to me when U.S. based etailers put up their stock at mid to late afternoon U.S. times (as you would probably expect) so us Europeans often miss out.

Good luck to everyone still checking out the Boffers today and beyond.:)

[Boffer.co.uk]

Sold out already! :eek:

I know :O

But we do have - Current Online Users (2753)

Oli

[marcburrage82]

It's a system that works for them, stop whining. If they have enough products to fill a 24 hour period, it doesn't matter when they start the offers, as eventually they're going to hit a time window period in which you're not going to be able to check. It's a good thing, as it gives average joe a chance of logging on and picking up a bargain that 10,000 avid forum vultues haven't already picked the bones from with a days heads up. If you dont like it, dont use it - it's that simple.

I'm entitled to my opinion, so if I don't like it, I'm going to comment on it. Thats kinda the point of a forum.

[qpw3141]

Who do you think knows Boffer's target market better, you or them? That's basically what it comes down to. :thinking:

That's actually a nonsensical argument.

It implies that just because someone sells to a market with some degree of success there is no way to do it better. If boffer had tried dozens of different permutations it might make some sense but they haven't- have they?

[AdminSpod]

I'm entitled to my opinion, so if I don't like it, I'm going to comment on it. Thats kinda the point of a forum.

Exactly. You've got the right to whine just as much as the next guy. :thumbs:

[qpw3141]

Exactly. You've got the right to whine just as much as the next guy. :thumbs:
And you can whine about his posting if you think it's constructive. :cuckoo:

[AdminSpod]

And you can whine about his posting if you think it's constructive. :cuckoo:

This could go on ad infinitum! :D :notworthy

[UKBoy]

15:00 Boffer :-

Bottle of "Whine".

Dont let the opportunity pass you by.;)

[DrSloan]

I'm entitled to my opinion, so if I don't like it, I'm going to comment on it. Thats kinda the point of a forum.
Yeah, so long as you don't just ignore valid points that have been made. I still dont get the problem - you're online now viewing the offers just like the rest of us?

[marcburrage82]

Today is not a good example of my point ;) Generally I only get to check the web between 7pm-11pm at best. BP only argument so far for starting at midnight/11:59/1159 is that no time suits everyone, but they only ever seem to start at this time. For their argument to hold water with me, they should at least try starting them at different times. SVP for example start most of theirs at lunchtime.

But as I've said before, I bow to their greater knowledge. I figured, as other have, that they'd appreciate the feedback as I've tried to be constructive.

[Ragnarak]

That's actually a nonsensical argument.

It implies that just because someone sells to a market with some degree of success there is no way to do it better. If boffer had tried dozens of different permutations it might make some sense but they haven't- have they?

Have you? ;)

I'd wager that Boffer have considerably more knowledge about their market than you have.

This is getting ridiculous now, you seem to have a suggestion for how they should change based on your own considerably market research and experience in the area. If that's the case then fair enough but if not why on earth should they change from what you acknowledge is a model with "some degree of success" to one which you have absolutely no idea how it will perform. You're not suggesting "dozens of different permutations", you're suggesting the one that suits you best and assuming that it'll be better than what they already have.

[qpw3141]

Have you? ;)

I'd wager that Boffer have considerably more knowledge about their market than you have.

This is getting ridiculous now, you seem to have a suggestion for how they should change based on your own considerably market research and experience in the area. If that's the case then fair enough but if not why on earth should they change from what you acknowledge is a model with "some degree of success" to one which you have absolutely no idea how it will perform. You're not suggesting "dozens of different permutations", you're suggesting the one that suits you best and assuming that it'll be better than what they already have.

This actaully hilarious.

I hadn't noticed the 'Bit On The Side' thing before about an hour ago.

It's extremely similar to what I suggested - I hope BP don't think I was being sarcastic suggesting something they've already nearly developed!

I wonder if, should it be very successful (read: get them more per item sold on average and sell more items), thay may extend it

But the main point is that comments people make here are market research for BP (and others). If they see a lot of people are finding the current system unusable that is useful information - as is just how annoyed they are about it.

The people who wade in and 'tell off' the complaining posters are inhibiting others from saying what they think and depriving BP of market intelligence.

[Boffer.co.uk]

This actaully hilarious.

I hadn't noticed the 'Bit On The Side' thing before about an hour ago.

It's extremely similar to what I suggested - I hope BP don't think I was being sarcastic suggesting something they've already nearly developed!

I wonder if, should it be very successful (read: get them more per item sold on average and sell more items), thay may extend it

But the main point is that comments people make here are market research for BP (and others). If they see a lot of people are finding the current system unusable that is useful information - as is just how annoyed they are about it.

The people who wade in and 'tell off' the complaining posters are inhibiting others from saying what they think and depriving BP of market intelligence.

The bit on the side is a reverse auction we are developing. The price of the stock goes down until it sells we are looking for beta testers for it.

Click here (http://www.boffer.co.uk/about/bots.php)to read more about it.

The first product to go into the reverse auction is a panasonic 50" LCD TV.

Lauren x

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - Beech Finish NO TOOLS PC TROLLEY AND CD SHELF @ 9.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=508)

Oli :thumbs:

[tuttonp]

Guys, I'm a little confused. I thought this was the bargain forum??.

If people have a problem with the way this supplier conducts their business then surely the supplier forum is the place for this type of discussion (and I use the term discussion loosely in this particular thread)

[marcburrage82]

That's a fair point, Suppliers would be a better place for this. Tip of the hat tutton ;)

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - AirHogs R / C Zero Gravity Wall @ £16.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=509)

Oli :thumbs:

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - Technika 160GB DVD Recorder – EADVDRHDDS7 @ £44.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=510)

Oli :thumbs:

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - Pink Drill Set @ £11.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=511)

Oli :thumbs:

[AdminSpod]

That pink drill looks horrible! :gag:

[rbullivant]

You could wait for some black paint to come up later and paint a pink drill a better shade.

Still waiting on saucepans, me and my fiancee have to leave the room in shifts!

R

[qpw3141]

You could wait for some black paint to come up later and paint a pink drill a better shade.

Still waiting on saucepans, me and my fiancee have to leave the room in shifts!


They'll probably come up at 3:00am and you won't even know they've gone and spend the next week in a futile wait. (Unless you go through every post in this thread!)

[happy.hooker]

or just look through the recent boffers.

[qpw3141]

or just look through the recent boffers.

Not going to help much if it's dropped off the screen. There are only five items there.

Plus you've still missed it.

[happy.hooker]

Not going to help much if it's dropped off the screen. There are only five items there.

Plus you've still missed it.

if you click on any of the offers it takes you to a page with all of the previous boffers on.

[Ragnarak]

Not going to help much if it's dropped off the screen. There are only five items there.

http://www.boffer.co.uk/rss/rss.php

The RSS feed contains all previous items from what I can tell.

I think that makes the second part of your moan redudant and as there seem to be enough people on at 3am for them to sell out I guess it's all fine as far as Boffer are concerned ;-)

[Niklos]

I get the impression that the eBay vultures are just gobbling up stuff as soon as it goes online... I wouldn't want to try selling a glass table on eBay tho'...

[DrSloan]

Nooooo! I missed the Bullseye tankard :(

[degeneration]

22 hours 15 minutes later I find something I actually want.

5x 1GB USB drives!

I keep misplacing mine when transfering files from different computers!

[RonnyJ]

Perhaps Boffer make a small amount per ad view/refresh... would certainly explain their 'repeatedly click F5' business model.

[degeneration]

Will I really need 288 AA batteries over the next 4 years? Lots of pink stuff in this sale :gag:... Did World of Pink go under?

[happy.hooker]

Lots of pink stuff in this sale :gag:... Did World of Pink go under?

If only these had been on Boffer before valentines day....

[qpw3141]

http://www.boffer.co.uk/rss/rss.php

The RSS feed contains all previous items from what I can tell.
If you can find it.

I've looked all over the Boffer page and I can't see a link. :suspect:

Edit: Found it!

Still, I'm trying it out to see how useful it is.

I think that makes the second part of your moan redudant and as there seem to be enough people on at 3am for them to sell out I guess it's all fine as far as Boffer are concerned

Erm, I wouldn't want to accuse anyone of telling little tiny fiblets but I can see at least one item on the last ten offers that has already been on and one item is actually on the list twice.

I suspect they are selling things in small batches so that real tat doesn't clog up the whole process.

[AdminSpod]

Just ordered 288 batteries! I'm splitting them with a colleague though so 144 batteries for under £12. Can't be bad.

Question for Boffer - the web site says items are likely to be shipped next day, so if I order anything else today will I be able to save on postage by combining them?

[Boffer.co.uk]

Just ordered 288 batteries! I'm splitting them with a colleague though so 144 batteries for under £12. Can't be bad.

Question for Boffer - the web site says items are likely to be shipped next day, so if I order anything else today will I be able to save on postage by combining them?

Thanks for the order, unfortunately in sell off orders do take longer as stated in the description

Q) How long before I receive my sell off products?
Normally we try and ship next working day due to the sheer volume of products in this sell off we expect that it may take a bit longer please allow 7 working days from the last day of the sell before you email us and say. "Oi where's my delivery"

We can't combine orders as they are sent for multiple warehouses.

Oli :thumbs:

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - Connect TV – Cricket @ £12.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=527)

Oli :thumbs:

[rbullivant]

We're onto 4x3 DVD sets, not bad if you don't care what you want.

Thanks though for not offering decent stuff through the night!

Still wondering if cheap saucepans are worth it though!

R

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - York P30 Heart Rate Monitor @ £14.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=532)

Oli :thumbs:

[Boffer.co.uk]

Last boffer - DMTech 20 Inch LCD TV With DivX Compatible DVD Player LT20DV @ £89.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=556)

Current boffer - MP3 1GB MP140 PLAYER BABY PINK + Teddy bear speakers 70-700 @ £7.59 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=557)

Oli :thumbs:

[Cheezy_bunnet]

Last boffer - DMTech 20 Inch LCD TV With DivX Compatible DVD Player LT20DV @ £89.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=556)
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Oli :thumbs:

This looked ok until i seen this "Resolution 640 * 480" :gag:

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer -
Colour Stream Water Blaster - £4.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=582)

Oli :thumbs:

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - 18 Rc Full Function Go Kart Twin Pack (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=583)

Oli :thumbs:

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - Samsung Pebble 19” Sm932mw Hd Ready Widescreen Monitor With TV (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=587)

Oli :thumbs:

[da_ging]

God damn it why is there never any sizes with the furniture, that's 3 different things i've not boffered this sell off because there are no flipping sizes listed :brickwall

in fact the lack of proper details for most things is a pain in the butt, just a model no. and the dimensions would be ruddy helpful for a lot of boffers :shrug:

also no more pink please :p

[AdminSpod]

288 batteries arrived today! Expiry dates October 2013. Bargain!
Cheers! :thumbs:

[rbullivant]

Got myself a wine rack yesterday, just waiting for the saucepans.

However if you're shifting 700 items I could have retired by the time they come around.

R

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - Indigo Travel Hair Straighter, Washable Shaver bundle and Madonna Perfume Bundle @ 12.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=589)

Oli :thumbs:

[Boffer.co.uk]

God damn it why is there never any sizes with the furniture, that's 3 different things i've not boffered this sell off because there are no flipping sizes listed :brickwall

in fact the lack of proper details for most things is a pain in the butt, just a model no. and the dimensions would be ruddy helpful for a lot of boffers :shrug:

also no more pink please :p

I wish we could measure everything but with how many products we have we just don't have time :eek:

Oli :thumbs:

[Niklos]

Technically, the nanosecond when Saturday becomes Sunday is Sunday midnight, but most people still think of Midnight Sunday as the midnight at the end of Sunday, which is wrong.

By saying 11:59pm Sunday, there can be no confusion.

:?: Technically? Please cite your sources.

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current offer - KEY TO SPEED SOLSTICE R/C DRIFT CAR WITH XLR BODYSHELL @ £10.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=590)

Oli :thumbs:

[Ragnarak]

The P30 heart rate monitor I bought a few days ago has arrived but (this may be a stupid question) how do I turn the thing on?

From the instructions, holding the mode button for 2 seconds should start it up etc but it doesn't seem to work. Presumably there's a battery in it, I don't really want to take it apart in case it is broken...

[Ragnarak]

Hmmm there appears to be a screw missing from the back as well...

[Alan b]

:?: Technically? Please cite your sources.

This has been done to death, please keep this thread on topic.

[Boffer.co.uk]

Hmmm there appears to be a screw missing from the back as well...

I'm sorry to hear that, please send us a ticket (http://support.bigpockets.co.uk/) and we will deal with your problem asap.

Oli :thumbs:

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - CHANTELLE SMALL LCD PLASMA SCREEN TV STAND @ £23.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=615)

Oli :thumbs:

[Boffer.co.uk]

Current boffer - Medion Go PAL 205 Sat Nav - £39.99 (http://www.boffer.co.uk/blog/view.php?boffer_id=616)

Oli :thumbs:

[awallace]

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[qpw3141]

removed

[marcburrage82]

Exactly, however I take the comment from a previous poster that any discussion about Boffer would be better suited in the Suppliers forum. Leave this thread to discussion of the actual items for sale.

[Alan b]

The next time someone ignores a request to get a thread back on topic they will find themselves with a warning. If you are not interested then don't post.

[qpw3141]

On Topic.

The latest item is an ipod nano which is described as 'as new', a description applied to several others in the sell off.

You said that this sell off is from the stock of a well known high street retailer.

Which high street retailer has sold refurbished ipods, laptops and PC's?

[Mark]

Still wondering if cheap saucepans are worth it though!

R

They were available just now for two mins or so. Did you get a set?

[qpw3141]

They were available just now for two mins or so. Did you get a set?
They were not available for two minutes!

I saw the previous item go 'Sold Out' and pressed refresh at 4:10 on the dot.

I have a screen up showing them as sold out at 4:10:12.

As these things change over pretty accurately on a five minute mark I have a suspicion that they never had any available or had just one or two.

Either that or there were some extraordinarily fast people waiting for these (as I was).

I shall be emailing Oli and Lauren to let them know exactly what I think of their methods on this.


Edit: That was the last item.

So it seems that they picked something they had either no or virtually no stock of to place in the 'example items' earlier in this thread knowing it would generate interest and then delayed it to the last possible minute at which point everyone who was waiting realised they'd been wasting their time.

As Victor Meldrew would say: Unbelievable

[degeneration]

Damn, I missed the pans :(

Oh well, got 288 AA Batteries, 5x1GB USB Sticks, A jewellery case thing, 3x small bookcases and a 3 piece sold pine shelving thing.

[rbullivant]

I got the pans!!!!! Learnt from the suit bags a minute before that you cannot linger for a second, it was refresh, boffer and checkout in about three seconds.

They saved the best stuff until last, the ipods, etc. came and went in seconds. Shame I had to sit through six days of stuff not interesting me, it was quite exciting though

R

[awallace]

Apologies Alan B must have stopped reading before that was mentioned :doh: