Earlier this week, major penny auction Swoopo has been down due to technical issues and are working hard to restore the service. Once service is restored, Swoopo will add 10 minutes to all auctions that were live during this major technical mishap.
After witnessing this site go down, I began to think about what I would be doing if all the major penny auction sites begin to have technical issues, after all this is a legitimate concern, especially if you make a living winning products and reselling them on ebay or craigslist. I’m sure this is a minor set back, and they’ll be back up and running probably stronger than ever but I have to voice my concern.
In addition, I believe other major sites such as Beezid and Bidcactus have seen a strong influx of Swoopo users this week. I don’t have proof of their increase in business and can only speak for myself when I say that 7 auctions that were supposed to be swoopo bound have found other homes at Beezid and Quibids.
I hope this downtime doesn’t hurt their recent EAA membership (Entertainment Auction Association). But if it has, there are a number of other legitimate auctions that would be more than happy to take their lucrative position.
