the beezid manual v1

HOW TO WIN AT BEEZID

The Beezid Success Manual

By Jason Cooper

How to Win at Beezid

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Contents Illustrations ...................................................................................................................................... v

Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 1

About this Manual ...................................................................................................................... 1

My Journey .............................................................................................................................. 1

What I Came Up With ............................................................................................................. 1

The Only Manual of its Kind .................................................................................................... 1

How to Read this Manual........................................................................................................ 2

Disclaimer ........................................................................................................................................ 3

What is Beezid? ............................................................................................................................... 5

Is Beezid for Real? ........................................................................................................................... 7

A Tour of Beezid .............................................................................................................................. 8

Home Page .............................................................................................................................. 8

My Account ............................................................................................................................. 9

Help ....................................................................................................................................... 10

Buy Bids ................................................................................................................................. 11

Beezid Registration ....................................................................................................................... 12

Personal Information ............................................................................................................ 12

Bonus Code ........................................................................................................................... 12

Where to Get a Beezid Bonus Code ...................................................................................... 13

Second Stage ......................................................................................................................... 16

Address, Date of Birth ........................................................................................................... 16

How does Beezid Work? ............................................................................................................... 19

Bidding on Beezid – How it Works ........................................................................................ 19

Getting Started .............................................................................................................................. 21

Close-Down All Applications Except Your Browser............................................................... 21

Keep Away from Internet Intensive Programs ..................................................................... 21


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Use the Correct and Updated Browser as Well as Correct Operating Systems ................... 21

A Note about Beezid’s Lag time ............................................................................................ 22

Understanding the Different Types of Auctions ........................................................................... 23

Beezid Cherry Auction ........................................................................................................... 23

Beezid Penny Auction ........................................................................................................... 23

Beezid Reveal Auctions ......................................................................................................... 24

Beezid Thriller Auctions ........................................................................................................ 24

Beezid “Bid For Free’ Bids ..................................................................................................... 25

What Can You Win on Beezid? ..................................................................................................... 26

Can I Win a Car at a Beezid Auction? .................................................................................... 28

How to Buy Bids on Beezid ........................................................................................................... 30

AutoBeezid and Beezid Sniper Explained ..................................................................................... 31

What Is Autobeezid and How Do You Set It Up? .................................................................. 31

How about Beezid Sniper? .................................................................................................... 32

Benefits of Using AutoBeezid and Beezid Sniper .................................................................. 32

Basic Beezid Strategy .................................................................................................................... 33

Waiting Until the Last Second ............................................................................................... 33

Average Selling Price ............................................................................................................. 33

Begin Bidding when there is Little Competition ................................................................... 34

Avoid Bidding against AutoBeezid and Beezid Sniper .......................................................... 34

Mistakes to Avoid ......................................................................................................................... 35

Buying Beezid Bids ................................................................................................................ 35

Never Pay More than the Retail Price for an Item ............................................................... 35

Avoid Bidding against AutoBeezid ........................................................................................ 35

Devote At Least Two Hours to an Auction ............................................................................ 36

Advanced Beezid Strategy ............................................................................................................ 37

Use the AutoBeezid late in an Auction ................................................................................. 37

Use the AutoBeezid Early in an Auction ............................................................................... 37


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Beezid Pro Explained ................................................................................................................. 38

Get Beezid Pro............................................................................................................................... 41

What to Do After Winning a Bid ................................................................................................... 42


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Illustrations

Figure 1: Beezid Home Page ........................................................................................................... 8

Figure 2: Categories Drop Down Menu .......................................................................................... 9

Figure 3: Beezid Navigation ............................................................................................................ 9

Figure 4: Beezid Help Page ............................................................................................................ 10

Figure 5: Beezid Registration Page ............................................................................................... 13

Figure 6: Google Search for "Beezid Coupon Code" ..................................................................... 14

Figure 7: Retailmenot.com Home Page ........................................................................................ 15

Figure 8: Beezid Registration with Bonus Code Validated ........................................................... 15

Figure 9: Second Stage of Registration ......................................................................................... 17

Figure 10: Final Stage of Registration ........................................................................................... 18

Figure 11: An Auction .................................................................................................................... 19

Figure 12: Sample Penny Auctions ............................................................................................... 23

Figure 13: Sample Cherry & Thriller Auction ................................................................................ 24

Figure 14: Sample Bid For Free Auction ........................................................................................ 25

Figure 15: Auction Navigation at the Bottom of Beezid Home Page ........................................... 25

Figure 16: Waiting Till One Second ............................................................................................... 33

Figure 17: Avg. Selling Price for an Apple iPad Auction as Analyzed in Beezid Pro ...................... 34

Figure 18: Beezid Pro Navigation .................................................................................................. 39

Figure 19: Beezid Pro Analysis of an Apple iPad Auction ............................................................. 39


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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing this Beezid manual. I guarantee that it will prove to be one of the

wisest decisions of your life. It will prove invaluable to improving your winnings on Beezid. The

advice, topics, tips and strategies contained in this manual have taken hundreds of hours to

gather and compile.

About this Manual

My Journey

When I first stumbled on the Beezid website, I was amazed to see people walking away with

highly valuable items for mere pennies. Initially, I could hardly win a thing on Beezid; I have

burnt my fingers more than few times. However, after endless months of studying the inner

workings of the website, I finally came up with a way to win … almost every time. I researched

widely including reading up on advanced game theory books, on which the Beezid site and

other similar entertainment auction sites are based.

What I Came Up With

After months of intense research, I came up with a raft of strategies which guarantee long term

success for anyone, even complete auction site novices. I also developed a nifty little tool

known as Beezid Pro which helps implement the strategies set forth in later chapters of this

manual.

The Only Manual of its Kind

This manual is the first of its kind. No manual currently exists that reveals the inner workings of

Beezid and provides you with real strategies to use to beat Beezid. Furthermore, Beezid Pro is

the only software tool that can implement the winning strategies contained in this book. It is

the only tool that literally accords you access to information held only by Beezid employees.

After acquiring this manual, you are entitled to free updates for life. Anytime, there is an

update, you will be able to download the new version at no additional cost to you.

http://www.beezidpro.com/


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How to Read this Manual

Regardless of your Beezid skill level, I recommend you read the entire manual from beginning

to end. You may find that the first couple of chapters contain stuff you already know but don’t

skip them because in later chapters, I make reference to content in earlier chapters.

Furthermore, I have found that most people rarely take the time to understand how Beezid

functions and usually get surprised to find there was something they didn’t know despite being

“seasoned” bidders.

Once more, I thank for taking the time to read this manual. Hope you enjoy!

Jason Cooper


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Disclaimer

Before we get into the important stuff, I have to dispense with a few legal matters. This is

nothing serious so don’t panic. As you well know, the world can sometimes be a really

twisted place so I just need to protect myself from stuff that I shouldn’t be held responsible for

because, frankly, it is out of my control. So without further ado…

Any examples of winning are merely illustrations and examples of what you could possibly win

using Beezid.com and the International equivalents. There is no assurance that you will do as

well. If you rely upon my Beezid advice, you must also accept the risk that you may not do as

well on Beezid.

Any and all auction outcomes discussed about Beezid and its products are not to be considered

average outcomes. There can be no assurance that prior success on Beezid can be used as an

indication of future success.

Beezid auctions are based on many factors. I have no way of knowing how well you will do

because I don’t know your knowledge or background. Similarly, I cannot predict the actions of

other participants in any auction you choose to enter on Beezid.

Beezid relies on having losers in every auction for the success of their business. Therefore, I do

not and cannot guarantee that you will win every auction you participate in. In fact, I cannot

guarantee you’ll win a single Beezid auction.

If you rely upon my auction outcomes and advice, you must accept the risk of not doing as well.

You agree that I am not responsible in any capacity for your success or failure using Beezid and

any related sites.

Neither I nor anyone involved in Beezid Pro or the creation and release of products associated

with Beezid Pro are related or affiliated with Beezid in any way. I am merely a scholar of their

business model and a participant in their auctions.


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Finally, all contents of the “How to Win at Beezid” manual and BeezidPro.com are copyrighted.

No version of this manual or any other version may be reprinted or reused without expressed,

written consent.


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What is Beezid?

A few years ago, a whole new Internet buzz began. The buzz was online penny auction sites.

These sites do not operate like the traditional auction sites you and I know of such as eBay

where, you place bids as many times as you want to, and the bidder with the highest bid at the

end of the auction, walks away with the item for that final bid amount. All this changed when

sites like Beezid came onto the scene. The following are the basics of Entertainment shopping

auctions such as Beezid:

You begin by registering on the shopping auction site. Registration is usually a two-step

process where you input your details and then confirm your email address. The

registration process is usually free and in the case of the example we are using, you can

register directly from Facebook Connect.

After registration, you load your account with bids. Beezid refers to them as Bidpacks

and they come in packs of 30, 50, 100, 200, 350 & 500. The cost of the bids ranges from

$0.60 to $0.90 per bid.

Once you have registered and purchased bid packs you then bid on the product of your

choice. Usually each bid increases the final cost of the product by a given amount. Most

sites set this at between 1 cent and 15 cents per bid placed. Beezid increases the cost of

each bid by a penny hence the name, “penny auctions”. Every time you place a bid, you

lose one pre-purchased bid – automatically deducted from your account.

Each auction has a countdown timer and each time a new bid is placed, the countdown

timer resets. Beezid’s countdown timer resets by 20 seconds. When the countdown

timer runs out without someone having placed a bid, the last person to bid wins the

auction and walks away with the product, usually at a massive discount to its retail

value. The winning bidder pays for the product and it is shipped to their home or office.

The losing bidders lose the money they spent in placing bids.

In addition to the normal auctions, Beezid also provides special auctions which do not operate

in a typical manner. For example, Beezid offers a special auction known as a reveal auction.

Reveal auctions work on a descending price scale and include the option to buy the item once

the price reaches a predetermined low. Unlike penny auctions, the price of an item is initially

hidden. Instead of bidding, interested buyers click on a “reveal” button to reveal the price of

the product. Each click costs a single bid. Once the price reaches the predetermined amount, a


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“buy now” button appears which allows anyone to end the auction by buying the item at that

price. If no one does this, the price will continue decreasing until zero and the last person to

click on the “reveal” button wins the auction.


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Is Beezid for Real?

When you search for Beezid on a search engine, one of the results you will invariably get are

websites and articles in response to this question. This chapter attempts to put your fears to

rest.

The main DIFFERENCE between Beezid and eBay is that Beezid auctions their own stuff. They

are unlike eBay where third parties sell their goods. Most of the items sold on Beezid include

electronic and electrical gadgets. At Beezid, you will find game consoles, digital cameras, High

Density televisions, kitchen appliances, lawn mowers and much more.

In order to bid at a Beezid auction, you have to pay. Payment is made by purchasing a bid pack.

Bid packs are sold in packs of 30, 50, 100, 200, 350 and 500. The cost of each bid ranges from

$0.6 to $0.9. At Beezid, one can purchase an item at almost 60% or less, off the retail price. This

is the issue that whistleblowers on the Internet have with Beezid. They simply cannot

understand how it is possible for you to acquire an item at about 50% less than the retail price.

How, one might be tempted to ask, does Beezid survive at such ridiculous prices? For example,

at the time of writing this chapter, a quick scan of the Beezid website revealed that some lucky

dude had just won a blue Ray DVD valued at $34.95 for a mere $0 .35. Situations such as these

lead the skeptics to declare that Beezid and similar websites are scams. However one must

understand the science… and math behind Beezid. For each item that is won at an auction,

there are usually hundreds if not thousands of bids. Thus, let us take the example of the Blu-Ray

DVD. In this particular case, this was a penny auction meaning that the price per bid went up by

$ 0.01. Therefore, a final auction price of the $0.35 translates to 35 bids. At an average cost per

bid of $0.8, it means that Beezid ended up making $28 for this product. Nobody knows the

profit margin for this item at a retail price equivalent to $34.95. Therefore, even if Beezid lost, it

was likely a very small loss. This is just one example and note that there are numerous items on

sale at Beezid that make a huge profit when you take into account the number of bids and the

cost of the bid. In fact, over all, they actually end up making a decent profit cumulatively.

Therefore, before you run off and begin screaming “scam”, you need to take a closer look at the

math. This is a legitimate business and numerous people have acquired excellent items at a

great bargain.


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A Tour of Beezid

The Beezid website is divided into four main sections: Home, My Account, Help and Buy Bids.

Home Page

The HOME PAGE is where you will normally start your buying experience at Beezid. This is also

where you will get to see, among other things, the number of bids that you have left. The Home

Page also has a link which you can click on if you wish to learn about the best bidding strategies

as told by Beezid. You can also see which auctions you have been watching plus you can find

out the latest Beezid news which will be posted here from time to time.

Figure 1: Beezid Home Page


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Figure 2: Categories Drop Down Menu

My Account

The MY ACCOUNT tab on the Beezid Home Page provides a snapshot view of not just your

account but about some other very useful information as well. You can click on the MY

ACCOUNT tab to find out about your auctions including every auction that you have showed an

interest in, your autoBeezids, your reminders, watch lists and the bids that you have won. This

is also where you can set your auction limits.

Figure 3: Beezid Navigation

The MY ACCOUNT page provides information about your buy bids, bid account, bid history and

your bonus offers. It is also where you get to invite friends to take part in Beezid online auction

shopping. The MY ACCOUNT page also holds your inbox, your personal information, address


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and this is where you get to change your password, if desired. You will also get to see the

Beezid newsletter here and of course, should you wish to close your account, then this is the

place to do so.

Help

If at any stage of your Beezid shopping you find yourself becoming lost or if you need some

help, then simply click on the tab marked “HELP”. The HELP Page shows you what Beezid really

is and how it works. This page also contains valuable information that will help you to get

started. If you also wish to learn how much a bid costs, then this is the place where you can find

the answer.

Figure 4: Beezid Help Page

The HELP Page also contains FAQs and information related to Bidding as well as Auctions,

shipping and delivery, as well as returns and warranties information. You can use this page to

check your account and learn about features and functions. Simply click one of any of the links

on this page to find out more about something that you are interested in such as different

payment methods and security as well as protection and prevention tips and much more.


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Buy Bids

Clicking on the BUY BIDS tab will take you to a new page where you can select from a variety of

BID PACKS that each contains various numbers of bids that cost different sums of money. After

purchasing a BID PACK, you can then start using Beezid. If you like, you can even customize your

BID PACK so that you end up purchasing an exact number of bids to suit your needs.


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Beezid Registration

In order to start the registration process, simply click one of many REGISTER links that are

spread across the Beezid Home Page.

It is also possible to complete registration through your Facebook account. This is a quicker and

easier way of completing the registration process as all your information from Facebook will

automatically be populated to the Beezid registration fields.

Personal Information

To register, first of all, you must provide your first name and last name. Next, enter your email

address and confirm it once more. This email address is used to help validate your identity and

to complete the first stage of the registration process.

Bonus Codes

You will also want to enter a bonus code (which I am about to provide for you). This bonus

code can be validated with the help of a Validate button which you will need to click. The next

step is to enter a code (not case sensitive.) Be sure to fill out all the information requested

including those fields that are marked with an asterisk that show that a field is mandatory.


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Figure 5: Beezid Registration Page

Beezid Bonus Codes (and where to get MORE codes)

At this point you must be asking yourself where you can get a bonus code and maybe even

wondering what a bonus code is in the first place. Well, bonus codes consist of letters and/or

numbers used to identify an offer associated with a coupon. Beezid has numerous coupon

codes that are distributed to various sites on the Internet. They act as a means to attract new

members to register on their site. However, unless you landed on the Beezid site from another

site that was distributing discount coupons; you are not likely to have a bonus code.

Bonus codes are advantageous because, they can save you a considerable amount. The

following are some of the coupon codes available (updated as of last publishing):

FIRST - Ten free bids

DEAL - Free shipping for you first auction win

SHOP - 100% additional bonus bids

JULY - Double Up on Your Next Bid Pack Purchase


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DISHTV - 100% Extra in Bonus Bids

HONEY - Up to $100 Off 1st Auction Win

TWITTER - 50% Extra in Bonus Bids

HAPPY - 100% Extra in Bonus Bids (again)

Luckily, it is possible to find even more of these bonus codes at the various sites on the Internet

where they are offered. You can Google “Beezid Coupon Code” and get the results as shown in

the next screen shot.

Figure 6: Google Search for "Beezid Coupon Code"

The first site listed, Retailmenot.com, is an excellent source of Beezid coupon codes. Unlike

many coupon code sites, the coupon codes provided by this site are valid and they do not try to

make you sign up for other stuff or click on links before they give you the code. To get a bonus

code, go to the retailmenot home page and search for Beezid in the search bar at the top. The

search results will be displayed as shown in the next screen shot. Look for an active coupon of

your choice and “click to copy” the code to your computer’s clipboard.


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Figure 7: Retailmenot.com Home Page

Next, go back to the Beezid registration page and paste the code in the “bonus code” field as

shown below.

Figure 8: Beezid Registration with Bonus Code Validated


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Click the “Validate” button to authenticate the bonus code. Some text in “red” should appear

below the bonus code indicating the type of coupon you have selected. Click “Next” to continue

to the next stage of the registration process.

Second Stage

Having entered all of this information, you can then click on a button marked NEXT. This will

take you to the second stage of the registration process. In the second stage, you will need to

provide your personal information. This includes your gender. Your first name and address have

already been entered and so there will not be any need to repeat this information.

Address, Date of Birth

You must however provide your date of birth. Further, unless you are AT LEAST eighteen years

of age, you will not be able to register at Beezid. Next, enter your address by filling out your

street address, which is used to bill you and ship your winnings. Be sure to enter this

information accurately. You will also need to enter your city and country of origin as well as

your state and zip postal code.

Finally, provide a telephone number which Beezid will use in case they have to contact you.

Your email has already been entered; so, again there is no need to re-enter this information.

Beezid also requires that you provide a username which will be visible to others that are using

the site. Finally, enter a password and then retype it to confirm that you have indeed entered

the right password.


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Figure 9: Second Stage of Registration

The password should NOT BE LESS THAN 6 CHARACTERS in length and it must not be your email

address or even your username. It must include at least one letter, a single number and you can

also use special characters. Beezid recommends changing your password regularly to ensure

that nobody finds out what it really is. Be sure to choose a password that is easy to remember.

All that remains now is to enter a bonus code (if you had not already done as described in the

Where to Get a Beezid Bonus Code section) and tell Beezid how you heard about them. Once

this information is fed in, you must tick that you have read, understood and accepted the


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Beezid terms and conditions, and the privacy policy. You can also choose to sign up for the

Beezid newsletter. Now, click NEXT and you are done – well, almost. You must take one more

step before registration is complete and that is to click on a link on a confirmation email that

will be sent to your email address.

Figure 10: Final Stage of Registration


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How does Beezid Work?

Bidding on Beezid – How it Works

Bidding on Beezid is a fairly simple and straightforward process. To begin with, purchase a bid

pack. Bid packs come in bundles of 30, 50, 100, 200, 350 and 500. Once you purchase a bid

pack, you are ready to begin bidding on Beezid.

To place a bid, identify an item you are interested in from the penny auctions. There are

numerous items listed on offer so take your time to identify an item and then click on “place

bid”. You will only be able to place a bid at a penny above the current bid. Thus, if an item has a

bid of $18.50, you can only place a bid of $18.51. You can ONLY place a bid on an item whose

countdown has begun and you are free to place AS MANY bids as you wish. However, every bid

you place costs you $0.7. If you are the highest bidder by the time the clock winds down to

zero, then you win the auction. The countdown timer resets to 10, 20, 30 or 45 seconds

(depending on auction) if a new bid is placed just before it counts down to zero. Thus, an

auction can be perpetually continued so long as bidders keep placing bids.

Figure 11: An Auction


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The implication is that you should be very watchful towards the end of the countdown timer. If

you are really interested in the item, then you must vigilant enough to make sure you outlast all

other bidders in placing bids. Luckily, Beezid has created two automated programs to make

bidding on Beezid easier. The first is known as AutoBeezid. Basically, it bids on your behalf. You

simply select the auction you would like to bid on, click on the title of the auction to access the

details and then activate AutoBeezid from the box on the right hand side. You then choose the

amount of bids you would like to place, the minimum being two, select a price range and then

submit by clicking the “Book” button.

The other tool is known as the Sniper. What this does is to act as a safety measure just in case

the price range you have set your Autobeezid to bid within doesn't get there. Sniper lets you to

set a number of last second bids ensuring that you do not miss out on the product that you set

your Autobeezid for in case your price range is never achieved.

In addition to bidding on Beezid through penny auctions, you can also participate in Cherry as

well as Reveal auctions. Cherry auctions are for first timers only and you get to bid against other

first timers. Bidders who have previously won auctions are not allowed to participate in Cherry

auctions. In a reveal auction, the auction begins with the price of the item hidden. Bidders get

to click on a “reveal” button to reveal the price of the item. Each click costs one bid and reduces

the price of the item. As more and more bidders click to reveal, the price eventually falls and a

“Buy Now” button appears which essentially allows any bidder to opt to buy the item at that

price. If no one opts to buy at this price, the price eventually falls to zero and the last person to

click the reveal button becomes the winning bidder.


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Getting Started

This chapter provides you with useful tips to improve your Beezid experience.

You will notice with your first few auctions that sometimes when you visit the Beezid site, the

bid timer occasionally lags. You have probably suspected that this could be a way Beezid

owners keep you from winning as many bids as you would like. However, the truth of the

matter is that such lags are usually as a result of software and hardware issues brought on by

the fact that the Beezid website is a highly ingenious piece of programming technology. In a

good number of time lag cases, older software and equipment simply may not be able to keep

up.

Close-Down All Applications Except Your Browser

For Beezid to run smoothly, close down all the applications on your computer except your

browser and other absolutely necessary applications. Resource intensive programs such as

iTunes, Windows media center, Photoshop and even email programs such as Outlook hog

random access memory (RAM). Running these programs at the same time you are bidding on

Beezid will dampen your experience.

Keep Away from Internet Intensive Programs

Avoid opening numerous tabs on your browser as this would have the same effect. If possible,

focus on the job at hand which is bidding and resume other activities after you are done with

Beezid. Internet intensive programs include applications such as Windows Live Messenger,

GTalk, Skype, Torrents, Video streaming programs and websites. Avoid these programs while

bidding on Beezid. If your computer is set to run these programs at start up, make sure you

close down the programs from the system tray.

Use the Correct and Updated Browser as Well as Correct Operating Systems

Using an old and outdated browser or an operating system that has not been tested on Beezid

will lead to an adverse user experience. For optimum results, use the following browsers:

Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher


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Firefox 2.0 or higher

Safari 2.0 or higher

Opera 8.0 or higher

The following operating systems have been tested for Beezid and are recommended:

Microsoft Windows Vista / Windows XP / Windows 2000

Mac OS X 10.3 or higher

Linux

Furthermore, it is recommended that you use a 512k DSL Internet connection or faster for

optimal bidding experience.

A Note about Beezid’s Lag time

On a number of occasions, Beezid users report a lag time in the auction clock. It appears as

though the clock paused at a particular time and then suddenly resumed at a lower time, say 3

seconds. This lag is annoying and the guys at Beezid try their best to prevent such occurrences.

However, even the best techies cannot provide a 100% guarantee that it will not happen. This is

because the goings-on behind the scenes are highly complicated. Consider this, within a

fraction of a second, Beezid has to process your bid, calculate new totals and auction times and

send this information to multiple users. Web programming doesn’t get more complicated than

this. The best way to avoid losing due to this lag is to use automated tools such as Beezid

Sniper. Beezid Pro helps you use Beezid Sniper effectively and avoid instances where you loose

out on bids due to lag times.



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Understanding the Different Types of Auctions

There are many different kinds of Beezid auctions. Each auction type has different rules and has

its own advantages or disadvantages. It is clear to me that most people do not quite understand

how each auction type works despite detailed explanation on the Beezid help page. The

following is an analysis of how each type of Beezid auction works.

Beezid Cherry Auction

Cherry auctions are the only available to Beezid users who are new and are yet to win any

auction. They are also the only auction type where FREE BEEZID BIDS can be used. The

competition at Cherry auctions is typically less fierce due to the inexperience of new users. If

you are a new user on Beezid and you make use of Beezid Pro, you can capitalize on this

inexperience and win yourself a fantastic item at an unbelievable cost.

Beezid Penny Auction

The name says it all; in penny auctions, the price of the item increases by one penny ($0.01) per

bid. Penny auctions are used for highly valued items such as Game consoles, Digital cameras

and TV’s. Beezid makes most of its money from penny auctions.

Figure 12: Sample Penny Auctions



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Beezid Reveal Auctions

Reveal auctions work on a reducing price scale and allow the option to buy an item once it hits

its sweet spot. Unlike penny auctions, no timers are in place. The price of the item is concealed

behind the “Reveal” button. The price usually starts at a discount of 10-40% off the retail price.

When you click the “Reveal” button to see the price, it costs you one bid and the price drops by

a predetermined amount, in most cases 20 cents. The new price is revealed to you for a

maximum of five seconds. Once the price gets to its selling range, a “Buy Now” button will

appear and you have the option to purchase the item at that price for five seconds.

Alternatively, you can wait for the price to be driven down further. The price will eventually

drop if no one chooses to buy the item at its selling price range. Once the price hits zero, the

first person to select the “Buy it Now” feature wins the auction and the item is sold to the last

bidder at the last price revealed by the bidder.

Beezid Thriller Auctions

This Beezid auction will literally keep you glued to the screen and on edge. In this type of

auction, no one is allowed to use any Autobeezids. You have to place bids one at a time and

keep watching for what everyone does. Thus, without the superior intelligence provided by an

application like Beezid Pro, bidding on Thriller auctions can feel like you are groping about in

the dark.

Figure 13: Sample Cherry & Thriller Auction



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Beezid “Bid For Free’ Bids

These are rare and are only available to users who have purchased a Bid Pack. Bids placed on

Beezid “Bid for Free” bids are free so your bid balance is not affected each time you bid on the

item. You are not allowed to use Autobeezids on “Bid for Free’ Beezid auctions. Furthermore,

once you win such an auction, you are allowed 7 days to claim it before it expires.

Figure 14: Sample Bid For Free Auction

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What Can You Win on Beezid?

This is a common question with many people who are new to Beezid. The question is usually

asked with a lot of skepticism as most people have not quite come to understand how exactly

they can win at Beezid. To find what you can win at Beezid, you need to navigate to the list of

categories on the Beezid page. Specifically, at the top right corner, just below the main

navigation. When you click on “categories”, a drop down menu with a list of live auction

categories is revealed. As at the time of writing of this chapter, a quite scan under each

category revealed the following items could be won in ongoing bids.

Car & Navigation

Cobra Voice Alert 15-Band Radar-Laser Detector and GPS

TomTom - XXL 540S GPS

Computers & Accessories

Apple iPad 16 GB

LaCie 500 GB Portable External Hard Drive

Games & Consoles

Nintendo DSi XL

Wii Fit with Wii Balance Board Nintendo Wii

Sniper: Ghost Warrior (Xbox 360)

Xbox 360 250GB Elite Console Slim

Red Dead Redemption (PS3/Xbox360)

Wii with Wii Sports Resort (Black)

Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii)

PlayStation 3 Slim (120GB)

Home & Garden

LED Shower Light:

Remote Controlled Rolling Beverage Cooler

Cocktail Chemistry Set

Retro Cotton Candy Maker

Sterling Import 7-Piece Wine Set


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Homedics Extendable Percussion Massager

Kenmore 5,000 BTU Single Room Air Conditioner

Grand Trunk Skeeter Beeter Pro Hammock

McCulloch Electric Pressure Washer

Weed Eater 26" Riding Lawn Mower

Pure Fun 8-Foot Trampoline and Enclosure Set

Bradley Digital 4-Rack Smoker

MSpa Portable Inflatable Bubble Spa

Pool Jam Waterproof iPod Ready Wireless Speaker Set

HiFi Works 6.5-Inch Rock Speakers (Pair)

Black & Decker 18” Corded Electric Lawn Mower

Kids & Games

Disney Princess Girls' 16" Bike

Poker Go-Kart Ride-On Cars Pedal Operated

NASCAR Hammer Down 20" Children's BMX

Laptops & Notebooks

Acer Aspire 10.1 Black Netbook

Lifestyle

Metallic Lighter Secret Agent Spycam

MP3 Players & Audio

Bose On-Ear Headphones

Skullcandy - Snoop Dogg Skullcrusher Headphones – Black

Sony BRAVIA 5.1-Channel Theater System

Apple iPod touch 32GB* MP3 Player - Black

Photography & Video

Digital Blue LEGO 3MP Digital Camera

8GB Spy Camera Pen - Camcorder DVR Recorder

Liquid Image 3.1MP Digital Camera Underwater Mask

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Sharp AQUOS Quattron 40" LED HDTV

Sony BRAVIA EX 500 Series 46" LCD TV

Vouchers & Bid Packs

Beezid Bid Pack- 30 Bids

$100 Visa Gift Card

$100 Walmart Gift Card

$50 Mastercard Gift Card

$100 American Express Gift Card

Clearly there are many different products which you can win at Beezid. Thus far, the question of

what you can win at Beezid has been sufficiently answered. What remains is getting to know

how to win at Beezid, which is a different matter altogether.

Can I Win a Car at a Beezid Auction?

Beezid auctions are interesting places to be. They offer a once in a lifetime opportunity to

acquire high value items – priceless goods, for a song. Take for instance, winning a car. If you

never thought it possible, well, think again. Beezid auctions continue to surprise, delight and

confound many. Recently, they have gotten into the habit of posting a magnificent automobile

at the Beezid reveal auction every few months. Most recently, they posted a brand-new Ford

Mustang for-sale. A dream car for most people, this car was a hot red in color and anyone who

landed on their site could not help but want to participate in the auction. Imagine winning such

a machine at a Beezid auction for the price of a few dollars. Well, someone did and you can

too.

To begin with, you must make sure that your account has adequate bids. You can get more bids

by winning bid packs in a big free auction or you can just navigate to the “buy more bids”

section of the website. Once you have adequate bids in your account, you are ready to begin

bidding. High value items such as cars are normally sold off in a Beezid “reveal” auction.

“Reveal” Beezid auctions are not like “penny” auctions in that the price reduces instead of

increasing. In this Beezid auction, the price is hidden from the view of the bidder. To see the

price, the bidder must click on the "reveal” button. This reveals the price of the item for a few


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short seconds. If the asking price of the item has been reached, then the bidder is given the

option to purchase the item at that price. Should the bidder opt to purchase the car at this

price, then the Beezid auction end and the bidder is requested to make full payment.

You need to decide how much you want to spend on a new car. Once you set such a budget,

this is the maximum amount you should spend on your bids, use Beezid Pro. Beezid Pro will

help you find out, who has participated in similar Beezid auction in the past and how past

auctions performed. With this information, you are ready to begin. Do not be too eager to be

the first to bid. In fact, make your bids a maximum of four in a day. Once the Beezid auction

price of the car reaches the price you are willing to buy the car at, click the "buy now" button.

Navigate to the "my wins" section and claim your car. Drive off in style. That is how to win a car

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How to Buy Bids on Beezid

Buying bids on Beezid is simple and easy. The first step in the process is to register or log in at

the site. Next, look for the “Buy Bids” tab. Clicking on this tab will take you to a page where you

can pick from a variety of Bid Packs.

Each Bid Pack is different and their costs will also vary. You may, for example, want to buy a Bid

Pack for US $ 27. This will allow you to use 30 bids while for US$ 300 you can buy a Bid Pack

containing 500 bids. It is up to you to decide which Bid Pack is best for your needs. By

customizing your Bid Pack, you can also purchase an exact number of bids.

After selecting a particular Bid Pack, click the “BUY” button to complete your purchase. To pay

for the Bid Pack, use one of several different payment options. These options include paying

through debit or credit card including VISA, MasterCard, DISCOVER and even AMERICAN

EXPRESS. Beezid also accepts payments via PayPal which is the best way to buy bids as

explained in the “Mistakes to Avoid” Section.

To pay with a credit card, you will have to furnish certain particulars including your Credit Card

Number, Security Code, and Expiration Date. Next, provide your billing/shipping information

which includes your first and last name, company name (optional) and street address as well as

city and country. It is also necessary to provide the name of the state in which you reside as

well as a postal code and a contact phone number.

Beezid uses this information to send your order to the correct address and in the shortest

possible time as well. To protect the bidder’s interests, Beezid ships the order to the exact

billing address as provided by the bidder.

Be sure to use your bonus offers, if you have any available. All prices at Beezid will be displayed

in US dollars and these prices relate to the End Price, Delivery Price, Discount and the Total

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AutoBeezid and Beezid Sniper Explained

AutoBeezid and Beezid Sniper are usually the most confusing part of Beezid to the new user.

Even relatively experienced users still have a problem understanding exactly how these two

operate. In this chapter, I attempt to demystify these two powerful tools and explain in

straightforward language how to use them to your maximum advantage.

What Is Autobeezid and How Do You Set It Up?

Think of AutoBeezid as your butler. In a nutshell, AutoBeezid bids on your behalf. However, it

goes further than that by allowing you to set the price range at which you want to place bids.

Let’s take the following example:

Item: Apple iPad 16 GB up for sale.

Assume you decide you want to buy the item at a price of between $30 and $40

Activate AutoBeezid and set the minimum ($30) and maximum price ($40) you are

willing to pay. Just click on the auction title to navigate to the details and then look for

the AutoBeezid box on the right of your screen

The difference in your minimum and maximum prices has to be at least one dollar

Set the number of bids you want to use within your price range e.g. 25. You can apply as

many bids as you like.

The effect of the above will be:

Once the auction hits your minimum price range of $30, AutoBeezid will outbid any

bidder to ensure you are always the highest bidder. Being a penny auction, AutoBeezid

will outbid the most recent bidder by a penny

So long as you remain the highest bidder, AutoBeezid will not attempt to bid again

Provided you have loaded AutoBeezid with enough bids, there is a very good chance

that you could win the auction at the price range you have set

If the item hits your maximum price of $40, AutoBeezid will stop bidding and you will

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How about Beezid Sniper?

Beezid Sniper complements AutoBeezid in the sense that the auction may end before hitting

your AutoBeezid price ranges. This would mean you loose out. However, when enabled, the

Beezid Sniper works as follows:

It waits until the final second of an ending auction and places a single bid to prevent that

auction from ending

The effect of prolonging the timer ensures you win the auction or the auction hits the

minimum AutoBeezid price in which Autobeezid will take over the bidding

AutoBeezid allows you to set aside a maximum of 20 bids in your Beezid Sniper account

If the auction price hits your AutoBeezid price range, you can no longer use the Beezid

Sniper

Benefits of Using AutoBeezid and Beezid Sniper

Apart from the obvious benefit or being able to bid while not physically staring at the Beezid

website, the other major advantage is the “server side” effect. When bidding manually, there is

always the risk of lag time due to hardware and/or software not being able to keep up as

mentioned in the “Getting Started” chapter. Using AutoBeezid and Beezid Sniper ELIMINATES

lag time completely because these tools are hosted on the same server as the Beezid website.

When AutoBeezid or Sniper places a bid, there is no delay, the bid is placed instantly. The secret

to using AutoBeezid and Beezid Sniper effectively is to combine them with the intelligence of

Beezid Pro. With Beezid Pro, you will avoid setting your Autobeezid price range unreasonably

high and in the process waste 20 Beezid Sniper bids. At the end of the day when you combine

the market intelligence of Beezid Pro with AutoBeezid and Beezid Sniper you will easily

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Basic Beezid Strategy

Learning how to bid on Beezid demands that you learn some basic strategies before you begin.

Mastering these strategies should form an integral part of your basic Beezid strategy.

Waiting Until the Last Second

When bidding on Penny auctions, always wait until the timer has ONE SECOND remaining

before you place your bid. Other bidders will try and do the same but that’s not a problem.

Waiting until the very last second is the best basic Beezid strategy because other bidders will

occasionally bid with even up to 15 seconds remaining. By bidding at the very last possible

second, you ultimately use up FEWER BIDS; the price may increase several times without you

needing to cast a single bid provided the clock does not go below one second. However, the lag

time on the server may prevent you from waiting until the last second in which case you would

have to increase to 2 seconds or three seconds. The point here is that this tactic is more of a

way to prevent spending too much on bidding rather than as a way to win every auction.

Figure 16: Waiting Till One Second

Average Selling Price

In this Beezid strategy, you will have noted the average selling prices of items on Beezid. This

can be a time consuming process thus, the best way to get this information at the click of a

button is to use Beezid Pro. With Beezid Pro you will be able to know the average price that an

Apple IPad has historically been auctioned off at. The actual tab in Beezid Pro is labeled




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“Historic Price Stats” and basically provides you with a good gut feeling as to when the item is

approaching a good time to bid.

Figure 17: Avg. Selling Price for an Apple iPad Auction as Analyzed in Beezid Pro

Begin Bidding when there is Little Competition

This may sound like common sense but you will be surprised how many bidders fail to adhere

to this rule. As a general rule of thumb, you should begin bidding when there are only about 4-

6 BIDDERS remaining in the auction. This Beezid strategy will save you precious bidding dollars.

Combining this tactic with the earlier strategy of getting in when the item hits its average selling

price can greatly enhance your winnings.

Avoid Bidding against AutoBeezid and Beezid Sniper

AutoBeezid and Snipers are great tools for bidders who know how to use them correctly.

However, it is a bad Beezid strategy to be a SINGLE BIDDER bidding against AutoBeezid. If you

realize someone is using AutoBeezid in an auction, you will have to wait it out. You can also use

Beezid Pro to obtain intelligence about that particular bidder and make an educated guess on

what his or her overall strategy may be.

Sticking to these few Beezid strategies religiously can result in a big improvement in your

overall performance; resulting in fewer bids spent and increasing your winning odds.

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Mistakes to Avoid

All too often, new comers jump head long into Beezid without any strategy or game plan and

end up burning their fingers. The following Beezid tips will ensure that you stay safe and avoid

making foolish costly mistakes.

Buying Beezid Bids

At all costs, avoid purchasing Beezid bids using your credit card. ALWAYS use PayPal. This

protects your credit card information and also limits the amount of personal information that

Beezid has on you. Furthermore, always make sure you have sufficient bids before you start

bidding. It would be unfortunate to lose an auction simply because you have run out of bids. On

average you should have at least 75 bids in your account for every auction that you participate

in.

Never Pay More than the Retail Price for an Item

The second Beezid hint is never to pay more than the retail price of an item. Factor in the cost

of bidding when making a computation. The moment the current auction price plus bid spend

gets dangerously close to the retail price of the item, bail! Some people accidentally fail to take

note of the retail price in the excitement of bidding and end up purchasing an item at a price

above the retail price. Then they realize how much they have messed up when it’s too late. It

makes no sense, just go Amazon.com and buy the product if you can’t get it cheaply on Beezid.

Avoid Bidding against AutoBeezid

This cannot be emphasized enough. We will make reference to this point many times in this

manual. When two or more bidders are going at it using AutoBeezid’s, don’t try to beat them

with a manual bid especially when the auction clock is still showing several minutes. The

recommended strategy is to save your bids until there are no more AutoBeezid’s in the auction.

Furthermore, when you do start placing your bids, wait until the very last second and place

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Devote At Least Two Hours to an Auction

The next Beezid tip is make sure that you can spend at least two hours watching and bidding on

an auction. If you happen to be really busy and cannot be able to do this, then DO NOT start

bidding. The Autobeezid IS NOT a substitute for you actually physically watching the auction

take place. AutoBeezid allows you to take a bathroom break and take a night’s rest but at one

time or another you will have to be present at the auction. Most auctions will take over a day,

so two hours isn’t that much when you look at it that way.

Always Use Beezid Pro

The final and most important Beezid tip is, ALWAYS make use of Beezid Pro. Winning at Beezid

is like winning at poker. In poker, you must have to have some way of deciphering your

opponent’s strategies by their facial expressions and body language. With Beezid you don’t

have expressions and body language, what you have is bidder and auction history. Beezid Pro

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Advanced Beezid Strategy

If you have gotten the hang of how Beezid works and have used Autobeezid successfully a

couple of times, then this chapter will prove a real eye opener. The following are some

advanced AutoBeezid bidding strategies which you can use to improve your winnings at Beezid.

Use the AutoBeezid late in an Auction

Currently, this is the most reliable strategy to increase you winning odds at Beezid. The strategy

is best employed in penny auctions and requires a relatively high bid spend; typically 30% of

the retail price of the item. This AutoBeezid bidding strategy operates as follows:

Identify an auction that is approaching its average historical selling price and get your

AutoBeezid to start bidding within a price range at this level

The auction should have as little competition as possible and should not have any other

AutoBeezid bids (at least not just yet)

Make sure you apply enough bids to the AutoBeezid so that you constantly remain the

highest bidder and outbid your other opponents. You should set aside bids worth 30%

of the retail price as mentioned earlier for this endeavor. This may seem high but

overall, you will be acquiring items at 70% off the retail price which is a massive return

The aim of using your AutoBeezid late in an auction is to get in at just the right moment when

other bidders are leaving the auction, thereby improving your chances of success. It can also be

very intimidating to other bidders when they see an AutoBeezid that bids perpetually just when

it looked like the auction may end. You can call it psychological warfare if you like; the point is,

the demoralizing effect on your opponent’s significantly improves your chances of winning.

However, this AutoBeezid bidding strategy can be expensive. Make sure you have the financial

muscle to pull it off before making an attempt.

Use the AutoBeezid Early in an Auction

This AutoBeezid bidding strategy is risky but can reap the most benefits. It is used in penny

auctions and the trick is to overwhelm your competition. In military parlance, this strategy

would probably fall under guerilla warfare tactics. The idea is to ambush other bidders with a


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sudden AutoBeezid early in bidding thereby discouraging other bidders from continuing or

choosing to wait. Here is how it works:

Identify an auction where the countdown timer is nearing zero for the first time

Gauge the competition and make sure no one else is currently using AutoBeezid

Set up your AutoBeezid for the price range needed for your bid spend to be equivalent

to roughly 2% of the retail price

Engage and conquer

This ambush will catch unsuspecting single bidders flat footed. In many cases, early single

bidders are usually new to Beezid and are still learning the ropes. When they see your

AutoBeezid bidding over and over, the natural reaction will be to give up and move on to

another auction.

Beezid Pro Explained

Are there any Beezid secrets you need to know to win? An online penny auction operates on

the basis that for one person to walk away with an item at an incredible bargain, other people

must incur losses through the bidding process. It is much like a poker game, a game of chance

where success is based in a large part to how the other players behave. In an online penny

auction, the other players are the bidders. How long they decide to continue bidding ultimately

determines whether or not you emerge the winner. Thus, with this in mind, it does not sound

plausible for there to be any Beezid secrets for the simple reason that you would have to know

the price point other bidders will exit from the auction. If this were possible, this would be the

only secret and the one that would guarantee success at bidding.

But, wait a minute. Is it impossible to find out when other bidders will exit a bid and at what

price. At face value, it certainly doesn’t sound credible? Let’s go back to our poker game

example. The greatest poker players have either been very good at reading “poker faces” or in

the case of Blackjack, have perfected the time tested method of card counting which casinos

loathe. Thus, in the case of this penny auction site, predicting how other bidders behave is like

being very good at reading a “poker face”. However, since bidding takes place online, you

cannot see your opponents face as he bids. The only information you have at your disposal is

his past and current bidding history. But, it would take you forever to analyze all the bidders


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and make accurate predictions in real time as an auction takes place. Well, the truth is, you

don’t have to. This what Beezid Pro does for you!

Figure 18: Beezid Pro Navigation

Specifically, it provides the following:

Real-Time analytical data on all auctions and all bidders. The effect of this is that you

have a birds eye view about the bidders while they are bidding on the auction

It provides a total count of all bids, autobids, sniper bids, wins or losses of every bidder

It lists the historical prices of all products. This includes specific prices as well as price

averages, median prices, min and max prices for those items over various time periods

It also provides auction alerts which basically allow you to set up "rules" on when we

the program should alert you (via email or text message) that an auction has met your

criteria and that you should start bidding on it. This keeps you from having to watch all

auctions all the time!

Figure 19: Beezid Pro Analysis of an Apple iPad Auction



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With this information, you can greatly increase your odds of winning. You are able to avoid

auctions that are too competitive with professional bidders, you can tell from a bidder’s past

history if they are likely to go beyond a particular price and so forth – the prediction possibilities

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Get Beezid Pro

From what you have learnt so far about Beezid, the following should now be clear:

1. Beezid is akin to gambling, to win; you must be able to know what your opponents

(other bidders) are going to do by reading the “signs”.

2. In order to read the “signs” and intelligently anticipate the behavior of other bidders,

you need have access to bidding, bidders and auction history; information that only

Beezid employees readily have and will NOT share with you

3. You must be able to analyze this information within minutes even seconds otherwise it

is useless.

The only way to accomplish the three points above, which are the key to success, is to use

Beezid Pro. It is only Beezid Pro that can allow you to literally “read the signs”; to correctly

anticipate how other bidders will behave by being able to analyze volumes of bidding and

auction history, AT THE CLICK OF A BUTTON.

It would be suicide bidding on Beezid without Beezid Pro. I compare it to trying to hit a bullseye

in pitch darkness; the odds are heavily stacked against you. Beezid Pro does not even the odds;

it provides you with a real winning chance!

After you understand how to use the application, you will be surprised at how many auctions

you win.

To get Beezid and to find out more about this powerful application go to BeezidPro.com. You

can watch a video of Beezid Pro in action or just proceed and purchase the application.

You can read up on the latest Beezid Pro tips and tricks on my regularly updated blog once you

acquire the application.

Don’t grope about in the dark on Beezid, get Beezid Pro today and win bid after bid.


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What to Do After Winning a Bid

Once you have won an auction, Beezid will display a personal message in place of the timer on

the auction details page. The message will contain a link to claim your prize. Once you click on

this, you will be directed to a secure checkout page where you can pay for your item. You must

claim your item within 72 hours on your “My Wins” page.

The item will be shipped to you within a few weeks, typically 2-3. Beezid does not try to make

any money from shipping so you will get a fair shipping estimate at the cost it is offered to

Beezid. Pending shipments can be tracked by contacting Beezid support. Beezid ships

internationally. Shipping rates for American and Canadian users can be seen on the auction

details page while International users should contact Beezid support for a rate. In the event

that you need help with shipping, contact Beezid through their support team.

Finally, since you have proven that the strategies in this manual do work, go back and put them

to practice once more. Do not forget to use Beezid Pro. For those who have used Beezid Pro

successfully, I would like to hear from you. Please send a short text or video testimonial to

[email protected] for display on the Beezid Pro site. Your comments will be highly

appreciated. Be sure to include your name and location.

Wishing you all the best!

Jason Cooper.

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