ATLANTA, GA, July 22, 2011 (Press-News.org) A shaky stock market, rising unemployment and fear over an uncertain financial future have thousands of outdoor sportsmen and women looking for answers on how to afford the gear they want to continue enjoying their outdoor activities. OutdoorSportsmanAuctions.com offers them a way to get that gear at prices they can afford.
Most people are not familiar with Penny Auctions. The simplest explanation is that they are a hybrid between a traditional auction and eBay. In a penny auction the auctioneer is replaced by a countdown timer and every time a new bid is placed the price increases by a penny and 20 seconds is added to the clock. When the timer reaches zero the highest bidder gets to buy the item at that final price. Often that price is a discount of 95% or more of the suggested retail price.
Robert Ford, the CEO of OutdoorSportsmanAuctions.com, today announced a $500 Cabela's Gift Card Giveaway as a way to introduce the outdoor sports enthusiast to the penny auction concept. Anyone 18 years or older can enter the giveaway and there is no cost to register. However, the outdoor sportsman will have an advantage because when someone registers for the $500 Cabela's Gift Card Giveaway they also get 15 free bids that may be used on any auction on their website. And when those bids are used in a live auction (defined as an auction where the countdown timer shows less than 60 seconds) they will get additional entries into the giveaway.
OutdoorSportsmanAuctions.com was developed for the outdoor sportsman who is looking for high-quality gear at discounts of as much as 95% off of suggested retail.
Although www.OutdoorSportsmanAuctions.com is not the first penny auction site, it is the first penny auction site exclusively for hunters, fishermen and campers.
To enter the $500 Cabela's Gift Card Giveaway visit: www.OSA-Giveaway.com. Entries into the giveaway end August 31, 2011.
OutdoorSportsmanAuctions.com: The First Penny Auction Website Catering to Campers, Fishermen and Hunters
Thousands of outdoor sportsmen and women are looking for answers on how to afford the gear they want to continue enjoying their outdoor activities and OutdoorSportsmanAuctions.com gives them an answer.
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