Doubleplay Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Your Offer Price: $23.00 (per day) Total Rental Days: 1 SubTotal: $23.00 Taxes and Fees: $15.14 Total Rental Car Charges: $38.14 Bid A: Entered original bid close to midnight on 8/30. For pickup on 9/1 at 11:30 pm. Bid $19. Rejected and offered re-bid. Did not re-bid. Bid B: Immediately after A rejected, entered separate bid for pickup on 9/2 at 12:30 am. Bid $21. Rejected and offered re-bid. Did not re-bid. On Sun 8/31 re-bid A at $22. Rejected and offered reservation at $25. Did not accept. Knowing that $25 was the magic number, tried for $23. Won. If you're picking up car rental late night/near midnight, this is one way to game the system. Submit bids for 11:30 pm and 12:30 am. Becuase it's next day, PL can't tell they are "similar" bids. Even if you win the 12:30 am bid, you can usually pick up the car earlier. Hotwire showing $55.95 for same class car. AAA discounted rate on Hertz web site was $146.81 for same class car. Used Better bidding PRICELINE link. Link to comment
Doubleplay Posted September 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 You saved 83%!* Link to comment
yellowdog Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 Congratulations on your success! Thanks for using the PRICE.LINE links on the board. Have a nice trip. Drive safe! Yellowdog. Link to comment
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