ddeputies Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 I tried A LOT of bidding with priceline to get a car at the Minneapolis airport for my selected dates. I have multiple priceline accounts to increase the bidding, yet I never got any bids accepted. I started bidding weeks before my travel date. I was bidding in the $15 to $20 range early on for mid-sized and better without success. With 24 hrs left before the trip, I searched several other non-priceline options and found that hotwire had the best deal at $43 per day for a mid-sized rental. So with 24 hours to go before the trip, I upped my bids on priceline. I went as high as $30 for midsized and $35 for premium, luxury, SUV, and minivan. I was trying to undercut the hotwire price with ANY mid-size or better vehicle at that point. I got no bids accepted so I had to settle for hotwire at $43 per day mid-sized. I am not sure if I waited too long too start bidding higher or what. A few weeks ago, I got $15 from Chicago for mid-sized booked the night before for a 3 day rental. Maybe I hit Minneapolis at high season / bad time. Or maybe my bidding strategy was flawed. Link to comment
yellowdog Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Welcome to BetterBidding and congratulations on your success!Thank you for sharing your result with the board!Can you please post the name of the rental company.Drive safe.Please use the site's HOTWIRE and PRICELINE links to start future purchases.Yellowdog. Link to comment
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