chigirl Posted June 5, 2005 Report Posted June 5, 2005 Forgive me; I'm a newbie. Tried 3* at $45, 2.5* at $50, and finally 2* at $33 -- all rejected. I'm aiming for one of the 3* Bellevue hotels for next Sun, 6/12, 1 night. Thanks for any help!
thereuare Posted June 5, 2005 Report Posted June 5, 2005 Welcome to BetterBidding!Do you have any RE-BIDS left? When are you eligible to bid again?Rates seem a bit higher than usual at the two hotels i checked for these dates... what is your maximum bid at each star level you are willing to bid? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
chigirl Posted June 5, 2005 Author Report Posted June 5, 2005 When I bid, I did the "you must change one thing" thing. After reading your re-bids info, I see I can't go back and bid the same w/in 72 hours. Does this mean I can't go back and bid in the same area/same stars within 72 hours? Or can I go back and bid more $ in the same area/stars?I don't userstand the question "do I have any re-bids left?". After my 3 rejects, I just bailed out.Re: what I'm willing to spend...maybe up to $75 including fees. (Hotwire shows a 3* hotel in the area for $59+fees....)Thanks for your help.
thereuare Posted June 5, 2005 Report Posted June 5, 2005 So by changing one thing you lowered your star quality?If so, re-read the above link which explains priceline re-bidding as that will enable you to bid again immediately (simply raising your price won't do it as that is seen as a duplicate bid).If you don't understand the concept on re-bidding above, list each Priceline zone in the Seattle area and the highest star rating available in each (it is explained in the first post of the re-bidding link how to do this) and we'll explain from there. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
chigirl Posted June 5, 2005 Author Report Posted June 5, 2005 I understand the strategy now.... Yes, when I changed things, I'd lowered # of stars. Tried again, adding another zone that didn't have 3*, at $52 and got the Coast Hotel. I'll add a new post for this.Thanks for your help -- great service!
chigirl Posted June 5, 2005 Author Report Posted June 5, 2005 After bidding $45 and $52, got this with some help from my friends here. :) I'll add a post after my trip re: the hotel.
thereuare Posted June 6, 2005 Report Posted June 6, 2005 Great! Congratulations on your win.Glad to see you were able to use the re-bidding strategy to your advantage and find success.Have a great stay. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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