[quote name=\'TLEberle\' post=\'143458\' date=\'Jan 16 2007, 03:20 AM\']
[quote name=\'fostergray82\' post=\'143457\' date=\'Jan 15 2007, 11:44 PM\']Over the course of the tenure, any or all prizes that a contestant bought via instant bargain, can be "bought" back for the price they originally paid. If you lose the next day, it's bye-bye prizes. Think of it as a "refund".
So, for example, you have that new $2,500 HDTV you bought for $11, and the $1,000 trip to the Grand Canyon that you paid $7 for. Do you sell to get $18 closer to another prize? At least it involves somewhat of a risk.
[/quote]Here's the thing. There's a reason that I bought the TV and the holiday, right? Because when they were presented, I thought I was going to win, or didn't care if I lost, by gum, I want to go to Arizon on Grundy's dime.
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That does make sense, and that would be the reasoning behind give one or all prizes, although it would suck to go for a lower-priced TV or vacation and then sacrifice them to
possibly win a Volvo, esp. if I lose the next day by $1 or on a tiebreaker. It's kinda like buying the ceramic Dalmation, Chuck/Pat/Rolf telling you it's yours, then forfeiting it on a Bankrupt.
Not that it would do much, but I'd maybe offer a cash incentive for selling a prize, such as $500 a pop, or make it so that the contestant may sell all but one. I know it's not much, but I think a cash buyback (even at a lower rate) could create a little temptation (forgive the bad pun).
/My, but spending other people's money is fun!
I think your tweak works better if the fenced goods are sold back at a loss. If you're $18 away from the Volvo XC 90, hell yes, where do I sign up, and sold American. But if I only get back half the money...then I might think about it. Then again, it's not really that interesting: if you're close, and get the Buyer's Remorse, then you sell back the stuff, buy the car and run like hell. If you're $50 away, then there's really no point. That is, of course, unless I'm being obtuse and missing something.
No, you're not missing anything, and you make an interesting note of how it could be anti-climatic on some days. Yeah, it could put a contestant $18 closer, which would be cool if they're, say $25 away from the car or a trip around the world. But on days where they would still need more than one day to buy the lot, it could get quite boring.
/I'll give you this; of all of the tweaks I've seen, this is far and away the best one I've seen. Then again, you actually thought it out, so you're among rarefied air.
Ahh gracias. :-)