Buy a BMW for 90% off!!! Among other things...

[Xtreme331]

Ok so here's the deal. You might have heard about this on TV:

If you have an American Express credit card, go to My Life My Card.com (http://www.mylifemycard.com) (http://www.mylifemycard.com) and check out these awesome deals!

The website is giving away awesome deals on major purchases every day. One deal, one day. You can look up this week's purchases, how many of each are available, how much they cost, and how much they would normally cost (if not on sale).

A word of forewarning: These are great deals, but they are not cheap!!! Many of these deals are over $1000. For example, today's deal is a luxury travel package from Abercrombie and Kent (not the clothing A&F bastards) for $2500. It normally costs $25,000. So it's an awesome deal, 90% off. There are plenty of terms and conditions for the deals, so make sure to read the conditions first!

You must use an American Express credit card in order to buy these products at these prices.

Supposedly at some point you'll be able to buy a brand new BMW for $5000. Or so says the TV commercial.

Check out this site, if only to see how the other half lives!

[Scorch]

:spam: ?

[SteveMcQ]

Only pay cash for our vehicles. What are the ramifications if you use your card for such a high purchase?

[Xtreme331]

Nope. No spam. Just saw the deal on TV while watching Comedy Central and checked it out. Thought I should share.

As far as Ramifications of buying a big purchase on a credit card. No idea. I know that a lot of credit cards have extended warranties and other stuff that like included, but you'd have to check your cardmember agreement thing they sent you when you got the card. So far I have never had any problem paying for large things with my credit card.

[greydemise]

i dont think CAGS wud be interested in buying bmw's and the like :-\.. :spam:

[jimbodan]

I'd like to thank the OP. I keep seeing those commercials and meant to check it out, this post finally got me over there. Good stuff, I'm debating trying to buy the cruise.

[willardhaven]

I would... I bought a used Honda Accord for 5000 dollars... a BMW would rock.

[SteveMcQ]

i dont think CAGS wud be interested in buying bmw's and the like

I beg to differ. BMWs aren't to my liking, but the idea still stands.

[SOSTrooper]

Hmm I have an Amex. I'll keep my eyes on it...

[thatstoobad]

i dont think CAGS wud be interested in buying bmw's and the like :-\.. :spam:

i think i wud definitely be interested in purchasing a bmw for $5000 if i had the chance. i wud buy it as soon as i wud have the chance to. too bad i don't have an american express card, or i wud be checking this out. really, i wud.

[beerguy961]

I would... I bought a used Honda Accord for 5000 dollars... a BMW would rock.

I just got to write a $5000+ check for all my school stuff (registration fees and housing)....

[haywire]

I just saw the commercial to. i'd get the 5k bmw if i was shopping for a car

[jaykrue]

C'mon CAG! Who wouldn't buy a $5000 new BMW?? It's as cheapass as anyone will probably get next to free for a new BMW. Plus if you really don't want it, sell it on Ebay right after! You'll make your money back even if you sell it for $6000.

[willardhaven]

How can they afford to sell a 5000 dollar BMW?

[greydemise]

hehe sry :-[...take it back

[jginiso]

Here's a link to what's being sold and when. The BMWs were sold already.

http://www.mylifemycard.com/mywishlist/pdf_archive.html

[Xtreme331]

Here's a link to what's being sold and when. The BMWs were sold already.

http://www.mylifemycard.com/mywishlist/pdf_archive.html

Thanks for the list.

Damn! I was almost seriously considering that BMW too... oh well. I'd be better off with the $5000 anyway. 8)

[jaykrue]

Actually, more BMWs are still going to be sold I hear. I think there's another opportunity close to Xmas

[ryosnk]

I can picture myself driving on a BMW with a bag of games that I just got for cheap! I may be cheapass but I don't need to look like one! :D

[Rig]

I know my father would easily drop $5000 on a new BMW. He is/was a car mechanic, and he collects a lot of cars. If anyone gets more information about the next car sale date, please let me know!

[Xtreme331]

I can picture myself driving on a BMW with a bag of games that I just got for cheap! I may be cheapass but I don't need to look like one! :D

Amen to that!

Yeah definitely post if anyone finds out when in December they're selling more BMWs!

[kaw]

There has to be some catch. No way a 42,000 dollar sports car is being sold for 5,000. You could turn around and sell it, and make 30 grand with no effort at all. File this under: Too good to be true.

[Storamin]

New beemers are just amazing. Anyone who would not take a brand new BMW at 5k is plain stupid. It's a reliable mode of transportation that would last 200k miles easy. My moms thinking of buying a brand new z4 3.0i. I thought my 1994 BMW was amazing. Oh my god, everything about that z4 was perfect. The steering was responsive, the shifting was nice and smooth, I could go on and on. Of course I'm biased though...

[Vicious]

Just bought a brand new 350xi for 30 grand after loads of discounts and days of work.

So needless to say, there has to be a catch here. No way in the world that car is gonna be sold for 5000.

[roguejedi5]

I agree Kaw, there has to be some kind of catch to it. Like for example, Do you have to be a long time member and be in good standing? Is this open to all levels of AMEX cardholders? Do you have to have spend a certain amount of money in order to qualify for any of the prizes? I know these are stupid questions, but they have to be asked.

[jaykrue]

You could consider the fact that American Express is doing this so they can write this off on their taxes. I don't know if the money they get from the auction is being donated to charity but I think this deal is true but it's definitely self-serving. So I'm fairly sure that the catch is AmEx is going to get to write off a lot this year as well as the companies that donated: BMW, Canon, etc.

[jaykrue]

I agree Kaw, there has to be some kind of catch to it. Like for example, Do you have to be a long time member and be in good standing? Is this open to all levels of AMEX cardholders? Do you have to have spend a certain amount of money in order to qualify for any of the prizes? I know these are stupid questions, but they have to be asked.

I don't think you have to be a long time member but I do know one of my friend's mom got an email informing her of her long time customer loyalty and as such told her about the auction 2 weeks before it was generally known. We thought it was bogus as well until we confirmed w/ AmEx customer service (the one that was on her card, not the email just in case it was spam) and they said it was true.

[screwkick]

I'll take a beamer for 5k!

[Snake2715]

New beemers are just amazing. Anyone who would not take a brand new BMW at 5k is plain stupid. It's a reliable mode of transportation that would last 200k miles easy. My moms thinking of buying a brand new z4 3.0i. I thought my 1994 BMW was amazing. Oh my god, everything about that z4 was perfect. The steering was responsive, the shifting was nice and smooth, I could go on and on. Of course I'm biased though...

I had one.... a 99 BMW.


Dont forget the $18 brake light bulbs. The special key to do the oil changes or the $180 oil changes at the dealer... The "special" or "dealer/factory" requirement for almost every part.

They are ok cars, they can be expensive and they can be reliable. But if you prefer to do your own work then they are really frustrating and their reliablity ratings are actually not very good.

[integralsmatic]

a good idea.....i like it....the beamer thing is a little nutty tho...everything i can beleive but the beamer i dunno...my teg was 5gs..if i had an AE card man....

[Xtreme331]

I agree Kaw, there has to be some kind of catch to it. Like for example, Do you have to be a long time member and be in good standing? Is this open to all levels of AMEX cardholders? Do you have to have spend a certain amount of money in order to qualify for any of the prizes? I know these are stupid questions, but they have to be asked.

I don't think you have to be a long time member but I do know one of my friend's mom got an email informing her of her long time customer loyalty and as such told her about the auction 2 weeks before it was generally known. We thought it was bogus as well until we confirmed w/ AmEx customer service (the one that was on her card, not the email just in case it was spam) and they said it was true.

As far as I can tell, there are no "tricks" here. Of course there's a ton of fine print, and while I may have started this thread, I'm not putting all the fine print for each deal up here (you can read your own damn fine print if you want to spend that kind of money).

One I did read was the first class airline tickets to select cities around the world. Travel dates were restricted to certain times and there was only a select list of places that you could go, and you had to use the tickets by a certain date. Stuff like that. Simple stuff that's fairly normal for discount stuff. You don't have to sell your soul to AMEX or pledge allegiance to Diablo or anything like that so far as I can tell.

jaykrue is right though, think about how much in total AMEX is going to be able to write off in taxes since the proceeds go to charities. We're talking close to a million bucks! That's a crapload of money, even for a big corporation.

[Xtreme331]

Oh yeah. Maybe one catch: Certain AMEX cards require that you pay everything off at the end of the month. Only certain type of AMEX cards allow you to carry a balance (like the AMEX Blue, or Blue Cash). That could really hurt to have to shell out 5 grand all at once, but hey, for a new BMW? It's tempting.

[jaykrue]

Oh yeah. Maybe one catch: Certain AMEX cards require that you pay everything off at the end of the month. Only certain type of AMEX cards allow you to carry a balance (like the AMEX Blue, or Blue Cash). That could really hurt to have to shell out 5 grand all at once, but hey, for a new BMW? It's tempting.

Hells ya that's tempting and also smart if you thought about how much car payments are per month for any old non-luxury type cars vs. a nice luxury sports car which you'll be able to pay off quick (quicker if you sell it on Ebay for more than $5000 - which you most definitely will be able to do)

[Xtreme331]

Oh yeah. Maybe one catch: Certain AMEX cards require that you pay everything off at the end of the month. Only certain type of AMEX cards allow you to carry a balance (like the AMEX Blue, or Blue Cash). That could really hurt to have to shell out 5 grand all at once, but hey, for a new BMW? It's tempting.

Hells ya that's tempting and also smart if you thought about how much car payments are per month for any old non-luxury type cars vs. a nice luxury sports car which you'll be able to pay off quick (quicker if you sell it on Ebay for more than $5000 - which you most definitely will be able to do)

So let's see.... cars depreciate (that's lose value - worth less money - kiddies) 40% as soon as you drive it off the lot. So a new BMW z4 3.0i retails at $42,500. So as soon as you take ownership of it, it's still worth $25,500. That's a loss of $17,000 in value, but the car is still worth 5 times what you paid for it! Plus you could sell it privately (read eBay) for a ton more! Like I've said before.... tempting.

[Storamin]

I was looking, and it isn't in the future. The 3!!!! BMWs for 5000 were sold on the 26th of November I think.

Also, owning a bmw and getting it serviced at the dealer isn't cheap. Snake2715, I'm guessing you never took it on the track or care to drive more than transportation. Everytime I drive my beemer the smile gets wider and wider.

[Strell]

Just FYI, these deals are real, but the chances of you getting something are really slim. It's really more of a contest than anything else.

So don't think you're going to get the BMW easily...

[TheRaven]

Just FYI, these deals are real, but the chances of you getting something are really slim. It's really more of a contest than anything else.

So don't think you're going to get the BMW easily...

Yea, all of these deals are for real and they are exactly like a contest. Sort of like the 'Be the 84th person to call' sort of thing. There are just a few of these things available.

The reason AE can afford to do it is because they form a partnership with these companies. They get great deals on these to give them away for cheap prices..they get tons of people signing up for AE or at least thinking of doing so. BMW, these cruises and such, they all get pub too. It's a win-win for everyone. These aren't little companies. They can afford to do this without even batting an eye. For the money they pay on advertising every year, this is just a drop in the hat with probably a lot better results.

[jginiso]

the only 'catch' I can think of is that you are required to pay all taxes, fees etc. I'm not sure if the taxes would be based on the actual value of the car or on the $5000....

[doubledown]

Wow, great deal....although I don't have a AMEX card. I would buy a BMW....although the odds of me getting 1 of the 3 offered are slim to none.

Any GOOD AMEX CC deals out there?

[bignick]

All of you that label this as spam are just asses. This is legit. Its from AMX, I got stuff in the mail about this. Its a PROMOTION, do you guys know what that is?

[LinkinPrime]

If I had $5000+ avail credit limit on my AMEX I would tottaly try this

[doubledown]

Yeah, it's legit....but it's also just like a sweepstakes. I mean they only have 3-300 of each "prize", while it's good if you get in on it....

Also, how many weeks are they doing this for? Just one? many?

[bignick]

If I had $5000+ avail credit limit on my AMEX I would tottaly try this

If you have the traditional AMX card, then there really isnt a limit.

[Xtreme331]

Guess What CAG's?!?!

The BMWs are back! That's right. This coming Monday AMEX will be selling 3 more BMW z4's for 5 grand!

And in the good news for me department, my wife is encouraging me to buy one!!! So. See ya next Monday!

[Nyquil]

Dec 13 is the next time the BMW z4 3.0i Roadster is at 5,000 again. Only 3 of them. They are also offering Zen Mircos for $75 the next day. Times like these makes me wish I had an American Express Credit Card.

*edit looks like I was beat to the BMW announcement*

[Mr Peanut]

Those Zen Micros look rather good.

[jaykrue]

I was looking, and it isn't in the future. The 3!!!! BMWs for 5000 were sold on the 26th of November I think.

Also, owning a bmw and getting it serviced at the dealer isn't cheap. Snake2715, I'm guessing you never took it on the track or care to drive more than transportation. Everytime I drive my beemer the smile gets wider and wider.

they're being sold again... toldja so :D

[guessed]

Dec 13 is the next time the BMW z4 3.0i Roadster is at 5,000 again. Only 3 of them. They are also offering Zen Mircos for $75 the next day. Times like these makes me wish I had an American Express Credit Card.

*edit looks like I was beat to the BMW announcement*

Also, regarding the BMWs, it appears they are doing one at a time, at 12PM, 4PM, and 9PM ET. I don't like my chances, especially since I don't use credit cards (by choice).

What is funny about this promotion is that they make the winners pay. Talk about a lousy contest. I mean, sure, the price is low, but aren't most prize giveaways free (except for taxes).

[JSweeney]

I just saw the commercial to. i'd get the 5k bmw if i was shopping for a car

I'd buy a $5000 BMW even if I wasn't shopping for a car.
I mean really, even my Civic cost $15,000.

[opportunity777]

I have two AMEX cards lucky me :P

My brother's friend has an AMEX black card if any of you have ever heard of it ... :)

[ian1418]

The new sale date for the bmw is monday the 13. :twisted:

[b3b0p]

If I could get a BMW for $5000 brand new I would just re-sell and buy a civic. I could really care less about my car as long as it is not a POS junker that constantly does not have problems.


Chris

[JSweeney]

If I could get a BMW for $5000 brand new I would just re-sell and buy a civic. I could really care less about my car as long as it is not a POS junker that constantly does not have problems.


Chris

Well yeah, I mean, one could get it, and if they sell it for even half sticker price they'd have enough for a down payment on a small house.

[TheGreat2nd]

How does this contest work?
There are only 3 BMWs being sold for $5,000.
?
Am I missing something?

[jaykrue]

How does this contest work?
There are only 3 BMWs being sold for $5,000.
?
Am I missing something?

They're being sold for $5000 but you gotta be an AmEx card holder and it's only 1 BMW at 12pm, 4pm and 9pm this upcoming monday. There's still one more chance after monday though. The last 3 will be sold then (but I forgot the day).

[TheGreat2nd]

So...it's just random?
Only 3 people will get a BMW for $5000?

[basketkase543]

Yeah, how can you be the one to buy it? Is it a drawing for the opportunity to buy it or is it first come first serve for each of those three times?

[Xtreme331]

No, it's not random. It's first come first serve. It's based on the clock that they have displayed on their website. When it rolls over to the time they designate (12PM, 4PM, and 9PM) they will sell off a certain number of products (in the case of the BMW, one at a time) on a first-come-first-serve basis.

If any of you have used woot.com, then this concept should be very familiar to you.

[Xtreme331]

I have two AMEX cards lucky me :P

My brother's friend has an AMEX black card if any of you have ever heard of it ... :)

Have you actually seen the black card? These things are exceedingly rare and are only given out to... like.. the top 2% of the richest people in the world. I mean they come with a personal attendant for God's sake! There are also a lot of fakes floating around, again because they're so damn rare.

But hey, if he does have it. That's freaking sweet. You could (theoretically) buy a whole damn airplane with one of those things if you wanted to!! Now that's buying power!

[TheGreat2nd]

No, it's not random. It's first come first serve. It's based on the clock that they have displayed on their website. When it rolls over to the time they designate (12AM, 4PM, and 9PM) they will sell off a certain number of products (in the case of the BMW, one at a time) on a first-come-first-serve basis.

If any of you have used woot.com, then this concept should be very familiar to you.

So, at 12 AM on their site, a few ten thousand people will be buying a BMW, in hopes of getting one for $5000?
...Where do you buy the BMW? From the site?
And, if you buy one at 12 AM and you're not the first, do you have to actually buy the BMW?

[jaykrue]

No, it's not random. It's first come first serve. It's based on the clock that they have displayed on their website. When it rolls over to the time they designate (12AM, 4PM, and 9PM) they will sell off a certain number of products (in the case of the BMW, one at a time) on a first-come-first-serve basis.

If any of you have used woot.com, then this concept should be very familiar to you.

Actually, it's 12pm (noon not midnight). If anyone hasn't checked out the site yet (and I think it's been posted already) here it is:

http://www.mylifemycard.com/mywishlist/mywishlist.html

[jaykrue]

No, it's not random. It's first come first serve. It's based on the clock that they have displayed on their website. When it rolls over to the time they designate (12AM, 4PM, and 9PM) they will sell off a certain number of products (in the case of the BMW, one at a time) on a first-come-first-serve basis.

If any of you have used woot.com, then this concept should be very familiar to you.

So, at 12 AM on their site, a few ten thousand people will be buying a BMW, in hopes of getting one for $5000?
...Where do you buy the BMW? From the site?
And, if you buy one at 12 AM and you're not the first, do you have to actually buy the BMW?

No, if you click on the link and it says, sorry try again, you don't buy anything. You buy the car from the site. Check out the link I posted. Simply put, if you try to buy the BMW right at 12pm and you're person #2 you're shit outta luck. *Soup Nazi Voice*: No BMW for you!

[Xtreme331]

No, it's not random. It's first come first serve. It's based on the clock that they have displayed on their website. When it rolls over to the time they designate (12AM, 4PM, and 9PM) they will sell off a certain number of products (in the case of the BMW, one at a time) on a first-come-first-serve basis.

If any of you have used woot.com, then this concept should be very familiar to you.

So, at 12 AM on their site, a few ten thousand people will be buying a BMW, in hopes of getting one for $5000?
...Where do you buy the BMW? From the site?
And, if you buy one at 12 AM and you're not the first, do you have to actually buy the BMW?

Ok. Maybe I'm not being perfectly clear. Let me try again.

They are selling ONE BMW at 12PM, ONE at 4PM, and ONE at 9PM. You visit the site and click on the "I want it" button. If the item you are attempting to buy (in this case a BMW) is still available, you will be taken to a page where you enter your AMEX card number and shipping address, etc. If the item is already sold, you get a message saying "Not Available." You are buying the product directly from AMEX, who has acquired these items directly from the products' parent companies. AMEX is giving these items to its cardholders at deeply discounted prices to "thank their cardmembers for their business throughout the year."

If you have any more questions click HERE (http://www.mylifemycard.com/mywishlist/faq.html) to view their FAQ. Hopefully this will clear up all the confusion.

[Xtreme331]

No, it's not random. It's first come first serve. It's based on the clock that they have displayed on their website. When it rolls over to the time they designate (12AM, 4PM, and 9PM) they will sell off a certain number of products (in the case of the BMW, one at a time) on a first-come-first-serve basis.

If any of you have used woot.com, then this concept should be very familiar to you.

Actually, it's 12pm (noon not midnight). If anyone hasn't checked out the site yet (and I think it's been posted already) here it is:

http://www.mylifemycard.com/mywishlist/mywishlist.html

Oh yeah. 12pm would be noon huh? :oops:

My bad! Sorry!

[jesta2817]

I have two AMEX cards lucky me :P

My brother's friend has an AMEX black card if any of you have ever heard of it ... :)

I used to work as an intern for amex and my boss told me about those cards. They're called Centurion cards and are only available by invitation only. I think the person has to spend atleast 200 grand a year to be considered for it
dunno what benefits comes with it though

[jaykrue]

I have two AMEX cards lucky me :P

My brother's friend has an AMEX black card if any of you have ever heard of it ... :)

I used to work as an intern for amex and my boss told me about those cards. They're called Centurion cards and are only available by invitation only. I think the person has to spend atleast 200 grand a year to be considered for it
dunno what benefits comes with it though

Is that personally or can you get it if you're the CEO and your company spends over 200K

[Xtreme331]

I have two AMEX cards lucky me :P

My brother's friend has an AMEX black card if any of you have ever heard of it ... :)

I used to work as an intern for amex and my boss told me about those cards. They're called Centurion cards and are only available by invitation only. I think the person has to spend atleast 200 grand a year to be considered for it
dunno what benefits comes with it though

Is that personally or can you get it if you're the CEO and your company spends over 200K

From what i know of it, you have to personally spend that much. It's a personal card, not a business card, but oh man are the perks great. You call AMEX up, tell them you what you want, they arrange it and charge it to the black card. No hassle on your part. Must be nice to be rich. =P~

[jaykrue]

Interesting...

[chakan]

Am I the only person who finds it hilarious we're even discussing Amex Black on this board?

[Xtreme331]

Am I the only person who finds it hilarious we're even discussing Amex Black on this board?

Hey, we can dream can't we?

[jaykrue]

Am I the only person who finds it hilarious we're even discussing Amex Black on this board?

Hey, we can dream can't we?

Who sez we're dreaming??? :cool: :-k

[kaw]

Anyone else try this crap? I'm not sure what kind of publicity AMEX planned on generating with this site, but if it's a negative one they succeeded. I tried for the car three times today at 12:00:00, 4:00:00, and 9:00:00 each time it said, "You missed it!". I figured I wouldn't get the car anyways, but it could at least give me the hope that by entering my info I might have a slight chance of winning. No way anyone typed their information in, or even had a script run and complete in less than one second.

My wishlst? More like AMEX is on my shitlist. Bah Humbug.

[jaykrue]

Are you sure you did according to the site? The times are set for Eastern Standard meaning East Coast times. So if you live in the Midwest (which is where I'm at), you'd hafta do it at 11am, 3pm, and 8pm (an hour ago which I did and of course didn't get through)

[guessed]

Anyone else try this crap? I'm not sure what kind of publicity AMEX planned on generating with this site, but if it's a negative one they succeeded. I tried for the car three times today at 12:00:00, 4:00:00, and 9:00:00 each time it said, "You missed it!". I figured I wouldn't get the car anyways, but it could at least give me the hope that by entering my info I might have a slight chance of winning. No way anyone typed their information in, or even had a script run and complete in less than one second.

My wishlst? More like AMEX is on my shitlist. Bah Humbug.

Am I the only one on here who got the car? :lol:

[jaykrue]

Anyone else try this crap? I'm not sure what kind of publicity AMEX planned on generating with this site, but if it's a negative one they succeeded. I tried for the car three times today at 12:00:00, 4:00:00, and 9:00:00 each time it said, "You missed it!". I figured I wouldn't get the car anyways, but it could at least give me the hope that by entering my info I might have a slight chance of winning. No way anyone typed their information in, or even had a script run and complete in less than one second.

My wishlst? More like AMEX is on my shitlist. Bah Humbug.

Am I the only one on here who got the car? :lol:

bitch u lie!!!!!!! :lol:

[kaw]

Are you sure you did according to the site? The times are set for Eastern Standard meaning East Coast times. So if you live in the Midwest (which is where I'm at), you'd hafta do it at 11am, 3pm, and 8pm (an hour ago which I did and of course didn't get through)

Nope, Eastern time here.

[jaykrue]

Anyone else try this crap? I'm not sure what kind of publicity AMEX planned on generating with this site, but if it's a negative one they succeeded. I tried for the car three times today at 12:00:00, 4:00:00, and 9:00:00 each time it said, "You missed it!". I figured I wouldn't get the car anyways, but it could at least give me the hope that by entering my info I might have a slight chance of winning. No way anyone typed their information in, or even had a script run and complete in less than one second.

My wishlst? More like AMEX is on my shitlist. Bah Humbug.

You had to type in info? When I tried all day today, I just clicked on the 'I want it' button and a popup window told me it was 'checking to see available quantities'. But that's as far as I got all 3 times.

[opportunity777]

Anyone else try this crap? I'm not sure what kind of publicity AMEX planned on generating with this site, but if it's a negative one they succeeded. I tried for the car three times today at 12:00:00, 4:00:00, and 9:00:00 each time it said, "You missed it!". I figured I wouldn't get the car anyways, but it could at least give me the hope that by entering my info I might have a slight chance of winning. No way anyone typed their information in, or even had a script run and complete in less than one second.

My wishlst? More like AMEX is on my shitlist. Bah Humbug.

You had to type in info? When I tried all day today, I just clicked on the 'I want it' button and a popup window told me it was 'checking to see available quantities'. But that's as far as I got all 3 times.

No, he didn't get an info page. He said he wished he would have gotten one to at least ease the pain a bit :)

Secondly, if the info page comes up it means you won (supposedly), so as long as you keep the window open you should be able to take your sweet ass time to put the info in.

There's also a long delay, and sometimes it would kick me off the "I want it" window and tell me the server was at max capacity. Overall, it is a cool concept, but very poorly implemented.

[jaykrue]

Anyone else try this crap? I'm not sure what kind of publicity AMEX planned on generating with this site, but if it's a negative one they succeeded. I tried for the car three times today at 12:00:00, 4:00:00, and 9:00:00 each time it said, "You missed it!". I figured I wouldn't get the car anyways, but it could at least give me the hope that by entering my info I might have a slight chance of winning. No way anyone typed their information in, or even had a script run and complete in less than one second.

My wishlst? More like AMEX is on my shitlist. Bah Humbug.

You had to type in info? When I tried all day today, I just clicked on the 'I want it' button and a popup window told me it was 'checking to see available quantities'. But that's as far as I got all 3 times.

No, he didn't get an info page. He said he wished he would have gotten one to at least ease the pain a bit :)

Secondly, if the info page comes up it means you won (supposedly), so as long as you keep the window open you should be able to take your sweet ass time to put the info in.

There's also a long delay, and sometimes it would kick me off the "I want it" window and tell me the server was at max capacity. Overall, it is a cool concept, but very poorly implemented.

Ah, ok. Thanks for the clarification. It's a good thing there's supposed to be one more chance.

[kaw]

Anyone else try this crap? I'm not sure what kind of publicity AMEX planned on generating with this site, but if it's a negative one they succeeded. I tried for the car three times today at 12:00:00, 4:00:00, and 9:00:00 each time it said, "You missed it!". I figured I wouldn't get the car anyways, but it could at least give me the hope that by entering my info I might have a slight chance of winning. No way anyone typed their information in, or even had a script run and complete in less than one second.

My wishlst? More like AMEX is on my shitlist. Bah Humbug.

You had to type in info? When I tried all day today, I just clicked on the 'I want it' button and a popup window told me it was 'checking to see available quantities'. But that's as far as I got all 3 times.

It did the same deal for me. I clicked on the button right when the clock turned 12:00 (and 4 and 9), and it it did the checking available quantities for a second, then it said "You missed it!".

That's why I thought it seemed sketchy. I really doubt someone managed to type in their information in a second. I think it should at least let me try to enter my CC information, so I can feel that I lost by slow copying & pasting.

Sorry, I just thought it was a crappy contest and needed to vent. :?

[opportunity777]

Anyone else try this crap? I'm not sure what kind of publicity AMEX planned on generating with this site, but if it's a negative one they succeeded. I tried for the car three times today at 12:00:00, 4:00:00, and 9:00:00 each time it said, "You missed it!". I figured I wouldn't get the car anyways, but it could at least give me the hope that by entering my info I might have a slight chance of winning. No way anyone typed their information in, or even had a script run and complete in less than one second.

My wishlst? More like AMEX is on my shitlist. Bah Humbug.

You had to type in info? When I tried all day today, I just clicked on the 'I want it' button and a popup window told me it was 'checking to see available quantities'. But that's as far as I got all 3 times.

No, he didn't get an info page. He said he wished he would have gotten one to at least ease the pain a bit :)

Secondly, if the info page comes up it means you won (supposedly), so as long as you keep the window open you should be able to take your sweet ass time to put the info in.

There's also a long delay, and sometimes it would kick me off the "I want it" window and tell me the server was at max capacity. Overall, it is a cool concept, but very poorly implemented.

Ah, ok. Thanks for the clarification. It's a good thing there's supposed to be one more chance.

The odds of you winning the car (or most any of the items) are fairly poor. I tried different tactics each time, and all of them failed. The problem is there is a huge delay when a bunch of people get on to "bid", and when that happens the results are unpredictable, since you have no real way of measuring exactly how long it will take from the time you hit the button to when it should check to see if you won the item.

[jaykrue]

It did the same deal for me. I clicked on the button right when the clock turned 12:00 (and 4 and 9), and it it did the checking available quantities for a second, then it said "You missed it!".

That's why I thought it seemed sketchy. I really doubt someone managed to type in their information in a second. I think it should at least let me try to enter my CC information, so I can feel that I lost by slow copying & pasting.

Sorry, I just thought it was a crappy contest and needed to vent. :?

At least it told you that you 'missed it'. It just hung on the 'checking quantities' window for me.

[jaykrue]

The odds of you winning the car (or most any of the items) are fairly poor. I tried different tactics each time, and all of them failed. The problem is there is a huge delay when a bunch of people get on to "bid", and when that happens the results are unpredictable, since you have no real way of measuring exactly how long it will take from the time you hit the button to when it should check to see if you won the item.

Yeah, I know but it's still fun to try. So do you suggest clicking on the 'I want it' button right at 3:59 instead of 4:00 to give yourself some clicktime leeway?

[juicedup1]

I would buy that BMW, I am going to try tomorrow at 9:00,how many BMW's do they have available? Only 1 per the time they mention?

[jaykrue]

I would buy that BMW, I am going to try tomorrow at 9:00,how many BMW's do they have available? Only 1 per the time they mention?

You missed it. It was for monday only. I think it's coming up again next week.

[juicedup1]

ahh,crap looks like I will have to wait to try and get the BMW,they are not having it available tomorrow!

[basketkase543]

I think i might just give this a try. Thanks.

[Xtreme331]

Anyone else try this crap? I'm not sure what kind of publicity AMEX planned on generating with this site, but if it's a negative one they succeeded. I tried for the car three times today at 12:00:00, 4:00:00, and 9:00:00 each time it said, "You missed it!". I figured I wouldn't get the car anyways, but it could at least give me the hope that by entering my info I might have a slight chance of winning. No way anyone typed their information in, or even had a script run and complete in less than one second.

My wishlst? More like AMEX is on my shitlist. Bah Humbug.

If you had read the details you would have learned something kinda odd.... Their "giveaway" clock is synchronized with the US national atomic clock. They tell you that because of internet lag, the clock you see on the website is actually about 3 seconds behind the "official" clock. So you might have been better trying to click around 3:59:57, etc.

Plus, come on man! Thousands of people were flooding that website trying to buy that car, and you didn't get it? What do you expect? You can't win everything. Deal with it.

[Xtreme331]

I posted this deal, was all excited about it, and was definitely going to try and get the BMW, and then... well...

I was working at noon so no bid there. But I got off at 3:00 and made it home with plenty of time. Unfortunately i was so tired, i dozed off on the couch and woke up at 4:10 when my dog nudged me 'cause she needed to go pee. Then at 9:00 i was busy playing Prince of Persia on my new Xbox and totally forgot about the BMW! Doh! oh well. I'll have to keep an eye out to see if they offer the car again.

[Soujiro_Seta]

Does anyone know if american express actually has any of the items? Today i tried twice to get the zen micro and i clicked at exactly 12 and 4 but they both said "you missed it" . Im gonna try again at 9 but i dont think im gonna get it. :(

[Xtreme331]

^^ Can't physically confirm that they haev 'em 'cause i haven't won any, but then i can't imagine that AMEX would offer these deals and then not have ANY of the products they were selling. Just remember: this stuff is really popular and a LOT of people are trying to buy them all at the same time you are. There is a chance you will not be able to get any. Good luck though!

[Xtreme331]

Alright Guys! This is the last few days of these great deals!

Sunday you can buy two nights for two in a suite at the Bellagio for $999. Expensive, but the Bellagio is so nice.

Monday you have your last shot at the remaining 3 BMW Z4s for $5000.

Tuesday is the last day of the promotion and you can buy a Delphi MyFi XM personal satellite radio for $125 (of course you have to pay the subscription fees for satellite radio, but whatever).

As of yet, i have bought nothing, but have drooled over several things. Good luck to all in these last few days!

[qlos]

I actually got lucky and won one of the Zen Micros. They've charged my AMEX, so hopefully its already been shipped.

[Xtreme331]

I actually got lucky and won one of the Zen Micros. They've charged my AMEX, so hopefully its already been shipped.

Well congrats to you then! Let us know how this turns out for you!

[qlos]

Update: I got my Zen Micro today w/ 50 free songs from MSN. Not bad for $70 ($80 with tax and shiipping)

[Xtreme331]

Cool qlos! have fun with it.

So i'm guessing no one wound up with a BMW huh? I sure didn't. oh well... Did anyone even try this last time?

Anyway, Happy Holidays to all, and enjoy this happy time of year (or just go to the malls and watch the idiots like i do, it's fun!). :D

[jaykrue]

I tried but of course didn't get it... oh well