Gmail Invites Up For Sale On eBay

from the ridiculous dept

Google is now letting those who are already signed up for their Gmail service invite two new people to the service, and as you might imagine, this limited supply of a service in high demand has already meant that plenty of invites are showing up on eBay, and people are trying to charge an awful lot for them. Honestly, anyone who buys this invite has to be something of a sucker. With the invites getting easier and easier to come by, any amount spent is probably too much.
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  1. identicon
    Bart, 30 Apr 2004 @ 12:54pm

    No Subject Given

    Some people are asking like 199$ ... you REALLY have to be a sucker to pay such an amount.

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    thecaptain, 30 Apr 2004 @ 5:40pm

    Re: No Subject Given

    well you know there's one born every minute....although with the internet these days, I'd swear they spawn every millisecond.

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  3. identicon
    Number_6, 1 May 2004 @ 3:40am

    Invites

    I've been signed up with Gmail since Wednesday and haven't gotten any way of inviting people to join. Does anyone know if this is only for users from the begining of April?

    Number_6

    link to this | view in thread ]

  4. icon
    Mike (profile), 1 May 2004 @ 2:59pm

    Re: Invites

    I don't know. Maybe they only did it for those who have been using it for a certain period of time. For me, the invite option was in the lower lefthand corner, beneath the navbar.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  5. identicon
    Sharon, 2 May 2004 @ 8:10am

    Re: Invites

    I got my Gmail account on Sunday and had the chance to invite 2 people by Thursday.

    link to this | view in thread ]

  6. identicon
    Dan, 2 May 2004 @ 3:38pm

    High Prices

    wow... I figured they would be going for $10-$15 but they are getting $20-$50... holy cow...

    link to this | view in thread ]


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