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I never quite understood the attraction of bidding on someone else’s unused gift card and winning it for just a few dollars less than it’s worth. Seems like too much trouble.

But, apparently, people do it. And it’s popular enough so I thought I’d mention this new site, which is still in the testing mode, according to the company.

The folks behind coupon-hunting site DealLocker.com have slurped gift card auctions at eBay and put them in one convenient spot on the web, at buy-discount-gift-cards.com. However, finding a deal isn’t a given. For example, I spotted a $25 gift card to Best Buy on Friday. The 11 bids had pushed the price to $22.09. Plus, there was a $0.96-cent charge for shipping the card. Saving $1.95 doesn’t seem worth it. But, again, some people like this stuff so I’m just sharing…

Also from DealLocker, it officially launched FreeShippingOn.com, a site that collects free-shipping coupon codes for a bunch of online stores. I mentioned this before, but now it’s official. Also new to the site: It’s added free shipping coupons from 500 stores, plus a search tool to find real-time freeshipping deals on Amazon and eBay.

Contests

An Area-51 Alienware computer (valued at $3,479)  goes to the winner of WeGame’s Machinima contest. All you have to do to enter is create a 1-10 minute video featuring any video game you want plus your own creative touch. Read the rules HERE. Contest ends Aug. 31, 2008.

Hey students: Help your school win $100,000 in Samsung Electronics merchandise plus another $100,000 in software from Microsoft in Samsung’s Hope for Education contest. Just write a 100-word essay answering this question: “How has technology educated you on helping the environment and how or why has it changed your behavior to be more environmentally friendly?” And then fill out the blanks on this site. Contest ends Aug. 31.

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