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    Okay all you ebay geniuses.... I'm looking to buy r/t tickets to be used in the fall. I've been checking around several places and haven't been to happy with the prices out there. One of my friends recommended checking out ebay. I looked it up and there are deals where you can get two roundtrip tickets for $70 - and other crazy cheap tickets. Is this for real or a scam? What is the catch 22?

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    eBay doesn't really push travel anymore, so the best deals are likely to be found elsewhere, like skyauction.com .
    They're unlikely to be a scam, but watch out for surcharges that are tacked on after the auction, such as taxes on the 'retail' price (not what you paid), surcharges etc.
    If you go through eBay make sure the person has a decent amount of (positive) feedback.

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    i went to skyauction.com and I don't really understand how it works - can you help me with this...
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    skyauction isn't that great either

    I won an auction off them a few years back and it was for a vacation any of four weekends. We were willing to go any of those weekends, but they couldn't place us. We got the money back, but really wanted to go on the trip at the price we won it at. We later figured out that this happens a lot, which makes us think that if the winning bid is too low, that they won't take it.

    Plus their customer service SUCKS.

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    I recommend JetBlue. If they don't fly to your destination, try Orbitz or Expedia. Are you a student? You might want to try STA Travel.


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    Also, try going online at 12:01 am to purchase your tickets. You should be able to have the pick of better deals.

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    another cheap ticket buy is travelzoo.com, expedia.com, of course, cheaptickets.com-and if you are committed, try priceline.com. They'll accomodate your price nine times out of ten, but you have to give them your credit card first and then whatever flight they have that's your price, they'll stick you on-but think about stops at other airports, the airline you're traveling on, etc. happy travels! ciao.
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