Woot — Off Autobuy
: To counter these bots, Woot eventually introduced the "Vestibule of Patience," a digital waiting room that acts as a buffer to prevent server crashes and filter out automated scripts. The Legend of the "Pallets of Car Wax"
: Advanced scripts didn't just refresh the page; they could be set to play an air-horn sound or automatically trigger the "I Want One!" button the moment "Bag of Crap" appeared in the site's code. woot off autobuy
* A Woot-off? What's a Woot-off? It's a day-long gauntlet of unannounced deals, with deals launching every 30 minutes or so. Woot- : To counter these bots, Woot eventually introduced
: One of the most popular community-built tools, it queried separate servers to calculate exactly when an item would sell out. What's a Woot-off
The most legendary autobuy story involves a user who successfully nabbed a BOC for $8 (at the time, $3 for the bag plus $5 shipping). About - Woot