Bid TV and Price-Drop TV

I know Greg's on this forum, and a load of people on here are generally "in the know" - but I've got a number of questions about these channels, and I'm also dubious about their operation. Although not strictly related to presentation, it does tie in with how the channel comes across to the viewer. Anyhow, here are my questions...

1) When you ring in first time, you placed your bid, and then someone rings you back to take your card details and your name, delivery details etc. I understand that bit.

2) The next time you ring to bid for an item, do they provide you with a four-digit security code or anything like that that you type in after you dial the number? Or is it simply the case that when you ring, they can tell who it is via your phone number, and they'll automatically take payment from you, and then dispatch the goods? Just a bit of a nightmare if you've got a kid who gets tempted by a £150 quad bike and rings the number.. and then receives it!

3) What if you dial 141 before dialling the bid number? Can they tell you you are?!

4) Don't the presenters get bloody tired of that music during their three hour stints, 5 days a week? It'd do my head in, especially the Price Drop music.

I do have more questions, however I'll leave it for now for fear of Nick Harvey's train...

When you drop in the first time and they call you back, you get to choose any four digit number and whenever you drop in again, you press one to confirm you want to buy it and then enter you 4 digit number.

Dialling 141 makes no difference - their software can still read the number.

I'd never even thought of that - my number is permanently witheld, yet I was still recognised.

Oooh - is that the sound of an approaching train?!

If it is, it'll be that old codger Nick Harvey driving it.

I don't understand why both Bid TV and Price-Drop TV have the same pricing format?

Because falling price auctions make more money.

Peter Simon....i keep hoping for gunge to drop on his head everytime I hear him say "Sold!"



train....

They also have Speed Auction TV now with is fixed duration rising price auctions in the mould of the 'presenters need a trip to the loo, lets put on a speed auction' items that appear on the other channels