Contests & Sweepstakes Tips, Advice, and Questions

Ok, got a question. I won a Samsung Galaxy Note II, but I can't use it right now. Didn't want to win that prize, so I'm going to have to sell it I guess. I have a choice of which carrier model to pick and was wondering if there was one that would make it easier to resell? Like, Verizon over AT&T, etc? Thanks.

Funny how I win something everyone else wants, but I'd be much more happy with a tv, or camera... Please let me win a camera! lol, that is one thing I really could use...

-MJ

Quote from mj025 : Ok, got a question. I won a Samsung Galaxy Note II, but I can't use it right now. Didn't want to win that prize, so I'm going to have to sell it I guess. I have a choice of which carrier model to pick and was wondering if there was one that would make it easier to resell? Like, Verizon over AT&T, etc? Thanks. Funny how I win something everyone else wants, but I'd be much more happy with a tv, or camera... Please let me win a camera! lol, that is one thing I really could use... -MJ

Congrats! I'd go Verizon available 11/27 (AT&T's already available). Thanks for your bookmark system, btw. I've set it up exactly the same way, but for weeklys I begin it with "*Weekly mon", "*Weekly tues", etc so it sorts perfectly though date details following that differ.

Quote from SlickPickSlim : Congrats! I'd go Verizon available 11/27 (AT&T's already available). Thanks for your bookmark system, btw. I've set it up exactly the same way, but for weeklys I begin it with "*Weekly mon", "*Weekly tues", etc so it sorts perfectly though date details following that differ.

Cool, I've wondered if anyone was using my system or not... I've made a couple changes, but nothing too drastic since posting that... One thing I do now is I have Daily - Regular and Daily folders... I realized some days when I was stretched for time I might not get thru all the giveaways, but it hit me that instant wins, and other giveaways that had daily drawings were more important to get in than getting one more entry in a drawing at the end. So now I have all the IWG, giveaways with daily prizes and perhaps a couple giveaways where I really want to get every possible entry into placed into the Daily folder which I do first, then I do Daily - Regular. On a day where I'm really busy, if I skip over the Daily - Regular I don't lose out on all those IWGs and such. Long running IWG's and daily drawing giveaways were suffering by being so far down the list when I couldn't get to them before.

Took me a day or two to sort the giveaways I was already doing into the two folders, but after that it is pretty easy to sort new ones as I bookmark them...

TY for the response about the phone, we'll see. I ruled out T-Mobile cause it is the only model without LTE. But wasn't sure about the others...

-MJ

When you do FB sweeps and like the pages, will they honor the prize if you won and have un-liked them or I have to keep the pages liked till sweeps is over? TIA

Quote from mmamminna : When you do FB sweeps and like the pages, will they honor the prize if you won and have un-liked them or I have to keep the pages liked till sweeps is over? TIA

A lot of FB promotions are not run very professionally. I've heard that if you so much as hide them in your feed you can get DQed, let alone unlike them.

Quote from implode : A lot of FB promotions are not run very professionally. I've heard that if you so much as hide them in your feed you can get DQed, let alone unlike them.

How can they even tell that you've hid them in your feed?

Quote from caitybates : How can they even tell that you've hid them in your feed?

They can look . . .

Quote from mmamminna : When you do FB sweeps and like the pages, will they honor the prize if you won and have un-liked them or I have to keep the pages liked till sweeps is over? TIA

Quote : A lot of FB promotions are not run very professionally. I've heard that if you so much as hide them in your feed you can get DQed, let alone unlike them.

Quote from caitybates : How can they even tell that you've hid them in your feed?

I was wondering the same thing. I just make sure to read the rules, since some pages require you to "like" their page up through the prize drawing, others don't. If it's unclear in the rules, I make sure to continue to "like" the page until the winner is announced.

Quote from sjmcneil : They can look . . .

Don't think so.....you're the only one who can view your newsfeed.

Quote from MLx3 : I was wondering the same thing. I just make sure to read the rules, since some pages require you to "like" their page up through the prize drawing, others don't. Don't think so.....you're the only one who can view your newsfeed.

Nope they can view follower settings (in relation to them) for each person who follows them...they don't need to access your news feed at all to get that info.

Quote from implode : Nope they can view follower settings (in relation to them) for each person who follows them...they don't need to access your news feed at all to get that info.

Hmmm, not aware of that capability for pages. Know they can tell who likes their page, and if you've used an app on their page, they have access to your basic profile info, but don't think they have access to an individual's settings.

Where do you get your information? Do you administer a page? Or know someone who does?

Can a Page see my information if I like it?

Pages cannot see the profiles (timelines) of people who connect with them, only their profile picture and name. Pages also do not have access to a news feed with information about what the activity of the people who connect with them. Page admins, however, will be able to see anything you’ve made available as Public on your profile (timeline) by visiting your profile (timeline). Pages can communicate with people who like their Page by sending messages. Authenticated Pages may also post status updates, which may appear in the news feeds of people who like the Page.

Quote from MLx3 : Hmmm, not aware of that capability for pages. Know they can tell who likes their page, and if you've used an app on their page, they have access to your basic profile info, but don't think they have access to an individual's settings. Where do you get your information? Do you administer a page? Or know someone who does? Can a Page see my information if I like it? Pages cannot see the profiles (timelines) of people who connect with them, only their profile picture and name. Pages also do not have access to a news feed with information about what the activity of the people who connect with them. Page admins, however, will be able to see anything you’ve made available as Public on your profile (timeline) by visiting your profile (timeline). Pages can communicate with people who like their Page by sending messages. Authenticated Pages may also post status updates, which may appear in the news feeds of people who like the Page.

I administer a few pages and I just looked and wasn't able to see if people had hid me in their timelines.

Quote from implode : Nope they can view follower settings (in relation to them) for each person who follows them...they don't need to access your news feed at all to get that info.

Quote from MLx3 : I was wondering the same thing. I just make sure to read the rules, since some pages require you to "like" their page up through the prize drawing, others don't. If it's unclear in the rules, I make sure to continue to "like" the page until the winner is announced. Don't think so.....you're the only one who can view your newsfeed.

I've got to agree with MLx3 on this one. I also know my daughter's been on her Facebook account when she's been home and she doesn't see everything of mine, and even if she goes to my homepage, she doesn't see the things I set for me only to see.

Quote from caitybates : I administer a few pages and I just looked and wasn't able to see if people had hid me in their timelines.

Thank you for verifying that! I just knew pages didn't have access to individuals' settings.

Quote from caitybates : I administer a few pages and I just looked and wasn't able to see if people had hid me in their timelines.

Thanks for all the answers. So, what is the consensus?Keep them liked up until drawing? TIA