Woot Off: Autobuy

In the early days of Woot.com, scoring the elusive "Bag of Crap" (BOC) was the ultimate goal for any "Wooter". During a , a chaotic marathon where deals refresh every few minutes, the BOC would appear at random, selling out in seconds.

To beat the thousands of people manually mashing their F5 keys, tech-savvy users developed . woot off autobuy

The most famous stories of "autobuying" involve the lengths users went to—and the bizarre results they received. The Rise of the Autobuyers In the early days of Woot

* 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- The most famous stories of "autobuying" involve the

: 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.