Unlike with DealsExtreme, CotD and The Reject Shop, which are well-known hubs for bargains, Costco's many bargains are only available to those who have paid a $60 annual membership fee. After paying the $60 annual fee, one would expect the majority of items at Costco to be much cheaper than other stores. I wonder: What's to stop OzBargain being flooded with the many individual Costco "bargains"?
Along the lines of this Costco issue, what policy has OzBargain implemented to prevent or limit the posting of bargains exclusive to Centurion Card Holders? Such "bargains" include free nights at luxury hotels around the world, and buy-one-get-one-free tickets for international flight, for a mere $4,300 annual fee.
Sure, that is an extreme example, but what if Cosco were to raise their annual fee to $120, $200, $500, and perhaps with proportional increases in the attractiveness and discount of their "bargains"? Where does the line get drawn?
From the organisational standpoint of this website, it would make sense to either remove or seperate the Costco "bargains", and well as all others requiring a "membership fee", from the regular bargains, both to draw the collective attention of those with memberships, and to not flood the site for those without relevant memberships.
It depends on the take-up of Costco membership in Melbourne (and other cities they launch in). If there is a large portion of Ozbargain members who have Costco memberships then I think there could be valid Costco postings in the future.
We've had popular bargains limited to certain demographics or local areas before. So Costco shouldn't be any different if the posting is actually a valid bargain. It's upto the community as a whole to decide rather then just grumpy individuals who don't want to pay a $60 membership fee.