Double dose of luck for Barry teacher (From Barry And District News)

Double dose of luck for Barry teacher

4:40pm Saturday 21st February 2009 in Search

A BARRY teacher has struck gold twice on a UK-wide penny auction site – winning £5,000 towards his mortgage just days after he won a brand new Mini Cooper!

Mike Moreton, from Barry, has been amazed by his luck – and after finding out he had won the £12,000 car, he waited until his wife was signing for it before telling her about the cash win.

He said: "Winning the £5,000 towards our mortgage is an absolute lifesaver."

Mike won the money on MadBid.com, an auction site which lets users bid for items, raising the ante by a penny at a time. Each lot has an auction timer and if this runs out then the highest bid wins.

If someone else bids before the timer hits zero, the clock resets and the bidding continues.

Mark said: "I started bidding for vouchers before Christmas for my daughters, and have been winning ever since!"

It’s a game of strategy and patience, added Mark.

"I do use certain tactics and strategies, and I’ve got big intentions to keep getting great bargains!" he said.

For information visit www.Madbid.com