Been thinking about getting your hands on that brand-spanking new Nintendo DSi that’s shipping this weekend ?  Or how about replacing that fridge that keeps fritzing?  Is it time to get a new bling watch?  If you’ve got the patience and smarts to do a bit of homework and build your strategy, you could well land an incredible deal on brand-name, brand-new consumer goods at an average of 65% off MSRP at Swoopo.  And while you score on Swoopo, Swoopo has scored funding with venerable August Capital, the venture capital firm behind such behemoths as Microsoft, Intuit, Seagate, Sun and Symantec.

Related articles:

• August’s $10 million swoop on auction site (Financial Times)
• VCs pump money into eBay rivals like Swoopo (PaidContent)
• Swoopo raises $10 million more for “entertainment shopping” (VentureBeat)
• Swoopo wins new funding for auction site (Dow Jones VentureWire)
• Swoopo raises new round from August Capital (Vator.tv)

Image via WikipediaBuilding on the frustration that buyers and sellers of eBay have been feeling (especially since their last boycott in February), eBay members are organizing a boycott tomorrow, May 1st, to “Make Some Noise” as a play on eBay CEO John Donahoe‘s comments that the last boycotters were just “noise.”  I’m not sure how many people will join the boycott or what impact it will make, but at least this time around, they have an alternative to try:  www.wigix.com.  In fact, news of the Wigix launch made TechMeme yesterday.  Check it out here:  Wigix wants to kill eBay