ɡɹˈuːp bˈaɪz wɜː, ɪnðə pˈæst, ˈɔfən ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd baɪ lˈaɪkmˈaɪndᵻd ˈɑːnlaɪn ʃˈɑːpɚz θɹuː ˈɪntɚnˌɛt fˈoːɹəmz.
Group buys were, in the past, often organized by like-minded online shoppers through Internet forums.