Friday, October 9, 2009

Updated: A reader just posted a very valuable piece of information, a traceroute for BidPax points to iPennyBid the same penny auction that we have received numerous complaints about.

And here is a screenshot of BidPax sent in from a reader in New Zealand (Thanks!):
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A few days ago we told you that penny auction iPennybid has changed sites and
names to BidVoo, well iPennyBid is now BidPax.
Here are a few of the recent comments we’ve received:

“sigh. maybe it was lack of sleep, but i fell prey to the bidpax hype via an ad on facebook – now after 20mins of googling (and $240 down the toilet), it’s time to go to bed…” -vbids
“BidVoo has now gone? www.BidPax.com is the new replacement?”-Kiwifan

“here is an interesting addition…
there is another site up called bidpax.com. I found it via facebook adds (strange?) never the less. i thought of trying it out and when i registered. the mail is as such.
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From : info@bidpax.com
Thanks for registering on BidVoo.com
Here is a quick summary of how it Works
Unlike conventional auctions, members pay each time a bid is placed. This means the final selling price can be up to 99% off the recommended retail price.
Each time a bid is placed, the price increases by 1 penny and the time extends by 10 seconds. The winner is the final bidder when the timer reaches 00:00:00.
To start with, register on our website completely free of charge and take a look around. If you see an auction you’d like to participate on, simply load your account with “bids” by purchasing a bid package. A bid package will give you the right to start bidding on any of our auctions. Remember, you use these bids to participate on auctions on BidVoo.com. Buying a bid package does not mean you are are an automatic winner, you utilise each bid to try to outbid any other interested bidders!
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too many references to BidVoo.com ???
This as per the page its being run by
BidPax.com – Asia Pacific HQ
9 Hoi Shing Road
Tsuen Wan
Hong Kong”

Domain Services Provided By:

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http://www.zentek-international.com/ - Offshore Web Hosting, Dedicated Servers,

Colocation

Registrant:

Bid Pax

9 Hoi Shing Road

Tsuen Wan, ON  00000

HK

Registrar: DOTSTER

Domain Name: BIDPAX.COM

Created on: 06-OCT-09

Expires on: 07-OCT-10

Last Updated on: 06-OCT-09

Administrative, Technical Contact:

Pax, Bid  

9 Hoi Shing Road

Tsuen Wan, ON  00000

HK

21126692

Domain servers in listed order:

NS1.BIDPAX.COM

NS2.BIDPAX.COM

BidPax.com does not display anything  but flash ads, maybe because this is blocked to US users, we’re not sure. Can someone please send us a screenshot if BidPax displays more than ads for you?  iPennyBid may have once again changed its name.
What are you experiences with iPennyBid, BidVoo and BidPax? Please feel free to join the entertainment shopping forum or comment here.

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