Winnit.com is one of the longest running (lowest-unique) bid penny auction sites. In fact, they’ve been open for over 3 years now.
What is a Unique Bid Auction?
There are definitely not as many lowest-unique pay to bid penny auctions as there are traditional penny auctions, so you may not yet be familiar with how they work.
The Basics of Lowest-Unique Bid Sites
Lowest-unique bid penny auction sites charge per-bid to “place a bid,” which is basically just guess which bid is going to be the lowest unique bid on an item.
What is a lowest-unique bid?
Instead of bidding and the clock ticking down, in this type of penny auction users place bid amounts, i.e. $0.01, $0.21, $1.30, $5.23, $0.17, any amount that they want to place and can even place bids (on most sites) for a range of numbers. The strategy behind this type of penny auction is that you need to have placed a bid on the amount that is the lowest number closet to 0 that another user has not yet placed a bid on.
How do you know if you have the lowest-unique bid?
There are timers that will tell you when the auction is going to close, so it could be better to place your bids closer towards to end as other users could always place bids and take away your unique bid. The best lowest-unique bid sites, in my opinion, are the ones that provide you with signals indicating whether or not your bid is the lowest unique bid at the moment. Some, I know Winnit does this, will tell you a range of bids that will include a lowest-unique. The status of your bid is updated when another bidder ca
Are you a Winnit winner still waiting on won items?
Recently a Penny Auction Watch member reached out to us to tell us that he’s owed with a sum total MSRP value of $39,149.95 worth of won items from Winnit that he has yet to receive with the first win dating back to June 13th, 2012. He’s kept track of all of his wins and sent them to us on an Excel spreadsheet:
| Item Name | MSRP | Date Paid |
| iPad 3 32GB Wifi |
$599.00 |
6/13/2012 |
| Nintendo Wii Black Bundle |
$149.00 |
6/23/2012 |
| Kindle Fire |
$199.00 |
6/24/2012 |
| Sony – Move Starter bundle for PS3 |
$60.00 |
6/25/2012 |
| Nintendo Wii Black Bundle |
$149.00 |
6/25/2012 |
| Kindle Fire |
$200.00 |
6/27/2012 |
| Kindle 3G |
$139.00 |
7/4/2012 |
| iPad 3 32GB Wifi |
$599.00 |
7/4/2012 |
| PlayStation 3 320GB w/ Move Bundle |
$399.00 |
7/5/2012 |
| Nintendo Wii Black Bundle |
$149.00 |
7/5/2012 |
| Bose QuietComfort 15 Headphones |
$299.00 |
7/6/2012 |
| Bose QuietComfort 15 Headphones |
$299.00 |
7/12/2012 |
| $50 home depot |
$50.00 |
7/21/2012 |
| Nexus 7 8GB |
$199.00 |
7/22/2012 |
| Nexus 7 8GB |
$199.00 |
7/24/2012 |
| $100 Best Buy Gift Card |
$100.00 |
7/25/2012 |
| $100 Best Buy Gift Card |
$100.00 |
7/30/2012 |
| iPad 3 32GB Wifi |
$599.00 |
7/31/2012 |
| $50 best buy |
$50.00 |
8/3/2012 |
| $100 Best Buy Gift Card |
$100.00 |
8/9/2012 |
| $100 Home Depot |
$100.00 |
8/14/2012 |
| $50 best buy |
$50.00 |
8/17/2012 |
| $100 Best Buy Gift Card |
$100.00 |
8/21/2012 |
| Nexus 7 8GB |
$199.00 |
8/21/2012 |
| iPad 3 32GB Wifi |
$599.00 |
8/21/2012 |
| $100 Best Buy Gift Card |
$100.00 |
8/25/2012 |
| $100 Home Depot |
$100.00 |
8/27/2012 |
| Microsoft – XBOX 360 w/ Kinect |
$350.00 |
8/27/2012 |
| Bose QuietComfort 15 Headphones |
$299.00 |
8/29/2012 |
| iPad 32GB WiFi |
$599.00 |
8/30/2012 |
| Nexus 7 8GB |
$199.00 |
8/31/2012 |
| Amazon Kindle 3G Wifi |
$139.00 |
9/4/2012 |
| iPad 32GB WiFi |
$599.00 |
9/4/2012 |
| Amazon Kindle 3G Wifi |
$139.00 |
9/4/2012 |
| iPad 32GB WiFi |
$599.00 |
9/5/2012 |
| Kindle Fire |
$199.00 |
9/5/2012 |
| $100 Best Buy Gift Card |
$100.00 |
9/5/2012 |
| Amazon Kindle 3G Wifi |
$139.00 |
9/6/2012 |
| Apple Macbook Air 11″ |
$999.00 |
9/6/2012 |
| Sodastream Pure Starter kit |
$149.95 |
9/6/2012 |
| Kindle Fire HD 7” |
$199.00 |
9/9/2012 |
| Amazon Kindle 3G Wifi |
$139.00 |
9/9/2012 |
| Kindle HD 8.9” |
$299.00 |
9/10/2012 |
| Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1” |
$499.00 |
9/11/2012 |
| iPad 32GB WiFi |
$599.00 |
9/12/2012 |
| Kindle HD 8.9” |
$299.00 |
9/17/2012 |
| ipad Nano new |
$149.00 |
9/17/2012 |
| ipad Nano new |
$149.00 |
9/18/2012 |
| Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1” |
$499.00 |
9/18/2012 |
| Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1” |
$499.00 |
9/20/2012 |
| Kindle Fire HD 7” |
$199.00 |
9/21/2012 |
| Amazon Kindle 3G Wifi |
$139.00 |
9/23/2012 |
| Kindle Fire HD 7” |
$199.00 |
9/24/2012 |
| $250 Amazon Card |
$250.00 |
9/25/2012 |
| iPad 3 32GB Wifi |
$599.00 |
9/25/2012 |
| $100 Best Buy Gift Card |
$100.00 |
10/1/2012 |
| Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1” |
$499.00 |
10/2/2012 |
| Kindle Fire HD 7” |
$299.00 |
10/4/2012 |
| Bose QuietComfort 15 Headphones |
$299.00 |
10/5/2012 |
| Kindle Fire HD 7” |
$299.00 |
10/6/2012 |
| Samsung 55″ Slim 3D LED Smart TV |
$2,599.00 |
10/11/2012 |
| $50 best buy |
$50.00 |
10/11/2012 |
| iPad 3 32GB Wifi |
$599.00 |
10/11/2012 |
| Kindle Fire HD 7” |
$299.00 |
10/12/2012 |
| Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1” |
$499.00 |
10/16/2012 |
| iPad 3 32GB Wifi |
$599.00 |
10/18/2012 |
| Macbook Air 11″ |
$999.00 |
10/18/2012 |
| Kindle Fire HD 7” | $ 299.00 |
10/20/2012 |
| $100 Home Depot | $ 100.00 |
10/24/2012 |
| Microsoft Surface w/ Touch Cover | $ 599.00 |
10/29/2012 |
| $10 Target | $ 10.00 |
11/3/2012 |
| Philips Hue Starter Pack |
$199.00 |
11/3/2012 |
| $50 best buy | $ 50.00 |
11/10/2012 |
| Kindle Fire HD 7” | $ 299.00 |
11/10/2012 |
| Macbook Pro 13″ | $ 1,699.00 |
11/16/2012 |
| Philips Hue Single Pack |
$59.00 |
11/19/2012 |
| iPad 3 32GB Wifi |
$599.00 |
11/22/2012 |
| $15 Amazon |
$15.00 |
11/24/2012 |
| Apple iPad Mini |
$329.00 |
11/26/2012 |
| Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1” |
$499.00 |
11/26/2012 |
| Microsoft Surface w/ Touch Cover |
$599.00 |
11/27/2012 |
| iPad 3 32GB Wifi |
$599.00 |
11/29/2012 |
| Philips Hue Single Pack |
$59.00 |
11/29/2012 |
| Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1” |
$499.00 |
11/29/2012 |
| Microsoft Surface w/ Touch Cover |
$599.00 |
12/3/2012 |
| iPad 3 32GB Wifi |
$599.00 |
12/6/2012 |
| The Dark Knight Rises Blu-Ray |
$25.00 |
12/10/2012 |
| Microsoft Surface w/ Touch Cover |
$599.00 |
12/10/2012 |
| Nintendo Wii U 32GB |
$349.00 |
12/11/2012 |
| iPad 3 32GB Wifi |
$599.00 |
12/17/2012 |
| $50 amazon |
$50.00 |
12/17/2012 |
| Apple iPad Mini |
$329.00 |
12/18/2012 |
| Kindle HD 8.9” |
$299.00 |
12/25/2012 |
| Nexus 7 16GB |
$199.00 |
12/25/2012 |
| Nintendo Wii U 32GB |
$349.00 |
12/25/2012 |
| Nintendo Wii U 32GB |
$349.00 |
12/28/2012 |
| Bose QuietComfort 15 Headphones |
$299.00 |
1/2/2013 |
| iPad 3 32GB Wifi |
$599.00 |
1/2/2013 |
| Microsoft Surface w/ Touch Cover |
$599.00 |
1/3/2013 |
| Nintendo Wii U 32GB |
$349.00 |
1/7/2013 |
| $100 amazon |
$100.00 |
1/7/2013 |
| iPad 3 32GB Wifi | $ 599.00 |
1/8/2013 |
| Microsoft Surface w/ Touch Cover | $ 599.00 |
1/9/2013 |
| Samsung 55″ Slim 3D LED Smart TV | $ 2,599.00 |
1/10/2013 |
| Kindle Fire HD 8.9″ | $ 299.00 |
1/12/2013 |
That’s quite the win list!
He’s told us that he’s been sending e-mails to Winnit’s support every week about his overdue items.
Since December 28th they’ve told him that his request for a timeline of when his items will be received has been forwarded to management who is “working on it.” “They have been sending me a few items, either physically or as credit since then, but nothing close to the total no. of items.”
The last message he received from Winnit last month: “Unfortunately we have no updates to give. We have been told that the problem is being worked on and we hope that it will be resolved as quickly as possible.
Sincerely,
Winnit Support”
“They’ve admitted that they’re behind in shipping for all users not just me, and I have items since last Jun that they haven’t shipped! I need to make folks aware of the situation since Winnit is still posting new items, expensive ones, including a car in March, and they haven’t even sent items they owe yet.”
So why is it that Winnit is having trouble fulfilling won items to what appears to be well over $35k worth to just one user, but can offer a car? Sound familiar?
What have your experiences been with Winnit? Have you received all of your won items?
Discuss this and all penny auction sites with us in the Penny Auction Watch forum. Help us determine which sites are legit and which sites are ripping you off.
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ninelives April 4, 2013, 11:17 pm
I am not surprised. However the bidder must take responsibility as well. Why did he(she) continue to buy bids and participate in the auctions after a time (let’s say 90 days) if he was not getting the items won. I am always amazed that auction sites which are NOT sending out the items won continue to stay in business because bidders who have been ripped off continue to send them money, in the forms of buying bids, regardless. Who in their right mind would go into a store (or even a casino) and continue to do business with an entity who makes promises and does not deliver.This also is terribly unfair because new bidders who are not aware of the delivery problems end up unknowingly throwing their money away. It is always “customer beware” or begain to act rationally regarding sites and their businesses.
Winnit bidder April 6, 2013, 1:18 pm
@ninelives, you’re right about the bidder taking responsibility. However, since this has happened to me, I can say this: I have been bidding on Winnit for around 3 years. Their SLA to ship items has always been 30 days, and they have been late 60 or even 90 days in the past. The support was always responsive and friendly, and eventually I used to get my items. That’s the reason I kept bidding, since I was getting a trickle of items till around Dec 2012, then realized that it’s way too slow, and asked them to ship faster since items are longer and longer overdue. That’s when they started giving suspicious evasive responses, shipping even less items less frequently. That caused me to completely stop bidding in Jan 2013. FWIW.
Winnit bidder April 5, 2013, 3:55 pm
Thanks Amanda for posting this. Note that I’ve also filed complaints with the Attorney General of my state (consumer protection division), and the FTC. The Attorney General indicated that they’ve forwarded the complaint to Winnit.
penny auction April 8, 2013, 2:09 pm
There is an exiting and reliable penny auction site; BidOink.com. The site is very similar to Quibids.com but in some cases BidOink penny auction site is better then Quibids because you can use 100% of the value of your bids that you have placed previously. So there is no chance to lose any money on Auctions that have the “Buy it Now” option. The bids cost just $0.50 to take part in an auction.
viety36 July 5, 2013, 2:58 pm
Hi I am also owed about $1000 in amazon.com gift cards. They always sent everything out previously but have always taken a while. Any update on whats going on with them??
Daniel Vietmeier July 18, 2013, 7:26 pm
I am out about $1000 in Amazon gift cards from them too. Any idea whats going on with them?
Amanda Lee July 18, 2013, 10:05 pm
Hey Daniel, how long has it been?? Not sure yet!
Daniel Vietmeier September 26, 2013, 9:39 pm
Hi Amanda my items are around 200 business days out now at this point.
Amanda Lee October 1, 2013, 4:29 pm
Hi Daniel, this is very troublesome. Let’s talk about this further
Daniel Vietmeier December 24, 2013, 4:35 pm
Hey Amanda any idea what I should do from here? Its pretty ridiculous because I just paid $250 for more bids about a week before they shut down and they had no problem taking my money either.
Amanda Lee December 26, 2013, 10:30 am
That is ridiculous Daniel. I am very sorry to see this happen. No response, nothing, period?? I’d file a complaint with the state AG office to start – see our scam reporting directory
Winnit bidder February 26, 2014, 1:51 am
Hey guys, any response or update from your side? I’m talking to lawyers now to officially sue them, and wanted to know if you’ve had any contact from them.
Winnit bidder August 7, 2013, 1:39 pm
FYI, they haven’t been responding to my support emails since they stopped posting items. Has anyohne received any response? I am still out about $30K+ of items. Researching other means to get what they owe me. If someone has any recommendations, appreciate if you can share. Thanks.
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