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If somebody that has bid over there give me and others some info, that would be very helpful!
Thanks!!
- Posted 05 August 2011 - 05:05 AM
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#2
You said you read reports. I am not sure of on this forum or on sitejabber.com etc.
Have you searched for the term Quibids in this forum? I am pretty sure you will get detailed experiences.
- Posted 05 August 2011 - 08:13 AM
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I have noticed a MASSIVELY HUGE influx in Quibids advertisements now that they have expanded to Canada. Almost every site I visit, no matter what time of day, Quibids will have a Google Adwords/Adsense running. Their advertisement bill must be intense, but their profits will also go much higher now that they've expanded.
Quibids is the site that Swoopo tried to be but failed miserably.
The only thing that I hate about Quibids' practices is their affiliate ads, and their semi-deceiving landing page QuiBids - Shopping Redefined
- Posted 05 August 2011 - 08:10 PM
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- Posted 06 August 2011 - 04:20 PM
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- Posted 06 August 2011 - 05:08 PM
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- Posted 06 August 2011 - 05:42 PM
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What this means to you is that after watching them for a while, and thinking they have some neat stuff- you join, buy bids..and then CAN NOT participate in any auctions EXCEPT what they decide you should bid on!!..Its really important that you know this first. Most of us didnt understand exactly what this meant. It kind of goes down hill from there in other ways too. Im a researcher so I watched and read, and watched and read some more searching around the internet for a couple of weeks prior to joining. I still am "locked out" of the items that I originally joined for. the next "blow" was to buy more bids after a couple of wins on my first day. I was bidding on bid packs- and realized if I didnt win, I could "Buy it now" for the remaining amount above the bids I'd spent. I did that- and charged a debit to an account for a new bid pack. to MY GREAT SURPRISE- these "purchased" bids where in fact "voucher" bids- not "real" bids. SO they dont have the same weight as real bids- although they "should" as they were in fact "bought" at full price.
If you know what you're getting into, you'll probably avoid them.
I really HOPE you read this, ad that it helps!
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- Posted 11 August 2011 - 06:55 AM
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- Posted 13 August 2011 - 11:29 PM
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- Posted 14 August 2011 - 01:55 AM
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Personally, I love Quibids. Though I swear, when the timer gets down to 1second, it takes much longer getting to 0 for me than it does for some others. When it's not my name up there, I can't get to the bid button fast enough.
Deenie
PLease read http://www.pennyauct...o-attached.html
You're not alone...many of us have had the issue, (different post) of the Timer suddenly coming to a hang.
This member took a video! Watch it carefully and see it stay at 1 second for more than 5 seconds.
I wish I could share your love of Quibids, I really do, but Im just a hard working woman that needs to budget,
and spend wisely. I need a fair and honest playing field. GIftcards are nice, but is that the only reason of joining?
SOunds like maybe they've also trapped you in a mirror site?
Let us know if you sitll have 7 to 8 rows of auction items on your home page. Best of luck, and enjoy your bidding.
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- Posted 16 August 2011 - 02:03 AM
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- Posted 23 August 2011 - 08:07 PM
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- Posted 25 August 2011 - 09:57 PM
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If you have never won, you will see a bunch of gift cards available, some with vouchers, some without. If you have won, and are logged in, you will see far fewer cards available. Based on your past activities, they will limit significantly the auctions you can participate in. So a person who has never won an auction has a pretty good chance of winning their first auction. This is because they are competing with others who have never won before.
After your first win, Quibids simply hides those auctions. You don't typically know they are not available, and so don't realize what has happened. What has happened is that there are now a higher number of people bidding, all with at least one win, bidding on fewer products. Your odds have just significantly decreased.
Is this legitimate? Well, they do include these details (kind of) in the small print. Is it really ethical? Well, they want to make money. Does the average person come out ahead on Quibids?
Of course, they are in business to lose money, aren't they?
It seems to me their business model is to give people a quick victory, and then let people lose money slowly. You are allowed to purchase items you bid on, using the 'buy it now' feature. If this is a gift card, that will result in approx. $2 added expense to you. If it is a gift card with vouchers, you will later use those vouchers, bidding against other people with vouchers. But you won't get the money back that you spent on vouchers, so you will lose any money spent for vouchers, unless you win something with them.
Quibids is a business. They have advertising, personnel, shipping, buildings, equipment, etc. to pay for. Someone has to provide the funds for that. Most of your bids will go into helping them pay for those expenses, while some of your funds will be used to purchase products. But most people will lose money using Quibids, otherwise, they couldn't stay in business.
So my advice is, do the math. Some people will do well on Quibids, but the average person has to lose.
- Posted 27 August 2011 - 03:44 AM
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#15
I still don't understand the "trap" page. How do I know I am on it?
Thanks
Marion
- Posted 01 September 2011 - 12:54 AM
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- Posted 01 September 2011 - 11:39 PM
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We run a penny auction site called Riffington. We are still new and hoping to get the word out that we run a site that specializes in designer items and gift cards. This week we have Hunter rain boots (the fall season is approaching!), a Holt Renfrew or Neiman Marcus gift card as well as a Louis Vuitton Neverfull. Our prices are much lower than Quibids as we are new and still making our way out of the gutter. Joining gives you 3 free bids and we are very open to suggestions. If you want a specific item, email us and we will do our best to put it up.
All the best,
The Riffington Team
Handbags, Jewelery | Riffington
jessicak@riffington.com
- Posted 02 September 2011 - 02:36 AM
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All the best,
The Riffington Team
Handbags, Jewelery | Riffington
jessicak@riffington.com
- Posted 02 September 2011 - 02:38 AM
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#19
Thank you for your great explantion as far as hiding certain items...I won almost $100 worth of Starbucks Gift Cards. Somehow there where easy to win for me..now I don't see them anymore on Quibids.
I still don't understand the "trap" page. How do I know I am on it?
Thanks
Marion
Rather than calling it a "trap" page, I'd prefer to think of it as being "locked out". Use only one type of browser to bid on QuiBids. Lets say you are using Internet Explorer. Then also load the QuiBids site using FireFox or Google Chrome, but DO NOT LOG IN on that browser, ever. If you do this, you will probably see more items available on the non-logged in browser than on the logged in browser. This indicates that you have been locked out of that category. This will only be true if you have already won something. A
fter my first auction, I happened to use a different browser, and then after seeing what I wanted to bid on, logged in. I was no longer allowed to bid on the item I had just seen. I'm not sure you can always avoid the "trap" page. I have sometimes copied the link from the non-logged in browser over to the logged in browser. At that point, it will show the item, but the 'Bid Now' button was grayed out, with a message telling me I couldn't bid on it (I think I got the message when I tried to bid).
A new user will see a lot of gift cards without vouchers. Users who are trapped will see primarily gift cards with vouchers. As I mentioned in another post, almost everyone who wins cards wins these vouchers, and then uses them against each other. So even if you win, you have to waste vouchers against other people who have probably won vouchers. You won't necessarily win more, you just won't necessarily lose as much.
Thanks,
Dr Math
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- Posted 02 September 2011 - 02:56 AM
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