QuiBids Games

QuiBids Game Center January 17, 2012

QuiBids has added an extra level of gamnification to their auctions with the release of the QuiBids Game Center. Users can now win free bids by playing social games.

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Attention Drummers: DrumBids.com is a Penny Auction for Percussion

drumbids.com penny auction January 16, 2012

Are you a drummer? Maybe you know someone who plays… If so, DrumBids.com may be playing your tunes. It’s a new penny auction for percussion equipment and drums, but they tell us they need more members before they can officially open.

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WANTED: Zappos to Run World’s First Penny Auction for Shoes

Zappos Welcome Mat NV January 16, 2012

Zappos.com isn’t going to launch a penny auction site, at least not that we know of. If they did they’d most certainly win. I just had the pleasure of touring the Zappos offices in Henderson, NV and thought I’d share a few photos and wisdom from Zappos that penny auction bidders and owners alike can reap benefits from.

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New Penny Auction Just for Gift Cards: MadNoodle

MadNoodle Gift Card Penny Auctions January 16, 2012

MadWire Media, LLC has just launched a new penny auction just for gift cards, MadNoodle.
MadNoodle allows consumers a chance to win gift cards to popular retailers and e-tailers via a pay-to-bid penny auction model. They also claim to donate to charities, offer auction bonuses and a referral program.

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New Penny Auction YouNeverLose.com True to Its Name, I Just Met the Founders in Las Vegas!

youneverlose.com penny auction rewards January 10, 2012

I am currently in Las Vegas for the 2012 International Consumer Electronics show and I found out that the founders of the unique new penny auction YouNeverLose.com were also here. So, I took some time earlier today and am glad I had the opportunity to meet with YNL’s founders to learn more about this new penny auction where bidders purchase gift cards and receive bids instead of bids.

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Penny Auction Watch Meetup? I’ll Be in Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show 2012 CES This Week!

Consumer electronics show January 5, 2012

I will be attending the 2012 CES Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this coming week (January 10th-15th) and would love to meet up with anyone interested or currently in the penny auction space. Let me know if you’d like to meet up!

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FastPennyCars.com the Penny Auction for New Cars Shuts Down

fastpennycars.com December 27, 2011

FastPennyCars.com offered bidders chances to win brand new cars on the penny auction platform.
Now they have shut down.

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Influx of New Penny Auction Review Blogs Stealing Penny Auction Watch Content

December 26, 2011

With penny auctions rising in popularity in the media there are, yet again, Penny Auction Watch copycat sites popping up, the problem is they are just copying and scrapping content from our site, PennyAuctionWatch.com. These copycat blogs seem to be more interested in putting fast cash in their pockets than really informing the public or really [...]

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Happy Holidays! Enter to Win the Penny Auction Watch Holiday Giveaway and Win 1 of Over 100 Prizes!

penny auction watch holiday giveaway December 25, 2011

How would you like to try penny auctions for free? All you have to do is join our forum and answer a question to be entered to win one of 100+ prizes including free bids to a number of online penny auction sites. Hurry, the Penny Auction Watch Happy Holidays Giveaway ends January 16th.

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BidCactus Adds Buy it Now to Penny Auctions

bidcactus' buy it auctions December 24, 2011

BidCactus.com is a founding member of the Entertainment Auction Association and a penny auction site that launched in 2009. They recently acquired the late entertainment auction BigDeal.com’s buy-it-now patent and have just implemented the buy-it feature to many of their penny auction items.

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The Ultimate Guide to Penny Auctions for the Complete Beginner

penny auction basics December 21, 2011

Are you new to penny auctions and don’t know where to begin? Learn the basics. Find out just what a penny auction is, how to bid, when to bid and when not to bid. As well as learn about the many pitfalls that could very well cause you to part with your hard earned money all because you just wanted to win.

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Interview with Penny Auction BidPennyDeal.com

Bidpennydeal.com screenshot penny auction December 20, 2011

With more and more penny auctions coming on the scene, it’s important that bidders get to know who they are giving their hard earned money to when they purchase bids.

BidPennyDeal.com is a penny auction that launched June 15, 2011, since this penny auction site has been open for quite some time we wanted to find out more about the business behind the name.

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LabelDoll.com to Stop Offering Penny Auctions Today

LabelDoll.com penny auction shuts down December 19, 2011

LabelDoll.com offered a number of penny auctions for authentic designer handbags, jewelry, shoes, accessories, cosmetics and gift cards to high-end department stores. They are now closing their doors as a penny auction site.

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New Penny Auction Surplus-Auctions.com Opens

surplus auctions December 16, 2011

How would you like to own a forklift? How about $8k worth of scrap copper? The new penny auction Surplus-Auctions.com just launched so you may be able to own unique industrial machinery, power tools and other items.

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Beta Test New Penny Auction BidBally for Free Prizes

bidbally logo December 14, 2011

BidBally.com is a new penny auction that plans to launch soon. They are currently undergoing beta testing and tell us they will award testers with free bids and gift cards if they win their beta auctions.

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Well Funded Travel Penny Auction OffandAway.com Shuts Down, Acquired by Lockerz.com

lockerz.com December 10, 2011

Well funded travel penny auction site OffAndAway.com has just shut down. They were acquired by social e-commerce site Lockerz.com.

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Listia Auctions a Fun Way to Swap Old for New, Buy Credits Too

Listia-auctions-barter December 10, 2011

Listia.com is an online auction based on a bartering platform where users can auction off their own, both used and new items to obtain credits to bid on other user’s items. Listia also sells bid credits.

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Penny Auction Watch Giveaway Fridays Giveaway: Prizes from ZLuxeBid.com

zluxebid penny auction giveaway free bids December 9, 2011

We are excited to announce this week´s Penny Auction Watch Giveaway Friday´s Giveaway featuring prizes from month old penny auction site ZLuxeBid.com. ZluxeBid has been generous to offer six prizes to be won by six Penny Auction Watch Forum members! 4x – 25 bids bid packs 2x – $25 Amazon.com Gift Cards plus 25 Bids [...]

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Would You Even Bid on a Penny Auction That Conceals Usernames?

penny auctions conceal usernames December 6, 2011

Early in 2010 we asked whether or not penny auction sites should consider  concealing usernames, i.e. have their usernames changed to randomly assigned numbers and made the following points: If you have bid on penny auctions and watched bidding patterns before you may have noticed that some bidders seem to have an edge over others, [...]

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Do You Have Time to Bid on Penny Auctions?

ticking clock December 5, 2011

How would you feel if you had just spent 12 hours bidding to win just one item on a penny auction site only to lose or pay the retail price of the item? Frustrated, disappointed, a little angry at yourself, and tired. Thats exactly how I have felt after I have spent hours trying to [...]

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