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Penny Auction SixJax.com is Shutting Down

March 15, 2012

SixJax.com is shutting down on March 27th. Did you bid there? What have your experiences been on this penny auction site?

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Property in Arizona to Sell on New Penny Auction Tonight

March 13, 2012

How would you like to win a house for a large fraction of its market price? Today, Arizona man Todd Talbot is selling a newly remodeled single family home in Glendale, Arizona on his brand new penny auction site iBidforaCent.com. The property is located at 6214 West Acoma Drive in Glendale, Arizona. Property Details: Todd [...]

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Shill Bot Bidding Allegedly Admitted by Penny Auction InfinityBids.com

March 5, 2012

Would you say that InfinityBids.com is a truly fair penny auction site? Were you a bidder on InfinityBids.com and perhaps you noticed some funny business? The penny auction site was just recently listed for sale on Namepros.com, so an interested buyer, who also happens to be a Penny Auction Watch member, e-mailed InfinityBids.com and what do you [...]

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Could Inaction by Penny Auction For10Cents Spur Class Action?

March 2, 2012

I just spoke with a bidder who told us he won an item on For10Cents.com 290 days ago and has yet to receive it. He is calling For10Cents bidders to band together and file a class action lawsuit against the Illinois based penny auction site. On For10Cents’ redesigned homepage they state that there have been 28,011 [...]

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Penny Auction SnipKit.com is Shutting Down

March 1, 2012

After six months in operation the penny auction site SnipKit.com has announced that they will be shutting down on Sunday. In a letter sent out to penny auction bidders today SnipKit tells why they are shutting down, citing that forums and social media have done them and the penny auction industry a great disservice.I just [...]

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Interview with New Niche Penny Auction Specializing in Outfitting, Fishing and Unique Experiences

March 1, 2012

We recently had the pleasure of interviewing the director of BidOutfitters.com, Johnny Capitelli. BidOutfitters.com is a penny auction site based in Canada that is geared towards lovers of the great outdoors, offering outfitting gear and unique experiences. “No one needs to be a loser at a BidOutfitters auction! We really do not want anyone to walk [...]

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Riffington Sold Louis Vuitton for As Low As $0.17 Now They’re Shutting Down

February 28, 2012

We just received notice of yet another penny auction site closing. Canadian based Riffington.com will stop offering penny auctions on March 4th. The site was launched in the summer of 2011 by a group of MBA students and even picked up some press in Canada, but they, like many others before them, were just not [...]

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New Niche Penny Auction Launches for Health Supplements – But Is It Legit?

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February 27, 2012

We’ve seen penny auctions for commodities, guns, purses, fragrances, gas cards, BluRays, hunting and outdoor gear, now a new type of niche penny auction has emerged with the launch of NutritionBid.com. NutritionBid.com is a brand new penny auction site just for health supplements, though the majority of their items are geared towards body builders. Be [...]

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RagingBid.com Brings Hope for Bid-Bob.com Bidders!

February 22, 2012

Bid-Bob.com is the latest penny auction site to experience a few pitfalls that can go with running a penny auction. These pitfalls have unfortunately, just this past month, forced them to suspend operations and shut down. A lot of Bid-Bob’s members have been very upset with the news, and many have demanded that they be refunded [...]

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Fan Mail: This One Takes the Cake

February 22, 2012

The scams vs. Penny Auction Watch drama continues…

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Experiences of a Penny Auction Owner: The Closing of an Unconventional Site PennyAmmo.com

February 21, 2012

“The important thing is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try.” -Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies Did you bid on the penny auction site PennyAmmo? They sold unconventional – controversial items such as ammunition. While many niche sites are unique, and you’ve got to hand [...]

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Fiverr Bidder Service Follow-up: Does it suggest shill bidding on a penny auction site?

February 19, 2012

UPDATED conversation with the Fiverr guy: In the article posted last month Warning: Some Penny Auction Sites Cheat and This Guy is Making it Easier I told you about how a Fiverr advertiser is advertising his penny auction shill bidding service. The Fiverr user eyashwant posted the following: “Bid on Penny Auction Site. User accounts must be provided [...]

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Penny Auction RagingBid Turns 2 – Celebrates with Big Blue Birthday Bash

February 17, 2012

Happy Birthday RagingBid.com! Today RagingBid turns two and in honor of this milestone they’re throwing the Big Blue Birthday Bash to award their penny auction bidders. Not many penny auctions have been open for as long as 2 years, so this really is a milestone! Many Penny Auction Watch members have posted about their positive [...]

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Swoopo.com Domain Acquired by Established Penny Auction

Penny Auction Swoopo.com Bought by DealDash.com

February 11, 2012

Remember Swoopo? Swoopo was the world’s first penny auction site. In 2010 I visited Swoopo‘s offices and met the then CEO, Frank Han, they were hopeful for the future of Swoopo and even thought they were going to be the very best to innovate a very unsustainable business model. Then, in the Q1 of 2011 [...]

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Zeekler Sells Ford Mustang, Takes in over $400K value in Bids?

February 10, 2012

Just a few days ago we told you about penny auction site Zeekler.com offering a brand new Ford Mustang convertible. The car has now sold with a final end price of $4,077.07, the winning bidder placed 105 bids. Zeekler does not state the details of delivery or any added taxes/fees, but the winner will have [...]

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Trust Signals That Aren’t True By Penny Auction BidPennyWatchAuctions.com

February 6, 2012

“Honesty is for the most part less profitable than dishonesty.”-Plato Penny auction site BidPennyWatchAuctions.com is allegedly being dishonest in the way they are marketing to anyone who comes across their site. In the past we’ve found a few other penny auction sites that were advertising falsely by using a trust signal or a seal that [...]

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Penny Auction Watch Victim of DDoS Attack, Again!

February 6, 2012

Nearing the anniversary of our first DDoS attack, Penny Auction Watch was the victim of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) attack again today. Thankfully this time around we were able to get the site back quicker than we were last year as back in March of 2011 we were down over 2 days. Recently, [...]

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Penny Auction Zeekler Auctioning a New Ford Mustang

February 3, 2012

How would you like to win a brand new car for less than the lot price? What about if you won it for just a few dollars? There is a possibility of winning a new car for just a few dollars on a penny auction site, but penny auctions are not without precautions and it [...]

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Penny Auction ArrowOutlet.com Robots Exposed By UCSD Mathematics PhD Students

penny auction scams use robots to steal from consumers

February 2, 2012

“That which is unjust can really profit no one; that which is just can really harm no one.” - Henry George Whether you are a consumer who is searching to obtain electronics, gift cards and others items online at a discount, or someone of influence who is interested in protecting consumers please really read over what [...]

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