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Have you bid on Bargainoo.com? They do have a neat user interface, but not much information could be found about who runs the company aside from what appears to be a mail drop box address.

“Company address: 5042 Wilshire Blvd #12529, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA”

With a current Alexa ranking of over 400K (426,275), they currently have 21 live auctions posted, auctions active right now include game consoles, an iPhone, iPod, a Kindle and an iPad. Bids start at $0.70. They state that their members have saved over $1,000,000.00.

According to their VeriSign seal the owner is in Quebec:

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“SITE NAME:		bargainoo.com
SEAL STATUS:		Valid (Jun 23, 2010 to Jun 23, 2011)
SITE OWNER:		BARGAINOO Montreal Quebec,  CA
	Identity Verified	BARGAINOO has been verified as the owner or operator of the Web site located at bargainoo.com. The identity of BARGAINOO has been confirmed using official records.
	Malware Scan	bargainoo.com passed the VeriSign malware scan on Feb 4, 2011 (UTC).

On the bottom of Bargainoo.com they display various media logos after “In the Media: MSNBC, CNN, CBS, and ABC News.” Have you seen Bargainoo featured on any of these networks? We haven’t.

Whois info from DomainTools.com:

Domain name: bargainoo.com

Registrant Contact:
Bargainoo Est
Bargainoo Est ()

Fax:
5042 Wilshire Blvd #12529
Los Angeles, CA 90036
US

Administrative Contact:

Bargainoo Est (mapleboyone at gmail.com)
+44.5554121
Fax: +1.5555555555
5042 Wilshire Blvd #12529
Los Angeles, CA 90036
US

So many penny auction sites don’t publish who is operating the site or the business name, it’s always important to look into this and read over all of the terms & conditions before joining a site & buying bids.

Have you bid on Bargainoo.com? If so please join our penny auction forum & post your review!

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