Is Lindsay Lohan Bidding on Beezid?

lindsay lohan beezid June 21, 2011

    “Hey to all of my friends,” Lindsay says. “I just wanted to share with you a great website with amazing deals that I discovered during my time at home and it’s called Beezid.com. Be sure to check it out!” Can anyone guess her username? While completing her house arrest sentence, Lindsay Lohan is [...]

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LoveLabels.com Launches New Designer Fashion Penny Auction on Seat Format

lovelabels.com June 19, 2011

LoveLabels.com is a brand new penny auction meets flash sale site for designer handbags and accessories. LoveLabels is a little bit different from other penny auctions, it’s a penny auction site on the seat auction format. LoveLabels.com has been in development for the past 7+ months. What’s a Seat Auction? In case you’re unfamiliar with a [...]

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SharetheSpoils.com: 3 Winners Per Item at This Brand New Penny Auction Site!

sharethespoils.com June 18, 2011

It’s not often that we write about brand new penny auction sites before they launch, unless they are offering something very unique. SharetheSpoils.com is brand new penny auction site, so new that their first auction is ending tomorrow (6/19). So back to the unique part, SharetheSpoils’ model is so different, not only will there be [...]

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Enter to Win Prizes: Giveaway Fridays Giveaway Week 3!

qwik e mart June 17, 2011

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]e’re excited to announce this week’s Giveaway Fridays Giveaway Week 3 Giveaway! This week’s giveaway is sponsored by the soon to launch penny auction site, Qwik-e-Mart.com. Qwik-e-Mart has already shipped us the items that they’ve generously offered for this week’s giveaway. The prizes for this week’s giveaway: 2 GB silver iPod Shuffle and 4 $25 Chase Visa [...]

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Interview with Penny Auction Doofard.com!

doofard June 16, 2011

Have you bid on the new (April 2011) penny auction site Doofard.com? If you’ve bid there definitely come on over to our forum and tell us about your experience! You’re a penny auction bidder, but have never heard of Doofard? Today’s featured interview post with Doofard.com might interest you. [quote]“Sam Walton was somewhat of a role model. [...]

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Score Bargains at Bidz.com – Not a Penny Auction Site

bidz May 22, 2011

Have you heard of Bidz.com? Launched in 1998, Bidz is an online auction site that offers auctions 24/7 on items ranging from designer sunglasses & scarves (Hermes, Chanel);  jewelry (including beautiful wedding/engagement rings); wallets; watches; artwork; toys & games; Ed Hardy and Dolce & Gabbbana apparel;  household items and even some electronics and more. If you time [...]

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Should You Be Intimidated By Penny Auction Usernames?

penny auctions March 23, 2011

You don’t have to be a penny auction bidder very long before you notice the sheer number of users with names like IWillBidUntilIWinOrElse - 10000Bids – AlwaysBiddingRetail. But – What’s in a Username?

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CityCents Almost Back – But Revised

citycents March 19, 2011

After nearly two months of being down, new penny auction site for localized deals CityCents.com, appears to almost be ready to return, but with a revised format. The new format will still offer penny auctions, however, there’s an exception. In order to “unlock” an item to bid on, an allotted number of users must purchase [...]

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Swoopo Now an Approved Member of the EAA, Down?

swoopo March 18, 2011

Swoopo has just this week become an approved member of the Entertainment Auction Association (EAA). However, the first penny auction site has been reportedly down “due to technical issues” since yesterday afternoon. From a 3/16 press release: “As the leading penny auction site Swoopo has taken another positive step to defend its reputation and counter [...]

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It Was Only a Matter of Time: Penny Auctions & “Free” Trial Schemes

free trial offers March 18, 2011

Penny auctions were listed under Free Trial Offer scams in a BBB release, earlier this year, Scammers Were Alive and Well in 2010. “Not So “Free” Trial Offers – Misleading free trial offers online for diet supplements, penny auctions and money making schemes blanket the internet resulting in thousands of complaints every year. The free [...]

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CTO of Payoneer Launches Free Lowest Unique Bid Penny Auction

payoneer mibido March 17, 2011

Have you tried miBido.com? miBido.com is perhaps the first free lowest unique bid auction site. We recently contacted miBido’s founder, Yaniv Chechik, CTO of award winning global payment processor Payoneer, to learn a bit more. miBido is a new venture that was formed by Yaniv and 3 of his friends, Roy Gabriel, Adi Ben Noun [...]

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GamesZen For Sale – States Profit Yet Tells Us They Didn’t Make Anything?

gameszen March 16, 2011

A forum member recently pointed out that the new penny auction site GamesZen.com is for sale right now on Flippa.com, just 12 days after announcing their new site on our forum and also stating that they have not generated a profit. GamesZen has told us, ”Sorry guys , this system has a lot of bugs and [...]

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Interview with Soon to Join EAA Penny Auction DealDash

dealdash March 2, 2011

2 years and running, penny auction DealDash.com just recently began the auditing process with Align CPA with plans on joining the penny auction trade association, the Entertainment Auction Association. They’ve also recently informed us that they’re considering a special “no jumpers” type auction and plans on sending e-mails out tonight to members with a discount [...]

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New Penny Auction Site to Offer Semis?

penny auctions February 15, 2011

HogWildBids.com is a new penny auction site,  so new that they have not yet been assigned an Alexa or WebsiteOutlook.com traffic ranking. The domain was purchased on December 15th, yet they have queued a brand new Chevrolet Malibu LTZ set to sell this week. The Malibu has a stated MSRP of $28,979.89. That’s not all, [...]

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Which Penny Auction Sites Do You LOVE?

penny auctions love February 14, 2011

Don’t be shy! Which sites do you just love to bid on? Join in and tell us which sites have provided you with fast shipping, excellent customer service, a great product lineup, and more! The penny auction sites loved by our members, so far, include: Bunpig PennyPurses Bigggle BidFire BidNewandUsed PennyBankAuctions PennyDealz PennyPrizes iTicketBid NitroHawk [...]

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PoshBid is Back & Users Still Need Their Items

February 12, 2011

Estonia based penny auction PoshBid.com is back again, but their domain is for sale ($1,200) and users are reporting they still haven’t received items from as far back as 2009. In 2009 PAW members liked PoshBid, well, for a while, that was until the delays in shipping and items were allegedly shipped to winners from [...]

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“Products Sell for the Price You Want” Penny Auction Script Sold

February 9, 2011

Adding yet another penny auction site/developer/seller to our hall of shame.  Last month penny auction site LightBids.com was sold on Flippa.com for a mere $250. Features? Autobidding bots (= fake scam shill bidders – set up by dishonest, cheats of “entrepreneurs.”) From the description: “It’s very easy to maintain site like that because of a [...]

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Have You Bid on Bargainoo.com? Have They Really Been on CNN, ABC, CBS & MSNBC?

bargainoo.com February 4, 2011

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), [...]

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Interview with BidSwap.com Latest Penny Auction to Join EAA!

bidswap.com February 2, 2011

BidSwap.com is a new penny auction site that launched in November, they feature a Buy it Now option and are the latest site to join the EAA Entertainment Auction Association (pending audit). Our members have received items from BidSwap and report that they ship quick! Read our interview with the BidSwap team to learn more, [...]

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PollyWantaPenny.com Cusses Out Customers

pollywantapenny penny auction January 30, 2011

We really think that the majority of penny auction site operators need a lesson in professionalism & customer service 101 - (Not to mention a course in ethics!). Unfortunately, PollyWantaPenny.com’s management is not an exception. “A dissatisfied customer will tell 9-15 people about it. And approximately 13% of your dissatisfied customers will tell more than 20 people [...]

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