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The RetailMeNot Insider Covers Penny Auctions!

by Amanda Lee on January 23, 2012

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RetailmeNot-interview-penny-auctionsRetailMeNot.com is really the #1, best coupon / promo code site on the Internet. Every time I am looking to save money when shopping online I check RetailMeNot first.

Today, the Retail Me Not Insider, RetailMeNot’s blog covering hot consumer topics and recent deals to save shoppers money, has posted a feature on penny auctions. There are a lot of great tips and also wise words of caution.

Check it out: Bidders Beware : Experts caution consumers on the pitfalls of penny auction sites.

Thanks for featuring Penny Auction Watch, Emma & RetailMeNot!

For those of you who are visiting our site for the first time thanks to the article and are interested in learning more about penny auctions, feel free to join our free forum: http://pennyauctionwatch.com/forum.

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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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Happy Halloween: Celebrate with These Special Penny Auctions

Halloween Penny Auction Promotions October 31, 2011

“Hold on, man.  We don’t go anywhere with “scary,” “spooky,” “haunted,” or “forbidden” in the title.” ~From Scooby-Doo For those of you who aren’t going out to a Halloween party or trick-or-treating,  here are a few penny auction sites that are offering special Halloween auctions and promotions today. Special Halloween Penny Auctions:

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Consumer Reports on Penny Auctions – Thanks for the Mention!

Consumer Reports on Penny Auctions October 14, 2011

Consumer Reports just published an article on penny auctions! I was interviewed by CS and would like to thank them for the mention!

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Who is Behind PAW Anyway?

about amanda penny auction watch August 3, 2011

Ever wonder who runs, owns and operates Penny Auction Watch? Now you can find out a little bit more about me. And no, contrary to the belief of exposed penny auction sites, I do not own a penny auction site.

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PennyAuctionWatch Impersonator E-mailing Sites Stating to be PennyAuctionWatch.com

May 17, 2011

URGENT: It has just been brought to my attention that someone is going around impersonating PennyAuctionWatch.com in e-mails to penny auction sites. They’re stating that their e-mail is [email protected], this is not our e-mail address. We hardly ever contact penny auction sites directly to solicit and never have we contacted them to harass or threaten. [...]

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Penny Auction Watch on FOX News

fox news March 24, 2011

Penny Auctions: Scam or Real Savings?: MyFoxTWINCITIES.com

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Fox News to Air Story on Penny Auctions Today!

fox news March 23, 2011

Yesterday I was interviewed by FOX News TV Channel 9 – Twin Cities’ Rob Olson, the segment introduces consumers to penny auctions and is set to air today. If you saw the segment, and are interested in penny auctions, we’d like to thank you for stopping by and invite you to join our free penny [...]

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Penny Auction Watch Victim of Malicious Cyber Attack – DDoS

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As many of you have seen, and may be wondering why we were down this weekend. Penny Auction Watch℠ was the victim of malicious cybercrime – a DDoS attack. In case you’re unfamiliar with the lingo, DDoS stands for Distributed Denial of Service. Without getting into too many details, basically what happened is the perpetrator forcefully [...]

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Join the Penny Auction Forum!

penny auctions February 6, 2011

Are you looking for penny auction information and just can’t seem to get your questions answered? Sometimes the best way to learn something is to talk with others who love and share your hobby! With over 6k members we’d love it if you joined our online “family!” Feel free to share your thoughts, ideas, and [...]

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Penny Auction Watch Sued by SwipeBids.com

dowlohnes November 4, 2010

As many of you know or may have commented on, I’ve recently been serviced with a lawsuit by the operators of SwipeBids.com. I have obtained counsel in Georgia, Dow Lohnes PLLC and intend on responding to defend myself fully.

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Moloyo to Launch Soon Exclusively to PAW Members

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Next month, startup Moloyo will be opening it’s doors to the public. One of our forum members, Rob, recently gave us the opportunity to browse around and test drive his new site. Developed over the past eight months, Moloyo is completely original (two thumbs up for creative design) and will provide a never-seen-before user experience. Rob [...]

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AOL’s WalletPop.com on Scam Penny Auctions!

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We were recently interviewed by WalletPop.com‘s WebWatcher/Consumer Ally, Beau Brendler for his story on penny auctions and we’re grateful to see his great article creating awareness!  He wrote on the shill bidding and how easy it is to get into this industry to rip people off, what we’ve been warning you about for over a [...]

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Penny Auction Watch Seal of Approval Update

February 24, 2010

Update: After much thought we’ve decided to discontinue the seal of approval program before even getting it off the ground. We cannot endorse any site because we cannot be fully 100% sure that they are legit.* This morning we sent out applications to sites interested in becoming a part of the Penny Auction Watch Seal [...]

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The Moment You’ve All Been Waiting for…

January 1, 2010

It’s 2010! Happy New Year! Our FIRST (and definitely not the last!) giveaway was a success, we received 319 entries from 102 users, and will soon award prizes to 44 winners! A huge thank you goes out to everyone who sponsored a prize(s) for our giveaway in honor of Penny Auction Watch’s  six-month anniversary. In [...]

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Phony Penny Auction Watch Copycat MyAuctionWebsite.com Possibly RedBread.co.uk

December 2, 2009

Update: 12-03-2009: MAW has posted this YouTube video to show that they are not affiliated with RedBread: Like we said we did not make claims only present what we found that all seemed a bit odd. UPDATED: 12-02-2009, 11:52 AM (EST): Look what I just found, funny because RedBread.co.uk was aware of PennyAuctionWatch at least [...]

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Famdabidosy is Back!

July 30, 2009

Famdabidosy Auctions is back and with a new design and updated script. When you register they give you 10 free bids, check it out and let us know what your experiences are with them. It seems like a few bidders dominate by putting themselves on bid buddy, but like most penny auctions it’s all about [...]

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