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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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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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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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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SharetheSpoils the Penny Auction That Gives Back Makes a Come Back

sharethespoils December 2, 2011

After a few months of being down due to payment processing issues, penny auction site SharetheSpoils is now back! When I met with two of the SharetheSpoils founders in September they had planned to be back soon, but it has gotten more difficult for penny auction sites to obtain merchant payment processing. SharetheSpoils’ first auction is scheduled [...]

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Another One Gone: LuckyChic.com

November 15, 2011

LuckyChic was there last time I checked a bit over a week ago, now the lifestyle/ fashion penny auction site LuckyChic.com appears to be down, maybe even gone for good. One PennyAuctionWatch.com member told us that she logged in to pay for one of her won items and found that the site was gone. She [...]

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PennyWarriors Files for Bankruptcy

November 11, 2011

Penny auction PennyWarriors.com dba Penny Warriors, LLC, is gone and they have just filed for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy in the Middle District of Florida. The meeting of the creditors is set for December 16, 2011. Penny Warriors started out with giving back to the troops in mind. Just one year ago bidders were posting their [...]

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Beezid’s Birthday Bash Begins Today

beezid November 3, 2011

Penny auction site Beezid.com has just turned two! Wow, does time fly! In honor of Beezid’s second birthday they’re running a few special promotions. Set end prices Beginning tonight, November 3rd from 6 PM EDT through the 4th at 11:59PM EDT – All auction end prices will be frozen at 2% of the item’s MSRP [...]

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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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PackageforMe.com Integrating Buy it Now?

packageforme.com October 14, 2011

PackageforMe.com, the penny auction site for designer (and one questionable Gucci?) handbags, wallets and accessories is undergoing changes. We were just informed, thank you goodluck2u that they currently have removed their penny auctions and are selling their items via a traditional storefront. It does however look like they may still bring a penny auction model back, [...]

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YourPennyWins.com Finally Updates Winners

Some Penny Auctions are like Slow Turtles Coming Out of Shell October 14, 2011

Many bidders have been waiting months for their wins from penny auction site YourPennyWins.com, some have told us that the site has been silent when inquiring on statuses. Well, in case you bid there and have been waiting for an answer, today YourPennyWins sent out the an update to subscribers which stated that members can [...]

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Review Left by User Sharing IP with New Penny Auction WinnersPitStop.com

Winnerspitstop.com October 13, 2011

Have you bid on WinnersPitStop.com? We just found two Penny Auction Watch forum members that share an IP address with someone from WinnersPitStop. One refers to the new penny auction as both “them” and “we,” and the other claims they and their friends have won on the site.

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Just Met with SharetheSpoils.com Founders, They’ll Be Back Soon!

sharethespoils.com September 12, 2011

I just had the pleasure of meeting  SharetheSpoils.com founders (-1) for dinner in Chicago! SharetheSpoils is a penny auction site that gives  not only the winner of an item their item, but money back to both the winner and the two bidders right below the winner. Unfortunately SharetheSpoils has been down for the last few weeks, [...]

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Is BidRack.com Gone?

bidrack.com gone September 1, 2011

Penny auction site Bidrack.com is currently being sued in a class action lawsuit. I tried going to their site both yesterday and today and found it down. What have your experiences been with Bidrack? Are they gone?

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FastPennyCars’ Response & “Winner” Now Unable to Access Account, Banned?

fastpennycars.com winner says he was banned August 31, 2011

The bidder of FastPennyCars.com who received a win notice e-mail on this past weekend’s auction for a new car now tells us he’s been banned. Also, FastPennyCars’ response to our last post about their last auto auction.

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Real “DUDE Where’s My Car?” Moment for Bidders on FastPennyCars.com

Dunny who didn't win a new car on a penny auction is sad. August 29, 2011

Penny auction site FastPennyCars.com auctioned off a Winner’s Choice car auction this weekend, the only problem is multiple bidders are now upset stating the auction was either won by them or was interrupted while they were bidding.

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Penny Auction Just for Outdoor Sports Enthusiasts

Outdoor Sportsman Penny Auction August 29, 2011

OutdoorSportsmanPennyAuction.com is a penny auction site just for outdoor sports enthusiasts. They provide items for hunting, fishing and camping on their niche penny auction site. Have you bid there? Let us know about your penny auction bidding experiences.

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CentsWins.com Not Really Audited by Ernst & Young or BBB Accredited

Centswins Scam BBB Accredited Penny Auction Site August 27, 2011

Penny auction site CentsWins.com states that they’re BBB accredited and audited by Ernst & Young when they’re really not. Don’t be fooled by penny auction scams.

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