Is BidRodeo.com Done?

April 27, 2011

BidRodeo.com was a penny auction site that had gained in popularity, well, that was until they were acquired by someone using proxy IP addresses and offshore mail drop addresses in Asia & the UK. Then they went to only offering Amazon.com gift cards, now today, there’s nothing being offered on their site. Have they closed? [...]

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Class Action Suit Filed Against Swoopo

swoopo lawsuit March 30, 2011

On March 21st, just 5 days after we noticed that Swoopo.com was down “due to technical issues,” (the first penny auction site is still down today) a class action lawsuit was filed in California against Swoopo’s Entertainment Shopping, Inc. The class action is defined as including “Everyone in the United States who has purchased bids [...]

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OohiLove’s Facebook Page is GONE!

oohilove March 30, 2011

We just recently reported on Oohilove’s acquisition by Swoopo.com’s Entertainment Shopping, Inc. and of Swoopo’s (swoopo.de) German corporation, Shopping Entertainment AG. filing for bankruptcy. But what does this mean for bidders of OohiLove? We just noticed that the OohiLove Facebook page (http://facebook.com/oohilove) that had 43,864 likes is now gone. Though OohiLove’s Twitter account is still [...]

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Timerless Penny Auction SpeedyFinger Returns

penny auctions March 28, 2011

SpeedyFinger.com, a penny auction site with a unique twist, is now back. They were down for the past few months due to a payment processing issue. Speaking of payment processors, we’ve been hearing that it’s getting much harder for penny auction sites to find merchant accounts that will process payments for them due to the [...]

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SelloffAuctions.com Didn’t Go Anywhere

selloffauctions March 25, 2011

Nope, SelloffAuctions really didn’t go anywhere, the penny auction site is still in operation under the domain SellOff-Auctions.com. Domain Name: SELLOFF-AUCTIONS.COM Registrar: MONIKER Registrant [3394887]: Brett Callister  True Net Media LLC 1055 E Tropicana Ave Ste 250 Las Vegas NEVADA 89119-6683 US From their Terms & Conditions: True Net Media LLC 72 HIGH STREET HASLEMERE SURREY, GU27 2LA It’s interesting to note, once again, that SellOff-Auctions.com displays the following address: [...]

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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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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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Penny Auction BidInstant.com Copies QuiBids’ Testimonials

bidinstant March 9, 2011

2-month old penny auction site BidInstant has dozens of items ending/queued to end in the next few minutes, including a few high ticket items. Have you bid on BidInstant? We don’t think the winners on their “testimonials page” have. It’s apparent that they’ve copied QuiBids’ customer testimonials: BidInstant’s whois info is private: Registration Service Provided By: Namecheap.com Contact:  Visit: http://namecheap.com [...]

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Ofetta.com Leaving User Waiting Months for Items

ofetta March 5, 2011

According to a recent comment received by a reader,  UK penny auction Ofetta.com owes them items: “I use ofetta.com and have been waiting since last october/ november for some more expensive items ie ipod touch nintendo dsi etc granted not worth thousands  but ive been fobbed off and given excuse after excuse as to why [...]

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Wavee Under Investigation

wavee March 3, 2011

According to CBS News Atlanta, penny auction Wavee.com is under investigation by the Georgia Governors Office of Consumer Protection. Wavee now holds an F rating with the BBB. Watch the news segment that aired earlier today: http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/27067471/detail.html For the past few months many of our members have reported a delay in items received. In fact, one [...]

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Stamping, Jumping and Other Penny Auction Faux Pas

penny auction imposter February 28, 2011

Jumping, stamping aka tagging, throttling, imposters, powerbidding and respect have all come to be popular penny auction terminology. New members come on the forum and say they don’t want to be seen as a jumper and they ask what they can do to earn “respect.” This is not how penny auctions were intended to be [...]

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Penny Auctions Make the Front Page of MSNBC Today!

msnbc February 18, 2011

Penny auctions made the front page of MSNBC today: Red Tape: An iPad for $2.82, or illegal gambling? We’d like to thank Bob Sullivan & MSN for the mention and for furthering awareness of penny auctions. We’ve said it many times before and we’ll say it again. Penny auctions that are shilling and not shipping [...]

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Does BidSlasher Bid & Win Their Own Items? Shill Bidding Alleged

bidslasher February 16, 2011

Have you bid on BidSlasher.com? Apparently 2 PAW forum members that share IP addresses with BidSlasher’s PAW forum account do, and they’ve won too. First, let’s take a look at what our members have been saying about BidSlasher: Comments posted from 2/8- present “Stuff goes SO low on this site, EXCEPT when I decide to [...]

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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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South Africa May Deem Penny Auctions Illegal Gambling

south africa penny auctions February 14, 2011

According to an article posted today by Jan Vermeulen for MyBroadband.co.za News, Smokoo may become illegal gambling: DTI, South Africa may soon put all penny auctions operating in the country under gambling regulations and ban their operation. “Earlier this year one of South Africa’s top information and communications technology (ICT) lawyers said that penny-auction sites [...]

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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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BozBids.com: Mandatory Arbitration Cyprus, Police Auctions and 121,289 Ended Items

bozbids January 10, 2011

Have you bid on BozBids.com? BozBids.com displays 8,086 pages of ended auctions, 121,289 results. The first ended auction was on November 7th, 2010 a $50 CVS gift card ended at $5.72. They only have 22 friends on FaceBook and 5 followers on Twitter. Bids on BozBids, according to the FAQs, “Bid prices are as low [...]

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Varied & Unique Items on Buy-it-Now Site ShopBig.com!

December 31, 2010

Have you bid on ShopBig.com? ShopBig is a penny auction site that provides a 100% Buy It Now option on all of their items, this means if you spend $30 in bids on a $30 item you can have the item even if you don’t win, another example: you spent 18 bids on a $25 [...]

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AjaxpHpPennyAuction.com Sells Script with Bot “Test” Bidders

December 28, 2010

The AjaxPHPpennyauction.com penny auction “Swoopo Clone” script is being sold with automated bot bidders, the admin console of the demo site (and also of live sites) states that these “automated users” are for testing purposes, but what’s stopping a less than honest penny auction operator from turning them on? If you’re a new to penny [...]

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