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California
1 review
4 helpful votes
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The website appears functioning though there have been no auctions since early February. Live chat doesn't work and they have not returned emailed to get auction codes on items won since September of 2013.

Date of experience: March 26, 2014
Virginia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Am glad more people agreed that this site is fraud. Just in case I saved most of my chats conversation with them, all their promise and fail. They are total fraud even though at the initial time they were okay and later all the things i won including ipod never received them and some that i received didn't work, they even gave me an empty usb card reader. I left more than one thousand bids for them when I noticed they were playing games and more over nothing good to bid for from them.

Date of experience: December 3, 2014
Delaware
1 review
0 helpful votes
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App for collecting money by offering nothing. When you purchase you get
Nothing and no way of recouping your
Money. When you call customer service
You have the honor of speaking to
Someone who speaks broken English
( if your fortunate). They claim they will
Return your money-don't hold your breath.
Still waiting after 2 years. Shame on me.
Are they out of business?

Date of experience: June 10, 2021
New York
9 reviews
47 helpful votes
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Scam site ZBiddy
September 17, 2015

ZBiddy is definitely a scam site. Go to EBay instead. And good luck disputing any charges from your credit card from ZBiddy. I tried disputing a charge from ZBiddy (w/o my permission) from my Best Buy credit card and they were not able to help as well. So I end up closing my account for lack of support. Funny though, Best Buy keep sending me a new card. They just don't get it, lack of common sense.

I can't believe zbiddy.com is still in business. I would be ashamed just working there and not notifying the consumer of the ongoing fraud.

Date of experience: September 17, 2015
Ohio
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I have been trying for over a year to win anything worthwhile on this site. Now it seems the only thing available to bid on is pure junk. They have quit auctioning all but a few gift cards except a few 5 or 10 dollar amt. When you get done bidding on them and pay your delivery charge you are sure to lose money. This site truly is a joke!

Date of experience: January 24, 2014
Maryland
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I have been a member for a few years but since last year, they have been really messing up. I'm owed so much money and I didn't receive my last 5 wins. I am willing to be a part of a class action suit. Just let me know at *******@aol.com.

Date of experience: June 12, 2014
North Carolina
1 review
5 helpful votes
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It's definitely a well organized scam. Dinged my checking account for $99 right off the bat. No clear instructions from the site. Felt like a hamster on one those wheels that keeps going round and round. Every time they dinged my checking account I was also charged a fee by my bank.

Date of experience: February 13, 2014
Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Complete and total scam! I won a $10 gift card back in October of last year and still haven't received it. Not only that, but they charged me $79 in bid packs at the time of purchase without my knowledge. When I questioned them about it, they said that I agreed to it in the terms of service. Well, nowhere in the terms of service does it mention that when you win an item you have to buy a bid pack. I even told them about this, but they never respond. They never answer their emails and right now I have an ongoing investigation against them with the Better Business Bureau. They sent the complaint to them back on February 19th, and they still haven't received a response from them. All in all, stay away from this site at all costs, and don't believe the positive reviews people have of this site because they are either representatives of the company, or they don't mind getting money stolen from them.

Date of experience: March 8, 2014
Oregon
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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I get from some of these reviews that it takes time and patience to win. Unfortunately, I have neither. So my goal it to spend all of my bids and get off this site. What I don't understand is how they can charge me shipping and handling for bids I've one. I got charged $2.49 shipping and handling for bids that just got added into my account. That is ridiculous to me. Is it even legal?

Date of experience: January 26, 2014
Georgia
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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Only gave one star since you have to give something. Won a $10 gift card in December and an iPod with over $200 in January. Kept using live chat and got the same response. Wait 3-5 dats more. Finally on 2/4, i got an email from Zbiddyrewards.com. Filled out the form and waited for email confirmation stating when ut will be shipped. Tried live chst now disabled and website has no auctions. Got an email from zbiddy billing saying they are refunding the cost if iPod but nothing about shipping and handling or missing gift card... the saga continues

Date of experience: March 9, 2014
Massachusetts
1 review
5 helpful votes
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DO NOT USE THIS SITE..
February 11, 2014

DO NOT USE THIS SITE. I used it, won several auctions, received some of the items that I won, but did not receive many more items. I called customer service many times, and they always said, "They will be sent next week". Well, that was last Summer, and I am still waiting. A few other things about the site: If you bid on Ebooks, the ebook site you have to choose from only has old, classic literature, not any new books. Another tidbit: I got charged a small "International Bank Fee" for items that I won, about $1.99 or so, that they tacked on to the charge of each item. I'm not quite sure why, they tried to explain it to me, saying that it was because of their banking issues, but to me, it's just another ripoff. I will never use them again.

Date of experience: February 11, 2014
Oregon
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I have been violated with nada, zero, no foreplay... not even a kiss. They owe me a bunch, they should be in court and if CLASS ACTION suit comes to be, count me in. How does our "protectors" allow this to occur... over and over and over. Gary b jorgensen

Date of experience: May 23, 2014
Arizona
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The worst customer service department on earth. No one listens, they all want to talk and tell you why your wrong. Supervisors are never available. Hard to believe they can run a business with this set up but they won't have mine shortly.

Date of experience: July 24, 2012
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Pure scam!
August 24, 2011

Pure scam! Don't waste your money here. Ebay is definitely much better and more guarantees in terms of product availability and time. I bided on something where 13 seconds was 4 hours and still counting...! This place is a joke.

Date of experience: August 24, 2011
New Jersey
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Please pass this link on
December 7, 2013

Please pass this link on. Stay away from all of these penny auctions! Most of them have class action law suits pending. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upgrade-your-life/hidden-dangers-penny-auctions-*******.html

Date of experience: December 7, 2013
Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I signed on for Zbiddy today. The site crashed multiple times as I was bidding. I used the live chat. They did not assist me. I tried logging in, they said my password was wrong. I have no idea how that could be. I checked my spam. Apparently I "won" 17 bids within 3 minutes. That is interesting. Stayed on the customer support line for 15+ minutes. Eventually they gave me a full refund and closed my account for me. So, other than this being a huge waste of time, at least I got my money back. I'd stay away though - this whole site is a scam.

Date of experience: November 24, 2011
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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There are few people who are falsely bad mouthing about zbiddy. How can zbiddy charge you during registration when you never give any CC info to them? They never ask for credit card while registering. Zbiddy has shipped all the products which I won. Heavens! I really trust this site.

Date of experience: July 11, 2012
Texas
15 reviews
79 helpful votes
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Not a real fan of penny auction sites. Seems they work great for some, not for most. In my experience, I fared very well with the $100 airfare travel cheques, $100-200 hotel cash cards and two-for-one companion airfare vouchers. OR SO I THOUGHT!

I happily paid for my deals, went to redeem them and realized why they were so easy to win. There's like a million different black-out dates, restrictions and time restraints. For air travel, your initial ticket has to be over $350 and your trip must include an overnight stay on a Saturday. For hotel discounts, you have to book at least 4 consecutive nights.

Now, I'm on a budget and don't travel often. When I do, it's not for long periods of time. I try to get the best deals on airfare and I certainly try to avoid the most expensive nights to stay in a hotel. I thought winning these vouchers would be a great way to do so.

It was a complete waste of my time and money bidding on these. What a bummer!

Date of experience: April 23, 2013
North Carolina
1 review
2 helpful votes
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After being shown a bid taking place where a Mac Air went for $9 in the promo i was surprised to see that the number of items you can bid are are small and very spread out over 30+ days! I feel like this is a total bait and switch and I want my money returned. As it stands they have no return policy so I am contacting my credit card company today! This place is a total scam!

Date of experience: September 27, 2013
Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Is there a negative number. THIS IS A SCAM/FRAUD! Stay away from this website! They automatically charge your credit card without giving you warning. They did say I will get refunded in 3-5 business days. (I hope so!). Do NOT have anything to do with this website. It will cause you lots of pain and headache, never mind losing $$$ too.

Date of experience: November 7, 2013

Overview

Zbiddy has a rating of 1.5 stars from 150 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Zbiddy most frequently mention credit card, customer service and live chat. Zbiddy ranks 172nd among Auction sites.