Wow. Wish I had read the reviews before throwing $22 out the window to buy "tokens." This isn't bidding like ebay. Every time you bid you basically throw your money (away) into a hat. So some lucky bloke (rigged participant) buys a kindle for $7.42 and I leave $22 the poorer and nothing to show for it except for this comment and a lesson learned.
You really can win some great deals on this, but you have to play smart. You have to look at statistics and only start bidding when you know its close to selling. The way u do that is by studying the average price that it normally goes for and then second watch bidder behavior. I have only seriously participated in 3 auctions. I've won 2 of those auctions by following the advice mentioned above. The last prize I won was an Apple Ipad 2,64 GB wireless, brand new, expected delivery date according to there system report is 6/16 - I'm Rebecca Lawson, look me up on the second to the last auction for the ipad 2 64gb black, on 5/31 - you can also look me up on Linkedin and Facebook. I'm legit.
You need to be really carefully spending your money here. This website pretty much just like SaveBig.com where...
I've won $15 LOWE's gift card for 31 cents. NICE indeed BUT...
31 cents is actually stands for 31 bids. It cost 60 cents per bid.
31 x 60 = $18.6 (this is how much the company actually make)...
Indeed I win a $15 gift card for 31 cents (YAY!) and lucky for me I just bid ONE TIME. But what about those people who bid against me like 10 times?. They lost 10x60 cents = 6 bucks...
Think about it. It's all depend on ur LUCK!
Coz I tried it again. Bidding another gift card. I bid 25 TIMES. I lost it all.
And I cannot even use it for a credit deduction to buy the item at retail price. (coz I was bidding using voucher bids NOT purchase bids).
Overall this company is pretty smart... I wish I am the owner LOL
I won two auctions for 'e-certificates' two months ago. I have received only two 'e-mail codes' that they state can be exchanged for GIFT CERTIFICATES of my choice from a list furnished by them. I selected a firm on that list only to have them remove that firm from the list! They say thet their 'e-mail codes' can be used on third party sites but that is not true - they are not accepted! Their 'e-mail codes' cannot be used by third parties and are useless as gifts. BigDeal will not allow me to file any 'problem reports' any longer. I have been unable to find any phone number where I can discuss this problem with a live person. They just refuse to ship my won items and close all complaints filed as'problem solved'and refuse to permit any new problem complaints!
Whoever thought of this idea is very clever and making a serious amount of money, very much a rip off site, you pay for the bids which you could probably use 200 bidding on decent items and still not get it, everyday is the same, i-pad, tv, laptop, i-phone, the rest of the items are not worth eveing contemplaying buying.
Rip off site, best staying away and doing something else with your money.
I was researching the iPad, when there was an advertisement at the bottom of the screen. At first glance I found the deals very enticing. However, I have seen scams like this before. After researching bigdeals, I came across this website. I decided to dig further. If you go to their winners page, there is a list of people and if they are on facebook. I searched for every single individual and guess what. THEY DON'T EXIST! THIS IS A SCAM. I'm glad I found this website before I gave them any information.
I thought Bigdeal was cool, trying to get something for nothing,,,, was I fooled!
I was a fool for giving them my C C, thought it was far paying them if I won a bid, hahaha. Little did know that it cost me 75 cents to make a bid,,,, so I was going wild bidding on stuff...
So when my C C statement came, Bigdeal had charged me $ 75.00 for being an unsuspecting azz.
This site is NOT a scam. Im not to sure why i am telling you this, (all the negativity limits the competition on the site) but im sick of reading people B***h and moan. They are a legit company who offers EXACTLY what they say. Everyone who files a "complaint" to the BBB are a bunch of sore losers who manager their money poorly. There is strategy and skill involved. You can't just hop on and through bids around. You thought u could just walk away with a ipad for 26 bucks easily? For those who pay 75 bucks and expect to win something big, then goodluck. I have invested $1200 on this site so far. I have recieved a brand new 3d 47"TV (that im watching right now), two iPad 2's, over a dozen video games, and a bunch of other 50-80 dollar items.
Sue in Small claims court. You can represent yourself. Send the subpoena to:
BigDeal.com, Inc.
660 4th Street #296
San Francisco, CA *******
This will be the only way to get your money back--add on $4000
For aggravation and false advertising.
Be forewarned. You're buying bids, not items. Plus, you'll never win since the auctions only go up 1 penny at a time (and that'll cost you $0.50 per click) Stay away, horrible website and customer service!
Absolutely horrible. My brother-in-law lost $500.00 the first weekend, and won two auctions that he saved very little money on. Becoming a part of bigdeal.com is the first step to wasting money on a website that uses computer generated bids to run the price of an item up so you cannot get a big deal... ever. If you are trying to save money, believe your instincts when they tell that getting 90% off a 27-inch iMac sounds too good to be true... because it simply is. You are very unlikely to save money using this site. Please stay away for your own good.
I had trouble with their "clocks" - mine would freeze up and I'd waste bids(which are $. 75@). There seem to be some who have mastered the bidding system and win all the merchandise. I'm trying to get a refund for the money I didn't use. It's a fun site but it didn't work for me. LW
I'm new to big deal as of two days ago. I only bought 30 bids for $22.50 and used only 5 to get a digital voice recorder. My final price was $6.14 and that includes the shipping. I've got 19 bids left after throwing a few away with hopes of getting another item with a last-second bid. Even if I add the $22.50 to the $6.14 I paid for the item (which I really wanted), I got it cheaper than I would have if I had bought it somewhere else. I don't see any scam evidence although on some of the popular items the total number of bid placed certainly gave big deal a big profit.
Bigdeal.com resolved their issue with me. I promised to correct my original complaint and in exchange they let me buy a computer at the full retail price. They gave me a full credit of the money that I spent on their site trying to figure out that people are paying upfront for every bid they make towards an item. They explained that this is not a regular auction site like Amazon or EBay where you bid for free on items. I have a computer and so I am happy.
Don't waste your money! You buy bids and I'm sure you are bidding against BOTS - then you've spent all your money (and they won't refund it - I've tried!) - then you can get a discount on something in their Value Department that you don't need.
Unless you have absolutely nothing else to do in your life, stay away from this site!
Need to change my opinion. I really don't think you can win in the long run, but I think the answer is not with the site, but rather the people who play. I am convinced they don't use bots, but many of the regulars do. The site claims that they have software to find and eliminate bots being used by patrons. But I can tell you for a fact, it does not get them (or at least many of them). And why would Bigdeal.com really care. It drives up the number of bids, and they profit from them. Do yourself a favor, stay as far away from penny auctions as possible. YOU CAN'T WIN!
This has to be the most misleading deal e-bay has come up with yet.At least I think they are affiliated with e-bay. I would not advise anyone with the exception of my worst enemy to take advantage of this non-deal.If I can't get this disputed through my credit card co. I'll feel like the biggest goof in the world.It reminds me of one of those claw games at the carnival that no one can win.
It is nothing but a 'legal' scam. Stay away from them or they will just get your money. It isn't an auction, it is a carnival game that you can not win. They need to be investigated for misrepresentation.
I only tried this once and decided to take my losses and pay double for a ceramic heater I bought. It seems the same people are bidding and out bid you at the last minute, because you ran out of tokens. I'm just going to write it off as a lesson learned the hard way.
Actually, I think Bigdeal.com is exactly what they say they are. Capitalism at it's finest. Sure they are making tons of money... So What! If you read the tutorials with out rose colored glasses you will see that the bidding is nothing more than gambling at a slot machine. I have won several items all below 80% below retail and had a great time doing it. It was fun. My winning products Nintendo DSI XL, Xbox 360, Games etc. all shipped as promised and were factory sealed in perfect working order. My only complaint is I would like to be able to redeem a larger percentage of "Loyalty Bucks" off a product. Instead of $10 Loyalty Bucks off a $100 gift card... It should more like $30. Then I would have no issue buying more bids.
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