Here is the truth bare with me typing on phone but i have been with happybidday on and off since like 2014-2015 and at first it was kinda hard but then you get pretty good and throughout the years have won like 6 of the lowest quality tablets/ vaccums and other stuff and just ONE time i won a good auction that was the prize plus 100 bids which is like 2nd from the highest value auction, i chose a dewalt drill but Mostly the only ones i could win were the prize plus 40 bids. Which on that tier of auction the prize is usually about 50$ value, like a cheap irulu tablet or something! Anyways ever since 2017 the rookie auctions started getting worse and worse and they started only having like one good rookie auction a month meaning the prize plus 40 bids tier. And starter auctions in 2014 use to rarely have a good auction but since 2016 your paying way more for shipping ($5.00) than the prize is worth. But anyways all rookie auctions are the same now its been 6 months since theyve added decent rookie auctions now all there is is copper bullion oz that you win for 1.01 for example and you have to pay say 3.99 so your in an oz of copper for 5 bucks right? Well guess what an oz of copper is barrly worth $2.50. Back a year ago they had every now and again an oz of silver for auction in the rookie catagory, and sometimes those cheap tablets. Now for regular auctions yes you can rarely win a middle tier value auction but for highest Value hah ya f_ing right like the chromebooks, ipads, etc VAPORIZER WILL WIN EVERYTIME AND THEY UNTILL VERY RECENTLY used to have a tab where you could go back and see all the won auctions, who won them and for how much. Well guess what they removed that tab for a reason! Ppl were going back and wondering why one guy Vaporizer won every single auction he bid on which was all the high price auctions. So recap Starting 2017 everyone should say F to happybidday since theyre F-ing everyone over so hard. There are other things i cant think of that theyve changed for the worse this year 2017 but anyways unless your the prick VAPORIZER you shouldnt give this site anymore $ and let them go under plz. Or they can quit scamming and go back to how they use to be but trust me you have not won anything got a discount maybe a year or so ago you were winning and spending alot but still winning cool items. Well not anymore lets not let happybid see 2018 with these antics theyve adopted this year. Like if you agree
I was on that site for almost 9 months until I finally quit a few weeks back. Here is an honest review:
CONS:
1: They saturate the site with bids. Every other auction is for bid packs. So, obviously, auctions end at very high prices.
2. Their shipping fee prices are insane, considering they use Amazon which we all know is free shipping. And if you win several items, it all comes in one box. So you paid $30 + in total shipping which is ALL profit from happybidday
3. You bid on bid packs. 2000 bids is $15 for some and the same 2000 bids is $130 for others. The balance is WAY OFF. The reason for this drastic difference is because hundreds of these 'scam' bidders are using a software to bid for them. These bidders are using third party software which allow them to get these bid packs for a penny or 2 pennies per bid, while the honest bidder pays close to 6 cents a bid. At least 100 bidders are using robots to bid, which, by the way, happyBidday does not allow on paper. A joke because no one seems to care about those terms.
4 Happybidday has a facebook account but they remove all negative comments. The owner is also friends with PAW so if you write a negative post... you are toast.
5. Their retail prices they list are a joke. They will list a safe box for $136.99 while it is $44 in Amazon. Just about every auction retail price is hiked up double.
6. RISK FREE BIDDING: Big LIE. They have a buy now option. Sounds great? Here's the deal. Take auction code *******. White 16gb ipod touch. Sells for $189 amazon. If you lose the auction, you can buy it from happybidday for $295. $104 above retail. Why you ask? Because they have the auction listed as an ipod + 100 bids. 100 bids retail price is $70, but as you read above, bidders pay as little as a penny a bid up to 6 cents per bid. That is $5 or $6 per 100 bids. NOT EVER $70. What a SCAM. Risk free bidding does not mean pay $100 higher then retail stores.
7. They recruit tons of bidders daily and run very few quality auctions. That is why it is impossible to win because everyone is fighting for that one great auction.
8. TEAM PLAY ON THAT SITE: There are teams (most likely met on happybidday facebook) that work together. That site is bombarded with scam players participating in team play. I wrote a comment of her FB about this which mysteriously got removed.
9. HappyBidday Customer Service: Yes, they do respond quickly. Even if it means the response is full of lies. If you complain about something... don't bother. They are never wrong. The ignorance (or lies or deep denial) on some responses are mind blowing. If the sky is clearly blue they will vehemently insist that the sky is black, AT THEIR CONVENIENCE. I was on a helicopter auction and the site froze, when it came back, the auction was over with a bidder. I lost over 150 bids which they told me was my computer error. And then I read a post where some bidders did get their bids back. I read a humorous blog several months ago where someone was blasting happybidday and he posted copies of the emails he had with them. Very funny read and it was clear lies.
10. POWERBIDDING: Tons of them on the site and they drive the prices to crazy high prices. Same users bidding and fighting for expensive auctions. They jump all the time even if a bidder already placed 3000 bids.
PROS: (honestly can't find many pro's)
1. Very fast shipping. I won about 30 things, all under $80, all were in great shape and new. I was never able to win and ipod or ipad. They do give you tracking information.
2. very fast email response. They have a phone number listed, good luck in getting someone to answer it.
3. They changed the way their clock counts down making it harder for jumpers.