Like the rest of you I have been taken for the $150 US. I have called VISA and they have been unhelpful in doing anything about this, I think they are just as bad as this site... I am going to cancel all my VISA cards!. I have sent the-email to request the money back, but have no hope of getting anything back. What a scam and nothing can be done about it. What a wonderful world we live in... buyer be ware.
I regret that so many have been scammed by this site but I do thank you for taking the time to post your experience. Thankfully, I googled these reviews prior to entering my credit card information. Thank you for saving me $150.00. I hope you all will be successful in getting your refunds.
SCAM! SCAM! SCAM! These CROOKS take the cake! Not only did I get ripped off by their registration fee, but I actually won an auction at a low price and these SCAM ARTISTS did not honor my winning auction. So, not only will you get scammed out of $150 to register, which they don't tell you, you won't get your item even if you win an auction. I don't think these crooks have real actual products to ship or sell. It's all a SCAM!
When I asked for a refund, I was told that they don't give refunds. What a bunch of #@##!**^%# BS! I'm Filing a Dispute with my credit card all the way!
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! STAY AWAY FROM JUMBOCLOSEOUTS.COM OR YOU WILL GET BURNED!
Like everyone else, I got scammed, and I am usually ultra careful to be sure I'm not the dummy!
I fought with my credit card company, Master Card, and got nowhere after sending them pounds of evidence, including pages from websites like these. While I eschew CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS, I would have no problem supporting one that INCLUDES MASTER CARD in such a suit, as they are profiting from this, and not exercising any diligence with their merchants to whom they sell the Master Card processing account. They are just as responsible as the jackasses that run this site!
This is a scam. Items are of poor quality. PLEASE DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS. I was duped too. Prices are overstated as always. This site should be investigated by the FBI. You pay 3.00$ for something worth maybe 10.00$. So you think you got a bargain. Then you are charged 9.99 for shipping. Guess what. You paid for your bids. It is a win-win for them. For us, we are SOL. SCAM ALL THROUGH and THROUGH.
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It is all true what they say about them having a great business model. Wish I had thought of it first. But all of these people are idiots who don't read the fine print before agreeing to the "terms and conditions" They disclose all of what these people are complaining they had no idea about. It isn't their fault you agreed to what they advertised.
Beware of this site. I signed up and they debited my account for $150. I talked with customer service and found out I couldn't get out of it. I decided to try my hand at bidding and couldn't even find a place to sign on to my so-called membership. I've closed my bank account and I will be filing a dispute to recoup my money. Stay far away from this one.
I agree with all the previous postings. On one auction for an iPad, there was a bidder named "Brozsko76" who placed over 4500 bids. That computes to $2250! Who would spend that kind of money on a $499 item? I believe that I was bidding against the house. A total ripoff and poor selection. Try QuiBids instead. At least there is a bigger selection and you have a chance.
Thanks for the reviews. I saved my $150. I regirested on this webtoday, but as it's asked my credit card information, i got a doubt and checked for reviews. These guys are making lot's of money by fooling others. STAY AWAY from this.
I saw this link at the bottom of an espn.com page. I clicked on it knowing it probably was a scam. It brought me to a page with Memphis Gazette at the top of the page with a reporter or something laying over a LCD tv box that he "recently won." I clicked on the JumboCloseouts link and was taken to a page with a video that I didn't even care to listen to. I decided to google the Memphis Gazette and quickly found out that a Memphis Gazette doesn't even exist. Not to mention the fact that the page of the proposed Memphis Gazette looked like a real news website, but it had links everywhere on it that you couldn't even click. That's 2 red flags already. Then I searched for jumbocloseouts on google and found this site where all of you have told your stories. I can't believe that you would be so dumb with your information and credit card numbers, but whatever. You live and learn right?
I too was ripped off... I feel like a fool. But, to combat that feeling, I am taking the following steps:
1.) Post here
2.) Contact ALL state attorney generals' offices (http://www.naag.org/current-attorneys-general.php)
3.) Contact the Federal Trade Comission (http://www.ftc.gov)
4.) Contact my bank to seek their help
Good luck everyone stopping these theives.
I wouldn't get involved with these people. It is a complete scam. They offered free bids if you registered by a certain date, so I clicked on the link and registered and then I find out that they charged me $150 for the bids. When I contacted their customer service department to explain about the mixup and sent them an e-mail about my concern, all they tell me is that it was disclosed when I registered and that there are no refunds. They won't even address the fact that I didn't get the free offer. I will tell everyone that I know not to ever join or do business with this company. They are complete jerks to say the least! I will dispute the charge at all costs.
I too went through HELL! W/ Kevin and I was a ferocious nasty witch. Different though than most of you, I never entered the site. I got emails goading me to go in or lose my bid points- trust me i was tempted to get something. I was so f-ing mad though i refused and just kept fighting w/ Kevin. This started 8-9 and today the 26th I finally got a refund for $150. But trust me I had to be tenacious! What I did learn though is being respectful to him went a long way. I had started out as a demon from beyond hell, calling him terrorist and filthy names coupled w/ chilling threats. I was exhausted and SOOO angry. I stopped and regrouped, decided to be HUMAN w/ him as my other self wassad and unhappy, and exhausted. I spoke to him respectfully and thanked him for his cooperation in advance, today my bank assured me it came in last night. Needless to say, lesson learned. Good luck everyone. Don't let the Hate eat you up!
Stay away from this website. Total scam! Like every one else, I got ripped off and was charged for $150.00 when I signed up to this website. I won 6 bottles of Centrum Multivitamis and they charged me additional $13.76. When the products arrived, it was not Centrum but some unknwon brand. I E-mailed them and requestd a refund, no one get back to me. I tried to dispute this website from my credit card company but didn't succeed. So stay away from this thieves and con artist people.
This is a rip off webb site. I thought it was recommended by a newspaper- it stated Memphis Gazette. It isn't andit appearly is run by jumbo and is just a rip off. They charged my checking account $150.00 and when I emailed and phoned them, they said would review my request to cancel and refund within 24 hours- ya right!
Just to Follow up on this, I too was suckered out of $150.00 Live and learn as one writer notates below. This company will pay! Poor lady with the sons birthday cake!
I've filed a complaint with the BBB. I'm working with their webhost Rackspace.com to take these theives offline. The webhost is in NO way affiliated with these thieves other than the fact they host their website. They can be contacted by *******@rackspace.com.
I can't believe I was taken as well, I guess I've just developed a trust with the technology that is not necessarily good I suppose! If you find out anything that can help take these scammers offline and save someone else the grief, please offer suggestions.
There are roughly the same 14 items to bid on. A couple of gift cards, a ipad, kindle, few laptops, and 46 " samsung plasma. Three of the auctions are for discounted jumbodiscount bids? So you bid for the chance to get discounted bids to bid on discounted items...(about 10 different items). T
He biggest ripoff of this site is the obvious rebidders they have that will up the price and time limit every single time you bid on something. And they have the same screen names if you watch. At. 50 cent a bid, these people are bidding 4 times as much as this stuff is worth. When you see the news report, look above at the advertisement label. I have seen the same news report attached to different penny auctions. STAY AWAY FROM ALL OF THESE!.
DO NOT JOIN.
They took my money $150. They said on 8/11 they give 300 free bids if you join now they charge me $150. NOOOOOOOOOOO WAY. DO NOOOOOOOOT JOIN. I have not been able to talk to anybody, billing through email. If I do not give my money I will report them and take them to court.
DO NOT JOIN.
You think you are dealing with free bids and come to find out they have charged your account 150.00. This is a scam site. I will dispute the charges. Stay away from this site.
Overview
Jumbocloseouts.com has a rating of 1.1 stars from 66 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Jumbocloseouts.com most frequently mention credit card and free bids. Jumbocloseouts.com ranks 112th among Penny Auction sites.
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