• MadBid

MadBid

Overview

MadBid has a rating of 3.04 stars from 399 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with MadBid most frequently mention customer service. MadBid ranks 14th among Auction sites.

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Positive highlights

  • This auction site is the best one I have ever joined!
  • No info about this on the sign up page or the fact that they will keep your money if you do not spend it.

Critical highlights

  • They should really be charged with false advertising, god-awful customer service and whole list of other things.
  • I bought credits, then selected autobid for a macbook after bidding for 2 hours.
How would you rate MadBid?
Top Positive Review

“Inspect first”

Frank F.
4/17/22

If you inspect before bidding, there is no surprise on the condition of goods, The staff is friendly in Butler, ready to help on any question. I have been successful with getting goods at less than 1/2 the price at Walmart!

Top Critical Review

“Macbid rep off”

Michael F.
1/22/23

I purchased a product from them on action got no where with management ask for a corporate address so i could go to court there reply was its on there sight but there is none listed just a bunch of warehouses for action. They are very deceiving company they tell you product worth 300 and i saved 70 % gave measurements on add nothing was correct sold me a box of scrap for 120.00 look at pics and discretion of product all i got was a box of bolts and parts total rip off.

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1 review
0 helpful votes
April 17th, 2022

If you inspect before bidding, there is no surprise on the condition of goods,
The staff is friendly in Butler, ready to help on any question.
I have been successful with getting goods at less than 1/2 the price at Walmart!

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Clock, toaster oven, toaster, step stool and more

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Thumbnail of user matteob26
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 6th, 2016

Madbid is a smart way to get amazing products saving lots of money.
You have just to be patient trying to obtain the items you are interested into.
You can contact a very efficient Customer Support Team in order to ask for any clarification you might need.
My experience is very positive and although I did not win anything until now, I am confident in trying to get some of the products they proposed.

Thumbnail of user gonzalog11
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 4th, 2016

Realmente muy contento

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Thumbnail of user luisg44
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 19th, 2016

Tengo poco tiempo en MadBid pero pienso que es muy emocionante el competir con los otros usuarios por los increibles premios que ofrecen, hasta el momento me parece interesante.

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Thumbnail of user ramak13
1 review
1 helpful vote
July 9th, 2016

I joined madbid 3-4months back... i got to know about this website by my freind... so i thought to try once my luck but after joining i got to know its not about luck but purely patience that ll work here... after waitiing for a long time i won a sony playstaion... so i am very happy with madbid. It is a very good website... but we need to be extrmely patient and moreover we should bid wisely nd spend credits... nd products also very good brand new... but little drawback is there should be an option to spend free credits first and paid credits later bcoz free credits expire in 30 days and paid credits 180 days... if madbid look into it. It s most trusted auction site

Thumbnail of user kirank7
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
October 23rd, 2015

Whai is this... madbid...?

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Nat A.
1 review
1 helpful vote
July 18th, 2016

me enteré por la página de MSN, me gustó la dinámica y en mis ratos libres me gusta jugar siempre y cuando encuentre artículos que me interesen, ya he ganado un par de veces y aún cuando no logras ganar una apuesta tienes la opción de hacer la compra con un atractivo precio!!

Thumbnail of user rafaelr31
1 review
3 helpful votes
October 22nd, 2016

Madbid is a good website were you can get some expensive things for a low price.
My experience was good, I won a kitchenware for about $39USD(including the credits I need to expend). Madbid encourage its winners to share their experience in exchange of some free credits (that´s why you may see a lot of reviews saying than they have won).

Here are some points that Madbid could improve:
* They are not exactly a bidding place. Madbid is more like a place were you bet when all the people interested on a product will ran out of credits or they are not interested anymore. So, they can change this to make a more accurate description and avoid scam accusations.
* Include more products. They can include things like hardware tools, washers, microwave, blenders, ovens. Also they include iMac computers but they don't have PC's that really overtakes them like gamer laptops (ASUS, MSI, Alienware)
* They could have some regional/limited "auctions" to increase the possibility to win for some unlucky users or frequent users that have won that privilege.

Here are some points if you want to take a chance at Madbid:
* Don´t expect to win the first time. It is not impossible but it takes some time to understand the dynamic and way of work of Madbid.
* Expend your credits wisely, learn to say "Stop" if you already wasted a lot of credits and you just can´t won that auction, there will be more.
* You must have in mind that not all the money you expend buying credits will be lost. Madbid will give you some money back when you expend credits on an auction and didn't won. So, if you are going after a product you can try to won an auction and get it a lot cheaper or, lost some money (about 20% - 30%) trying to won an auction and then buy something in Madbid with the money that Madbid gives you back each time you don't win an auction.

Hope this helps.

Tip for consumers:
* Don´t expect to win the first time. It is not impossible but it takes some time to understand Madbid.
* Expend your credits wisely, learn to say "Stop" if you expend a lot of credits and can´t win, there will be more chances.
* Not all the money you expend buying credits is lost. If you don't win an auction Madbid gives you back about 70% - 80% of your money so you can buy something exclusively in Madbid.

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Thumbnail of user oscarr42
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 7th, 2023

Debo decir que al principio me causo mucha desconfianza, al final adquirí un buen producto satisfago mis expectativas, (Aunque por falta de existencias y con previo aviso me dieron la opción de cambiar mi producto o la devolución de mi dinero), al final lo cambie y llego en los tiempos estimados.

Aun espero otro producto que esta en estado despachado..

Thumbnail of user danielleh42
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 15th, 2016

J'ai eu un très bon contact avec le service Madbid qui est rapide et efficace. J'aime jouer et Madbid est une formule qui me convient même si je ne gagne pas beaucoup. Quand certains noms apparaissent j'arrête de miser car je suis sûre que ce sont eux qui vont gagner. A essayer pour le fun

Thumbnail of user bh280
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 22nd, 2016

You know something is worth the effort when you go for a 2nd bite. After winning my fair share of goodies, I went off the platform. But the chance of winning more goodies at unbelievable prices was too great to ignore. And lo and behold, have won a Monster Diesel Vektr for less than £3.00 at the first try. I know there are no guarantees of winning but in my case, its been worth the SECOND BITE!

Thumbnail of user sandeepa2
1 review
1 helpful vote
May 1st, 2016

Won quite a few products at good discounted price for e.g. Nikkon DSLR Camera 5500@ apprx. $ 100 i. E. approx Rs. 7000/- whereas MRP was Rs. ******* in India.

Also won Philips Blender, JSM Air Fryer and quite a few products on madbid.
Happy with the products as they are genuine

Sandeep Agrawal, India

Thumbnail of user marcosh9
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 12th, 2016

Es una oportunidad para obtener productos con precios baratos... solo que si es cosa de suerte!

Thumbnail of user pedademudul
1 review
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April 15th, 2016

Bidding on madbid is really funny. When I won CANON 1200D kit as my first auction at $30, I really surprised. I recommend madbid to everyone who want some fun in their life. The small drawback in madbid is delivery of the product. It's taking more time than we expect.

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Thumbnail of user connies80
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 21st, 2016

I have been lucky to win in Madbid some awesome items, beats headphones, kindle, etc. You do need to invest in large amount of credits, but at the worst you end up paying full retail price for items. Its a game of chance and patience, try your luck!

Thumbnail of user erikv15
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 30th, 2016

I started in Madbid a couple of weeks ago, at the first moment I thought that I was to lose all but it was fun and I could buy a product that I wanted. At the end I can recomend it, it is good if you can take advantage of the bid of each product with your credits.

Thumbnail of user gunaprasads
1 review
0 helpful votes
June 8th, 2016

I won many products from madbid. But i received some products brand new but some or not. My overall experience with madbid is good till now.

Thumbnail of user ronaz
1 review
1 helpful vote
August 12th, 2016

Nog maar net ingeschreven bij Madbid en direct kennis gemaakt met het geweldige serviceniveau. Een stomme beginnersfout zelf gemaakt waardoor mijn credits direct verdampten (per ongeluk autobid aangeklikt) maar zeer coulante houding van Madbid mogen ervaren in teruggave. Geweldig!

Thumbnail of user stephenh144
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 2nd, 2017

Not the best site but it seems to be getting better I have try a few sites but understand that you have to be ready for the auction to be a winner and unless you bid on small items to then get to the big things

Thumbnail of user heinzs1
1 review
0 helpful votes
October 13th, 2016

A great site where the race is always on to get a great deal on some incredible products. If you are an electronics buff this is the site to go and try your hand (and a bit of luck) at becoming the owner of the best tech

Thumbnail of user jorger29
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 19th, 2016

I spend all my time on this new system and I see how others users win the item, by 1 or 2 seconds I will win but it's incredible many offers! And many disscounts. Thanks Madbid!

Thumbnail of user robertoa22
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 19th, 2016

Hace poco que entre a este sitio web, lo conocí por medio de un artículo de una aplicación de noticias, sentí curiosidad por esta página y la verdad me gustó.

Aunque en mi primera subasta ganada no me dejo realizar el pago de confirmación y tuve que contactarme con madbid para que me pudieran ayudar con mi problema.

Thumbnail of user spiridonr
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
April 12th, 2016

I use the site for quite a while now and I have won quite a few things in a reduced price, and the ones I haven't won, I have accumulated a purchase discount. With other words an all round winner.

Thumbnail of user saranjits
1 review
1 helpful vote
April 20th, 2016

Madbid provides good customer service though it a little slow but its good and you can really ge some good products at really low prices like i got macbook bundel.

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Customer S. – MadBid Rep

Thanks Saranjit, very useful feedback for our customer service team

Thumbnail of user wsnls
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 8th, 2017

Heeft mij al veel geld gekost en nog niks gewonnen. Met de credits kan je niet zoveel kopen, zijn allemaal artikelen waar je niet zoveel aan hebt. Objectief beoordelen is zeer moeilijk, mede dat je geen inzicht krijg wat je aan gewonnen credits al hebt aangekocht.

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Founded in the UK in 2008, MadBid.com is the largest European pay-to-bid auction website, operating in 5 European countries including Italy, Germany, Spain, Ireland and UK. With over 2,000,000 registered users and nearly 1,000,000 unique visitors pe...

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