ProxibidReviews 248

I received a call from 6 & 6 Auction from Bill, went through the bidding history and explained exactly what occurred - two of us bid the exact same amount on the maximum bid... I was the first to select that maximum and that's how it went down. Bill was really nice and said they are very honest. Happy with that.
NOTE that your online bidding will automatically reach your MAXIMUM bid amount with no one else bidding on item. This is unfair and unethical business practice and needs to be reported to the better business bureau or other agency that can do something about this. I also heard they allow the owners of the items to bid on their items to jack the price up!

I bought a tractor through Proxibid and Rebel auctions. When the tractor was delivered it had a broken glass door, the reverse gears were out of it and the PTO doesn't work. Nothing was mentioned in the description of the tractor. I contacted Rebel auctions of Hazelhurst Georgia and Proxibid neither were willing to work with me on a resolution. Proxibid gives bidders a false sense of security. On their site they state they have a professional care team that will help you meditate issues with a seller. THIS IS COMPLETELY FALSE. They will only tell you that you excepted the terms and conditions. Rebel auctions has an F rating from the BBB and yet Proxibid does nothing to warn bidders of bad sellers. I hope this helps someone so they don't get scammed like I did.

I recently bought 2 items off one of their online auctions. Both were listed as "untested" but I figured they probably worked so gave it a try anyways. I drove over an hour each way to pickup. Neither of the 2 items worked. I was really upset after I noticed a return label on one of the items that specifically said it was DAMAGED! I emailed the company and asked for a refund on that Item, seeing as how it wouldn't even need to be tested to know that it didn't work. The company never responded to my request. Of course the pictures that were given on the auction site didn't show the return slip... Go figure. SCAM! SCAM! SCAM!

Quoted from Proxibid's User Agreement:
"Buyer expressly acknowledges that Proxibid owes no duty to Buyer to obtain the lowest possible price on behalf of the Buyer and Buyer may be able to enter a successful bid at a lower price if Buyer were to actively participate in the event.
3.5 Disclosure of Maximum Pre-bids to Seller. Buyer acknowledges and agrees that a Seller may have access to and knowledge of Buyer's maximum pre-bid and may determine the starting bid based in whole or in part on the amount of the
Buyer's maximum pre-bid; as long as the Buyer will be provided notice that such access to maximum pre-bids has been enabled by the Seller prior to Buyer's submission of the maximum pre-bid.
3.6 Due Diligence. Proxibid is not responsible for any errors or omissions in titles, descriptions, images or videos of items provided on this website or in Proxibid's bidding application. Buyers are solely responsible for verifying the condition and
Description of any items when considering placing bids or making purchases on this website.

The problem with online auctions is you cannot see and handle the item and have to rely on the auctioneers description. Most online auctions have description and photos, some the description are clear and knowledgeable, the photos detailed but many have the barest description, sometimes None and the photographs are very poor. I deal in firearms and some auctions do not show the serial number which does not help identify older guns also be-careful and READ the terms of business, some auctions do not pack & deliver goods and you may get a third party with high priced delivery services. One reputable auction charged me so mutch for one revolver I thought Kim Kardassian was delivering it personally. Before bidding check out a few auctions and without actual bidding select what interests you and follow the auction and add the commissions and delivery and see if the price is cheaper than say Gunbroker.Com or similar auction sights. Remember once you Bid its a binding contract

It's important to know that proxibid doesn't actually sell anything. Proxibid is simply a platform for auctions and payment processing. It's the individual auctioneers who sell and describe items, set the shipping prices, and set the buyer's premium.

I buy and sell antiques, so auctions are a big part of my life. I like live auctions, but I also like online timed auctions, too. As a platform, proxibid is great. It's easy to search for specific items, specific auctioneers, regions, dates, etc. It's also easy to watch specific items.

What I don't like about proxibid is their auctioneer's policy. Auctioneers are allowed to charge whatever they want for a buyer's premium and the standard has now become 20%-25% which is just absurd.

That's bad, but that's not the worst thing about proxibid. The worst thing is auctioneers are allowed to run up your bids. So long as the auctioneer discloses it in the terms and conditions, the seller is allowed to anonymously bid on anything. Because names of bidders are anonymized, this comes very close to being considered "shill bidding" which is illegal.

Proxibid takes 10% from the seller's end, so the higher the hammer price, the more money the site makes. For that reason, proxibid has no incentive to change anything.

I still use proxibid because it's easy and convenient, but I only participate in auctions within my locale and ones with a low buyer's premium. There's no way to know if it's an auctioneers running you up or it's just a popular auction, so I only visit the auctions I know are reputable.

Tried to use it for an auction this past weekend. Had to give a cc # to sign up. Once they had the info basically couldn't use the site to bid or even watch the auction without it randomly signing you out or the web servers stop responding(tried multiple browsers, computers and internet connections). Now they won't let me remove my cc info or cancel my account despite me not being able to use the services. Highly recommend avoiding dealing with them.

Made an account 10 days before an auction ended for a specific item worth a bit, had put 3 sets of card details in for veri and all was set. Logged in 1 hour before online auction end all ready to go. Got to 5 mins before auction end and the status on the account had changed to 'decline - not able to place bid' I tried frantic phone call but couldn't do anything!

I had got an email, 4 MINUTES before the end of the auction I was on asking me to send up further ID details! After the account had been there for 2 weeks!

Needless to say, what a joke! If they needed that why not ask for it when the account is opened, so angry