Jon S.

I bid on a property that they claimed was worth about $234K, and Zillow said it was worth about $130K. Getting it for $70K seemed like dream come true. After winning I wanted to see in person (about 3 hour drive), but was told I would not be able to see until after closing. After many attempts to gain access, I went to view exterior. The building was rotting away, with the door sill riddled with wood rot, which spreads like the plague, and is worse than termites to a structure. So basically, the property was worth less than the land, because I will have to pay to have it demolished and removed. This is blatant fraud, and illegal in NJ to sell a property with known hidden problems. They claim they have never lived there, so do not know of problems, but the first thing the bank does after foreclosure is has an inspection report. The only legitimate auctions on the site are not bargains in any way, with reserves higher than you could have bought it through a realtor.

I had bid on another property, and was high bidder, but bank informed me they refuse my bid, and wanted $13K more for it. I went to see property, and the pictures they took were completely misleading. The house had numerous other building on property, and one, the other side was completely missing, from being rotted off. The second floor of main building leaned about 3 inches from front to back, over about 12 feet.

So basically Auction.com is in collusion with fraudulent bankers, and never believe any listing on Zillow without seeing with your own eyes. Zillow will outright lie, to get business from Auction.com.

One other issue with Zillow, is they sometimes leave listings on their site, that have not been available for several months.