I "won" a property... only to find out you HAD to have an $80,000 club membership (that is not a typo, and you Had to have this membership... to own a bare 1 acre parcel), auctioneer was aware but didn't make mention of it. When i "informed" them, they hit my credit card for everything they could get and stopped responding.
Ironically, they also left a "negative" remark on my account that apparently only other hi-bid companies can see... so i've been declined from bidding at 99% of other sales ever since. I contacted hi-bid, they said i should have researched the property better... i say the auctioneer knowingly held back information...
I've been doing auctions for a living for almost 18 years... hi-bid has been the worst service i have encountered.