Comments on: Is bid4vouchers.co.uk a scam, or a genuine site?! http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/opinion/is-bid4vouchers-co-uk-a-scam-or-a-genuine-site/ The Ups & Downs of an Affiliate Marketeer Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:05:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: FreshWebz Web Design http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/opinion/is-bid4vouchers-co-uk-a-scam-or-a-genuine-site/comment-page-1/#comment-3159 FreshWebz Web Design Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:12:08 +0000 http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/?p=706#comment-3159 Just to follow up on this - the site has vanished, which does seem to indicate it wasn't totally legit. The owners were/are based in Guernsey: Forge Ltd Harbour Court Les Amballes St Peter Port GY1 1WU +44 (0) 1481 267007 talktome@forgeltd.com Just to follow up on this – the site has vanished, which does seem to indicate it wasn’t totally legit.

The owners were/are based in Guernsey:

Forge Ltd
Harbour Court
Les Amballes
St Peter Port
GY1 1WU

+44 (0) 1481 267007

talktome@forgeltd.com

]]> By: FreshWebz Web Design http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/opinion/is-bid4vouchers-co-uk-a-scam-or-a-genuine-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 FreshWebz Web Design Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:03:10 +0000 http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/?p=706#comment-1188 Interestingly there is currently a message on the site which states: "Please note, we are closing on 30th June for a period of annual maintenance. Please make sure you do not have excess bids in your account at this time." On the registration page: "Registration is currently suspended. Try again later." I wonder if the site will re-open!!! Hopefully not! Interestingly there is currently a message on the site which states:

“Please note, we are closing on 30th June for a period of annual maintenance. Please make sure you do not have excess bids in your account at this time.”

On the registration page: “Registration is currently suspended. Try again later.”

I wonder if the site will re-open!!! Hopefully not!

]]> By: JerseyGirl http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/opinion/is-bid4vouchers-co-uk-a-scam-or-a-genuine-site/comment-page-1/#comment-1121 JerseyGirl Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:14:24 +0000 http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/?p=706#comment-1121 Totally agree with all of the above, AVOID AT ALL COSTS! I was stupid too to spend my hard earned few pounds, trying to get some vouchers and totally wasted my money, I think it's a TOTAL scam and you will always be outbid, please anyone READ this and keep your precious money to yourself! Totally agree with all of the above, AVOID AT ALL COSTS! I was stupid too to spend my hard earned few pounds, trying to get some vouchers and totally wasted my money, I think it’s a TOTAL scam and you will always be outbid, please anyone READ this and keep your precious money to yourself!

]]> By: SeaShells http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/opinion/is-bid4vouchers-co-uk-a-scam-or-a-genuine-site/comment-page-1/#comment-922 SeaShells Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:43:19 +0000 http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/?p=706#comment-922 Thank you for posting this warning. I have been wondering this myself how are they earning money by selling those vouchers at such a low price? It's seems too easy to win. Actually I have been very tempted to buy their bids since by observing from the previous auctions it only takes a few bids to win, plus they good testimonials. So I decided to try with their 5 free bids. And as Marion and Emily said, there's always suddenly someone bidding against you when you started to bid. But luckily I haven't bought any bids from them and decided to do a google to see if they are a scam or is there any complaint. Now I think I might just go to the genuine website to order those vouchers. Thank you for posting this warning. I have been wondering this myself how are they earning money by selling those vouchers at such a low price? It’s seems too easy to win. Actually I have been very tempted to buy their bids since by observing from the previous auctions it only takes a few bids to win, plus they good testimonials. So I decided to try with their 5 free bids. And as Marion and Emily said, there’s always suddenly someone bidding against you when you started to bid. But luckily I haven’t bought any bids from them and decided to do a google to see if they are a scam or is there any complaint. Now I think I might just go to the genuine website to order those vouchers.

]]> By: FreshWebz Web Design http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/opinion/is-bid4vouchers-co-uk-a-scam-or-a-genuine-site/comment-page-1/#comment-899 FreshWebz Web Design Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:41:53 +0000 http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/?p=706#comment-899 That's outrageous!!! Is there nothing you can do if it is not mentioned on their site? I questioned the issue of replacement vouchers with them & they said: <em> I'm sorry to hear you had a problem with your order. When using the bailout feature, we cannot guarantee you will receive the same type of voucher as the auction. It's a feature to help you retrieve your bids from the auction if you feel you want to 'bail out' at any time, the actual vouchers auctions only go to the winner.</em> I did find this in the "legal stuff" section: <em>Should bid4vouchers.co.uk not be able to deliver the vouchers ordered, bid4vouchers.co.uk shall be entitled to substitute the item with a comparable replacement brand to the same value, or provide a refund if this is the user’s preference. The user’s statutory rights are not affected.</em> But no-one told me my vouchers were not available, or offered me a refund; I just got the Amazon ones! I also said I suspected some "shilling" going on to which they replied: <em>Please note, staff do not bid on the auctions.</em> I've also placed a post about this on Money Saving Expert, http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2186439 & the consensus of opinion seems to be that I was daft to think it WASN'T a scam!! It'll be interesting to see if ANYONE has ever won an auction with these people! That’s outrageous!!! Is there nothing you can do if it is not mentioned on their site?

I questioned the issue of replacement vouchers with them & they said:

I’m sorry to hear you had a problem with your order. When using the bailout feature, we cannot guarantee you will receive the same type of voucher as the auction. It’s a feature to help you retrieve your bids
from the auction if you feel you want to ‘bail out’ at any time, the actual vouchers auctions only go to the winner.

I did find this in the “legal stuff” section: Should bid4vouchers.co.uk not be able to deliver the vouchers ordered, bid4vouchers.co.uk shall be entitled to substitute the item with a comparable replacement brand to the same value, or provide a refund if this is the user’s preference. The user’s statutory rights are not affected.

But no-one told me my vouchers were not available, or offered me a refund; I just got the Amazon ones!

I also said I suspected some “shilling” going on to which they replied: Please note, staff do not bid on the auctions.

I’ve also placed a post about this on Money Saving Expert, http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=2186439 & the consensus of opinion seems to be that I was daft to think it WASN’T a scam!!

It’ll be interesting to see if ANYONE has ever won an auction with these people!

]]> By: emily http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/opinion/is-bid4vouchers-co-uk-a-scam-or-a-genuine-site/comment-page-1/#comment-898 emily Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:04:01 +0000 http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/?p=706#comment-898 I agree; I have been involved in a dozen auctions with this site. As soon as I bid I am in a bidding war....ALWAYS...without fail!! It doesn't matter whether I bed for popular or less popular vouchers early or late in the day the result is always the same....it is IMPOSSIBLE to 'win' an auction at a reasonable price as appears to happen nearly every time when I am not bidding! I have resorted to the 'buy now' option on several occasions ..but beware, in one auction I opted for 'buy now' when the bidding had become stupid only to be informed that I was only allowed 2 'buy nows' per month...this is stated nowhere on the site and I lost the auction and all my bids...very expensive!! I agree; I have been involved in a dozen auctions with this site. As soon as I bid I am in a bidding war….ALWAYS…without fail!! It doesn’t matter whether I bed for popular or less popular vouchers early or late in the day the result is always the same….it is IMPOSSIBLE to ‘win’ an auction at a reasonable price as appears to happen nearly every time when I am not bidding! I have resorted to the ‘buy now’ option on several occasions ..but beware, in one auction I opted for ‘buy now’ when the bidding had become stupid only to be informed that I was only allowed 2 ‘buy nows’ per month…this is stated nowhere on the site and I lost the auction and all my bids…very expensive!!

]]> By: FreshWebz Web Design http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/opinion/is-bid4vouchers-co-uk-a-scam-or-a-genuine-site/comment-page-1/#comment-882 FreshWebz Web Design Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:15:20 +0000 http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/?p=706#comment-882 Thanks Marion. They did give me some story about the site being quiet over the Christmas period which is why there was only ever one other bidder. Hmmm! During the course of bidding for £100 Next vouchers, I decided the other person was going to go on forever & did a "buy it now". The vouchers ended up costing me £150, but better than losing all my money for nothing I thought. Today, the postman brought me a letter, containing £100 Amazon vouchers!!! So, even if you buy the vouchers at an over inflated price, you still don't get what you paid for....... I heartily recommend avoiding this site! Thanks Marion. They did give me some story about the site being quiet over the Christmas period which is why there was only ever one other bidder. Hmmm!

During the course of bidding for £100 Next vouchers, I decided the other person was going to go on forever & did a “buy it now”. The vouchers ended up costing me £150, but better than losing all my money for nothing I thought.

Today, the postman brought me a letter, containing £100 Amazon vouchers!!! So, even if you buy the vouchers at an over inflated price, you still don’t get what you paid for…….

I heartily recommend avoiding this site!

]]> By: marion keenan http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/opinion/is-bid4vouchers-co-uk-a-scam-or-a-genuine-site/comment-page-1/#comment-865 marion keenan Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:35:56 +0000 http://www.freshwebz.co.uk/blog/?p=706#comment-865 I also feel suspicious of this site, as you say there is always just one other bidder. I also feel suspicious of this site, as you say there is always just one other bidder.

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