
Jennifer of Galion, OH on Dec. 8, 2011
Satisfaction Rating1/5
I clicked on link from MSN or AOL homepage to Quibids website. Quibids requested personal information to set up a free account so I may check out their website. Once I entered my information, including a credit card number that I thought was for future purchases, my credit card was charged $60.00. I did not authorize this purchase. I have since learned that this is common practice for this business. Unwittingly, I thought that since I had been charged for 100 bid vouchers, that now my only choice was to use the vouchers. Regrettably, I did not think to contact my credit card company immediately.
Since I felt I had no recourse I did bid on several items trying to recoup my money. I did win two small items, one which was not available. I have since learned that this website lures people by small wins, enticing the consumer to spend more money on bids for more expensive items. Since I still had 100 bids left I did bid on a $219.00 coffeemaker. I wasted $91.00 on bids and an additional $143.00 to purchase this item to recoup the cost of my bids. I have since been informed 10 days after purchase that this item is out of stock. Customer service will not give a date when this item will be available.