Like several reviews I saw...
This site seems at first above-board, explaining how the 10 second count-down idea is like "going going gone". But the truth is that there is no point in "bidding" except when the clock ticks down, and it is constantly re-setting, with little to no predictability as to when the required "exactly at zero" push will register. I played against quiet groups only to watch the screen freeze at zero and declare a "new player" winner. I've seen "autobid" tools drive up the bid price and there's no way to know if it's all human beings doing the bidding, and the company makes money on bids, which are fast and furious. I've put in a bid at one second with nobody else bidding and it resets after 3 or 4 seconds, ignoring me. And so it goes, random-ness and madness, without controls or transparency in between.
Bad enough that the site is a glorified "eBay themed slot machine" where neither skill nor method can be helpful; there no reason for confidence of it being fair and un-rigged. Worse: Within minutes of "winning" a small beginner prize (more bids!) I learned that (1) there is a $2 "service" charge for the immediate/automated crediting of extra bids, and that this must be paid for separately from the bid account; and (2) after paying from a separate, secure source, within 2 minutes I received well-honed phishing letters from Paypal (which I did not use) saying that I'd successfully bought an electronic item I never heard of, nor bid on. It was a fake, clearly and I didn't follow the link. The next thing I know, however, I'm getting hit by lots of email (actually) from Quibids but sent to variations on my email, not my actual address. All within minutes of bidding.
I'm thinking not only is this a racket akin to the "variable reinforcement" addictiveness of slot machines, but it's as or more random, and may be like handing out a blank check to spammers and phishers in addition. One big black hole for unsuspecting bargain-hunters. There is nothing to commend here other than the thrill of clicking and watching others clicking. No wide choice of items, and little possibility of actually winning without spending a fortune first and being lucky enough, in the truest sense, as auction skills are irrelevant, as is the timer. It's about buying bids and bidding up the price, for the sake of many bids more than the sales price, very clearly.
As some of the reviews *here* describe and recommend - I'd definitely avoid this site. It's tempting but ends up stealing hours of time piddling away clicks one cent at a time, bidding against real people, robots, and Lord knows what else. Not only is it totally unlike the consumer-oriented eBay site, which offers protections for buyers (and identifies the seller!) but there are usually are only a handful of "bait" items (iPads and an occasional laptop) mixed in with all the packages of bids for beginners - easy to win and hook one into more profitable bidding on impossible to win items, with more investment of money and time chasing the bids to nowhere
Warning! Warning! Warning!
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