This site is a pure scam. They tell you to bid as the clock runs down, but is reset to 40 seconds each time a new bidder bids. I was on for over ten hours yesterday costing me $240 in bids. This is what happened with the over six items I was bidding on.
I thought I would save in bids by bidding at the last second. If someone else bid, then It went back to 40 seconds and I wasn't out a bid. However, each and every time one of my items was won by someone else it was at the 3 second mark. And it's not because I have a slow connection either. I have high speed wi-fi and a Lenovo laptop that's under a year old.
I tried five times to contact swoopo, to no avail. They will not respond. But since I used my Visa card I have a certain amount of protection from this sort of thing, so I called my bank and started a contestment of the charges.
I also have a facebook friend who has a radio show and is going to talk about swoopo on his show. I'm also putting this information all over the internet to warn people that this is nothing but a scam. I won't give up. And swoopo isn't the only penny auction like this. Please beware and find good deals elsewhere like ebay and the Sportsman's Guide.
A Very Fired-Up Lose
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