I was at Merriam-Webster.com, looking up a word, when I saw an add/link to “Swipe Auctions.” I made the mistake of clicking on it, and signing up so that I could bid on something inexpensive just to see how well it worked. After completing all the standard info (name, address, e-mail etc.), it asked me for the type of credit/debit card I would be using for any purchases (bids/auctions) I “won.” I provided that info, clicked “continue, ” and was linked to a page that said “processing your purchase.” I thought, “Wait a freakin’ minute! I didn’t purchase ANYthing!!! Then, a new page opened up, and offered to send me 60 bids/auctions per month for cost of $12.00 a month. About that time (a bit too late) I decided to check out “Swipe Auctions” on Google – something I should have done PRIOR to “signing up.”
I will certainly admit that I am an idiot, but I tried to read every thing on and about Swipe Auctions and still I thought I had very little to lose and a lot to gain, and I was so very excited. After spending the first $159, then $245, and $1.44 (and actually thinking I had won an auction for a Mac Book Pro IPad 10000 bids, and another for 2000 bids, I found all I got was bids, and when I used “autobid” I couldn’t tell it was working, so I continued to bid. Finally, I did a “glitch report” and then an online chat trying to understand what had happened, and I never was able to understand it.
At about 2 or so this morning, after a long and difficult day, I told the “live” person at the other end of the Swipe Auctions chat, I just wasn’t understanding and I was too tired to continue, and said I supposed there was no way of recouping anything. She wished me an excellent rest of the day and hoped to see me again soon. Not likely. But, there really should be some kind of protection for those of us who believe the hype and think we actually have a chance.
I’m actually afraid to tell my husband what I did on Swipe Auctions because I’ve already lost us so much money by trying to make some while staying home and being a foster parent to our year old grandson and living on social security. I would love to see these sites that make you think you can’t lose prosecuted to the fullest, and all those who were taken advantage of repaid in some way. It’s just wrong! Don’t be an idiot like I was (am)! Stay away from these auctions!
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