HiBidReviews 3,076

I bid on several items and was successful on many of them. The only downside is that if you leave a bid you actually have to be onsite to monitor the auction or someone will outbid you at the last second. It means a few hours of computer time.

I suspected shill bidding on a couple items, and ran tests on 3 more auctions. The shill bidder (AuctionScout1234) or something like that kept bidding up to my max bid and running out the clock. Over several items, watching the bids, they had multiple bid counts but didn't win an auction. I don't know if this is legal, but certainly not ethical.

The seller automatically charged the credit card and fee even though in the fine print they would allow paying by check or cash, but only if you called them the day before to allow that form of payment. Every auction company that allows payment other than credit card sends a message with the invoice letting the customer choose how to pay upon picking item up.
This should have been done here instead of automatically charging my credit card.

This is a good place to go to find auctions and there is nothing simpler find the auctions that interest you sign on and bid it's that simple

I won a bid for a chair that was $40. Then the auctioneer told me it would cost an additional $140 to ship. The box is not even big that the chair is in. Then when I told them that they can keep the $40, they said it would cost an additional $20 to cancel. Ultimately, it cost me $60 to win a bid and not even get what I wanted. Very unprofessional from the auctioneer company. I looked up the chair online and the box is not even that big. Very disappointing experience

Everything was good with the bidding process and winning successful bids, the only issue was when getting my invoice from the auction company. I have different billing and shipping addresses, and they told me that my billing address was written in for both. Thankfully I caught it and updated them in time, but not sure why that happened when my address attached to my account is my shipping address and the address attached to my credit card is correctly put in…

Always a wonderful experience, bidding process is open and understandable. Payment and shipping quick and efficient. A total A+ experience on all levels

I bid with Bidllama and I am very upset with what I received as opposed to what was shown and described! I am waiting on a response from Bidllama and it looks as if I will have to drive to their warehouse as soon as I get the chance! I am very upset as this was to be a Christmas tree that me and my kids had gathered for to assemble and I open the box in front of the only to find out I've been swindled for the time being at least!

HiBid as a service is amazing because it allows you to look at auctions and potentially purchase items all across the country. It's a tremendous amount of exposure for auction houses and sellers. The flip side is that it's not entirely a win for bidders. Some auctions are quite restrictive -- without shipping or shipping for high sums, as well as bidding "after" the online auction is over. Highly advantageous for sellers, not for bidders. But I'm learning where to shop and where to skip...

I read and understood the terms and conditions/payment portion of the auction. Info stated " Your credit card will be charged as soon as possible (usually right after the auction ends)." This was all fine, but I would appreciate getting an invoice before my card being charged, especially if something was wrong that needed corrected. It has been over 24 hours since the bidding on my items and the company still has not sent me an invoice though I have been charged.

Had a nightmare with my email and many issues trying to get things sorted but these guys were very helpful. Have not got things fixed yet but thanks to customer service I will get things done correctly. Thanks so much

For the last couple of weeks I've been bidding on specific items. I didn't receive my warning that I was outbid timely. I will say my att internet has been spotty so that may have been the reason. I will keep looking for the item.

Accidently clicked on a bid and didn't mean to auction ended on the lot I didn't want. Tried to contact the auction house to explain to them and no response just the bill for something i just accidently clicked

My 1st. Experience bidding on HiBid. I have listed lots on Hi Bid on three separate auctions through Bean & Bean Auctions in Loveland Colorado. Most pleased with my experience.
Roger

Recently used HiBid and the experience was great. Was able bid on the items I was interested in with no issues. Was easy to use and instructions per seller were easy to follow. Will be bidding again.

I was confused about how the live auction worked. Sometimes the times were shown counting down and other times they were frozen. I tried to bid on items which showed time left only to be told it was closed. I researched what I wanted and felt this final thing was very rushed. I know you want as much money coming in as possible but I will not participate in future auctions like this. It also wasn't explained that this is how the auction was conducted. One other thing the end of the auction said it ended starting at 6:00 pm? The auction lasted well after that and caused me to miss a meeting. I

Platform seemed fairly Stratford which is good but at the end of auction, it showed that I had won or lost, it would of been nice to see the final bid on that item, this way you know whether my bid was in the ballpark or not.

Pick up instructions were a little confusing as a first timer biding in Mississauga. One instruction advised too ok check to see if my wins were shipped and another states the items would be ready for pick the following Saturday. Perhaps streamline instructions to advise the chart for date items would arrive in Mississauga