241, Report:
#5696
Posted Date:
Apr 02 2002
Ubid computer ripoff
I bid on a computer from Ubid 2 months back and won the bid. It was for a Gateway 'mini tower' computer. I received a Gateway 'desktop' computer instead. When I contacted them about this, I was told to send it back for a refund and that I would have to pay for the shipping! Well, th...
Entity
Ubid.com
Categories: Computer Mail Order
242, Report:
#17815
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2002
ubid Inc. ripoff con artist fake ripoff deceptive company Memphis Tennessee
I bidded on Dec. 17th. 2001 and won a Toshiba MV20FK3 20FST Pure TV/VCR Combo. The said Television was delivered by UPS as against the FEDEX I paid for,late December and found broken. This was immediately reported to UPS and ubid. (within 24Hrs).
Ever since then I have been writt...
Entity
ubid Inc.
Categories: TVs & VCRs
243, Report:
#17684
Posted Date:
Mar 27 2002
Christopher Kink / Dragomir ALexandru HP Notebook ubid.com ripoff dishonest fraudulent bidding,ripped off and scammed Bucharest
I won an Auction in Ubid.com, it was a HP Omnibook notebook computer for the amount of $851 USD. The auctioneer ,he called himself Cristopher Kink, and I agreed that I was going to send him 50% of the amount of the notebook plus 50% of shipping costs before I recieve the notebook an...
Entity
Christopher Kink / Dragomir ALexandru
Categories: Internet
244, Report:
#16828
Posted Date:
Mar 14 2002
UBid Computer Bait and Switch Danville Illinois
I have purchased two computers from Ubid in the past two months. The first one I assumed was just a mistake when the AM-Comps computer was advertised as having a slot for a 4x AGP video card. Shortly after receiving the computer I opened it up to put in a video card as the integrate...
Entity
UBid
Categories: On-Line Stores
245, Report:
#16542
Posted Date:
Mar 12 2002
Outlook Unlimited ripoff consumer fraud ripoff Gibsonville North Carolina
They use online auction sites to sell used computers. I found them on Ubid.com, and was told I got one of the used computers.
They also told me if I paid by a certain date I would receive a $100.00 Wal-Mart Gift Card absolutely free.
I received the notice of on January 11, 2002, a...
Entity
Outlook Unlimited
Categories: On-Line Business
246, Report:
#16300
Posted Date:
Mar 08 2002
Netend Enterprises Ripoff business Orlando Florida
I had won an auction they had up on Ubid. They very quickly sent me a message about payment. I payed them the next day and sat back and waited. I had to send them two emails to get any information about tracking. I was given an answer with a USPS tracking number in it. The tr...
Entity
Netend Enterprises
Categories: On-Line Stores
247, Report:
#16052
Posted Date:
Mar 06 2002
UBid hard drive rip-off
The other day I was on UBid looking for a new hard drive. I found one that suited my needs, a IBM Deskstar 40 gig. I proceded to place a bid for $84. I completed all the required information and submitted the bid. To my surprise the bid price showed $139!! I was sure I had entered $...
Entity
Categories: On-Line Business
248, Report:
#15548
Posted Date:
Mar 01 2002
uBid Customer Support Nightmare
I ordered two Sennheiser DSP360 Surround Sound processors from uBid, but instead received two Kensington USB mice. I sent an email to customer service at uBid, but nothing happened for two weeks. I sent another and received this message: multiple emails about the same problem slow d...
Entity
uBid
Categories: On-Line Stores
249, Report:
#15547
Posted Date:
Mar 01 2002
WARNING: Manufacturers will not honer products bought from Ubid !!
I bought a Kenwood car CD player from ubid about 2 months ago. I installed the stereo in my car and it works fine for three days. The stereo output burned up on me. I contacted Kenwood and took it to a Kenwood authorize repair center because the unit comes with a one year warranty. ...
Entity
uBid.com
Categories: On-Line Business
250, Report:
#15405
Posted Date:
Feb 28 2002
Another Victim of NSS Magazine!!
I recently purchased camcorder from ubid.com and in the end of transaction I was asked to check 3 magazines for 3 months free. To my surprise, I found in my accounts details that I was charged for $58 by NSS Magazines. I have no idea why was I charged, until I read the article on RI...
Entity
Nss magazine
Categories: Computer Stores