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  • Report:  #550164

Complaint Review: Bidnox.com - Brooklyn New York

Reported By:
LindaT - Columbus, Ohio, USA
Submitted:
Updated:

Bidnox.com
5014 16th Ave #388 Brooklyn, 11204 New York, United States of America
Phone:
Web:
www.bidnox.com
Categories:
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Until proven otherwise, I believe bidnox.com is a fraudulent penny auction site.

Over the weekend of December 19, I bought several bid packages from bidnox.com. I did "win" several items: four bidpacks totaling 950 bids, three iPod touches, one Wii system, and an Amazon.com gift card. I have yet to receive any of them.

When I started looking at the auction more closely, it seems fairly obvious that the bidding is by "bot" (automated and computer generated). The auctions involve the same pairs of names, the bids are always placed at the same time on the ticker countdown, and auctions end at the same price (or a small range of prices) within their type.

I also was completely shut out of one auction at the last minute when I was 200 bids ($200 into it). In this auction, it seemed to be a shill bidder rather than a bot, as happened with another auction for a 300 bid pack.

I have emailed the auction site, which denies bot bidders, and I'm awaiting delivery or products, which I don't expect to get. On the advice of a consumer group, pennyauctionwatch.com, I expect to file complaints with the FTC, and the Attorney Generals of New York (where the site is incorporated) and in Ohio (where I live).

I received one two emails from Jay at bidnox, the text of the last one below. There is also a thread about the site on www.pennyauctionwatch.com. Forbor, who filed a complaint at ripoffreport, states that bidnox refunded his money, and, further, that bidnox asked him to remove the names of Yitzchak Vrahimy and Aryeh Simkin (who receives the paypal payments) because they are upset. Forbor also states that, in an email, Joe from bidnox said they are refunding everyones bids.



 



I currently have disputes on file with American Express and PayPal.



 



The site is registered to:
Yitzchak Vrahimy
5014 16th ave #388
brooklyn, New York 11204
United States

PayPal payments go to Aryeh Simkin.




 





Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 7:50 PM
subjectRipoffreport Report ImageRe: Hi From Bidnox
mailed-byRipoffreport Report Imagegmail.com
signed-byRipoffreport Report Imagegmail.com

hide details 12/21/09

I'm not sure how you want us to respond, first off there is no shill bidding that's why we try to stick to lower end items. Secondly you have bought bid packages from bidnox many many times why do you only write this now? After you lost 2 auctions?,  you have won a nice amount of products on bidnox 2x ipod touches a nintendo wii a $50 amazon gift card, and more.  It would be a shame to lose you as a customer. But I'm not here to pursued you otherwise.
We are currently spending $1200/day in advertising just so we can generate enough competition on the products so bidnox can legitimately make money.

I really do hope you understand and hope we don't lose you as a customer.
Customer satisfaction is our priority please email us again if you have any other concern.

Thanks,
Jay


1 Updates & Rebuttals

LindaT

Columbus,
Ohio,
USA
bidnox - [email protected], fraud and ripoff

#2Author of original report

Fri, January 15, 2010

As a follow-up to my original report, PayPal seems incapable of investigating any claims that are non-eBay related (even though they accept money from buyers and send them to merchants such as bidnox). My numerous claims are now back being investigated by American Express.

In the midst of my PayPal complaints, the merchant has changed its name from bidnox to Entrepreneurs LLC.

They have not refunded my money. They have not sent any of the products I allegedly "won" at bidnox. In addition, I had 132 unused bids (worth approximately $132). They have "suspended" my account (no email to me on this, I only found this out by accessing their site) and they seem to be keeping that money as well.

The contact person is still [email protected]. Per a posting on (((Redacted)))
bidnox.com also owns dealwonders.com

A bidnox rep keeps asking the poster on(((Redacted))) to removed their names from ripoff report.
CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.

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