- Report: #669294
Complaint Review: Price Shuffle - oak park Illinois
Reported By:
AChai -
austin, Texas, United States of America
Submitted:
Updated:
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Author Not Confirmed
Why?
Price Shuffle
oak park, 60302 Illinois, United States of America
Phone:
(888) 716-1621
Web:
www.priceshuffle.com
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Price Shuffle dishonest, deceitful, misleading, scam artists oak park, Illinois
I have been deceived and ripped off by this online auction company like many
others into believing that by registering for the site, one would
receive 100 free bids. I
used my credit card, to secure an account, or so I thought. I also entered a
coupon code, to receive 'free bids', or so I thought. In reality, my
account was charged $149.75 (plus overdraft fees) for a bid-pack that
was 'preselected' and hidden amongst a dearth of advertisements outside
of the registration area, also there was no confirmation of said
transaction.
There was no mention of the automatic charge of
$149.75 when registering. That banner is intentionally hidden in what
appears to be an ad. Any internet business which is not deceptive and fraudulent in its intent will inform a
consumer that there will be charge with registration (without having to
find hidden banners). This intent is clearly to be deceptive.
I started using my bids (I bid twice/three times) and then got an email from my bank saying I was charged 149.75. I called priceshuffle and they said I had to email them about billing. I emailed and got a response saying they wouldn't refund me and that I had already started using my bids. I started using my bids because of the misleading advertising of receiving free bids and because I knew I used my coupon code for free bids. I was not using them because I had chosen to buy 149.75 worth of bids!
I started using my bids (I bid twice/three times) and then got an email from my bank saying I was charged 149.75. I called priceshuffle and they said I had to email them about billing. I emailed and got a response saying they wouldn't refund me and that I had already started using my bids. I started using my bids because of the misleading advertising of receiving free bids and because I knew I used my coupon code for free bids. I was not using them because I had chosen to buy 149.75 worth of bids!
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Aaron
richmond,British Columbia,
Canada
original advert
#2Consumer Comment
Tue, December 14, 2010
Hi,
i read abt yr case....can u pls help me locate the original advertisement so i can submit to my credit card company for the dispute.
thanx
AChai
austin,Texas,
United States of America
Update- received refund
#3Author of original report
Wed, December 08, 2010
Priceshuffle.com, after I emailed them and mentioned my report, they (specifically, Mr. Smith) agreed to refund me the full 149.75 back to my account. This was a positive step on their part. They asked me to email the link to this update in order to complete the refund.
