Naxopresence UK Ltd review: Misleading advertising 59

Yeah i agree EOE.. i was bidding for a mac worth around $750 or so.. it sold for $336.. which means they made a whopping $16800 !.. that's just gotta be an illegal practice?

I bought 2x 20 points for the bidding, they charged me 3x 20 points. What should have cost me $40 cost me $60. stupid me for even thinking i had a chance at winning something.
I have lodged a paypal unauthorised transaction claim dispute with them and also email them, haven't heard at thing from them. stuff you bidfun.com.au, you are a rip of to genuine people who fall for your scam.

wow... i just got refunded. although my dispute was different to all of yours. I was overcharged.

wow.. good on you!.. You know i wonder why Paypal are not looking into it some more? It must be so obvious now that so many people are lodging complaints (or claims) about these guys. All i can say is ... Please!.. people who have been ripped off by bidfun.com.au (.com or whatever domain extension).. tell your story and lodge a complaint to paypal or other authorities / banks etc.. We want to hear about it. The more said the better.. one day they will get their "just desserts".. or just deserts.. aha

BidFun Ripoff

Yes I agree that it is a ripoff and a clever one.
As soon as I saw the prices I knew it was a scam so had to find out exactly how it works.
Others on here have already explained the process but to summarise the standard cost of a $0.02 bid (or point) is $1 so to get to the real price you must MULTIPLY THE PRICE SHOWN BY 50. So, for example a camera that sells for $20 has actually cost bidders $1, 000. A huge profit for them if the camera retails for, say $200 and a huge loss for many who have bid and get nothing.

They also auction points. Again you must MULTIPLY BY 50 to get the real price and again people are being ripped off.

REMEMBER you effectively pay a standard $1 to bid $0.02 and you pay this $1 even if you lose the auction. This is a total scam in my opinion and I don't know why this site hasn't been shut down long ago and the operators prosecuted but then again, given the incompetence and greed of politicians and some of the departments they run, it probably shouldn't suprise anyone.

Some have accused the company of using its own robots to control the bidding process and this does appear to be the case. If they wanted to they could keep all the auctions going forever but the apparant mega bargain is always good for business as it sucks in more punters.

Also, I would classify this more as a gaming site masquerading as an auction site and I'm sure that there are much stricter rules governing such activities.

EVERYONE MUST REPORT THIS TO TRADING STANDARDS.

what a con - it says it will add 20 seconds to time for each bed but actually adds anything from half-hour to 1 hour wilol never visit site again

And I thought that I was the only one, seems that half the World has been tricked by this auction site Bidfun, they are crooks if you ask me, my 55 bid credits vanished in seconds and that is it your money has gone so you drop out and cut your losses or you buy more bids and lose more money, The auctions I use if you do not win an item you keep your money, do we have any chance of getting our money back and should Paypal investigate these crooks.Beware everybody do not be sucked in to bidding for a cheap item go to the shop and buy it.

Why didn't I read this stream first? Just got ripped off trying to buy my son an iPod Touch - I have sent them an email (doubt whether I will hear from them) and have tried to ring the phone number listed on their "PayPal" payment advice, but when it goes to their "voice mail" it says the mailbox is full! I have lodged a complaint with PayPal, so fingers crossed - if nothing else - this mob gets shut down. One thing to keep in mind - if you have given them credit card details it might be an idea to cancel your credit card - just in case they start taking money out of your account.

Hi again - the truth comes out - I was very surprised when I received a response from them, but it is as we all suspected. Just to give you an idea, I bought 75 "points" from them and set up automatic bidding and was unsuccessful in my bid, but the item (an iPod Touch) sold for $25.90. When I went to start bidding on another item, my "points" were zero! That was why I emailed them - in every auction I have ever known (on or offline) the successful bidder pays the auction price and everyone bids on the next item they want to - here is the email response I got from them -

Hi,
I'm not quite sure what would have given you the impression that you should get them back? As explicitly stated on the site, each bid costs 1 point, whether you win the auction or not.
The BidFun team.

So there you have it - not only do they get paid by the winning bidder (is there one?), but EVERYONE who has bid also loses their money as well!

Here is a question - let's assume this is correct (I always thought if someone took your money without permission and gave you nothing in return it was called theft!) then can someone clarify something for me - if I had 75 "points" and the item I was bidding on "sold" for $25.90, then why don't I have 49.1 points left in my account? Why is my account zero?

At least everyone now knows exactly what we have here - a fraudulent scam - stay away from it guys.

All you people are crazy! You went to this site to try and get an item for 95% off! smarten up. Read terms and conditions. I also lost $20.00 from them but i wont cry about it because I know when I was getting into and knew that I would not likely win anything. There is a strategy involved. Bid only on no robot auctions and wait until 3:00AM and use your 20 bids. You are 80% more likely to win the auction and less likely to ### and complain for getting an item for pennies.

THis is like a lotto. Do you play the lottery and then ask for your $ back when you dont win? think about it people. you feel you got scammed because you are CHEAP!

Hey Binfunny. Loser. If its a Lotto, than call it a Lotto. It is not an auction, so they try to scam people. For organizing a Lotto they need a permit, which they lack. I encourage people to file complaints so BidFun can be prosecuted to the full extend of the Law.

What an interesting way to make money. Really all they are doing is running a type of gambling outfit. Like putting money into a poker machine - you lose your money in the hope of hitting the jackpot. Whoever wins has only spent a small amount in comparison to what they win, but everyone else that "played the odds" loses their money - quite clever really.

Bidfun has bots for bidding. Like grotoc, .no_limit. and many more. You cant win!. I spend more then 7.000 $ and winning like nothing. Let me know who is for a international law-action against this crime?

Hi All. Yes me too today got conned. I have just written email to their support address but doubt I will hear back. But I want to contact PayPal and also Facebook which is where I saw ad for Bidfun. Facebook should know they are advertising a dishonest scamming business. I am sure they would not be happy. Does anyone know how to contact Facebook? They seem to be faceless...hehe.
I am with other people here...lets all take action against Bidfun or rather Naxopresence UK. I am sure the Consumer Protection authorities in all our countries (I'm in Australia) would help get rid of this evil.
LET'S GET ON THE STREETS OUTSIDE THEIR OFFICES AND GET ON THE NEWS.

When i looked to the other bids while i played whit a bitrobot, a account called nambid raised all my 100 bids in a fiew secconds.i lost voor more as €100, --. Don't do any bid on this site. Keep your money in your wallet

I have been contacting Bidfun and PayPal to try and get a refund of money that was deceptively taken from me. I escalated the dispute with PaYPal but they replied that it was unsuccessful. Maybe the more people that complain to them will help in getting our money back.

This is a really bad site and it is nothing more that a way to rip people off. I disputed with Paypal but the following is what they sent: Unfortunately, we are denying your claim because your purchase was for a virtual, digital, or intangible item, which is not covered under PayPal Purchase Protection. We only cover claims involving physical items that can be shipped and tracked. We encourage you to work directly with your seller to resolve the problem.
You'll find their contact information on the Transaction Details page.
I WOULD LIKE MY $20 BACK!

Hi Everyone
I'm da new one that just got sucked in... i spent $350 and there is still $200 in the account to which i don't wana close because i will loose my money entirely. I have just filed a complaint with paypal... i'm absolutely devastated! i seriously dont' know what to do... i may ring paypal on monday and demand some answers, first one will be, why haven't they done anything about all the other complaints in the past and still supporting their gateway? If anyone knows how i can get my money back pls pls pls! i beg you, , , , post some information :( thank-you...

I made a payment to of $50.00 AUD PayPal transaction ID:2L1339134R128013S on the 9th Sept 2010. Can I bid for future items and do I still have a credit of $50 AUD?
Regards
Peter Human
Perth Western AUSTRALIA