BidmacsReviews 30

Right before Thanksgiving I went on this site. As money is tight for x-mas, I thought I might be able to get something for next to nothing. I started with what I thought was an $18.00 bid pack (not a huge investment). All the sudden, the card information that I submitted flashed back onto the screen and I re-entered the same information. I thought I had made a mistake. I reviewed my bank statement the next day and found 2 charges-1 for $18.00, which I had made, and 1 for $149.99 which I absolutely did not make. I called and spoke with 3 different people, Tristan, John, and someone else. I was given a confirmation number (which of course I cannot find) and was told that I would be issued a refund. At that time, they offered 30 free bids just for my trouble. The next time I went, I had no bids even thought I hadn't used them all. I have left several messages for them, and have sent several e-mails. I have gone to the Fraud Dept at my bank and hopefully will get it resolved. I am very frustrated. Now I am going through my cellphone records to find the number that I called to provide to my bank. This is bull!

I am just like the other people on this site and I also paid $149.99 for nothing. I enrolled on Dec 5,2010 and on Dec. 7,2010 I canceled my membership and ask for a refund. I have called, emailed and all I get is it is being processed. Now my credit card company is saying I have to have it in writing that they were going to refund my money. I went to the BBB and filed a complaint about BidMac. You can get to their website by coping and pasting this http://dev.bidmacs.com I used an email ethe sent me to get to their site.

I to got burned by bid macs. I bought the $18.00 dollar bid pac and was charged another 149.00. Wich i did not authorize. I have called customer service emailed several times, the site was a pop-up on nov. 23,2010 on Jan. 12th 2011, I finally spoke to a misty who gave me a confirmation number and told me that i would get a refund in 15days well its Feb. 7,2011 and i'm still waiting for a refund. I felt like the bidding was a scam also. I would be willing to sign or file a complaint and i will go to the credit card compant to see if they can help. Irelly feel like i was duped i was hoping to get some gifts for the kids when a went for this scam its so true if it looks to good to be true then you should walk away.

I have been waiting 2 months for my bank account to be credited for the $149.99 that I did not authorize. It was taken from my account on Nov 29th and today is Jan 28th! I've called twice today and now they have an answering machine that says to leave your name and number. What a JOKE! I guess I need to call my bank and have them work on it for me. I have called 6 times and they always have an excuse as to the reason for the delay in crediting my account. Spoke to a Cory twice who is supposedly the manager, spoke to a Christine, Zach, Rustin, and a Brittany. No return call today after leaving 2 messages. Let me know if any of you got your money back. I wonder what happens if you actually win a bid! Do you get the item or have a hassle with that too.
Pretty damn frustrated!

When I checked my on line statement I found Bidmacs charged me $149.99 without my consent. I just realized that my assumed "free bids for testimony" upon sign-up free membership were charged to my account without even be notice!
So I wrote email to my bank to dispute this payment even before I get my bank statement. Also I search the website for contact information then I called the number but no one answered it. (Base on the website people said they have limited source that you can contact with Bidmacs.)

I unfortunately made an error and signed up, called them and they said that they would be glad to refund my money, $149.99 that was November 27,2010. I have made at least 15 calls and sent 10 emails in regards to this and NOTHING! It has now been 55 days, and no refund. I work at a bank and I know that they have 30 days to make this right, but I have'nt wanted to cancell my card. This is a terrible business, do not go anywhere near it! I just called for my 16th call, and guess what, they want you to leave your name, phone # and a brief message. I have a message for them!

Bidmacs came to me in an e-mail and I do not remember "purchasing" a bidpack for 149.99, but my account was charged November 24,2010. I immediately went into my Wells Fargo branch and they could not reach them by telephone and we could not replicate the path I took.

I have called bidmacs over 1 dozen times and have e-mailed numerous times and they have promised time and again that I would get my refund but they experienced a "systems problem" and then "holidays caused a delay." At one point the customer service rep said that they, "are a 3rd party calling center and they don't actually even work for bidmacs."

Today is January 18,2011 and I still do not have my refund. That's 35 business days. When I call today I have to just leave a message. You can't even talk to a human.

I cancelled my card and my husband is still so mad at me. I feel like a total idiot and have wasted so much time. What a total rip off scam.

If you have been SCAMMED like I have with Bidmacs and have been trying to get a REFUND on charges made to your card without your clear consent, this is what you should do:

Go ahead and send Bidmacs multiple emails and leave them voice messages. Then call your bank or credit card company to DISPUTE the charges. Your bank or credit card company will attempt to contact Bidmacs for you! Let them know Bidmacs is a fraudulent company and that charges were made to your card WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT! Let them know how Bidmacs 'tricked' you into buying bids while you were under the impression registering online would be free!

You will also need to file a complaint with the BBB. This should also kick Bidmacs into gear with REFUNDING what is yours!

Hopefully all this effort will eventually SHUT BIDMACS DOWN. They do not deserve to be conducting business as they have proven to be nothing but unethical and just down right shady!

I would never recommend this site to anyone. The above comments are all true. When you sign up you are automatically charged $149.99! I too supposedly received 50 free bids for signing up. And initially the bids showed, but then after two days of watching, all of a sudden 50 bids were taken away from my account. I emailed them to ask them why, and to date (several weeks later), they have yet to respond. I went on the site a couple of days right around Christmas and there was next to nothing to bid on! (A couple of gift cards). I too am considering a referral to the Better Business Bureau. BEWARE of THIS SITE... it is not what it promises.

My Niece came in for a visit and wanted to look at a couple sights on Amazon... a screen kept popping up telling her she could bid for free if they would put in basic information. She was on for a short time with me watching... all she did was click the flashing items. It looked like a game. She did not agree to purchase anything. When we got our bill we had a charge for $149.00. I called BIDMACS and was told that the 149.00 was and automatic charge when you agreed to sign up... all she agreed to was using the "free bids". This is a SCAM. I was told that they would send the charge to the dispute department but would probably be rebilled later because we used the bids! Of course she used the bids... we were told they were free on the initial invite! We we looking for cameras and it pulled up. I next contacted our credit card company who acted like he couldn't do anything because we put our information in. This is a major scam. You can contact the FBI Scam unit at *******@ic.fbi.gov

People, where and what are you all talking about. Everyone of you signed up the same way as I did from a Promotional offer, or a banner you saw like i did on MSN or anything site. The page we all signed up on had a check box on page 1 that said I agree to the terms and conditions., Second part of the process was page 2 that said in bold Print SHOPPING CART 149.99 for 250 bids and 50 free bonus bids... How could you all miss this, or how do you explain why you buy or shop online without being positive about what you want, I love this site and won an XBox and a Mac Mini, and all this bad mouthing hurts sites like this.

Where is Consumer Responsibility anymore. I never knew what this was until this year in college when the professor stated why we are in this situation and why People do not take responsibility for what they buy, then complain because of there choices. Its like the housing market you spend and buy and buy and buy and then when poop hits the fan you say darn loan processors should have never approved me its not my fault! Take some responsibility, the 149.99 was clear to me as a student so it should have been clear to anyone else. I saw this link from the BBB from my state and they should be sued for posting there libel without facts they are totally misrepresenting the facts