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Author: Subject: Anyone tried Madbid ?
NigeEss

posted on 3/10/14 at 10:21 PM Reply With Quote
Anyone tried Madbid ?

As the title, good result or fleeced ???





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mookaloid

posted on 3/10/14 at 11:00 PM Reply With Quote
Is that the one where you pay to bid?

Seems like just gambling to me. You pay money and you might possibly win something.

A bit like a lottery.

At least on ebay if you don't win you don't pay.





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rf900rush

posted on 4/10/14 at 07:07 AM Reply With Quote
IMO. Yes as above. Gambling and only one winner.... MADBID

Use a loan from Wonga to finance the bidding too make that hole in your wallet a monster one.

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Ben_Copeland

posted on 4/10/14 at 08:14 AM Reply With Quote
As above. Basically a gambling site. You have to pay money before you even start and they try to lure you in by making you buy the most expensive number of "bids" by offering some for free





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Smoking Frog

posted on 4/10/14 at 09:01 AM Reply With Quote
Sucks people in with the idea you could win a fantastic prize for very little money. Bids have to be bought in advance. The chances of winning are very small. Would be very easy for madbid to control the bidding. Diabolical profiteering idea. Steer clear.

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Use a loan from Wonga to finance the bidding too make that hole in your wallet a monster one.


What a good idea

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maccmike

posted on 4/10/14 at 09:55 AM Reply With Quote
it also has the most irritating advert ever!!
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dave

posted on 5/10/14 at 10:07 AM Reply With Quote
How Does Madbid Work?

In order to bid on an item, you will need to buy credit. The cost of credit varies but if you buy a pack of 80 for £9.99, each credit works out around 12p.

You can then spend these credits bidding on items you want. Each auction will have a set number of credits that are required to count as one bid.

For example, you will need to spend 7 credits to enter one bid for the MacBook Pro auction. In this case, each bid costs you 84p. If you bid five times in this one auction, you’ve spent £4.20. If you don’t win, that’s £4.20 gone with nothing to show for it.

I used it a few years back and did get a set of quality headphones for a penny.

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Wheels244

posted on 5/10/14 at 10:57 AM Reply With Quote
I did try it once - an absolute crock of s***





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