Baffol - Penny Auction

Below is a Penny Auction Site Review for Baffol.com 


Website:

Baffol

www.Baffol.com

Prices:

-Premium Membership - $99.00

-Power Ups ($0.01 - $1.00)
-Bids are FREE

Auction Features:

-Free Auctions

-Bid Buck Auctions

Contact Information:

Email: Support Email

Baffol
#102-5489 Byrne Road
Burnaby, BC V5J 3JI
Tel: 604-454-0844
Fax: 604-454-0834

Bid Penny Review:

Site: 8.8 / 10

Customer Support: 9.7 / 10

Products: 8.0 / 10

Comments:Baffol is a Canadian auction site. You must be a member to view auction details. Baffol is different than other sites because you do not purchase bid packs. You can earn "Bid Bucks" by participating in free auctions. The winner of the free auction earns $5 Bid Bucks and all other participates earn $1 Bid Bucks. Baffol offers 20 varying items, mostly electronics and gift cards.

Ten Tips for Winning Penny Auctions

1. Don't bid on an auction that has several hours left. You will get outbid. Instead, bid when the item has 5 minutes or less. Usually I wait until the auction has less than a minute left.
2. Don't bid on an auction just because no one else is. Odds are there are 50 other people watching that auction too.
3. Bid only on auction that offer a "buy it now" option. If you don't win the auction, you don't necessarily loose your money because you can apply your bid dollars to buy the item.
4. Per #3 above, only bid on items that you actually want to buy. If you are just bidding on the auction because you think it's a good price you are only short changing yourself. Bid on items that you are willing to buy using a "buy it now" option.
5. Don't confuse penny auction sites with eBay. You are paying for each of your bids, spend them wisely.
6. The best time to bid is early in the morning when people are getting ready for work. There are still a number of bidders on penny auction sites at 2:00 and 3:00am. Penny auction sites attract night owls, play in the morning instead.
7. Don't spend more than the product is worth. This is simple but must be said, don't spend $40 in bids on a $35 item.
8. Earn free bids. Most penny auction sites offer free bids if you refer your friends or write a blog post about their site.
9. Don't gamble. Don't bid on items just to win. Some consumers bid on items just for the rush of winning after a loss. Avoid this.
10. The more bids you buy, the more you save. Most sites offer bids at a cheaper rate if you buy in bulk.

New Penny Auction Site - bids4lessstore.com

Bids4LessStore.com is the newest of the penny auction sites. It is an auction site with a twist. Customers have the option to pick up their items at Bids4LessStore's retail partners (Best Buy and Sears). This will increase customer satisfaction as the winner pick up the product at their convenience. Customers that choose to pick up their product directly will also not be charged shipping.
For Bids4LessStore.com's Grand Opening they are offering 4 free bids for all new registered customers. Additional bids are only $0.72 each.

Current auction categories include:

• Gift Cards
• Video Games
• Bid Packages
• iPods
• Sport Events and Concert Tickets
• Cell Phones
• Computer Accesories
• Cameras and Camecorders
• GPS systems
• Musical Instruments

Prices - Penny Auction vs. Amazon

You can save up to 99% on items via penny auctions. Amazon has some of the lowest prices on the internet, but still penny auction sites are the frugal way to go. See these examples below:

PS3 NCAA Football 11:

Amazon: $57.99

Wavee: Recently sold 9/21 for $0.05

             Free Shipping

             Plus bids - 2 bids estimate ($1.50)

Wavee total = $1.55

Wavee.com

Savings =  $56.44

Little Tikes Easy Score Basketball set:

Amazon: $26.99

Quibids: Recently sold 9/21 for $0.14

             Plus 14.99 shipping

             Plus bids - 5 bids estimate ($3.00)

Quibids total = $18.13

www.quibids.com

Savings =  $8.86

Apple iPod Shuffle 2 GB

Amazon: $47.99

DealDash: Recently sold 9/21 for $0.08

             Plus 5.99 shipping

             Plus bids - 5 bids estimate ($3.00)

DealDash total = $9.07

www.dealdash.com

Savings =  $38.92

Samsung 22 inch 720p

Amazon: $349.00

DealBid: Recently sold 9/21 for $1.75

             Free Shipping

             Plus bids - 50 bids estimate ($37.50)

DealBid total = $39.25

www.dealbid.com

Savings =  $309.75