HowItWorks

HowdoesQuiBidswork?

Bidscostjust$0.40andcanbepurchasedinbidpacksattheBidStoreorintheQBar.Thesebidsarepre-paidandstoredintheBidCreditHistorysectionofMyQuiBids.Eachtimeyouplaceabid;itwillbedeductedfromyourremainingbids,andwillincreasethepriceoftheauctionbyonecent..Nomorethan20secondsisaddedtothetimerwheneverabidisplaced.Thisallowsanotherusertheopportunitytobidifinterested.It'sjustliketheauctioneershouting“Goingonce...Goingtwice...SOLD!â€atatraditionalauction.

Andalsojustlikeatraditionalauction,youwinbybeingthelasttobid.Onceyoupaythefinalauctionpriceandshippingcosts,theitemisyours!

Here'sthepartthatisn'tlikeatraditionalauction:Ifyoudon'twin,youcan'treclaimthebidsyouplace.BUT,becauseweneverwantanyonetowalkawaywithnothing,weofferaBuyNowfeatureonALLofourauctions!WhenyouuseourBuyNowfeature,wesubtractthecashvalueofthebidsyou’veplaced(excludingvoucherbids)fromthevaluepriceoftheitem,andyoupaythedifference.It'sjustlikebuyingtheitematretailprice!Soatleastyouhadachanceatgettingitatadiscount,eh?

Let'ssayyouspend30bidstryingtowina$30valuedproduct,butyoudon'twin.Your30bidsareworth$12 (30x$0.40),soifyouchoosetousetheBuyNow,youwillonlypay$18 morefortheproduct.Pleasenotethatthisofferappliestorealbidsonly,andthatvoucherbidstodonotapplytotheBuyNow option.

It’salsoimportanttonotethat(exceptforVoucherBidandLimitBusterauctions)QuiBidsauctionsaren’tlimitedtosingleitems.AQuiBidsauctionallowscustomerstopickfromalistofcomparablypricedproducts,whichyoumayfinalizeatcheckout.Besuretoshopthecompletelistofavailableproductsfortheonethat’sjustrightforyou.

WhatisBuyNow?

WithBuyNow,youcanpurchaseanyproductatanytimeduringtheauctionandupto2hoursaftertheauctionisoverbyclickingtheBuyNowbuttonontheauctionpage. ThevalueofanyRealBids*placedinanauctionwillbeappliedtothevalueprice*.VoucherBidsusedinanauctionwillnotcounttowardtheBuyNowprice.BuyNowpurchasesdon'tcounttowardyourdailyor28-daywinlimit.Becausethere'snolimittotheBuyNowfeature,theauctionwillcontinueevenifauserchoosestoBuyNow.

YoumustbidatleastonceinanauctioninordertousetheBuyNowoption.TheBuyNowpricewillneverfallbelow$0.00becauseQuiBidspreventsusersfromspendingmoreinRealBidsthantheitem'svalueprice.Forexample,youcan'tplace$110worthofRealBidsinanauctionforanitemwitha$100valueprice.OnQuiBids,youwillneverpaymorethanthevaluepriceforaproductyouwant. IfauserchoosestoBuyNow,theycanpickfromanyofQuiBids'amazingproductsthatareavailableinthatparticularauction.

BelowisanexampleofhowyourdiscountforBuyNowiscalculated.                       

ValuePrice:                                  $100.00
Discount:RealBidsPlacedxBidPrice: 100x$0.40=   $40.00
BuyNowPrice:+ Shipping/Taxes(ifapplicable)     $60.00 

TheBuyNowpricewillbeupdatedeverytimeyouplaceabid

*RealBidsarebidsthatwerepurchasedinaBidPack.
*Thevaluepriceisthesuggestedretailpriceforthatitem.

LearnmoreaboutBuyNow:

• QuiBids101:BuyNowExplained

What'sthebestwaytowinanauction?

EveryonewantstoknowhowtoimprovetheirchancesofwinninganauctiononQuiBids.Thereisn'taguaranteedwinningstrategy,butwe'llofferyouafewtipstohelpgetyoustarted:

Placeyourbidwithinthelast15seconds
Byplacingabidinthelastfewseconds,youknowthetimewillresetandyou'llbecomethehighestbidder.Ifsomeoneelsebids,timewillbeaddedandyou'llgetanotherchancetobid.                    

Bidonthecheapestproducts    
Youcangetsomegreatdealsonourmostexpensiveitems.However,theseitemsalsotend togeneratethemostcompetitiveauctions. Fewerbiddersbidoncheaperitems,meaningthatyouaremuchmorelikelytowin.

ProtectyourselfwithBid-O-Matic
Bid-O-Maticisapowerfultoolwhenusingstrategiclimits.Itcanscareawaythe otherbiddersbecausetheyknowthattheBid-O-Maticwillalwaysplacebidstokeepyouon top.Yourchancesofwinningareincreased,andtheyknowit-whichmayhelpyouintimidateyourcompetition.

Turnyouropponents'Bid-O-Maticsagainsteachother
SomepeoplesettheBid-O-Maticandforgetaboutit.Itiseasytowinifyourcompetitionhas steppedawayfromthecomputerwiththeassumptionthattheirBid-O-Maticwillfullyprotectthem. We’venoticedthatuserstendtosetthe"BidFrom"valueoftheirBid-O-Matictoaround number,sousethistoyouradvantage.Waitforaroundnumber andplaceasinglebidafteritontheoff-chancethattheBid-O-Matichasreacheditslimit.

Watchotherbidders
Viewthedetailsofthelasttenbidsplacedandtrytofigureout:

1. Whoisbidding?
2. Whendotheyplacetheirbids?

HowdoyoupronounceQuiBids?

Thisisamuchmorecommonquestionthanyou'dthink.QuiBidsispronounced('Kwi-Bids),asinQuickBids.

QuiBids.Sayitoutloud."QuiBids."Good.NowgotellyourfriendsaboutQuiBidsandyou'llreceivefreebidsiftheysignupandpurchaseaBidPack.Justbesuretousethe"ReferaFriend"linkintheMyQuiBidssection.

HowdoestheBid-O-Maticwork?

Bid-O-Maticautomaticallyplacesbidsforyouinamoreefficientwaythanotherauctionsites.Bid-O-Maticevenletsyoubidifyou'renotloggedontoourwebsite!UsingBid-O-Maticguaranteesyourbidwillbeplacedinthelast20seconds.You'llneverhavetoworryaboutlosingyourInternetconnectionorgettingdistractedinthefinalsecondsbecauseBid-O-Maticwillbidasyouinstructitto.

Bid-O-Matic'sProtocol:  

• Bid-O-Maticwillbidwheneverthetimerdropsbelow20seconds,thoughit'suptotheBid-O-Maticexactlywhenitwillplacethatbid.
• Bid-O-Maticcanbesetupwithaminimumof3bidsandamaximumof150bidsatatime.
• Bid-O-Maticwillstarttobidforyouassoonasyouclickthe'Activate'button,unlessthereislessthan2secondsremainingontheauctionclock.
• Bid-O-Maticmaybedeactivatedatanypointduringtheauction.Pleasekeepinmindthatthenumberofdeactivationswillbelimitedtominimizeserverload.
• Ifanauctionends,allunusedBid-O-Maticbidswillremaininyouraccount.
• Youcanonly setoneBid-O-Maticatatimeperauction.
• Bid-O-maticscannotbeactivatedonauctionswithlessthan2secondsremainingontheauctionclock.

HowtoUse:

• IntheBid-O-Maticareaontherightsideofeveryauctionpage,simplyentertheBidFromprice(whichisthepriceyouwanttheBid-O-Matictostartplacingbidsat)andthenumberofbids you'repreparedforittouse.Thenselect'Activate'.
• Sitback,relax,andwatchyourBid-O-Maticdoalltheworkforyou.

WhataboutwhentwoormoreBid-O-Maticsaresettobidinthesamepricerange?

• IftherearetwoormoreBid-O-Maticsbiddinginthesameauction,abidwillbeplacedsometimeinthelast20secondsjustlikeiftherewasoneBid-O-Maticbidder.Onlyonebidfroma Bid-O-Maticbidderwillbeplacedatatime.
• TheexacttimethatBid-O-Maticbidsvaries–itcanbeanywherebetween0and20seconds.It'srandomizedtopreventotherbiddersfromknowingifaBid-O-Maticisinplay.

*PleasenotethatwhiletheBid-O-Maticfunctionisofferedonmanyofourauctions,itisnotofferedonallofthem.Ifyoudonotseeitontheauctionpage,youmightbelookingatanauctionwhereBid-O-Maticisnotavailable.

Howmuchdobidscost?

Eachbidcosts$0.40,andtheyareavailableforpurchaseinBidPackshereorthroughtheQBar.QuiBidsacceptsVisa,MasterCard,AmericanExpress,Discover,andPayPal.

Caneveryonebeawinner?

Yes!Evenifyoudon'twintheauction,you'llneverhavetowalkawaywithnothing.Anytimeafteryou'veplacedyourfirstbidinanauction,youmaychoosetobuytheproductatadiscountusingtheBuyNowfeature.You'llneverhavetopaymorethantheValuePriceforanyproductsonQuiBids.Butnoteveryonewillwintheauctionatalargediscount.

Areproductsbrand-new?

AllproductsonQuiBidsarebrand-new andfactorysealed!