DealFun.com Reviews – Legit or Scam?
DealFun.com is a new penny auction site growing in popularity. Penny auction websites claim that users can win new, popular, and expensive items for extremely discounted prices.
Deal Fun allows new users to purchase bid packages ranging in cost from $69.00 to $119.00. The more expensive bid package you purchase, the lower the cost of the individual bids.
The smallest initial package offers 115 bids at 60 cents per, and the largest package offers 200 bids at 35 cents per. After you purchase your initial bid package, you may purchase subsequent packages priced at 60 cents per bid.
Each bid you make on an item raises the price of the item one cent. The winner of each auction must pay the winning auction price within 72 hours in order for their item to be sent to them.
No unused bids or bid packages are eligible for refund, however, so consider this when deciding which bid package to purchase.
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April 27th, 2012 at 3:57 pm
After a few months with DealFun, I finally won a bid (in Dec.) and credit card was charged. One month later, I received an email apologizing for delivery delay due to vendor not providing accurate stock. For my inconvenience, DealFun stated they had (1) refunded my credit card; (2) credited my DealFun account in bids equivalent to the retail value.
Still waiting for refund. 82 DealFun bid credits received; expired in 8 days. DealFun credits were basically useless since only available categories at the time were SPORTS & RECREATION (headbands-only) and FASHION & ACCESSORIES (make-up, knitted scarf, wallet). The “Dealwheel” was “under maintenance”.
I emailed regarding refund & asked what’s happening with the site. I never received a reply. Noticed later DealFun was out of business.
Contacted BBB — in Canada. DealFun’s address is in Ontario. Don’t expect to ever receive my refund. Someone suggested class action suit— great idea if individuals would be compensated. Oh well! Lesson learned. Staying away from ALL online bid/auctions.
April 21st, 2012 at 8:12 pm
Appalling site. Closed down with no notice. Despite several attempts to get my dollars returned, the operators didn’t even have the decency to respond. Money taken and assurances given that all was okay even when the site was going down the gurgler. Pure theft.
April 21st, 2012 at 7:57 am
I say class action law suit to put these guys in Jail.!!!
(Where is the 0 rating option!)
March 30th, 2012 at 7:20 pm
Spend money and buy bids only to have them close up shop without refund. Even the auctions that i won were never delivered. They did refund the price i paid for the item but what about the money spend on the bids wee is that…. Actually not a bad idea collect money then run. Oh yea most people go to jail for that!
March 29th, 2012 at 10:29 am
I won one bid in november they never send the product
I’ve emailed their help line no answer
Dealfun is a scam
dealsucks says:
May 1st, 2012 at 9:39 pm
dealfun sucks
March 28th, 2012 at 11:08 am
What a rip-off. They take your money and then close. The consumer gets screwed again.
March 28th, 2012 at 4:50 am
Dealfun is an absolute rip off, A scam, A dirty bunch of scumbags, they will get whats owed them its called KARMA and it’s at work right now.
I will never enter into anything like that again,thanks to them i’m never going to trust anything even remotely like this I have learned my lesson.
March 26th, 2012 at 10:00 am
Why is DEAL FUN not posting on their web-site that they are no longer in business and we as customers got screwed!!
March 26th, 2012 at 3:53 am
deal fun is a total scam…i bidded and won playstation and other stuff but never received them, i complained and got a refund but it was not the tool amount i had spent there….there should be a police investigation and shut them down
ONDRAY says:
March 28th, 2012 at 4:57 am
I totally agree with you dom, although I never got a refund. and yes i’m all for a police investigation.
March 25th, 2012 at 11:51 am
A total ripoff. Only received two items won after much complaining. Both were junk.
March 24th, 2012 at 1:58 am
Dealfun are theives. Some police organisation should investigate these companies and if evidence is found implicating that these companies are ripping consumers off then that theiving companys name should be put on a public register site to warn consumers. Scumbags…
March 22nd, 2012 at 9:48 pm
I tried dealfun and I won a lot of stuff, I was excited, until I got the merchandise it was crap you wouldn’t spend 1 dollar for. The android tablet they offer is made of cheap materials, upon arrival (after waiting 3 months and we still didn’t get all our winnings yet and it is coming upon month six)the tablet screen was broken. and it takes over 30 minutes to load something from youtube, and it skips, and you have to pound the screen to get a letter to type. and then it bounces to other languages. the green train that i got for a little over 5 dollars would be given away at a dollar store it was absolutely pathetic, I will say they were nice about everything. Dealfun is full of crap and that is what you will get. i lost 200 dollars, they are not offering a good deal, they are stealing from you and smiling about it, oh one last thing if you don’t get your products they will only replace the value of the products with the that amount of bids nothing more.
March 20th, 2012 at 8:57 am
Along with the countless other people, I was taken for over $150 by these criminals/scumbags. I was waiting on the delivery of 6 items (for over 2 months) that never came. When I reached out to customer service all I got was an automated e-mail that said I wouldn’t be refunded my money, but would be reimbursed with bids that expired in 10 days. Of course, there was nothing to bid on, and even if there was I would never receive the stuff anyways.
Losing $150 pisses me off, but it isn’t going to cripple me. It’s the fact I was robbed that fires me up. People like this make me sick. It’s one thing to run a business poorly, and not have the means to fill all the customer requests. It’s an another thing entirely to intentionally scam people out of their money, close up shop and disappear.
I like to think I’m a rationale person, for the most part, but I wish the absolute worst on these people.
March 17th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
Scam!! 3 months later and have yet to receive any of the items won!!
March 12th, 2012 at 6:34 pm
Having to buy bids before you can see what is available to bid on is nonsense. I have tried several times to have my account deactivated with, you guessed it, absolutely no response from Dealfun. Everything they say about bidder satisfaction is B..l S..t. They do not have anything that I have ever seen on the site worth bidding on. Some worthwhile stuff is shown as already having been sold. However, I have yet to see one of these items up for auction. With the lac of response from them when I request to have my account deactivated and the funds paid for the bid package,(which was never used), refunded. I feel that the RCMP should be contacted to investigate this outfit. If it is not a scam I sure do not know who qualifies.
March 12th, 2012 at 4:28 pm
Anyone else suddenly get free points? Interesting tactic when there is nothing to bid for
March 10th, 2012 at 1:39 pm
Took my 49 bids site broke / never delivered my stuff!!!
March 10th, 2012 at 11:41 am
Very disappointed. Wheel has been down for months . As a result I am loosing bid points. Would NOT recommend this game.
March 8th, 2012 at 1:52 pm
support@dealfun.com there is no answer from them. I was taken for $1,329.21 I was saving to be able to bid on the Iphone 4s. But I called them back in December and they said to hold on cus they were updating there system and my credits would be back on my account in January 17,2012 Its now March 8,2012 and yet I cant get a refund from my bank. I sure wish I know who to turn too for help in recovering my lost. I am a disabled guy who was looking for a deal to sell on ebay. But not to get riped off.
S Temple says:
March 11th, 2012 at 1:31 pm
i was scammed by them as well, and they do not return any emails or phone calls… I was taken for over $200 and I am pissed off…
March 7th, 2012 at 5:37 pm
I won the bid for a tablet in November but still have not received it. They said they would refund my money but still nothing. now they won’t even respond t my emails or phone calls. They are a scam!
March 5th, 2012 at 5:40 pm
Complete scam. Promised spin a day for life. Cannot get that, nothing to bid on, don’t answer e-mails or anything. Don’t go there.
March 5th, 2012 at 7:12 am
Spent over $150.00 and received junk. Sent e-mail to complain. No answer. I was leery from the beginning and should have requested my money back. Not worth the hassle. When I complained they put over 4 million bids in my account but nothing to bid on and then the bids disappeared.
March 2nd, 2012 at 8:15 pm
Rip off site. Could not deliver the goods that I had won bids on. Said they would give me back the bids, which they did for a few days, then they disappeared. About 90 bids. AI would stay away from this site at all costs. White collar criminals. They need to be shut down.
March 2nd, 2012 at 10:49 am
Complete scam!! I’m still waiting for items I won in December! I received a couple of things so far and the quality is horrible. I’m usually very vary of companies like this, but when I saw a news segment on it, I figured it was all legit. I guess I was wrong. I just sent them an angry email.
March 1st, 2012 at 11:11 pm
Dealfun is the WORST company I’ve ever dealt with. I was able to use my bids for the first week after I purchased them, but after that every time I tried to bid on something I got automatically logged off. I’ve emailed their “help line” more than 10 times now and have never heard anything in return. I also won two bids that they never sent my winnings to me. All this has happened and I have no way of getting in touch with them, besides the email address with which they never return any answers.
March 1st, 2012 at 12:36 pm
Do not go there. They took my money and now they have nothing to bid on.
March 1st, 2012 at 8:29 am
I signed up for Deal fun back in Sept of 2011. Back then it was great. They had specials and deals for bid backs. I paid about $171 for bids. I got a ton of free bids as well. I think I used a total of over 7,000 bids, combined from Free ones and paid ones. I guess I’m one of the lucky ones. I actually won a ton of items from the deal fun wheel and received them in great condition. When my orders were canceled the refunded my money, bids and sent me alternative gifts. Of course this was back in November of 2011 when I guess they were doing great. I have over 200 products from them, including 2 iPod Shuffles, and other nice things. Yes, some stuff is cheap, but I sold a handful of items on ebay and got about $130 clear so far. So out of the $171 in bids I got…I did really well. I’m just glad I got done before it got back. I just got my last shipment from them a few days ago. Deal Dash and nomorerack are fulfilling the orders now. Dealfun uses them as suppliers. I think they are redoing their entire site. I know they had to be losing money…. especially from me. My friend has 100 paid bids still in his account….he didnt’ use them fast enough and now the products stink.
February 28th, 2012 at 6:09 am
DON’T DO IT – Biggest scam and they should be prosecuted
It’s a complete fraud and my account was also taken off after I complaint to them by email in relation to a bidding scenario.
After having spent half the bidding points, they interrupted the auction with one of their ‘Maintenance interrupt’ messages and few minutes later the product was sold for few cent above my last bid to someone that apparently used only 10 bids – or so they claim. That smells a lot like a rip-off to me. Now, they only keep crap on their auction site and I have 150 bids sitting there with no use and no access to the account.
February 25th, 2012 at 12:30 am
Dealfun is a complete scam, Items won were cancelled and was reimbursed with bids in lieu of a refund then the bids were taken away, the most expensive item I paid for was $58.11 and has never been shipped after over two months it still shows as “processing” Emails are answered once automatically and no further response from them, Total scam! not recommended at all you will lose your money.
ElwoodLightfoot says:
February 25th, 2012 at 12:51 am
I found this number 1-855-701-209 1listed in a post here they don’t give it on the site but I was able to speak to someone at Dealfun and they were only able to make notes on my account not able to help me get what I paid for or give a refund, So still a scam and not willing to make things right
February 24th, 2012 at 2:31 pm
Dealfun is a BIG fraud
Further if you like you can also complain to “Authorize.net” the company that backs Dealfun and lets Dealfun display their logo. The e-mail address is resellersupport@authorize.net Dealfun deserves any bad reports they get for the way they are treating people
February 24th, 2012 at 2:10 pm
I have been trying to deal with these fraud artists for weeks. I’m going through Visa to get back some of my money and try to spread the word about their illegal activities anyway I can. Don’t get taken in by them!!!
Micki says:
March 23rd, 2012 at 4:21 am
I am going through the same thing with my master card. Dealfun had the nerve to contact my credit card company and get a chargeback to their account, now I need to fax my credit card company with my cancelled orders and just hope they side with me. I can’t believe that my credit card co. could side with them. What a nightmare!!!
February 22nd, 2012 at 8:12 pm
If DealFun.com have not paid out any DealFun authorized Credit Card Returns associated with any – or mostly ALL of your “so called” auctions or purchases – ALL NOT DELIVERED of course- keep all documentation and go to the Internet Fraud section at the bank who handles your Credit Card. They’ll process and correct the delinquent behavior. These Dead Legs – need attending to!!
February 22nd, 2012 at 11:07 am
THEY are a FRAUD. BE CAREFUL !!!
I never won anything they make it hard to win.
I can’t believe they have reduced the amount of bids I PAID for
AND DEACTIVATED MY ACCOUNT because I asked for a REFUND
No one Replied Back to HELP, so I asked for a refund. They just
UNPLUGGED my account.
Alan says:
February 22nd, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Go to the Bank that handles your Credit Card and take all your Dealfun documentation – ask for Internet Fraud Section. They should help you out.
The sooner all major Credit Cards get to know about these Commercial Scum Bags the better.
February 20th, 2012 at 12:51 am
I spent 100 bucks on bids, then i won a few items never got them after waiting 1 month, then they emailed me saying they had ran out of the items, so they gave me bids to use instead of the items, but a few days later the bids were gone never to reappear…. THIS SITE SUCKS!!! THESE PEOPLE SHOULD BE BROUGHT UP ON CRIMINAL CHARGES…
February 18th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
If I could rate it lower, I would. I won an auction for a $10 Fandango gift card on 1/18 and still have not received the card. I have E-mailed their customer service 3 times and still have not heard back from them NOR have I received the card. This is below dreadful…it is criminal!
February 18th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
This is a ripoff because when I won the auction, for pennies they did not send the items that I had won and then they refund the pennies it took to bit, but they still make out when you buy the bid packages. Total scam I advise not to get suck into this and as far as customer that they advertise they do not respond.
Kiwi (NZ) says:
February 18th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
I have just received a credit by going through VISA, and they have done a charge back of $800.00 + $. I sent them all email copies (heaps of them) and today money is back in our account. Hope you guys can get same result.
February 17th, 2012 at 3:02 pm
I just filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission as well as the BBB!!
February 17th, 2012 at 2:36 pm
won items and they never sent them bc they didnt know how many they had available to ship. awful customer service!!!
February 15th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
I bid and won five items, received four,all relatively cheap items, the fifth was a tablet computer won in December,did not receive it, in January i email them and received reply they were reshipping product. To this date i have not received tablet and despite numerous emails (none of which were replied to)ii have not received item. Looks like a law suit is the only option left. I would definitely suggest not to use dealfun website.
February 15th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
I won a cellphone last December until now there is no cellphone arrive I email them how many times but no responded at all so I call my credit card company they give the number of this Dealfun 1855 701 2091 this is the number of the vendor which my credit card paid so guys call them to collect your money back.
February 15th, 2012 at 6:24 pm
scam china junk products
February 13th, 2012 at 9:00 pm
DONT DO IT !!!!! Scam scam scam is all I have to say. I spent Over 100$ in bids won things and never
Received anything !! Several emails later and still nothing !! I strongly advise a lawyer
February 12th, 2012 at 10:36 pm
What a rip off. No Merchandise to bid on.
February 12th, 2012 at 6:29 pm
I filed my complaint with the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION tonight. I encourage you folks to do the same if you have been SCAMMED!
Here is the link for filing a complaint with the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION about DEALFUN.COM
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
Hicks says:
March 3rd, 2012 at 12:25 pm
I’m trying to do this, but it says “The Company Email Address you entered is not in an appropriate format. Please correct the Company Email Address to follow a format similar to: name@domain.com” I was wondering what email address you entered for them, I tried support@dealfun.com and feedback@dealfun.com, but it won’t accept either of those on the claim.
Thanks!
February 11th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
Do not – i repeat do not even land on this site. They are apparently skipping town. The only auctions they are offering now are “fashions and accessories (headbands, lipstick, earrings) and sports cloth headbands. None of the items listed on there are even worth $10.00 much less the money you would have to pay to purchase a bid package. They have removed all electronics, all items from all categories that are worth more than 10.00 are no longer even listed.
February 11th, 2012 at 3:59 pm
Here is the link for filing a complaint with the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION about DEALFUN.COM
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
February 10th, 2012 at 10:28 pm
I am going through the same thing as everyone else. I have only received 2 emails from them ever. #1 saying they would not send the items I “won” spinning the wheel and gave me free bids for my time/loss. I won3 items 11/28/11 and they did respond to 1 email stating that first shipment was lost and would send out again. Lo and behold, I did get the shipment last week, torn boxes and all…….so damaged can’t use items. hahahahahha
also, now web site is down for maintenance. I think they are just going out of business. Who can we report this site to? Definitely a scam in my opinion. I did buy a $99.00 pack and paid less than $10 for the items I “won” and received, although damaged. Could have been worse as I am sure many have lost a lot more than me. I pray they will just shut down the company, repay those for bids that expired. I am a Christian and can only pray for these people. This is my version of Romans 12:21- Dont fight evil with evil but overcome evil with good. God will take care of this situation, so dont worry. Something good will come out of something bad.
February 10th, 2012 at 4:53 pm
Don’t waste your time, I’ve been on the site from day one, yes I won tons of stuff for very little money but now they have lost there China suppliers and gave back all those millions of bids to everyone, the stuff is a huge waste of time and bids, so many people just trying to use up the free bids before they expire is making the cost of the items crazy.
You cant even pay for the items anymore. I’ve got nine $10.00 amazon gift cards that I’ve been trying to pay for since January and no one emails me back, they have removed there number from the site, they added a live chat which has now been disabled.
February 10th, 2012 at 1:48 am
I spent $120 on bids and won five items a further $12.00 and when asked about the delivery date after 1 month, they said they would look into it. that was a month ago and I have sent many emails and had no response.This is bullshit and I would like a phone number if anyone has it so I can give them a piece of my mind and a bit more.
dougpowell says:
February 14th, 2012 at 2:56 pm
The company is in north york, Canada on consumer road,411 it
metzgertn@aol.com says:
February 10th, 2012 at 5:59 pm
9 AM – 5 PM EST Monday to Friday at: (855)701-2091
Customer Service
February 9th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
Having made bids on several items I eventually settled for buying an Android Tablet. You get a confirmation of the order, and a “Buy Safe” certificate and then….nothing. I have emailed them twice and all I get back is another email from ‘support at deal fun’ saying they are looking into the matter and again – nothing happens!! One of their slogans is “We always go the extra mile for our customers” !!! Ha Ha!!as far as I’m concerned they can go as many miles as they like – the further the better. THEY ARE CROOKS AND IT IS A SCAM – DON’T GO THERE!
February 9th, 2012 at 11:22 am
Deal fun is a rip off.I can’t even log on to their site anymore, and I got the same trash story that they could not get the product.They sure can put your bids on your account though. That part works real good for them.
February 8th, 2012 at 7:26 pm
I won like 4 actions after hours on the computer then 3 weeks later i get an email saying that all the products i won are no longer being shipped (WHAT)!!!!! then they said sorry here are some bids that EXPIRE in a few days. okay so i go on the web site there is nothing to bid on!!!! but head bands so i ask for my refund they so no then i complained again so they take my BIDS and cancel my account this web-site is SHIT!!!! I’m going to report FRAUD next week if they dont refund me i paid over $45 bucks for nothing!!!!! the WORST SERVICE IN THE WORLD i’m going to try to shut this web-site down if they dont refund me i’d rather pay a hacker $130 to infect there system and make it crash 3 times a year for one year if this dose not get resolved SO all in all if you want to get ripped off and me and everyone else having your credit card info don not go on!!!!! WARNING!!
Carol says:
February 10th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Thanks for the link. I will be contacting the Federal Trade Commission.
aaron says:
February 10th, 2012 at 1:16 pm
The same has happened to me. I have not received the 5 items I have won.
Angel says:
February 9th, 2012 at 6:25 pm
I have contacted my credit card company & am filling out a dispute form claiming that I did not get full service. Will see what happens. I want my money back too. Now when you click chat it says there is no active account.
xavier says:
February 8th, 2012 at 7:59 pm
I have field a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission
heres there web site YOU SHOULD DO IT TO!!!!
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
February 8th, 2012 at 6:53 pm
I went into this knowing it’s a bit of a scambut as long as I was having fun with it I didn’t mind. The problem came when I wanted to get serious and go for a high end item. I checked the item at work and knew it would still be going on when I got home. When I got home and opened it up all my bids (over 400) were gone and my account was zero. after many emails and no real responses I have resigned myself to never getting my money or my bids back. I keep checking back every now and then but I’m still at zero, they still haven’t got back to me and the stuff their selling now is total junk. The worst part is that I’ll probably never use another penny auction site. (I guess that’s not really so bad)
February 8th, 2012 at 2:01 am
After waiting more than 3 months for some cheap computer speakers to be delivered after lots of emails to dealfu* support… I find they are about out of business! Last Saturday or Sunday their website: www.dealfun.com showed a generic Godaddy page (as if their domain name had expired and they forgot to pay the renewal fees… or someone else bought the domain, web site or maybe event the whole rotten business! Now only cheap headbands, cosmetics, and one neckless (retail of $24). I am guessing either someone did take over the domain name and is now flipping junk off to the people that still have bids to use on the site. No telling if anyone will get anything delivered and if so, how much time will it take for the stuff to be delivered???? Last email I got from them stated they were canceling three of the auctions i bid (for a couple cheap computer mouses) blamming a vendor for overselling what they didn’t have in stock.
Now it is both swoopo and dealfun, both “penny auction” sites that have (or probably will) bit the dust. Which “penny auction” site is next and how much money will you lose when they shut their doors without notice or repayment????
February 8th, 2012 at 1:23 am
I thought I have been a sucker. I am glad I am the majority. But it doesn’t make me feel any better.
February 8th, 2012 at 12:37 am
Do N.O.T. waste your money with this trash. All anyone needs to do is look at the home page to see the cheap garbage being auctioned off. Sweat band, cheap perfume, come on, really. I won an auction for a remote control helicopter only to get notified three weeks later that the vendor erred on the number of items they could get. I was refunded and given a number of bids to ease my pain, except within days, those free bids expired. It’s all TRASH TRASH and more TRASH. Pitiful !!
February 7th, 2012 at 9:11 am
Recently has gone down the tubes! Both in quality of bid items and communication.
February 6th, 2012 at 1:43 am
I won 4 items, I waited 2 months to recieve them.
Ok you think this is bad, I’m not getting them now!
They gave me a load of bids as compensation and guess what, there was nothing to bid for and lo and behold 10 days later all the bids they gave me expired.
To sum it up I wasted approx 200aud on bids I didn’t get the products I won and I now have none of the bids I recieved as compensation I got completely screwed by these guys they are the worst company I have ever dealt with, I hope they get sued I’m so angry with them.
Please please don’t sign up with them and if anybody has the power to do some damage to this business please do so on my behalf thanks I feel a lot better for writing this review
chez says:
February 10th, 2012 at 5:22 am
yes a total scam. I won 4 auctions over a 2 week period, and just like you received an email stating that their suppliers didn’t come through so was offered free bids. Since then head bands and toiletries have been the only thing to bid on. Spend the wheel is out of order, their email address is out of order and i have received nothing for my money and they have acquired all our card numbers. Will be closing my bank accounts so they can’t take funds out. Everyone should get together and complain to authorities.
tekuniversity says:
February 7th, 2012 at 10:29 pm
I had 6 items I was waiting for, and received about 400+ vouchers. Since then all I’ve seen are head bands and women’s makeup…and I too have lost all of those vouchers since nothing was worth bidding on.
ermtman says:
February 7th, 2012 at 7:54 pm
The same thing with me. I lost 82 bids when the products didn’t come and then they gave them back a vouchers and I lost them because their site has worked for almost a week.
Lar5966 says:
February 7th, 2012 at 3:17 pm
The same has happened to me, and they don’t return emails
February 5th, 2012 at 12:06 pm
LOL – I just logged into DealFun today and saw that I have a Balance of 4,294,967,294 Bids! Yes.. 4,294,967,294 BIDS!!
Now I can win all the Headbands I want. Don’t use this site I will out bid you now. LOL
Sue C says:
February 6th, 2012 at 6:12 pm
That’s hilarious! You can have my share of headbands anyway! LOL!
I complained to ‘BestBuy”, the company that ‘insures’ DealFun purchases. The short of it – no comment from ‘Best Buy’, but a refund of ‘charges’ whatever that is, in 7 days from Deal Fun, and locked out of my account. Whether I get the refund is yet to be determined, but I’m never going to get my ‘won’ products. When you finally do get an answered email, it’s a new excuse as to why the product is never gonna be delivered!!
February 4th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
A terrible, terrible site. I won two items and when I didn’t receive them in a reasonable time, I complained. The response that I got that was that the vendor of these items was no longer reliable and has been removed from their site. So in other words, “you’re SOL”. Fun Deal is a waste of time and money. Take your business elsewhere.
February 4th, 2012 at 6:01 pm
The below link is for filing a complaint with the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION about DEALFUN.COM
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
February 4th, 2012 at 4:35 am
DO NOT GO ON THIS SITE. I won 3 auctions costing me $80. And they cancelled my order because they ran out istock. Do you believe this? Instead of getting the item else where they gave it back in bids there is no chance of winning again. And did not know it was for items won. They told ne it was items won on the wheel. I am sure this is against the law and would like to know if anyone out there could advisebnext steps in suing this company.
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February 3rd, 2012 at 9:23 pm
dealfun really look like a scam …. i won 9 bids on the dealweel and try to buy vaucher bids (15)… impossible there was about 4 bid pack endind in about the same time let end 1 and 2 … decided to bid on 3rd… someone overbided me ( what the fuc…) nobody were here before i bid ….. so i call it as a scam ( the deal weel is ”broken” for the moment..Ha ! i didnt know that someone was turning a real weel somewhere…
February 3rd, 2012 at 8:50 pm
i wish they would get the bid voucher site and spinning wheel up and running again so i can win some highly valued headbands.
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:52 pm
Went to my DealFun account as suggested by a reviewer on this site to delete my credit card details – and they had disappeared from sight. What’s happening here do you reckon?
pat says:
February 4th, 2012 at 6:21 pm
if you consider items won with bid vouchers, they would be losing money. if people were winning alot of bid vouchers, there would be no need of buying bid packs.
if you cancelled your card and they do not have your ss # you should be ok. cant do much harm with only your name and address.
rr says:
February 4th, 2012 at 1:14 am
And good luck trying to close your account! I was unsuccessful.
rr says:
February 4th, 2012 at 1:10 am
I just called my credit card company and cancelled the card. Already ripped off for $100. Better safe than sorry.
Deal fun is/was a joke. Do the math to see what they were making (thousands of dollars) on items costing them a few hundred dollars.
February 3rd, 2012 at 6:45 pm
Much to my surprise, I ACTUALLY received my Android Tablet, MP3, and a manicure set today. I was notified a couple of weeks ago that all these things were canceled and my credit card would be refunded for the amount I spent on my “winnings”. Well they did credit my credit card, increased my vouchers, and now I have 3/4 of my items (all I really wanted was my tablet and I got it!).
So I will give them some credit for sending my items after all, even though it took over two months. So hopefully you all will still receive yours.
Good luck (and if you are wondering if I’m going to notify Deal Fun that they should charge my credit card again since I did receive these items, you can forget it, lol).
February 3rd, 2012 at 4:44 pm
i too received the hard luck story i believe some winners got items others did not any way how desperate are we when we play these games just waiting to see if the latest items arrive date 4/06/2012
February 3rd, 2012 at 2:47 pm
Deal fun appears to have shut down.
Their service is shocking.
Their ‘promises’ never come to fruition.
They try to placate you with worthless voucher bids that expire.
They said the supplier couldnt supply the MP3 player I ‘won’.
The amethyst gem I ‘won’ never appeared.
I see the same stories repeated here.
WHAT A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY!!
aaron says:
February 10th, 2012 at 1:26 pm
The necklace I won did come in the mail. But the gem has fallen out on week 2… Your not missing much
February 3rd, 2012 at 1:31 pm
I was sucked into this like most of you folks, and spent over $300 and came out empty handed. Oh well, me bad!!!…There is one thing I want to mention after reading most of everyones posts. I have not read one post where someone has won the Samsung TV and received it. I’m starting to realize maybe nobody really did! I tend to think all it was..was a promotional scam to get everyone excited to join. I beg anyone to prove me wrong about this. Class Action sounds good to me.
gary says:
February 3rd, 2012 at 1:33 pm
I forgot to mention. Has anyone noticed Dealfun removed their phone number from the site. LOL
February 3rd, 2012 at 1:02 pm
Okay, so now DealFun only has crap left.
Everyone, I just had an idea, let’s beat them at their own game.
If you still have any of the voucher bids, logon, go to your account area, delete your credit card information, then start using the bids to drive up the prices on the crap they have left.
If you win the item, you have 72 hours to pay for it. And this part is important, do NOT pay for the item. Let the 72 hours pass.
In this way, they don’t get money and lose valuable time as their “merchandise” sits on the shelf.
oh, don’t forget to spin the wheel to increase your voucher bids!
If you have any paid bid packs DO NOT use them!
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:46 am
If you check reviewopdeia.com (this website) for reviews on another penny auction website called BidRivals, then you will find they were also using the EXACT same lure tactic to get people to join.
ie. people try to buy iphone on ebay & person replies saying they got it from xxx penny auction site. I used triple “x” on purpose, just like 3x parlors, they might also represent the seedy side of life; probably run by the same type of people (organized crime syndicates). Be very careful when using these sites. Organized crime (biker gangs, mafia etc) don’t just deal in drugs and sex, they are also spreading into identity theft (a much larger “customer” base and just as profitable).
The BBB is a great resource, check the company’s rating on the BBB’s site.
I don’t know if DealFun or BidRivals are legit businesses or not. If you get your money back, chances are they are legit, but I recommend you use the BBB and/or your credit rating agency.
BE VERY CAREFUL with YOUR identity!
Let’s see what you gave them:
1. Your name
2. Address
3. Credit card #
That is a VERY good start on building an identity!
FYI, a credit card is a legal form of identification similar to any other non-photo ID card.
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:36 pm
The site was unable to deliver bid products that I won.
Then the items decreased tremendously in choice with sweat headbands being the only item available on which to bid and now the site has been down for nearly 3 days reorganizing. I was given bids back for what could not be delivered, but there is nothing to bid on presently. The electronics have decreased in volume incredibly.
February 2nd, 2012 at 6:17 pm
I had the Same Problem. I bought a bid package for $69.00 Or 69.95
Anyway I win the bid on the 3 items and pay extra for it. on 12-02-11 I waited for It but my winning never arrive. I call and sent them an email so many times and they said with the holiday It would take longer. Last month i call them again and they told me the same excuse. Then I get a e-mail after I e-mailed them and It said due to the large orders It would take a couple more weeks. I called them asking for my money back. So they said they gave me bids. Why give me bids to bid on stuff if I been having problem receiving my previous items that I win. Dealfun IS A BIG SCAM. I WANT MY MONEY BACK STOP RIPPING PEOPLE OFF
February 2nd, 2012 at 2:35 pm
Is there an email address for Canadians to write to?
Any ideas?
I’ve had all the same problems and am very frustrated.
I should have done more research before I started with them.
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:13 am
Wow, thought I had problems. These are getting widespread. Dealfun says on its site that responses to email inquiries “average 15 minutes”. 24 hours later, I am waiting for a response.
I “won” an iPad stylus on the deal wheel months ago, and last week they finally canceled the order and gave me some bids, which are useless since there is nothing to bid on anymore.
Glad I never got suckered into buying a bid pack and spending lots of money on something that never arrived.
Kevin says:
February 3rd, 2012 at 10:16 am
I signed up about a month ago. Received two of four items that I won. They stated the supplier ran out of one item and the other was just canceled without any real explanation. I was refunded my purchase price and was given some free bids but I still think something is very not right with this penny auction site. I’m canceling my account immediately.
February 2nd, 2012 at 10:57 am
I see this DealFun.com has been removed …guess this answers all your questions..Definately a scam
February 2nd, 2012 at 6:07 am
I have bought and received 43 items although the delivery time was excessive. Then in December I bought 9 items which did not arrive. I have been refunded my purchase price and given bids to the value of the retail valu3e of the goods, about 65o. I feel that the site is going under and have bidded furiously using up many of the bids but now I see they have almost nothing listed. To me it would appear thatthe suppliers have pulled the pin and will not supply without payment.
I originally got involved at a cost of $96 trying to win a big value item for my grandsons for xmas. Since them I have spent very little on bid packages and using the wheel
cougar says:
February 5th, 2012 at 1:28 am
I have had the same results. I signed up last July and early on I won many bids and things arrived in a timely fashion. About a month before Christmas, I got a notice that two of the items I had won could not be sent because the supplier ran out of the items. They credited my credit card, gave me back all of the bids I had spent and sent alternative gifts for the items I had not received. The gifts were not necessarily useful to me but it was a good effort and I thought a great marketing idea so I stayed with it. Then I won a Kindle but what I bought and what they sent were not the same model. After many emails and calls we reached a settlement and I backed off. Then I got a notice that several small items I had bid on could not be sent because of the problems with suppliers. I was credited with bids and went in to try again. In the month I was away from the site, the quality and quantity of the items had dropped significantly. I had bid on a voucher bid card because there was a pair of earrings I liked. I won the voucher bid but after paying for it, the bids were never credited. THen they promised to credit them next week. I went to check out the site and there is almost nothing available — not even voucher bid auctions. All they have is some makeup and headbands. No electronics, no office equipment and no sports equipment (except headbands).
I was really hoping that dealfun was the real deal. They seemed to have it together early on. I guess they tried to get more people to bid by creating free bid schemes and they were reverse-scammed by people who figured out how to play the game better than they did.
It’s time to cut losses and walk away. Lessons learned.
February 2nd, 2012 at 4:21 am
Well I am another sucker that thought this site was legit, wasted money on buying bids that ended up winning me a few items that never turned up!
Also got the email saying vendor has let them down etc etc so got a refund of the winning price that I paid but not for all the money I spent on the bids to win the items..
I really thought this site was legit and credible, I should have done my own research first but I listened to some friends who had just joined up and they thought it was a great fun site which unfortunately it has turned out to be the opposite…
February 2nd, 2012 at 3:44 am
Plain & Simple: STAY AWAY!!!!!
I just filed a complaint against them at http://da.co.la.ca.us/feedback.htm#feedback
You will lose your money and if you do win anything, they are worthless generic cheap crap!! Lately they even cancelled all my won items!!!
February 1st, 2012 at 10:01 pm
I have been scammed by Deal Fun!!! Don’t do it!!! Like the reviews state…I have saved all communication with these idiots and won products that were supposed to be shipped…No they were not….They are sorry that the vendor did not provide the inventory and gave me bids instead…O.K. You click to bid…It boots you out?? They have a new chat icon….Nope…All folks are busy assisting other customers..Please try again…Again…Again!!!!
The website says they have 100% money back guarantee???? For what???
I spent $119.00 for nothing….Don’t do it!!!!
February 1st, 2012 at 9:46 pm
i have dealfun entries on my mc statement. all seem to be legit. BUT, i just noticed charges from www.savebig.com. i googled it and it appears to be an auction site. i never dealt with them and do not even have an account with them. they must have gotten my mc info from dealfun. BEWARE. call your credit card companies and look at your statements carefully.
pat says:
February 1st, 2012 at 9:59 pm
i cancelled my cc number and am being issued a new one.
February 1st, 2012 at 9:31 pm
won android tablet then told the supplier failed. Dealfun gave me extra bids as compensation but soon thereafter i couldn’t bid more than once without being logged out. Aunctions do not have many quality products. Very disappointed.
February 1st, 2012 at 9:12 pm
Complete waist of money. I supposobly won a helicopter for 53 cents and five different cheesy items on the deal wheel. All of which processed for over a month olnly to send me an email for each item with there appoligies that they ran out of the item.So i ended up winning nothin and losing 99$.
February 1st, 2012 at 9:02 pm
The below link is for filing a complaint with the FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION about DEALFUN.COM
https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en
February 1st, 2012 at 8:46 pm
So tonight I hit the DealFun page and it takes me
to a godaddy domain parking page. Does not look good
February 1st, 2012 at 4:40 pm
I have been sending emails everyday for the past week regarding the status of my shipment – my order history says it’s processing. I never rec’d an answer from Deal Fun. I called the phone number that was on their site – which by the way took forever to find and I was told that they are having a problem with their shipper for xbox’s. I was told that I should have been informed by email a week ago. This has NOT happended! This company is a complete SCAM!!!! I sent 5 emails stating I want my credit card credited for the bid pack I purchased and the bid purchase of the item. All I have received is emails stating they will check into the matter and get back with me. Their site states response time is within 15 mins. this is total BS!!!! They were fast with taking my money on 1/17/12. All I want is what is rightfully mine – a full refund for the bids and the money I paid for a product that Deal Fun obvious never had!!!!! I now have to explain this to my 10 year old son who has been running home from school everyday looking for his xbox – I can’t begin to explain how upset and dissappointed he is going to be. How can these people live with themselves knowing that they are taking advantage of innocent people who get excited for an item that they won only to find out it was all a SCAM! I also checked their winner portion of the site and I see that they were still auctioning xbox’s on 1/28/12. The person I talked to at the 855-701-2091 number stated that the company was informed that they couldn’t provide the xbox’s a week ago!!! They knew they were auctioning items that they could not provide to the winners!
February 1st, 2012 at 1:22 pm
Thank you so much all of you for your comments. I was considering joining this site and will save myself the grief! Lynn, L.A.
February 1st, 2012 at 12:15 pm
I have been playing around on DealFun for some time now. I actually did receive some of the items I won on the Deal Wheel. But it took forever. Just stupid stuff like a head scratcher thing. I did receive some of the stuff I won at auction too. I won HDMI cables and an HDMI switch for under a buck. They don’t follow through on everything though. I received one MP3 player but not the other.
Now something has appeared to happen. I had won a Multi Media Flash Card Reader and never received that one. A nose hair trimmer. Never received that.
They cancelled all the stuff I won over the last couple months and started adding bids to my account. Which expire in 10 days. Like I care about the bids since they are doing this to everyone what advantage do I have over everyone else that has just received hundreds of free bids as well. None. So the bids are worthless. Plus who knows if you will actually get it. I just want the stuff I won and paid for. Plus they said on top of the bids they would credit back what i paid for the item.That’s BS. That did not happen.
Oh well. In my case I lucked out cause I just used the bids I won on the Deal Wheel to win stuff. But I would be really mad if I had purchased bid packs and/or some large item and never received it. They appear to be going under or something. I would stay away.
February 1st, 2012 at 2:50 am
I want to sell you back my bids for a dollar a bid and then after I get the money I will say I’m sorry there was a money Bid vending Problem with China. I never seen what I paid you back In our bank yet either. This has Scam Written all over It. Shame shame shame on you dealfun
February 1st, 2012 at 1:49 am
DEALFUN HAS CANCELLED ABOUT 78 plus AUCTION I BOUGHT OR WON!
Here is the problem!
Let say for one auction that you want to bid for the IPod which cost $39.99. You use all your voucher bids and now have to use your cash value bids when you buy the bids packs. Every time you click on the bids it minus 60 cent off the price. At the end of the auction you won it for $1.39 and they will charge on your credit card for $1.39. But you use $38.60 worth of cash value bids to get to that price!
DEALFUN canceled the order and refund you $1.39 What about the $38.60 cash value bids YOU USE!!!!!!!!!. And what about when you click on the bids and the price is $0.00 and DEALFUN tell you to but it now for $0.00 which you paid for in FUll! How are they gonna refund me for this transaction which show $0.00 which you paid it in full using the cash value bids!!!!
( For each auction DEALFUN cancelled, you get refund for what was charge on you credit cards. They keep the cash value bids and refund you in voucher bids which expire in ten days and has no cash value!!!!! )
So do you understand now, How DEALFUN ripped you off!
ChubbyKid says:
February 2nd, 2012 at 11:01 am
I understand how you would be upset, but do you really think it was wise to use so many bids on one item?
If the item was 1.39, then obviously it is a small item (ie. not iPad, not TV etc but more likely the helicopter or headband…)
Also, if you won 78 auctions, then obviously you spent a lot more than $38.60. And you were likely buying larger bid packs thereby bringing your average bid to around 20 or 30 cents a bid.
Regardless, why on earth would you use so many bids to get the small item?
Did dealfun really rip you off; or were you just being reckless?
January 31st, 2012 at 7:27 pm
I feel so ashamed I wasted 100$ to buy bids on this site. I thought it was like a membership where you could purchase discount items, sort of like Costco…Ha Ha. What a surprise for me to see you spend hours to try and get something that never shows up anyway, how are they getting away with this????
Thought I was smarter than this to get so scammed.
Melanie
January 31st, 2012 at 7:19 pm
Here’s the deal… it’s not FUN. I bought a package in November before the rush. I bought the initial package and won a kindle and an android tablet. The kindle came from the US and was the only item that arrived safely and on time. The Android took 3 months – the other 11 items I won never showed up. I would write in and they would say customer service is our top goal… here’s more bids for free…. I would then win more items pay for them and again nothing showed up. I have sent at least one to two emails each week since the middle of December and still no final resolution. Now after the 5th refresher of my bids… I won additional helicopters and paid for them… and guess what – they just refunded those and said they cannot proceed with those transactions… no further explanation. I still have no idea what’s happening with my original purchases from 2.5 months ago. DO NOT bother with this site…. there is too much hassle with overseas and QUIBIDS seems to be a more reputable US company.
DontDoIt says:
February 1st, 2012 at 8:12 pm
The tablet was the one thing I was looking forward to getting since I “won” it for $10.00 back in November too but now it has been canceled along with most everything else.
January 31st, 2012 at 3:01 pm
I signed up for DealFun in December. Here are the list of events.
1. Signed up for FREE, and did NOT purchase a bid pack. Cost $0.00
2. Used deal spin (or whatever) to get free bids that
expired after 24 hours. Cost $0.00
3. Won (bought) 150 bid pack for $0.53 cents pack valid
for 10 days Cost $0.53
4. Won/Bought a helicopter $1.53 from the 150 bid pack Cost $1.53
5. Checked BBB in TORONTO Canada where DealFun is based.
Learned they ARE working to resolve complaints
received through the BBB. Cost $0.00
6. Asked about status of helicopter. Cost $0.00
7. Received e-mail cancelling shipment of helicopter
and giving refund in form of bids. Cost $0.00
So, because I’ve read the rules and figured out how to “play the game” means that I am out a total of $1.53, the cost of the helicopter. But according to the e-mail I received, it too will be refunded in 5-9 business days. Thus, I only spent the 53 cents on the 150 bid pack. I have been watching my credit card closely and DealFun has NOT been charging anything beyond what I have authorized. Nor are there any other charges that should not be there.
Since they are also working with the BBB, the company is not fraudulent. If they were, then it would be reported on the BBB’s website. Oh, and before all the naysayers jump all over it; DealFun’s rating on the BBB is NOT a satisfactory rating. Thus BUYER BEWARE.
In other words, when using sites like DealFun with lower scores on BBB, it is best to LEARN ALL the rules BEFORE you play.
DontDoIt says:
February 2nd, 2012 at 8:53 pm
ChubbyKid,
You must be psyched up that there is nothing left to bid on right now except for head bands, lip gloss, fake Coach wallets, and more bid vouchers (oh wait, no, there isn’t bid vouchers up for grabs at this moment cause no one is bidding on those since EVERYONE received hundreds of voucher credits for their refund). But since you are satisfied with your refund of the retail price in vouchers, then you must be busy staring at your computer screen waiting for the right moment to place your bid on lip gloss.
This site is clearly highway robbery: if this was a casino and you won $1MM on the slot machines but the casino says “wait, we don’t have the money so we’ll give you credits on your machine instead and maybe you can win something else”, that just isn’t fair or right. You can bet the BBB would have issues with that kind of practice.
ChubbyKid says:
February 2nd, 2012 at 8:13 am
Hi DontDoIt,
No, I do not work for the company.
Was it luck to win the 150 bid pack? A little, but not really. I did some research. Why? because I spent days using the wheel and getting outbid all the time. So I went to the winner’s area and reviewed the past winners (restricting the search to the item I wanted). I was looking specifically at:
1. The bid packs that sold for a lot
2. The bid packs that sold for a little
3. The last 7 people to place bids
Then I went to the future auctions, and set up bid buddy.
Why was it important for me to look at the last 7 bidders? Because after sitting and watching auctions for what seemed like “forever”, I noticed that some people were just plain stupid. For example, I watched one granny waste a tonne of bids right in the middle of 25+ people using the bid buddy system. I wished I could send her an MSN message and tell her not to waste her time, but unfortunately that functionality isn’t available. If she had only bothered to look at the list of bidders on that item, she would have seen there was already a bidding war (thus, why enter a war zone? It just doesn’t make sense).
Anyway, I picked an auction for the 150 bid pack that did not have any “stupid” bidders. And that is where I applied my luck. I was also smart enough to realize that if the 150 had last sold for $0.45 cents that I should give a buffer. Did I get it on my first try? NO! Did I give up? No. Did I eventually win a bid pack? Yes, it was on the 3rd or 4th try. When I failed, did I check who the last bidders were? YES! And I learned from those experiences.
So was it luck? Yes, there was a little bit of luck, but I also spent time studying the system.
Here is what I can say, every person on this review site that has given a negative review, probably had 2 things in common.
1. They let their emotions get in the way of reason
2. They were thinking in the “here and now” and not planning for the future.
Under #1, they let their emotions get in the way of reason. They saw the item and wanted it, they got excited about the idea of having that item and just kept bidding without thinking. Before they knew it, they had blown through 100s of bids and had nothing to show for it.
Under #2, they saw the iPad 2 with a price of $23.20 and thought, “wow, I can get that item for $23.21″. And then it goes up a penny an then another … They saw it was at a given price and didn’t bother to think, “hmm what is the most likely end price for this item?” If they had asked themself that question, then they also might have asked, “is there a way for me to figure out what the selling price might be?”
As for what the company should give back. Let’s face it, it IS a company and they DO need to pay their staff, and they are there to make money. Thus, if they can not deliver an item, then they should return the money the person spent on that item. Thus if I paid $1.00 for a helicopter, then I should ONLY get the $1.00 back.
If I used 10 bids to win the privilege of buying the item, then in the very least, I should get the 10 bids back. If I paid $100.00 for the 10 bids, should I get $100.00 back for the bids? NO, absolutely not! Why? Because when I bought the bids, I realized I was buying bids and that I would be using those bids.
Lastly, did I win an iPad? Nope. Did I try? Yep! Did I come close? On one occasion yes. Was I refining my skills? Yep. Would I get one eventually? Maybe …
Am I out any money? Yes and no. My total net loss is $0.53 because that is what I paid for the bid pack. However, I also used that bid pack so technically I consumed what I had purchased.
When I fill up my car with a tank of gas and then go for an aimless joy-ride, do I go back to the gas station a week later and demand my money back because now my car won’t run and I can’t get to work? No, I go back and fill it up with more gas. When I fill up my tank, I can choose to drive intelligently with purpose, or I can drive around aimlessly. That is the exact same scenario with DealFun. And anyone complaining about how it is not fair, or they got ripped off, has no body to blame but themselves because they filled up their bids and then drove around aimlessly.
It’s unfortunate, none of these people can realize that, because they are the type of people who do not learn from their mistakes. Instead their first instinct is to blame somebody else.
ChubbyKid says:
February 1st, 2012 at 1:15 pm
Dear Want an attorney,
Please check your math. I have had *more* than a month experience w/ DealFun. I was merely making a fair and honest observation based on my experience with them.
BTW, as an update to my original account, #7 can be updated as I have received my refund for the helicopter on my credit card statement.
DealfunSucks says:
February 1st, 2012 at 12:59 pm
You people saying you’re happy dealfun is giving you back bids because they didn’t send your items are crazy. First of all those bids expire in 10 days, second there website sucks now and you can’t even place bids without getting returned to the log in screen due to ongoing server issues and they dont even have anything to bid on anymore. Very smart on there side to hand out hundreds of thousands of bids and not have anything to bid on except for maybe 10 items, which now go for a crazy amount of bids.
ChubbyKid says:
February 1st, 2012 at 10:09 am
I don’t work at DealFun.
They got 3 stars because I got my money back and more bids than I originally had (almost double). Would I prefer to receive the item? Sure, but when they give me my money back and just about double the bids, I can recognize that as a measure of good-will on their part (btw, so would the BBB and so would the courts – good luck w/ your lawsuit LOL).
I suspect you are one of the bidders who blindly places bids without doing any research.
How much money did you lose because you were bull-headed?
Sammy S says:
February 1st, 2012 at 8:35 am
Lets see. You won an item, paid for it and they canceled it and you gave them 3 stars because that’s how you “play the game”. NOT.
LOL what a joke. By the way what your position at DealFun? ;)
Want an attorney! says:
February 1st, 2012 at 1:17 am
You been using DEALFUN for less than a month! You should not rate it cause you haven’t deal with them!
DontDoIt says:
January 31st, 2012 at 9:30 pm
You must work for the company if not, then you must be the luckiest person to be able to win a bid pack on the minimal amount of bids that you won on the deal spin.
And you must be one of those people that feels it is okay not to receive something that you had won and is happy to receive the retail price of that item (i.e. helicopter)in bid vouchers instead of cash and get your $1.53 back on your credit card.
As far as I’m concerned, if they cannot promise you something that you had “won”, you should get the full retail value in cash, not vouchers.
January 31st, 2012 at 1:21 pm
COME ON PEOPLES! LET”S STAND UP AGAINST THIS!
I’m from Texas but will file a complaint with this link. which is from Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in CA!
Everyone! Let start a class action against DEALFUN.
Go to the link below and enter a form with your complaint!
http://da.co.la.ca.us/feedback.htm#feedback
Frank Macomber says:
February 1st, 2012 at 2:29 am
I had the Same Problem. I bought a bid package for $99.00 Or 99.95
Anyway I got the bid 7″ Android Tablet Wow only 16.54 and Did the on 12-20-11 I waited for It and call them many times and they said with the holiday It would take longer. Ok I thought that sound right.
Then I get a e-mail after I e-mailed them and It said due to the large orders It would take a couple more weeks. Last night I seen my order was Canceled. So I called them this morning and they gave me the
vendor issue story out of China. So they said they gave me bids. Why give me bids to bid on stuff I don’t want. I wanted the 7″ android Tablet for my wife’s Birthday. Dealfun you are crooks. Add you Bids and the price you paid you may find out It was not a deal let a lone a dealfun. Maybe fun for them. Ripping people off.
john mattox says:
February 1st, 2012 at 1:51 am
im ready to do this
daniel brennan says:
January 31st, 2012 at 3:07 pm
they didn’t send the items i won they cancelled all items and gave me more bids i dont want bids want my money back lawsuit im in
Holson says:
January 31st, 2012 at 2:20 pm
Thanks for the information, i have sent my complaint to the District Attorney’s office in California, and lets try to put a stop to this.
January 31st, 2012 at 9:55 am
At first i was having fun, winning plenty of small items. It took twice the amount of time guaranteed to receive them. Every item i won didn’t arrive on time and i was forced to e-mail them multiple time to notify them of the situation. When i did receive them they were very poor quality. A few items i’ve seen the site marked for 30$ and up are actually Dollarama or dollar store items. After that i got the same issue as many and received the response that they had issues with the vendor. They refund in bids….. I got 300 bids back but now there’s barely anything to bid on anymore. Also the website is full of technical issues such as the bid not registering, the site not refreshing, the counter not responding properly etc. It’s been 3 days that i can’t even bid because of those issues. Very frustrating. Very Annoying. Very wasteful of my time……
January 31st, 2012 at 7:15 am
Yes, they are a scam. Do yourself a favor and don’t even sign up. Read the other reviews and take heed. They are all valid complaints. Personally, I am reporting them to the attorney general in Los Angeles for fraudulent practices.
January 31st, 2012 at 7:14 am
I posted on 01/26/12 that after emailing them that I was contacting my credit card to let them handle it. They emailed me saying they would cancell my account and apply credit to my credit card ( I had 9 auctions won and no product from 12/15/11) Well yesterday I checked my credit card statement and got FULL REFUND for 2 bid packages and the each auction. A REFUND CAN HAPPEN!!!!!
Learned my lesson.
January 30th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
this is a sorry company beware
January 30th, 2012 at 10:20 pm
I’m from Texas but will file a complaint with this link. which is from Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office in CA!
Everyone! Let start a class action against DEALFUN.
Go to the link below and enter a form with your complaint!
http://da.co.la.ca.us/feedback.htm#feedback
Ida says:
February 1st, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Everyone is saying the same things that happened to me so I won’t write my story. Spent money, won, never received a thing and voucher bids I can’t use. I will file a complaint on the above link. Also I filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. Everyone should do that too.
January 30th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
I spent $ 120.62 in total ordering/winning 4 goods, but none of which arrived as they claimed their overseas vendor no longer carry them. I want cash refund to credit card but they only did voucher bid refund. I want my money back but don’t know how.
Is there any place to file class lawsuit?
January 30th, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Contact the Los Angles County Attorneys Office:
http://da.co.la.ca.us/feedback.htm#feedback
Complete the form and let them know that you are being robbed of items you won at an auction. If everyone here contacts them, they will start an investigation and close them down.
The second thing is dispute the charge on your credit card. You have to contact your credit card company and just tell them what happened. You won some items at an auction and they never shipped them. This will cause them to lose their credit card processor, that will put them out of business too.
January 30th, 2012 at 1:06 pm
I think dealfun.com is a totally a scam . I happened the same thing to me , I opened a account and spent $99 to purchased a 164 bids , I spent my time to bid and won 2 items and now they sent me an email said that they had a problem with a vendor .
I think we should build a case to sue them .
January 29th, 2012 at 8:32 pm
I guess you can add me to the list of suckers who got taken by this big rip off called dealfun, I grabbed the $119.00 package which comes with a guarantee of a win. I did win several items but never got a thing. They were listed as processing for about three weeks, then I get an e-mail from dealfun saying they are having a problem with their vendor and I will not be getting my items, they gave me bids instead of the items that I had won, This time I won nothing, when I wrote a complaint, they didn’t respond instead they issued me a refund of $2.86 which is the total amount of the items that I had won on my initial bidding, I wrote back telling them that they have got to be joking and since then I have gotten no replies. Buyers BEWARE.
January 29th, 2012 at 10:51 am
i want my money back..was charged 84 dollars on my credit card for 80 bids!! Does anyone know if they continue to charge your credit card? Should I cancel it?
M.J. Wright says:
January 29th, 2012 at 11:28 pm
CALL YOUR BANK AND DO A CHARGEBACK!!!! NOW!!!!!!!
January 29th, 2012 at 5:58 am
I won 8 items a month ago. never received them. I e-mailed them for an update and they told me they’re going to cancel my order and will refund me in a form of BIDS. I was furious and told them i don’t want their bids and i want my money back. they refunded my credit card in 2 days. don’t let them get away with this, ask for your money back.
January 29th, 2012 at 2:30 am
After reading all the reviews on Facebook and having the same problems as them I would definitely NOT recommend this company
January 29th, 2012 at 2:14 am
This site is ridiculous! I signed on in the summer and it seemed like fun…until I started to really do the math and think about how much money I was spending just to bid on things I wasn’t actually getting. I did “win” a few bids and waited forever to get them shipped to me. The items that arrived were cheap junk that I could have picked up at a dollar store- including the MP3 player that looks very much like an IPod. The items are not packaged properly and several items were damaged when they arrived. I suggest that people save their money and time and shop elsewhere.
January 28th, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Same with me like all above. Site is down and I got refunded 5 of 7 winnings in bids so I used them all on 1 camera that I won Jan.26 but had to pay $80.34 for. They were quick to take their money from my credit card so do I now put a fraud on my card to stop them from getting money for a camera I’m not going to receive anyway???? I just e-mailed customer support to put a urgent shipping on the camera but I probably won’t get a response. I’m now out a phone, 3 MP3 Players, cork screw opener. Still processing is the camera, and 2 gift cards.
M.J. Wright says:
January 29th, 2012 at 11:29 pm
yes put fraud on your card!! do it now!!!
Kiwi (NZ) says:
January 28th, 2012 at 11:10 pm
I have just won MP3 $6.00 but are not paying anymore money to these
@*##!* Emailed to say ship first HaHA,
January 28th, 2012 at 1:46 pm
I ordered and won a combination of 3 items at Thanksgiving, I still do not have my products on 1/28/12. They have been lost twice and appear to be lost again at Customs. This site is not worth the pain. I don’t think I will ever get my stuff. Will be calling for refund. I have given them multiple chances and they are very slow to respond.
I highly do NOT recommend this site.
Looks like a scam to me. I will see if I can get any money back.
January 28th, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Okay most people complaining here have a similar problem.
They do not deliver the item and either refund the money back or even not. In this way they are posting fake items in their site, receive all the money of the people who lost and even loose nothing due to winning user as he does not receive the item.
So, this is a Win-Win scam!
January 28th, 2012 at 12:43 pm
Need some aggravation? Want refurbished items (at best) after waiting for weeks and threatening exposure or to find out that your wins are canceled by them at will? Two in the same day saying that the supplier miscalculated their stock. What a scam! They should be shut down!
January 28th, 2012 at 11:50 am
The site is down today (January 28th). Looks like we got scammed! Any ideas how to proceed?
January 28th, 2012 at 11:24 am
Where’s the site? Is it gone now? It was there yesterday with one to two pages of items but now the site is gone.
I too was scammed back in November and December, received the items I actually purchased (by mistake, long story) and only received three items I “won”. I started receiving emails last week saying that the vendor they used wasn’t shipping out anything so Deal Fun will credit my credit card for the amount I paid and refund the retail cost of the item in bid points.
I told them this was unacceptable cause I “won” those items and since they couldn’t produce the goods, I should receive the retail price in cash, not vouchers. Still waiting on an answer however I have an ugly feeling that this site is gone and so is everything else!
Does anyone know if there is a Class Action Suit against this company? I want in!
james wang says:
January 30th, 2012 at 3:31 am
Does anyone know if there is a Class Action Suit against this company?
January 28th, 2012 at 10:31 am
In November I decided to sign up for dealfun starting december first I was bidding on items ok till december 12th won a few auctions and also paid full price for a few items with a total of the at least 24 items to my account along with wheel spin I won 4 more items it is now january 29th I’ve got a total of 1 item upon many emails I’m trying to track packages I am still waiting I requested a full refund a total of 1222 dollars to find support canceled more than half the items telling me it was suppliers fault pit bids back in my account I do not want to use bids due to the fact I may never get the items anyway now I am still in the process ok trying to get a refund .trust me when you tried to track packages it will tell you they are in transit usually from singapore to jfk airport and that’s the last thing you hear about them if you also had problems please do a review may keep other people from dealing with them
January 28th, 2012 at 10:01 am
Why do the Privacy policy and security statement not show up on you web when there is clearly a link to do so?
January 28th, 2012 at 4:34 am
This is one big fraud. I purchase $100 worth of bids and several times actually won an item only to find out that I would never receive it for reasons unknown. I communicated with Dealfun and was told I needed to follow some process to assure that I would get the item that I had supposedly won so I them made sure that I did as they told me but never heard from them again and never received the items that I had won in the process. So this site needs to be shutdown as it is a fraud and i must just eat the $100 that I paid to them. DO NOT GET SUCKERED INTO THIS SITE AS I DID. IT IS A BIG FRAUD!!!
January 27th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Wish I would have read these comments before I lost my shirt.
I bought up front the pck for $99.00.
On the 1/25 I won a xbox for $118.73, which I paid for the next day.
Few days later I receive an email, they cancelled my xbox due to vendor
lacking the goods.
I was angry and emailed them and wanted my money back or the xbox 360.
They keep sending me stupid emails that they will check into the situation.
I have emailed them several times, the 15 minute response time is a joke, but they did email by next day, always with it, takes some time for this
to be checked into.
Then they as of today they closed my account, like I care. WOW! I could have bought two xboxes for what I spent with this SCAM place.
I saw that they still listed XBOXES 360 after they told me the Vendor wasn’t
good, GO FIGURE.
I will probably take this up with my bank as a fraud, and see what I can do,
but save your money folks, as something not right with this site.
Shauna says:
January 29th, 2012 at 2:08 am
Your credit card company can refund the money to you under the premise of fraud or goods not delivered, call the number on the back of your card to file a report.
January 27th, 2012 at 5:23 am
I have a video where I was the winning person on a bid… the count down was at #1… on 2 Ipads at the same time. They sat there wouldn’t wouldn’t close out for more then 2 minutes. This is how long it was. I noticed I won. I was excited but it wouldn’t close. Waiting, I finally thought, omg.. this is bull.. so I had time to time to find my phone on my desk, click on the camera, click option, click take video, then start recording. After “recording” for 48 second someone click on my deal restarting it. Now keep in mind, 40+ seconds AFTER I had thought about grabbing my phone. So in all, it had to exceed 2 minutes.
I sent them a Live chat, but it closed after I sent it.
I was told about this sight from a guy on criegslist in dallas
ARM says:
January 28th, 2012 at 10:59 am
The same thing happened to me.
January 26th, 2012 at 11:18 pm
I won and I never received them. They returned my money and the bids credits. I wasted my time.
ARM says:
January 28th, 2012 at 11:05 am
Me too. After waiting the 15 business days to be sent out, they sent an email stating that they had a problem with the vendor. The bids were returned but in the form of voucher bids which expire if you don’t use them in a certain time.
January 26th, 2012 at 9:59 pm
totally scam i havent recieve my item for 1 month now was totally wasted of time this site,,
January 26th, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Complete SCAM – don’t waste your money!!!!!!
January 26th, 2012 at 4:23 pm
I waited 4 weeks emailed that I still had no product. They got back to me with the the same reponse as everyone else. Wed. 01/25/12 got all the emails on crediting my account. After reading a few post I decided not to wait and see if they get more product I just wanted OUT with my money back!!!!
So I emailed that I wanted a refund minus the amount of the gift cards that I did receive and a response in a timely manner or I would contact my credit card company and they could handle it.
Just recdeived emails that they are applying the credit back to my credit card should post in 5-7 days. So…. will see
Debb says:
January 31st, 2012 at 7:22 am
Credit showed up on my credit card 01/30/12 for the full amount of 2 bid packages and each of the 9 auction items. lesson learned.
Janet says:
January 28th, 2012 at 11:22 am
I have gone round and round with them, one excuse after another. They don’t deliver the products that you ‘win’, and then act like they are highly insulted that you question their integrity. They were suppose to totally refund my money, but blocked me instead. Talk about SCAM artists. What a rip off, Class action suit is in the works, I hope they lose every cent that they ever made, plus more
emily says:
January 26th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
thats happen to me to
they just scam totally sacam
January 26th, 2012 at 3:58 pm
i was watching an auction for a $10 subway gift card on 1/25. the auction ended with a final bid of about $10.50. some of these bidders do not appear to intelligent. and they probably will keep on bidding.
ARM says:
January 28th, 2012 at 11:14 am
I notice the same thing. Since they cancelled everyone’s orders all of the auctions have been sold for almost near the value of the product when before they would sell for cents.
January 26th, 2012 at 1:54 pm
A complete scam.
They use your credit card at will. They do not delivery any goods, and then they “add” as a credit to your account, so call “”bids”" that will never be exchanged for any goods at all.
The Fraud Squad should be rounding them up!!
January 26th, 2012 at 12:45 pm
A complete scam. They use your credit card at will. They do not delivery any goods, and then they “add” as a credit to your account, so call “”bids”" that will never be exchanged for any goods at all.
The Fraud Squad should be rounding them up!!
January 26th, 2012 at 12:09 pm
These folks must be going bankrupt. I won 6 items in December and have received one. The rest are supposedly in transit or cancelled. They gave me my money back in tokens that appear to be useless. What’s the point of bidding when there are few products and no delivery.
January 26th, 2012 at 11:56 am
for those interested:
Although not a preferred method, to learn more about Deal Fun,
you can speak to a phone assistant 9 AM – 5 PM EST Monday to Friday at: (855)701-2091
Customer Service.
i called and asked if they are going out of business and the reply was that the rep said there has been no official notification but said something about a problem with the website postings. give them a call.
January 26th, 2012 at 10:37 am
want my money back! This is not what I agreed to!I want my $ back..Any ideas? I was remanded for 14 items… w/ bids..Total of 1200 bids…. I don’t want to bid any more … how will I gift my $ back?
January 26th, 2012 at 10:20 am
I too have been ripped off i called their phone number 855-701-2091. They said i would be reimbursed for the bid packages $248.00 dollars, but it would take 7 to 10 days, we’ll see. I did get the ed hardy watches that i won. They gave me 770 bid for the items they cancelled when i called for a refund they deactivated my account and took all the bids away which i would not have used anyway class action lawsuit is inevitable stay away!!!!
January 26th, 2012 at 8:47 am
I bought 200 bids and spent a lot of time (hours) to finally win an auction in December. They keep telling me that the item was coming. Today I finally received the e-mail everyone seems to be receiving. Don’t waste your time or money!
January 26th, 2012 at 8:39 am
First they cancel all your items and give you crap bids for them. Now the site that used to have hundreds of items up for auction a day. Today (Jan 26, 2012) Dealfun only has 9 items up for auction.
The site is a joke and a scam.
January 26th, 2012 at 7:13 am
Today they have about 15 items left on the wall. If that’s not a sign of going out of business, i don’t know what is
January 26th, 2012 at 4:32 am
I have had same problems as those above and do believe that it may be a bit of a con, over the last 6 hours I have received the same B.S letter as them saying they have a problem. Hate to cut my loses as I have spent around $600=00 on this site, pretty pissed over it but my fault should have checked it out better before buying into it.
Janet says:
January 28th, 2012 at 11:26 am
You need to email them, tell them that they are FRAUDS, then they will tell you that they are refunding your money and block you.
January 26th, 2012 at 4:13 am
I can only echo what so many others have said…STAY AWAY FROM DEALFUN!!
Of course its a scam. When you win auctions or buy items and never receive them or receive cheap, damaged or misrepresented items, you’re being scammed.
I’ve just received the same 01/25/12 e-mail advising me that “the vendor” was at fault and I was being refunded in bids. Funny thing to me how “the same vendor” supposedly is supplying all the different and unrelated auction items I won.
I’m out $99 for the bid package I bought. Wish I had taken the $99 and went to the casino. At least there, if I win something, I actually get it.
Trish says:
January 29th, 2012 at 2:34 am
I received the same email…
January 26th, 2012 at 3:45 am
Dealfun.com is down. How do we file a lawsuit against this company?
January 26th, 2012 at 12:40 am
DEALFUN had e-mailed me 77 cancelled auctions refunds! and it is all refunded in voucher bids not ( cash value bids ) that I estimate to be around $1500.00 dollars and what about the charge Dealfun charge our credit cards, when will that be refunded!!!
DEALFUN does not tell us how much voucher bids and real bids (cash value bids) I use for each auction! DEALFUN can gave us whatever bids they want, Cancel auction, DEALFUN email and gave you 20 voucher bids for your trouble. Well I may have use 75 voucher bids and 155 cash value bids for an auction and The customer will not know how much was spend on that auction, cause DEALFUN site does not state the amount bids uses!!!!!!!! WTH
January 25th, 2012 at 11:35 pm
DEALFUN is a SCAM! I received two emails from Dealfun exactly the same for two different products;
Dear DealFun Customer,
Please accept our sincere apology for the delay in
processing DFB13267760108894-1. Unfortunately, our
vendor who did not provide us with an accurate
stock count caused the delay.
Due to the inconvenience this has caused our
customers, we will no longer be using this vendor,
as they are unable to guarantee top-level service
that we expect for our customers.
For the inconvenience:
1. We have refunded you the amount you were billed
for this product.
2. We have credited your DealFun account the
retail value in the form of bids
Thank you in advance for your understanding and we
look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
DealFun Support
This is obviously a scam or similar, DEALFUN are trying to tell me that two separate items that i have won, are not available due to the same set of circumstances from two different vendors? I do not think so!
james wang says:
January 30th, 2012 at 3:37 am
Yes I received the same as you!
Trish says:
January 29th, 2012 at 2:36 am
Yes I received the same as you!
January 25th, 2012 at 11:30 pm
I believe dealfun is going down. i have had over 20 emails from them within the past couple of hours saying that they are refunding me the money i spent of items they made a stocking issue on. these items have been out for well over a month and i had figured they weren’t coming in at all. i did receive new bids, but i dont see what good they are going to do me if i just get more emails explaining why they cant ship me items. bye bye dealfun i guess :/
CBN1 says:
January 26th, 2012 at 1:53 pm
In the same boat!!!Received a total of 3 items and was waiting for 15 more. Today i received 15 emails saying that there was a problem with supplier and they cancelled my orders!!!!I was credited with bids but what the hell good are they if you are not going to receive anything you win????!!! I now have a total of almost 1600 bids!!!What a scam!!!!Beware, this site will be shut down due to all the complaints and hopefully somebody goes to jail for this!!!!Contact your cc company and terll them to stop all payment s to dealfun in case they try to make any false purchases using your info.
January 25th, 2012 at 10:04 pm
The business is run from Canada. They are Indian or Chinese owners who are using Canada’s inept bankruptcy laws. Everyone…Careful.. If you spend money with these guys, you will find SOON they will be out of business. They will then open again under a different name with the same scam.
January 25th, 2012 at 9:56 pm
another cannot deliver item won again from dealfun. this was a mystery prize. got another email today 1/25/12.
Dear DealFun Customer,
Please accept our sincere apology for the delay in
processing DFB13247968709312. Unfortunately, our
vendor who did not provide us with an accurate
stock count caused the delay.
Due to the inconvenience this has caused our
customers, we will no longer be using this vendor,
as they are unable to guarantee top-level service
that we expect for our customers.
For the inconvenience:
1. We have refunded you the amount you were billed
for this product.
2. We have credited your DealFun account the
retail value in the form of bids
Thank you in advance for your understanding and we
look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
DealFun Support
do not waste your money or time. i believe they will be defunct soon.
January 25th, 2012 at 8:41 pm
I just had 29 Deal Wheel items cancelled on me. First one dated 2011-11-09. Never got anything. They gave me bids for the 29 cancelled items. But If I win something we all know they won’t ship it.
AVOID DEALFUN.com DO NOT USE THIS SITE!
Scott says:
January 26th, 2012 at 10:08 am
I just had 12 items cancelled and the same thing happened to me same email to the letter. I called and told them I wanted my money back that I had paid out for bid packages. They said they would credit my card but it will take 7 to 10 business days, then they deactivated my account. I don’t know if I will ever get a refund. Their phone number is 855 701 2091. I did get my Ed hardy watches which I was thankful for, but would never visit this site again. TOTAL SCAM
January 25th, 2012 at 7:23 pm
This site is a pure scam !!! Total waste of time and money !!! i don’t believe that they ship the larger wins ……. they wait for us to complain and complain until we give up on it.
January 25th, 2012 at 6:54 pm
i was told my helicopter shipped on 12/27/12. today 1/25/12 i got an email stating :
Please accept our sincere apology for the delay in
processing DF13251484162965. Unfortunately, our
vendor who did not provide us with an accurate
stock count caused the delay.
Due to the inconvenience this has caused our
customers, we will no longer be using this vendor,
as they are unable to guarantee top-level service
that we expect for our customers.
For the inconvenience:
1. We have refunded you the amount you were billed
for this product.
2. We have credited your DealFun account the
retail value in the form of bids
Thank you in advance for your understanding and we
look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
DealFun Support
this is probably why no more helicopters. this site is not trustworthy besides other than a very few of the electronics they only have junk. what good are bid vouchers other than a source of income for them. i predict they will not be around very much.
Jim OHara says:
January 25th, 2012 at 9:42 pm
I got the same notice and agree all their stuff is CRAP !! Won a $60 flashlight sure. It is 2″ tall and a 1/2 inch in diameter and there is not a battery in Canada that will fit it.Won a $60 speaker that arrived broken. Won a $13 joke electric shock bottle opener,never worked ! You are correct they will not be around long. Shipping takes 2 to 3 months also. STAY AWAY !!!
January 25th, 2012 at 6:42 pm
We need to have a class action against DEALFUN, How do we go by doing this, All of us are in different states, 1/25/2012 Today I have receive about 25 cancelled won auctions, for each cancelled auction, Dealfun will give me 20 voucher bids,Are you kidding me. I know I used a lot of voucher and cash value bids for the auctions and paid for the full amount on a lot of the items. I lost maybe hundred or thousand of dollars. Here is the 25 email they sent me
Dear DealFun Customer,
Please accept our sincere apology for the delay in
processing. Unfortunately, our
vendor who did not provide us with an accurate
stock count caused the delay.
Due to the inconvenience this has caused our
customers, we will no longer be using this vendor,
as they are unable to guarantee top-level service
that we expect for our customers.
For the inconvenience:
1. We have refunded you the amount you were billed
for this product.
2. We have credited your DealFun account the
retail value in the form of bids
Thank you in advance for your understanding and we
look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
DealFun Support
qbhawk says:
January 26th, 2012 at 6:34 pm
What’s wrong with the politicians in your areas, don’t they work anymore? A class action suit yields pennies on the dollar if they can find any of them, with any authority.
Besides, class action suits are a sham in its own rights, the lawyers if not apart to those they are suing … get the lions share of any settlements.
Now, if it was you, screwing your neighbor, then “U” will be investigated by everybody (from the police, prosecutor, attorney generals office, the its, etc etc. and still no politician will get involved with the law.
Oops! Who makes the LAWS? Hmmm! I never thought about that!!!, its all part of the “System”. Do we socialize or do we stay in the hell hole of captivity.
Solution: Lets take it to the FaceBook of WE the People.
Shepsmate says:
January 26th, 2012 at 4:49 am
I agree about a class action but how do you go about it I live in New Zealand like many others. As international boarders are no problem to the FBI it would be nice to have them involved, after all the have tracked down Mr Dotcom and his mates in New Zealand and are having them extradited to the USA for illegal down loading of songs and Filmsoff of the internet
January 25th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
Waiting since Nov 26 for two items. Response to my email said their supplier was not performing and i could have a refund of the bids used. No mention of the second item. Legal authorities need to take a close look at this operation. Avoid at all costs.
January 25th, 2012 at 11:52 am
Yesterday the timer clock would hang at 00:00:01 second for minutes even overnight on some auctions I bid on. I emailed them and took a screenshot of 7 auctions all stuck at 00:00:01 seconds. They said they would pass it along to the programers to look at.
Today it seems like everyone is using the “Bid Buddy”. Before it hits 00:00:01 seconds. Hmmm.. Seems like the programers added the Bid Buddy bots to bit up the auctions now when yesterday every single bid was practically a manual bid.
Pass on this cheating/lying site.
I am also waiting on wins from November.
Tony J says:
January 28th, 2012 at 3:28 am
Same here…clock freeze at 1 second for Ipad…
January 25th, 2012 at 10:47 am
It isn’t a scam insofar as you are not told a pack of lies, but, considering that you can pay 0.60 v US per bid voucher, it you make 20 bids on an item and,win or lose you have expended $12.00. Considering that you will lose far more than you win someone is raking in quite a lot of cash. Then there is the question of timing of the bids being placed. With all the strategy in the world you cannot beat the fact that the countdown time is distorted. There is a definite delay between the placing and recording of a bid. There is a script in the program which reportedly slows down your computer response time thus reducing the chance of placing a winning bid.
Not a scam bhut caveat emptor would certainly be a consideration. My reccomendation would be to steer very clear of this deal. Not fun!!!
January 25th, 2012 at 10:42 am
A partial retraction…
I did recieve a refund of my full amount of DealFun bids purchased, as well as the price of the bitty helicoptor that I didn’t recieve after a full month of waiting. I won the helio with a bit of less than $5.00. I did recieve the helicopter from Singapore after 6 weeks two days ago. January 23rd 2012.
The Helicoptor is about 8″ long, and it partially works. It flies and crashes due to a non functioning rear tail propeller. Worth the 5 bucks.. NO. So suit yourselves. If you do win a item, after buying a bunch of bids…feel lucky to get at least that much. Best to support your local sales departments and deal with real people.
Good Luck.
January 25th, 2012 at 2:26 am
won a gift card and now there telling me that i cant have that gift card now and there sending me another gift card of equal value to a whole different company
has been been over a month and still no sight of my orders
not very professional company at all
January 24th, 2012 at 6:31 pm
I started this site yesterday. I bought a $69 bid package and totally feel duped. My bids hung on 1 second for 15 minutes!!!! I never won. I wrote to them about it and Melissa answered me with:
Melissa, Jan 24 18:11 (EST):
Hello,
Thank you for writing in. We always go the extra mile for our customers at DealFun. Always here to help.
We sincerely apologize, unfortunately, we had a brief disruption of service on our site. There was a connection issue between our servers which affected the performance of the auction. The issue has now been corrected.
Regards,
Melissa
Customer Relations
Deal Fun – Get Deals, Have Fun!
I don’t believe her and want my money back! This is not what I agreed to!
Jim OHara says:
January 25th, 2012 at 9:47 pm
I have had this problem many times and got the same response what a joke.
January 24th, 2012 at 12:50 pm
These guys are HORRIBLE. I won something on the Spin Wheel on 11/28/11 – it’s now 1/24/12 and I’ve not received it. First they said I didn’t win; when I showed their own proof I did, then they said it was a supplier problem. That’s what they’ve been saying for weeks now. Still nothing. Dealfun is crap and someone should sue them.
January 24th, 2012 at 8:04 am
I have won many items on the auction site Dealfun.com and up until recently i have been very pleased with the whole chibang and service. when I have had shipping problems in the past, i was emailed back, rewarded 50 bids, and my items came in. now these are’nt the best items quality wise, but since i am getting all of these for less than a dollar, i cant complain. i made an account before they started making you buy a bid pack for bidding. i have been using the bid wheel to get free bids and I have never once had to pay for a bid even though i have won alot of items. i have recently began to get frustrated with them because i have items that have been out for well over a month and i have not received them. i emailed them about this and no response. i got up this morning (the best time to bid for me) and i start bidding but to my surprise, they have this $hit system now that makes the timer hang before you win your item. the timer has been hanging for over 3 minutes on one of my items and nothing has happened. i am now legitly mad at dealfun and i believe it is no longer worth bidding on items. it is not worth anyone else’s time either for that matter.
Jim OHara says:
January 25th, 2012 at 9:51 pm
Are you kidding I have won over two dozen items waited months to get them, Most arrive broken not near the size the photo leads you to believe [EG $60 flashlight ] and are pure junk, STAY AWAY
January 24th, 2012 at 4:37 am
IS DEALFUN A SCAM ????? THIS WAS 5 MINUTES AGO…
We put 2computers together and wow the readings are so different
But I guess if you use the slow one you may win,
Check it out yourself, you will get a laugh out of this,put
egg timmer on and egg cooked first while it was on 1 sec
January 24th, 2012 at 1:58 am
DealFun is a SCAM !
Products won do not get shipped
Most items stay stagnant on 1 second therefore increasing the cost of the item and getting bidders to use bids by STEALTH.
Do not use this site. It is designed for losers and is indeed NoFun !
January 23rd, 2012 at 9:29 pm
I came to this site after opening the Overstock.com. Haven’ been able to get on the site since I purchased bids. I’m usually very careful. The Overstock connection.
January 23rd, 2012 at 6:44 pm
Items purchased are never shipped. I have 4 racked up now that still say “processing” in the order list. Now, instead of getting your bit when the time gets down to 1 second, it hangs for anywhere from 15 to 30 seconds to give ample time to be outbid. Looks to me like someone did not have a good business plan and is about to swirl in the bowl.
January 23rd, 2012 at 6:14 pm
I too have won auctions and nothing ever shipped I finally today demanded a refund as I had emailed them 7 different times regarding auctions that I won and hadn’t shipped yet never got 1 response today I demand a refund and within 10 mins I got an email confirming total refund for items and bids.. We’ll see if they actually show back on my CC but pretty sad… THIS HAS SCAM written all over it
January 23rd, 2012 at 4:50 pm
How is the product shipped? I’ve only won one item and have waited for a little over a month. Just wondering if it is UPS, FEDEX, or standard mail.
Thanks..
Jim OHara says:
January 25th, 2012 at 9:56 pm
FROM china most products come. And I think by kids paddling a row boat. this is a JOKE site.
January 23rd, 2012 at 3:19 pm
Waiting over a month for 3 items. All the goods are cheap. Hope there is a way to get money back from these scammers. No more bid sites for me.
January 23rd, 2012 at 1:06 pm
DO NOT USE DEALFUN!!! There is nothing fun about this website and I have been waiting forever for my gift cards. I only won two gift cards and they said its on its way but I won them in med Dec. and its NOW late Jan. I’m just counting this one as a Loss.
January 23rd, 2012 at 4:49 am
Dealfuns shipping sucks.HAVE received 2 shipments won 14th dec but need the rest, still in processing????since 25th dec. Kiwi s be WARNED or better still pray you get something for your money????
I only won low cost items, up to a couple of bucks. Would not advize
to chase large items until ya see some product.By the way, got a helicopter, has bit missing off rotor, just lucky I can get 1 local
January 23rd, 2012 at 2:56 am
DealFun shipping sucks. Got 2 shipments ,got about another 20 to go .
Not holding my breath, Use this as a warning Kiwi,Good luck if you
see product.At least I have not bought big ticket items
Scott says:
January 23rd, 2012 at 7:25 pm
I have also had two shipments delivered on items I won 2 weeks ago still have about 18 to go from over a month ago. I’m not waiting for the postman anymore. There was a phone number that was legit but now it is disconnected, I got through once but tried again to no avail. Stay away from this site
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:51 pm
Have won and brought items from deal fun about #12 in all two of them was instant so they came to my account two watches I revive came in mail but neither of them came with time runing so I need to find out if they work .Have not revived tablet and other item that was won going on 3 weeks now still waiting but will buy no more bids until I have recived what is mind . At this point I am calling it shipping problems
January 22nd, 2012 at 5:16 pm
I have “won” 3 items on the deal wheel and “won” 3 mp3 players on regular auctions. That was at the beginning of december. It’s now end of January. I just emailed them and told them if I didn’t recieve the items by the end of the week I was turning them in to the local police. I guess I will see if that does anything. Stay away from this site!!!!! If it’s not a scam, it might as well be!
January 22nd, 2012 at 4:40 am
Terrible ethics and terrible customer service. First of all the fact that each product penny costs over 60 pennies (each bid costs 60 cents to buy) makes these guys a KILLING on each product sold. But let’s say we accepted that fact, their customer service is just terrible and they NEVER ship on time (just read the above posts). Also, I won several products on dealwheel over two months, and I was waiting for them to start shipping my items and one day, out of the blue, I log on and they had changed ALL my winnings to “0 bids”. I emailed them asking WTF and they never got back to me. Very shady company…
Jim.
Kiwi (NZ) says:
January 23rd, 2012 at 4:58 am
Happened to me yesterday with deal wheel prizes.These guys tied in with nomorerack??????
January 21st, 2012 at 5:07 pm
This isn’t a total scam, but it is no bargain. I won an item and kept track of my order status online. It said for 3 weeks that it had been received, but nothing beyond that. When I wrote and asked what had happened to my order, I received a prompt reply stating that my order “must have been lost in shipping” or some nonsense, but it would be shipped again right away. I was also told to give it 21 days.
Well, today, I did receive my car vacuum, but it’s like a miniature. I’ll see how it works.
January 21st, 2012 at 4:46 pm
Got sucked in and it is such a scam. Double and triple talk, but no answers. (:
January 21st, 2012 at 12:39 pm
Well I too got pulled into the possibility of getting a good deal. Reading everyone’s comments has freaked me out and has been a great reminder of why I should have read and did the research before buying in. I am still hoping to be one of those who will receive the merchandise, but as each day passes I am less hopeful. I emailed them regarding my concerns about what I had read and the email came back saying wait another week and they would reship the items. Interesting considering they did not appear to have been shipped in the first place. Nonetheless I waited and received an email the next day saying four of the items (gift cards) I had were shipped.
I just got another email, well actually four, saying that the gift card I had purchased could not be sent to my area so they sent a replacement to a different place. Again hesitant about whether these would be legit I entered the cards on the website (Amazon) and to my surprise they were legit and my account was credited for the value plus five extra dollars. Granted this was not the gift certificate I was expecting which was Subway but I was happy to receive something. So now I am left wondering if I will get the rest, but am relieved that thus far I have gotten anything.
Next time I will be more careful about entering into a website and will certainly do my research. I will keep you posted.
January 21st, 2012 at 6:26 am
they say it’s a scam to avoid more web traffic
January 19th, 2012 at 7:24 pm
Called for the third time and requested my refund. Hopefully it is 7 to 10 days as discussed, not 60 days.
January 18th, 2012 at 7:38 pm
It’s funny, I got almost the same message word for word when I replied to an add at craigslist in the San Diego area. I should sign up for an account just so I can be part of the class action suit when these bums get sued… haha.
January 18th, 2012 at 12:37 pm
I won/purchase an item (iphone knock off) second week in December. Have not received it and its Jan 18. I have written to them. They said they sent out another one (6 to 10days) it’s been 12 days and nothing. So I am feeling totally scammed to say the least. They have marked my “problem” as been solved. So I guess I am out the $99.00bucks that it cost to buy bids seeing as I won’t do this again. TOTAL SCAM! I am sooooo pissed with myself for doing this. I am filling a fraud file with the local police and contacting the Better Business Bureau on Friday. DON’T DO IT!!! SCAM
January 17th, 2012 at 9:15 pm
I won an Iphone 4s on the 17th of last month, even though it took exactly a month, i got my phone today. At some point i did think this site was a scam. I’m just glad i got mine.
January 17th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
I almost fell for the “Kobe Bryant-like” pump fake…. I was in the process of buying in after one of my buddies told me that he signed up and folks were getting MacBooks for the low. He told me that the buy-in was $36 and as I was keying in my credit card number I noticed that it was $60+… That alarmed me and drove me to investigate…
Thank God for this site. I would’ve been 98 hot if I would’ve been scammed.
PrimoDude says:
January 21st, 2012 at 1:17 pm
count yourself among the blessed. These guys are making multi millions off the heat of bidding. Has anyone any idea of the size of the bitty helicopters that are being shown?? Its almost like the old time carnival trophy gizzys.
January 17th, 2012 at 2:24 pm
This is a sham company (stealing identities). A member of chouku.com group it says. It is a known spyware site based in China.
‘won’ 3 items (all under a dollar) and paid. order supposedly shipped on Dec 23 and after 3 emails received the same response from them each time.
Said the items were shipped from their international warehouse and were in process of clearing customs.
You’ve been warned. you know that ‘won’ and ‘yaun’ are similar in sound. They won the yaun from their customers.
January 15th, 2012 at 10:48 pm
I signed up for dealfun and my experience was more than dreadful. Their itmes are cheap but the variety is very, very limited. They have a satisfaction “Promise” that promises to repay to concerns emailed with 15 min,to 1 hr yet I hadn’t received answers with 3+days.
After placing several bids the pop up said I should “Buy it Now”. I tried only to be advised the Item could not be bought due to low inventory. I then tried to continue bidding but couldn’t. There goes my bids and money!! Beware of thes sites. Do your homework. Sign up for other sites but avoid this one like the plague.
January 14th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
I responded to a craiglist posting and got the exact same response from “Ava” – total scam.
January 13th, 2012 at 7:14 pm
DealFun is a scam alright. I was really ticked because I am very cautious but this site was highly recommended so I got suckered. However, I do not go down without a fight, nor should any of you that got taken by these jerks. Since I wasn’t about to wait around for them to reply to my emails I called them up. They gave me the same BS about the items being shipped, tracking numbers, etc. I said if you have tracking numbers tell me where my items are exactly. They said they couldn’t. I said “why not? UPS can. FedX can. USPS can. DHL can. Why can’t you? And why does gibberish come up when I pull up the tracking numbers? Is this some kind of scam?” She replied, “No ma’am it’s not, your items have shipped but if you’d like a full refund I can give it to you.” Which she then did. Now if my items had really shipped would she really have given me a full refund? And not even asked me to ship the items back when I received them?? Call them or email them and let them know you will call your credit card company and report them for fraud if you don’t get a refund!!! I got every cent back. Don’t give up!
Theresa says:
February 21st, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Rich, How did you make out?
Kenny says:
January 16th, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Phone number: (855) 701-2091
Rich says:
January 14th, 2012 at 4:29 pm
Shawn, I just read another story or should I say Fairy Tale? They are giving the # 855-701-2091 to call for a refund. I was just about to call but I think I will research the the funds they have taken out of my account first. I may only get one bite at the apple so I want to be totally prepared for their questions. They are very tricky!! Good luck with your refund…………Rich
Rich says:
January 14th, 2012 at 3:39 pm
Theresa, Wow, your story is sounding like the beginning of my quest to receive product shipped December 14th and never received and cannot get any handle on their tracking process? Thank-You for your suggestion of calling and asking for a refund. Hopefully my Credit Card Company will honor the request to dispute the charges. I also have been going in Circles with my Password? This must be some kind of tactic just to stall and frustrate!! Thanks again, Rich…….
Shawn says:
January 14th, 2012 at 9:25 am
Hi Theresa,
I might be the next scammed person, as I have been promised a $99 refund, but it has not showed up and it has been 2 weeks. Do you have the phone # to call them, as i can not find it on the website. They need to shut this Canadian company down!
Thanks
January 13th, 2012 at 7:11 pm
How many ways can you say ” scam”..I’ve won bids, paid shipping and my items have been ” in the mail” since Nov. 2, 2011. Not to worry, their excellent ” Customer Service ” has re- shipped the items twice.. Will try requesting Refund next…
kiwi (NZ) says:
January 23rd, 2012 at 3:08 am
If everyone has a crack at the Buy Safe Guarantee they may have second
thoughts backing DealFun ?????
john says:
January 18th, 2012 at 7:40 pm
Jerry can you tell me is 855-701-2091 a good number fro these a holes
I too have been scammed out of $69,00 and have not received my 2 orders from a little over a month ago
Thanks For any help
John
January 13th, 2012 at 5:30 pm
To let every one know DealFun is not scam.My friend have won iPhone and he got in mail.He was worried before because for 20 days they didnt process his order due to holiday&no stock.but suddenly his iPhone got shipped & he got next day in mail by FedEx.I have seen lots of people complaining here about loosing bid.Well it is there problem.Lots of time i see people bidding like crazy .they dont let even any1 on lead and this way they loose bid and they start complaining here.I know DealFun is slow in shipping but if you paid for your item ,you will get it. My Family & Friend ordered about 50 items ,and they all got everything.But it took 4-6 week to get here.Just posting to let people know DealFun is not scam.
S G says:
January 21st, 2012 at 11:19 am
The classic response to every scam-report.
Some SUPER satisfied customer appears out of nowhere, who by some miracle is super satisfied and gives a full description of what he bought.
P.S. Sorry but you don’t convince me “kaam1″
RH says:
January 20th, 2012 at 11:56 pm
This kaam1 must be from China and working for this scam outfit. The grammar alone is enough to make you wonder. No legitimate auction has you paying for bids in advance. Come on folks, you get what you pay for.
Rich says:
January 14th, 2012 at 4:11 pm
Kaam, Listen to yourself- Your friend was worried,and who cares if they offered product for sale during the “Christmas” holiday? What kind of business sells you something they don’t have? Did all those 50 items your family and “friend” ordered come after Christmas also? Slow shipping is one thing, Saying you shipped it, and then given a tracking number that doesn’t TRACK, is another. Then you say that “SUDDENLY” his phone got shipped. How did you know that? Did you track it? Sounds like you probably work there,sorry no one said anything about losing the Bid. This is about mis-representation and customer service. Have a nice day at work!!!!
January 12th, 2012 at 12:44 pm
Hey guys!! Just wanted to let everyone know i sent an email saying i wanted a full refund of every penny i put into the site or i was reporting them to the better business bureau and they gave me a refund faster than they had answered any of my other emails! Everyone needs to do this and ask for their money back to shut them down. Keep this going to help everyone else.
Good luck!
marjie says:
January 17th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
what is the email address? thanks
January 12th, 2012 at 11:24 am
A big scam! It’s too good to be true! below what i got as well. Keep out…
Hey
Someone picked it up earlier, but I can actually tell you where I got.
I just got 4 of these from www.dealfun.com and resold them on craigslist for some extra money.
Since the site is rly new theres like nobody online, nobody is bidding, it’s like xmas again haha. The trick is to bid right when the counter hits 4 seconds and you win all the time.
Kindly,
Ava
PrimoDude says:
January 14th, 2012 at 5:52 pm
Hoooo Hooo Hoooo.. Don’t bet your bids on it..
January 12th, 2012 at 9:58 am
Wow. It’s Jan 12 in the am. I responded to a post on Craigslist in the maryland area regarding a Kindle. I got the same response from the poster basically saying they just sold it but they go it from the Dealfun.com auction site. Basically said nobody knows about it so…..
I actually thanked them for the tip. I went to the site started signing up then decided to investigate further and came across this site. I think they will let you win the first time to get you hooked just like the newscaster did on the site. I believe it’s rigged.
Stay away or at least be cautious because of the sneaky way they are getting you to sign up. If it were legit they would not have to use those tactics!
Kim says:
January 19th, 2012 at 1:23 pm
Got this same MESSAGE TODAY 1/19/2012…..I am SO GLAD I found all this FEEDBACK!!!!!
I knew it was almost too good to be true!!!
January 12th, 2012 at 7:40 am
I ran into dealfun from an e-mail as it was almost Christmas I thought I could win some things for my grandkids and I did I thought. I won,I bought a Gyro copter & an M-p3 player with ear buds & here it is 4 weeks after it said they had been shipped and still no merchendise {Good thing I was not counting on them for Christmas!!!!} This is a scam it is not a penny auction as it cost you up to 60 cents a penny {must be inflation}
bev says:
January 15th, 2012 at 8:47 pm
i won a mp3 player on dec 7th , after emailing them asking ..where is is ,, i got a reply saying that they will resend by jan 3rd ,, of course it did not come , so more emails and they said they will resend it, and i would get it by jan 12 of course did not come , so back with the emails , they said they would look into it , and they did , its now jan 16 and it arrived today , and its great … now waiting for my 7 inch tablet from dec 27 , but i have had a email from them saying it would be delaid , by a few weeks ,,
fingers crossed
January 11th, 2012 at 6:04 pm
BEWARE – Auction endings are fishy – taking several seconds to move from 1 to 0. Poor response time from support. “Shipment tracking” site full of dead links and misleading information. Lots of knockoff / poor quality products. Four weeks and still waiting on shipment. Order won almost a week ago still hasn’t “processed for shipping”. Only orders fulfilled to date were auctions where I won more bids (no surprise). Hope somebody files a class action lawsuit against this company.
January 11th, 2012 at 11:25 am
Dealfun is a low budget scam, i put $100 and never received the items that i won. do not waist ur time or money on this site. Scam Scam Scam!!!
January 9th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Beware!
Below is my correspondence between “Suzanne” concerning an iPhone 4s off of Craigslist. I actually emailed twice and got a different action site but the same person responding…
I am very thankful for this website. It saved me a few headaches. I hope everybody that was impacted will get things straight and these scammers pay.
—– Forwarded Message —–
From: MyInternet Email
To: Suzanne
Sent: Monday, January 9, 2012 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: verizon new iphone 4s – $319 (Bedford )
Recommend you to be careful.
This website should not be shared – you may become liable.
http://reviewopedia.com/workathome/dealfun-com-reviews-legit-or-scam/
From: Suzanne
To: MyInternet Email
Sent: Monday, January 9, 2012 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: verizon new iphone 4s – $319 (Bedford )
Hey there
Someone just bought this from me, but I can tell you where I got it from.
I just bought 4 of these from dealfunz.com and I resold them on here for some extra money.
The site is pretty new so theres like nobody online, so noone is placing bids, its like xmas all over. Just bid right when the counter hits 3 seconds and you win pretty much every time.
Regards
January 9th, 2012 at 8:17 pm
This site seems a big scam. I just responded to a craiglist ad selling the following laptop and you can see the response I got from the “Seller” who had been responding the same sort of email to other people which I saw in the review section. So stay away and report to craiglist scam department.
Re: (excellent) Toshiba Satellite P755D laptop 2generation core i7 – $325 (Maryland (DC Metro))
Ava Martinez avamartinez@mailmodo.com
2:57 PM (5 hours ago)
Hi
Sorry someone stopped by to pick it up earlier, but I can actually tell you where I got it from.
I just got 3 of these from www.dealfun.com and sold them on craigslist for some extra money.
Since the site is rly new theres pretty much nobody online, nobody is bidding, its like xmas all over again haha. All you need to do is place your bid right when the counter hits 4 seconds and you win every time.
Kindly,
Ava
Kim says:
January 19th, 2012 at 1:38 pm
wow!!!! Amazing!! I am reading this site and I got EXACTLY,WORD FOR WORD response about an IPad2—–Thanks to this site, Immediately X’d out of their scam webpage!!!
David says:
January 14th, 2012 at 6:23 pm
Wow, I got the same response from a seller on Cragslist. I was all ready to sign up and give my credit card but my instincts told me to google them for any bad press or bad reviews…. Thanks for the warning.
January 9th, 2012 at 8:14 pm
THIS IS AWFUL! Do not waste time or money on this.
January 8th, 2012 at 8:56 pm
I have 11 orders pending since 12/7/11 When I try to check order I get no record.I did receive my first order in about 3 weeks. That’s why I went back.I have no problem wining bids.Its getting the merchandise. I hope all these complaints or at least some are without merit. I know for A fact they don’t reply to emails, waiting 3days as of now. WISH ME LUCK.
Allison says:
January 11th, 2012 at 5:13 am
File a complaint with the Better Business Bureau. That usually incites some resolution on the company’s part.
Here’s the URL for the form to file a complaint:
https://www.bbb.org/consumer-complaints/file-a-complaint/get-started/?source=cibr&bbbid=0107&bid=1239873
January 8th, 2012 at 3:11 pm
It is a scam, you will notice the same names bidding on everything, are they plants I don,t know, less than 1% ever get to buy anything. Please do not fall this it will just cost you. I agree it should be illegal.
January 7th, 2012 at 11:58 am
If you call 855-701-2091,you can get a full refund within like 5 mins. I just did. I bought the pack for $99,and I was too also tricked by the craigslist emails scam.
Gail says:
January 8th, 2012 at 11:41 am
I was promised my refund in 8 days. if I don’t see it I will call. Is this Dealfuns number?
January 7th, 2012 at 5:18 am
Truly awful site.
After paying out £74 for bids I soon realized it was a fix. I put my bid in with 5 seconds to go and the site restarts and the clock goes back to 15 seconds.
I did win an item for £48, which on Ebay would have cost £63.
Net loss of £74.
Still waiting for the item to arrive after several Emails and no response other than a generic “We are dealing with you request”.
Total Scam
Do not go there, take your gamble on ebay.
January 7th, 2012 at 3:54 am
A total waste!
Dealfun.com in my opinion is a website that only allows enough bidders to win to keep others interested. The majority of bidders lose on dealfun, not because they were not lucky or they did not bid long enough. They could bid all day and all night and still not win unless dealfun allowed them to.
I have been the winner of dealfun auctions where I would watch the ONE slowly fade to a SOLD proclaiming a winner. And I have been a bidder that sat and watched in disbelief as the countdown went to ONE and sat there for no less than 15 seconds and as high as 25 seconds and yet never fading off to the word SOLD. (I actually used a timer during one incident. It was the one for 25 seconds).
The management said that they found no issues with the system that evening and so they could not help me. Nor could they return the bids.
The website says that when the countdown goes to one the person left is the winner. I have been that person many a times and yet I walked away a loser because the system did not say SOLD.
I have watched this happen to others as well. I wonder what they are thinking when it occurs.
Before spending any money with dealfun spend an hour just watching several auctions. You will find a very small percentage of auctions that actually end immediately after the countdown hits the one. Usually it sits on the one for a few seconds (2). They call this lag time between servers and it is valid, but anything over a few seconds and it is not lag time in my opinion.
I had started bidding on the smaller items to begin with. Easier to win. Such as a small toy train that had toy story on it (it ended up being cheap plastic), a Mario Piggy bank (plastic) and a smurf stuffed doll. I received all of these in an International Parcel from China. None of these were gift quality.
I won’t be wasting anymore money with dealfun. I will use the free bids and if I happen to get lucky and win an item then great. But I don’t want to waste any money on items they get from China.
January 7th, 2012 at 12:53 am
This is such a scam in every possible way…..save your money and your sanity and use ebay. Don’t do it…really!!
January 6th, 2012 at 10:39 pm
Probably a scam and those who gave a favorable response are probably a part of their site. In other words they are here too scam away! It’s too good to be true!
January 6th, 2012 at 5:22 pm
Wow….. I’m glad i looked into this. I saw an ad for this site this morning and i wanted to check it out before i bid on anything, just in case it was a scam. And now that i know the stuff ships from china im definitely not buying anything. :( anyone know a good site like this where i can get an ipod touch? :) bummer -_-
January 6th, 2012 at 10:45 am
Below is The email I sent through the “contact us” section of their site. Look at the response that I received. It proves that there is no customer service, just an automated response. I’m not even a member. Just read the reviews and knew not to join.
Here was my email to them.
Sad-coop, Jan-06 10:15 (EST):
For all of you who knowingly, perpetuate this type
of illegal business, just know full well now, that
a jail cell is waiting for you.
After reading all the reviews without finding a
single satisfied customer, I am making it my
mission to shut down this operation and having all
involved prosecuted.
Here is the reply I received
Your request (#185754) has been updated.
To review the status of the request and add additional comments, follow the link below:
http://dealfun.zendesk.com/tickets/185754
You can also add a comment by replying to this email.
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Rima, Jan-06 10:19 (EST):
Hello Sad-coop,
Thank you for writing in. Always here to help.
We’re sorry to hear that you want to receive a refund for your bid pack. At Dealfun, we want to ensure you are always satisfied.
For a limited time, we are offering our customers a special gift package if they remain a DealFun customer valued at $129.99. Simply visit the following link for more information:
http://www.dealfun.com/rpackage/
If you still would like to proceed with your refund, simply click the ‘decline’ option and your refund will be issued within 48 hours.
Please let us know if you have any other questions or concerns.
Regards,
Rima
Customer Relations
Deal Fun – Get Deals, Have Fun!
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Matt says:
January 6th, 2012 at 11:00 pm
Agree that this site is a total scam and rip off. I wanted to make one other point that has really pissed me off.
Dealfun markets cheap iPads, iPhones or TVs yet they only auction one or two of these each a day. These auctions can go for six plus hours with 25,000 bids so best of luck. You have virtually no hope of getting one of these.
After being sucked in with the talk of buying a cheap iPad you find that 99% of the merchandise is absolute Chinese junk that is worth a fraction of what they state. I bought an android tablet for $99 after figuring that it would cost me that much in bids anyway. After six weeks it finally arrived and is a total joke (too ashamed to tell my family or friends how bad). Won’t go into all the details but in summary it is Chinese ‘no brand” garbage that does not work and is destined for the bin. If you are a member, DO NOT buy one of the android tablets.
I used up my bids on “winning” other junk which of course has not arrived.
Please do not get sucked in as well – donate a couple of hundred dollars to charity which feels a lot better than being scammed.
January 6th, 2012 at 10:08 am
Here is what I believe. This site only needs to get everyone to sign up and try it. Scam is pretty much over at that point because of how they operate. You know pretty much right away that you’ve been scammed. They don’t care cause they have your money. Do the math. Average $100 from each person times a few million people. No need to repeatedly scam the same person. Once they make enough money, the site will disappear
January 5th, 2012 at 12:32 pm
Just think, the last ipad sold for $250 dollars, that’s 25,000 bids…my bids were 49 cents each so that means this ipad made them almost $12,500. As soon as I saw that I knew I had been scammed!! I never bid on those items knowing I wouldn’t win, but I did win a helicopter and a few other things that I NEVER received. Every time I email them, I get the exact same message back saying it was lost in transit and a new one has been shipped out, expect it in 21 days. It’s all a SCAM! Don’t do it!! I am now trying to get a refund, not sure how that’s going to go.
Gina says:
January 6th, 2012 at 10:49 am
I feel like a fool. It is a scam. The news clip pulled me in on the ad. There is no free lunch and I knew better.
January 5th, 2012 at 8:51 am
I won 2 items on Dec 9, 2010 and to this day have not recieved them or any legitimate way to track them or any response from the multitude of emails I have sent to the customer service department. The tracking site furnished seems to “have no record” of orders?!!! When I signed up I completely understood that I would be risking money and participating in (what now I feel is a bogus) bidding system, but oncc I spent $150 for $25 worth of merchandise I surely expected to recieve the items with one month, if not by Christmas, which was the reason I signed up in the first place.
I bidded endlessly for larger items (ipad2,iphone,jewerly,etc) of corse to no avail, since it is rigged, but for the small items I did win bids for it seems they should have honored that. Think twice before buying bids from this site there are plenty of better causes to give to!
January 4th, 2012 at 7:10 pm
Received two won items 24 days after it was sent. Neither item works. Don’t do. Poor product and shipping time.
January 4th, 2012 at 5:32 pm
I came across a posting in carigslist for iPhone 4 unlocked for very less price of 275$.
When contacted them through mail, the below was the response I received.
Hey there
Someone just came by and bought it, but I can tell you where I got it.
I just got 4 from www.dealfun.com and resold them on craigslist for some extra money.
Since the site is rly new theres pretty much nobody online, nobody is bidding, its like xmas all over again haha. The trick is to place your bid right when the counter reaches 4 seconds and you win all the time.
Kindly,
Ava
They are using caigslist as one of the ad campaigning aid to extend this scam to as many as people.
Be careful before signing up.
Michael says:
January 8th, 2012 at 8:28 pm
Thanks for the heads up Raj, i just received the same message and used this site to find out it was a scam i appreciate the post
michelle says:
January 6th, 2012 at 4:47 pm
OMG!!! that is the same thing that happened to me!!!.. BUT I have to say I did win one of there cameras for $8 which the camera is awesome!.. BUT OMG I never won anything else after that.. I do the spin every once in awhile but never pay money…
bayuff says:
January 5th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
I just got the same message….got it pretty quick too, like it was an auto response. Thanks for the heads up!
January 4th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
Well … to start with … Deal Fun is NOT Scam. I won more than 12 item on it and got ALL OF THEM. The only thing I didn’t like is the time it takes to reach your mailbox. Usually you get your items in 4 weeks. So be patient … if you win an auction, you will get the items for sure.
Jeanie says:
January 7th, 2012 at 5:52 am
I can’t help but wonder if Tushar isn’t part of dealfun..
I noticed how you said… “IF YOU WIN AN AUCTION”… that is the question since on dealfun you can be that last bidder and suddenly they have allowed additional bidding to take off. The FAQ area says that If the auction timer reaches 00:00:00 and no new bids are placed the person who placed the last bid wins the auction. If you watch the clocks they count down in seconds.
If it was working correctly it would count down to one and then pause for one to two seconds and then it would say ENDED. It would not show a zero. And it would say SOLD across the item being auctioned.
But, that does not happen as often as it should because dealfun’s system prohibits it.
I have been that last bidder, but the system never allowed the countdown to finish by adding the ENDED. Instead it just sat there with the ONE hanging, anywhere from 5 to 25 seconds, until someone else placed a bid. Then the countdown took back off. This is why I say dealfun.com is a scam website.
I say that because when the auctions hit 1 dealfun’s system kept winners from actually winning item’s.
I would not say that this happens unless I know that it does. It has happened to me.
A statement was made that it isn’t a scam site because people get what they win eventually.
Just because you get what you win doesn’t mean you haven’t been scammed. I won a smurf doll and it said it was soft/plush, (it isn’t soft/plush as advertised), I also won the Music Alarm Clock that says it retails for $40(it is cheap plastic, and has one volume, LOUD. There’s no way to turn it down), and I won a Mario piggy bank that dealfun says retails for $18. There is no way that piggy bank
retails for more than $2.50. It is a HARD plastic piggy bank.
To me this is considered a scam when you advertise something of worth and ship out junk.
The only items so far that were not junk was the Tommy Jean Scarf. It is nice. It was shipped by itself and I got it fast. The rest was shipped together.
I am still waiting for the F8 cell phone and the Android Tablet. They were both won Mid December so I have awhile to wait yet.
It isn’t just a question of getting your items in a timely manner either.
It is also about getting quality items and not junk.
In another post I stated that I had bid on items and won them and after a very very long wait time I eventually received a few of them (it was around 40 days wait time for items shipped internationally.) You can tell by the tracking numbers if it is International or not. If it ships from 4px it will take 21 days minimum (usually longer).
Gina says:
January 6th, 2012 at 10:51 am
How much did your wins actually cost you?
January 4th, 2012 at 10:56 am
I am out $99usd and trying to get my money back, tried on one bid for an Ipad, what a scam!!!!!!!!! I wished I would have read the blogs, before registering with this SCAM. “If it is to good to be true it ususally is”
AVOID
January 3rd, 2012 at 8:50 pm
I am so sad right now, put about $120 into this website and nothing!!! no items shipped, keep getting the go around by their customer service!! this is ridiculous. Following PrimoDude’s advice, I emailed them threatening to report.. I hope I also get a full refund of my hard earned money~ wish I had seen this information before signing up for the blasted site! :(
Beware of the Scam everyone…
January 3rd, 2012 at 1:49 pm
Won an item over a month ago and have not received it yet. Keep getting the run-around from support. Have spent @ $200.00 with nothing to show for it. Stay away from this site!!!!
January 3rd, 2012 at 9:06 am
States you will win something..not true. Items are not that high end as they only offer a few ipads or iphones…etc. different categories of items but nothing really good. Should refund money. They do offer buy it now but there is no real discount. Stay away.
Robert says:
January 4th, 2012 at 5:27 pm
I am in Australia and felt I had been suckered by dealfun (for $120). Anyhow I got this number from this site – 855-701-2091. some people have had success in getting a refund. I e-mailed support a dealfun.com and received a full refund, after giving a sob story about being a dopey feeble minded old pensioner. So the hucksters can be huckled!
January 3rd, 2012 at 7:10 am
Wow – am I ever glad I Googled Dealcent (or should that be ‘Stealcent?) and after sifting through all the endorsment sites from them I came across these reviews.
Thank you everyone, for your honesty – I’m really glad I read your stories before signing up!
January 2nd, 2012 at 5:56 pm
DEALFUN is terrible. We won 2 auctions over 3 weeks ago and items haven’t shipped yet. Customer service, really….you would be better off communicating with ‘Peggy’ (from the bank commercials).
BTW…..didn’t realize when we signed up, all items ship from China.
January 2nd, 2012 at 12:31 am
This should be illegal!!!!!! It has to be one of the worst scams ever! Do NOT participate in this cheating thieving site unless you want to burn your money!! Guaranteed this will be busted but not before they’ve ripped off thousands of people and made away with a fortune. Disgusting. I only wish I had found this site before I was sucked in! I hope they lock them up!
January 2nd, 2012 at 12:04 am
stay away Have had all the same issues. Takes 2 months to receive and it is nothing but JUNK !!!! The watches, jewelry etc are crap from China. The speaker worth $60 was broken and would be worth a max of 5 bucks. the timers stall numerous times and then reset after being the highest bidder and waiting for up to 4 minutes thinking I had won.
What JUNK !!!
January 1st, 2012 at 1:12 pm
I just read all these posts…too late. I sent a note to deal fun today, after waiting more than a month for Christmas gifts that never came. I thought it would take about 3 weeks to ship all the junk from China but apparently, it really is a slow boat. I am out more than $120-130 and I doubt I will get any of it back but I want to help others…it is a scam. Even if there are legitimate bidders, the high cost to bid, minimal options for merchandise, the constant “freezing” of the site, the marathon bidding process…and then no way to confirm when you will receive the products all make it a scam, because you have no way of knowing all this until after you pay for that first bid package. I cannot believe that the US internet regulators (whichever government body that may be) isn’t all over this.
You will save money in the long run by shopping at well known, reputable retailers.
January 1st, 2012 at 11:31 am
BUYER BEWARE!!! BUYER BEWARE!!! BUYER BEWARE!!!
They use Craigslist.com to drive traffic to their site, pretending to be a seller and telling you they’ve already sold the item of interest, “But, you can do what I did… go to dealfun.com…”
Clever, but 100 percent pure SCAM. Someone will eventually brings them down. I hope there is s class action lawsuit.
Kevin J says:
January 6th, 2012 at 9:38 am
Got the same one below on Kijiji Windsor
Hello
Someone just bought this from me, but I can tell you where I got it from.
I just got 4 of these from dealfunz.com and I resold them on here for some extra money.
Since the site is new there are no people on it, so nobody is placing bids, its like xmass all over. Try to bid right when the counter hits 4 seconds and you win pretty much every time.
Regards
Sounds like scam says:
January 5th, 2012 at 2:04 am
Ava Martinez ✆ avamartinez@mailmodo.com
12/27/11 (8 days ago)
to me
Hi there
Someone just bought this from me, but I can tell you where I got it from.
I just got 3 of these from www.dealfun.com and I resold them on craigslist for some extra money.
Since the site is new theres like nobody online, nobody is bidding, its xmas all over again haha. The trick is to bid right when the counter hits 4 seconds and you win every time.
Regards,
Ava
December 31st, 2011 at 6:31 pm
Don’t go to this site!!! I didn’t realize what I was signing up for and it’s a total scam!!! Don’t waste your money or time.
December 31st, 2011 at 10:19 am
SCAM. I purchased bid pack. Won a few auctions, including some at what seemed like great bargains. All was good till delivery time. Per their emails, they shipped items promptly.
Then I monitored tracking info … all it said was “information submitted”. And it stayed like that on every one of the 7 packages destined for me for weeks. Basically this meant they went so far as printing a shipping label, but never actually mailed the packages.
After 21 days on the first of the packages, they claim they re-shipped it, with more emails saying “expect tracking number in 48 hours”. No tracking numbers followed. I then sent additional email to their support, which considering it was a scam was quite good as they responded quickly. This time, I told them I was putting a stop on my credit card for all purchases and submitting this as a fraud case to my Master Card company. They responded with a choice … for a free $150 gift package, or refund my money. Huh, why would I take the gift package if I know I wouldn’t receive that either. So I asked for a refund. Fortunately, I got that refund within 2 days, so that saved me the trouble of having to put stop orders on multiple credit card purchases.
Why were they so quick to refund my purchase after the threat of reporting? Cause if they end up in the Master Card list of fraud companies, nobody will ever be able to pay them. If they truly did send all the packages and they are all still “in the mail” then eventually I should receive them. Of 7 packages, weeks later, I got ZERO of them.
So yeah, a total scam, but ask for your money back … they did it for me, and surprisingly quickly!
December 31st, 2011 at 1:18 am
Don’t do it… don’t let yourself get as bored and pathetic as I obviously did. How on earth I can condone spending money to press a box all-night long for days . I have won multiple times bids and giftcards that never come. Honestly rethink what we are doing when we go on sites like this. I’m more disappointed in the show I really respected the Doctors for the unbelievable endorsement they gave them. It makes me realize that everyone is only out for money including people you think or though you may have respects a little. I’m sorry bids added instantly the gift cards never came.
December 30th, 2011 at 9:49 pm
She is listing a Motorola Xoom tablet On craiglist for less than a half real price. When I contact her she respond this:
Lisa sabrinacourtneyjzj@hotmail.com
12:59 PM (7 hours ago)
to me
Hi there
Someone just bought this from me, but I can tell you where I got it from.
I just bought 4 of these from dealfunbidz.com and I resold them on here for some extra money.
Since the site is new there are no people on it, so nobody is bidding, its like xmass all over. Try to bid right when the counter hits 4 seconds and you win pretty much every time.
Regards
December 30th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
What a scam! …..people who work for deal fun, bid against you. You see someone win, but they are not real. Your better off just.going to an online store. Unless you really need a rc helicoptet, 2g tablet, angry birds slippers, or a gift card. worthless junk. I spent $120 us dollars on what …..garbage site. Do not guve these criminals your money. I am reporting to bbb as we ll. Im an idiot that signed up, and regretted. Dont do it.
David Soule says:
January 1st, 2012 at 2:53 pm
Yes they are a complete ripoff. They will send you worthless trinkets, but when you win something of any value you’ll never see it. I won 15 items (cell phones, Android tablets, helicopters, etc) over a month ago and haven’t seen a thing. Furthermore, their shipping through Hong Kong is BS. When you try to “track” your winnings you get some computer gibberish basically saying the site is down. It’s been down for 3 weeks now that I know of. When you email the “support” website they lie, delay or confuse the issue for weeks. When I complained about not receiving my winnings they wanted me to verify my mailing address… that was two weeks ago. This morning I woke-up to an email from them explaining how to change my mailing address on their site so they could start sending me my winnings. They’ve had the correct address for months, I told them that two weeks ago, and now they want me to change it. DO NOT GIVE THEM A PENNY! I’ also going to the BBB now.
December 29th, 2011 at 3:15 pm
I purchased a $99 package and got 165 bids. Some more were added because I did not “win” any product for a couple of days. I was allowed to “purchase” a $10 giftcard for Subway for around 60 cents, and received it in the mail in about a week. However, I also was allowed to “purchase” a $25 gift card from Amazon for $15+ but weeks have gone by and I have not received or been able to resolve the whereabouts of that gift card yet. I finally won an Acer Netbook on December 15th, found out that your bids only give you the right to “buy” items for less, paid another $103 for it, and to date 14 days later, the item is still supposedly “processing.” I’ve already paid in the original $99, $16 for gift cards, and $103 for a Netbook (total of $238). I’ll try to update if/when I figure out if they are legit or a scam. I’ve spent many hours trying to get what I’ve already paid for, and so far have not had success. I just read the page above listing all the complaints from “members” of Deal Fun. I wish I’d done it before I ” bought in.” I’m surprised because I was sent to the site from Nomorerack which was touted as a must do by Oprah. I wonder if SHE can get me my items.
PrimoDude says:
December 30th, 2011 at 1:50 pm
Here is a addendum to my prior posting. I too went through the same experience, and here is a tip. DO NOT close your account with DealFun. Go to their “Contact Us” and put in your complaints and make a suggestion of a lawsuit if you do not get a refund. Add your account numbers and all of the items you have paid for.
I did this and I recieved a full refund, and they in turn cancelled my account after they confirmed they were issuing a full refund.
There is a letter asking for your satisfaction. Do not answer that letter until you get your bank confirmation statement. A further suggestion, since they do have your financial information, cancel those accounts and get a new CC card or whatever you need to do to stop information flow.
Good luck..
PrimoDude
December 29th, 2011 at 12:15 pm
Does anyone has their customer service number?
Robert says:
December 29th, 2011 at 7:25 pm
I believe the phone number is #855 701 2091. Being in Australia I haven’t had much success with it yet, but I have only tried a couple of times. I did however email dealfun support, and they have promised me a refund within the next week or so. I’ll let youall know how that pans out!
December 29th, 2011 at 5:25 am
I have been through pain with Dealfun since I have been a member. They closed my accounts, kept my bids on them with no reimbursement and did not send me my items that I paid for. They still owe me $230 in gift cards that I won over a month ago, several items that I won about a month and a half ago that I have not gotten and when I contact customer service they will not respond to me at all. THEY ARE A SCAM. Dealfun has this wheel that you spin to win either free bids or items, I have won several items on this wheel and HAVE NEVER COLLECTED ONE OF THEM. You are lucky if you get the stuff that you pay for. If I do not get my items that I paid for within the next couple of weeks I will be forced to report them to the Better Business Bureau (BBB) for scamming consumers. I think that many people should do the same thing that have been scammed.
December 29th, 2011 at 12:31 am
I am sorry I did not listen to my boyfriend and stay away from this site. I should have checked it out first and now I am sorry. They are a big scam. It has been over a month and no items but yet credit card was charged immediately. When I contacted them they claim they are resending items.we will see in the meantime I am contacting credit card company for refund.
December 28th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
I am still waiting for the items that I bought more than 21 days ago.
One word for this site…..SCAM,
kat says:
December 30th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
I agree SCAM!!!!!!! They took my money Dec7th and have not received the ordered product!!!
December 28th, 2011 at 5:18 pm
We thought I would try it. What they promised seemed like; worse case we by the item at the price they stated. Wrong. Lots of little word plays and its been a month and not received one Item I bought. Give me the box with the button that will make them all suffer. I will push it.
December 28th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
I say it’s a scam, I have not received my product after several complaints. Don’t be fooled, you play with them you lose and if you win good luck in getting the product you bid on.
December 28th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
I was deceived too when I join this site. I should have done more research but dummy me relied on the advertisement they had with Martha Stewart and some lady on The Talk. They were raving about this site.
I “won” five or so items and actually “bought” a Kindle and a so-called MP3 Player w/ 2GB (these were accidentally purchased cause I didn’t know what I was doing at the beginning, long story). That MP3 w/ 2GB is a crock. It’s just an empty shell that looks like an iShuffle and YOU have to purchase a micro SD card to download your music. It doesn’t matter if the card is 2GB or 32 GB, it will work either way but those things are not that cheap. It was very deceiving how they advertise this product as well as any other I’m sure on this site.
Oh ya, I only received the Kindle and the MP3 player so far. Nothing else that I have “won” came in yet. And I have complained and they were quick to answer saying they are “resending” all the items. It’s been over a month now since my original wins.
I would avoid this site. If it sound too good to be true, then it isn’t!!!
December 28th, 2011 at 3:21 pm
I also won a 7″ android and was expecting it before Christmas and it has been since November. When I try to track my item it does not give me any information and I am completely fed up and I just called customer service and they said it was shipped already and I will receive it by January 2nd… what a joke and if I don’t receive it I should call back and they will see what they can do… like give me free bids..( I DO NOT WANT FREE BIDS) I want my money back that they stole.. I cannot believe I fell for this scam. I am so glad that someone posted a phone number for this place.. I hope other people read all of these and do not use that website because it is nothing but a rip off and I could of purchased my item for less than what I paid for all of those bids since it is 60cents per bid.. they are making alot of money off of innocent hard working people….
kat says:
December 30th, 2011 at 1:30 pm
I also “won” a 7″ tablet, Dealfun took my money on Dec 7th. I tried to track it and it sent me to a web site in Hong Kong! I e-mailed Dealfun again. They said they would re-send the Tablet! Did it fall in the ocean when it was shipped from China? Dealfun said it can take up to 21 more days. If the Tablet ever does show up it will be 6 weeks since they took my money!!!! I will never ever “bid” with Dealfun again. I am a single mother and was looking for great deal for my daughter. I wanted to give her the Tablet for Christmas!! Didn’t happen, now I don’t have enough money to go to a trusted site and buy one for her!!
December 28th, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Thank you for these notes. I used the number that Bill provided and they say they will refund me. I will be more cautious next time. When I registered I never saw that they would charge my account ahead of time.
Going back to ebay – that site is great for bidding and selling!!
srey says:
December 29th, 2011 at 3:27 pm
I feel like such a sucker. If you don’t mind can I get the number?
December 28th, 2011 at 1:39 am
Same thing just happened to me on craigslist for a macbook pro
December 27th, 2011 at 3:25 pm
Do NOT try this, they have it rigged so you can not win and if you do, count the cost, it will cost you more than if you bought these things outright. They charge you $80-100 to get in then have “professional” bidders on the site, yea right, I would guess their software.
It is a total waste of money.
AVOID…..AVOID……AVOID.
anitra says:
December 28th, 2011 at 3:22 pm
I agree with you 100%!!!!!!!!!!
December 27th, 2011 at 9:07 am
Dealfun is raking it in. An example: A Kindle Fire sold for $124.84 on their site. That is 12,484 bids at 60 cents charged for each 1 cent bid. This means 12484 X .60 = $7,484.00. plus the price of the Kindle ($124.84) So $7484.00 plus $124.84 = $7614.80. Even if Dealfun gave away HALF of the bids (which they don’t) they would still be making huge profits.
SAM says:
December 28th, 2011 at 12:37 pm
Better than that…it takes many weeks…if at all…to receive what you have “won?” (paid for that is.)
John says:
December 27th, 2011 at 3:20 pm
Agreed, this is a huge scam. OD NOT TRY IT!
December 27th, 2011 at 12:19 am
Now they are scamming people through Craigslist. I just contacted someone to buy a NEW IN BOX Dyson Vacuum Cleaner that was listed for less than half of retail. I heard back rather quickly from the ‘seller’ telling me to get one through this auction, that she had bought 4 and resold them for a profit… So this website must be spamming Craigslist and when someone responds, the ‘seller’ advertises dealfunauctions.com. Glad I checked it out before bidding.
Karen says:
January 2nd, 2012 at 12:37 pm
I also responded to an ad on craigslist for a nintendo 3ds. The “seller” also got back very quickly and said someone had just bought it but that they had purchased 4 of these at dealfunoffers.com and resold on craigslist to make extra $. I am very glad I thought to check out reviews and googled dealfun first. Also I was skeptical of the site for not accepting paypal.
Jen says:
December 28th, 2011 at 7:44 am
This just happened to me with a kindle fire. I thought it seemed fishy… glad I checked it out first! Glad folks are talking about it!
OldScooterguy says:
December 28th, 2011 at 12:19 am
Exactly what just happened to me, scam siren went of immediately in my brain. The ad wasn’t up 5 minutes. Time to start flagging.
Mila says:
December 28th, 2011 at 12:17 am
Same story, different item. I was going for Samsung Galaxy tab
December 27th, 2011 at 12:05 am
stay well away a total scam
December 26th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
I too feel the scam tree is shaking, and the victims are falling like dead leaves. I spent $105.00 for bids, and wow, I won a helicopter for under $5.00 that is now in limbo land in the “Shipped” tracking brackets.. Since December 6th, so it either a super slow boat from China, or will never be a “shipped” item.
There is no brand label on the Helicopter either. Just a picture. If you get out your calculator, and multiply the $$ bid amount of the item that is active, it will blow your mind the amount of $$ that competitive bidding is paying the seller for that item.
Buyer beware..
Haihai says:
December 31st, 2011 at 3:40 am
Me too, I spent $100 for bids, and won a helicopter before Thanksgiving. I have not received my helicopter yet, contact their support services 2-3 time, no response from them. What should I do?
December 26th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
total ripoff! nothing else necessary to say…stay away!
art says:
December 31st, 2011 at 3:42 pm
i agree!!!—i wonder if anyone has complained to the Better Business Bureau?
December 25th, 2011 at 3:50 am
I won 5 bids. 3 ipod shuffles and 2 helicopters. This was about 10 days ago. The tracking numbers you get are crap, they don’t work. I’ve contacted them several times and get generic responses. A few times they gave me some free bids hoping to pacify me. Well, it didn’t work. I’m still pissed off at the lack of real customer service. I’ve read (on several sites) that it can take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months before you get your items. I’m hoping that I get the items I paid for, but after reading all these comments and others, I doubt it. I only wish I had taken the time to look into the site better.
Also, after complaining many times, they locked me out of their website. I was able to get on other sites so it wasn’t a connectivity issue. I was able to access them using my smart phone using 3g.
I saw several times on their site that track your isp number so they know who is bidding. So, i decided to change mine and, Walla! I was able to access their site again. So it seems to me that they purposefully blocked my computer after complaining to them many times.
I guess this is how they provide customer service. They block those who complain too much.
December 24th, 2011 at 9:08 am
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO WROTE REVIEWS!!! I am very grateful to all for educating us on the deceitful dirty abhorrent scamming ways of dealfunGUS. i was thinking of signing up when i came across this site, you all saved me and a close friend from wasting our hard earned money on this mongrel site.THANK YOU.I am pleased to read (and surprised)that most got their refunds. dealfunGUS should be treated like any other gambling site on the net. GAMBLING ADDICTS BEWARE.
Robert says:
December 29th, 2011 at 2:58 pm
I somehow stumbled into the trap Dec 23. I thought it might satisfy my gambling bug without hurting too much. Anyhow I suppose I will just write it of to experience and file it under thieves, cheats and liars!
December 24th, 2011 at 7:54 am
I also have won 4 items and it has been a month and I have had the typical BS tracking #’s etc. I’m going for my money back like other have-SCAM
December 23rd, 2011 at 4:32 pm
After discovering that my bid account balance kept going down without my bidding on anything, I began reading the reviews on this site. I finally found the place on the website that says that bids won in a deal spin expire after 24 hours. I also went into My Account and discovered that the default was to use purchased bids before voucher bids (you can manually change this) so even if you did bid on an item, you were likely not to use the voucher bids and they expire in 10 days. Those details, along with the reviews on this site, convinced me to ask for a refund today.
I used the phone number that Bob so helpfully provided and was connected to a customer rep immediately when I pressed 0. She was very cordial and just asked for the reason why I wanted a refund. I told her it was the number of reviews showing that people didn’t receive the items they had won. She processed the request and said I would see it within 7-10 days and I just received an email from DealFun indicating my refund had been processed. Hopefully, I will see it on my account when I check next week.
Thanks to everyone who has submitted their experience – you saved me some cash to use more wisely.
December 23rd, 2011 at 12:03 pm
I just called that number and demanded a full refund of 166.62 after not receiving my 4 items (2 iPod shuffles, 1 android tablet, and a screwdriver set) over 1 month ago. No I did not google their website and reviews before all these transactions like I should have. They did not give me any problems with asking for a full refund. I hope to see a credit of $166.62 really soon so I can go purchase this at a real store by Xmas! Has anyone received the stuff they purchased after canceling? If so did you send it back? If you didn’t send it back, did they ultimately charge you again for it after cancelling and crediting account? I can’t believe I fell for this!! Very disappointed in myself!!!
December 22nd, 2011 at 11:45 pm
I tried to bid time after time, and found that the majority of the electronics that I was interested in were only available to bid on after midnight. The “guarantee” that you will be able to purchase something for a large percentage less than its value, is bogus. I just wasted $87.00 on a bid package that I could have spent $20 dollars more and bought a kindle from my local Staples. I would strongly urge anyone who is thinking of participating, to read the reviews and stay away from this scam.
December 22nd, 2011 at 7:19 pm
Don’t think I can add any positives, only verify ALL the negatives about this mob. I won a DUAL sim phone (!!!) which obviously doesn’t have a GPS tracker, ‘cos no-one knows where it is after 6 weeks! Also I was told by Dealfun that I couldn’t log on to the ‘en.4px.cc’ tracking site because there was “a problem with my computer”. Has anyone been able to?? (Seems to work for every other active website in the world). I was told that when the item gets in from overseas (wonder where???)it then gets a UPS tracking number and sent. Won’t be happening here! See Bob’s post on 19th December for their number and ring ‘em. They gave me a full refund straight away of the Dealfun Starter Pack plus the purchased item without any drama. The transaction was (supposedly) done while I was on the phone, and I have received 2 emails verifying this. But my account is now de-activated. Like I was going to ever use it again!! They work on the percentages principle that refunding a small number of people means they keep the money of the vast majority that just cop it. Everybody that’s been conned by this lot, RING ‘EM UP AND DEMAND A REFUND!!!Take up your phones and get back what is yours (as opposed to what you won). I will post again when my refund is credited to my card, so let’s see what happens. iamron51, and this is my story. The end.
December 22nd, 2011 at 5:20 pm
i looked through dealfun site and was charged $84.00 for bidding. they had no plan to give me back my $84.00. the woman on the phone was attempting to explain why. i told not to bother to explain anything to me that i never placed any bids but viewed the site. i told her it is either you refund my money or you can expect to be on the news tomorrow and she said you will have your refund in 7 days. i then had to explain it took you less than 5 minutes to take my money so you have 1 hour to get it back in. my money was refunded. and yes, i did report them to department of consumer affairs and better business bureau. i think that if they get enough complaints maybe they will stop scaming us.-
December 22nd, 2011 at 3:37 pm
I bid on three of the same item and won the bids but not the product. My bid was Nov. 27,2011 and I have sent numerous e-mails and get the same one back “check your tracking number”. First time I checked it was shipped on 12-1-2011 and today it said it was shipped on 12-20-2011. Who do I complain to? I even threatened them with Further action which I don’t think they care about.
Dee says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Thank you for your comments. I knew this was too good to be true! I will not be using their auction.
December 21st, 2011 at 8:09 pm
I purchased one bid package and won an android tablet. That was almost 4 weeks ago. I have called customer service three times and have been told a different story each time. NO ONE in the call center has anything to do with dealfun-they are soley hired to tell you anything you would be able to find out on dealfun’s website yourself. They all say they can put in a request for someone to call or email me back and that has never happened. Also, dealfun states emails are usually handled within 15minutes. Ive sent two emails in the past two weeks and have yet to hear a response. Ive been told the tracking information only says the item has reached the united states and goes no further. I think any one else who has exerienced this should contact the BBB asap. This site is completely illegitmate.
December 21st, 2011 at 9:34 am
Called this number #855-701-2091 next day after signing up to cancel a $99 bid package and was told they would refund immediately.Waited only minutes and called my credit card company and sure enough I had been refunded and the transaction voided. So I escaped this time and will think twice before signing up for this type of great deal in the future.
December 21st, 2011 at 1:20 am
This is a useless pursuit. The good stuff goes for about 5 cents less than you could get at a store or online. The other stuff–well it is just “stuff”.
December 21st, 2011 at 1:09 am
Dealfun is a Total SCAM!!!!! Please don’t be fooled. I lost 60 bid dollars and only won 1 bid. I waited two months for my An “ipod shuffle” It’s a plastic piece of crap from china that isn’t even from apple. It does not work. It came marked as a toy. What a cruel joke. Don’t be fooled like me. You’ve been warned folks. Step aways from the penny auction. Can’t tell you strongly enough. EVIL scammers these people at Dealfun.
December 20th, 2011 at 11:58 am
I was trying this site and purchased bids, which quarantee me a win(first clue) not legit. After winning the bid in Nov. for a helicopter that was supposedly mailed out the end of Nov. still has not been recieved. I have contacted Deal fun twice now. they are supposedly looking into it. how long does it take? We had a Christmas on Dec 18, the items I ordered from other sites was recieved no problem and even ordered later than this item was send. In my opinion this is not a legit site.
SAM says:
December 28th, 2011 at 12:44 pm
The site is out of China I believe.
The mail is out of China…
The writing is on the wall I think!
December 20th, 2011 at 11:34 am
I won 3 auctions on 11/23/2001 and guess what ? I still have not received my items.Today is 12/20/2001 its been almost a month. Sad thing these are items I thought we were giving as gifts to children.What a nightmare !!! I can’t even get this auction to give me a UPS TRACKING #.. They just keep e-mailing me that items have been shipped.. LOl!!! SHIPPED ??? from where 3rd world country,get real. I will never deal with these people again. They charged my credit card for the auctions bids and also items i have not received.. I’m feeling for certain I will never received them. Stay away don’t even fall for this scam..I’m also contacting better business bureau about this scam.
Ash says:
December 22nd, 2011 at 5:16 pm
I’ve already Filed a complaint with BBB for similar issue. Go ahead, we need to stop these scammers
December 19th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
What a ripoff! Not only do you have to pay to bid, but your bids expire if not used within a certain amount of time. I won 2 items for less then $2.00 ended up waiting more than 5 weeks for it to be delivered (am still waiting for the 2nd item I won)and ended up paying more for the 2 items then if I had bought it from a store, due to having to pay for the bid package. Don’t be scammed by this website like me.
Barb says:
December 20th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
I agree with you. This company is a rip off and more of us need to make sure others does not get lured in.
Unsatisfied bidder says:
December 19th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
To further expand on my earlier thoughts. There was also an ad on craig’s list for a kindle touch but the seller said it was already sold but directed me to this website to bid on other items. Don’t fall for this scam!!! Also listed as “Fundeal.com” and many other names.
December 19th, 2011 at 5:47 pm
The site is in no way an auction. It’s gambling at its finest.
December 19th, 2011 at 4:35 pm
I totally agree Dealfun is a total scam, thank God I wasn’t stupid enough to buy a bid package! I was spinning the free wheel and won a key chain and a remote car, I would spin the free wheel daily and thought I would try out the sight before purchasing a package. You lose your free bids if you don’t use them in 24 hrs, I would use 1 or 2 bids and go back in a hour and it said I had no bids, I e-mailed Dealfun because I never received my free gifts and to inform them about my free bids. They wrote me back in a few days and said they gave me 22 free bids (which also disappeared after using only a few of them) and the e-mail didn’t say a thing about my free gifts not being received in over a month! I bid on a 45 bid package and was the last person to bid on it, my name was on the screen and the screen stayed frozen for over 30 seconds with me being the last person to bid. I won it and because of their glitches I didn’t receive the bids I won! I have also noticed the same screen names are on this site 247s, and they are the ones that win everything and I find that very odd. SCAM!!
December 19th, 2011 at 2:34 pm
Waste of time and money. Havent received my packages in over a month. Luckily I found the phone number (which is not on their website) that was listed with the transaction information from my bank account! They said they refunded the original bid package i bought (we’ll see if it goes through) but they could not refund my orders because they had already been sent. Waiting to see if they actually come. DO NOT USE THIS SITE!!!!!!!!!!
Bruce says:
December 20th, 2011 at 1:01 pm
I called the number you provided and asked for a refund. The person who answered was very cordial. I told her that I had purchased a bid package and wanted a refund on it. She asked for my email to verify my account and then had me hold while she processed my refund. I did not have to give a reason. She said my refund was processed successfully and that it would take 7-10 business days (normal) for the credit to post to my CC account.
Thanks for the phone number, Bob!
LB says:
December 20th, 2011 at 12:32 pm
Did you get your refund? If so, I’d like to know how you did it…
bob says:
December 19th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Oh yeah…. the dealfun.com PHONE NUMBER is 855-701-2091
December 19th, 2011 at 1:10 pm
On dealfun I won a new iphone look alike for only 14 cents. And I used the free bids that i got from the deal wheel. Cool.
It all seemed pretty cool, I have still not recieved my product which I won and payed for on November 25th. Allmost a month has passed.
I emailed them and they are having it re shipped using expedited shipping.
I’m not sure if this whole thing is a scam or not. If it is then I only lost 14 cents.
December 18th, 2011 at 7:41 pm
Auctions are impossible to win! Buying the item outright is even worse. Have been waiting over a month for my product and their costumer service is dreadful!
December 18th, 2011 at 3:03 pm
I purchased nothing from this scam and am glad I checked my credit card billing on line before I got my statement as there was a charge for $99.00 I fought them and am waiting till tomorrow to confirm they have crediting me back.Nevertheless they are SCAMS
December 18th, 2011 at 9:52 am
Big scam!!!!illegal game and fraudulent waste of money and time. wins xbox for $5.00 ???? Its impossible!!!!!I bought one bid pack for 99.00 dollars.I won a helicopter, $10.00 gift card for target, 10.00 gift card for sport autority in november. now is december 18 and I have not received my wins.And yes, they do SUCK,THEY SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 18th, 2011 at 3:40 am
i got just about all my items i won didnt go for the large stuff the tv’s and game systems but i got a watch, a domo bag, a lap top case and the led light card. it took forever to get here but i finally got my stuff. It was a fair experinces but i wouldnt pay to do it again.
December 18th, 2011 at 3:03 am
f you’re seeking bargains by bidding on quality electronic items, it’s extremely doubtful you’d get one bargain at dealfun,
Upon purchasing the $84 bid packet I was given access to more of dealfun’s web pages explaining how to bid items at auctions, etc.
It was then I ascertained that the odds of winning any quality electronic items were extremely slim.
Having scanned dealfun’s bidding pages I saw only one or two quality electronic items listed for biding on each day for three consecutive days.
The items I wanted to bid on were quality laptops, cell phones, flat screen TVs etc.
Also the one or two quality electronics listed daily (based on scanning most all items listed each day for three consecutive days) would would have been extremely difficult to win because of high competition in the last few minutes of bidding.
Further, because I was able to ascertain the competition was extreme high after purchasing the bid pack I realized I’d be wasting significant time and money bidding on such items so did not bid on anything.
Also emails took hours to get responded to and the responses did not answer my questions.
Further, it took me several hours studying deal fun’s website and waiting responses to emails in order to find just what to click on for supposedly getting reimbursed the $84 bid pack fee; and since the canceling, three days have passed and I’ve not yet been reimbursed the $84. And there’s no indication at my bank that indicates reversal of the $84 fee on my debit card account.
In my opinion, dealfun is no fun.
It’s a highly sophisticated scam operation.
If you’re one of the few lucky one’s to win anything significant up-front, you’ll lose in the end.
Don’t be fooled by dealfun.
December 17th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
Dear DealFun.com
Why are you telling people to get Christmas gifts for their loved ones when they won’t arrive in time? Nothing that I won in November has arrived yet, so how are items won now going to arrive in time? Don’t bother telling me to contact customer service, I’ve already done that. Besides I won’t get a response BEFORE Christmas.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/223993824340298/
December 17th, 2011 at 3:20 pm
I also spent hours of time and also money and never won anything…. I have to say that I did request a refund with some strong language that I would be disputing all charges and reporting them as fraudulent. I immediately received an email saying my $99 would be refunded. I hope it’s true!! I will check with my CC company withing 5 business days.
BTW, I was also a victim of it through a Craigslist ad for an IPad….
December 17th, 2011 at 4:38 am
This type auction model, incrementing bids by a penny each time, is a huge waste of time. Also, for the most part, the products offered are similar items you can buy at a Dollar store or Biglots type store. Very, very few products are worth the energy and time and odds involved to win.
I got sucked into this by some advertising video linked from a promotional email. They made it sound like great bargains and quality products. Occasionally there is a quality product like the Nikon camera, but those are rare and your likelihood to get a bargain price is even more rare as there are so many bidders for those items. Those auctions go on and on for hours past the original auction end.
I expect to lose all the money I paid for a bid “bundle” as I have neither the time to work this type auction nor any interest in the limited products offered.
December 17th, 2011 at 2:55 am
Consider this: If an auction item is won for $100.00, that means 10,000 bids were made for that 1 item.
In other words, 10,000 bids x 35 cents per bid = $3,500!!
An XBox 360 goes for $399.00 retail. They can buy one at full retail off the shelf and still clear $3,100!!
With those kinds of profits, they should be able to rush your shipping!
This is online gambling masquerading as an auction. You buy chips (bids) and place your money on an item hoping for a “chance” to win, and the “House” is making a killing!
December 16th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
Same thing. Craigslist scam. Pretty clever if you think of it. Taking fraud to yet another new level. I’m in Austin, TX. Where is this happening to others?
December 15th, 2011 at 11:25 pm
Dealfun is a scam!!!! Do not fall for it. I got the mp3 player and it is nothing more than a shell. It doesn’t play, it doesn’t connect to the pc, it is junk!!!!!!!! They should be investigated and put in jail. I paid for the mp3 and they sent me a piece of trash.
December 15th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
Bought bid package and won more bids and cheap helicopter. However, they do not appear to respond to any customer support request about shipping and i doubt seriously i will ever see the helicopter at this point.
December 15th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Here is the email I sent to both support@dealfun.com and feedback@dealfun.com.
“Dear Dealfun:
Please refund the purchase I made today. After doing some research I
realized that 1) my credit card was charged immediately (without any
chance to confirm my purchase) 2) I thought I was registering for
something called “Off the Rack” 2) After making several bid attempts,
I can no longer access your website. It freezes constantly when I’m
tryign to use it.
I appreciate your prompt action on this matter.”
I received a refund within 10 minutes.
I never clicked to confirm my email address or anything. I did place some bids.
I hope this works for others!
December 15th, 2011 at 12:33 am
I got sucked into this. Looked like a great deal.. Wasted both my time and my money. If you don’t mind gambling away your money you will enjoy the thrill of making a killing….Instead I just wasted about 70 dollars trying to win a variety of items. I finally won an MP3 player worth about 15.00.
M.J. Wright says:
December 15th, 2011 at 2:05 am
When you get that MP3 player you will have seen it is truly worth about $5.00. They are horridly cheaply made!
December 14th, 2011 at 9:20 pm
Very few good items to bid on. I wish I had never heard of this site
December 14th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
I just saw a great deal on craigslist for an IPOD. when I contacted the seller, I received a response that they had just sold it and had purchased four on this site for great deal as hardly anyone knows about this site so you can get items a great price. I see reviews here saying they had been scammed by the same type of craigslist ad and the person told them the same thing. What a huge pile of crap this site is! I am so glad I am not naive and always search for reviews before I trust a site.
bikermom says:
December 19th, 2011 at 10:39 am
Ok, join the club. So glad I didn’t sign up yet. THANK YOU all for your feedback. Old adage, “if it looks to good to be true it usually is”…
Jp says:
December 17th, 2011 at 8:22 am
Ditto
Sofia says:
December 17th, 2011 at 3:47 am
And OMG!! The reply emails were addressed from Emily!! I’m in WA state by the way. Just as reference to when you other folks out there are getting sucked in by this trickery.
Sofia says:
December 17th, 2011 at 3:45 am
I suspected something fishy was going on when I found iPad 2′s for $125.00 on Craigslist. Three different offers, but each were being sold in towns that are distant and very rural. I replied on CL to 2 of the offers for the iPad 2 and both of them said the SAME THING!!! Just a couple words were inter changed but WOW, I’m glad that I found these reviews before I attempted buying a darn bidding package!!!!! BEWARE FOLKS!!!!
LUCKY says:
December 16th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
I just received a reply from a XOOM craigslist listing SAME ANSWER….I just sold it but I bought 4 on the fun website.
Of course I smelled a rat right away…when looking and here I am. no money lost, but my email will probably be spammed for life.
Page says:
December 16th, 2011 at 9:05 am
Wow…the same thing just happened to me. Texted my 20 y/o and he suggested I check out reviews first so here I am. Good grief!
NOSUCkERHERE says:
December 16th, 2011 at 1:10 am
Same thing happened to me for the crazy cheap iPad. And twice before for a kuerig. I clicked on the link in the reply by accident this time and ‘adtracker’ popped up in my search bar. Got out of that and searched for reviews like I was going to. The ‘girl Emily’ who messages me back came off as very real…SCAM! If its too good to be true, it usually is. :/ Take Care!
SoCal says:
December 15th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
same thing happened to me just now…good thing I did research on this..
December 14th, 2011 at 1:35 pm
U have to purchase vouchers to bid, if u max out your voucher u loses!!! What a waste & I didn’t even win anything. $36 down the drain……EBAY is way better!!!
December 13th, 2011 at 11:54 am
this company is playing an illegal game and fraudulent i will denaunce them to the GENERAL ATTORNEY
December 13th, 2011 at 6:08 am
I am beyond me how someone wins an expensive item, like a flat screen, for 7 bucks. It is just a mystery, or employee of the site?
Gaston says:
December 15th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Tanks M.J.Wright I won 8 items a month ago but never received!
M.J. Wright says:
December 14th, 2011 at 1:50 am
Its not impossible, just the luck of the bidding. I got suckered in because someone i knew won a PS3 for $15.00 (it took them 34 days to get it) If no one bids while the clock counts down to 00:00 and you are the last person to bid, you win, however the chances of that happening are extremley slim because by the time the clock reaches 30:00 min remaining there are at least $40.00 in bids already1 The items I won i could have bought at an import store in Chinatown or the shipping dock for less than $10.00!! 3 of the items I won shipped broke and the sizes are not true to scale either. SCAM SCAM SCAM STAY AWAY!!! STAY FAR AWAY!!!
December 13th, 2011 at 2:43 am
I bought two bid packs for 150 dollars. I won a helicopter and a Kindle fire. I have not received my wins nor will they respond to my daily emails. if someone has a telephone number I would like it.
Dealfunsucks says:
December 16th, 2011 at 10:32 am
Ziko,
Thanks that number actually worked. And yes, they do SUCK. Their web site said that they shipped my tablet over 2 weeks ago and after emialing every day for over a week, I called them and they said that the tracking # just means the warehouse in china got my order and it has not shipped yet. THEY SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ziko says:
December 13th, 2011 at 9:31 pm
855-701-2091
December 12th, 2011 at 11:58 pm
ok ok i may have paid alot to get bids and what not but the blue led light watch i won i just got it in the mail it took a month i havent recieved the other little items i won yet thou and i won those at the same time??? items are shipping from japan so expect a long wait and dont bother to look up shipping cause there using some “under the table company” another thing people dont bid for electronics on dealfun you will pay just as much at a store like best buy in “person” were your guaranteed your product!!!
December 12th, 2011 at 11:03 pm
It’s a terrible scam… I am embarrassed to admit that I too was sucked in by the news endorsement. 3 days of addictive bidding, won some crappy gadgets for a few bucks and they took forever to arrive. Not worth the $99 bid package I purchased, that is for certain. It’s a waste of time, money and effort.
All the comments made are true. Items of value take forever in the bidding process because it only goes up 1 cent at time so the bidding goes on for hours.
On top of that I got a virus on my computer and it is virtually shot. I cannot afford to take it in to get fixed and am on a loaner PC for now. I want a refund!
December 12th, 2011 at 10:39 pm
I won 3 auctions. Never got anything. When they said “shipped”, the tracking # could not be found or said “information received.”
I put in a claim to Buysafe, which guaranteed the purchases and they refunded my money on my credit card!
Suggest you do the same.
wulf says:
December 14th, 2011 at 1:33 pm
Your story about putting in a claim with buy safe is bull as dealfun is not part of there covered vendors.
December 12th, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Don’t do it !! You will lose not only your 99 dollars to start with but anything you bid for. Just another “too good to be true” web sites that I told myself I would not ever get involved in again but here I am screwed with another scam. They won’t return any questions or get help inputs. They ( dealfun ) will just take your money and you can’t do anything about it. I will try and expose them to the local news and other community awareness sites I can find. JUST DON’T DO IT
Gaston says:
December 15th, 2011 at 2:03 pm
tanks a lot George Parker!
December 12th, 2011 at 5:09 pm
I got suckered in, tried it for 2 weeks, and just got off the phone demanding a full refund. I received very little pushback and my full amount paid has been returned. I suggest everyone calls their customer service number and does the same.
December 12th, 2011 at 4:02 pm
I was bidding online if you want to choose buy now you can during the auction and all your bidding dollars go towards your purchase. Not true. I bought Android 7″ pad They said they shipped it with a tracking number.Got the tracking no carrier attached to the tracking number.Track the number from Japan said shipped to the United States and ended there.I have email mailed there Customer service on line no response with them telling me who there delivery service is through.I got ripped off I am going to contact my credit card company and report the scam to see if I can reverse the charges and get my money back that is If they don’t have there money in a deposit in cash out account which would not shock me.Auctions are fun and exciting when your not getting burned. Buy your product elsewhere.
December 12th, 2011 at 3:47 pm
JK dude!!!lol
December 12th, 2011 at 12:49 pm
I used this site after hearing about it on tv, what a piece of garbage. I figured I would spend a lot of time and bids to win something,but all I got was screwed buying the 200 bid pack plus I got a virus on my computer that cost an extra $150.00 to cleanup.If I had taken time to read reviews before engaging in a total scam It would have saved me over $250.00,so buyer beware their is no recourse once you log on an send your credit card info. AT ALL COSTS STAY AWAY FROM THIS SITE!!
December 12th, 2011 at 12:20 pm
Won some free bids and a couple of other small items and also won on an auction. Not one item has ever been received as of yet. Bids that I have purchased seem to have been lost and when I have not used all of them. So far out $69.00 plus the amount that they charged me for the item that I actually won by bidding. Odd that I paid for bids and had to pay again after winning bid. This is a total farce ! Stay away from it !
December 11th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
same as everyone else they take your money and no matter how you bid.
you will lose. event when you have the bid at the LAST SECOND it amazing how the time goes up and some other (robo bidder) beats you to it.
December 11th, 2011 at 10:48 am
Yeah, this site is shitty! I purchased a bid pack for $69 and won ONE item at the end of November that has yet to be shipped. I contacted customer support via e-mail 3x and got no response back until I threatened to report them to the BBB today. Then I was instantly contacted by a representative who claimed that my money would be refunded by EOB and that she was deactivating my acct. What a CROC!!! Don’t waste your time ppl!
December 11th, 2011 at 4:05 am
I won an ipad2-$300 got it the other day
a $200 camera $60 got it also
a $10 gift card for 51 cents
another for $1
a helicopter for 54 cents
not a rip off for me got all my Christmas shopping done now
JPD says:
December 15th, 2011 at 11:29 pm
I also had to threaten fraud. When I got the MP3, it is nothing but a piece of junk. When I connect it to the PC, the PC doesn’t see the device. It is JUNK!!! If anyone affiliated with internet fraud is seeing this, investigate DealFun. It is a fraud!!!
M.J. Wright says:
December 14th, 2011 at 1:37 am
You are correct. About 50 or so replies I praised the site as well……until I won all of these items and it took 5 weeks for my items to come when I threatened them with mail fraud and internet fraud, they reshipped my items ans lo and behold, they arrived within 10 days! I sent over 40 e mails and didnt get a response in over a week!!! Steve, Your statment was 100% true! The site is a scam!!
steve says:
December 13th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
Perry you are a liar, this site is a scam you probably are affiliated with the company!!! Stay away people. The old saying if it is too good to be true it is!
JustMe says:
December 13th, 2011 at 6:10 am
yeah-rite-sure-uh-huh!!! must be an employee or family member…
December 10th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
I clicked on the tracking number link to find our about my shipments … and like another reviewer says, I couldn’t find any tracking information for the number they provide you! After reading all these reviews, I feel sick. I did the $99 package due to the ‘guarantee’ but like many others haven’t won anything big and have just lost sleep and wasted hours of time. If items won or ordered were shipped promptly, I would have a much more positive opinion. I didn’t think so many well-respected people and TV programs would review this as being such a great site. I guess they never used the site — or it’s rigged so they won big to promote it. Who knows.
December 10th, 2011 at 12:11 pm
You pay for each bid up front. Even when the clock goes down to 1 second, another bid (probably machine) ups the auction amount at that second and increases the time of bidding on that item (it’s like climbing sisyphus). you’re guaranteed to waste hours of time and, at best, save a couple of dollars on an item you didn’t want or need.
The selection is very limited with occasional “tantalizing fruits” to keep bidders interested. Android tablets sometimes appear for under a hundred at Amazon with no shipping charge and easy return privileges. Yet bidders on this site scramble all over themselves even when the price gets into the eighty dollar range and above. To have a chance, bid on an nose hair clipper, win it (maybe), and pay postage on your winnings (minus the hundred you’ve paid for the privilege to win it).
This should be regulated and possibly terminated.
December 10th, 2011 at 9:18 am
Biggest mistake I ever made…literally spend days and nights just trying to bid one or two things. Got nothing for $99 but a few sleepless nights! DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY
December 10th, 2011 at 6:10 am
This is going to be sad. I won got my mom a Android hand held and a neckless and it cost me mega. I spent 99 at least on the bid package that says you will win. If you do not we will keep you credited till you win. I was like ok. So I set out and won my Auctions. I got a letter saying my one idem is on its way.
But when I click on my item’s tracking number it does nothing. If I get taken on this. Christmas is down the whole and pretty sad. My mom just gets her leg cut off. He Acer computer stops working. But man she ran the life out of it. I give it credit 24 hours a day it was on for years. But here I go to get some thing for her. At a cheap price. So I could also have money to be able to see her in the Nursing home the hospital put her in. I told her she would never be there. And I can not even drive to see her.
Because they took all the money and I have no gas for the car. So if this does not show up. I get screwed. I don’t have the money to sue them. So I take it up the butt and they get my money. Sad times in this world. When they have the right to scam and no one has busted them yet.
I hope no one else lets this happen to them. Marry Christmas Deal Fun looks like you get your presents and we get nothing. Thank you. DO NOT TRY THIS SITE. It will wreck every thing. Now I just sit and wait. If it shows up. Then well I wrote and told. I payed more for the Android then Ebay and I always stick with that site. Never done me wrong. I actually watched a news story on how this Deal Fun is the best. I got a coffee pot for free there keeping there site open on the extra deals things. just for are watchers.
Thank you for leading me to Hell and taking Christmas from us. STAY AWAY IF YOU WISH TO KEEP YOUR MONEY AND NOT HAVE IT TAKEN AND YOU END UP WITH NOTHING COMING TO YOU. We will see. But reading all these people that have been screwed and got nothing. I bet I don’t and I am so pissed I could flip. God Bless all you hard working people that try and get good things for your kids and family and friends. The people that are apart of this scam should feel it back on them. 1000x harder.
CC says:
December 15th, 2011 at 1:30 am
How did it take to receive package? I won something, but never receive it, and this is about one months ago and according to website they claimed they shipped three weeks ago. Nothing…if I am receive anything by next week, I am going to report this website.
DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE!!
Joe says:
December 14th, 2011 at 2:14 am
Good News. I received my First shipment and my second one is on the way.
I have a tracking number and when I click on it. It does take me to the place that tracks the package.
When this package comes in. I will have received all that I won.
So if this helps any one. I thought I would share this news.
I hope you all get the things you won.
God Bless you all and your Families.
Joe
December 9th, 2011 at 9:25 pm
I, too, was sucked-in by the news station endorsement. After coming here, i got mad and wrote them 2 short emails:
1. ” I am a website tester. I make a living from trying out websites like yours. This is a croc of sh… and you know it! I want a full refund of the bid pack and item i paid for with my credit card… this will not be the last time you hear from me until my account is credited.
This is your chance to make it right. If you don’t, i am forced to expose your website and it’s unlawful dealings.”
2. This is not a joke, or a tease… this is a threat that if you do not credit my account with every penny i spent on your website by friday, december 16th 2011 (7 business days from today) you will be seeing my report on several host sites, search engines, news stations, and other resources available to me. I have already made my first contact, and i am willing to go the distance. I get paid more to report sites that are legit, but when i find one that is not, i first contact the site itself. If i get a refund, i move-on because i don’t get paid that much for scams. If i don’t get a refund, i make sure your website is completely and fully exposed to as many consumers as possible. Your website clearly states “your consumer experience is our primary concern.” and i am not happy with my experience. Make it right or i will become your new “brand ambassador” and i won’t hold-back in my statements.
Support@dealfun.Com
Feedback@dealfun.Com
Support line m-f 9-5pm (855) 701-2091
I got a full refund within 24 hours! Hope this helps
December 9th, 2011 at 6:03 pm
Man! I cannot believe I got suckered into signing up on this thing! What a joke… unless you want to stay up all day and all night to get the item you want at a decent price, you won’t get anything! And of course you have to buy bids to start with… every single hit costs you .60 Plus you need to get into it with money to start with. So. What is the point? I don’t have all day to find good deals, and what they suggest as the retail price? uhuh… not true, you can find same things for much less at retail stores with reliable return policies etc. AND you can have it right away for no work. (eg. found a kindle for 70 for xmas sales and a 7″ netbook for 129) There are many deals right in stores close to your home, yes you’ll pay a bit more but you don’t have to spend 3 days on this website to get one.
This is a major pain u know where…. don’t give them your money unless you have a lot of time to waste going for the penny bids that cost you .60 every time.
December 9th, 2011 at 5:41 pm
It a big scam they returned my money fast but it a total scam.
December 9th, 2011 at 4:40 pm
OK people if you look at this bidding site it is easy to see this really is a scam … Lets say an IPAD2 sells for $100.00 therefore there were 10000 bids put in right … multiply that by lets say 50 cents per bid = 10000 x .50= 5000 dollars for the site !!! WOW an Apple IPAD2 16gig for $5000,00 huuummm WHAT A SCAM !!! Please stay away
December 9th, 2011 at 4:24 pm
I had a bad experience with deal fun. I ordered a watch, it did not arrive, still has not arrived. The customer service folks have not investigated after 2 emails. I get a automated response saying they will look into the problem, but nothing. Further, there is no tracking information. They appear to use a China shipping company.
This order has NOT been received. There is no tracking information under
Order History. This is my second email about this watch.
Please respond. Thank you.
Order #:DF13219292486576
Product Name:Super Mario Wrist Watch
Tracking #:30106303544
December 9th, 2011 at 4:20 pm
I don’t see any evidence of a scam so far. And although it is very easy to get caught up in the moment of bidding every second, if you play logically, you can win without bidding very much at all. I won six items and the most I paid was 3 bucks. And I only bid on each item around 2-5 times. I haven’t received my items yet, but I just recently won the items, so that is expected. If I don’t get the items I won, then it will be a different story.
Gaston says:
December 15th, 2011 at 2:26 pm
If you don’t see any scam so far you better go see a doctor because your problem is between your 2 ears sorry to tell you that but wake up!
December 9th, 2011 at 2:39 pm
I had contacted a girl on craigslist as well to buy a kindle and she said she sold it already but I could buy one super cheap on this site… same as what happened to someone else that reviewed… they are recruiting to scam more and more people
mike d says:
December 10th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
I just had the same exact thing happen to me I emailed her about a Nintendo 3ds and I received a bs email how she sold it then went on to tell me she bought four of them on dealfun.com I decided to research the site before making a purchase…thank god…hope everyone gets squared away, Happy holidays!
December 8th, 2011 at 10:53 am
I am ashamed I let myself be suckered into this scam. I should have reminded myself that ïf it sounds like it’s too good to be true, that’s because it is. The first clue I got that this was a scam was when I ‘won’ a prize ‘worth’ about $200 for a bid of $12 (plus about $80′s worth of clicks, for a total of $92). When I got an e-mail a few days later confirming that my ‘win’ had been ‘shipped’, I clicked on the tracking number, as instructed, but ***nothing*** happened. That was two weeks ago, and I am still waiting.
I then decided to stop playing this game. A few days later, I got two e-mails telling me that I had won a total of some 90 extra bids for free. When I returned to the site the next day, I promptly won four bids within about 20 minutes !!! But I am stll waiting for ANY item to arrive.
This string of ‘wins’is so unlikely as a random event that it is almost certain that the ‘wins’ are pre-arranged.
Avoid at all cost !
December 8th, 2011 at 1:13 am
It is not a scam, it just takes up to 8 weeks to receive winnings. I have never paid for a bid package. I just use the free spin bids. I will never bid on the more expensive products, because a feel like I would get a better deal buying it on sale at a store. Buying bids and using them would cost too much unless you enter the auction at the right time.
moe says:
December 11th, 2011 at 2:19 pm
sorry but it is impossible to have free spins if you didnt sign up and you didnt buy a bid pack!! so i dont know if you are alsoone of those scam artists!!
December 7th, 2011 at 7:37 pm
90% of items are crap. junk items are shipped in about a week, from god knows where? more expensive electronics not shipped out for weeks, if at all. customer support claims 15min times, so far I’ve been waiting weeks for a response to my issues, with no success. DO NOT GET SUCKED IN TO THIS WEBSITE THEY SUCK !!!!!!!
thims says:
December 8th, 2011 at 7:57 am
Were you billed for something at all. I looked the list of items and wind up being billed. For what I don’t know so check your bills.
December 7th, 2011 at 5:54 pm
Don’t waste your money. Lots of overrated products and lots of low price products.
December 7th, 2011 at 2:30 pm
This is a dreatful site, I have not recieved my Mp3 player as of yet. I will never use this site again. Please, please don’t use this site you will lose all your money. Spead the word!!
December 7th, 2011 at 8:53 am
i have been playing this site for over a month now i have been working it very well and have not bought a single bid package i have won over 40 items with a value of $1-$20, i won all these items with the daily free spin wheel they do, you get bids or free prize daily, customer service stinks to high heaven, been over 30 days now and i have yet to see a single thing in the mail after the mere cents i payed for each auction I’m not $10 invested yet. if products showed up tomorrow i would say awesome website, but today it’s a scam and I’m glade I’ve only used what free bids where given to me
Josh says:
December 17th, 2011 at 11:02 am
i have received 8 of the 40 items won and quality is very poor, i will not be buying bids from this site unless it falls under new management, that said i did receive something now i know it’s not a scam more a scheme, so i will continue to use any free bids given and buy any products i win.
Josh says:
December 7th, 2011 at 10:06 am
40+ items won over 30 days ago and no items in the mail, just more free bids from customer support. They say” we know you didn’t get the items you won and paid for and we know we didn’t send them out, we will refund you the item’s costs since we didn’t send them, and to keep you satisfied here’s some free bids to try and get scammed again”
even winning an auction for 1 penny they won’t send item and just wait to refund next month, all the while hoping you buy more bids, to get another good deal like the penny win you’ll never get, but you don’t know that yet.
December 6th, 2011 at 12:15 pm
I am so sick of dealfun. I finally decided to just commit to buy SOMETHING so I could be done with it. After the cost of my bids came to within $3 of the buy it now price, and I was the winning bidder at 1 second left for… 25minutes (yes, it sat there, waiting for another bidder at ’1 second’ for more than 25 minutes.. TWICE), I gave up. I called the number for cust svc on this site and spoke to someone who claims it is not a scam, and, get this, ‘several people DO actually receive their items’. Wow. Several have actually received something. She said I will be refunded my $100 and (haha) lose my bids. Oh no, you’re going to take away my false token economy items and give me back cash, that’s the worst.. Well, we’ll see what happens. I told her she should look in to other employment since I wouldn’t be surprised if Dealscum was sued and out of business in not too long. I guess I was angry.
still waiting says:
December 8th, 2011 at 7:32 pm
the phone# for DEALFUN
is 1855-701-2091
itsmejess says:
December 8th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
do you have a customer service # for them? I have tried to find one on the site but it only has email address. I have emailed them and have heard nothing back. It has been over a month and have not received a single item. They are supposedly being shipped already but from Hong Kong. It takes a month to get an item from Hong Kong?!?!? Geez, and I still haven’t received it. I would say its a scam. Funny thing is, i found this website because i was looking for a Nook on Ebay and Craigslist. a girl on Craigslist said she has 3 new but sold them already. then she said she won them all off this site for $40 each approx. So I tried it. Maybe they pay her to go on craigslist and recruit people.
Jotrade says:
December 7th, 2011 at 7:03 am
Yeah I agree with most you say because this thing is that people bid between spending .35 to .60 cents to raise the prize .01 cent. So at the end you agree to pay a bid price lets say for instance $ 60.00 that means 6000 bids have passed at between .35-.60 cents. That makes the item sold appr. $ 240.- plus your $ 60.- $ 300.- plus shipping cost. Instance a 7″ Motorola tablet I watch selling over and over again in that range. Its a scam.
December 5th, 2011 at 7:45 pm
Sure wish I had read everyones reviews first. What a nightmare this sight is. I have yet to recieve anything I have won from this sham of a company. After getting several emails into them with a lot of bids credited for the problems I have had, I still have a lot of charges on my credit card and no merchandise. SHAME,SHAME ON YOU GUYS. I AM TURNING MY PROBLEMS TO THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND CONTACTING MY CREDIT CARD COMPANY. Heads up people, quibids is a little better, but not much. BEWARE
December 5th, 2011 at 5:59 pm
I wish I had read this review before signing up for the deal fun. its total waste of money.! PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS WEBSITE, ITS TOTAL GARBAGE
gary denton says:
December 10th, 2011 at 1:32 pm
file a complaint with the federal trade commission.they will not investigate until the have several complaints
December 5th, 2011 at 11:50 am
Stay Away! Even if you win an item (I won 5) -
Chances are it will never be shipped to you and you will get the pennies you paid back.
December 5th, 2011 at 3:40 am
Dealfun takes over 30 days to deliver orders (longer than their so called 3-in-1 Guarantee… which only covers purchases for 30 days!). And I have had several orders lost in delivery and Dealfun’s response: “Call the shipping company because after shipping we are no longer in control” (otherwise if they don’t insure their deliveries or at least request that a signature be obtained from the buyer by the shipping company… which they don’t require… then they will not be responseable for lost deliveries!)
And of course the 3-in-1 guranteee is for the purchase price of the item you won,……. not the cost of buying bids to possibly winning an item at SIXTY CENTS PER BID!
December 4th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
Thank you so much for the warnings. I was thinking that it was too good to be true. I am sorry that you got taken by these crooks.
December 4th, 2011 at 9:00 pm
Nice wrapping, but total crap. You can go through $89 in about 30 minutes flat and have nothing to show for it. The most annoying thing is that suddenly and for no apparent reason (because you’ve been monitoring the price continuously), someone wins the bid out of nowhere. Never seen them before and they win? STRONGLY recommend you do not use this site.
December 4th, 2011 at 9:18 am
All lies – you dont win for pennies – consider the money you spend on the bids – its been over 3 weeks – 6 items i won-very small stupid things that no one bid for – emails are not answered – no package ever came. Where do i file complaint ??
mandy says:
December 9th, 2011 at 9:13 pm
support@dealfun.com
feedback@dealfun.com
send them an email requesting a refund for unsatisfactory service and support. send one to each address. if u dont hear back in 24hrs, send another one… then another one. i never had to call it, but here’s the phone # for the support line (m-f 9-5pm ):(855) 701-2091
this is part of an email from dealfun in reply to 2 emails i sent them demanding a refund…
“As you may not know, we refund everyone who is unhappy with our service. Many of our customers simply ask politely and we provide them with swift service to the best of our abilities. We understand that our site may not be for everyone and do not wish to upset those who have given us a shot.”
lets just say, i did not ask politely… and my account was credited back with a refund within 24hours!!!
good luck to all… hope this helps
December 3rd, 2011 at 2:19 am
Could we sue collectively?
sharon smith says:
December 7th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
I’m with you Hilda…..this site is a total mess and likely also a total scam. I’ve emailed the “24/7″ customer service live chat 3 times in 3 days and received no response. I’m going to just take the loss of bid purchase money and move on. Good grief
December 2nd, 2011 at 8:55 pm
I soon realized deal fun was too complicated for me once I realized it wasn’t an Australian run auction and I asked for a refund. For all the bad things said about deal fun I must say I am very happy with them. The money was pending on my credit card but I emailed them straight away and the next day they emailed me and refunded my money. Admittedly you do kinda get swept up into joining but hey it is a buyer beware world out there so I have to say they have actually done the right thing and I have no complaints.
December 2nd, 2011 at 7:06 pm
I Won 4 prizes over serval weeks on their dealfun spin wheel. You could understand one prize getting lost in transit, But not 4. They will not answer my emails at all. They have also been reported to google and yahoo for further investergation.Stay away as they are scammers..They take your money and you get nothing.You have been warned!
December 2nd, 2011 at 2:17 pm
This is a TOTAL scam. Auctions would end abruptly in the middle of a countdown. At times, even when the counter had reached the bottom, a bid was allowed to go through 5 seconds later. I’ve tried to reach customer service on multiple occations. All I get is an autoresponse that says someone will get back with me soon. DO NOT … I repeat … DO NOT get caught up in this. It’s a waste of money!
rob says:
December 2nd, 2011 at 6:20 pm
their phone # 855-701-2091
December 2nd, 2011 at 5:56 am
I wish I had seen these reviews before I went into dumb head in cyberspace mode and finger tapped myself into another worrisome mess. At least there are some positive posts here of refunds which give me hope. Fingers xxxd
December 1st, 2011 at 9:34 pm
I win 150bids and promised 60 free bids. That was 48 hours ago and nothing I mean nothing. I have made several reports to there customer support via e-mail as well as voice again no responce. I now beleive this ia a SCAM they talk a good game but be careful you will not win like I believe this is a SCAM. No response.
December 1st, 2011 at 8:22 pm
Nearly fell for this myself! My gut told me to check reviews first even though it had many ads on credible sources.. normally i wouldn’t bat an eyelid… thanks guys! and sorry to those who got scammed by this scumbag of a website.
It is based in florida as shown on whatismyipaddress.com
IP: 72.52.6.162
Decimal: 1211369122
Hostname: unknown.prolexic.com
ISP: Prolexic Technologies
Organization: Prolexic Technologies
Services: None detected
Type: Corporate
Assignment: Static IP
so if anyone needs to sue this website… there you go!
Jacob says:
December 1st, 2011 at 8:23 pm
You should report it to its ISP if possible quoting this website.. the IP address and the current date/time… might get it shut down off it’s host!
December 1st, 2011 at 6:53 pm
I wish I would have read this first!!!! I didn’t and now I’m out $99, but I did find a phone number 855-701-2091. It said that they were in 9-5 mon-fri. Hope its a good number.
December 1st, 2011 at 5:49 pm
total scam. I got riped off for the $99 but I heard about it from a craigslist post. The person said they had sold a dyson vacuum that i had inquired about but they had won 4 of them at dealfun and had fliped them to make some extra money. So I went and signed up like an Idiot and don’t want anyone else to fall for the craigslist ploy.
NOSUCkERHERE says:
December 16th, 2011 at 1:27 am
Same thing happened to me with a iPad. And twice before for a kuerig. I clicked on the link in the reply by accident and ‘adtracker’ popped up in my search bar. Got out of that and searched for reviews like I was going to. The ‘girl Emily’ who messaged me back came off as real….SCAM! If its too good to be true, it usually is. Take Care!
itsmejess says:
December 8th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
me too. i got same email saying they won 3 Nooks off this site but already sold them so they referred me here. wow the people out there. scammers.
Adelle says:
December 7th, 2011 at 2:00 am
Wow. I got the exact same email from someone claiming to sell an ipod on cl- word for word. Glad I checked around first. Jeez.
LOL says:
December 6th, 2011 at 4:46 pm
Hello
Someone just bought this from me, but I can tell you where I got it from.
I just got 4 of these from dealfunoffers.com and I resold them for some extra money.
Since the site is new theres like nobody online, nobody is bidding, its like xmas all over again. The trick is to bid right when the counter hits 5 seconds and you win every time.
Regards
<- I got that too.
Viktoriya says:
December 3rd, 2011 at 2:13 pm
Same here!!!! Exact same story! I was looking at the dyson and I emailed the guy and his response was
“Hello
Someone just bought this from me, but I can tell you where I got it from.
I just purchased 4 of these from dealfunz.com and I resold them on here for some extra money.
Since the site is new theres like nobody online, nobody is bidding, its like xmas all over again. The trick is to bid right when the counter hits 5 seconds and you win pretty much every time.
Regards
gillienoyesrvzurg@aol.com”
Cannot believe this!
December 1st, 2011 at 4:20 pm
I’ve been trying for days to place a bid but the site will never allow me to sign in even tho I’ve reset my password with them a # of times. I’m relieved no money has been lost and I will delete this experience as of this minute. After reading all your complaints and similar stories ( I too have sent a number of emails w/only an auto response that says nothing, in return) I am glad all I lost was hours of my time sitting on the computer doing nothing! Sorry to hear of everyone’s woes. What a SCAM!
December 1st, 2011 at 3:04 pm
Don’t make a mistake, you are not going to win
December 1st, 2011 at 1:17 pm
I’ve won many small items, more than a month ago.
I have still not recieved ANYTHING! They mention that shipping times are between 1 and 3 weeks, and to contact them if you do not have your purchases within 21 days of winning. I’ve tried e-mailing many times, with no response!!
I’m frustrated, is there anywhere to report these people?
December 1st, 2011 at 11:50 am
Just want to let everyone know. Make sure that you check your bank accounts if you’ve used your debit card when ordering from Deal Fun. I have had 3 Fraudulant charges on my card that now has my bank account in the negative. So I get to deal with that along with not receiving my items. Beware!
December 1st, 2011 at 7:54 am
They have still not processed my kindle that I paid for over 2 weeks ago. I have emailed 3 times….no response. Do not touch them with a barge pole!!!!!!!! I bought a kindle from quibids and it was posted the day I bought it……!!!! Hopefully it will turn up but I am very wary now of them all.
November 30th, 2011 at 11:54 pm
Dealfun action is a scam dont fall for it. 12/01/2011
Eneide says:
December 1st, 2011 at 9:59 am
What about our credit card number that we gave to them?
November 30th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
If you look at this website like gambling then you will realize it’s not a scam. You buy bids like you buy poker chips and you accept the risk that you may not win when you “ante up”. If you have this mindset going in then you will not feel scammed. However, you just might feel stupid if you lose the $99 you payed in to sign up. I payed $99 and won a $79 kindle with 64 bids left. I had almost given in the towel after starting with 250 bids.
Kedar says:
December 5th, 2011 at 5:59 am
Did you receive your kindle?
Larry says:
December 2nd, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Did you actually receive any mechandise from then.
I have won 3 things they record as “shipped” but nothing arrives. They don’t answer e-mails.
Ramirez says:
December 1st, 2011 at 12:28 pm
I just won a ps3 but sceptical about paying for it. Did they send you your kindle? If so was it a struggle to get it and how long did it take?
November 30th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Last night I was bidding on a 7″ Android Tablet. Deal fun was acting strange and the timer clock would start and stop. Many times going from 15 seconds to 1 second with nothing in between. I was using 2 browser just to monitor the bidding. I was also getting a pop-up stating that I was not logged in, when it showed that I was. I cleared the cache on both browsers, but it did not help. I was using the bid buddy and I know I had a lot of bids left in it since I had just restarted it over with 25 bid. It bid a few times for me and then the auction ended. It should not have ended since I was still bidding with the bid buddy. I lost over 100 bids and I’m not happy about it. I planned to take the auction to the end.
I also started an open group on facebook called DealFun Member’s Group where you can talk about DealFun.com issues.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/223993824340298/
November 30th, 2011 at 7:07 pm
Hey Guys – This company has got auto-bidders installed in their system. So each time a genuine bidder bids, he/she is out-bid by the in-house auto-bidder. They have given 100′s of different names to the in-house automated-bidders and surely, genuine bidders cannot win. You only waste your bids bidding for something out of your reach.
All the products won by ‘someone’ show up again as new listings. The products are never sold and never shipped. Only genuine transaction that takes place with them is the debit on your credit card. That’s it.
It’s fake, it’s a scam – STAY AWAY FROM DEALFUN
November 29th, 2011 at 3:19 pm
This site is nothing but a scam. I got 25 free bids, so I decided to visit. I purchased some bids, won some items a couple months ago, but never received any items. Now I’m out the cost of the bids, the cost of the items (charged to a card) and I never got any merchandise. I have emailed support@dealfun.com several times, but get no response.
WARNING: do not use this site. They will take your money
November 29th, 2011 at 3:13 pm
What a joke, took the hook & signed up for the $99 pack, then spent this $100AUD to buy an iPhone charger for 60 cents!!!! Tried several times to buy other items only to burn thru the bid credits at an alarming rate. The are many other sites you should use before this one….almost seems like a “Pyramid” scam!!
Wish the USA morning news shows were not shown here as hat is where I first saw it!
Margaret says:
December 2nd, 2011 at 5:09 am
Thought I was the only stupid aussie
November 29th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
Bought the 99 bid packet. Can’t see the timers, can’t even click on the bid button to use the bidz I bought. Have been trying for over three hours now and have sent them 5 emails. Can’t find a phone number anywhere for this damn fraud of a company. I can’t even bid to try to win anything.
November 29th, 2011 at 11:51 am
Thanks for all the opinions. I guess the deal is too good to be true! They mainly cheat the majority and pick a very few number of customers to buffer their business. Shady game! I am now more careful with the advertisements on TV shows…
November 29th, 2011 at 9:07 am
This is a total scam they get you to buy bids and its impossible to win with 15 sec. added to everyones, I put bids on many gift cards and vouchers coulcn’t even win a $10 gift card and am out $69 with nothing!
November 28th, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Sort of. Its more like a gambling site. “Bids” (actually a bet that you will win) cost 60 cents. Each bid that a person makes raises the price of the item one cent and resets the bid clock allowing another person time to “bid.” You are basically placing bets, raising and re-raising until someone drops out of the competition. The vig for the house (dealfun) is insane. For example, an Ipad 2 that sells to the winner for $150.00 has had 15,000 bids placed on it. At the rate of 60 cents per bid, that’s a take of $9,000 for Dealfun, and the winner still has to pay $150.00 plus shipping for it. Of course, the 100+ losing bidders get nothing but the “fun” of having placed their bets.
The strategy then is to wait to place your bet/bid as close as possible to the price where everyone else drops out. Unless you are a great statistician or psychic, you are more likely to be a loser than winner. My guess is that less than 1% of bidders on high end items win. Those are really bad odds, but not quite as bad as the lottery.
Conversely, the odds of winning $600 in cash to buy an Ipad 2 are far better in more traditional types of gambling. For example, in Blackjack you win at least 48% or so of the time and there is no house vig, so Dealfun is more like a carnival game or Keno than an auction.
November 28th, 2011 at 7:20 pm
I purchased a bid for $60.00. Didn’t win, so ordered a kindle e-book for $116.00. They e-mailed me and said they were sorry I DIDN’T WIN and gave me free tokens. Now my password dosen’t work. I haven’t received my product, I keep sending e-mails, same response looking into it. They have my credit card number.I can’t find a phone number anywhere, or get a solid reply. I AM ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED.
pachuc0 says:
November 29th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
contact credit card company and they will issue you a refund for product not delivered
November 28th, 2011 at 4:05 pm
Read this.
This site is a scam. Don’t buy. Don’t bid. I am a hi-tech expert. Still i have been scammed by this because of deals are too good to be real. And so i wanted to try out see. And i realized after a few bid that i just lost my money. This site is not even in real time. They control evrything. Even credit registration is not secured.
Well for those who already subscribed, my advice to you is use up your bids, delete everything and cancel your account. Accept to be scammed. At least you’re only been robed $99 (+/-).
November 28th, 2011 at 2:47 pm
Please no one sould try to sign up with this company it is a large large scam
November 28th, 2011 at 1:48 pm
This website is a total scam. To my knowledge nothing they say is true. I bought a large package of bids which was supposed to “guarantee” that I could get the product. I was bidding on an item and ran out of bids. I am an experienced bidder from other sights, so I knew what I was doing. When I went to purchase it outright as they said I could do for the difference of the $$ amount I spent on bids and the retail cost of the item, it was “out of stock”. I e-mailed customer support several times and it has now been over three weeks and I have not had an answer. When I go in to check on the progress of my claim, it says that it is being assigned to a support desk. I have had no help or response to my ad. Also, they said they would refill my bid account if I lost the bid, which they have not done. They gave me less than 1/3 of the bids I used. There are plenty of good penny auction sites out there, don’t use this one.!!!!!
Eneide says:
December 1st, 2011 at 9:54 am
And what had happened with all our credit card information?
I did the same us you did and YES THIS IS A SCAM.
Didi you cancel your credit card number???
What to I have to do?
November 28th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
I GOT RIPPED OFF !!!!!!!!!!!
November 27th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
What a Joke!! I wish I had done my homework and learned more about this before I wasted $99 on 250 bids and a “guarantee to win.” Well, it’s been 3 days and I’m still trying. They did add more bids to my account for not winning, I think it was 100, not the 250 I paid for. They also added some bids because I emailed them about problems with the website and the DealWheel.
The email also told me to try a “beginner” auction. Why would I pay $99 to bid on a $10 gift card? I, like so many other fools, thought I could actually get a TV or an iPad for a bargain…WRONG!!! Even the “Buy it Now” prices can easily be beat anywhere on the internet. I have spent hours and hours trying to win but I think I need to chalk this one up to a lesson learned.
Sandra says:
November 28th, 2011 at 10:59 am
You just said everything exactly the way I wanted to say it. Don’t be fooled people. If something sounds too good to be true, it generally is!! It should be called DEAL FRAUD!!
November 27th, 2011 at 8:25 pm
DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY. It costs about $70 to get started with enough “bids” to try and win something. That something might be a $25 gift card. They try to tell you you “won” it for just a few dollars but they don’t add in your bid cost. Total RIP-OFF!!!
November 27th, 2011 at 8:22 pm
Don’t waste your hard earned money, you will not win! The 15 sec wait is too long, to many people bidding on this site you will be out bid every time.
November 27th, 2011 at 1:58 pm
OMG, Oh WOW, what a total waste of money I can’t believe these people taking advantage of so many people they should be ashamed of them selves wow I mean really oh wow. I too have be victimized by these so call deal makers… I sent my email to costumer service, now I just have to sit around and wait. Good luck to all
November 27th, 2011 at 1:28 pm
No legitimate company asks you for your credit card information before telling you this amount will automatically be deducted from your account. They are a scam and rip off. Just try getting customer service or find a phone number to get in touch with them.
The advertisment is presented as if you are choosing a range that you might like to bid on. You can not look at the merchandise until you pick a range, while showing the clock ticking giving 30 secounds left to bid on products. They lure you in to giving credit card information without disclosing they you are going to go ahead and charge you in advance for bidding. They will not give you axcess to look at the merchandise until you pick a package.
They did not have my authorization to deduct 69.00 from my account.
I have had no response from them after sending numerous email.
November 27th, 2011 at 1:14 pm
No legitimate company asks you for your credit card information before telling you this amount will automatically be deducted from your account. They are a scam and rip off. Just try getting customer service or find a phone number to get in touch with them.
The advertisment is presented as if you are choosing a range that you might like to bid on. You can not see any merchandise and it shows the clock ticking giving 30 secounds left to bid on products. They lure you in to giving credit card information without disclosing you are going to go ahead and charge you in advance for bidding and you have not seen items you can bid on.
November 27th, 2011 at 11:23 am
I just wrote a complaint on here, and now I don’t see it.
I just filed a complaint with Scambook.com about Dealfun. I am trying to get the word out so that other people won’t be scammed by Dealfun like so many other people have. I checked on the tracking of my first shipment from Dealfun and it says “No record can be found” I was told this was shipped on Nov. 15.
November 27th, 2011 at 10:14 am
DO NOT JOIN DEALFUN!
I could have shot myself after I bought the bid pack. As far as I am concerned it is a gambling site. You take your chances with other bidders, the timers not working, and the site glitching up. I have won and received 2 Amazon gift cards. I am waiting on 3 shirts, two sets of earphones and a tote. Forget about trying for an Ipad or other big ticket items. I have sent emails about problems with the site and I have received answers with a promise of added credits to my account which do not appear in my total with no where to check if they have been added. I am just trying to recoup the $99.00 I spent on a bid pack and then I am DONE!
Tim says:
November 28th, 2011 at 11:47 am
I’m also trying to recoup my $99 and then I am done. To find out where your added credits are, try checking the my accounts page and look at the line called “Voucher bids”. That’s where they put the free bids they give you. Unfortunately, you can only tell how many free bids they have given you only if you keep track of how many you had before. Congratulations on your 2 Amazon gift cards. I haven’t tried to bid on them yet but they look hard to win.
November 27th, 2011 at 8:41 am
I too have been scammed. I even searched the web for negatives and did not find this site until after I purchased. They are crooks! The stuff they have is absolute garbage. I may as well have taken my kids Christmas money and lit it on fire. The thing that really makes me angry is I thought I was signing up for beyond the rack and somehow they switch you to this dealfun site. Run away with your money still in your pocket!!!!!!
Barbow says:
December 5th, 2011 at 6:40 pm
I also thought I was signing up for Beyond the Rack. How can this happen? I tried to make the best of it but will have to chalk it up as an expensive lesson learned.
November 27th, 2011 at 4:37 am
Has anyone received anything they won yet?
November 27th, 2011 at 1:14 am
REALLY!!!! Did i just spend $69 + $74(buy it now) = $143 on a $80 camera? I hope I atleast get it!
I didn’t check them out for fraud because of all the endorsments! Shame on me, and Shame on TV shows!!!!
November 26th, 2011 at 10:13 pm
you will never win a thing on this site ! i was trying to get a ipad and itouch for a gift but i quickly found out that all they offer is people bidding for something that they will never win because you are bidding against another person for hours and how can you win .
November 26th, 2011 at 12:03 pm
There are multiple scams going on here! First is that your penny bids are costing you 61 cents so they’re making a ton of money since the price can only go up one cent at a time. That’s not the worst though. The website freezing and taking you to other screens right when the auction wins is terrible. But the worst is I was trying to win an item and it told me I had spent enough to buy the item outright, except then it told me I couldn’t not since I was using voucher bids( which is crap because they are bids I bought outright, and not won on their wheel). So essentially I was not able to continue on the auction I had already bid several times on. When I emailed their support team, this is the response I got: Since you have not utilized your bids or our service, we have gone ahead and issued you a full refund & de-activated your account.
Please allow up to 5-7 business days (not including weekends) for the refund to post. If for any reason it does not, please contact us immediately and we will look into it further. Thank you for trying us out. At DealFun, We always want you to have the best possible experience.
Always here to help! At DealFun, customer satisfaction is our main goal. So supposedly they are refunding my money, but they also cancelled all the items I won. But I had utilized bids and their service, which they know, since they cancelled them. In the end those items were hardly a bargain, so if I get my money back I’m only out my time.
November 26th, 2011 at 10:08 am
They are the smartest thieves in this business, eventually some fool will win the item for way less money than other sites, but think first:
1,000 trying to get and iphone 4 and each one is betting one penny. it means $10 for this company, now multiply this for time and amount of bid fools make, sorry i wanted to say customers. some time it can go for the hold day on a single item. at the end of the auction this iphone 4 is sold for about $10,000. be careful how you waste your money.
moon123 says:
December 8th, 2011 at 9:08 am
I just go in there for the heck of it and use the bids i win to run the prices up lol but i don’t buy any! I talked to the lady at deal fun it does not take 3 weeks to recive a shirt from flordia! scaaaaaaammmmmmmmm!
November 26th, 2011 at 6:49 am
I had the same start as most of you and started to ask for a refund when the site shut down. Then it came back up and ive won 3 items so far and working on the iPad now and yes it takes a long time but with the price only around $250 for an iPad2, I tried it anyways. This is comming from the biggest sceptic ever, i always tell me family not to get suckered. I will re-post after I get the items i won to really see how legit this is… Ipod Shuffle $.30, Andriod Tablet $8, AngryBird slippers $.35….
moon123 says:
December 8th, 2011 at 9:13 am
Have you received the items? and how long did it take?
November 26th, 2011 at 12:50 am
If you like sitting for hours bidding a penny at a time this is the site for you. They are getting rich. a cheap pack of bids cost 60 dollars. you may bid that whole $60 trying to get an item. but you get nothing in return. hours of many people bidding on an item they are racking up on the bucks. Rediculous. waste of my time and money. the site doesn’t have many items to bid on. justa few items made in China plus an Ipad and few other hot items. example bidding on an ipad has been going on over 6 hours and counting. i do not have time to sit and watch one penney at a time go down the drain.dont do it. i feel so stupid
November 26th, 2011 at 12:33 am
thank heaven i almost signed up for this crap but i’m glad i saw these reviews before hand. thank you all for talking some sense into me
November 25th, 2011 at 6:50 pm
Their phone number is 855-701-2091. Its a automated system however when you get a living person they do not say DealFun or their name.
I got random refunds on my Credit card as well as the charges I actually made. My credit card company said DealFun was putting through refunds but DealFun said it was not them. DealFun told me it was stupid I was closing my account over such a small amount of money and offered me bids to stay. They argued with me about it until I told them the credit card on file was already closed and no longer a valid working number. They said your account is closed and hung up.
I used the phone number that showed up on my credit card statement.
November 25th, 2011 at 6:41 pm
I bought the $69 package without realizing my credit card was being charged. I explained my mistake to support@dealfun.com and they immediately sent me an email saying my purchased will be refunded in the next 5-7 days. Great customer service to respond promptly and give me a full refund for MY MISTAKE.
November 25th, 2011 at 6:39 pm
This is a total scam. Do not give them your CC. Don’t be tempted. You will not win anything. This should be against the law. Shame of you Martha Stewart for featuring a site that linked to this site. Blew $99.00. I will never take your advise again or buy, watch or have anything to do with what you endorse.
Scam Scam Scam!!!!
Stacey says:
November 27th, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Does it really surprise you that Martha Stewart would be involved in a scam designed to cheat people out of their money??
November 25th, 2011 at 4:40 pm
Scam Scam Scam!!!!!
Will be calling my credit card company Monday to dispute charges. I purchased the $69. Bid package, while bidding on 2 items I wanted every time it got close to 1 cent it would either freeze or take me to some spin the wheel page.
Twice now while bidding the site has went down for maintenance, leaving me to start over but they don’t credit the bids you’ve wasted before going down for construction.
Don’t be tempted like I was, total Scam :(
Mrsa80 says:
November 25th, 2011 at 4:52 pm
I just emailed them, waiting for response?
November 25th, 2011 at 3:29 pm
i feel stupid that i used dealfun. i spend $80 for nothing
November 25th, 2011 at 1:52 pm
So, I feel I have been scammed, as well as others here. They charged my card, and since then I have not been able to access the website. Does anyone on here have a contact # or email address so that I can cancel this? I have already notified my credit card company, but they only see it as a pending charge and I need to dispute once that charge has cleared.
Disgusted.
November 25th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
They are horrible. Total scam and I can’t talk to anyone either. I want my money back
November 25th, 2011 at 1:07 pm
omg. I feel so stupid now, probably like all of you. if you try to log on the web page does not excist…. i want to get a phone number to cancel and there is no way I can find the number…
November 25th, 2011 at 12:57 pm
Wtf give me your customer service number! YOU GOT ME AND OTHERS I WILL REPORT THIS TO LOCAL AUTHORITY .YOU WONT GET MY MONEY THAT EASY!
November 25th, 2011 at 12:44 pm
I need to know the email address to cancel my mistake? I cannot even get the website to load..Horrible!
November 25th, 2011 at 12:16 pm
I was not impressed. I thought there review of their site was bogus. Most of the items they have for sale are not great and when they do have a great item, you can never win it. It is funny how they report how all of these different items were bought so cheap when I haven’t experienced it. If you like sitting at your computer all day monitorings bids, which you probably won’t win, go ahead and waste your money.
November 25th, 2011 at 12:12 pm
I went on this site after an awful Black Friday! I thought that I would be able to get the items that I wanted to buy for my love ones. Boy this was a big mistake. I went to a website that was reccommended by top news stations. I unregrettably didn’t look into fraud websites. THIS IS ONE OF THEM!!! DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THIS SITE. I tried to get my money back, but the website and the emailing address wouldn’t allow me to send any kind of request or to ask for my refund.
November 25th, 2011 at 11:37 am
i think this DealFun is just a scam. If you don’t understand it properly and get into bidding war for a product you could lose a lot of money. Avoid it.
November 25th, 2011 at 11:32 am
i have never purchased anything online. they charged me 69$ and i cant bid. it will not let me.. how do i get a refund. they already charged my card. i will never do this thing again..
November 25th, 2011 at 11:22 am
Spent 100 dollars and couldn’t even log in! Worst site ever! Dont’ do it!
November 25th, 2011 at 10:25 am
I sign up and they charged me 69.99 on my credit card right away. I sent them an email to cancel and refund my account and they did right away. I was on the phone with my bank to see if they can put a stop to the transaction but they confirmed that the money was refunded back.
Mrsa80 says:
November 25th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
REFUND???
Email; Support@dealfun.com
Worked for me ;)
Mrsa80 says:
November 25th, 2011 at 4:42 pm
Thank Wanda, I’ll be emailing them now!
Stacey says:
November 25th, 2011 at 2:14 pm
Wanda…How long did it take for your refund? TIA
Stacey says:
November 25th, 2011 at 2:09 pm
Were you able to talk to anyone? Same thing has happened to me within the past hour! But I have yet to hear back from them and the charge is still on my card.
Allison says:
November 25th, 2011 at 1:53 pm
What email address did you write to, I want to do the same.
gina says:
November 25th, 2011 at 12:47 pm
what number did you call? what email address…same thing happened to me
Shawn says:
November 25th, 2011 at 12:18 pm
Feeling pretty stupid right now, can you tell me what email address you used to contact them for the refund? I cannot get their websites to come up today. Thanks.
Margie says:
November 25th, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Definitely should not have signed up!! I can’t even get back on their site!! I need to get my money back. Do not know how. My husband will be livid if he hears about this.
November 25th, 2011 at 12:26 am
complete scam! somebody should virus their site!
November 24th, 2011 at 11:40 pm
Hey all, I was recently tricked into thinking that DEALFUN was going to be the best thing ever. I mean, 45$ ipads!! Well, as i was on the site I realized I had to make a “hefty” purchase of 99 bucks to get some bids. I had no idea what I was getting into. I sent them many emails saying that I wanted my “guaranteed win,” but nobody answered. Stupid as I was, I only looked at the reviews after I went on and made a huge mistake. I saw the comment saying that if you request a refund, there is a nice chance you will get i back. I asked them for one and sure enough, a few minutes later I got an email saying that I would get a full refund. I hope this is really going to happen. Thanks to all on this site who are trying to keep us out of trouble.
Margaret says:
December 2nd, 2011 at 5:03 am
Have you got your refund yet?
November 24th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
total scam..i spend almost $100 for nothing i felt stupid i should had look at these reviews..sad sad me
November 24th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
The dumbest thing i ever did. i still have 160 bids left.
November 24th, 2011 at 5:54 pm
Any site that asks for a credit card # before you actually purchase was my 1st clue that this was not on the up and up…
robmc says:
November 25th, 2011 at 12:23 am
I should of knew better, complete electronic fraud!
November 24th, 2011 at 11:12 am
Thank you for both this site and for people who prevent others from repeating a mistake by falling prey to these thugs!
November 24th, 2011 at 9:46 am
Complete scam. I wish I read the reviews before beginning the registration process. I realized I was duped when I went on the site and discovered the prizes were not worth the $99 and the price of the bids.
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:51 pm
In a moment of stupidity, I signed up for deal fun. My bank card was charged $69 which I did not authorize. I did not win any bids so am just out this amount of money. I had to cancel my debit card which cost an additional $7.50. This was a very costly mistake on my part and I hope this review might prevent others from doing the same. Don’t register for this site it is a scam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
T says:
November 28th, 2011 at 12:35 pm
If the charge went through, you may still be on the hook for $69. But closing your credit card will stop all future charges.
andy says:
November 24th, 2011 at 11:20 pm
if you cancel your card, do they still charge you the 99? I think you can deactivate your account, which i think would prevent any future charging..
November 23rd, 2011 at 4:25 pm
I’m happy these review sites are available. I’ve seen this auction show up on my face book page and decided to look for reviews from others. I’m sorry that honest folks get ripped off by these scammers
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:28 pm
I won a item on this web site. they say it would arrive in three week , so far it been four week still no item. Try emailing them got no reply yet. it look like a scam to me
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:28 am
Man! Am I glad I decided to google Dealfun before I registered! I was so close too… Thank you all, and thank sites like this for helping put the truth out there.
November 23rd, 2011 at 6:37 am
I totally agree with all of you. Called my bank to stop charges but bank states they are not allowed to interfere until charges are officially in. Now that it is in they have difficulty crediting the amount. This website is just a big scam. No not even be curious. It’s not worth the pain and aggravation. Worse case scenario just bit the bullet and bleed. Learn from this stupidity. 11/22/11
November 23rd, 2011 at 2:22 am
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a freaking SCAM. Got duped by the little commericail that the news lady did online that made it seem so ligitemate. That news channel needs to send their team back to investigative school. The site doesn’t even have much to bid on. It’s all the same stuff over and over and over and over again. None of it is even worth half of the price. A bluetooth for $69..R U kidding me! STAY AWAY! I’m surely glad I got the lowest priced bid option. I can’t believe I didn’t do my homework. Can you say STUPID!! All of us!!
November 23rd, 2011 at 2:04 am
I just want my items I won so I can be done with this dealfun site no more using credit cards online for auctions lesson learned
November 22nd, 2011 at 8:15 pm
I registered paid 100$ package for 250 bids so I Pay 100$ so I can get to bid $2.50. I have to sit there and watch the item for hours going up 1 penny at the time, I guess I’ll take my loss and run because even if I win It’s still far from a deal, maybe some people are happy to win a nail clipper set for 50 cents but personally I still don’t forget I paid 100$ so that nail clipper set ends up costing me $100.50 … so the only way to “maybe” get a good deal is to bid on expensive items … bottom line …. definitely a scam, I should have searched on it before registering.
November 22nd, 2011 at 4:10 pm
I too went onto dealfun website. filled in the registration but had to choose which bid package and credit card details before progressing further.. At no time did they indicate that a full transaction will be made. Once you fill in the details and choose which package you need you then click continue, once you do you are then sent to a page that states your credit card has been charged for the amount concerning.. There is no confirmation or option to cancel!
My advice is to not confirm registration with dealfun by email! This will only happen after you have been through the rego process. So even if you have done what I did you can still opt out.. email them stating why you want to cancel and they will reply strait away closing your account and refunding your credit card.
I would presume that if I confirmed registration by email it may be even harder to get a refund. In all I found the rego process misleading, they need to make it clear each step what you are about to do and and give you an option to opt out before charging your credit card.. I give them this at least they were quick to respond and did not make a fuss regarding a refund..
Margaret says:
December 2nd, 2011 at 5:27 am
I didn’t open my email but did make about 50 bids before realizing this is a croc. Did you bid?
November 22nd, 2011 at 1:18 pm
One handed bandit!!!
November 22nd, 2011 at 12:40 pm
I viewed the “TV” show promos and trusted them. I’m so sorry I didn’t do more investigation into how the entire program works.
November 21st, 2011 at 11:30 pm
completely misleading, a completely frustrating experience!! stay away.
November 21st, 2011 at 8:43 am
What can I say. I got ripped off, I should have read the reviews first. So SAD. Maybe we can at least get a class action suit against them. It is worth a try.
November 20th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
still waiting on my winnings,when i tracked my winnings i was told it was received
Ivan says:
November 23rd, 2011 at 1:57 am
I’m still waiting my winnings to the have some weird delivery company EC first class I looked it up and it seems fraud but guess all I can do is wait.. If I get my items I won then noooooo more dealfun for me
got ripped off says:
November 20th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
Finally get through to customer service, the # is 1855-701-2091, I was told the packages is coming from china,it will take 3 to 4 weeks to get my delivery.I did go to track my deliveries, i was told it was shipped and received, I never received anything. Still waiting
November 20th, 2011 at 4:04 pm
They list the IPhone 4S 8 gig unlocked retail value of $899 you can walk into any Apple Store and buy one for less.
JP says:
November 22nd, 2011 at 5:33 am
They don’t make an iPhone 4S 8GB. The 16GB is $199 with a 2 year contract to ATT, Verizon, or Sprint. And that is straight off the Apple web site.
November 20th, 2011 at 4:02 pm
They list the IPad 16 gig retail value of $799 you can walk into any Apple Store and buy one for $499. Where do they get there retail values from. I am guessing that its an off the wall price to stroke the bidding from the unknowing.
November 20th, 2011 at 9:12 am
Listen to the smart ones! It’s a waste of time and money!!!
You will sit like a lab rat for hours upon hours looking at a 15 second timer that never ends.
Hotel california my friends!
RippedOff says:
November 21st, 2011 at 4:20 pm
yup, and in fact they state they use robots to do their bidding once the time gets down. So basically its a complete waste of time, money, and web space.
kedadzau says:
November 21st, 2011 at 8:26 am
U are so right. It is just a ripoff. That 15 seconds never stops. It is like they are controlling the bids with there own e-mail addresses. How do I get my money back?
November 19th, 2011 at 8:43 pm
After having a positive experience with quibids, I decided to try dealdash which I have previously written that I do believe it is a scam.
I then tried dealfun which seemed quite legitimate and fair.
However there is NO customer service. they advertise the quickest response time in the business. However, that means they send a robotic acknowledgement of your email and that they will get back to you in an hour. Forget that. I would not be so bothered if they had clear instructions on the website but information is very sparse, so I say, “buyer beware”.
November 19th, 2011 at 8:40 pm
this goes back to the old saying that if it is too good to be true it usually is too good to be true. People are right in the fact it is a lot like gambling.
November 19th, 2011 at 4:28 pm
yes, the bbb needs to be aware of this site..however, writing to the Attorney Generals office bureau of consumer protection will get you to the heart of the problem
November 19th, 2011 at 2:25 pm
hello everyone, complaint to better business so other do not ended in hell like everyone else. Most of us want to save lots of money because we work hard for our money and this scam website do not care and take all the little money people make to make themselves rich. Here is the link for the better business berau http://www.bbb.org/us/ click under consumers and click under checkout a business, you can either use the website address or just type the company name. I found the company under savebig and another is called dealfun which it shows internet auction services they have so far a total of 9 complaints only. hope this helps!
Barbara says:
November 19th, 2011 at 8:45 pm
I wrote to the bbb about dealdash and received a very fresh response. Not worth my effort. I just say again “buyer Beware”.
November 19th, 2011 at 11:01 am
I wish I would have read all of the reviews before I signed up. I am such an idiot.
Margaret says:
December 2nd, 2011 at 5:45 am
Ditto and ditto again Leslie.
tania says:
November 19th, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Hi Leslie you are not an idiot, some of us learned by experiencing, unfortunately scams are everywhere. I am very skeptical about auctions and companies who announce what a great deal you can get the items for. Always check them out in the business berau.com, complaints are reported there for every business that people conduct.
November 18th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
they are a BIG scam!!!!!!
never sign up and be a membership they steal your money and waste ur time alot. never go on it. they stoled 100 from us…
u wont get anything there stupid liers. biggest mistake ever made.
November 18th, 2011 at 5:04 pm
Just so everyone knows, I tried it and decided to try another penny auction called OfftheRack. Now as it turns out after I registered and payed the $120.00 for the large package it turns out that it is Dealfun in disguise. I ended up having another dealfun account. When I tried checking all this out it turns out that the Off the Rack was a huge scam and now this points in the direction of Dealfun as they are using the sites and have just changed there name. BE AWARE BE VERY AWARE
JENNA says:
November 18th, 2011 at 6:19 pm
Same thing happened to me!! And no contact #??..HOW CONVENIENT!
November 18th, 2011 at 4:11 am
This is a fraudulent company.You are bidding one time but losing ten bids.You won an auction but you can’t to get this item.You are trying to pay but you see the message:Your card has been declined.Add another card. You are adding another card. Same thing. ……
Fishing. They want to know more about your cards
November 17th, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Ah yes…another internet scam!! yes i’ve been ripped off by these cronies also. Unfortunately i live in Australia, so there does’nt seem to be much i can do, although i have refered this matter to the Australian Federal Police! Funny thing is that we have just had a visit from President Obama here in Oz, telling us how wonderfull things are between our 2 countries with regard to Trade and Relations…HEY PREZ! how about you send some of your ‘Men in Black’ around to the headquarters of dealfun and get them to kick some ass!!…oh yeah…and get me back my hard earned cash!
November 17th, 2011 at 12:36 pm
The scam is that if they have not received the number of bids they want for an item they hold the bid at one second untill they get another bid.
I also noticed that they subtracted more bids from my account than I made each day
November 16th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
My review is based soley on the customer service at DealFun. I was quick to jump into this, thinking I could get some great deals for the upcoming holidays. I am the head of a single income family so there isn’t much room in our budget for expensive gifts. I prepaid my $99 only to realize the money I paid did not go toward an item I may have won. (I know, I should have researched more.) I never used any of my bids and quickly requested a refund via email. Customer support responded to my request within minutes! I was very pleased with the response as well. THANKS, DAVID!
Dan says:
November 21st, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Sounds like Malibumama is an employee, possibly the scammer, himself.
Barbara says:
November 19th, 2011 at 8:49 pm
WOW, I wish they responded to my three requests. I think they probably didn’t make enough money so they they wouldn’t let me complete the deal I won.
tania says:
November 19th, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Malibumama, companies like this need to give some stuff away to keep the mouth shut of some people. the lucky ones happen to be there when they decided to almost give the stuff away but unfortunately these scammers operate in an awful manner that they rip people off. No wonder they announce through abc and all the channels as a coverup, this is when they decide to give stuff away at a cost of a penny but the reality is something else, yes to all the money they can get from people!!! sad but true
November 16th, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Stay away! I purchased a $99 bid package up front. Won a $10 gift card after the # of bids I placed exceeded the $10 value (the one good thing is the system notifies you when the value of your bids exceeds the value of the item you are bidding on…remember, you pay sixty cents for each bid and each bid only adds a penny to the bid…kicking myself for not really stopping to think about this before I purchased bids). I figured I would use the remaining $89 in bids on a Kindle Fire (the one item on the whole site I was even interested in), figuring that I wouldn’t win it, but could apply my bids towards purchasing the Kindle via Buy It Now (at an inflated price). I used up all my bids, and went to purchase the item via Buy it Now. Lo and behold, Buy It Now had been disabled by DealFun due to low inventory. They make no statements about the item being available in the future and although I emailed customer support to find out what they were going to do about this issue, I have not gotten a response from them. I hope they do eventually respond, but I think I probably just lost $89 bucks and I’m really unhappy about it!
Think about this…you are paying 60 cents for each 1 penny bid. Do the math and find another way to spend your hard-earned money.
alo611 says:
November 26th, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Following up to my original post. DealFun issued me a full-refund of my $99 and deactivated my account. Could care less about the latter. Just happy to have my money back! It took several days for customer support to address my issue. Along with the refund notice came a slightly snarky response indicating that the fine print warns people that Buy It Now may not be available (but they neglect to explain why they don’t just tell you Buy It Now has been disabled for a particular item as soon as they know it is, rather than stringing you along throughout the bidding process). What I lost was time, and what I gained was a lot of aggravation for several days. Happy to be free and whole, but DO NOT get sucked in like I did! Thanks Deal Fun for refunding my money….I hope you come through for the rest of the dissatisfied customers you are reading about here and on other sites.
Janet says:
November 18th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
I did exactly the same thing. As soon as I signed up I saw what a mistake I made so I just put all my bids on one item so I could at least use my bids to reduce the price of the buy it now item. When I hit the buy it now button I was informed that inventory was low and that item was not available for buy it now. I can’t believe they can get away with this.
November 16th, 2011 at 7:40 pm
When I signed up for DealFun.com I could have kicked my own butt. Please do not waste your money with these people. Take the money and make a donation to a charity or flush it down the john. You won’t get much out of it except a headache.
November 16th, 2011 at 6:15 pm
I am bidding on an auction, with several bids, only to see things marked “SOLD” with still over 5 seconds left on the clock….a total scam…don’t waste your time!!!!!!!!!!!!
November 16th, 2011 at 11:48 am
spent $2 and got 3 electric packs of cigarettes a compass clip watch and a jack denials flask free shipping I’m happy best said was like a slot machine, and know what and when your bidding, not many items but worth the one time, only if you use bids wisely
November 16th, 2011 at 11:08 am
This site is a complete scam….don’t get suckered in. Red flag #1 you have to pay up front…red flag #2 bids expire or are used up at an alarming rate….red flag #3 inventory sucks…red flag #4 how are you to know computers or employees are not driving up the cost while you sit there and burn off all your bids….Red flag #5 freezes up and you can’t get a hold of anyone for tech support or questions…save your money and go to ebay.
November 16th, 2011 at 9:02 am
My advice would be to screen record while you are bidding. Then you will have clear evidence of the technical errors with bidding. Maybe the they might repond to emails.
November 16th, 2011 at 8:28 am
lame, lame, lame
November 16th, 2011 at 4:39 am
Imagine paying $300 for an iPhone? Thats 30000 bids at say $0.50ea = $15000 DealFun gets plus the $300. This smacks of pyramid type scam and needs to be stopped and dealt with the consumer protection of all countries concerned. Whats to stop them having payed staff pushing up the bids by bidding themselves. What a hoax.
November 16th, 2011 at 4:35 am
I joined as it seemed to be an easy way to get a few items for a good price or if lucky cheap! The ad said for australians only yet lots of winners are from the USA, Canada and else where. Thats too many people buying at once for what looks to be childish, feminine orientated chinatown junk. BAH!
November 15th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
PEOPLE SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!
I should have read the reviews before joining. Thought i’d get some christmas shopping done, but NOoooooooooooooooo! I GOT RIPPED OFF!
They don’t respond to your emails. The bid clock stops with my username and freezes for more than 15 seconds, then the bid is given to someone else. I’m also convinced that something inhuman in going on. It’s no way that a human being is bidding on those items. DREADFUL! DREADFUL! DREADFUL!!!!!!!
November 14th, 2011 at 3:16 pm
Deal fun is *mostly* legit, but you have to realize what you’re getting into BEFORE you buy your bids. If you don’t quite get how it works you’re in for a rude awakening.
It’s like playing slot machines, especially for the “big ticket” items like iPads and iPhones. If you get the cheapest bid package you’re spending 60 cents every time you hit the “bid” button. This adds up fast, so “knowing how to bid” is part of it, but it’s far from the whole story. For the “big ticket” items you are bidding against thousands of people. The only time you’ll get one of these items at 50%, 60% or more savings is if you get lucky and everyone else “falls asleep at the wheel”; meaning, you’re the current high bidder and everyone else assumes that someone else is going to “bid” again and reset the 15 second bid clock. If you’re the high bidder when (more like “if”) this happens, you could conceivably get an iPad for 200 bucks, or 20 bucks or 20 cents!!! Does this happen often? NO. But it *might.* Just like in vegas where you *might* hit the jackpot at the slots.
Here’s how you get sucked in: look at the gift cards. $10 gift cards going for anywhere from $3.00 – $5.00… but *some* go for like 17 cents. The *last* one went for $3.40 (for instance) so you target that, letting everyone else “waste” their bids until it gets in that $3.20 or so range. But then, everyone assumes someone else will keep the bidding going, no one does and BAM *someone* just got the gift card for 82 cents. DAMN!!! So then, hoping you’ll be the next one to get such a great deal, you start bidding at the .70 cent mark, but it keeps going up… no one’s “asleep at the wheel” on this one. So you waste 6 bids (at .60 cents a piece)until it’s up over $1.00. Now you’ve invested $3.60 and have nothing to show for it, so you throw another 3 bids at it… still didn’t win. Then you hold off and, of course, this one goes up over $5.00. Now it’s hardly worth it as, even if you win (no guarantee) you’ve spent $9.80 for a ten dollar gift card once you factor in the cost of the bids.
WOW this is a money maker… for DEALFUN. Know what you’re getting into and you can’t complain.
The only “complaint” I have is that the “retail price” they list for the iPad is inflated. They claim to be selling the 16gig iPad 2 “with wifi,” which means no 3G connectivity. If that’s the case, it retails for $499 at Best Buy. They claim it retails for $699, which is confusing because one iPad, the 64gig, DOES retail for that amount. You’re not getting the 64gig though, you’re not even getting the 16gig with 3G. So those who “won” the auction with a bid of $412 or so didn’t save almost $300, they saved more like $88. Now, factor in the costs of the bids to keep you in the running for something that was bid on 41,200 times (at a penny a bid, starting with 0 cents) and… whew! meanwhile, at an average of 48 cents or so a bid, Dealfun made over $19,000!!! They’ll GIVE iPad’s away for that… but they don’t have to.
tania says:
November 19th, 2011 at 2:41 pm
JG, with that being said, Slot machines are also fraud and people fall for it all the time. They also need to give money away and this is when people win, they just happen to be there. I know a friend who was controlling all the moves of all the people at a casino from a VIP area. Yes they control every move of any person who walks to a casino and want to see dollars being spend. Every casino need to give money away so people would not think it is fraud.
CD says:
November 16th, 2011 at 12:22 am
Oh I almost signed up but thought I should see if its legit or not…glad I didn’t sign up after checking all the reviews! Thanks everyone and sorry to all who have wasted money and time on there.
November 14th, 2011 at 1:21 am
A scam! Stat away!
November 14th, 2011 at 12:32 am
just went right on in to bying things for x-mas all i got was Cheap cell phone wraps for $1.39 etc… plus the already paid per. bid==== over the price that you would pay for the stuff in the store and there is a ”Spin wheel” to Win stuff you see what people “”may of won “” on the Wheel but you Cant find those things to bid on Plus the Only things that you do win are only “”bids ” and ”bids” only last a few days then you :lose them: it’s B S B s B S
November 12th, 2011 at 11:21 pm
PLS DONT Go on that website,, I already become fool….. so please dont go ……….
November 11th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
Save your money! Ughhh, Dealfun sucks! I signed up for this based on a review I saw on my local news channel. I wish I hadn’t. First of all, the products available to bid on are extremely limited. For example, right now, in the “sports and recreation” department (1 of 4 departments) there is one play station 3 up for bid, and about 200 Hello Kitty stamp sets…and nothing else.
The “electronics” department mainly consists of cheap iphone and ipod cases, an ipod shuffle knock off, and other useless items you would have little interest in (for example, a webcam tripod). Occasionally an IPOD or Iphone comes along but by the time all the bids are in you’re basically paying full retail price anyway. Amazon Kindles are going for 75 dollars on the site, the same price they go for on Amazon. So what’s the point in wasting your time bidding when in the end you pay regular retail price anyway? Don’t even get me started on the ‘fashion and accessories’ department, or ‘home and office’ section.
Unless you’re a seller of junk, and that’s how you make your living, I can see little reason for joining dealfun, as you’ll never find little more than one junky thing after the next. If your plan is to buy junk and sell junk, this might work for you. But that’s all they’re really selling, and that’s all you’ll get out of this site–junk. Don’t waste your money or time.
November 11th, 2011 at 6:37 pm
Do not use deal fun i used this website thinking i was going to get a good deal on good stuff not the case at all you buy a package i got the on for $69.00 gives you 115 bid that turns to be $.60 a bid you add that to the total cost of the winning bid it adds up fast in my case i got three items i won one at $.47 the cost of the item on amazon was $49.95 than i bid on a few more items did not win them and lost a lot of bid points than i bid on an mp3 looked a lot like and i-pod but is not bid for a few than decided to just buy it for $5.99 it was a $20.00 item on amazon than bid on a wireless mouse on dealfun it said it was a $29.99 item no on amazon it wa a $9.34 not knowing this i just kept biding till it was free to me cuz i was so far into it i still have 15 bid points on dealfun but with what i got so far i have only saved $3.00 not as good as they state at all i do not want anyone to use this site at all!!!!
November 11th, 2011 at 12:00 pm
I used it CORRECTLY and I thought it was such a scam. It is probably a huge money maker for the owners of the site since winning a solid deal (and I am not talking about all the other crap they offer that you could buy at a $1 store) is nearly impossible so they keep raking in the pennies which accumulate to a lot of money, I’m sure. I looked into a couple buy it now options and they actually cost more than the retail value of the product. When I deactivated my account, an iPad 2 that retails at $499 was still going strong in the upper 300s…so is the aggravation of sitting there having to click “bid now” every 15 seconds really worth the slight discount? I received a full refund thankfully or else I would have demanded the charge be canceled from my credit card company. I guess if you have a lot of spare time, maybe…just maybe…you could get a deal of you are lucky only. Otherwise, don’t waste your time.
November 11th, 2011 at 10:31 am
Dealfun? More like deal and steal. They are not upfront with bid packages as you think are buying so many bids but a certain percentage expire after ten days. They claim they are free bids. You should get what you pay for. The only item I did win was a piece of crap. It came with no instuctions and when I attached it to two different computers, it was not recognized. I expressed my dissatifaction and they stated they will refund my initial bid purchase and cost for the item I won. Will wait and see if that happens. What a bunch of sh….
MJ Wright says:
November 16th, 2011 at 12:35 am
You aint never lied!!! Its been 3 days since i sent my emails off with no response. Looks like i got a charge back coming to my credit card!!
November 10th, 2011 at 10:43 pm
Ok Ive read all of your reviews and I have only spent $36 on Dealfun And I have won 10 auctions. I DO NOT WORK FOR DEALFUN AT ALL!!!! The key here is what you bid on and when you bid on it. Ive seen some of the TV’s and Computers won at way more than regular retail so I would never purchase something if it is more that what the store cost is. it is like gambling. You need to have control of when to STOP BIDDING!! If im bidding on a digital camerea and I see that it last sold for $35.00, and the price is currently at $34.00, IM NOT BIDDING! I have never paid over $2.50 for an item and most of the items I won with free bids! You have to exercise self control. The items rotate every hour. (BTW the variety isnt that great either). That is the catch and the key. While everyone is bidding on one I pad, another one had about 45 minutes left on it. Control is what will win you the auction. I doubt I will buy any more bids but while i got the free one, im gonna use them to win stuff.
Carri says:
November 11th, 2011 at 10:42 am
ok, I did this and I got 2 ipods. for $6.99 ea. but as i look on my account i was charged $69.00 also. plus obviously i set up an account, but there is no direction to log in.just create an account. I’m trying to go to my purchase and can’t.
November 10th, 2011 at 10:05 am
Dealfun is awesome. I Win Stuff There all the time. The reason you guys think your wasting money b/c you guys don’t know how to bid.
why lie says:
November 21st, 2011 at 3:19 pm
did you receive your winnings?
November 9th, 2011 at 9:25 am
Hi,
I would like to confirm that we do not use any inbuilt software or bots to create artificial demand and increase the auction price of our products. We are in the process of partnering with a third party audit firm to independently review our process and certify that 100% of our bidders are legitimate.
We are always here to help in case of any concerns, and go the extra mile for our customers.
Most Sincerely.
mommy2 says:
November 14th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
I haven’t been successful in being able to have any questions answered. Also there is such a limited inventory. Haven’t won anything but have wasted a lot of time thinking that an item was truly close to the end, only use a lot of my PURCHASED bids and nothing in my pocket!
Still hopeful……
Tanya says:
November 10th, 2011 at 1:21 pm
I had great results contacting customer service. My issues were promptly resolved. They are a great company.
November 7th, 2011 at 12:48 pm
I was just about to sign up and when I realized I had to pay up front, I thought I better check it out. Thank God I did and I just want to thank all of you for taking the time to let us know. I’m sorry you guys lost money. :( I hope they get shut down and sued.
November 7th, 2011 at 9:52 am
Don’t sign up to their site, once they have your money they won’t respond to your email. all the stuff about customer satisfaction being their priority are a load of crap. you send them an email and you get an auto reply back saying they’ll respond within an hour but they don’t, so much for tech support 24/7. Its been 5 hours with 2 emails sent and still no replies. I was an idiot for not checking the forums first. learnt my lesson the hard way.
caper72 says:
November 20th, 2011 at 10:56 am
yes I hear you I have sent in also and it has been three days other than the auto reply. Just a bunch of bull.
Tanya says:
November 10th, 2011 at 1:22 pm
My emails were quickly responded to and my problem resolved.
November 6th, 2011 at 2:55 pm
hi :) kso heres that deal, my mom is biding on a kindle on dealfun.com right now. the ‘buy it now’ price is 153.00 and the auction price right now is at 102.00 … she is NOT wasting her bids, i think she has only made 5, but should she stop?
Paul says:
November 12th, 2011 at 3:22 am
I think depending on the rrp of the actual kindle, she may well be paying alittle too much by the going price. I would suggest she doesn’t bother carrying on with the bid.
November 6th, 2011 at 2:52 am
Do not waste your money! This site is a complete waste of time and a total rip off! You pay for a bid package up front and each bid you make only increases the price by one penny. The more expensive items go for about 70% or more of the real cost and if you buy 300 bids that is only $3.00 you have to play with. I wish I had taken the time to really understand what they are doing here. The site also has a LOT of technical flaws or they just purposely don’t end the auctions after your bid has been there for more than the last 15 seconds. I had the high bid on a purse for the entire 15 seconds, then the clock reset and gave it to someone else. I e-mailed them about it and they have not responded in more than 5 days. I used up the remainder of my bids tonight on a gift card. I was high bidder for more than 2 minutes and they still didn’t end the auction although the clock had run out for some time. AWFUL! AWFUL! AWFUL!
Save your money and go somewhere else! I would give this site a zero or a minus rating if that were available.
November 5th, 2011 at 10:07 pm
Thanks to all who took the time to share their open and honest evaluations. I almost registered tonight…even to the point of entering my cc info. I decided I should read some reviews before actually pulling the trigger. After reading all these super negative comments, i ran as fast as i could and just closed the registration page without completing the process. Phew! That was a close one—won’t do that again!!!
November 5th, 2011 at 7:29 pm
You pay $.35 – $.60 for a bid that’s worth $.01 toward the item. I bought a $99.00 bid package and even if I won a something for a few cents, which is very difficult to do, add the $99 to the cost. (makes me wonder if the staff are bidding) You get a better selection on e-bay and you don’t have to pay to bid. Don’t make the same mistake I did! I bought a $10 gift card for $5 but I’m still down $94.
November 5th, 2011 at 7:03 pm
Adam. Remind me to invite you to our weekly poker game. I promise we wont cheat……
November 5th, 2011 at 7:33 am
Are people this gullible. All those so called penny auction are all scams. How do I know this well I had a friend who worked behind the scenes at one of these sites and how they work is people of the company have all kind of fake accounts and unlimited bids they bump up the price when you are trying to win. Now if somebody gets a good deal which the company allows, they really sucker them in because that person is going to buy more bids and believe me they know who the person is and will hammer them into losing a lot of money
November 5th, 2011 at 1:36 am
Thanks for all the comments. I was going to try this site, but not now. I got suckered into ZBiddy, and it’s a piece of crap also.
November 2nd, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Wow!!! When something seems to good to be true it generally is…Thanks for sharing your stories. Sorry that you have all lost so much money. If it at all helps, you saved me from losing some cash…
October 31st, 2011 at 1:00 am
I tried to buy an ipod touch on Craigslist list in my city. The certain listing ipod replied to my inquiry by saying she just sold it,. She said she would share that she bought 4 very cheap and resold for extra money. She then gave me deal fun website and assiduously to make sure to wait until it says 5econds left. She said you get the item every time!
I thanked her very much and proceeded to webpage, which shows really great things until you reg and buy bid package! Then it switches to cheap crap! NO Ipod touch available!!
I am so angry!! I am filing report to BBB and FCC.
Big time SCAM, SCAM SCAM. Is this their employment opportunities listed on web page? Scamming people on Craigs list too? Horrible!!
Bob says:
January 13th, 2012 at 5:12 pm
Exact same thing in Austin – I asked about 2 ipod touch – got exactly the same answer from 2 different sources ( just sold it, bought 4, go to
dealfunbidz.com, etc.) Almost gave credit card but — SCAM
How do you warn craigslist ? can they stop it ?
Rundel says:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:34 am
Deal Fun is a scam and rip off..you can put alot of money into this game and walk away with nothing as in -0-..zip…zero..and they have full access to your credit card number even after you are done playing..it is a major risk to sign up with this company. My opinion is that they have figured out a way to make lots of money fasttttt…and give very little to absolutely nothing in return…SCAM< SCAM SCAM….
October 30th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
i purchased a kindle at the buy it now price having lost the auction. This was on the 8th of september i received an email to say it was on its way if i didnt receive it in 10 days to contact dealfun. I still havnt received the kindle.I have sent 4 emails to dealfun about this the first time they stated they had changed companies and my information was not passed on why then was i told it was on its way? each time i contact them they apologise and give me 15 free credits because “customer satisfaction is thair main priority” do they seriously think i would go on their site again?the kindle was fro my daughters birthday on 27th october and im still waiting for it. I would not recommend them to anyone
October 30th, 2011 at 3:57 pm
SCAM! Stay away from this site! If you don’t win the bid, you forfeit your money!!!!
Report to Better Business Bureau and the FCC!
Fake e-mails sent to people luring them to the site!
SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM
Leon J. Porter says:
April 7th, 2012 at 10:06 am
I could sure use the money they scamed out of me
Mrspvmoore says:
October 30th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
UPDATE: I filed both reports with the FCC and the BBB. I also let Deal Fun know via their customer service “contact us” link that I did so.
I RECEIVED A FULL REFUND and a note telling me to read the directions. There is nothing obvious when you sign up that indicates you will be forced to lose your bids or buy the item if you lose the auction in order not to completely lose out. Not only is the process not transparent, but their use of the word “auction” causes individuals to believe this is run like typical auctions, where you only pay if you win.
You can beat this if you have spent money there!
October 30th, 2011 at 11:44 am
I bought a $99 worth of bids and concentrated on one item and watched it religiously for 3 hrs. I didn’t win the item. I should just have gone to the store and bought the item. What a rip off!
October 29th, 2011 at 9:02 am
Thanks, all for the reviews… I almost felt into the trap. I decided to read reviews before buying my fist package of bids and my plans end up here.
October 28th, 2011 at 4:42 pm
DealFun should be closed down and the owners thrown in jail.
james says:
November 18th, 2011 at 9:54 am
yes
October 26th, 2011 at 3:41 pm
I’ve only been a Member for less than 60 hours and my 370 Bids costing me > us$130.00 has ZERO balance and I was only using what they recommended, Bid Buddy!!
Of course, I’ve won NOTHING!! And my set Bids were quite high and those Items are now reset for bidding BUT didn’t sell??
It definitely makes Dealfun a SCAM BUT why are we all still falling for it!!
Why isn’t there an Authority to SHUT this Operation down!!??
It won’t be too dificult to track them??
Dealfun, if you are legit, please reply to this like a real honest business!!
October 22nd, 2011 at 10:13 pm
I ordered something 2 weeks ago and still havn’t been told when i am getting my items that i won
October 18th, 2011 at 3:47 pm
Dealfun, where U go broke saving money!
October 17th, 2011 at 8:27 am
SCAM!!! Don’t waste your money! You use DealFun (or any of these other rip-off sites) you LOSE!!!
October 16th, 2011 at 12:45 am
They give you all your bids back if you don’t win the first day…………..but the second day you use all your bids and STILL WIN NOTHING!!!! Well, ya don’t get em back the second day. Ya snooze, ya lose…..if you’re awake(?) well, ya lose then, too. You use DealFun (or any of these other rip-off sites) you LOSE!!!
Save yourself some time and aggravation….just send them your money and then go to Walmart, Best Buy or anywhere that’s REAL and buy what you wanted to begin with. CraigsList.com has some fair “deals” but there are a few scumbags there, too………..at least you’ve got some real chance of not getting RAPED!!! Use DealFun….bend over and take it like a man……
October 13th, 2011 at 9:02 pm
Hi,
This is Adam from the Customer service team of DealFun. Noticed all these comments here and wanted to clarify a few points:
Firstly, we would like to confirm that we run our business with complete honesty and integrity. One of our main blocks is our customer service team which goes out of its way to ensure the customers are happy.
Unused bids or packages are definitely eligible for refund.
100% of our bidders are genuine customers and there are no bots bidding for products. To certify this, we are also going in for a third party audit and certification.
Fundamentally, the basic math of 10,000 * $0.60 = $9,000 for every iPad does not work that way. The prime reason is because we have a feature called Buy It Now.
If not aware about this feature, this is how it works: If the product you are bidding on is worth $20.00, and you have spent 10 bids in trying to win the product, you have spent 10 * $0.60 cents = $6.00. Thus, using the Buy It Now Option, you can now buy the product for $14.00.
Coming back to the iPad, most of our users who bid on the iPad eventually use the Buy It Now option, thus applying all their bids used towards the retail price of the product. Each product is listed at its true retail price for buy it now purposes, thus when so many users use the buy it now feature, we do not make any margins on them as these products are procured at the retail prices. But we are still committed to providing them in the best interests of consumers.
We give out tons of free voucher bids which lowers the cost of each bid substantially below 60 cents.
Then, there are tons of products we sell for a few cents, especially now that the Shipping is Free. You can see these products in our Winners wall.
Lastly, and most obvious, there is the marketing, acquisition, fixed cost, customer support, etc. which also needs to be taken into account.
The most logical proof of this is if we made so much on iPads, would we not sell only iPads. And we know iPad has the demand to absorb any supply.
We truly believe in this business model, about providing best value to our customers through lowest prices and global free shipping, and most importantly, providing the most exemplary customer service. We have a very pro-consumer policy as far as refunds go and our attempt to answer each email within 15 minutes of receipt.
I’m in no way trying to advertise my company but just stating a few facts as I really believe in the company I work for and this business model. Just chanced upon this discussion forum so thought of sharing my understanding here.
Our customer service policy is extremely pro-consumer and we are available at support[at]dealfun.com 24/7. We have an average response time of 15 minutes to every email query, that is how committed we are in ensuring a perfect consumer experience.
Most Sincerely.
JP says:
November 22nd, 2011 at 1:38 pm
@ ADAM:
Not a scam? That’s why customers are paying .60 cents to place a bid that’s only worth a penny. And giving away “free bids” does not lower the cost to the person who just paid .60 cents. That’s still a .59 cent profit for you.
Also, how come you are the only person I see that comes on here to represent your “company”? I, for one, do not trust that your “company” is legitimate, and will NOT join your site.
Your “Retail price” listings that I have read are outrageous. Someone mentioned that your site showed an iPhone 4S 8gb for somewhere around 800 dollars? Apple does NOT MAKE an 8gb 4S, and their smallest 4S goes for about 200 dollars (with contract) on the Apple web site. ADVICE TO EVERYONE READING THIS, CHECK OUT THE MANUFACTURERS WEB SITE BEFORE TRUSTING THE “Retail Price” LISTED ON THIS FRAUDULENT SITE.
And my last point to you, “ADAM”, Makes me think that your company does not even exists in the US. What respectable company, or even person for that matter, lists their E-Mail address as “support[at]dealfun.com”. There’s a symbol for that.
Adam says:
November 9th, 2011 at 9:24 am
Hi,
Adam here from Customer Care. As of today, we have more than a million members and there are bound to be complaints when you are running such a big operation. But what I can assure you is 99% of the people who have emailed us will not be complaining about our service. We have a top quality customer service team and a very pro-consumer policy.
Also, entertainment auction has been around for sometime and this is always the way it has functioned. I can assure you many people have saved money using our site strategically.
SH – we apologize if your card was charged twice and that must have been a mistake. I am sure this can be resolved if you simply email us at support[at]dealfun.com.
We are always here to help in case of any questions and concerns, and go the extra mile for our customers.
Most Sincerely.
KL says:
November 4th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
Since when do you have to purchase the right to bid in an auction, Adam? And Adam, if you actually have good customer service then why are so many of them complaining on this website about not getting what your company says it will deliver. There seem to be an awful lot of unhappy customers here. I am sooooo glad that I checked before registering with your company, Adam. Oh, and why do you ask people to give you their credit card details as part of the registration process? That should happen AFTER a bid is won. Your whole operation just smells like a massive money SCAM to me. People like you and your company deserve to go to jail for ripping off others. Hopefully, you will go to jail one day. When you do, remember to think about all the people you’ve stolen money from.
SH says:
November 1st, 2011 at 1:24 am
You are running a scam. You charged my account twice $69…and I got nothing in return for it. I only authorized you to charge it once..not twice..that is theft..you do not clearly explain going into the game that someone can use up all money just bidding actually never get anything for their money. This is a fast way to get big bucks for your company..taking advantage of other people..I shut my credit card down and you will not do it to me again..
T says:
October 31st, 2011 at 12:41 pm
YOU DON’T EXPLAIN THIS UPFRONT AND TAKE CREDIT CARD LIKE IF ITS GOING IN CASE YOU WIN BIDS IF YOU GET THIS MANY COMPLAINTS WHAT DOES THAT SAY. WHO WANTS TO BID NOT WIN AND GET CHARGED. WHO DOES THAT? THIS IS A SCAM
October 12th, 2011 at 2:22 pm
Received two products from them today, The Pooh watch not working can’t change the time. Case completely cracked and destroyed. Most of their products are cheap products from dropshippers in Hong kong, china etc………..Really not worth your money or time. Any one has a better site to suggest. Thanks
AZS says:
November 10th, 2011 at 9:28 am
I won a couple of bids on small stuff and it shows that it was delivered and on the second of November. I never recieved it and the supposed shipping website to track your package show it was delivered at 1515 that day and when you change the last two numbers, it shows that everyone elses (the next 50) were delivered at 1515 that day as well.
Stay away from this site. Not only did I have to pay for bids to get cheap items but they never even shipped me the cheap items.
October 10th, 2011 at 12:25 am
Absolutely dreadful. I have spent hundreds of dollars purchasing bids on this site, and have not won any auctions at all (with the exception of the first “gimme” auction they set up when you first join; you get 10 bids). I follow their advice, use my bids wisely, do what I see other people doing, yet still haven’t won a thing.
The site warns you not to bother going up against what they call “prestige bidders” (are these straw bidders or people with issues?)… I assure you that anything worth winning will be won by one of these people.
It’s much like a bait and switch… they are happy to show you the iPad they sold for $42.00 (did the site go down or something?), and the PS3 that sold for $12.00, but don’t ever bother to hope that you will win an item at these prices.
While some say to wait until just a couple of people are bidding, then swoop in and start bidding at the close, I offer this: if someone has spent hours trying to win an item it’s not right to jump in right at the end. I’ve never done it to other people, and don’t appreciate it when someone does it to me. It’s really annoying when an auction is prolonged unnecessarily by someone who bounces in and starts bidding like a fool; it’s an invitation for more people to come in and prolong the auction indefinitely.
I have quit Dealfun and moved to another penny auction site where it’s common courtesy to step aside when you see that someone has worked hard for an item – and the sale prices of the items are much lower. Why be nice? Because you know the item will come up again and the site isn’t so overcrowded that you know you can win the item another time.
It seems to me that a handfull of fools has come in to Dealfun and taken over; their prices are inflated for a penny auction and there are a few screen names that you will see winning the best items consistently. I have a feeling that they buy from Dealfun and sell on EBay.
Dealfun also touts that they will apply your bids (not bonus bids, but purchased bids) to the cost of an item. When I started to lose money on the site, I decided that I may as well take advantage of this, and started to order items in hopes of selling some elsewhere to at least break even (cover the loss I incurred buying bids). To date I have not received anything that I have paid for. Customer service won’t talk, and the items are in what seems to be a perpetual “processing” status.
In response to the person above who noted how much Dealfun earns… I would point out that they also give a lot of bids away to customers; and they do have overhead. You are correct in your assessment though, even with salaries to pay they must be making money hand over fist.
I’m not full of sour grapes; there are other (better) sites out there. If you are interested in doing penny auctions, do your research and find one. They can be a lot of fun and you can get items inexpensively.
Dale62 says:
December 1st, 2011 at 5:29 pm
If they buy to sell on Ebay they are in the business of selling nothing …that’s what you receive from Dealfun….
orrick4 says:
October 11th, 2011 at 10:29 am
I have not put one bid in yet and i can tell it’s a rip off
October 9th, 2011 at 6:21 pm
How is it that a group of bid buddy entries do not come out in a regular order. One would think that my bids would always follow after the first initial bidder but I have observed that at times several people get their bids entered while min e are not mentioned. Does this mean that they are trying to look after my interests ahead of yours
Do not overlook the fact that anything good can take more than 12 hours to be finally closed. I got up at 1.30am to bid on a playstation and it was still going when I went back to beed at 10.00PM that day. Luck plays a big part in being successful
October 9th, 2011 at 6:12 pm
Do not overlook the fact that anything good can take more than 12 hours to close. I got up at 1:30am to bid on a playstation and it was still going when I went back to bed at 10:00PM that day. Luck plays a big part in being successful
October 9th, 2011 at 11:30 am
A TOTAL RIP OFF!!!! This website is a total scam you buy the bid package and win nothing. They are supposed to give you the bid credit back if you don’t win anything; well back. I didn’t get anything back. If you want to lose your money then sign up for this website.
olejda says:
October 17th, 2011 at 8:25 am
You use DealFun you LOSE!!! SCAM!!!!
September 30th, 2011 at 8:37 pm
What a ripoff!!! You cant buy enough bids to win a thing. I tried to talk to customer service, but could not get any one on line to talk to me. Do not waste your money!!!!
September 28th, 2011 at 8:36 am
when the auction is ending and someone bids over you, it should reset back to 15 secs. often it’s reset back to 16 secs or 17 secs. do you know how much longer they can prolong the bid by increasing it a second longer? tricky huh? when i tried the live chat, asking the question to the guy over the other end, he took off without answering the question. he didnt even dare to intro himself on the chat.
how much cheaper? here’s why they outsmart us. not cheap considering an ipad auction can go up to $200 = 20,000 bids. that’s 20,000 bids x $0.50 from customers pockets. that’s $10,000 out of our pocket to get an ipad. not done yet.. that’s what we have already paid them via our bids. plus the winner will fork out $200 to claim it! GRAND TOTAL: $10,200 for an ipad that’s lowest at its class!
September 25th, 2011 at 2:11 am
I wouldn’t be a bit surprise if Dealfun has a built in software system that creates straw members that randomly bid on items when the time is close to running out, thereby causing actual members (the public) to bid against a computer and creating a demand for bid packages. This system, in my opinion, is flawed. The public has no way of knowing if the “people” they are actually bidding against are real people or computer-generated members used to create demand for more bid packages.
It’s amazing to me that people will spending 100 bids, which costs around $60, trying to get a 45 bids package. In this economy, the public should be weary of spending hard earned money just for the thrill of trying to get stuff on the cheap. It makes no economic sense. You’ll end of spending hundreds of dollars for nothing.
If Dealfun is not a scam, it is certainly a racket.