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Swoggi is a common penny auction, targeting men and women alike, differently to other penny auctions, here the users have the opportunity to redeem any lost bid simply buying another bid pack. The products on auction are mostly Hi-Tech products.

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“Like so many people before me and no doubt many after me, I was taken in by what seemed a good idea, it took me about a day in total, I'm a bit slow I know, to work out what was going on, you bid and bid then realise that this is going to take forever as the bidding can go on for hours even days, then you come to understand you need to bid towards the end not at the beginning because when your out of credits you have to buy more to continue, but unlike bidding on eBay, what you bid you loose! The wife and I worked out that one item that eventually went for around £87.00 actually cost all those bidding nearly £2,000! Basically it's just a gambling site hiding behind retail sales. Be warned keep clear tell your friends!!!!”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Is Swoggi a SCAM? I started bidding on a lot last night. The timer said the bids close at 11pm but the bids will continue for 10 hours after 11pm. This would then bring the final end bids to 9am this morning. I'ts now 1pm the following day and the bidding continues. Is this a scam to encourage to buy bids at a cost, make you use them all up , then you still don't win any of the items you bid on. This is deffinately the last time Swooggi cons me and my money. trading standaardswill be notified”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I invested £50 decided it was not for me and began the long process of claiming my £35 back as one gives up £15 if one opts out. Laura who appeared to respond to my emails did so promptly and politely always telling me my money would be refunded and fair enough 5 weeks later it was, I just kept emailing and my next step would have been a National Newspaper. I have learned my lesson and will not be tempted by my own stupidity again. If it seems too good to be true etc.etc,? M Leonard”

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Posted 10 years ago

“as with all the other reviews,it's a total scam,fake bidders drive up the prices,i think the winners are probably fake accounts belonging to swoggi,they bid thousands to win and pay more than it's worth,totally fraudulent site,i'm not happy that paypal seem to be involved authorizing payments to what is a blatant rip off,they have had enough complaints but still do business with swoggi because they are making money from it !.don't sign up you will lose money”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I have just been conned out of £50 on this site within 40 minutes of registering, do not get involved is my advice to all contemplating signing up, I have never experienced a bigger scam on the net! I sincerely believe this site should be banned by watchdog. Thomas.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I joined Swoggi after reading a very good review on Time Out London so I thought everything was in order. Only when I made my first bid at an auction I realised the real truth. Each bid was costing me 50 p and they were making thousands of pounds out of each auction. Each bid was moving the price up only by 1 p so an iphone which apparently was being awarded for 100 £ in reality had been paid 10000 £ by all the bidders. So probably the only thing to do if you ever decide to enter this auction is to concentrate on winning some cheaper credits. You can then participate on some of the other items without spending a fortune. I'm trying it myself but ..... (better not to comment any further). My congratulations go however to the owners. It's all very well played and having approuval from Time Out was a game winner. I should definitly be more careful on what I'm reading.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“WHAT A COMPLETE CON, HOW CAN THESE PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH IT. I HAVE JUST BEEN CONNED OUT OF £25QUID SHOULD BE BANNED .CAN SOMEONE NOT PUT IT ON FACEBOOK OR SOMETHING JUST TO WARN PEOPLE”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Less than very poor. Disgusting . Total scam. All email addresses coming back as undeliverable. Taken my money, promised refund no goods no money no contact.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“This is a scam site I lose £15 and I wrote to PayPal for my money back and haven't got a reply yet am so bad with myself you can't register the bid is just fake because I use PayPal all the time I just taught it was safe NO”

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Posted 10 years ago

“an absolute con site...they count on you thinking they use a traditional auction process, they don't tell you that EVERY TIME you bid your account is debited, regardless of whether you are the successful bidder or not...STAY WELL CLEAR FROM THESE CON ARTISTS!”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I fell for this one as well. I have put a complaint into PayPal Swoggi haven't responded yet!!!!! So have just escalated to a claim. I am usually so careful I thought because Swoggi was 'endorsed' by The Guardian it was ok . So angry with myself”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Swoggi is an elaborate scam, I bid over 2 days enough funds for an iphone6 to acually buy 2 new in a shop, but was always endlessly outbid. And the 2 other so called "bidders" must if they existed paid upto 3 times the retail value of the phone -as they bid continuously from 8am to 10pm. Yet, for that day in "closed" auctions this company claimed the same phone was sold at midday for 1\10th it's face value. Yet I watched that site continuously from 8am to 10pm - and no such phone ever appeared. As for the other "so called" bidders, I believe they were bogus accounts operated by the workers of this company to jack up the price and outbid a fool. The fool being me. I have since reported them to the French Police.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“A rip off and a scam, I got caught for €50. should have read these reviews first, Other similar sites on net such as Mac bid.com Thanks for the reviews Will in future look up reviews such as on this site before spending money on net Ned Dore”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I was about to join Swoggi after reading an online review by what seemed a genuine journalist, however something about the writer seemed strange . The name she used didn't sound correct, as she signed it something like James A. Most journalists believe when they write a review they are helping to protect mankind and are very happy to give there real name, so when I saw how this one signed off alarm Bells rang. I looked up the name on the web to see if I could find out anything about the writer and found nothing. This is strange from someone who is supposed to be a genuine journalist. So my suggestion is before you except any review look up the writer on the net to see exactly there qualifications and previous edit work to see if there past matches there present. If they have written for well known publications that you have heard of then fine if not , reviewer beware. On reading the review I read I did not proceed with me joking Swoggi and from what I have read so far I made the right decision.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“This scheme is extremely deceptive, your funds are depleted regardless of whether you win an auction or not. The promoters bank on you thinking you have not used any funds by converting $$ to points..it is an absolute SCAM”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Fell for it I really believed I had set up a £50 limit with PayPal next thing they've taken my money no phone number PayPal are not able to help apart from sending off an email think I will contact the police but must put this down to my stupidity avoid avoid at all cost”

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Posted 10 years ago

“SCAM! AVOID THESE MONEY MAKERS AT ALL COSTS. PAYPAL REJECTED MY COMPLAINT WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS. THEY ARE IN IT TOGETHER. DITCH THE WHOLE LOT OF THEM. I AM 15 GBP DOWN SO NOT THAT BAD COMPARED WITH OTHERS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO PAYPAL AND THEY WOULDN'T REPLY IN WRITING - THEY ASKED ME TO CALL THEM. A RECORDED DELIVERY LETTER IS ON ITS WAY TO THEM. MONEY MAKING SCAMMERS THE WHOLE LOT OF THEM.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Cain and Bob are both right. Swoggi explains everything but that doesn't mean there aren't some dodgy things going on. Firstly, for those who regularly bid, each bid costs about 22p when you factor in the Swoggi and Bonus credits. So arguably for every £1 attributed to the cost of an item, Swoggi make £22. The cost per bid is much higher if you don't have any premium credits (new "customers"). There about 18 to 24 "players" who regularly win the premium items such as phones, computers etc. they rarely bid against one another and often keep on bidding until they win. Some of these winners pay much more than the item is worth just to win. I've seen computers won by one of them after committing 11000 credits. It costs £500 for 2300 credits, so do the maths - a computer worth £1000 won for >£2000 plus the winning price (and delivery). I've always suspected that most of these winners don't exist - they are Swoggi creations to maintain competition. dnrea52 won an iPhone 6 plus using 3648 credits and also paid £313 pounds for it. That equates to about £839 of credit plus £313 - £1151 for an item worth about £500. Dnrea52 is relatively new to Swoggi - or just another Swoggi creation. Who knows, but this sort of bidding is not worth competing against. I have watched this person bid and lose 1000s of credits in the past. I really do think Dnrea52 doesn't exist or has more money than sense. I've won on Swoggi several times - an iPad, iPad mini, jet washer to name a few, but never any of the top end items. Can't get anywhere near. In reality, there is no good strategy against the priveleged few that win 8 items a month. You will end up losing a lot with nothing to show for it or win something you could have got cheaper on Amazon. Ultimately you will lose, so best stay away and save your money.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“The reality is that because of the way the bidding works there is no need for the companies behind penny-bid sites to scam you. They make more than enough to cover the initial cost of the products from the bids on each auction. The main problem is that people don't understand how the auctions work. They are not regular auctions - you have to buy credits in advance and you win by being the last person to bid on the item once the timer runs out. This is actually very hard to do and requires patience and a method. If you are lucky enough to win then the cost is the amount the auction ends at + plus the credits you spent on bids to win the auction + postage. They tell you all this on the websites usually.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Dont under any circumstances register with Swoggi.Com they are affiliated with Paypal who process the finiancial transaction buyers think they are buying free credits when in fact their credit card is being charged. I have extensively researched Swoggi.Com through various sites and all the feedback is negative. Consumers are being duped into buying thinking they are protected by Paypal but as its online and no actual material items are purchased Paypal will dispute your claim and rule in favour of Swoggi. I was locked out of my account twice by Swoggi and only when I escalated another complaint to Paypal did they respond saying I had €33 euro left and less their cancellation fee they could refund €18.00 in fact the original disoute closed by Paypal I never heard a word about a refund until I contactec Swoggi. Annoyingly no mention of a credit but that they reopened my account with free credits under a name which was similar to mine but I never registered with. Even the most basic websites whether they be a subscription acknowledge receipt of your subscription not in Swoggis case which should have raised alarm bells! I have opened a new dispute with Paypal and outlined in detail my dealings with Swoggi. Surprisingly Swoggi responded "we have tried to refund your account but it is locked in a dispute please reopen your account and we will refund your account" yet the acciunt before I escalated it to a second dispute was supposedly refunded. I will be interested to see what response Paypal will have I have dealt with Paypal on many transactions as a protection and I cant believe that they could continue to do business with this company. I have contacted the relevant authorities in my country who have advised that there is no protection to cover "auction sites". You are covered by Paypal if you purchase through Ebay an auction site but not for this site which seems strange. I have also escalated a dispute through my credit card company as its total fraud.”

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Posted 10 years ago

Swoggi is rated 1.1 based on 197 reviews