Swoggi Reviews

Name: Swoggi
Address: Sophora Media Ltd 145 157 St John Street, London
Rating: 1.08

1.1 Rating 195 Reviews

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About Swoggi:

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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Sophora Media Ltd 145 157 St John Street
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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“great site, Brian at customer services was so helpful refunded my money instantly never won anything though :(”

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Posted 4 years ago

“0 out of 5 not possible or this is what it would get. A scam!”

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Posted 7 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 9 years ago

“I'm just not comfortable with this. When you spend time on the site you can spot a series of familiar bidders who regularly appear. They seem to bid when bidding on high value items is stalling. They also seem to win these high value items at bargain prices. Enough to get me wondering if minimum sale prices to the public are somehow preserved?”

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Posted 9 years ago

“I just want to say that despite what people are saying . I cancelled my account because I could not afford to lose any more money and the rest of my money was refunded instantly all within an hour of cancelling, so the experience was no it all bad”

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Posted 7 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 8 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 9 years ago

“Opened my account in 2018, realised there was no chance of 'winning', tried to close, they promised a refund, never came, lost £116”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Fraudulent twats took my money and I received nothing in return. Won as highest bidder 3 times received no products. No answers and no refunds. DO NOT GO ANYWHERE NEAR THIS SITE UNLESS YOU WANT TO BURN MONEY”

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Posted 5 years ago

“Some serious scammers here. Whoever worked here should be in 10 jails at once. You pay for credits that are useless and now the site is closed down so everyone's money is gone - stolen.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“they are a scam”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Try getting your money back for your unused bids. Could this be a legal con?”

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Posted 6 years ago

“sCAM SCAM SCAM NOT ONE POSITIVE REVIEW WHY WOULD i EVEN BID ON THIS SITE”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I thought that my bids were only what I was willing to pay and that "buying credits" was refunded if I lost my bids. How wrong I was. I lost £55 trying to bid for an iPad. What a rip off.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“It’s a con, don’t waste your money as all you are buying is penny bids which you use in auctions on their website and supposedly get the opportunity to purchase the item if you are highest bidder. However I didn’t get to buy when I had highest bid. They are taking a fortune for very little return.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I saw the adds for Swoggi saying that I could purchase goods at a fraction of the true cost. So I decided to open an account, same as eBay, so I fill in all my details and method I wish to pay. Of course they would need all this info for my payment and delivery address for when I beat others bidding for same item. I was confused because having registered my Swoggi account, I expected to see the items, or lots, that I could bid on, instead I was expected to pay £300 without even seeing any goods. It's a gambling site which I very much doubt there are any winners. The goods they show are only to advertise Swoggi and pull punters in. I very much believe there are no goods and it is just another online con. Why are these people allowed to operate these schemes, and do they not have to register, or be licensed. It defies belief.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Your latest blog saying how the writer bought things for next to nothing on your site is dated 28 February....do I detect a scam...you bet I do....”

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Posted 6 years ago

“the site should be ban from the internet players bid then when they win still don't get the item they bid for why are you letting this site steal players money OR ARE YOU IN ON THE CON?”

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Posted 6 years ago

“First of all there is too many people biding there is no way any 1 will buy the product bid cost 0.50 I did 47 bids just because there is so much people to do bids and no one give up the time increase too often. Probably its fake I'm so mad I bought credits for 50 pounds I'm just dumb that's how I feel now never ever try to use this site its like "bit coins bubble "”

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Posted 6 years ago

“you are a set of scammers”

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Posted 6 years ago

Swoggi is rated 1.1 based on 195 reviews