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Govdeals.com Review
GovDeals is the place to bid on government surplus and unclaimed property including heavy equipment cars trucks buses airplanes and so much more
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Last update: Wed, Mar 9, 2022 1:39 AM
Unfortunately, GovDeals has turned out to be one of, if not THE worst auctions I have dealt with to date. Long story short, I had purchased and picked up several items without incident when an issue arose with an item I won from a seller who advertised shipping on the item listing. After I had paid for the item and for their ‘handling fee,’ the seller was unwilling to ship the item appropriately and would not respond to multiple emails I sent trying to find a solution.
The seller actually then lied to GovDeals and said I would not respond to THEIR emails, despite the records I had showing the many unanswered messages I had sent. I was then locked out of my account and charged a penalty of 40% of the winning bid for the item.
I contacted customer service multiple times by email and phone, and was simply told to “work it out with the seller.“ Most of the time I was flat out ignored, and they were beyond rude when they did reply. Ultimately no one really even listened to/read what I had to say and nothing was done.
I refuse to be extorted by anybody, so I suppose my account will remain locked forever. This is just fine with me because I never intend to do business with them again.
Yes, there is the potential to find really good deals at an auction, and if you are just looking to buy one item and never purchase anything again, then it might be worth taking a chance. My best advice would be to make sure you always pay with a credit card (so that you have the ability to dispute any theft that may occur by the auction) and that you understand/follow all of the rules and restrictions for that particular item (yes, these change per item/seller).
(Oh and NEVER buy anything that must be paid with a wire transfer! Even if it is something you think you have to have, just move on and find something else. These people will have your money instantly and if there are any problems, no matter whose fault, they will hold onto your money as long as they want and there’s nothing you can do about it.)
I do not recommend however, seeking to go into any long-term relationship with these companies, because eventually, a problem will arise, and when it does, you will be screwed. You might get lucky and it happens on a small-ticket item that doesn’t end up costing you very much. But it could also end up being something you are paying thousands for, and then you will get nothing but a run around, lies told against you, and absolutely no help from the people who have your money.
In the end, it’s just not worth taking the chance, and it’s definitely not worth your time and frustration.
I have stopped bidding early multiple times, when I noticed that same bidder kept barely outbidding me.(I watch the bidder list) This was very likely a duplicate or dummy account bidder, and I reported it, with only 1 response on the 3 that I reported. No big deal, I did not get tricked.
If you do not go inspect and end up buying junk, you were warned in the description.
As for the municipalities having buttheads to deal with at pickup time, that is a gamble. Most of the ones that I have dealt with were pleasant after I killed them with kindness. (I sensed a bad attitude up front) Remember some of these folks are doing 2-3 people's jobs due to jobs not being back filled when someone retires or quits. Most municipalities operate on a very lean budget, and they would rather just give this stuff away or put it in the dumpster. Their local policies require them to sell surplus items at auction, and govdeals. com is an easy choice for them.
As with buying any used/not new items from someone who is not the dealer or manufacturer, Buyer Beware.
Most of my transactions with govdeals.com have been positive and I got what I expected.
So I bid accordingly on the item that I wanted to purchase for picture and being a thousand miles away and several thousand dollars after the auction I could not get GovDeals or the agency to verify what was what so therefore I did not pay and of course I was band I spent days of my time trying to resolve the situation and as simple as it would have been there was no one willing to put forth the effort
It is very frustrating that there are people literally getting rich while taking advantage of the American people I refer to it as legalized fraud and at some point there has to be laws put in place to govern these things
By then the people operating sites like this because there are numerous sites will be filthy rich if not already and they will care less and do care less
Gov Deals receives and disburses all payments to sellers. All purchases over $5000 require a wire transfer so my money was in Gov Deals bank account within minutes of being transferred and within their allotted window of time.
Gov Deals takes your money but if a situation such as mine arises they make sure to DELAY an already authorized refund as much as possible. First, days go by before it is acknowledged that a refund will be issued, in this case that took two weeks.
Next, you are given a choice for reimbursement of either a wire refund or a mailed check. I chose wire and had to provide a voided check as well as instructions. Great, then you are not informed at the time that they request wires from corporate on Wednesdays ONLY.
Then, you are told they mail requests to corporate on Wednesdays and you should have your money by Friday or Monday of the following week.
This is cash flow manipulation, plain and simple!
I was authorized for a refund the 12th of January and will not see my refund until February 2nd or 4th.
Keep in mind that this only went forward because of my due diligence and constant requests or who knows how long this might have gone on.
My refund is still pending as of this date and we'll see what surprise is sprung on me next.
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Govdeals.com Review
GovDeals is the place to bid on government surplus and unclaimed property including heavy equipment cars trucks buses airplanes and so much more
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