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This issue is far from over. Now after a prolonged study, I have identified at least two users that bid from buyalmost.
The users are:
1. roshan.varma (Roshan Varma)
2. Sinhali (Sinhali Soundar)
How did I find out?
1 On 30th of May 2010, I was bidding for the product Apple iPhone 3Gs 16 GB GSM Handset. After 5000 bids were placed, the user roshan.varma bid for once at last. Then, when 5 seconds were left, I tried to bid but i was not able to. I tried at least 3 times but in vain. Finally the bid ended as roshan.varma winner.
2: On and 31st of May 2010, i was bidding for the same product. Under a very similar circumstances, when around 5000 bids were done, the user Sinhali placed a bid at last. Then I tried to bid and clicked the bid button 6 times. But the bidding was not accepted and hence ended Sinhali as the winner.
How will you explain this system behaviour and will you prove the physical existence of these two person.
The users are:
1. roshan.varma (Roshan Varma)
2. Sinhali (Sinhali Soundar)
How did I find out?
1 On 30th of May 2010, I was bidding for the product Apple iPhone 3Gs 16 GB GSM Handset. After 5000 bids were placed, the user roshan.varma bid for once at last. Then, when 5 seconds were left, I tried to bid but i was not able to. I tried at least 3 times but in vain. Finally the bid ended as roshan.varma winner.
2: On and 31st of May 2010, i was bidding for the same product. Under a very similar circumstances, when around 5000 bids were done, the user Sinhali placed a bid at last. Then I tried to bid and clicked the bid button 6 times. But the bidding was not accepted and hence ended Sinhali as the winner.
How will you explain this system behaviour and will you prove the physical existence of these two person.
Their reply:
Hi Mr. Singh,
Thank you for writing in.
Please know that we prioritize customer satisfaction above anything else and ensure that the auction takes place in the most fair manner possible.
In order to avoid a situation where a user accidently bids more than once successively, hence wasting his precious bids, BuyAlmost has a unique safety feature that does not allow the user to place successive bids to out bid himself.
Occasionally, our users tell us that even though they bid before the countdown ended, their bids did not get placed and the auction ended. In these instances, the most likely explanation is the so-called "Internet lag times". These are time-delays in the transfer of data between your PC and our servers. Mostly those delays (lags) occur because single parts of the internet connection are overloaded.
This, unfortunately, is a general problem with the internet.
There are a few ways of helping minimize this problem:
* While bidding on BuyAlmost do not download large data such as video or audio files from the internet.
* Don't send emails with large attachments while bidding on BuyAlmost.
* Make sure that no other users such as family members, etc. are using the internet while you are bidding.
We're very sorry if your bid wasn't registered by the BuyAlmost servers in time. To be absolutely certain that you avoid the problem of "Internet lag times" don't leave your bidding until the last second, or use the BidBuddy to place your bids.
Hi Mr. Singh,
Thank you for writing in.
Please know that we prioritize customer satisfaction above anything else and ensure that the auction takes place in the most fair manner possible.
In order to avoid a situation where a user accidently bids more than once successively, hence wasting his precious bids, BuyAlmost has a unique safety feature that does not allow the user to place successive bids to out bid himself.
Occasionally, our users tell us that even though they bid before the countdown ended, their bids did not get placed and the auction ended. In these instances, the most likely explanation is the so-called "Internet lag times". These are time-delays in the transfer of data between your PC and our servers. Mostly those delays (lags) occur because single parts of the internet connection are overloaded.
This, unfortunately, is a general problem with the internet.
There are a few ways of helping minimize this problem:
* While bidding on BuyAlmost do not download large data such as video or audio files from the internet.
* Don't send emails with large attachments while bidding on BuyAlmost.
* Make sure that no other users such as family members, etc. are using the internet while you are bidding.
We're very sorry if your bid wasn't registered by the BuyAlmost servers in time. To be absolutely certain that you avoid the problem of "Internet lag times" don't leave your bidding until the last second, or use the BidBuddy to place your bids.
See this complaint(My Reply):
Hello,
If you are blaming to the internet for everything then its fine. But will you explain the behavior if the particular user described below:
The user nik_sharma_1 has won two auctions namely Auction ID: 1611(Nokia E63 GSM Handset) and Auction ID: 1602(Philips Portable DVD Player PET717) on 30th May, 2010.
As according to your rule, a user can win only two auctions in a weeks time. And if he/she wins another one it will be canceled.
Now the question is in spite of knowing this fact, why this user was aggressively bidding on theses two products Auction ID: 1614(Nokia 5800 GSM Handset) and Auction ID: 1597(Apple iPhone 3Gs 16 GB GSM Handset) after already winning 2 auctions.
I require you to publish the physical identity of nik_sharma_1. No arguments can be acceptable for this.
I know you will answer the following:
He/She dosen't know that only 2 auctions are allowed to be won per week.
This argument will be invalid, because after winning an auction you will require users to accept it and you send minimum 3 emails to the users to do so. In the emails you send, it is clearly mentioned that only 2 auctions are allowed to be won in a week's period. Moreover, this is clearly stated in your terms and conditions also.
So why will someone waste so much of bids(a bid costs around Rs 20 on an average) if at all he/she had bought the bids with ones hard earned money.
I need the identities of all the users mentioned in this and the previous mail. Otherwise I want a full refund of the amount I have spent in BUYALMOST.COM
FYI: I have a 512KBPS internet and I am the only user.
Hello,
If you are blaming to the internet for everything then its fine. But will you explain the behavior if the particular user described below:
The user nik_sharma_1 has won two auctions namely Auction ID: 1611(Nokia E63 GSM Handset) and Auction ID: 1602(Philips Portable DVD Player PET717) on 30th May, 2010.
As according to your rule, a user can win only two auctions in a weeks time. And if he/she wins another one it will be canceled.
Now the question is in spite of knowing this fact, why this user was aggressively bidding on theses two products Auction ID: 1614(Nokia 5800 GSM Handset) and Auction ID: 1597(Apple iPhone 3Gs 16 GB GSM Handset) after already winning 2 auctions.
I require you to publish the physical identity of nik_sharma_1. No arguments can be acceptable for this.
I know you will answer the following:
He/She dosen't know that only 2 auctions are allowed to be won per week.
This argument will be invalid, because after winning an auction you will require users to accept it and you send minimum 3 emails to the users to do so. In the emails you send, it is clearly mentioned that only 2 auctions are allowed to be won in a week's period. Moreover, this is clearly stated in your terms and conditions also.
So why will someone waste so much of bids(a bid costs around Rs 20 on an average) if at all he/she had bought the bids with ones hard earned money.
I need the identities of all the users mentioned in this and the previous mail. Otherwise I want a full refund of the amount I have spent in BUYALMOST.COM
FYI: I have a 512KBPS internet and I am the only user.
mdsingh why are wasting your money on them. The first thing what i want say is ..You are big fool to fall prey of to this kind of stuff
BUYALMOST.COM website make lot of profit and user who use it only loose his/her money
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http://realitybites.in/bidrivals-com-buyalmost-com-and-other-similar-sites-revie...⇄
and advise what i want give move consumer court ...filling complaints here will only help other member when they try to find about this website
This guy will not pay you back your money
BUYALMOST.COM website make lot of profit and user who use it only loose his/her money
and have look @ this find list of penny auction site and scammer
http://realitybites.in/bidrivals-com-buyalmost-com-and-other-similar-sites-revie...⇄
and advise what i want give move consumer court ...filling complaints here will only help other member when they try to find about this website
This guy will not pay you back your money
This is Akhilesh from BuyAlmost support team, and I am here to address your concerns. Please refer to our mail sent to you where all your queries have been resolved and taken care of.
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