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HiBid has a rating of 4.1 stars from 2,160 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with HiBid most frequently mention great experience, bidding process, and online auctions. HiBid ranks 3rd among Auction sites.

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 76.3%
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Top Positive Review

“Shipping Clarification”

Kevin M.
9/25/24

After likely deleting my notice regarding items I won, I became worried that something had gone wrong. Upon calling and speaking with a very nice agent, I was quickly assured that my auction win had indeed been shipped slightly late. Sure enough it showed up in my mail the next day!

Top Critical Review

“Your website needs some work!”

Ron R.
10/10/24

In current bids it says the name of the auction NOT the Auction House. No location to down load a resale tax form ahead of time. A bidder can't change their credit card it's just one choice. The return policy needs addressed because a number of these auction houses don't verify what they are selling. AKA selling gold filled as gold! Other options of payment would be good Zell, PayPal etc.

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2 reviews
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October 16th, 2024
Verified purchase

I've used this service more than once and it works very well. I have in fact had successful bids and getting my items from the auction house was a breeze. The only issue I had was in the last auction I was bidding on an item - had a successful bid was told I won, and the website locked up. I ended up restarting the site from scratch learning I lost the Item I was bidding on. I guess such is life, but I was very disappointed. Now if I can stop being on call for work, I might win more often lol.
I am very happy and do enjoy the bidding process, thank you.

Reason I chose this business:

I went with HiBid due to the simple fact that signing up and getting into actions was fast and very easy. So far so good!

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October 14th, 2024
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I would like to have a history of auction sites that I have searched and/or bid on. I do not see why you have to keep putting the zip code in to find what i have bid or searched. Your system is great just a thought!

Reason I chose this business:

Easy to use. Most of our auction companies use your service.

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September 11th, 2024
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I like the platform & the merchandise. It was slightly difficult to keep track of multiple items right at the end of the bidding. I lost the bid to a few things as it was my first time bidding. I thought the items went a little high for an auction site but now I know what to expect.

Reason I chose this business:

Other sights don't have the quality of jewelry and coins.

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October 13th, 2024
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I did have a hard time figuring out how to get signed up, but after I got signed up it was easy to bid and an email was sent every time someone outbid me and everything I bid on was right there in the email.

Very helpful and explained everything very well.

Reason I chose this business:

I was looking for a friends posts of musical equipment. I bid and hit some things I wanted others went too high.

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August 19th, 2024
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Great people to work with you will learn your different auction companies and will see who has the most items that you are interested in. I have been dealing with this site for 6 years and only had a couple of problems

Reason I chose this business:

Easy to get what I was looking for

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October 7th, 2024
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I have been using Hibid for about 2 years now. Buying some much wanted toys to materials for the new build. I find great values if I am patient and have no buyers remorse. I am careful to read terms and no longer buy from Canada due to vague terms and sometimes trouble with shipping.

I call the auctioneers listed if I want quick response.

Reason I chose this business:

Value keeps me looking. Everything from Autos to tools. Housewares, building materials and gold.

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October 14th, 2024
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I was able to filter the application to find those many auctions that were selling the items I was restoring. A great way to identify and competitively bid on items that I previously did not know existed.

Reason I chose this business:

Multiple auction sites.

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September 19th, 2024
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Have used HiBid several times through a couple of Auction companies. Always seems smooth and effortless. The only issue is with the refreshing of the live page during closing. Sometimes the internet is not your friend and you can miss out on items during a stalled refresh. Can be frustrating, but not the end of the world.

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August 24th, 2024
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Being a first time bitter I was really impressed with how easy. It was to participate. I loved the wide selection that they offer. Everything was clear, easily accessible, easy to understand, and seemed very, very fair. I especially like the fact that if somebody bids in suddenly at the end, they then add 2 minutes to the bidding. Picking my items up was extremely easy, the instructions on how to do it were perfect.

Reason I chose this business:

A friend got an exquisite piece of home décor from Treasury, and so I checked out the site. I found all kinds of things that I liked.

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October 6th, 2024
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It's almost impossible to bid on multiple items closing with few second/ minutes from each other. Especially when they are not close to each other on the lineup. By the time you find the item again and wait for the bid to go through on one item, the other one has close.

Reason I chose this business:

Internet advertising

It's good, I enjoy it very much
November 30th, 2023
Verified site experience
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It's good, I enjoy it very much. Very easy

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September 23rd, 2024
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Some auctions are good and others are not. The Shipping is terrible on some and others not. Some I would like to bid on but no shipping and even if they do ship it makes you not want to bid cause it's too much to ship. Why would one silver dollar cost 9-12 dollars to ship.

Don’t remember what it was for but got it fixed

Reason I chose this business:

More of a variety

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October 7th, 2024
Verified purchase

When bidding at the end on one item everything went well. On the second item after my bid at the closing someone bid. As the 20 secs on the site passed nothing I did would allow me to bid again. It was an expensive item and I tried to up my bid. The seconds on my phone said 10 seconds left to bid and the site did not respond. I tried three times in that 10 seconds to bid. You lost money and I lost a chance at getting an item I really wanted.

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August 27th, 2024
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When it went to bid live, the refresh rate was either too fast, too slow, or sometimes froze up. For some reason it showed me winning an item I did not willingly or knowingly bid on. The only thing I can surmise it that it moved items on me without my knowledge.

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August 18th, 2024
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Over all.I've been very pleased, but lately I've noticed.Some auction companies are getting sloppy with product descriptions.And they're not exactly what they've been described.They would say it's one brand and when you get there.It's a different brand thankfully.The auction house made good and refunded but I hate auction credit

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August 24th, 2024
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I will be recommending this site for sure...It was so easy to bid & it kept up-without lagging...It performed as it was supposed to-with not even one lil hiccup...I can really appreciate that...I love bidding on auctions & HiBid made it such a good experience with the way they're all set up...

Reason I chose this business:

West Central Auctions

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September 25th, 2024
Verified purchase

Picture quality is terrible, like going back to.3mp cameras used in 2007. The app doesn't save your preferences, I have to reset it to 100 items per page every time. And it glitches constantly. I look ahead to see what is coming up and if I click on an item and return it takes me all the way back to the beginning rather than where I was at in the catalog. This is especially annoying when it might take me back 400 or 500 items. It is really annoying when you click on an item and it glitches you to the next item so you don't even get to see the item you were interested in then sends you back. There is no way to rate the auctioneers, good or bad. Outbid notifications are hit or mis, and it will not always show that you have been outbid even while watching the item.

I had a problem with one company and I called them and they said I had not been blocked by their company that it was a glitch on your end. When I called HiBid they said the could not find the problem to contact the auctioneer.

Reason I chose this business:

I didn’t, the auction chose where to list their sale so I had to use your site.

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September 2nd, 2024
Verified purchase

The interface provides a good description of each item, as well as an experience not unlike an in-person auction. I enjoyed the process, the deals, and the ease of use. However, the app was glitch at times and I had to frequently refresh my browser.

Reason I chose this business:

The auction was my neighbor's.

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September 27th, 2024
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I think the online auctions are great. The prices are good.and the items are great. Like any auction, you are not always going to be interested in the majority of the items, but I always find interesting things to bid on.

Reason I chose this business:

It was the first online auction that I came across.

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August 24th, 2024
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A large estate guaranteed a vast array of items to pursue! There was much in high demand, and yet still many bargains to be had. Conveniently located for local pickup, it was an easy transaction! Recomended!

Reason I chose this business:

Selection of goods, location

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October 4th, 2024
Verified purchase

I was bidding on several items the last time I was bidding on the auction. I had no trouble logging on to the site. I experienced no problems during my bidding. I won the bidding in four items, and again. I had no problems or issues. When I went to pick up the items on the next day. The process was easy and the wait for my items was about 10 minutes. In all, I experienced no problems.

Reason I chose this business:

I choose HiBid as it has multiple auctions listed on one site. I find it far easier to manage with everything on one site. So I'm not constantly bouncing from site to site.

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September 27th, 2024
Verified purchase

It was almost impossible to get to live bid. I was following a particular lot number, got a phone call, and when I went back to follow the bid the number I was bidding on was not shown. The number before and after was shown and the bidding was still in the active state. I had to try several things to get my lot number displayed again. Happened on more than one lot.

Reason I chose this business:

I have been a HiBid participant for many years. Usually very pleased.

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September 30th, 2024
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I've been using HiBid for years now, I'm a reseller as well as a consumer, live if the middle of flyover country and need an active way to source for my business. One of the things that I love about the program is you can set your filters to find almost anything, however you really need to be wary of the consequence of your choices...ie...USA or Canada and Shipping or No Shipping Auctions. I also have my set auctioneers, the ones that I love and trust, and although they send me emails with upcoming auctions, I can quickly look them up by name and see what they have.
I really love HiBid!

Reason I chose this business:

I still use a couple of different auction site, however, HiBid is probably the most user friendly.

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September 5th, 2024
Verified purchase

I had to enter my credit card info 3 times before it was accepted, which was frustrating. During the auction, the platform would not allow me to bid. I ended up using the email links on my phone each time I was outbid in order to enter a bid. It was not a user friendly experience.

Reason I chose this business:

My friend is an auctioneer, and I was bidding on her auction.

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September 27th, 2024
Verified purchase

Always fantastic with the many auctions I have participated on. Hibid has enabled me to be able to change course what I sell in my business to increase my profits. Hibid is my main source for inventory.

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September 23rd, 2024
Verified purchase

I Need to be more careful about reading shipping and payments. One auction I recently won had notice I missed about no out of state credit cards. Sent msg about getting total on itmes and shipping so I can send cashiers check. Won't do that again, and then there was a Canadian auction. Never figured how to make payment, so many restriction. I could not find anywhere I could send payment, so I had to bow out.

Reason I chose this business:

Like the way the auctions are presented.

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About HiBid

HiBid is the premier auction platform for selling a huge variety of items. Everything from real estate, cars, and fine jewelry to collectibles, sports memorabilia, and personal property is open for bidding on HiBid.com at any given time. Thousands of auction companies worldwide use HiBid to conduct live webcast, online-only, and absentee bidding auctions. With a wide range of items always available at auction, HiBid has something for everyone.

Ideal For Local & Online Auctions

HiBid supports multiple types of online bidding, giving auctioneers the options they need to host auctions large and small either in-person or online. This gives bidders from around the world immediate access to huge estate sales and liquidations they might not otherwise be able to attend, and the ability to place bids at their convenience from any location.

Auctions For Everyone

Bidders can find auctions and lots quickly by simply using the HiBid.com search bar or browsing the hundreds of categories from the menu on the homepage. Featured and Hot auctions below the search bar show auctions currently trending on HiBid, and there’s a Top Picks For You section featuring items bidders might be especially interested in based on previous visits to the site.

Simplicity & Support For Auctioneers

To streamline the online auction process, HiBid.com was built from the ground up to work alongside Auction Flex 360, a full-service auction management solution. Auction Flex 360 provides auctioneers with clerking, cashiering, accounting, mailing list management, inventory management, multi-parcel bidding, and other features that help effectively run auctions. Auctioneers can specify auction details such as commission, seller tax, buyer premiums, and buyer tax. Auction Flex 360 staff also provide support before and after the sale to make the auction experience as smooth as possible for buyers and sellers alike.

Auctioneers, Get Started Today!

With the ability to sell just about anything and the flexibility to select the online auction format best for particular auction assets, HiBid.com is the most reliable way to reach more bidders around the world, generate more bids, and realize higher sold prices. Auctioneers can visit Auction Flex 360 to get started with a free trial.

Business History

HiBid is a robust online auction platform supporting multiple types of bidding for online-only and in-person auctions. HiBid is the integrated web service and bidding solution for Auction Flex 360, which is the leading auction software for live auctions. HiBid is unique in that it is both a private-label solution and a portal.

Auction Flex 360 includes cataloging, clerking, cashiering, accounting, mailing list management, inventory management, multi-parcel, and more. Auction Flex 360 also provides a seamless solution for auction companies to upload auctions to their websites and accept internet absentee bids, conduct internet-only auctions, or offer webcast live internet bidding.

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