Govdeals Reviews 

This is just the beginning of my plans to blow the whistle on these scumbags. It starts from the top down.
My first issue was buying a Chevy Suburban from a city in TN.
The advertised vehicle had many pictures etc. The vehicle I received looked like it was parked in a swamp vs what they advertised.
The pictures of the vehicle were taken YEARS ago which means it was an intentional scam.
I've been in the automotive business for 30 years and have never seen anything like it.
Of course, govdeals was on ZERO help after I sent them multiple photos of what I received for a vehicle.

The second issue is after buying a pickup truck in AZ, they sent me an invoice that included tax, AND a tax for their rip-off buyer premium - I've never paid TAX to govdeals for any of the vehicles I purchased in hte past.
I pay that at the DMV.
Not only are they trying to charge tax, it's the WRONG percentage of tax (too high)
So far I can't get past the punch dummy who takes their phone calls for the so-called "customer service"
Who reads a script for answers

Does anyone here think that the State of CT (my State) would get ONE DIME of that collected "tax money" I HIGHLY doubt it -
So this is a new thing they're trying to pull.
So between "buyer premium" (now taxes) and other fees you can add about 20% to your total purchase.
NOT HAPPENING

I'm going to take this -tax fraud- (in imo) a LONG WAY and with a very loud whistle

Scott Dacri
FYI Do NOT buy from a liquidity service on Gov Deals . I have bought from orig county and state auctions with absolutely no problem. Latest auction unknowingly from a liquidity service and getting the big FU with waiting a month supposedly for titles on vehicles. Paperwork not in hand for sales . They take the money and then its tough sh*t wait for weeks . DO NOT USE A LIQUIDATOR on the auction page .

FLAT OUT LIED ABOUT I WON THIS ONLINE AUCTION FOR $1300 USD! RELISTED IT ON 11/!4/2024! 2004 seadoo jetski in BEDFORD VA ??? REFUSED 2 COM PENSATE ME THIS WRITER! PISS POOR SERVICES ! FTC COMPLAINT W BBB FOR !ST AMD VIOLATIONS ETC BAIT N SWITCH ! EVIL CORP! UNDER INVESTIGATION BY FTC 1000 of COMPLAINTS FOR FRAUD!

Bid on a vehicle states "4 tires,all hold air" except they forgot to say ones in accident and tucked under floor. So I refuse,they whip out,default/blocked. To restate pay bid,but,you don't get nothing,just the satisfaction of paying someone's lunch. Careful bidding on this site. But the reviews prove it.

Super disappointed with this company. My first purchase nice and easy. Won my bid, paid for shipping and got items.

My 2nd purchase. Terrible! Seller puts willing to ship in the description. I won the bid. I reach out to the seller, call and email to find out how I pay for shipping. No reply. I call customer service they reach out and hear nothing. I email the seller again nothing and copied their customer service.

Their customer service is very nice I will add. I call customer service again, after a period of time they tell me the customer does not like to ship… I live in CA they are out of another state. Had I known that I would not have bid, pretty simple! The customer service said what would I like to do? I said just cancel it. I’m not going to drive there and it’s not worth it it’s 200 in coins….

Now how am I in the wrong? I did my due diligence. Seller does not like to ship. They want me to pay an $85 cancelation fee…. Because now he is ok shipping it!!!

He should pay me for all the time I wasted on this crap! They say my account will be suspended until I pay. Why would I ever buy anything from them again they don’t protect the buyers! I guess the seller important one.

My caution to anyone is:
1, Don’t bid on something out of your area, as you may get stuck paying fees and have weeks of frustration. When you try to do everything correctly.

2. Any contact with customer service either record or follow up in writing so you have proof of your conversations.

How about buyers get compensated when sellers fail to communicate! Maybe they would reply quicker and avoid this type of frustration!!

I see a lot of negative comments. I have bought some pretty awesome stuff on this site. From an estate sale I bought movie clips black and white from the 50’s to the 80’s Some are valued at 600 dollars. A collectors item. I have bought pocket knives and various other items. Customer service with each state I have dealt with has been excellent. Be careful of what you bid on and compare it to what you would have to pay for it on eBay As far as automobiles I wouldn’t they have been confiscated. But the auto’s they tell you and give you time to check it out. I highly suggest it. It’s a fun site never had a problem.

I did not purchase the property, but my account was automatically awarded a bid saying I purchased the property. I was later tricked into paying. The house is in such a dilapidated state that it has no market value. I was scammed out of $33,000. This company also lied to me that I had purchased a car and asked me to pay for it. I have already reported this case to the police. They said I had won the auction and purchased a car that had no value. A car of very little value, I did not buy it from them. govdeals.com sent me an email threatening me to pay and pay for it. I have called the police and filed a complaint with the New York Attorney General, the Chicago Attorney General, and the Los Angeles Attorney General. Now I have taken the case to court

Process for payment is totally screwed up, funds sent, verified by all the banks, no action from GovDeals. Customer service is horrible, nobody knows anything other than we sent it to accounting. They take 24 hours to respond to any issue and even then its a deflect and delay. Only thing that is timely is the constant emails threatening to cancel your winning bid due to late payment. They received the funds less than 24 hours after auction close.

Auctions won’t end if there’s a competing bid it extends EACH TIME 3 mins or 5 minutes FOREVER there’s no end until 1 of the 2 competing bidder gives up, but it will go on

ITS JUST OUT TO GET YOIUR $$$ for top 2 bidders to compete, you will keep outbidding each other, the last minute bids kept getting extended so it went on for maybe 30 minutes after the auction is supposed to end

What is an auction end time then there needs to be a limit of EXTENDED TIME

It just frustrates you and you probably pay more than you want to outbid in the heat of the moment

I have paid for my auctions they cost 1000s I waited 2 days now I called the seller which is an airport and they hung up on me and didn’t get any certificates about pick up and CS won’t respond so I m not sure if I got scammed

This site is a scam and reviews are not supported with any follow-ups. I won a bid and the item taken back before I could pay for it. The item was a car and the seller said it had engine noise so they would not continue the listing. I got the item cheaper than they wanted to sell it so they made up an excuse not to sell to me. I then asked to buy it with the problem because I knew it didn't have a problem and they said they couldn't sell it with a problem regardless. Govdeals sell broken stuff all day. Such a scam. I called Govdeals and got more bull from them. I will buy local.

A buddy of mine and I were bidding on a truck and had the high bid for over 2 hours. In the last 10 seconds a guy comes on and out bids us by $50 and wins… that’s not what I’m irritated with. It’s the fact that it states in the gov deals rules that if you bid in the last three minutes, then the time is extended. The time was never extended and we lost out because of a govdeals failure. If we lost out due to the buyer just paying more, then I wouldn’t be mad. It’s the fact that the website is so trash that it can’t follow its own rules. The same fella who did the last minute bid also did it on multiple different trucks and won on all of them. I don’t know what shady stuff is going on, but I will never use this site again. I find better deals on Facebook anyways.

I was a new customer. You're limited to bid on three items which you have to pick up and wait 30 days before you can bid on 6 items, then 9 or send them a $1K deposit.

After you pay you have to print certificates on each item to show you paid. (3 pages of printing each item) Not just show a paid invoice. The webpage didn't work, the certificates wouldn't print. To get my 3 certificates sent to my email address took 3 phone calls and 4 messages. All of my messages went unanswered. One call I left a message after sitting on hold for a little while it forces a message and hangs up on you. The first phone call they sent one certificate instead of all three. They said to refresh my "my bids" page and it should work, well it didn't even after restarting my computer.

I would have bid on a lot more items and right now something I want is $1 with a day left but I'm locked out. I'm just glad my pick up is only 20 miles away. If it had been a longer drive I could have spent more on gas than my items. There are a lot better easier to use auction sites than this one. I at least have a credible seller or I'd have to give them a minus one.

It would be difficult to make this waste any more of my time than it already has. At least the two times I was able to talk with someone I didn't have to wait forever.

Biggest problem I encountered besides what are most likely dealers dominating the bids, is that the Govdeals.com site is frequently ill-disposed to "asset searches." Can't get the site to find anything I type in.

Scams and the company is in on it. The biggest scam that I've encountered is "The lot of 50 rings" scam out of Pennsylvania . They post 50 rings about half of them will appear to be made of the precious metals. They will make no claims about the rings and encourage you to "come inspect" for yourself and they also won't answer any questions about the rings like are the stamped with any markings. I brought a $600 dollar box of the rings that I could have gotten for under $30 at a local craft shop

I was the high bidder on a vehicle. The listed stated "Clear Title". Come to find out over 2 weeks of waiting the seller did not have the title at all. It was still at the previous owners bank. Therefore I have a useless purchase sitting here.
Govdeals only states that the seller needs to make this right. This transaction went through their platform and it is not my problem to resolve. They will not assist with refund, expenses incurred and the return of the vehicle I am about to hire an attorney that will go after both companies for the time efforts and suffering that I have endured due to the misrepresentation and false advertising that transpired

Had been buying with GovDeals and its associated companies (ie, federal military sales) since 2006. Recently, GD has started hosting listings from shady businesses (in our case, towing and veh. repo) who are practicing questionable sales practices (a clear title in most states means either a title in the name of the seller, or court seizure documents), such as listing vehicles with "clear titles", yet the titles are still in the names of the people the vehicles were seized or repo'ed from. Our dispute was over shipping on a less than $100 total purchase. The seller posted a poorly worded listing, then refused to adhere to the terms, instead falsely claiming we demanded a refund of the purchase price, which we did not do. We considered the paid for items as a loss and suggested the seller donate them to charity. Our last purchase was a 4X4 dually diesel Ford F350. GD locked our account and refused to back us up on the dispute. We are done with them. A loss of a 18 year customer who has spent over $100K. All over less than $100.

Govdeals represents taxpayer asset disposal sale via auction platform. I've purchased auction items there for 30 years. In addition I've purchased from many other commercial auction services. Govdeals has become the stinker. When preview in person isn't possible buyers who can preview have unfair advantage. Ok in the case of commercial enterprise. Not so when taxpayer assets are involved. Govdeals used to make an effort in item descriptions but no longer can even be counted on to pass along consigner notes. Too big to fail?

If you see this, it means Trustpilot hasn’t deleted it yet, but they will soon, but my opinion about Govdeal’s is that it’s a total scam and they have scammed the City of Albuquerque and Bernillio County. Probably many more state governments. If you bid on an item and win the seller may or may not be available for pick up. If not available they can report you for not picking up the items in time and Govdeals will access a 40% fee. They will keep all your money and try to get the 40% fee too. If they can screw you out of enough money they won’t try to get the 40% fee, but I believe that this site is a total scam Trustpilot will delete this post soon, so you are lucky to have seen it before you risk your money.

I have been buying on govdeals.com for years. Overall it has been a positive experience, although some sellers are much better than others. Last week I entered some of my bids on the "MyBids" summary page instead of individual items pages. Even though the entry lines say "Max Bid", and I had autobid turned on, all of those bids went straight to my max bid. The evidence is in the bid history. The final bid should be the second highest plus one bid increment. They ended up nicking me for an extra $76 and change. When I called and asked for a credit or refund they told me that I must have done something to mess things up, and that the final bid was my responsibility, not theirs. I will be reporting this to the FTC, as should anyone else this has happened to.

I'm livid at the point I am ready to file suit against govdeals. Beta testing there app auto bid places bid in full and its funny there seems to be lots of shilling going on also. Seller are misrepresenting items. I am on the verge of opening a meaningless case just to stick it to them for 250.00 plus court costs I will be contacting the department of banking along with Dunn and Bradstreet if they don't resolve a significant mistake and I promise my suit will open them to other suits.