Goodbye, SmartBid!

Dear SmartBidders,

SmartBid was launched over 5 years ago with the goal of revolutionizing online shopping - to create a new shopping experience that was fun, safe and exciting. With your input and patronage, the site has grown and matured, with thousand upon thousand of auctions having been completed.

But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. After much consideration and with a heavy heart, the team has decided to move on and focus on other goals. It's been a wonderful experience serving you, our customers.  Without you all this would not have been possible, and the team sincerely thanks you for your patronage.

With that, some details on the closure:

• Site will close on July 31st, 2015 at 11:59PM
• All bids must be used before closure, any remaining bids will be voided and not refundable.
• All outstanding auctions will close on July 31st, 2015. The winner will be the lowest unique bid at that time.

As always, if you have any questions, please contact us at support@thesmartbid.com.

Thank you!
-SmartBid

Black Friday Bonanza - All Bids Back Auctions are back!

Dear SmartBidders,

It's Thanksgiving eve and you all know what that means at SmartBid! Scoring the biggest deals of the season without breaking a sweat at crazy black Friday lines!

Get All Bids Back for a select few auctions on the season's hottest products like iPad Air, iPad Mini and more! This sounds crazy, but that's our promise - at SmartBid, you will score the biggest deal on the hottest products through this Black Friday weekend at the comfort of your home!

Here's a rundown of how everything will work during our Black Friday weekend auctions:

1. The Black Friday special auctions will be kicked off at 12.01 AM EST on  Thursday November 28th. They will be clearly demarcated with a black border and a SALE icon on top left corner and will be shown at the top of the home page.
2. All your bids will be returned if you don't win in our Black Friday special auctions - they will be returned as FREE bids back to your account as soon as the auctions close and you are free to use them in our regular auction right away.
3. Only paid bids are eligible for bidding in our Black Friday special auctions. You will be clearly shown the break up between your free bids (bids collected through coupons, rewards and other promotions) and paid bids in "My Bids Breakdown" panel.
4. And last but not the least, these auctions don't fall under win limit and will not be counted towards to the weekly win limit. Also most auctions are not swappable for bids as we want bidders who really want to win that product to participate.

There you've it - With the whole weekend of hottest products sale and completely risk free bidding, who wants to go stand in line in the stores! Wish you best of luck and if you haven't participated in your facebook free iPad giveaway yet, now is the time to join and share some holiday cheer!

Happy Thanksgiving!
SmartBid Team

July 4th Sale - ALL BIDS BACK!

Hello SmartBidders!

Celebrate the birthday of America with huge savings during SmartBid's July 4th Sale. We thought what better way to start the fireworks early than bringing back our super popular "ALL BIDS BACK" auctions this week!

Win or get all your bids back for a select few auctions on summer's hottest things - we've added new luxury gift cards from Hyatt and Carnival Cruise lines and more during our July 4th weekend!

Here's a quick rundown of how everything will work during our July 4th Sale:

1. All your bids will be returned if you don't win in our July 4th special auctions - they will be returned as FREE bids back to your account as soon as the auctions close and you are free to use them in our regular auctions right away. Special auctions will have a red SALE icon on top left corner and will be shown on the auction in the homepage.
2. Only paid bids are eligible for bidding in our Sale auctions. You will be clearly shown the break up between your free bids (bids collected through coupons, rewards and other promotions) and paid bids in "My Bids Breakdown" panel.
3. These auctions will fall under win limit except expert auctions.

There you have it - celebrate July 4th with our blowout sale and completely risk free bidding, win your special getaway or any other hot products you always wanted this summer! Good luck bidding!

Play Smart, Win Big!
SmartBid Team

Happy New Year 2013

Dear SmartBidders,

Ring in the Happy New Year 2013 SmartBid style! This new year's eve, we are bringing back our "ALL BIDS BACK" auctions one last time to bid goodbye to 2012 and ring in 2013!

Here's a quick rundown of how everything will work during our New year's Eve Sale this weekend:

1. All your bids will be returned if you don't win in our Holiday Blowout special auctions - they will be returned as FREE bids back to your account as soon as the auctions close and you are free to use them in our regular auctions right away. They will be clearly demarcated with a red SALE icon on top left corner and will be shown at the top of the home page.
2. Only paid bids are eligible for bidding in our Sale auctions. You will be clearly shown the break up between your free bids (bids collected through coupons, rewards and other promotions) and paid bids in "My Bids Breakdown" panel.
3. These auctions will fall under win limit except expert auctions.

Ring in the new year with joy and sweet wins on SmartBid!

Happy New Year 2013!
SmartBid Team

Holiday Blowout Sale - Happy Holidays From SmartBid!

Dear SmartBidders,

It's the most wonderful time of the year and we are getting ready to celebrate the season SmartBid style! We are thankful for your continuous support and patronage and as our holiday gift, we are bringing back our "ALL BIDS BACK" auctions one last time this weekend for your last minute purchases! Get All Bids Back for a select few auctions on the season's hottest gifts like iPad Mini, Kindle Fire, Microsoft Surface and more with priority shipping on all products for FREE!

Here's a quick rundown of how everything will work during our Holiday Blowout Sale this weekend:

1. All your bids will be returned if you don't win in our Holiday Blowout special auctions - they will be returned as FREE bids back to your account as soon as the auctions close and you are free to use them in our regular auctions right away. They will be clearly demarcated with a gift icon on top left corner and will be shown at the top of the home page.


2. Only paid bids are eligible for bidding. You will be clearly shown the break up between your free bids (bids collected through coupons, rewards and other promotions) and paid bids in "My Bids Breakdown" panel.


3. These auctions don't fall under win limit and will not be counted towards to the weekly win limit.


4. And last but not the least, all auctions which close by 12/22 are guaranteed to be shipped by 12/24 just in time for your holiday gifts.

There you've it - With the whole weekend of hottest products sale and completely risk free bidding with priority shipping, who wants to go to the stores for last minute gifts! Wish you best of luck and if you haven't participated in your facebook free iPad giveaway yet, now is the time to join and share some holiday cheer!

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas,
SmartBid Team

Black Friday Bonanza!

Dear SmartBidders,

It's Thanksgiving eve and you all know what that means at SmartBid! Scoring the biggest deals of the season without breaking a sweat at crazy black Friday lines!

Get All Bids Back for a select few auctions on the season's hottest products like iPad Mini, Kindle HD, Microsoft Surface and more! This sounds crazy, but that's our promise - at SmartBid, you will score the biggest deal on the hottest products through this Black Friday weekend at the comfort of your home!

Here's a rundown of how everything will work during our Black Friday weekend auctions:

1. The Black Friday special auctions will be kicked off at 12.01 AM EST on Friday November 23rd. They will be clearly demarcated with a black border and a SALE icon on top left corner and will be shown at the top of the home page.
2. All your bids will be returned if you don't win in our Black Friday special auctions - they will be returned as FREE bids back to your account as soon as the auctions close and you are free to use them in our regular auction right away.
3. Only paid bids are eligible for bidding in our Black Friday special auctions. You will be clearly shown the break up between your free bids (bids collected through coupons, rewards and other promotions) and paid bids in "My Bids Breakdown" panel.
4. And last but not the least, these auctions don't fall under win limit and will not be counted towards to the weekly win limit. Also most auctions are not swappable for bids as we want bidders who really want to win that product to participate.

There you've it - With the whole weekend of hottest products sale and completely risk free bidding, who wants to go stand in line in the stores! Wish you best of luck and if you haven't participated in your facebook free iPad giveaway yet, now is the time to join and share some holiday cheer!

Happy Thanksgiving!
SmartBid Team

Labor Day Weekend Sale - All Bids Back Auctions Are Back!

Dear SmartBidders!

Labor Day traditionally signifies the end of summer. Did you blink and miss our briefest season this year? We thought what better way to move in to fall than bringing back our super popular "ALL BIDS BACK" auctions this whole weekend!

Win or get all your bids back for a select few auctions to wrap up on your back to school items including the new iPad, Amazon gift card, OfficeDepot gift card and much more during our Labor Day Weekend sale!

 

Here's a quick rundown of how everything will work during our labor day weekend sale:

1. All your bids will be returned if you don't win in our All Bids Back auctions - they will be returned as free bids to your account as soon as the auctions close and you are free to use them in our regular auctions right away. They will be clearly shown at the top of the page with red sale icon on top left corner.


2. Only paid bids are eligible for bidding in our All Bids Back auctions. You will be clearly shown the break up between your free bids (bids collected through coupons, rewards and other promotions) and paid bids in "My Bids Breakdown" panel.


3. These auctions will fall under win limit except expert auctions unlike the previous bids back special per our members' requests to give everyone a chance to win.

There you have it - with the whole weekend of hottest products sale and completely risk free bidding, win the new ipad or any other hot products you always wanted this summer! If you are as excited as we are, share the word and start bidding!

Play Smart, Win Big!
SmartBid Team