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

July 4th Blowout - All Bids Back Auctions and $100 Amazon Sweepstakes

Hello SmartBidders!

Celebrate the birthday of America with huge savings during SmartBid's July 4th blowout sale. We thought what better way to start the fireworks early 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 on summer's hottest things to do including Royal Caribbean luxury cruise getaway, Disneyland resort package, Ticketmaster gift card and much more during our July 4th weekend! Also everytime you get a lowest unique in Closing soon period in our jackpot auctions, you will be put into a raffle to win $100 Amazon gift certificate end of this week!

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

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 luxury cruise getaway 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

SmartBid's Birthday Bash - All Bids Back auctions are back!

Today is a special day at SmartBid! It's our two year anniversary :) I know, we can't hardly believe it either. Time has gone by too fast, and so much has happened. And the best part of the last couple of years has been all of your support and encouragement throughout!

So, in order to celebrate our birthday bash, we are bringing back our popular "ALL BIDS BACK" auctions this whole week - Win or get all your bids back for a select few auctions on summer's hottest things to do including Disneyland resort package, Ticketmaster gift card, Royal Carribbean cruise and much more!

Here's a quick rundown of how everything will work during our President's 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 the expert auctions.

There you have it - with the whole week of hottest products sale and completely risk free bidding, win Disneyland resort gift card or any other hot products you always wanted! If you are as excited as we are, share the word and start bidding!

Play Smart, Win Big!
SmartBid Team 

Mother's Day Weekend Blowout Sale

Dear SmartBidders,

We are celebrating Mother's day by bringing back our popular "ALL BIDS BACK" auctions this weekend - Win or get all your bids back for a select few auctions on the hottest items including the new IPad 4G with LTE, Diamond Earrings, SpaFinder Gift card and many more!

Here's a quick rundown of how everything will work during our President's 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 the expert auctions.

There you've it - with the whole weekend of hottest products sale and completely risk free bidding, celebrate all the moms in your life by giving them the new iPad or the gift of Spa! Have a wonderful Mother's day weekend!

Good Luck!
SmartBid Team

President's Day Weekend Blowout Sale

Dear SmartBidders,

We are celebrating President's day by bringing back our popular "ALL BIDS BACK" auctions this weekend - Win or get all your bids back for a select few auctions on the hottest items including iPad 2, Kindle Fire, Royal Carribean Getaway and many more!

Here's a quick rundown of how everything will work during our President's 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 not fall under win limit.

There you've it - with the whole weekend of hottest products sale and completely risk free bidding, win the luxury cruise getaway or any other hot products you always wanted! Have a wonderful President's day weekend!

Good Luck!
SmartBid Team

Happy New Year 2012!

Dear SmartBidders,

Ring in the Happy New Year 2012 SmartBid style! This new year's eve, we are bringing back our "ALL BIDS BACK" auctions one last time to bid goodbye to 2011 and ring in 2012!

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

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

Happy New Year 2012!
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 tablet gifts like iPad, Kindle Fire, HP TouchPad 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 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 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 12/20 are guaranteed to beshipped 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!

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas,
SmartBid Team

Black Friday Blowout - Biggest All Bids Back Auctions are back!

Dear SmartBidders,

On this Thanksgiving eve, we want to thank you for your continued support and encouragement over the last one and half years! As a token of our appreciation, we are bringing back the biggest all bids back auctions this black friday.

Win or get all your bids back for a select auctions on the season's hottest products like iPad 2, iPhone 4S, LED HDTVs 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 midnight on Friday November 25th. They will be clearly demarcated with 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.

We are also running turkey jackpot hunt for free $5 jackpots throughout this weekend. 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 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!

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 an American flag 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 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 MacBook air 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

July 4th Blowout - All Bids Back Auctions are back!

Hello SmartBidders!

Celebrate the birthday of America with huge savings during SmartBid's July 4th blowout sale. We thought what better way to start the fireworks early 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 on summer's hottest things to do including Royal Caribbean luxury cruise getaway, Disneyland resort package, Ticketmaster gift card and much more during our July 4th weekend!

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

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 an American flag 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 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 luxury cruise getaway 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

SmartBid's Birthday Bash - All Bids Back auctions are back!

Today is a special day at SmartBid! It's our one year anniversary :) I know, we can't hardly believe it either. Time has gone by too fast, and so much has happened. And the best part of the last year has been all of your support throughout!

So, in order to celebrate our first birthday bash, we are bringing back our popular "ALL BIDS BACK" auctions this whole week - Win or get all your bids back for a select few auctions on summer's hottest things to do including Royal Caribbean luxury cruise getaway, Disneyland resort package, Ticketmaster gift card and much more!

Here's a quick rundown of how everything will work during our one year anniversary 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 a birthday cake 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 unlike the previous bids back special per our members' requests to give everyone a chance to win.

There you have it - with the whole week of hottest products sale and completely risk free bidding, win the luxury cruise getaway or any other hot products you always wanted! If you are as excited as we are, share the word and start bidding!

Play Smart, Win Big!
SmartBid Team

Mother's Day special - Introducing Extended Bids Back Auctions

Dear SmartBidders,

Thank You for your support and enthusiasm over our "Early Bids Back" auctions. We have received a lot of requests over making the bids back period extend further to the closing soon stage to make it more fun! We are pleased to announce today that we will be running extended bids back auctions (indicated by ) over the mother's day weekend!

Here are the set of rules for our Extended Bids Back auctions:

1. As before, all your discounted bids will be returned if you don't win in our Extended Bids Back auctions. This period will be marked as "All Bids Back"!

2. Next as soon as the auction goes to closing soon, till the auction reaches last call (less than 25% left to close) - We will return half of your bids back. This period will be marked as "Half Bids Back"!

3. These bids will be returned as free bids and you will be able to use them right away in our regular auctions including any bids back auctions.

4. As usual, all paid bids which were placed in Closing Soon period (including the half bids back period) would be returned as reward bids.

There you've it - now through the mother's day weekend, get in the bids back frenzy! Since by the time bids back period is over, the auction is already in "Last Call" - don't get too far from your computer screen - chances are the auctions will close real fast! Good luck and have a wonderful "Mother's Day" weekend!

Play Smart, Win BIG!
SmartBid Team

SmartBid "Easter Egg" Jackpots!

Dear SmartBidders,

We would like to wish all our members a Happy Easter! To celebrate, we've added special "Easter egg" jackpots in select auctions. Find the lowest unique bid (our version of an Easter egg) during the closing soon period and receive a $5.00 jackpot! Each auction has a fixed number of Easter egg jackpots available, and jackpot status can be found on the right pane of the auction. Note that credits from jackpots will be instantly deposited in your account.

Eligible auctions will be indicated by an Easter egg icon. This is a limited time special which is only around for Easter - so join the hunt for some fun and free bids!

Happy Easter!
SmartBid Team

Introducing Bid Swap

Dear SmartBidders,

Today we are introducing an exciting feature that you all have requested - Bid Swap! Select auctions would be marked as bid swappable (look in the delivery section - most of our auctions are marked as bid swappable) and in the check out process you've an option for swapping the product with equivalent free bids - as simple as that!

So if you would rather have bids instead of the product, just click the check box for swap. The value of the bid package offered is our supplier's price, which may be lower than the listed retail price for some products other than gift cards. We can't wait to hear your feedback at support@thesmartbid.com

Play Smart, Win BIG!
SmartBid Team