Bidding Buzz review: ebay magic scam 184

Hi, this is not a complaint. Im looking at going ahead with the bidding buzz course, but I would like to know if anyone has actually gone through with the whole thing step by step and implemented it as they have advised to do on one of the 7 booklets. I see alot of complaints and compliments about this course but it being on the internet I dont know what to believe...OR...is this something I have to experience myself?...any comments would be appreciated. Thanks
Beka - email: bertha.mauff@gmail.com

Hi Jentom,
Should you be successful in getting a copy of the package, please contact me at jmr011900@yahoo.com
Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, I'd love to see the package if anyone is giving theirs away...I am really curious. But certainly after reading all the complaints, don't want to spend that kind of money. I'd appreciate it so much and pay for postage.
Cheers
jennitom2609@gmail.com

Having paid for the Bidding Buzz course almost three years ago now I recall it was always difficult to make appointments to speak with the "mentors" at Bidding Buzz. I never spoke to Matt or Amanda despite them telling you that they were always available to chat. They are always busy with the higher paying customers. Funny thing is after reading comments here the higher paying customers couldn't speak with them either.
After finally speaking with my "mentor" I soon discovered I already knew more about eBay than they did. I think I used two of my five mentor sessions before figuring it all out for myself.
I became disillusioned with the whole Bidding Buzz process, purchase ($5k course) and did everything myself.
If you choose to start an ebay business there are so much free infromation available on the net that you do not need Bidding Buzz at all. Bidding Buzz is only aggregating content and putting spin on it calling it there own. Spend $500, keep $500 for templates and store design and your set. Do what they do and source your content for your store. Read how Terapeak works, find a product, jump on Alibaba and the world is your oyster. You can do it yourself. Trust me.
Just to note, It was almost impossible to have Pete Godfrey complete his copyright review formed part of his course. I express posted my long copy to him three times before we finally chatted over the phone for 10 minutes 6 months after I had sent the first critique request to him. I live in Brisbane & I was posting to Mackay (same state).
I dont think that Bidding Buzz nor Pete Godfrey are dodgy. I know from my experiences that they simply are not experienced business people. My opinion is they are in business for short term success at the expense of their customers. Bidding Buzz is not a valuable service in my opinion.
I wish Bidding Buzz and Pete Godfrey all the best for the future.
Karma

I agree scam is the prime word

This terrible what these matt & amanda people are doing, I was also scammed and I want action taken against them. DISGUSTED! justin.anderton33@gmail.com

If anyone is looking to sell their pack I would be interested in purchasing it from you. My email is dturner64@optusnet.com.au
Thanks Debbie

Hi there,
Im currently trying to get my $5, 700 back for the ebay magic delux course.I think it is a scam, I have just sent in my complaint to The Dept of fair trading, will be happy to talk to you about it and take legal action.you can call me on [protected].

My husband and I paid for the Bidding Buzz JV early this year $20, 000 after the Ebay course.We were told this would fast track our Ebay business. The usual office chicks call that they do not even know the basics of Ebay of Tax Id. We were told to go away and find our niche market. Matt was so rude to us. They have never ever followed up on their JV persons (one would think you would be treated like royalty after paying this amount).Amanda talks about her little blue book with all her niche products that they could never use. I would think after you have paid this amount of money they would give you the blue book or ONE of their niche product to research. This money was to buy a new car that we badly needed and we are both retired but was convinced we could buy one out of our new found ebay business. These people are the worst scammers and do not follow up how you are going you always have to call them and not at all helpful after paying this type of money. My husband and I are now seeking legal action against these people. Does any one want to form a class action suit against these scammers!

HI! Guys, I bought ebay magic program few months back. I was made various promises that there is a money back guarantee that if I use all their program and if I still do not make any money I get 100% of my money back and etc. Based on that, I thought I can't be cheated than! After reading this forum I asked my brother (a practicing lawyer) if I can actually return the product and get 100% of my money back because I have faithfully followed the programs and not making much money yet. He said what matt and amanda did is clearly told us we can get 100% of our money back after not finding their program useful and that's actually sort of an implied. But yes, if you do believe them and quit your job and work on ebay to make a living and follow their programs and make nothing after at least 6 months you can sue them and get justice. Being a tech person, I would say that what matt and amanda doing is very illegal. Australian people are very nice and naive. Matt and amanda are fooling them and are cheating their hard earned money. No doubt I am making 1/2 million dollars sales online every year but not through matt and amanda's BS program. I am following the program by Chris Malta from WWB. I know him personally and work with him personally and he has helped me make an online empire. Early this year sometime, I have went to Gold Coast for the matt and amanda's conference. I was wandering why people were pouring in so much money buying their programs and there were no one in the room who actually stood up and ask them prove of their ebay ID and etc to find out their authenticity. The first time I open their program I was expecting something really mind blowing. Yes, my mind was blown away with loads of BS! Everything they stated in their so called BS manuals are nothing but BS! Another thing is during the conference matt and amanda hardly mention the name of Chris Malta who is a real internet millionaire. Chris actually showed me his account and his website through which he actually sell his items. unlike, matt and amanda! PEOPLE PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE MATT & AMANDA'S PROGRAM THEY ARE PURE CON. THEY VERY WELL KNOW PEOPLE WILL SEARCH IF THEY ARE CON SO THEY HAVE BOUGHT THIS DOMAIN CALLED: WWW.MATTANDAMANDASCAM.COM SO WHEN YOU SEARCH IN GOOGLE MATT & AMANDA SCAM... IT WILL AUTOMATICALLY SHOW UP ON THE FIRST PAGE WITH THE TOP RANKING. THE ONLY WAY WE CAN PROBABLY FIGHT IS LET'S GET ALL THE PEOPLE WHO FEEL CHEATED BY THE EBAY MAGIC PROGRAM, GATHER THEM TOGETHER AND SUE BIDDINGBUZZ ALL TOGETHER ONCE AND FOR ALL!

LET'S SAVE THE HARD WORKING AUSTRALIAN FROM BEING CHEATED BY THESE SO CALLED MILLIONAIRES!

Like matt and amanda said they were living hand to mouth before, in fact you know what happen to most of these people who live hand to mouth... at one point they get so pissed off with life that they start doing the wrong things... like this! Cheat people.

Hi guys. Yes, stay away. I was fortunate to get my money back. I complained to my cc company who reversed the charges. I tried at first talking to Matt clarkson who was defensive and abusive ( a bit like Rob). There are alOt of scam artists out there who use their sales tactics, such as ; we only want to help people; 5 grand is like spare change. ###! Once they have your money, that's it. Complain to fair trading, etc. The more complaints, the better chance ASIC will shut these frauds down!

I was also ripped of paying $5, 600 i want my money back, i will join anyone in court to fight these people, we have rights and we were mislead, the course and the coaching was way over priced totally disappointed

What a load of sheer rip off merchants. My brother spoke with some dodgy guy on the phone.. Saying stuff like " You can have an automated ebay business in less than 30 days". Common sense should tell antone who wants to start an income from home, it is not that easy. PLEASE! anyone who wants to buy a couple of folders, out dated dvd's for 5k, to start making an income from ebay needs to be...do your homework...

I also attended one of Matt and Amanda`s Seminar, already being an ebay seller i thought wouldnt hurt to see what they offered. I was amazed by the hype that people got themselves into and then the pushiness to purchase their program there and then for $4000 otherwise it would cost $5k if you wanted to purchase it later. We counted approx. 300 people this one of three nights in melb. At least 25 people raced up to purchace the discounted package.You do the Maths! Thats $100, 000 for one nights work, thats when i realised, these guys didnt make their money out of ebay, (only ebay really makes money out of ebay & paypal) they are making their fortune out of ripping people off at these seminars. I have now read their so called Magic program (got it from a friend for nothing who had purchased it and found it to be useless common knowledge stuff) I also thought it had so much common knowledge information which anybody can get for free. Also found it had alot of outdated info from ebay. I really couldnt see what your hard earned money got you, but it`s your money to do with what you want, i personally believe save your dollars and do your research, which is free, only time. Goodluck

Thank you all for your good and bad comments about this course. I am very new to this so all information is good information.

For those people who have done other courses which they regard as superior and cheaper than this one, i would be most grateful if you could you give me some details on those.

If there is anyone interested in getting rid of their course materials for this course please e-mail me on pipandpop@internode.on.net.

Many thanks

Kellie

The facebook url doesn't work... does anyone have the right one?

http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gid=120400614648139&ref=ts

EBAY MAGIC Course - * BIG RIP OFF *

I wish I'd found this site earlier, I unfortunately went to one of Matt & Amanda's seminars and got excited by the whole thing signing up on the night, paying 9 monthly payments of $500... $4500!

When the package arrived, I pulled out the Dvd's & 2 big folders and began reading the first manual a folder 2inches thick... it took me less than 10 minutes to read through it as the info in it was basically an overview of ebay & the type of businesses you can run on ebay... total ###!

They even had the nerve to say if you want to operate this type of ebay business, buy a certain book from amazon which tells you how to do it!... the whole course is HYPE, SMOKE & MIRRORS!

I was so disappointed, I new immediately that I'd been hoodwinked & phoned them up to get my money back... as I expected it was a no go!... they say it's a contract!

At first I figured I was stuffed and every month $500 came out of my account... in the end sick to my stomach, I decided to stop my card and take it to fair trading!

WARNING - DO NOT BUY THE EBAY MAGIC COURSE!

Unless you like HYPE!... there are so many other good courses around!... I've bought many courses over the years and this has to be the biggest rip off I ever come across!

I was pushed into purchasing this program for $5500 and here is my honest review. The quality of information is not too bad but the price is way over priced. I have had much better coaching programs online for a few hundred dollars. This is the absolute worst decision I ever made and to this day I still regret this purchase very much. I believe that Matt and Amanda's marketing techniques are unethical, false and misleading. I also think that they are taking lot of money from people who do not have much in the first place which is a disgusting attitude.

I know of people who have lost over $50 000. If you are wondering did I use the program and did I make money my answer is yes of course I used it and NO I did not make much money. I was already making small dollars online and the only thing this program did for me was cost me $5500.

In summary to this day I still regret this purchase so much and I am extremely angry about this. I feel totally and completely ripped off by Matt and Amanda and If you are considering Ebay magic I hope you are reading this first.

I was pushed into buying this overpriced program for $5500 and I regret it so much. This is the most overpriced lowest quality product I have ever purchased online. I am extremely disgusted with Matt and Amanda and their unethical pushy marketing techniques. I feel totally and completely ripped off and I believe they are taking money from people who mostly do not have much money in the first place. If you are wondering did I make money using the program my answer is not really. I was already making small money online and this program did not change much it only made me $5500 poorer. So in summary I repeat this is the biggest mistake and most over priced program I have ever purchased and to this day I still feel very angry, conned and ripped off.

Ive just started my research into this so called magic crap, far out ! Im so blessed to have found this site. Im on the "phone snare" now with a guy from Queensland. It all sounds to good to be true, he mentions you can achieve the income you want very easily, what are you waiting for, the longer you leave it the more money your losing. Whatever you are making in your business now you can make with us easily. He also has not mentioned the monthly fee of 49.95 yet, hmmmm i wonder why..I Cant wait until he rings again, he has been a bit quiet since I told him I had no money as yet..
Maybe my skills and business idea I have will work " learn to wipe your Buttocks the right way" if anyone wants it I will put it on Ebay starting at .99 cents... And I will promise to teach you professionally and exactly how to do it and nobody knows how to do it better than me. Its my own secret and nobody can do it because its mine nor do they want too.

I hope these people are exposed for what they are and stop destroying peoples lives.

zed

Hi somedude 1
You said you started with a $50 video course can you please email me the video course you look at. thank you so much. Chrissie.

I don't work for Matt & Amanda. I have never met them before.

I came across this site by change and voiced my opinion, I was in a good spot before and making things move. Obviously you don't have enough belief in yourself to think it is possibly to make over 6 figures within a few months. If you have a mind set that would make me cry, then good for you.

I have spent over $100K on my own development and I'm sure that you know making $10k/m is sweet FA in the bigger world of business. It is peanuts, if you go back and reread my post you will notice that it was mid December that I posted the 1st time and now it is mid February. That is three months and in those three months big things have changed. I was on ebay a little while before that and took a bit of a risk approach but it paid off.

My method is quite different to most people, I sell stock while it is still on it's way in from China, people are made aware of this in the auction. Sure you sell a bit less but you only need say a $1500 deposit on day one and once you have your stock in 8 weeks you have $5k profit or so. About $12K Gross.

I am upto doing this with 4 products that sell like wildfire. You do that maths, 4 products makes me $20k/m now. There is practically no work involved. Find a product, test it, import it, throw up and auction, answer a question once in a while that you get, products comes in, your customs broker deals with the shipment, it gets shipped through to your couriers warehouse, then you place the orders and it all gets send out.

The staff in the phillipines are consistently testing for me to find new products. Once you have your system in place you can work 30 minutes per day. It is totally upto you if you choose to work more than 30 minutes per day.

Think of yourself as a CEO, you should be at the top with a few staff to manage and a manger or two who send you a daily report to go through and that is it. You don't want to be in the thick of it fo the rest of your life wasting 10 hours per day on mindless tasks.

That is just my 2 cents, if anyone wants to build a business that will set them free it's their call. You don't even need bidding buzz's program. Heck, I don't even have it, I started with that $50 video course I mentioned above.

Choose what you want to but in the end, if you think I'm full of it that's your choice. I couldn't care less, I have my business and I'm happy, you should be happy you have an automated business also. Anyone can do it, it's just a matter of working hard and fighting your ego when it tells you that you can't do it.

To That character "someude1" whats it like working for Matt and Amanda at Bidding Buzz Rip Off merchants Pty Ltd?
That what it sounds like to this black duck.
To even be here on the complaints board it a tell tale.

I have a Mind Set that would make you cry, I have spent 10's of thousands of it. It serves me fantastic.
I have an automated business in eBay... I can tell you are full of it.
To have a 6 figure income and work only 30 minutes a day is utter BS and to even do it in 2 months... C'Mon. Even Matt and Amanda in their hay day could not do it in 30min a day.

sassyone... I sent you a private message. I'll buy it from you.

Hi, how do you get your money back on this course if you think it is a rip off

Aussiebob... All I got from you post is negativity, it is this that brings you down and it is this that stops wanna be entrepreneurs from realising their dreams.

Quite a judgmental post also, you bash people from qld and bash me out because I spoke of money I didn't have. Everyone has different situations and phases of their life. I have been to the top of the internet marketing arena in the home business industry and by choice I left after the bs I found out was played at the top. Hence I had to start again.

Since posting my comment 2 months ago I have containers coming in from china quite often, being delivered to a courier companies warehouse who manages all my logistics and deliveries. I have all my ebay listings and the everyday management on auto pilot and I also have employees in the Philippines who do product research for me so I don't have to as I trained them in the right way. My business is up to 5 figures per month in profit now and 95% automated.

Instead of just bashing people and finding excuses on why something won't work when 99% of things do and it's the people who force it to not work, you should focus on being productive. How bad do you want a good lifestyle of the same old bs you live through everyday.

I was in a position where back then I couldn't afford the $4k as I needed capital to start my business instead and I learnt the ropes myself as I had a good mentor and the background in internet marketing and the skills easily transfer to ebay. Maybe you can do this but unless you have a good internet marketing history you should buy their course.

Look at what I have done in 2 months. I was at the bottom of the food chain after leaving the home business industry and made it work again in a 2nd industry. What have you done in the last 2 months? Could you walk away from you line of work and only work 30 minutes each morning to make sure everything is flowing and still make $10k/m or more? Or have you done nothing and just wondered when you will get you big break that will never come unless you work from it.

It's only you who stops yourself from getting where you want to go in life...

I didn't buy the course as the Matt and Amanda video appeared to be a couple of hucksters selling dreams.
First warning sign...They live on the Gold Coast!
To Somedude1: You sound like a hustler as well. Your statement "Take my 2 cents as I have seen more money in a week than 99.9% will even see in a whole year" comes after you have just told us you can't afford the $4, 000 right now.

Hi,

I have to say that someone who makes a million dollars plus on eBay each year knows what they are talking about.

The course was written for people who have never touched a computer before, that is why some people think it's a little childish.

I have not seen the course personally but I can say this. I have a friend who went to the seminar 1 year ago, their $997 seminar. Ran with the info and now moves $1, 000 worth of product a day at 50% profit margins. I have used research tools to look at how much their account sells and it's all real. He spoke at the last bidding buzz seminar because he was serious and created his own success story and didn't just complain all the time!

I could afford $4, 000 right now so I bought the $50 video course from here: http://www.catchtheniche.com/. It's help me get setup and going. I am importing products and I wont be in a day job for to much longer. I will still buy the $4000 eBay course from Matt and Amanda, in due course.

In the past I was in the home business industry and have a lot of internet marketing experience. I left that industry as I didn't like to fact you really sell a dream, so I went back to work until I found my place online, that is eBay. I formed a company with a group of marketers and we went on to make $50, 000 in a week (pure profit). So I talk from experience when I say this...

Anyone making any negative comments on here, it is only your poor mindset that is holding you back. If you have nothing better to do than bash someone who has created a fantastic product then maybe you should stay as an employee in the rat race. The entrepreneurial path is not for everyone. No one is going to hold your hand and pay you to learn and tell you everything...

Take my 2cents as I have seen more money in a week than 99.9% will even see in a whole year.

Take my response for what it is. Work your ### off and you will be successful, get into a positive mindset with a can do attitude and remind yourself you can't fail and you will succeed.

And in the end it's not that hard :P I personally import from China, you research a product, if it's profitable you order a small sample to test, then order more, sell it on eBay and repeat. Frigging EASY compared to some of the crap people have to do to make money online these day (trust me I've done it all!).

Laters folks! Work hard, keep your chin up and you will be a success! :P

Hi, wow I sure am greatful for google and finding this site. I just received an email from bidding buzz and read through all their great products and was getting all excited until I got to the price and realised I couldn't afford it. I emailed them asking if they would do a payment plan or something but that was before I found this site. I would be very interested to see the course material for myself if anyone is going to 'bin' their copy I would be happy to take it off your hands and pass on to someone else in my position when I'm done. As I'm sure most of the people on this site couldn't, I cannot afford to hand over $4k if their promises are empty and information is useless. If someone has a copy they're getting rid of please let me know :)

Daria.rose .. repost of name change

they've switched ebay accounts and are back to feedback of 57 and have 13 items for sale adding up to about $300, i wonder where they're getting their $50, 000 a month (maybe from selling courses rather than ebay business). Could be because they got so many bad feedbacks on their old account or they've sold their old account to some sucker.

New Store
http://feedback.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=bigdollardiscounts&ftab=AllFeedback

Old Store
http://feedback.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=catwalkhair&ftab=AllFeedback

no longer bigdollardiscounts - catwalkhair...

I recently forked out the $997 for the middle Bidding Buzz course (Value Course)
$497 - Beginner's Course...$997 Value Course...$3997 eBay Magic Course

The $997 gets you a 9 DVD pack of their workshop from 3 years ago, which had an entry fee of the same amount ($997).
If you're a novice, the info is a bit advanced. If you've dabbled and are familiar with some eBay terms, you'll find it OK. Were the 9 DVD's worth it for $997? No. Poor quality, poor sound, poor visual, not polished at all.
The raw information itself that is presented from stage is quite good, and much more in-depth than anything i've found elsewhere. The BIG difficulty, is how to put all the information into a workable system at the end. I felt the DVD's provided a bunch of ingredients, but not the strongest 'method' for putting all this new found information together.
As budding business owners, we all want a solid product that we know is value for money, and delivers on the price tag attached to it. I still think this is the best information I've seen on eBay so far, but it's not worth the price tag. Don't expect to pay the $3997 and all your money woes will be forever gone once you receive an eBay 'magic formula' - there isn't one.
A gentleman on one of the previous pages of this thread listed a bunch of websites from the eBay magic course. From what I have already experienced through the DVD set, I would suggest searching youtube for quick tutorials on how to use the information in those websites to the best of your advantage and you esentially will have the same knowledge that others have paid the $$ for.

For anyone looking to subsidizing their income through eBay, I still don't believe this course is the be-all end-all. It certainly helps, but I also suggest buying ebooks and watching youtube clips of ebay tips, and compiling all the information that has a common theme - when you see the same websites bought up in each book or clip, take note and aim to learn more about it.

I'm neither fanatical nor a hater of this product - I just find it overpriced. I do think the information contained has the potential to earn you a good income from ebay, but you must use your own common sense along the way and never do anything that doesn't feel right in your gut. This especially comes into play with Chinese suppliers.

I found Amanda to be warm and engaging when I met her, and this post is no attack on her or Matt - I am supplying an honest critique of the product in the hopes it will help you form a decision on whether this purchase is right for you.

Cheers

I am not trying to plug it but just an honest enquiry - has any on tried out http://www.ed2go.com That course costs $139, is 6 weeks long, is instructor lead and has an exam at the end -------- compare that to Matt and Amanda Clarkson's apparent junk

I have heard Matt and Amanda speak twice at the World Internet Summit (WIS) which is run by Brett McFall and Tom Hua, both of who respected internet marketers. I thought WIS was selective in the presenters they invite to speak at thier events but reading the comments above I am truly appalled by their poor choice. If Matt and Amanda are as bad as it is seems comments on this blog are saying how is it these two keep on charming the audiences into parting with their hard earned money at WIS events? If there is real substance in the comments and not just sour grapes then I would strongly encourage WIS to be much more careful in their choice of presenters - unless WIS too wishes to damage its own brand!

If anyone has a copy of the course and wants to get rid of it please contact me on waawaha@hotmail.com with title re:biddingbuzz thanks

They're out finding more suckers ... http://www.easypayrise.com.au/

Biddingbuzz, I always worry when I see this sort of GET RICH QUICK SCHEME, and now it has featured on Current Affairs and Daytime Tv programs on channel Ten and Nine in Australia...as well as advertising on most other major networks.

After going to the website, I was shocked to find out it cost $3997 for the course. However it does have video tutorials and the like... but that is a lot of money!... and considering what some people are saying here... it worries me.

I know another Australian produced 'The Auction Lifeline" and although it is targeted at a different market, it produces excellent results... and is $3940+ cheaper.

When are we going to 'wake up' and stop reacting to the spin, hyperbole and the outrageous claims? Sometimes the best products have no 'spin'... and sometimes they are just plain free of charge!

For those people who have all been conned by those aweful, aweful people at Bidding Buzz, I to was conned into buying the Deluxe crap. The information packs, audios and so forth are so out dated it is Bull dust, I am positive I am already 5 years in front of their over priced 5K information. I had a call with one of their so called mentors...OMG... they to are outdated with their knowledge. I was looking forward to the call...kinda, I thought reading the information, that by the way is laughaable in the lowest form, "you's", that the mentor might have more quality help, how wrong was I.
Anyone even thinking of joining Matt and Amanda Bidding Buzz, GET OUT before you waste you time and money. I also bought their book, all it is is a marketing ploy for more people to enter into their sales funnel for their Sales people to sell you their pooor, poor poor infomation.
They give eBay such a bad name its frightening, go to Pesa seminar www.internetconference.com.au you will have to wait until next year, who by the way is run by eBay, who knows you may run into Matt and Amanda in disguise in the crowd trying their best to get some help themselves.
For anybody, I mean anybody looking into the Bidding Buzz scam RUN!