Simple and fun with value for money if you are careful (bid tv)

Member Name: tangoman84

Product:	bid tv
Date:	18/10/09 (71 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good variety of products on offer, easy to use website, enthusiastic presenters, quick delivery

Disadvantages: Expensive mistake if you decide to return an item, expensive delivery

Bid tv is a live auction channel which is owned by the Virgin Media group and sees auctions shown on telelvision through Sky Digital and the internet and offers a huge variety of products.
The basic idea of the channel is simple with prices starting high and dropping down as time goes on until the amount of stock available has sold. The prices often start high and drop down to a price that the presenter will act amazed at and through their enthusiasm you will find yourself to be getting pulled into the entire thing and feeling like it is too good to miss what's on offer.
The products on offer vary in names known on the highstreet to those you will never have heard of and so it is often to difficult to know what the realistic price to be paying is so I have to recommend that no matter how much the presenter is shouting about the deal on offer and you get whipped up in the moment then you need to remain calm and level headed as this is sometimes a channel where you find yourself bidding for things you did not want and even though it is easy to return an item you have to remember that the delivery charges make this a loss not worth taking as it is going to cost you to return items and so for nothing you can find yourself spending £10-£15.

Positives:

- Some good value items
- Variety of products
- Presenters give an enthusiastic presentation of all items
- Quick delivery
- Easy returns policy

Negatives:

- Expensive delivery
- Easy to get caught up in the moment and may not be value for money
- Expensive mistake if you win an item you decide you don't actually want

This is a good channel and website that offers a good variety of products but try not to get caught up in the moment and emotion as you can make expensive mistakes if you need to return items but so long as you only bid what you are happy to pay and know you want the item then it is good.

Summary: So long as you are careful with purchases then this is worth a look in on