Free $20 for trying an ebay bidding service.

[ReD.SkY]

THIS IS NOT A SCAM
I and many others have tryed it and gotten it to work.

1. Go to https://www.unwiredbuyer.com/
2. Sign up/register (make sure that your email is your paypal email, because the $20 will be paypal'd to you)
3. Go to ebay and find an item with a little time left, and a reserve (or just whatever you want)
4. Add it to your watch list.
5. At https://www.unwiredbuyer.com/ update your watch list.
6. You will get a phone call, and you will bid on the item
7. You will get a confirmation email regaurding the $20... click the confirmation link.
8. Money will be paypal'd to you in less than 24hrs
9. Enjoy!

1. To qualify for the $20 signup bonus, the user must register for UnWired Buyer and use the service to bid on an auction using their phone within 30 days. The $20 signup bonus is for new users only.
2. New users MUST USE UNWIRED BUYER TO BID ON AN AUCTION WITHIN 30 DAYS from date of signup. This promotional offer cannot be transferred or forwarded.
3. TO QUALIFY, USERS MUST HAVE AN EBAY FEEDBACK SCORE OF 10 OR MORE (or the user must have been a registered eBay user for over 12 months).
4. The $20 Signup Bonus is limited to one (1) per valid eBay account.
5. The $20 Signup Bonus is valid only to legal residents of the US and Canada.
6. UnWired Buyer employees and their families are not eligible.
7. UnWired Buyer reserves the right to request additional information regarding the claim and the right to confirm conformance to eBay user regulations. Any misrepresentation or fraudulent information disqualifies the bonus.
8. UnWired Buyer, Inc. reserves the right to change or modify this offer at any time.




If you do not get the 20$ email immediately, Use their support feature on the form and tell them about your situation.

[Slayer2003]

Yes, free $20, but isn't that them just paying you for the info you gave them?:rolleyes:

[EvilCloudStrife]

if anyone does try this out, please PM me so i can email you an invite. why not hook a brother up for $5 when you can?

Yes, it works. I found this 2 days ago and i have been emailing everyone i know about it. So far no one has joined except me. :(

just a tip - If it says your ebay login/password is not valid, all you need to do is go into ebay and change it to another password. also, if you do PM me with your email, i will split my $5 bonus with you. let me know

yes, it works

[FudgeNuggets]

This has bad JuJu written all over it in yellow crayon and blood. Maybe not for a few days/weeks but expect to be robbed and/or market blitzed, especially since you gave them a valid phone number.... doh!

[ReD.SkY]

This has bad JuJu written all over it in yellow crayon and blood. Maybe not for a few days/weeks but expect to be robbed and/or market blitzed, especially since you gave them a valid phone number.... doh!

i have received no spam, nor any spam phone calls.

i did this a few days ago, btw, my money came today :D

$20, easy earned digital money :)

[ReD.SkY]

if anyone does try this out, please PM me so i can email you an invite. why not hook a brother up for $5 when you can?

Yes, it works. I found this 2 days ago and i have been emailing everyone i know about it. So far no one has joined except me. :(

just a tip - If it says your ebay login/password is not valid, all you need to do is go into ebay and change it to another password. also, if you do PM me with your email, i will split my $5 bonus with you. let me know

yes, it works

lmao i will split mine too lol, i posted that same exact thing on Hard... lol

i did it before i saw urs

[EvilCloudStrife]

everyone is a skeptic. Everyone thinks its a scam. Its not, its just a way they get us to try their service. I rememeber when paypal first came out, they were giving out $10 to just try out their service. this was years ago, but its the same type of thing.

This is not a scam, and it is even a really is a great service/tool to use!

[Sjaak]

What do they make out of it?

[ReD.SkY]

they get money from ebay. since bidding over the phone is mroe convenient than staring at screen, ebays bizness is going up.

[Dice]

they get money from ebay. since bidding over the phone is mroe convenient than staring at screen, ebays bizness is going up.


Seems fishy to me. I'm served well by following my gut instincts. Please keep us posted on this, Red.Sky, good news or bad. Thx :)

[g0dM@n]

I'm gonna try this when I have the chance.

Cool.

[ReD.SkY]

remember, if it doesnt work, tell their support ppl, everyone is gonna make them broke :P

[Nathan0490]

I got my $20 from this, do remember that you must place a bid over the phone when it calls u.

[=ACID RAIN=]

This has bad JuJu written all over it in yellow crayon and blood. Maybe not for a few days/weeks but expect to be robbed and/or market blitzed, especially since you gave them a valid phone number.... doh!
Uh huh. I agree completely. Just because you don't feel the effects immeditately, doesn't mean you aren't screwed ;)

[Silversinksam]

Don't know about you, but I read the fine print and it will be a cold day in hell before I give these people my Ebay ID and Password information as well as other info they collect.


The personal information we collect is that which is required to provide the UnWired Buyer Service to you. This information includes your name, e-mail address, cell phone number, eBay Username, and eBay Password. You are able to provide additional information, such as, wireless carrier, work or home address which is only used by the company to improve its service.

Neither GNUMBER nor its affiliates shall have any liability arising from your reliance upon the information provided on the Site.

(d) USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK OF LOSS RESULTING FROM INFORMATION, OTHER COMMUNICATIONS, CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SOFTWARE) ACCESSED THROUGH OR OBTAINED BY MEANS OF THE SITE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY HEREUNDER IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT, IF ANY, ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU FOR ACCESS AND USE OF THE SITE. YOU HEREBY RELEASE US AND OUR AFFILIATES FROM ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS, LIABILITIES AND CLAIMS IN EXCESS OF THIS LIMITATION.

It gets even better....

INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify and hold GNUMBER and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Site,, violation of these Site Terms, or the infringement by you, or any other user of your member name, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.

This says that you will give them your Ebay username, home or cell info your Ebay password, if they give it to a partner and they screw up for whatever reason, and people manage to hijack your Ebay account, Nobody's responsible, except for you.

It gets even better....Let's talk about their privacy policy and third parties


Use of your Personal Information
The personal information collected on this Site will be used to operate the Site and to provide the service(s) or carry out the transaction(s) you have requested or authorized.


In support of these uses, gNumber may use personal information to provide you with more effective customer service.
We may use your personal information to provide you with important information about the product or service that you are using, including critical updates and notifications. Additionally, with your permission, we may send you information about other gNumber products and services, and /or share information with gNumber partners so they may send you information about their products and services.
gNumber occasionally hires other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as Web site hosting, SMS services, voice termination, and sending information about our products, special offers, and other services. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.

By using this Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy. This is our entire and exclusive Privacy Policy and it supersedes any earlier version. We may change this Privacy Policy by posting a new version of this Privacy Policy on this web site, and it is your responsibility to review this page periodically. When we do change the policy, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this web site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.

It goes on and on in their terms of service (https://www.unwiredbuyer.com/terms.html) and privacy policy (https://www.unwiredbuyer.com/privacy.html)......



That's great that a few of you made $20, but I will NEVER give an unaffiliated company my Ebay passwords and my personal information, more credit to you for giving this unaffiliated comapany this information, for $20

Better you than me.....

[ReD.SkY]

dont worry, i have 2 different ebay accounts, my good one and my crap one, guess which i used? :)

[boris_37]

either which way i think this deserves a lock. It it way too risky for too many people and i don't wanna see OC forums having this kinda stuff on it. just doesn't seem right.

[Excelsior]

Don't know about you, but I read the fine print and it will be a cold day in hell before I give these people my Ebay ID and Password information as well as other info they collect.


The personal information we collect is that which is required to provide the UnWired Buyer Service to you. This information includes your name, e-mail address, cell phone number, eBay Username, and eBay Password. You are able to provide additional information, such as, wireless carrier, work or home address which is only used by the company to improve its service.

Neither GNUMBER nor its affiliates shall have any liability arising from your reliance upon the information provided on the Site.

(d) USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK OF LOSS RESULTING FROM INFORMATION, OTHER COMMUNICATIONS, CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIAL (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, SOFTWARE) ACCESSED THROUGH OR OBTAINED BY MEANS OF THE SITE. OUR TOTAL LIABILITY HEREUNDER IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT, IF ANY, ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU FOR ACCESS AND USE OF THE SITE. YOU HEREBY RELEASE US AND OUR AFFILIATES FROM ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS, LIABILITIES AND CLAIMS IN EXCESS OF THIS LIMITATION.

It gets even better....

INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify and hold GNUMBER and its parent companies, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Site,, violation of these Site Terms, or the infringement by you, or any other user of your member name, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.

This says that you will give them your Ebay username, home or cell info your Ebay password, if they give it to a partner and they screw up for whatever reason, and people manage to hijack your Ebay account, Nobody's responsible, except for you.

It gets even better....Let's talk about their privacy policy and third parties


Use of your Personal Information
The personal information collected on this Site will be used to operate the Site and to provide the service(s) or carry out the transaction(s) you have requested or authorized.


In support of these uses, gNumber may use personal information to provide you with more effective customer service.
We may use your personal information to provide you with important information about the product or service that you are using, including critical updates and notifications. Additionally, with your permission, we may send you information about other gNumber products and services, and /or share information with gNumber partners so they may send you information about their products and services.
gNumber occasionally hires other companies to provide limited services on our behalf, such as Web site hosting, SMS services, voice termination, and sending information about our products, special offers, and other services. We will only provide those companies the personal information they need to deliver the service. They are required to maintain the confidentiality of the information and are prohibited from using that information for any other purpose.

By using this Site, you agree to this Privacy Policy. This is our entire and exclusive Privacy Policy and it supersedes any earlier version. We may change this Privacy Policy by posting a new version of this Privacy Policy on this web site, and it is your responsibility to review this page periodically. When we do change the policy, we will also revise the "last updated" date at the Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this web site constitutes your agreement to this Privacy Policy and any updates.

It goes on and on in their terms of service (https://www.unwiredbuyer.com/terms.html) and privacy policy (https://www.unwiredbuyer.com/privacy.html)......



That's great that a few of you made $20, but I will NEVER give an unaffiliated company my Ebay passwords and my personal information, more credit to you for giving this unaffiliated comapany this information, for $20

Better you than me.....







Easy solution.

Find a relative that doesn't have an account on ebay, sign them up (with their consent), take advantage of the offer, then go to http://pages.ebay.ca/help/account/closing-account.html .

I'm not going to do it due to valuing my personal information just a bit [I really get enough spam] but as long as you don't mind giving out your personal information, this method would ensure against any misuse of your account in terms of bidding without your authorization.

Other than that, this looks too risky

[silent bob]

not to mention all who have paypal accounts and use the same info for both . I think we do need this puppy closed , or locked , or even remove the link with an {Edited by the Internets Scammers Clubs List MOST HATED#1 SSS}

[Silversinksam]

not to mention all who have paypal accounts and use the same info for both . I think we do need this puppy closed , or locked , or even remove the link with an {Edited by the Internets Scammers Clubs List MOST HATED#1 SSS}

I cannot say if this is good or bad (or I should say, I can't prove it yet), I am saying this company isn't giving you $20 from the goodness of their heart, advertising companies or maybe worse may be a '3rd' party affiliated partners.
The days of Internet companies throwing money out the window are long gone. The monies being paid for your information may not be given to someone or an entity you may be able to trust.

Here's the thing, Ebay is concerned with two things and two things only, making money and growth, BELIEVE ME, if this was something that Ebay thought would help them expand, Ebay would have bought these guys out.
They haven't and until they do, I am not giving this unaffiliated company my Ebay Name, Password and personal data. Not happening for $20 !!

[tricknasty]

if it looks too good to be true.....

for real b careful, i almost got scammed when a feg from nigeria wanted my laptop i was selling, it was really cheesy though, cuz his "western union" sent me an email saying the money order was sent, i traced the email to a free hotmail service in canada.... =P

[EvilCloudStrife]

everyone has a choice to give this information to them. However, a thread being locked because something might happen? (probably not, considering their end goal.. The service is a great one, and something i think people will end up paying for. yeah, this is what i think their reason is for giving free money out, so people get hooked) ohh please... if you dont like it, dont try it.

I am 100% positive nothing bad will come of this. Do you think i am wrong? I dont really care what you think...

EDIT: just so you know, this was not aimed at any one person. Esp. Not SSS. (please dont hurt me)

[jeepguy_1980]

everyone is a skeptic. Everyone thinks its a scam. Its not, its just a way they get us to try their service. I rememeber when paypal first came out, they were giving out $10 to just try out their service. this was years ago, but its the same type of thing.

This is not a scam, and it is even a really is a great service/tool to use!


I was going to say the same thing. I got my paypal money and for a while there after, paypal was a good company. Then they became big and greedy like all the other companies.

It's tough for new e-businesses to start up and they have to attract an initial crowd.

[ReD.SkY]

i agree evilcoudstrife... like companies handing out free cigarettes... get u hooked and steal ur money lol

[PennyBag]

I signed up for this. I personally don't think it's a scam their website looks clean and they look like a legit company, this is just pure marketing imo. I'm gonna buy some arctic silver with this 20 lol

[silent bob]

I hope I am wrong , I usually am anyway , I just think everyone is out to screw me , or has a hidden agenda .
Good Luck , Happy 20bux richer

[ReD.SkY]

all that i know, is that now my icemat only cost me $6 :D it will make my G5 happy too :)

[PennyBag]

hey red.sky where did you get your icemat? I'm looking for a better deal than $40.

Sorry for thread hijack.

[Krusty]

On a related note, I personally endorse the service at www.bidnip.com. A friend of mine turned me on to the site a couple years ago. The site is run by a friend of his (so it's run by a friend of a friend). Basically, you pay 25 cents to have their servers automatically snipe the auction for you. This also involves giving out your user information as it requires them to place a bid for you.

[Silversinksam]

everyone has a choice to give this information to them. However, a thread being locked because something might happen? (probably not, considering their end goal.. The service is a great one, and something i think people will end up paying for. yeah, this is what i think their reason is for giving free money out, so people get hooked) ohh please... if you dont like it, dont try it.

I am 100% positive nothing bad will come of this. Do you think i am wrong? I dont really care what you think...

EDIT: just so you know, this was not aimed at any one person. Esp. Not SSS. (please dont hurt me)


First of all, I didn't lock the thread, you must be psychic if you can guarantee nothing bad will ever happen with the information that this company may or may not provide to God knows who, they have not been around long enough to make any assumptions, much less your personal guarantee that everyone and their information will be A-OK.
If people have problems in the future due to this offer, I will send them to you and you can help them recover from any monetary loss, identity theft and any spam they most likely will surely receive in the future.
Don't misread what I'm saying....
I never once said you won't get your money from this $20 offer, I'm saying that I'm not giving a upstart company my Ebay password and personal information unless I am 100% certain it will not be rented, sold, marketed or traded to an unaffiliated company. And the company I give said information has a good track record.

Lastly I wil simply say it's your Ebay Password and user information, if you want to take a chance so be it, better you than me. If you wanted to post your Ebay password on Google, not much I can do to stop you except to tell you it wouldn't be a good idea. What you do is your decision.




On a related note, I personally endorse the service at www.bidnip.com. A friend of mine turned me on to the site a couple years ago. The site is run by a friend of his (so it's run by a friend of a friend). Basically, you pay 25 cents to have their servers automatically snipe the auction for you. This also involves giving out your user information as it requires them to place a bid for you.


Big difference between bidsnip and this Free $20 situation, and how they use the information you provide, with this $20 offer, who knows who gets your information, can they say your information is not rented, bought or sold like Bidsnip states?. Also Bidsnip has been around for some time. I've also heard good things about them, and more important, Bidsnip makes it pretty clear what they will do with your personal information:

Information Sharing and Disclosure
BidNip will NOT sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone.

Information Collection and Use
BidNip collects personally identifiable information include email address, site password, eBay user id, and eBay password, when you register for a BidNip account, when you use certain BidNip products or services, and when you visit some BidNip pages. Additional personal information may be received from our business partners.

Your eBay user information, include UserID and password, is required in order to place auction bids on your behalf. We will NOT use your eBay information for ANY purpose other than submitting bids that were entered through your account. We realize the importance of this data, and store it only in its encrypted form using industry standard 128 bit encryption.

Browser information, including cookies, browser information, connection times, and IP addresses are stored on our servers. This information is used for improving customer service, monitoring site/service performance, advertising, content control, and business evaluation.

[HousERaT]

wow....... I'm surprised how many people will allow themselves to be pimped for $20. :shrug:

[g0dM@n]

Have a wawa...

[Excelsior]

First of all, I didn't lock the thread, you must be psychic if you can guarantee nothing bad will ever happen with the information that this company may or may not provide to God knows who, they have not been around long enough to make any assumptions, much less your personal guarantee that everyone and their information will be A-OK.
If people have problems in the future due to this offer, I will send them to you and you can help them recover from any monetary loss, identity theft and any spam they most likely will surely receive in the future.
Don't misread what I'm saying....
I never once said you won't get your money from this $20 offer, I'm saying that I'm not giving a upstart company my Ebay password and personal information unless I am 100% certain it will not be rented, sold, marketed or traded to an unaffiliated company. And the company I give said information has a good track record.

Lastly I wil simply say it's your Ebay Password and user information, if you want to take a chance so be it, better you than me. If you wanted to post your Ebay password on Google, not much I can do to stop you except to tell you it wouldn't be a good idea. What you do is your decision.







Big difference between bidsnip and this Free $20 situation, and how they use the information you provide, with this $20 offer, who knows who gets your information, can they say your information is not rented, bought or sold like Bidsnip states?. Also Bidsnip has been around for some time. I've also heard good things about them, and more important, Bidsnip makes it pretty clear what they will do with your personal information:

Information Sharing and Disclosure
BidNip will NOT sell or rent your personally identifiable information to anyone.

Information Collection and Use
BidNip collects personally identifiable information include email address, site password, eBay user id, and eBay password, when you register for a BidNip account, when you use certain BidNip products or services, and when you visit some BidNip pages. Additional personal information may be received from our business partners.

Your eBay user information, include UserID and password, is required in order to place auction bids on your behalf. We will NOT use your eBay information for ANY purpose other than submitting bids that were entered through your account. We realize the importance of this data, and store it only in its encrypted form using industry standard 128 bit encryption.

Browser information, including cookies, browser information, connection times, and IP addresses are stored on our servers. This information is used for improving customer service, monitoring site/service performance, advertising, content control, and business evaluation.











This essentially sums up the entire situation.

[SteveLord]

i dont even give my wife my passwords and info...

[stereo555]

Seems legit as it mentioned at ebay here : http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SolutionsDirectory&subgroup=19&page=details&solutionId=891

But there is long thread about the success (or not) of this at Fatwallet : http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?start=0&catid=67&threadid=613143

But for me , giving out the information for $20 is pretty risky , let alone the (possible/likely) cell phone charge you'll receive .

[Nathan0490]

Seems legit as it mentioned at ebay here : http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SolutionsDirectory&subgroup=19&page=details&solutionId=891

But there is long thread about the success (or not) of this at Fatwallet : http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?start=0&catid=67&threadid=613143

But for me , giving out the information for $20 is pretty risky , let alone the (possible/likely) cell phone charge you'll receive .


You cant be charged for incoming calls on a cell phone. Only 900 numbers etc. Make a temporary password on your ebay, do the $20 thing at unwired buyer then goto ebay and change your password back. Easy as that, fail-safe.

[g0dM@n]

You cant be charged for incoming calls on a cell phone. Only 900 numbers etc. Make a temporary password on your ebay, do the $20 thing at unwired buyer then goto ebay and change your password back. Easy as that, fail-safe.
I had actually thought about the changing p/w thing too... lol... it's okay, though, I have $12,683.27 in my paypal account.

I joke I joke...

[Silversinksam]

Seems legit as it mentioned at ebay here : http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SolutionsDirectory&subgroup=19&page=details&solutionId=891

But there is long thread about the success (or not) of this at Fatwallet : http://www.fatwallet.com/forums/messageview.php?start=0&catid=67&threadid=613143

But for me , giving out the information for $20 is pretty risky , let alone the (possible/likely) cell phone charge you'll receive .

Sure it's certified Ebay compatible (Your giving them your Ebay password lol) Ebay has no control over what this company does with your personal information, I've already proven this. :rolleyes:

..Hey, maybe one day i will use this service, but today is not that day. That day will be when Ebay buys them and in the terms of service they lay out your personal information will not be rented, sold or sharred with God knows who.

[White Runner]

Why not just change your eBay/Paypal password after getting your money?

[Silversinksam]

Why not just change your eBay/Paypal password after getting your money?

Actually that is pretty good advice for those that decided to go ahead with the offer. (assuming that they will not use the service)

Good advice though :)

[jopapa1267]

Why not just change your eBay/Paypal password after getting your money?

Thats what I did with both my accounts, so i received a total of 45 dollars (20 + 20 + 5 referral).

Unwired Buyer also won the ebay developers program:
http://ebaydeveloper.typepad.com/dev/2006/03/congratulations.html

featured on ebay radio:
http://www2.ebay.com/aw/core/200512200932572.html

Vendio and Unwired Buyer announced joint marketing agreement:
http://www.vendio.com/company/pr/pr79.html

Aegis Texas Venture Fund completes growth investment in gNumber, Inc.:
http://www.aegiscapitalgroup.com/news.php?newsID=15

[adriana]

i changed my ebay password but its still updating over at unwiredbuyers. anyone has the same problem? i thought if i changed my ebay account password then they won't be able access it anymore? i also wonder how they send money without fees being applied, since i have an premier account.

[Nathan0490]

i changed my ebay password but its still updating over at unwiredbuyers. anyone has the same problem? i thought if i changed my ebay account password then they won't be able access it anymore? i also wonder how they send money without fees being applied, since i have an premier account.

Since they sent it from the same name as the name listed on your paypal account. Newegg does this too if they have to refund you after the period that is allowed by PayPal.

[TonyKlem]

well, im a poor college student lol. i just sold myself off too :'(. although i did change all my PWs etc back to something original. I will be doubling the amount of money to my name (at the moment) by doing this. :)