CTBIDS

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Last verified 7 Aug 2026

2.3 197 ratings · App Store

1. 1/5DO NOT BY ANYTHING FROM THIS SITE!

   I was a avid buyer on this site for several years, spending upwards of 100k I put up with the outrageous shipping costs and late shipments because I was still able to flip some of the stuff I purchased and make a small profit. The locations are franchises and most of the owners have little or not interest in treating buyers with anything but contempt. Most of them are realestate agents that want to get a listing so the offer to clear a house out after someone has past or moved to a home. Most have little experience running sales and really don’t care about the buyers. They are just a means to an end for them. Several times I was threatened with being kicked off their site because I didn’t pay a shipping invoice 1 day after I received it. Even though it would take a week, two weeks, a month or more for the franchise owner to send you one. When you get the shipping invoice be prepared to pay 3-5 times what it would normally cost to ship. I asked several of them if I could by my own shipping labels, asked if I could arrange my own shipping. The answer was always no read our terms “ you loathsome buyer”. Look at some of there terms, they use very hostile language at buyers before you purchase one item. Like I said in the opening, I put up with the abuse for several years because I was able to eeek out a small profit. But their fees and outrageous shipping costs have forced me to take my business elsewhere where they actually respect the people that keep their lights on. If you do shop here you have been warned by someone with a lot of experience with this site.

   Necromancer525 · 7 Aug 2026

2. 1/5One star is ONLY due to not being able to give negative star rating.

   Rude, dishonest, & NEVER FOLLOWED THROUGH ON THE DEAL/ AGREEMENT of shipping the item after I won the bid & paid immediately. Two weeks later she’s h giving me attitude due to the time I sent the text message inquiry which was at 6:38PM California time … which apparently was unacceptable of me attempting to ask about my item that hadn’t been any shipping invoice sent TWO WEEKS LATER. I paid for items I never received after winning the bid. so I sent a text message to Ask to Nancy Ward of Valparaiso, Indiana about info on a time frame, which is NOT unreasonable AT ALL. that’s actually in fact exactly what it says to do on the app lol apparently 830 at night was not acceptable to her . Which she made clear with completely unnecessary attitude & remarks. So even after I apologized & mentioned the negativity wasn’t called for- she ended up kicking me off the site, so extremely unprofessional its pathetic & all aspects bad business. She facilitated such a negative experience, I wouldn’t recommend this to anybody. Of Yeah lol read their contract too. That’s super shady. Just cuz it’s in the contract does NOT mean it’s legal. ACTUALLY AS SOON AS SHE BREECHED THE CONTRACT- the contract becomes NULL & VOID. I do plan on contacting the consumer business affairs and also the BBB and possibly the FTC about it when I get the time this week. What a waste of time money & STILL WAITING ON MY REGUND. FUNNY HOW NOW NO RESPONSE FROM HER.

   theflower22 · 7 Aug 2026

3. 2/5Why did they do this?

   The updates have made what should be easy, (wining a bid) into something unbelievably frustrating. i’ve enjoyed bidding on CTBids for over a year now, but the recent updates are ridiculous. In the “active bids” section, you used to be able to tell at a glance if you were the top bid. There used to be a green thumbs up if you were the leading bid or a red thumbs down if you were outbid. That feature has been removed for some reason and now when you look at your active bids, the only way to tell if you are the lead bid is to tap on each individual listings, go to the bid history tab on the item, open it, and scroll to see if your name is the top bid. For those who have MULTIPLE bids closing at once, or are going into a bid war at closing, this makes tracking and winning all your bids impossible. Next, we have the removal of the auction location from your watchlist. Why tho? If you are like me and you like to bid on several items from one location to cut down on shipping costs, this is now a thing of the past. Now you have no idea where the items in your watchlist are located across the United States unless you open each one and scroll to the top of the listing for the auction location. Another reason to drop this app. And shall we talk about the now constant ads? When scrolling through an auction, monopoly games or what have you, are about ever 8 item, and constantly open without taping them. These are bad, unthought through updates and I wonder if whoever is updating this app has ever actually used it.

   Honey&Toast · 7 Aug 2026

4. 1/5Update?

   So we updated the app. Cool. But it’s still SO BAD. First, can’t zoom when on the main feed page, it does a weird center thing OR it clicks and opens a listing. Second, you all removed the city location of the item from the main feed listing, so do you want less sales? Like make it make sense. Third, allow for scrolling through photos on the main feed without opening the listing item. And fix the “click on photo to enlarge” bc that is ….. stupid. Four, stop making me login every 15 minutes if I click “KEEP ME LOGGED IN.” Fifth, FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY STOP SENDING ME EMAILS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now adding sixth, when making a winning bid - you don’t even know if you’re winning 😂😂😂 like men had to have designed this. I already know it was men. Seventh, notifications don’t work. If you literally click on the bell icon, nothing happens. So if you manually go to notifications on the webpage (not the app bc there isn’t one!! Go figure!!) it will say SMS notifications are turned on but they are not. So you won’t get a notification if you’re outbid.

   Awwtoobad · 7 Aug 2026

5. 1/5Extremely Disappointed with CTBIDS and Caring Transitions Shipping Practices

   I am extremely frustrated and disappointed with the experience I had using CTBIDS and its affiliate, Caring Transitions. What should have been a simple purchase turned into what feels like a complete bait-and-switch. I purchased a $6 item and was clearly told that the total shipping cost would be $15 all in. After the purchase was finalized, I was then told shipping would actually cost $27. That is nearly five times the value of the item itself. This is unacceptable. When customers are told a total cost upfront, that number should not suddenly change after the fact. It feels deceptive and misleading. Hard-working people budget their money carefully, and changing shipping costs after purchase makes it seem like customers are being taken advantage of. The partnership between CTBIDS and Caring Transitions only makes this worse. If affiliates are representing the platform, then CTBIDS is responsible for how those affiliates treat customers. Passing the blame back and forth does not solve the problem. Transparency and honesty should be the bare minimum for any online marketplace. Instead, this experience left me feeling misled and frustrated. I will be NEVER use CTBIDS again, and I would strongly caution others to STEER CLEAR from purchasing. This entire situation could have been avoided with clear, accurate pricing and straightforward communication instead i have to jump through loopholes to get this solved. Very disappointed.

   Josh ツ · 7 Aug 2026

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