My recent experience with i-bidder.com has been very disappointing and raises serious concerns about how the platform supports its auctioneers.I placed a successful bid on a vehicle through i-bidder.com, listed by Richard Maze & Co Auctions. The vehicle was advertised with “Warranted Mileage: 66,678”. After the sale, I obtained the manufacturer’s service history, which proved the vehicle had already exceeded 82,000 miles back in 2018, making the warranted mileage entirely false. The car was also a Category S write-off, yet this was only disclosed in vague wording – “Sadly on the register” – instead of being clearly stated in the main description.When I raised these issues with Richard Maze & Co, they refused to acknowledge the misrepresentation and instead issued daily revised invoices, adding late fees and storage charges, despite the sale being formally in dispute.I then raised my concerns with i-bidder.com, but rather than protecting the integrity of their platform, I received an email notifying me that I had been blocked by Richard Maze & Co. i-bidder explained that this is a facility they provide to auctioneers and that my block would be visible to other auctioneers across the network. In effect, instead of investigating a clear case of misrepresentation, the platform enabled the auctioneer to penalise me further.By allowing auctioneers to misrepresent vehicles and then blocking buyers who challenge them, i-bidder.com risks supporting questionable practices and discouraging transparency. This approach is deeply concerning, and in my view, undermines trust in the platform entirely.Based on my experience, I cannot recommend i-bidder.com and would urge extreme caution when using their services.
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