This company has a 1 rating everywhere including BBB. They scammed me out of an item I went to bid on at the last minute. Customer service was a joke and basically said too bad. I have filed a complaint at multiple locations including BBB against them, like tons of other upset people before me. They are a scam and are not people you can trust in any fashion. Save yourself a huge headache and DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THIS SCAM COMPANY. P.S. Their blocking me let a Sheriffs department buy well over $10,000 worth of merchandise for $3.00 since I got blocked by them at the last second.

Had a pretty good experience buying an ex police interceptor utility. The bidding process was smooth and my wire transfer was instantly verified. The ability to all questions and quickly receive answers was great.

Youve better odds in your local casino than Govdeals.com! Defective merchandise, deceptive practices irresponsible/careless management antiqued website! They sell merchandise from municipalities around the country, no uniform rules to these municipalities (sellers) as to what theyll tell the public about the merchandise on sale so sellers can tell/lie about or hide any relevant info!Govdeals.com doesnt not care whether youre deceived or screwed and again doesnt tell sellers to be honest or describe their items accurately.Unless youre told its BMW sedan, but you find it to be a Ford van youre out of luck!Its basically the old local police auction conducted online by a 3rd party for profit company who will get their fees regardless. But unlike the police auction you have no opportunity to see the item in person or deal with the seller who (local police for instance) really have no reason or incentive to lieMy experience: two weeks ago I bid on a 2010 Honda civic in ND local police, car came with 5 distant photos (front, 2 sides back & dash) looked shiny & spotless only comment on its condition was that it needs battery I bid on it for about $3750 including $500 in fees (it had 130k miles) after I called the police to arrange a pick up I was told that the car may not be road worthy (may not be safe or legal on the road) as it had extensive damage on driver side front fender, front bumper and hood that may not open!After a closer look I could see the damage barely visible and hood partially open (I saw that before but thought it was intentionally left open)I ask the police why was that information not given he said we thought noting that was unnecessary with photos its a seized vehicle & we know nothing about it as you can imagine I wonder why they did not take close photos or take notes of the obviously extensive body damage instead of noting something insignificant as battery! I pleaded my issue with Govdeals.com customer reps (who are by the way quick & friendly)They told me I agreed to buy the car as is and Ill have to pay & take it or Ill be in default adding you can talk to the police seller about my issuePolice said theyve no problem of selling it to the next high bidders or relisting it if necessary.A day later I got a notice saying youre locked out and you owe $1300 payable immediatelyI sent a full page letter addressing why I thought this was deceptive perhaps unintentionally & that Im willing to pay the relisting fee.Their response was 2 lines sayingyoull be reinstated as soon as you pay the balance of $1300 in full which is 40% of bid price!If theyre a reputable company why not outright ban the buyer or charge a reasonable relist fee that actually goes to the seller instead of 40% in their pocket!Im not here to bad mouth govdeals.com or judge them in one experience, a friend who introduced me to this website warned me about it, also others here, BBB and yelp are having similarissues!Its a shame that so many government agencies are selling in this site! Ive been buying items from government agencies for 20 years I never had an issue, they put items out there you see it, touch it and they deal with you fairly if issue comes upGovdeals.com gives you a ton of warning just to legally protect themselves but gives you the perception that youre buying accurately described merchandise in their platform which they make no effort to even give sellers clear & uniform directions of what information they need to give the public buyer!Youre much better off with GSA, and many other federal and local government run websites no deception or exorbitant fees there!

This company is nothing more than a scammer operation.I busted them with PROOF that they were using in house bids to raise cost of auction.When I asked and presented proof, I was locked out of being able to bid Permanently.I was a sworn officer at the time as well.Complete SCAM !!

This company is a disgrace. They will promise to support you as a buyer until they know you have a valid case, then they refuse to return calls or emails. NEVER DO BUSINESS WITH THIS COMPANY! Here is my experience: They generally have a caveat that once a vehicle is removed from the selling agency property you have no ability to dispute the items condition. In the case of a vehicle that the agency has parked just outside the property gate, they will tell you it has been removed as soon as you get into the vehicle. This becomes an issue when the transmission fails 2 miles down the road. After getting it towed home you will then be told by your mechanic that the silicone you cant see inside the transmission pan was used to fix a major leak and the discolored fluid from their patch job and leak stop to get the vehicle just down the road caused the failure. Any ability to drive the vehicle on the property would have likely identified the issue. Add onto that the fact that Govdeals will provide no support and they will even forge signatures on documents when put under pressure to refund the money by your credit card company.What else needs to be said about a company like this?

I won an auction, couldnt pay using my AMEX card and my account was locked. They are now asking for money in order to unlock my account or even close it. Avoid this private business at all costs and sell your items yourself for more money.

They are quick to lock your account and hold it hostage regardless of the situation or circumstances. Even if the government seller sends in a request to have the default forgiven govdeals will say no and demand the 40 percent default fee.

Govdeals is a joke, the people running it are liars and scam artists. Every one who had a bad experience with govdeals needs to go to their local government and ask them to stop using govdeals

This company uses its wealth and size to buy up all the comptition. Write your congressman and local government sellers to break up these monopoly like internet companies.

As a buyer you are powerless. Example, seller lists no reserve, you bid and win, seller retracts sale stating incorrect information preventing the sale for bid amount. As a buyer the seller can report you for failure to complete sale if you do not pickup item on their schedule, though the listing states their availability as otherwise. Govdeals will do nothing to support you as buyer.

Been doing deals with GovDeals now for a couple years extremely hard to deal with if theres any issues tried to remove a bid on a vehicle they changed the ad and said did not run at that point it canceled my bidding rightsyou may be able to make a couple deals with them but sooner or later they will bite you they bite everyone and cancel everyone they do not care about your business or doing the right thing

Easy to deal with, excellent service, timely communication.