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Advantages: Can find bargains if you are very lucky
Disadvantages: Delivery is expensive and takes quite a while

Summary Bid-up.tv is an interactive auction channel featuring on Sky Digital (647), Freeview (24), Ntlworld and Telewest. It is the sister channel of pricedrop.tv (see my review dated 1/1/2004) however, it has been established for a longer period of time and was one of the first live auction channels to be created on television. There are approximately 6 to 10 auctions each hour, with the channel operating between 8 am and 1 am, 7 days a week, ... Read review

Advantages: Many items are excellent value for money
Disadvantages: the additional costs take the edge off your bargain

I am not too happy with some of the happenings of these channels. The fact you can only buy one item at a time (or pay P&P and call cost) on another phone. They boast a money back guarantee but they fail to say it doesn't include your P&P. I recently had to return a very cheap item because they sent the wrong size, even their invoice confirmed the size it should have been, but the label on the garment was a size smaller. I called and said I expected ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to use
Disadvantages: Registration is abit complicated

Bid-up.tv is a amazingly popular but low key auction channel that operates on Sky Digital and services alike such as NTL etc. With friendly presenters, friendly chit-chat Bid-up.tv make auctionering fun and honest, and value for money. Items range from 100's of sets of plates to a collection of 10 recent DVD's. Most auctions start at £1.00 and move up from there, normally they have 40/50+ lots of each item but it really does vary. The quality of ... Read review

Advantages: Some cheap products for very good prices
Disadvantages: EXPENSIVE delivery charges and corny presenters

Well my family and me must have discovered this TV show and WEBSITE about a year ago we decided to treat our selves and bought a digital box. Then we discovered this channel AND WEBSITE and decided to buy a few more treats oops. We must have spent a 1000 pounds or more, we bought all sorts from clothes, games to ornaments. And boy did we pay the price my parents were addicted to the program and wouldn't stop buying things. My personal view on ... Read review

Advantages: fantastic chance to view and buy gifts ect, at a greatly reduced price
Disadvantages: you have to know weights on jewelrey (grams ect)

In my opinion, bid-up. TV has to be the best site on the web and TV. I have bid and won loads of gifts. Both on TV, and on the web. It is the easiest thing I have ever taken part in. The directions are made absolutely clear both on the phone and on the web. I have bought most of my Christmas gifts at bid-up. I have returned a curb necklace because I wanted a thick chain for my husband. And not understanding the gram weight, (7g) it was to thin ... Read review

Advantages: Bid what you can afford
Disadvantages: Last minute bidders nicking your bargain

One day last december i was flicking through the channels on my Frewview box only to come across BIDUPTV. I decided to watch out of interest and within an hour I was a fully fledged website member. The hosts are funny and explain things in plain simple fashion with the added glitz of some rather sexy girl assistants by their sides. The concept is easy. Every 10 minutes or so the auctioneer introduces a new item for sale - this item could range ... Read review

last night on bid up a l c d t v was going for a pound, he read out a phone number witch was not on the screen he got as far as four digits then said well done you all got it for a pound you must have rang a random number. i don`t believe any one got it for a pound as the lines are not open until the number is on the screen and there was no number on the screen.plus you are not going to ring random numbers, did you con us?

Trying to get a refund for non delivery is almost impossible, as all they keep telling you is to wait ten days for a returns form. When this doe,s not arrive they tell you a second form will be with you asap, but what they mean is another ten days. In my view this firm is a load of crap where customer services concerned.

I BOUGHT A LCD TV THAT CAME WITH FREEVIEW IN MARCH THIS YEAR. WITHIN MONTHS OF FINDING BID-UP TV (AND VARIOUS OTHER SHOPPING CHANNELS ) I NOW OWE THOUSANDS ON MY CREDIT CARD..........STAY AWAY! I AGREE WITH THE PREVIOUS REVIEW, GREAT PRESENTERS AND LOADS OF BARGAINS. THATS THE PROBLEM. TOO MANY BARGAINS!!!!!!

Advantages: Ease of access, frequent auctions.
Disadvantages: Need to phone in to bid, if you bid when viewing the tv.

This service is very impressive. The bargains, to be had, are tremendous, in my opinion. Excellent value for money, a saving of over £70 on two formula one racing car and track sets, alone. There is viewing of the products, time to judge whether you feel they are worth the estimate, and how much you may save. Then the bidding, hots up, once the clock is on screen. The minimum bid, shows exactly as it sounds, the minimum price you must bid, to be a ... Read review

Advantages: You get to shop for items that may not be available in your local area
Disadvantages: Items are repeated and may sell for much less than you have paid earlier

I used Bid-Up TV to buy many of my christmas presants this year. It saved a lot of time wandering around the shops. I bought some really high quality name brand products at significant savings. The process of bidding over the telephone is very easy. I have recently started to bid over the internet this has the advantage of setting your highest bid before the auction starts and then if the item sells for a lower figure than your bid you get the ... Read review

Advantages: Buying from chair! excellent range of goods
Disadvantages: P+P is a little too high on some things

Bid-up.tv is the most brilliant concept I have ever come across! It’s the consumer friendly auction for couch potatoes! You can either bid by phone which costs 75 p per minute or use the website to bid for free. The auctioneers are very good and one in particular is a real hoot, Andy Hodgson is his name I think. He could quite easily get a job on mainstream TV as a funny man. The goods range from bikes to jewellery and everything in between. Some ... Read review