May 2017 - Page 6 of 7 - DealDash Tips

May 9, 2017

DealDash Tips: Are you using your tools?

Are you using the DealDash tools? Having the right tools saves time and always makes our jobs easier.

DealDash offers many tools to help shoppers quickly find what they are looking for, but many new players might not be familiar enough with the site to know what they are or how to use them.

A few of my favorite DealDash tools are:

Browse Categories

If you look to the left, just under the main header on the home page, you will see “Browse Categories.” If you click on it, you will see several different categories: All Auctions; New Items; Bid Packs; Electronics & Computers; Fashion, Health & Beauty; Gift Cards; Hobbies, Toys, Outdoors & Games; Home, Garden & Tools; and Kitchen & Dining. By clicking on the category you are most interested in, you can quickly find your favorite auctions.

Search Auctions

If you look to the right, just under the main header on the home page, you will see “Search Auctions.” If you click in the space and type in what you want, you will quickly find out if that item is part of the live auctions or will soon be part of the auctions coming up. For example, if you type in “lawn mower” (now at the time of this writing) you will see that several lawn mowers will be coming up for auction in the near future. If you click the button that says, “Alert Me,” you will be notified when that item comes up for auction, so you don’t miss it.

Using DealDash tools helps players have an easy and happy shopping experience.

Submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers

May 8, 2017

DealDash Tips to Bid Friendly

DealDash is a friendly place. You don’t need to be the other bidder’s best friend – but it is important that you bid friendly.

Bidding friendly can mean different things to different people, but we’ll just stick with the basics here. Everyone on DealDash is encouraged to be polite and be friendly with the other bidders because we are all one big community. Yes, that community is HUGE, but it’s still a community, and you will run across other bidders frequently, especially if you typically stick to the same bidding categories. Here are some tips for bidding friendly on DealDash.

Start Off Nicely

You’ll want to put your best (polite) foot forward when bidding on DealDash. So be sure that when you register that you pick a friendly or neutral name to be your bidding “handle”. Don’t pick something mean, frightening, or intimidating. This is also the case with your bidder’s bio and your avatar picture. Make sure that all of these things are nice, polite, or neutral. This is a family website, and I know from experience that kids often peer over the grown-up’s shoulders when they are bidding. Please don’t put up any frightening or scary pictures or bidder’s bios. It’s just not nice!

Don’t Be a “Stomper” or a “Jumper”

“Stompers” and “Jumpers” are considered very rude, and definitely not nice. Who in the world are Stompers and Jumpers? When the Stomper bids in an auction, they bid immediately after a person. This is rather rude, most people wait until there are about 2 seconds or so to go – and so does the BidBuddy. The reason that this is considered rude is because this cheats the other people out of their “clock time.” The Jumper is a bidder who waits until the auction has just about reached the $5 No Jumper limit and places their first bid – it’s especially rude if there are only 2 or 3 people left in the auction. This is rude because the people who have been bidding in the auction all along have used up lots of

The Jumper is a bidder who waits until the auction has just about reached the $5 No Jumper limit and places their first bid – it’s especially rude if there are only 2 or 3 people left in the auction. This is rude because the people who have been bidding in the auction all along have used up lots of bids, and feel that one of them should be the winner instead of someone new who has nothing invested in winning the auction.

Try Not to Get into Stomping Wars

Getting into a stomping war is kind of like being a Stomper times ten. A stomping war is when two people are bidding against each other, and one of them decides that they want the auction to hurry up and finish. They then proceed to stomp on their opponent over and over again. This will work out for them if their opponent is using a BidBuddy and not paying attention, however, many people who use the BidBuddy (me included!) watch the auctions anyway to monitor how quickly my bids are being used up. If your opponent is watching when you start stomping all over their BidBuddy, well, you’re about to have a stomping war on your hands. Try to avoid this, it really isn’t nice.

Thanks for Reading

Thanks so much for reading this DealDash Tips article on bidding friendly. Don’t forget to check back every day for new articles here are well as on our sister blog, DealDash Reviews. If you have any requests for specific articles, please feel free to leave a comment below.

It’s time to bid friendly on DealDash! Go check DealDash for art, toys, kitchen items, and more. DealDash has all of the items that you need. VisitDealDash now to see how much you can save. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

This blog was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Read even more at DealDashBlog.com, DealDashReviewed.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.

May 6, 2017

DealDash Picture-Taking Tips

Canon Black PowerShot SX60 HS Digital Camera with 16.1 Megapixels and 65x Optical Zoom

Do you take pictures of your DealDash wins? You should, you can win 1,000 bids from DealDash in the weekly Facebook contest.

Every week DealDash has a Facebook photo contest to win 1,000 bids. Isn’t that cool? DealDash loves their customers and wants to give them the equivalent of $150 in free bids! If you take great pictures, then you’re more likely to win – it IS a photo contest, after all.

Close-Ups Are Great

If you have won an item that’s on the smaller side, then maybe a close-up is the way to go. For example, if you win a ring, then put it on your finger and hold up your hand to your face. Then get a close-up with your camera. Or if you have won a necklace, then put that beautiful thing on! Then take a close-up of yourself with your necklace.

Take Your Pics Outdoors

Having natural and bright light for your photos will make your pictures even better than you imagined. The bright Spring and Summer sun will highlight your DealDash win better than any indoor lighting – unless you own a photography studio, of course. The sun is your friend when it comes to taking the best photos around. Good photos = Facebook contest wins!

Make Sure You’re in it!

Part of the fun of the DealDash photo contest is to showcase the bidder as well as the win. So make sure that you’re in the photo with your win. I know, I know, some people are camera shy, but if you want to win the contest then you’re going to need to put aside your bashfulness and get into that photo.

Post it on Facebook

After you have taken your photo of yourself with your win navigate to the DealDash Facebook page which is here, and “Like” it. Then you can post your picture to get free bids. Here are the instructions from DealDash detailing the instructions how to get free bids from Facebook:

1. Select an item you have won on DealDash to feature in the photo.

2. Take a high-quality photo clearly showing yourself and the item you won.

3. Send your best-looking photo to [email protected] and add a description which should include the following information: the item name, retail price, how much you paid for the item and a personal comment about the win as well. For example: “I got this $879 flatware set on@DealDash. I paid just $9.02 and used 109 bids! Thanks DealDash, they look nice in my kitchen”

4. In the end of the caption, please include the following sentence and the link (See the picture below):
See how much you can save at: www.dealdash.com/join.php?utm_source=customer%20testimonials&utm_medium=pictures&utm_campaign=facebook

See the Official Rules

You can see all of these instructions and guidelines on the DealDash Facebook page here.

Thanks for Reading

Thanks so much for reading this DealDash Tips article on taking photos. Don’t forget to check back every day for new articles here are well as on our sister blog, DealDash Reviews. If you have any requests for specific articles, please feel free to leave a comment below.

You’ll need a camera to win the DealDash photo contest. Go check DealDash for cameras, tripods, accessories, and more. DealDash has all of the items that you need. VisitDealDash now to see how much you can save. Good luck and happy bidding everyone! Canon EOS 70D Digital SLR Camera with 18–55mm IS STM Lens

This blog was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Read even more at DealDashBlog.com, DealDashReviewed.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.

May 5, 2017

DealDash Tips to Understand Other Bidders

Understanding other bidders can be a tricky thing to do. Here are some tips, tricks, and ideas for understanding other bidders.

Do you know anyone in “real life” that’s also a DealDash bidder? Perhaps a friend or family member? It’s not unlikely, seeing as how DealDash has over 8 million registered users. Since you probably don’t know many (if any!) of the other bidders, it might be a difficult thing to figure out what they are thinking. Here are some tips and ideas from DealDash for you.

Keep Track of Those Bidders

If you’re a frequent DealDash bidder then you’re going to keep seeing the same bidder names over and over again. This is a great thing! Do you know why? This is a great thing because if you see the same bidders over and over again then you are going to start to recognize them, their bidding philosophy, and their bidding habits. Now you have an assignment.

The absolute smartest thing for you to do is to get a notebook or start an Excel file to keep track of all of these bidders. You will want to take down bidder names that you recognize seeing more than once. If you’re seeing the same bidder name more than once then that means that they are interested in some of the same things that you are bidding on.

You can write down as much information about them that you can discern from their bidding habits. You can write down what price they come in at, how long that you see them bid for, and what price that they stop bidding. After a while, if you see the same person you will be able to establish a bit of a pattern about their bidding. This information will help you in future auctions.

Look at it From Their Point of View

Trying to understand strangers can be really difficult. If you want to win more auctions you need to try to see things from other people’s point of view. This can be very difficult, but if you put your mind to it, you can do it! For example, if you check the Winner’s Tab you might see that someone has just won a pool. If you later see them bidding on pool toys, a pool cleaner, or a pool water tester, then you might as well just back right on out and try again another day. Smart, right? Think about it. Use the tools that DealDash offers you. The Winner’s Tab can be a very valuable tool for you to use.

Thanks for Reading

I hope that you found this DealDash Tips article on other bidders helpful. Are you ready to bid against other players on DealDash? Check out visit DealDash now to see what’s up for bid. DealDash has everything you need. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

This blog was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Read even more at DealDashBlog.com, DealDashReviewed.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.