Month: July 2017

By Barbara

Everybody wants to know: When is the best time to bid? What days and what time of the day would customers have the best chance of winning the most auctions on DealDash?

I wanted to know the answer to these questions, too, so I did some experimenting. I played on DealDash on different days of the week, different times of the day and night and during all of the various features DealDash has to offer. This is what I learned:

1. Only bid when you have the time, with no other distractions. I always do best when I have nothing else to do but to focus on winning a DealDash auction. Playing on DealDash whenever I have many other tasks to do does not work. Distractions often make the difference between winning and losing.
2. Shop on DealDash when other customers are less likely to be online. For example, during the Super Bowl, when most people are busy watching the game.
3. Avoid shopping during the most popular special features. Bidding during the “Free to the Winner” features might not be the best time to win. Why? That’s when everybody jumps online, so the competition appears to be much stronger. Winning a “free to the winner” auction is great, but not if it takes five times more bids to win because bids cost money
4. Shop during the week days if you can and avoid week ends. Why? Many working customers are far more likely to shop online on weekends when they get time off from work.
5. Consider Time Zones, and try to shop when the majority of other bidders are sleeping. I’ve had some of my best wins in the middle of the night and early in the morning.

If you try bidding at these times, you might win more auctions.

Sponsored blog post submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers                                                          

Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post.

By Barbara

To be a successful shopper on DealDash, it’s a good idea to develop some good rules to follow. Some good rules I follow are:

1. Always purchase bids when they go on sale. Sometimes the bid packages go on sale for as little as 11 to 12 cents per bid. That’s a good time to buy enough bids to last for the month.
2. Avoid bidding when you are tired. Otherwise, you run the risk of falling asleep at your computer at the wrong time.
3. Always use BidBuddy. Most of the winners on DealDash allow the automated bidder to place their bids for them. You can find BidBuddy by double clicking on the auction you want to win. A new window will open up and then you can see all kinds of valuable information.
4. Focus on one auction at a time. If you bid on several auctions at the same time, you increase your risk of running out of bids before you have a chance to win any of them. If you put all of your bids in one auction but do not win, all you have to do is buy that one auction (BIN) to get all your bids back. If you bid in five auctions and do not win, you would have to purchase all five auctions to get all your bids back.
5. Always bid when the competition is low. This changes from day to day and month to month, so it’s a good idea to check on a daily basis to see how many active bidders are participating.
6. Be patient. Of course, we must place at least one bid near the beginning of an auction so we don’t get locked out. After that, wait until only two or three bidders are left in the auction. That’s the best time to place the rest of your bids.

As long as you follow the above rules, you should be able to win more auctions. After getting some experience, however, you might want to take more risks in an effort to win a bigger, more expensive auction. Good luck and happy bidding!

Sponsored blog post submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers                                                         

Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post.