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Don’t Make This DealDash Mistake Today!

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We often give you suggestions on what to DO here on DealDash Tips. Here are some mistakes you will want to avoid on DealDash.

A little DealDash mistake here and there won’t hurt your participation on DealDash. However, if you keep making the same mistakes over and over again it will hurt your success on DealDash. You want to be as successful as possible, right? Of course you do! Every time you get a win on DealDash and you see those fireworks it’s just like Christmas has come early and it’s time to celebrate. You need to minimize your mistakes, read on for more information.

You Have to Have a Plan

Having a plan is a very important part of winning on DealDash. Bidding without a plan is akin to taking a trip without packing! You can certainly minimize any mistakes that you make on DealDash by having a plan along with a backup plan just in case the auction doesn’t go how you have predicted that it will.

Use BIN, it Makes Good Sense

Sometimes we can’t help but make a few mistakes here and there. However, you can completely erase your mistakes by doing a BIN (Buy It Now) on the item that you were bidding on. This is why it’s a smart idea to only bid on things that you’re really interested in owning. This is especially relevant on items that are more expensive such as TVs and other electronics. We all know that these auctions tend to run longer and take more bids to win. Why waste hundreds of bids? Be prepared to Buy It Now if you don’t win, and you’ll never waste your bids because you will get them all back when you buy the item for the retail price.

Bid For Yourself, Don’t Worry About the Other Bidders

It’s a smart idea to try and get to know a bit about the bidding styles of the other bidders that you are competing against. However, when it comes to the actual bidding you shouldn’t be worried about them and what they are doing. They might come in and out of the auction, or they might stay for the long haul and keep feeding their BidBuddies with bid after bid. However, no matter how the other bidders are participating, just worry about yourself. I can’t even tell you how many times I have been too interested in what the other bidders are doing that I ended up getting distracted and losing the auction. Good thing that there’s always BIN as a safety net!

Thanks for Reading

I hope that you found this DealDash Tips article on avoiding mistakes helpful. Remember to check the Tips blog daily, because you can’t ever learn too much about DealDash. If you would like to read our other blogs, be sure to check out our other blogs, DealDashReviewed.com and DealDashblog.com.

Be sure to visit DealDash and see what you can bid on. DealDash has everything you need for your life. Have a great time on DealDash and happy bidding everyone!

dealdash tipsThis sponsored blog post was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Dawn was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Read even more at DealDashTips.com, DealDashReviewed.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.

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Steps to Becoming a Winner on DealDash

By Barbara

Nobody can win every auction on DealDash.com no matter how well we play, but there are certain steps we can take to win more often.

Step 1

Step 1 is to purchase a package of bids and start bidding. This would appear to be an obvious first step, right?  Well, maybe not. I heard a joke about a man who prayed and prayed to win the lottery, but he never did. Finally, out of frustration, the man prayed again and asked, “Why are my prayers not being answered?” Suddenly, he heard a big booming voice saying, “Well, it would help if you would buy a ticket.” The man had failed to take the first step. In other words, if we want to win, we must take the first step–purchase a bid pack and start playing.

Step 2

Step 2 is to stop long enough to learn from other shoppers and figure out what you might be doing wrong. Just take some time to watch and learn how to play. It amazes me how long it takes some people to do that. If you are the only one cutting the clock and placing a bid every other one, but other shoppers are not doing that, you better find out why. If the majority of other shoppers are allowing the clock to run the full 10 seconds on the clock, why don’t you? Why don’t you take turns like everybody else? Why are you using five times more bids than anybody else? What is going on here?  If you do not know the answer to those questions, you better find out.

Step 3

Step 3 is to use all of the resources available to learn how to become a better shopper. Start with the easiest-to-win products. The more valuable the retail cost of the item, the more difficult it usually is to win. Check the winners list to see which products are closing for the least amount of money. Also, pay attention to screen names that win the most auctions. They are the power shoppers that you might not want to compete with yet. Open some of the auctions and see how many bids the previous winners used to win the auction.

Sponsored blog post submitted by Barbara L. Sellers.                                                                     

Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post.

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You Didn’t Know THAT About DealDash?!

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What are some things that you were surprised to learn about DealDash? Here are a few things that you may or may not know…

It’s uncommon to know everything that there is to know about DealDash, pay-to-bid auctions, and entertainment shopping. Even as a long-time DealDash player there is occasionally a new fact that I will discover about DealDash that I didn’t know before. Here are a few things that you might not know about DealDash. Read on for more tips and information.

Take the Tutorial!

Did you know that there is a DealDash tutorial available? If you didn’t know, the tutorial is sort of like a game that teaches you how to participate in a DealDash auction. It prompts you on what to do, and also shows you what the other (pretend) bidders are doing. These other bidders aren’t real people. They only exist to show you how other people bid in auctions. If you didn’t know about the tutorial, and now you do, what are you waiting for? Go check it out! You will receive 10 free bids for participating.

Receive Free Bids for Bidding

You can receive free bids just for bidding, did you know that? There are two different ways that you can accomplish this. The first way most people know about, it’s called “Time as the highest bidder” (TATHB), and you can earn bids by being the highest bidder in an auction.

This isn’t typically an “overnight” way to get free bids, the only way that you can earn time on your clock is by being the highest bidder. As you bid, your meter starts filling up with green when you are the highest bidder. When your meter has completely filled up you will receive free bids from DealDash. Depending on how often you bid you might fill this meter up fast or slow, it all depends on you.

The second way to get free bids just by bidding is simply that – place at least one bid. You will get a number of free bids from DealDash for every consecutive day that you bid. You can earn up to 30 free bids per day. Isn’t that such a nice gift from DealDash? Did you know about it? Well, now that you do, you can go to DealDash every day and take advantage of this awesome perk!

Thanks for Reading

I hope that you found this DealDash Tips article on things you might not know helpful. Remember to check the Tips blog daily, because you can never learn too much about bidding. If you would like to read our other blogs, be sure to check out our other blogs, DealDashReviewed.com and DealDashblog.com.

Be sure visit DealDash and see what you can win today. DealDash has everything you need for your home and lifestyle. Have a great time on DealDash and happy bidding everyone!

DealDash binThis sponsored blog post was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Dawn was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Read even more at DealDashTips.com, DealDashReviewed.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.

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My Dashboard: Everything You Need on DealDash

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 Shows your Active BidBuddies and Open Buy It Now offers.  Check back every now and then, especially if you are placing a lot of bids at the same time. Why? Because sometimes you forget about bids you placed on an auction (I know I have) and can check in on the auction to see if it’s worth adding more bids or bowing out. For Buy It Now offers, you can determine if it’s something you want to purchase at retail price (and get all your bids back). I have done this with gift cards and items I planned to purchase anyway. It’s a great alternative.

 

Badges (New!)

 If you haven’t checked out this section, you should! I love these new badges. It’s like getting an extra win now and then. The pop-ups are fun and it’s nice to have a place to see how well you’re doing in the auctions. For example, how many auctions have you won in the Home Sweet Home badge category? Just a little more fun and excitement from DealDash!

 

Public Profile

 This section is where you select an avatar or upload a customized picture for your profile. Adding something fun and friendly to your Bidder Bio is always fun too! I like changing up funny or inspirational quotes on my bidder bio. Switch it up every now and then!

 

Buy Bids

 If you’re already in the My Dashboard section, it’s easy peasy to buy bids from this area. It’s the fourth tab down and will take you to the page where you can buy bid packs in a snap.

 

Buy It Now History

Are you a fan of the Buy It Now feature? If you use it often like many bidders do (and should!), this is your go-to section for keeping track of those items you’ve purchased at retail price, the price your paid, the number of bids you received back and shipping information.

 

Transaction History

Here you can see any transaction you’ve made on DealDash, from bid pack purchases, to exchange to bids options, to your daily award of free bids for logging in. If it involves a transaction of money or bids of any kind, this is where you can go to take a look.

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Bidding History

Much like the Transaction History, your Bidding History section will give you a comprehensive view of any bid you’ve ever placed on an auction. You can view the item, the number of bids you placed, whether the auction is still ongoing (meaning you can get back in it to win it) or whether you won the auction. You can also click on each auction item after it has ended to see who won and the final auction price.

 

Won Auctions

This one is pretty self-explanatory and offers a list of any auction you have won, the final auction price and if the item was exchanged to bids or shipped with a link to shipping information provided.

 

My Orders

 You can find all the same information here as is available in the Won Auctions area with the addition of any Buy It Now offers you have purchased as well.

 

Redeem Gift Card

 This is the place where you would redeem a DealDash gift card for bids. Who knew there was such a thing? A hint: Try waiting until bids are at a lower price to redeem and you will receive more bids for your buck!

 

Account Details

 Keep, maintain and update the credit cards you use for DealDash purchases here. You can also switch to the old DealDash page design here if you are more comfortable with that layout. You can also update/change your password through this section as well as view your username, the date you signed up, the number of bids you currently have on your account and, best of all, the total number of auctions you have won on DealDash!

 

Customer Support

 Lastly, the My Dashboard section gives you another way to get to Customer Support! They are there for customers at all times of night and day. Feel free to reach out to them with any questions.

Getting to know the My Dashboard section is just a click away! Simply access this area by clicking on the last tab of that row, just under the Bids Left section at the upper right corner of the main screen. We hope you’re soon using the My Dashboard information to your advantage and racking up the wins on DealDash!

 

This sponsored blog post was written by Theresa B., proud American, MMA fan, grandmother and ardent practitioner of sarcastic wit. Theresa was compensated by DealDash for this blog post.