DealDash Community, Author at DealDash Tips

August 25, 2016

Creature Comforts- Pet Items at DealDash

Our pets are our family, most people who have pets consider them their children, and DealDash recognizes that with a couple of items to spoil them. You can find fun and convenient supplies for your pet at DealDash and have fun while you’re doing it.

Pet items are very popular at DealDash, so I would suggest you choose the item you really want for your pet and focus on that. One of the nicest things at DealDash is that you can shop in advance of the auctions and set an “Alert Me” for items that are scheduled to come on the market. This convenient feature lets you shop in advance either by flipping through the pages, or by using the search bar and category tabs. Once you’ve identified an item you would like to win, simply click on the Alert Me Tab and DealDash will send you an email a couple of days before it comes on the market, and then the day before and one last email when it’s about to go live, you shouldn’t miss it with these reminders. Usually, “the day of” I will set an alarm of my own and go to the computer when it’s time.

One of my favorite pet items from DealDash is the GPS pet tracker to attach to your pet and cell phone, if your pet goes missing, you will be on its trail in no time. It’s one of those special items that is rare and only comes on the market once in awhile.

They also carry a nice variety of pet beds everyday. If you have a tiny pup or a big guy, you can find the right bed for you pal at DealDash. I’ve won a couple of pet beds, they should be easy to win. I wouldn’t get into a bidding war with someone like a Stomper because there is always the next one and it makes better sense to wait for it to win smarter. I’ve noticed that if there are two of the same items on the market at the same time often the one that came on second goes for considerably less than the first one, probably because two or more people got into a bidding war and no on will give up, meanwhile, someone else won it for .68 cents! You have to keep your eye open!

If you are looking to spoil your pet with a great win at DealDash, look for the comfy beds, they are very often easy to win and your pet will love you!

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

August 24, 2016

Average Auction Lengths at DealDash

Every auction at DealDash has a “mind of its own”, but there are a few thing you can count on when bidding, and how long an auction should last is one you can estimate based on what the item is. Having some idea how long you should bid in an individual auction is a learned skill, but here are a few tips you can use as a guideline for averaging the length of an auction.

The following strategies are not rules to live by but a few things I do to “keep it real”. Ok, so it depends on what you are bidding on. If your item is under $199, it should go very quickly. These items generally can go for a few pennies and a handful of bids, no more than 12. You can Buy It Now (BIN) the item easily and get your bids back, so for that reason sticking to these items when you are learning will help you get used to using the site. Binning is a way of bidding full price for an items, then buying it and getting those bids back, it’s a great way to get your item and keep bidding.

The convenience of the under $199 is that the auction is short. These auctions end in three or four minutes and the products come up for sale quite often, you could essentially stay in this price range for a week or more and get a real grip on, 1. how to use the site, 2. how to set up Bid Buddy, 3. learn who the power bidders are, and more. These auctions help you learn how to pay attention to multiple auctions at once and you can really conserve bids with this style of bidding.

Now you go on to the items that are in the $200-500 range, some everyday items in this range are very popular and go on forever, but your average items that generates moderate interest will go quickly. Knowing what those items are will come with bidding, the best advice I can give it to remain in these price ranges to get used to the site, you’ll know how popular it is by the number of bidders who join in. These auctions will go on for about 20 minutes to an hour and 20 minutes. You will use 60 to 200 bids. Again, don’t underestimate the BIN if the item is right and all the stars align, remember, there is an element of luck too.

So, let’s talk about the really popular items in the $200-500 range. Here is a good rule of thumb, if it’s “unusual” everyone wants it, for example when DealDash first got juicers, they were so popular, I didn’t bid on them until the frenzy stopped, and now I have won several.

The items over $500 get tricky, it’s tough to come in on the first day and win that $5000 piece of furniture, those items go on and on and on, often for a day or more. You don’t have to stay involved with an auction that is going on for a couple of days, use your BidBuddy to bid for you throughout the night while you sleep. Be sure to put enough bids in there if it came down to you and one other person for a long period of time. I usually put in a lot more than I would if I were awake. It’s so much fun to wake up in the morning and see that you won. You will use any where from 500-3000 bids on these items. Items over $4000 could take 3000 bids or more. You do get free bids all the while with your Time As High Bidder, so you could apply those to the auction.

I would place anything over $500 in this long-term auction. The higher the value the longer the auction, I have seen the massage chair go on for a week. I’ve seen the furniture and art go on for days, as well as bikes and computers. Caveat; these items go for just a few pennies once in a while, I can even say often, at least a few times a day for the art. Watch and learn and you will have more success winning. Be prepared to bid long on the higher retail prizes, and be grateful when you win it for $1.50!

You will win a lot at DealDash, they go above and beyond to help us win, I’ve had well over 700 successful wins in 2 years and you can too. If you only have a few minutes bid on the lower retail, if you have a couple of days, bid on the higher retail! If you only have a few bids bid on the lower retail, and if you have a lot of bids go for the higher retail.

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

August 23, 2016

Tools for Every Job from DealDash

Black & Decker Cordless Lithium Ion 4-Tool Kit $205

There are quite a few items you can win to help you spruce up your house this Summer, Deal Dash has so many repair tool items they have a special category for just that! You can also type the title of an item you want directly into the search bar and you will find all they have to offer. They carry tools for many trades, if you are a homemaker or a carpenter, mechanic or artist, they carry great tools for you.

pink tools 87 — Apollo Tools Precision 135 pc Household Tool Set, Pink $87

Tools can be a tricky category to bid in, the main reason being, everyone needs tools. They are a popular item for players to bid on; a fan favorite! I would suggest trying for the unusual items in this category to win. For example, if you are getting the tools for a woman, you can select the pink tool set. There will be less people in the auction, because not as many people want pink tools. Also, if something is coming on the market in the middle of the night, you might set an alarm and then load up your Bid Buddy and go back to bed. Your Bid Buddy will do your bidding for you. You can load bids into your Bid Buddy prior to an auction, but at times if all the players are stomping the first $5 of bids, this won’t create a void for your bid to be placed, so it’s best to get into the auction manually. I’ve won a lot of auctions doing this. It’s important to shop ahead 24 hours at a time.

Dremel 4000-6-50 Variable Speed High Performance Rotary Tool Kit

Because tools are an item everyone needs, you will find many players will Buy It Now (BIN), which means you purchase the item if after you try to win it. When you are in an auction with 5 players and they all BIN, you would multiply the BIN amount of bids by the number of players, that is what it will take to compete. “Binning” is the best alternative to winning, if you place enough bids to have purchased an item, but did not win, DealDash will give you all your bids back if you do purchase the item. For example, let’s use this Essentials 53-pc Around the House Tool Kit.

Essentials 53-pc Around the House Tool Kit $36

To plan on Binning, divide the price of the item with the cost of the bids, your answer is how many bids to use to BIN. $36./.15=240 bids. This seems like a lot of bids for this item and I believe it will go for a couple of dollars, so chances are good you could win under 240, but if you don’t you can purchase it and get your bids back. That’s the DealDash promise, you never have to go away empty-handed! Once you reach BIN, stop, do not over bid, it defeats the purpose of getting a good deal. Keep in mind every item is delivered free, so you will save even more. Shopping at DealDash is all about entertainment and getting a great deal. When you need some tools, head over to DealDash, get a great deal and have some fun!

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

August 22, 2016

Let’s Have a Ball! Back To School @ DealDash

soccer 15 — Champion Sports Viper Soccer Ball $15

Well, it’s that time of year again when we are thinking of signing the kids up for sports. They are just about settled into school and they’re looking for that perfect extra curricular activity. DealDash has a nice variety of games and sports balls to choose from and they will all be delivered free, all you need to do is win it! Fortunately, this category is an “easy-win” category. The balls priced under $50 you could win with 1-10 bids, and the larger prizes in this article only a few hundred. This isn’t an exact science, you have to know when to back out. If you’ve planned on winning with 20 bids keep it that simple. There is always the next one.

ping pong 185 — Ping Pong Table with Accessories $185

I put “easy-win” in italics because the caveat being, if you don’t win in a few bids and you just stick around to win anyway, you’re not getting the deal you deserve. All of these products are around or under $200, and prizes tend to be easier to win in that price range. Some of the items, like the Ping Pong Table will be very popular and will be something you’ll want to stay focused on.

disc golf 152 — Venus Sports Disc Golf Target $152

The best advice for an item like this is to plan on using the Buy It Now (BIN) amount of bids to win it, and then when you win it with only a few bids, that’s great! But if you don’t win it once you’ve reached the retail value, you can purchase the item and DealDash will refund the bids you used trying. To figure out how many bids to use to BIN you simply divide the retail value of the item by the cost of the bids and you are left with the number of bids to load into your Bid Buddy. For example, let’s use the Disc Golf Target. $152./.15 cents=1013 bids. If you planned on Binning this item and you do, you would get all 1013 bids back if you purchased it. You don’t have to use that many bids, you could essentially use 10 bids and do it but the more you use, the more that are returned to you.

The Disc Golf Target is a new item and will be popular among young people. Keeping in mind, the bidding process will also reward you with free bids simply for your Time As High Bidder (TAHB). This is a gift from DealDash for all the effort we put into bidding. You can collect time as highest bidder each time you place a bid, then this time is converted to bids when you reach the next “level”, you’ll receive 100’s of bids at first, but as time goes by, you are in the upper levels you will receive in the 1000’s of free bids!

All you have to do to get these rewards is bid! They are yours for the taking, and why not have fun shopping, DealDash is the most fun you’ll have shopping ever. So think of a clever username and find yourself some great merchandise for your home, family and friends. You will and can win any of these items with a handful of bids.

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!