Author: DealDash Community

If you just signed up for DealDash you may not have noticed all the information on the DealDash Dashboard.  It’s where you’ll find useful information to help you win.  If you’ve been around and you’re not using the Dashboard, you may be missing out on some wins!

After the initial joy you get from bidding and winning at DealDash there often comes a time of fear.  I had this fear and have heard of others having it as well.  It comes from being smart enough to know you can’t win them all and not quite experienced enough to win more often.

So where you can gain some bidding power is in your Dashboard.  My favorite feature of the Dashboard is the “Bidding History“, it’s so much more than numbers.  All of the tabs are found in your Dashboard are on the left side of the page. Click on Bidding History and see how many bids you’ve used on an auction and if it’s ongoing.  This comes in handy if you backed out of the auction for awhile because it’s the quickest way to see if the auction is still ongoing.

I also use the Bidding History to remind myself who I beat or who beat me.  You can click on any one of the auctions you were active in and find out who placed the last 9 bids.  This is just enough to remind you if you are willing to get into another auction with this person right now.  Most importantly, it tells you how many bids you used on an item,  this will give you an idea if you bid too low.  Keep in mind no two auctions are the same, they all have personalities of their own, but you can use this a gauge to decide how many bids to use next time.

If this is an item you must have use this simple formula to figure out how many bids to use to BIN, (buy it now; when you buy an item you’ve tried to win and don’t win it you will get your bids back.) Use the value of the item and divide by the cost of the bids and you are left with the number of bids not to exceed to BIN, once you reach the BIN level it doesn’t pay to continue, what does make sense is buying it and getting your bids back.  For example, if an item is $15 and bids are .13 cents it would be 15./.13=115  bids.

The Bookmarked Auction Tab is also useful.  If you are in the habit of bidding on more than one item at a time, this could be very useful.  It helps you keep an eye on the activity of an auction that you have bookmarked, either to come back to later, or to know where the auction ended for research purposes. You can bookmark auctions a couple of way, one way is to just place a bid, it will be automatically bookmarked for you.  You can shop ahead of time and when you find an item you wish to bid on, click the little white star in the upper right-hand corner of the auction, this will also bookmark it, you can “un-bookmark” the same way.

When you are bidding at DealDash, use the tools they gave us, DealDash genuinely want us to win and they put a lot of effort and opportunity into making that happen. So, buy some bids, bookmark your choices, set an alarm if you have to come back to the auction.  Know how many bids you used on an item in the past and if you lost, plan to exceed that number next time.  Don’t have fear to BIN, it’s the best way to recoup your investment.  There are Buy It Now buttons on your Dashboard and in the individual auctions.

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

When I realized I was going to need a pressure washer to clean my deck, the first place I thought go to find one was DealDash!  I was pleasantly surprised to see they had a wide variety of pressure washers and then I realized I had to sort through all the options.

When I started to research the different models and features, I realized there are a number of variables so I decided to make a comparison to know which one to go for.  It makes no sense getting into a battle for an item that won’t do what I need. Here are my results listed with  least-to-most options available.

Karcher K2.26 M + T50 Electric Pressure Washer -$202, 1600 PSI, 1.25 Gallon Per Minute (GPM) 30 times the pressure of a garden hose, 4 attachments including soft bristle brush. Perfect to clean the deck or driveway, lightweight.

Karcher K3 Follow Me Electric Pressure Washer -$209, 1800PSI, 60HZ, 120 volt, 1.3 GPM, 35 times the pressure of a garden hose, 4 wheels (like a canister vacuum), 1 year Warranty. Ideal for cleaning driveways, cars patio furniture and cleaning projects. Up to 104 degrees.

Sun Joe Electric Power Washer  -$214, 2030 PSI, 1.76 GPM, 1800 Watts 14.5A Motor , 5 Spray Nozzles, 2 detergent tanks, 2 yr. warranty, auto shut-off. 20 ft. hose, 35 ft. electric cord. Ideal for washing homes, RVs, driveways, decks, trucks, boats

AR Blue Electric Pressure Washer -$219, 1900 PSI, 1.51 GPM Attachable (not attached) foamer soap bottle, 2 nozzles, 60HZ, 14.Amps. cold water washer, 20 ft. hose, hose reel kit, 2 spray patterns pencil and fan, auto stop, 34 ft. power cord 1 year warranty

Pressure Joe Electric Pressure Washer SPX3000-$246, 2030 PSI, 14.5 AMP, 2 detergent tanks, extension wand, 35 ft. electric cord, 2 year warranty, auto shut-off.

Karcher K 5.65 Electric Pressure Washer -$288, 2000 PSI, 1.4 GPM, 40 times the pressure of a garden hose, non-corrosive N-Cor Pump, attached detergent tank. High-End Performance perfect for high demand projects.

StreetRod 3300 Gas Powered Pressure Washer -$812, 3300 PSI, 2.7 GPM, Quick Connect Fittings 5.5l on board detergent tank, Annovi- Reverser Triplex Pump.

This has been a learning experience for me and I’m happy to share the information with you.  I know which unit will be the best for me and my project and my budget. I’m sure this will help you too! Now I am prepared to do battle! 🙂 See you in the auction!

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

Everyday there are people on DealDash who you might want to “stay away from” but who knows who they are?  Well, you will get to know them over time, but in the meantime you could make an “un”-educated guess.  Here are a few things to look for to do that.

You’ve been in this auction for a couple hundred bids, and suddenly you realize you might not beat them, this is the first of your gut feelings that you should walk away, at least until later.  Often on big ticket items there are people who have planned on winning this for some time, they’ve done their homework, bookmarked the item and showed up on time.  This is the sure sign of a motivated player.  Secondly, this could be you so pay attention, that’s some of the best advice, it’s when you aren’t paying attention that you could make a fatal mistake.

Third, come prepared, if you are going to win an item worth more than $500, show up with some bids, the chances of winning a high ticket item with just 50 bids, although it does happen, are slim.  Just decide to buy the bids, it’s that simple, I used to buy 200 at a time, I’ve found it’s much better to have 2000 bids in your account, you’ll win more  because you aren’t tentative about bidding.  You go for it and win. This will backfire if you “spread yourself too thin”.  By doing that you have placed bids in several to many auction, you aren’t really paying attention to any of them, just don’t do that, by spreading yourself too thin you will go through your bids and unless you are a very experienced bidder, you could lose. If you only have 200 bids, just stay true to one auction, come and go if you have to, but pay attention and learn from the experience.

There are those players who just won’t lose, these are the ones you want to stay away from.  Get to know them as soon as possible. Bid and stay active in your auction.  Again, if you’re bidding in too many auctions at once you will not only learn nothing, you will go through your bids far too fast.  The next best advice I can give you is this, it’s simple and I’ve found it to be very valuable….don’t bid on bids.  If you do, don’t waste more than 25 bids, if you don’t win it right away, back away!  Some players are extremely hard core about winning bids, I used to be addicted to winning bids and found I always had bids, but not prizes, now I have prizes, a lot of them!

Don’t get discouraged, DealDash is actually a really, really easy format to win prizes, I have won well over 600, and you can too!

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

So you want to be a Power Bidder, or at least think like one?  Well, did you ever wonder why the same players keep winning big at DealDash?  I have notice some familiar traits that Power Bidders have.

Tenacity! They stay involved with one auction at DealDash, this is the most basic and simple way to win auctions consistently.  It may not be the most exciting way to win, but it is consistent.  Let’s say you purchased 1000 bids, and you want to win a razor worth about $150.  The formula to bid to the Buy It Now price would be the cost of the item divided by the price of bids, for example, $150./.15 cents = 1000 bids to BIN.  So now you have purchased the 1000 bids and set out to win your razor with 100 of them, ugh, mistake number one.

You know you need 1000 to BIN, stick to that plan but in the meantime, if bid in 5 other auctions all while the razor is ticking away the 100.  Suddenly, you realize you need to put more bids on the razor, but you are short on bids now because you spread yourself too thin.  So, I’ve seen many DealDash Power Players play only one auction at a time and play it hard.

Second, I have see confidence in many bids, if you can afford to, buy 1000’s at a time, you are more confident in the auctions and (I) you tend to be more conservative and yet fearless with more bids.  This is not to say your couldn’t win with 200 bids, you most certainly can, I’m saying you will have more confidence, therefore not pull out, second guess you decisions and lose the auction.

Third, they always know when to fold them.  They don’t overBIN, it’s just foolish.  If you want something that takes 1000 bids and you don’t win after 1000 bids, but you then bid on and on and suddenly you did win with 1500 bids, now you’ve paid 50% more for the item, and you don’t have your bids back.  If you purchased it at 1000 bids, you’d own it and have the bids back, another win-win!

There are a lot of subtle nuances when deciding to stay or go in an auction, just listen to that inner voice, try not to overbid, it’s not practical and always keep your eye on the prize, if you spread yourself too thin, you may lose.  We’re all here for one reason and that is to win a great deal and people do it all day every day at DealDash!

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!