I heard the bells on Christmas Day
Their old, familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet
The words repeat
Of peace on earth, good-will to men!
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Merry Christmas! It’s now Christmas Eve and Christmas is just one day away! This means DealDash is still offering their countdown to Christmas promotion! All auction wins are free (excluding bids) and bids are only $0.14 each! 220 bids are $30.80, 500 for $70, 1000 for $140, 2000 for $280, 4000 for $560 with this promotion.
Great items you could bid on today and save:

• Deals on gift cards
• Discount laptop computers
• Save money on tablets
• Win new iPhones, Samsung smart phones
• Get fit with auctions for FitBit
• Make your home a smart home
• Bid on tool sets
• Find great deals on kitchen appliances like KitchenAid Mixers, mixing bowls, toaster ovens, blenders and more!
• Coffee & K-Cup deals
• Bid on popcorn machines and ice cream makers
• Get deals on fishing, kayaking and camping deals
• Clean your house with auctions for mops & Tide detergent
• Be prepared for an emergency with car emergency gear and battery jump starters
• Gaze at the stars with telescopes and binocular auctions
• Get ready to make and keep New Year weightloss resolutions with these great deals
• Get ready for this winter snow with deals on gift cards to Amazon  – turn them into Skis & snowboards
• Enjoy the SuperBowl when you win a brand new HDTV
• Pack up your Christmas tree and decorations with deals on storage containers
• Bid on a brand new tree for next year
• Win new Blu-Ray and DVDs
• Gaming consoles for a fun game night – PS3, Nintendo Wii U, DS3, xbox deals and more

Do you bid at DealDash? Did you win any items from DealDash that you are gifting for Christmas? Tell us what you won and what you would like to win! Do you bid at penny auctions, or just DealDash?
Merry Christmas to all and a Happy New Year!
 

Have you ever won anything? How about a $25 Target for $0.40 and some change? Have you ever wanted to travel for free, or super cheap? How about $100 American Airlines gift card for only $0.17!? Can you really get deals THAT good? Yes!
How? Thanks to the penny auction model – an auction where you purchase bids for a chance to win items for less than retail and multiple bidders competing against the same item, penny auction sites are able to afford to let bidders win items for significantly less than if they were to go out to the store and buy them! Amazing deals are being had by bidders.
Here’s how it works:
You purchase bids in bid packs. Bids cost $0.14-0.60 (depending on current bid sales), then you find items you want to bid on. The latest, upcoming and currently ending auctions are on the homepage of most penny auction sites.
Then you place a bid when the timer is counting down (20 seconds or less).
If someone outbids you the timer will be reset… even if it’s almost at 0! So be patient! Keep bidding, and observing the other bidders.
You will win if no one places a bid over you when the auction timer nears – 3, 2, 1, – 0 – if no one bids you will then see an “auction ended” message on the screen. Claim your item by going to the auction wins section of your account. Purchase the item at the final price and any applicable shipping charges. Note: DealDash does not charge for shipping on any of their items, big or small! Then wait for your item!
Once you receive your item I’d say it’s a good indication to buy more bids to try to win more items. Just be sure to keep an eye on your wins and the site’s win limits – most penny auctions set limits so choose your items wisely!
Good luck & have fun!

With holiday festivities in full-force and Christmas just two days away it’s important to take steps to protect your home, car and belongings this season. Here are a few pr-ecautions you can take this Christmas season, especially if you are going out of town on vacation!
1. Do not leave anything valuable in your car.
2. Better yet, keep your car clean so that when someone looks in it they see nothing… Put all jackets, blankets, etc. in the trunk, a thief could think something is hidden under them and break in any way.
3. Leave lights on + a radio at your home before you leave town.
4. Put a hold on your mail to pick it up after you return.
5. Don’t leave newspapers out on doorstep – call to hold this too.
6. Bring in any trash containers
7. Put curtains up on your windows
8. Hide valuables
9. Get a safe.
10. Set up a security system
11. Set up a wireless USB camera to monitor your home while away.
12. Get a new NEST thermostat to control your heat when away.
13. Bid on DealDash + save!
“Unfortunately our criminals may not have the money to go get Christmas presents for their families so they find illegal ways of doing that,” said Bryan Police Department Public Information Officer Kelley McKethan.
DealDash offers a few items that can help you protect your belongings from theft!
Sentry Safes – File Safe or this 0.4 cubic ft security safe!

The last security safe sold with a final end price of $0.49! It retails for $69!

Don’t let your home get burglarized this holiday season! Take these tips and put them to good use! Bid on security items at DealDash!
Stay safe, follow these safety tips!

1. Bid using the bid buddy!
If you think you don’t have time to spend bidding on an auction, but want to try to win it all you have to do is use DealDash’s “bid buddy.” Bid buddy will let you place bids on items when you aren’t even at your computer if you wish. You can specify the amount of bids that you want the bid buddy to place for you as well as the maximum bid price you would like to bid until, set it then forget it! It’s super easy to use and only takes a minute.
Here’s where you can find bid buddy on each of DealDash’s auctions:
From the homepage click on an item you want to bid on –> look under the bidding timer, under the bid now button- where it says BidBuddy – Your Automatic Bidding Tool – specify the number of bids you would like to place in the “Add bids here” box. Then click “book a bid buddy.” it will use your bids to bid for you within the last seconds of an auction. It will not let you place more bids than you have in your account and it will stop once it has used all of the bids specified. You can stop and reload your bid buddy at any time.

2. Bid before the “No Jumper” lock has been activated
Once an item reaches $5.00 – 500 bids have been placed the auction is locked out to new bidders who didn’t place one of those 500 bids. The good thing about this it lessens competition.
3. Bid to buy, or buy it now!
When you decide to bid on an auction either decide to go “all in” and bid until you win (which could take quite some time, so pace yourself)! Or you could just bid until you spend retail and if you don’t win use buy it now and get all of those bids back. Then you will have a bank of bids to use in a future auction!For instance, this Color Switch Plus 7.5 foot color switch spruce Christmas tree is valued at $326 – that’s the buy it now price. You can bid and hope to win it for less, or just buy it if you really want to be able to decorate this tree (next Christmas!).
 
What did you bid on at DealDash this year for Christmas? Do you bid with bid buddy or use buy it now?