DealDash has oodles of items!  But how do you decide what to bid on first or even find what you want? From hand sanitizers to kit-kats, to furniture for your bedroom, living room, patio, to utensils and dishes, appliances and espresso makers, lawn mowers and snow blowers, Barbies and Lego, gift cards, tents, bicycles, kayaks, pedal boats, tablets, video games, iPads, iPhones, iPods, smartphones, coffee, thermometers, clothing (gift cards), makeup, jewelry, office furniture, tools, TVs, mp3 players, speakers, toys for kids and babies, cameras and camcorders, and so much more. How do you find it all?
1. You can just go to the homepage and see what’s actively ending right now.
2. You can browse categories. Go to the menu bar to the top left of the auctions on the page and click “Browse Categories.”

DealDash has all of their auctions categorized:
New Items, Bid Packs, Cameras & Camcorders, Computers, Laptops & Tablets, Fashion, Health & Beauty, Home & Office, Kitchen & Appliances, Mobile Phones & Audio, Other Items, TV & Home Theater, Tools & Home Improvement, Toys, Kids & Baby, Video Games, Music & Movies.
3. Search for Auctions
When you’re viewing the auction page you will see on the right-hand side a search bar with the text “Search Auctions.”

For instance, I searched for ps4 and the search results are 3 sold items: Power A Dualshock Charging Station for PlayStation 4, Sony PlayStation 4 console, Turtle Beach Ear Force Gaming Headset for PS4, PS3 + Xbox, a current auction running now for a PS4, the same charging station and headset and two games
You can put anything you are looking for and it will search all auctions that DealDash is offering right now, in the future (you can get alerts for when) and a few previously
ended items.
So say you want to search for bedroom or kitchen and not any one particular brand, you can do that too.
Or a kitchen brand such as Nespresso:

If you are looking for a queen size bed, search queen size bed in the search bar and you will get results for air beds, platform beds, headboards and full/queen size bedding.

If you are a brand new bidder, both to penny auctions and DealDash, I’d suggest you try bidding on the beginner auctions that you will see on the homepage when you sign in. Beginner Auctions.
Beginner Auctions are on the homepage  right after you login to your account. There are just a few beginner auctions at a time. Beginner items range in price – usually $10 to $50 and all new bidders can only win one beginner auction.
So check it out if you haven’t won yet! Win a beginner item with less competition and let us know what you like about the auctions you see on DealDash!
 

So you’ve tried to bid on an auction only to find that you can’t place a bid. You have bids in your bidding account and you haven’t exceeded the weekly win limit, so why can’t you bid?
“No New Bidders!”

On DealDash if you try to place a bid after the auction price is at $5 and you hadn’t placed a bid previously in the auction, the site will  block you from bidding due to all penny auctions on DealDash being “No Jumper” auctions. So no new bidders can place a bid after $5.00.
No exceptions!
Be sure you place a bid early on before the $5.00 price or find another auction to bid on.
All auctions that show yellow banners with the words “No New Bidders,” are “No Jumper” auctions. No Jumper auctions were created by DealDash to make it so no new bidders can “jump in” and join in on an auction if they haven’t already invested bids prior to when an auction receives 500 bids.

What happens is a few bidders could invest a lot of money and bids from the get-go, the beginning of the auction, then later on someone could enter, not place any bids and then spend as much as they did to that point and make the others spend more, or win for much less. A lot of penny auction bidders dislike jumpers and feel that allowing them to “jump in” late isn’t fair. Really it’s just how the auctions are set up, but DealDash makes it so no one new can enter after $5, upsetting bidders already vying for the item.
If you bid on DealDash what are your opinions of No New Bidder – No Jumper Auctions? Do you think they make some auctions end quicker, or go on even longer?
 

You’ve worked really hard.
You found out about penny auctions and became intrigued by all of the advertisements and tales of others winning super cool items for really cheap. So you decided to try penny auctions out in hopes of winning.
You’ve spent a lot of money on bid packs.
You’ve spent even more time bidding…
BUT…! You’re still not winning all those cool items for less like a lot of others have been. Why not?
Why aren’t you winning the auction game?
You might not be winning for one, or many, of these reasons.
1. You’re in the wrong place.
2. You’re in the right place, but the wrong time.
3. You’re bidding against “heavy hitters.”
4. You need more patience.
or 5. You’re not taking advantage of a few helpful tools.
or 6. You just need to spend more money.
Ok, so while it may not be obvious, there are some penny auction sites that are flat-out scams. A good resource to reference prior to bidding on any site would be Penny Auction Watch. Sign up on the Penny Auction Watch Forum to get tips and discuss penny auctions with other bidders.
You may be bidding at the right site, a legit penny auction or entertainment auction website, but you’re bidding at the wrong time. And you really never know when they right time is, but there are times where the traffic on a site is at peak levels and the competition is tough. You never know when another bidder, or multiple bidders, will stop bidding and you could be in the auction when the others have just started or can bid more than you want to.
You could be bidding against the big shot penny auction powerbidders. These guys know the game, know the rules of the game, and win often. Sometimes they spend thousands of bids on an item not worth hundreds, other times they get items worth thousands with only a few bids. So you have to do your homework. If it’s a site with less traffic and not as many bidders as a larger site like DealDash, Beezid, or QuiBids, you need to watch and see who is winning and what their bidding behaviors are before you bid against them. Just know the game and play it better than they do. This takes time, and patience.
Patience – you never know when another bidder is going to stop bidding. This is why it’s important to watch an auction closely and bid with patience. Don’t just hit bid every second another bidder places a bid. Watch as the timer counts down and bid when the timer is in the last few seconds (4-3 seconds).
Many sites offer bidding tools. Be sure you are familiar with them and take advantage of them. Bidding tools on DealDash.com include a bid buddy – this is an automatic bidding system that will bid for you with the amount of bids you tell it to use over the specified span of time in an auction. This is great if you are tired of pressing the bid button, want to always show up if someone else doesn’t bid and have a competitive advantage over others not using bid buddy. But note: many bidders can also be using bid buddy the same time as you. The bid buddy system will take turns bidding for you with other bidders, so you may not place a bid each time someone else bids. You could save money this way and you surely won’t miss getting a bid in if no one else bids.
Perhaps this one is the most obvious and you’ve already spent a lot of money… To win a particular auction you may need to spend more money than you want to. It really depends on where you’re at in the bidding and where everyone else is. This is not something that can be gauged. You have to pay attention and keep track of your spending, you may have to quit before you’re too far ahead, or keep going. No one can make this decision for you.
What have you bid on and won lately on a penny auction site? Do you bid on DealDash?
 

Yesterday we talked about how you can get great deals on food to either eat in or dine out by bidding on auctions at DealDash for gift cards to restaurants or grocery stores, or by bidding on deals for fresh cuts of meat and fish from Omaha Steaks. Now that you know where to find deals on food, here are a few great auctions you can build on to save money on new dinnerware and cutlery. These auctions are great for your dining table or to give as a wedding or anniversary gift. Take a look!
Corelle Square Simple Sketch 16-Piece Dinnerware Set

4 each 10-1/4-inch Dinner Plates
8-3/4-inch Luncheon Plates
22-ounce Soup/Cereal Bowls
12-ounce Porcelain Mugs.
For a more vibrant, cheery-feel check out these 16-piece round and square dinnerware sets from Rachael Ray. DealDash offers auctions for these Rachael Ray sets in bright orange or lime green.

This gourmet set includes the following

• Four 1-Inch dinner plates

• Four 8.5-Inch Salad Plates

• Four 6-Inch/16-Ounce Cereal Bowls

• Four 14-Ounce Mugs

 

• This Gibson Soho Lounge Square 16-piece Dinnerware Set in Purple 
  has a buy it now price of $80, but the last winner of this set only paid for the bids it cost to win it and the $0.45 end price!

  

   

• SANGO – Jubilee 16 piece Dinnerware Set  -Handcrafted by local artisans, Jubilee is decorated with reactive glazes, displaying fine vines with bright red berries contrasting against the beige background. The Jubilee 16pc Piece Set will complement any contemporary dinning décor and will leave a lasting impression on your dinning guests.

Also, if you win plates you may as well get new glasses as well! This Libbey Classic – 16-Piece Glassware Set in Smoke
is a great 16-piece set including 8 double old fashion glasses and  8 cooler glasses. Perfect gift for newlyweds or new homeowners, or just for yourself. Buy it now price is just $37.

For a bit more on the classier side check out this Royal Doulton 5-pc place setting – the retail/buy it now price is $93.71.
Royal Doulton is a world-class brand in quintessential British tableware, collectable figurines, crystal, glass and giftware. A dinnerware pattern that’s elegant enough to use at any occasion, while also practical enough to eat from everyday. Platinum banded, dishwasher safe. 5pc place setting includes: dinner 10.75″, salad 8″, b & b plate 6.25″, saucer 5″, teacup 7.4 oz
 
If you’re wanting to update your dining room further check out this auction for a deal on a brand new 5-pc dining room table and chairs set.
Home Styles Arts & Crafts 5PC Dining Set:
Click Alert Me on this auction page on DealDash to get notified of when this auction for a new dining room set will be scheduled.
 

For more great deals on dinnerware and dining as well as gift cards to restaurant be sure to go to DealDash.com, buy a bid pack and try to win on any one of their thousands of weekly auctions! Good luck & Bon appetit!