Author: DealDash Community

By Barbara

Are you a Newbie on DealDash.com? If so, welcome. Take it from a long-time, loyal DealDash customer, you are about to embark on an exciting and rewarding shopping adventure.

However, to get off to a good start, here are some of the biggest mistakes many Newbies make that you should not do:

1. Do not cut the clock. Cutting the clock on DealDash will not improve your chances of winning. In fact, it might do the opposite. If you cutting the clock or placing bids every other one, you are most likely wasting your bids. Stop and ask yourself, “Why am I the only one placing so many bids?” Answer: You do not yet know how to play smart. You are most likely placing single bids from the home page and you cannot see what’s happening.
2. Do not bid from the home page. Find and use the automated bidder, BidBuddy. Double click on the auction you most want to win. A new window will open up and that’s where you will find your best friend – the automated bidder, BidBuddy. Most winners place their bids into BidBuddy and let it place the bids for you. If you do that, your bids will last longer, which will improve your chances to win using fewer bids. Why? The bids you place into BidBuddy will not be used until they are needed. When the clock gets down to the last second or zero on the clock, then and only then will the BidBuddy bids kick in. If several shoppers place bids into BidBuddy, then it will take turns placing the bids and the one who placed the most bids will get the last bid and will win (unless somebody else places more bids the last second).
3. Do not bid until after you become familiar with screen names of other shoppers and watch how they bid. Also, before bidding, you should look to see the screen names of shoppers who won huge packages of bids. If you bid in the same auction with another customer who just won a huge package of bids you probably will not win.

Sponsored blog post submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers                                                          Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post.

I’ve won a good deal of auctions on DealDash over the past two years and have enjoyed winning items for my adult children and family members for holidays and birthdays. During that time I’ve largely kept my activity under wraps—that is, until my 27-year-old son spied me trying to win one particular item and exclaimed, “Hey! What is that?” Ut-oh. Busted.

I was caught trying to win him a survival tool I thought would be perfect for him to use while camping or ice fishing, two of the things he loves doing most. This led to him peer over my shoulder and ask, “What else do they have?” Oh no. I fear I have just created a wish list monster.

My son is a hunting, fishing and outdoor enthusiast and it really doesn’t matter what time of year it is here in Upstate New York. When it comes to being outdoors, that’s where you’ll find him most of the time.

From there, my son took over the computer, browsing the auctions and creating a wish list of items he would love to have me win for him on DealDash. Among them are tools, fishing and camping gear, backpacks and more.

I’d already won him a backpack that he and, as it turns out, his friends absolutely rave about. Now I’ve got requests to “get them one too.” Another great item my son set his sights on was a backpack and seat in one. My son said, “Oh wow! I love this! You really need to get this for me.”

To that I simply replied, “I already did. It’s in the box in the living room. I was going to give it to you for Christmas but…”  That’s when he took off like a shot toward the living room and opened his early Christmas gift. I told him he is going to get a big empty box for Christmas now and he said he didn’t care.

He took the backpack with a built-in seat to a music festival that weekend and was the envy of everyone he met.  People would exclaim, “Wow! Is that a backpack and a seat in one?” How cool!” My son described the ease and security of always having your necessities with you—and always having a seat!

Now my son explains to his friends and random people he meets at music festivals how his mom gets these great deals on DealDash—and how he gets Christmas presents throughout the year!

Here’s to successful bidding and awesome wins!

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.