Category: Strategies and Tips

Have you been using a bad bidding habit on DealDash.com?

Let us take a look at an example of a bad bidding habit.

Have you noticed that all bidders who do not place at least one bid before the auction reaches $5 (or $3 if it’s a special feature) will get locked out from bidding in the auction? Therefore, what do most shoppers do? They place only one bid near the beginning of every auction to ensure they will not get locked out. What’s wrong with that? What is so bad about that shopping habit is that shoppers who do that are all stuck in “group think” instead of thinking outside of the box.

Shoppers who think outside of the box know that the smart thing to do is to place more than one bid at the beginning of every auction. If we place more than one bid when everyone else is placing only one bid, then we might slip through the cracks and win the auction when it unexpectedly closes early. By placing 11 to 21 bids near the beginning of every auction sometimes makes the difference between winning and losing. I have seen it happen a lot.

Nearly every auction — even high-dollar auctions — eventually closes early and we all know “the early bird gets the worm.” When that happens, the one-bid shoppers will not be there to win, but shoppers who are smart enough to place more than one bid early in the game will most likely to be in the right auction at the right time. That winner could be you.

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.

To successfully shop and win awesome bargains on DealDash.com it’s important to think about the process of elimination. Let me explain what I mean.

First, we need to decide what we want to shop for. Do we want to shop only for practical items we need or do we want to shop for products that are nice to have or might be a lovely gift for someone. Once we decide on that, we can look for specific items we have on our shopping list.

Next, we must determine the number of bids we will need, and how many bids we can afford to buy. If we open the auction item, we can see the average number of bids it took other customers to win. Perhaps we already have enough bids in our account balance, but we might need to purchase another package of bids.

If we are on a tight budget and want to find some “easy-to-win” auctions, we could check the winner’s list to see which products are selling for the least amount of money and the lowest number of bids. Now we are ready to start shopping. The only question is which ones?

When we start bidding in an auction, it’s a good idea to start with a small number of bids and watch to see who bids in the same auction. If you see a power bidder join the auction, we might be better off waiting until the same item comes up for auction again. If there are no power bidders we recognize and only a small number of customers are bidding in the same auction, we might want to add more bids and go for the win.

By asking ourselves these common sense questions before we start shopping, we will have a fun and exciting DealDash shopping experience.

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.

Before grocery shopping, do you make a shopping list of all of the items you need?  I do.

When shopping on DealDash.com we should do the same thing. If we have a list of all of the auction items we most want and need, we will be less likely to be distracted by other auction items we don’t really want or need.

Now that spring has arrived, we might need items to do yardwork outdoors. Perhaps we need a new lawn mower, a weed eater or pruning shears. A few years ago, I won a wonderful set of pruning shears and I still use them to cut back my rose bushes. We might also want other outdoor items, such as a metal detector or a new bicycle to get some exercise on nice-weather days.

Here’s what worked well for me:

1. Look at the auction products that are up for auction, and make a list of the top five items we most want to win. I ask myself, “Do I really want or need this product?”
2. Check those auctions to see which ones have the strongest competition, and if any of them have 30 shoppers or less, focus on those auctions first;
3. See if the same product is listed more than once and check to see if any power bidders are competing in the auction. If you see the screen names of one or more power bidders, wait for the next auction;
4. Check to see how many bids were used by previous winners to win this product, and make sure we have enough bids in our account to win the auction;
5. Place some bids into BidBuddy at the beginning of the auction and save the bulk of our bids until the auction gets down to two or three players.

We should always make a shopping checklist to help keep us on track. Happy shopping!

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.

Guess what? DealDash.com has recently done something to make winning easier. Each bidder can no longer win the same item more than once every 30 days.

That may not be good news for “power bidders” who repeatedly win more than their fair share of items, but it certainly is good news for everyone else.

This means once a shopper has won an auction, that shopper will be locked out for 30 days from bidding on the same item again, and that will result in fewer potential bidders for the next auction (if within 30 days!)

Therefore, if you have been discouraged and have not been bidding on DealDash lately, now is a good time to go back and try again. With a good plan of action, we might be able to win the auctions we never won before.

Here is a good plan of action:

• Write down the names of the power bidders who often win several items times a week.
• Look for those names on the list of shoppers who already won the auction and are now blocked out for a full 30 days. If you see those screen names are on the winner’s list, you no longer have to worry about competing with them to win the auction, so now is a good time for you to place your bids and go for the win.
• Place at least one bid early so you do not get blocked out from competing. When the bidding gets down to the last two or three bidders, place the bulk of your bids. Then monitor the auction closely.

Shopping on DealDash is now more exciting than ever. I’ll see you there!

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.