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Out-Smart Other Shoppers

Would you like to know how to win more auctions on DealDash.com?

I have come to the conclusion that if we want to win more auctions, we simply have to out-smart other shoppers. You might have noticed that DealDash has many determined, consistent, loyal and bid-smart shoppers, so how can we out-smart them?

I have come up with a list of some shopping strategies we could do that might work:

First; do not do what everybody else is doing. What do I mean by this? For example, most shoppers place one bid at the beginning of every auction. Perhaps some shoppers place 25 bids at the beginning of every auction and other might place 50 or 100 bids. Why place the same number of bids as everyone else?  If we place an odd number of bids at the beginning of every auction, like 103 or 107 bids, it could make a winning difference.

Second; check the screen names of other players. If you recognize a screen name of anyone who consistently out-bids everyone else, it’s rather fruitless to compete in the same auction.

Third; check the “winners” to see if anyone recently won a large bid pack. If the same screen name of a shopper who won a large bid pack shows up, you might want to bow out of that auction until, or unless, that bidder goes away.

Fourth; count the number of bidders who are competing in the auction. If there are fewer than 30 bidders, you should consider continuing.

Just by following a few simple strategies like the above, we will save bids and might end up winning more auctions.

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.

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New Car Won with 663 Bids

Did you see the latest vehicles up for auction on DealDash.com?

So far, it appears the best deal anyone got on a new vehicle was the winner of the 2019 Nissan Rogue S — Intelligent AWD — Glacier White. That winner only used 663 bids and paid a closing cost of $670.88. Counting the cost of bids, the winner paid an estimated total of $803.48 for the $32,500 vehicle. What an awesome deal!

So far, seventeen customers already won a brand new vehicle, and twelve more new vehicle auctions still have active bidders. Ten of those twelve are already closed to new bidders; however, two cars are still open to new customers. They are:

  • 2018 Toyota RAV 4 LE FWD — Automatic super white; the current bid (as of this writing) is $13,227.50. The Buy It Now price is $28,000.00. The Toyota is a popular car, so this auction has been running for a long time.
  • 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe SE — AWD — Symphony Silver; the current bid (as of this writing) is only $104.00. The Buy It Now price is $32,500.00.

If you need a new car, perhaps you could place some bids and be the next winner of a brand new vehicle for a fraction of the price.

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.

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Go for the Easy Win

Do you go for the “easy win” on DealDash.com If not, why not?

Usually, the easiest to win auctions are those with the lowest BIN price. Power shoppers tend to go only for the high-dollar items, leaving the low-dollar items with less competition.

To find the auctions that sell for the least amount of money, check out the “winner’s list.” Auctions that sold for the least amount of money a few weeks ago might not be the same auctions that are selling for the least amount of money now. It often changes.

The next step is double click on the auctions that are selling for the least amount of money to find the ones with the fewest number of competitors who are actively bidding. The one that is easiest to win will be a combination of two things: First, how many shoppers are qualified to continue bidding after the “No New Bidders” banner appears; and second, how many shoppers are seriously competing.

Many shoppers might place a few bids, but then go away and never return because they see another product they are more interested in winning.

Low-dollar auctions are always a good place for new shoppers to start. Once we gain more bidding skills and experience, we will be much better prepared to move on to the high-dollar auctions with greater success.

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.

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Choosing Great Times to Bid

Would you like to win more auctions on DealDash.com?

Choosing great times to bid might be the key. Here are some things I look for when I’m trying to choose the best times to bid:

Shop when the fewest number of customers are online. For example, during the Super Bowl, many other shoppers might be busy watching the game instead. On New Year’s Eve many other shoppers might be out celebrating, too. Whenever any event is taking place where most other shoppers are not likely to be online might cut down on the competition and make winning easier.

Late nights might also be a great time to bid. Many shoppers cannot afford to do any late night shopping because they have to get up to go to work the next day. Of course, they could place a bulk of bids into BidBuddy and then go to bed and look the next morning to see if they won anything. Most likely, we might not want to do that, especially if we want to monitor the bidding process.

If we do choose to bid during the middle of the night, it is important for us to consider the time zones. The East Coast is three hours ahead of us. So at 3 a.m. on the West Coast, it would be 6 a.m. on the East Coast and they could be getting up and getting ready to go to work. Some of them might choose to do a little shopping before leaving for work, too.

Weekends are another time I try to avoid. Why?  Because most working shoppers will most likely have weekends off and more customers are probably going to be online during their days off.

By choosing great times to bid, we might be able to eliminate a large number of our competitors and win more auctions.

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.