DealDash Tips

I’ve been bidding for two years now and admit I’m happy that I have won a great deal of auctions over that time. There has been a learning curve in getting the hang of bidding with confidence and ultimately winning. I’m taking all the tips and information DealDash has to offer and developing a plan to win a big-ticket item. And the best part is I will share it with you!

 

Step 1:  Identify my item

The first step to developing a plan to win a big-ticket item is to set your sights on exactly which item you want to win. There are many big-ticket items from which to choose. Will it be a computer, a TV, a painting perhaps? Write it down. Get a screen shot of it and tack it on your wall. Remind yourself of your goal.

 

Step 2:  Keep track of who’s winning 

Keep a list of who has been winning the item. I’m going to track the item at least a week, possibly longer. I’m going to write down the usernames of the people who have won the item over that time. Perhaps they bid on the item weekly (you can win items once a week after all) and they are someone to avoid bidding against. Time will tell.

 

Step 3:  Average bids used to win

 Along with the winners, keep track of the number of bids people use to win. Over a week’s time, you can see the minimum and maximum number of bids used to win the item you want to score.  Are you willing to match or go over the maximum bids used to win?  If not, Step 4 may help.

 

Step 4:  Setting Alerts

If you want to do a little further research (and I will), you can set alerts every time that item comes up for auction. Because you are alerted by email and have a link to that auction, you will be able to click on it to determine the winner. Be aware you will have to set alerts for each new similar item after that item has ended to keep up with all the wins for that item.  By doing this, you will have not only the winner’s username to add to your list, but also the runner-up, which is good to know in case you come up against that bidder in your auction. You know they possibly are one to stay the course.

 

Step 5:  Day and time

 Keep track of the day and time when auctions begin if you can. This will give you an idea of if a trend develops with what day and time tends to yield less bids for a win.

 

Step 6:  Other great tips

Technically, there is no other way to win but to stay the course. Be prepared with bids, use BidBuddy and keep checking on the auction when you can to see where you are in the bidding lineup.

 

I will report back in a few weeks to let you know if my strategies worked with a big-ticket item!  Good luck and happy bidding on DealDash!

 

 

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.

 

 

 

By Barbara

Nobody can win every auction on DealDash.com no matter how well we play, but there are certain steps we can take to win more often.

Step 1

Step 1 is to purchase a package of bids and start bidding. This would appear to be an obvious first step, right?  Well, maybe not. I heard a joke about a man who prayed and prayed to win the lottery, but he never did. Finally, out of frustration, the man prayed again and asked, “Why are my prayers not being answered?” Suddenly, he heard a big booming voice saying, “Well, it would help if you would buy a ticket.” The man had failed to take the first step. In other words, if we want to win, we must take the first step–purchase a bid pack and start playing.

Step 2

Step 2 is to stop long enough to learn from other shoppers and figure out what you might be doing wrong. Just take some time to watch and learn how to play. It amazes me how long it takes some people to do that. If you are the only one cutting the clock and placing a bid every other one, but other shoppers are not doing that, you better find out why. If the majority of other shoppers are allowing the clock to run the full 10 seconds on the clock, why don’t you? Why don’t you take turns like everybody else? Why are you using five times more bids than anybody else? What is going on here?  If you do not know the answer to those questions, you better find out.

Step 3

Step 3 is to use all of the resources available to learn how to become a better shopper. Start with the easiest-to-win products. The more valuable the retail cost of the item, the more difficult it usually is to win. Check the winners list to see which products are closing for the least amount of money. Also, pay attention to screen names that win the most auctions. They are the power shoppers that you might not want to compete with yet. Open some of the auctions and see how many bids the previous winners used to win the auction.

Sponsored blog post submitted by Barbara L. Sellers.                                                                     

Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post.