DealDash Tips

September 24, 2016

What exactly is a Power Bidder at DealDash?

The first thing you should know about Power Bidders at DealDash is that they can be beat. They think they are untouchable, but that’s simply not true. The statistics won’t allow them to win them all, so that means that they will lose some, and those are the bidders that players like you and I will beat! We just have to be in the right place ant the right time.

Power Bidders are usually defined as players who bid endlessly, they chronically over bid, pay too much for items and jump in late to auctions. Let’s talk about the latter first, the late jumper, what I’ve found about this “power bidder” is that they actually don’t have a lot of bids and the reason they jumped is because they only have 100-200 bids, they can be beat with 500 bids. Just out last them. The jumper may also have 1000 bids, so know the jumper, this takes a little time, but it’s worth keeping a list, you will soon know who the overbidders are.

A Power Bidder can also be defined as someone who spends copious amounts of money on bids, they don’t care if they are on sale, they just want to bid…they just want to beat you. This is the fun stuff, trust me. They can be beat and you will beat them. Don’t worry, you will win!

These big spenders have a lot of money and they can spend it, seemingly frivolously. Who knows what is really going on? All we know is they out spend us. If you encounter one of these players at DealDash, you have to be true to yourself, if you know this guy has more money than brains, you should just concede and walk away. You really, really have to learn how to walk away. I used to lose bids not listening to this inner voice that says, “you’re not winning this one” and just waste bids, now I let it go. So what if someone else wins? If I stayed in, who knows how long the auction would go with me and the one other guy, perhaps days, depending on the item.

What I really want you to take away from this article is the the Power Bidder can be beat, you don’t need to fear them. You do, however, need to be weary of them, be conscious of what they bid on. If they are chronic “xyz” item, bid on the other thing….the “abc” item. You will know what they are in a day or two of bidding.

DealDash is a fair and fun way to find everyday items, there really are no power bidders, there are however, people who win more because they spend more money. Just bid within your means and you won’t be beat by the “power bidder”. Tip: To defeat a “power bidder” use your free bids for Time As High Bidder to over bid, don’t pay for those bids, it’s better to buy the item and get your bids back.

See, you can be a Power Bidder too! Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

September 23, 2016

Where Ever You Go, Try DealDash First

More and more lately, I have been able to find every thing I ever need for a gift or for myself at DealDash. When I first started playing, I didn’t care what I won. Then, I started shopping, I only bid on items I really wanted, but I often overbid. I have found that you don’t need to overbid to win at DealDash.

It’s so easy to win an item for less than $5, and this is how you do it. If the auction doesn’t close by $5, back out, you didn’t get the deal you wanted. That’s fun! Now, go shop for another item. The exception here is the Buy It Now option. Let’s say you get heavily involved in an auction and you used hundreds of bids. You start to believe it would be better to buy it. That’s a great idea! DealDash will give you your bids used back if you buy an item. So if you find yourself in the “I must win” frame of mind, rack up your BIN amount of bids and then buy it if you don’t win.

You can figure the Buy It Now number of bids by dividing the retail cost of the item, by the cost of bids that day. For example, if you want to go for a $120 item and bids are .15 cents, this is your calculation. 120./.15=800. So, you do not want to use more than 800 bids on the item. You can buy the item at any time, so even if you get to 500 bids and you feel like you may not win, go ahead and buy it and you’ll be back in the game for a different item. Tip: If an item is on the market and another one comes on the market, the second one often sells for less.

I don’t even go to any Malls at all anymore, I never liked them and now I have DealDash. I can get every thing I need there in terms of gifts for sure. I am already almost done with my Christmas shopping and it’s only September! You will want to try DealDash before you go to the mall, save the money for gas, save the time on the road, save the hassle of traffic, and get on-line and shop at DealDash!

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

September 22, 2016

Stay Tuned to Your DealDash

Some items at DealDash require more attention than others, overtime, you will be able to figure out which auctions you can “set it, and forget it” or you need to stay tuned and be involved. I like the auctions that require you to stay tuned. They are the faster moving items, usually the lower retail value, and it’s just fun to win at DealDash.

For now, you can follow these general tips to decide which items to go for to win quick and for a low retail. First is popularity of item, you can determine this by the number of people in the auction. Simply open an individual auction and you can see how many players there are by the number of avatars, each one represents a player, the fewer the players, the better the odds of winning. Get in on the DealDash auction very early incase it closes for a couple of pennies, and use your Bid Buddy even if you’re only putting in 10 bids. If everyone else makes a mistake right out of the gate, you win! How’s that for pay attention?

These items are generally everyday items that everyone already has, like jewelry, cologne, a pocket book, or a watch. Other low retail items, especially in the toy category will sell low. The exception in the toy category is the gaming system, they are very popular (although that is technology, it’s also a game, it fits both categories.

Price is also an important factor, usually the higher the retail value, the more players in the auction. There are so many players who want the same items and when this happens, this is the auction where you can set it and forget it. This is an auction which you expect to go on and on for hours or even days. If it is an auction that is going on for days, be sure to load enough bids into your Bid Buddy for over night, and assume it will be down to you and one other person for awhile, you’ll want to add extra for those. Tip: A lot of long lasting auctions will end in the wee hours of the morning because a player didn’t load up enough bids and fell asleep.

How long the item has been on the site often has some to do with the popularity. I have found that new items, like today new, will sell low the first day on the site, but then as soon as it catches on, the item gets popular and everyone wants it, so the popularity goes high. Then it levels out, a lot of players have it and there are again, less players in the auction.

There are any number of other reasons to watch the auction you are in. For example, if there is a Bid Multiplier on free bids for your Time As High Bidder(TAHB) because if there is a stomper in the way, you don’t want to lose out on those free bids. It’s better to walk away from the auction, there is always another one. Check the list on the auction to see how often the item is offered, you can tell this by looking at the dates the item was last won. If there are no dates, it’s most likely a new item.

So, low retail, keep an eye on it, high retail, set it and forget it. It’s fun either way.

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

September 21, 2016

DealDash: Stompers Do Not Win

Are you wondering what a “Stomper” is? If you are, you may be one! There is a group of players at DealDash who “stomp” bids, and for no other apparent reason, they think they will win auctions that way.

There are a couple of reasons why people “stomp”. The main reason is they are a Newbie, the Newbie has no idea what opportunities they are losing by stomping each other bid. First, they are overbidding. They are spending 5 to ten times more bids to win than any other player. They are also raising the price of the item by extending the final cost higher than it would have ended if it were just players using Bid Buddy.

Sadly, for the stomper, they are losing all those free bids for Time As High Bidder(TAHB). DealDash offers free bids to every player every day just for bidding, but it’s based on how long your bid is out there. If you stomp, you will be stomped back and that short bid for TAHB earns much less free bids.

Stomping is unsustainable, you can’t just keep stomping because you will soon be out of bids. Then you’ll have to buy more and you’re in a vicious cycle, you stomp, you don’t get free bids, you pay more for items, you don’t win more often, you get stomped back, and you buy more bids. This is not a pleasurable experience. Using the Bid Buddy makes the experience so much more than just bidding. You have to outwit the other players. There is a strategy to playing, and stomping is not a reasonable part of it.

The other stomper is the seasoned player, they are doing to try to scare people away and to be mean. It’s not fair play as stomping spoils the game. But the “old timer” stomper gets theirs too. Usually a newbie won’t be scared away, and they will just stomp back, that creates some hostility between the bidders and they just stomp each other. Tip: Sometimes I just put in a dozen bids during this frenzy and sit back and watch, because the one who wins will most likely be someone using their Bid Buddy.

So, if you think you might be a stomper and didn’t realize how much opportunity you were missing out on, or if you are a seasoned player stomping up a storm, just remember, Bid Buddy usually prevails!

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!