Bidding is fun, but it’s even more fun when you can bid for less!
You have to purchase bids for a chance to win items on DealDash, as you do on all penny auctions.
Bidding is fast paced.
So you need to keep track of what you are spending. A great way to do this is with a simple spreadsheet on Excel.
Before you bid on a new anything on DealDash I suggest you open up Microsoft Excel, or if you don’t have Office, OpenOffice (it’s free). And start a spreadsheet – do this for every auction you bid on. Be sure to note how many bids you have when you start bidding and how many when you stop.
Jot down the amount of bids and money you spent to bid. Note if you won, or if you lost. Note when the auction ended and how many bids were placed after you left.
After about a month of bidding reflect back on this data. Spot a trend? Do auctions end soon after you stop bidding, or would you have spent more money than you did before you backed out? Hard to predict, but it’s important to plan to win or you will fail!
Keep track of your bidding + winning patterns so that you may be able to improve your bidding skills! Also watch ended auctions. Look at the items that end cheaply. Did they end late at night, wee hours of the morning? Was the item not that desirable? Was it? Watch live auctions if you have the time even if you don’t feel like bidding. Watch an auction and see how others bid. Use bid buddy if you want to bid, but don’t want to keep clicking the bid button.
Definitely take advantage of not just bid pack promotions but half off auction deals. Sometimes items have gone for as high as $50-100+! When auction promotions like the 50% off September auction promotion that is running on DealDash.com are available you can save even more money off of an auction if you win it!
Not winning yet or new to bidding? Be sure to first bid on the newbie auctions. Wait until you receive the item to bid again, see how soon you get it. Did you have to spend much, or little? Let us know how you do on DealDash!
 

I love  good glass of wine. Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Chenin Blanc from South Africa, Bordeaux! Studying wine is like learning about a new destination. It’s incredible what you can learn from wine, the regions, the people. Different methods of cultivation. Napa & Baja is rife with family run vineyards, vineyard in Oregon, Washington State, Mendoza, Argentina hosts an annual wine/harvest festival. Wine is an international language. If you drink wine chances are you want to learn more about the wine you drink. Did you know that there are proper temperatures to serve wine at? Did you know that there are special tools called aerators to let wine “breathe” for optimal flavor?
If you’re a wine aficionado, or just starting to get in to drinking wine, you may be interested in learning that you can have special refrigerators just for your wine!
There are actually a number of different wine coolers you could buy. That way you can start your collection and not have to worry about taking up space in the fridge.

Store several of your favorite bottles in the Igloo Premium 12-Bottle Wine Cooler. With this cooler, you’ll always have cold wine available for when you’re ready to pop the cork. A simple touch-button allows you to regulate the temperature to your specific preferences. White interior light, adjustable height.

This wine cooler has a buy it now price on DealDash of $96. A recent auction just sold for as low as $1.25!

This NewAir AW-320ED cooler is a serious wine cooler! It has a digital control panel and two separate coolers – temperature controlled so you can chill red and white wine at the same time! Holds 32 bottles. Buy it now price: $591! – A recently ended auction for this same item sold for under $12.

 
 

 
 
Of course a wine glass named after a mysterious elite group has to have that special allure and quality. This six glass set of Epicureanist Illuminati Red Wine Glasses are made of lead-free crystal, so it’s safer for the environment and helps cut down on the fine scratches or cloudiness from washing. Each glass also goes through a hardening process to make it more resistant to breakage and everyday wear.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Now that you know where to find great deals on wine coolers and wine glasses, be sure you have the right tools to serve your wine. This Waring Pro Professional Wine Aerator enhances the flavor and bouquet of most white or red wines by mixing the ideal amount of air into the wine. Retail price is just under $45, but be sure to catch this on an upcoming auction on DealDash and win it for less in a penny auction.

You’ve heard of drinking games, but what do you know about wine drinking games? Check out this upcoming auction on DealDash for Wineopoly!
“Pop the cork off any gathering with WINEOPOLY!
Players buy favorite wines, collect bunches of grapes and trade them in for decanters. Sounds easy enough but add Import Taxes and serving faux pas and it becomes a little more difficult and a lot more fun!Pop the cork off any gathering with WINEOPOLY! Players buy favorite wines, collect bunches of grapes and trade them in for decanters. Sounds easy enough but add Import Taxes and serving faux pas and it becomes a little more difficult and a lot more fun! Learn while you play!
Each deed back contains wine descriptors and fun facts about each wine. It’s all fun and games until you’re sent to the Wine Cellar to age-then you’re out of the game for three turns. So choose your token (wine bottle, cork, wine glass, cheese, grapes, or a carafe) and advance to CHEERS! Who knows? You may be elected president of the wine club or you may be penalized for serving obtrusively malodorous cheese!”


Do you drink wine? If so, be sure to check out all of these and more wine related auctions on DealDash!

While right now gas prices seem to be lower than they were this summer, the national average according to AAA is at $3.395 per gallon. What if you could buy $50 in gas for even less than the price of one gallon? Did you know that you really could if you bid on gas gift cards on a penny auction site? This $50 EXXON Mobil Gift Card sold for just $0.08 to winning bidder marstan1.
Say Marstan1 has a Honda Civic that has a fuel tank holding about 13 gallons of gas. Instead of paying $50.07 to fill tank he only has to pay the final end price on this auction he won on DealDash ($0.08) + 2 bids, say the bids only cost him $0.17 each as they are right now due to a current promotion. So, he placed 2 bids to win at say $0.17 = $0.32 + $0.08= $0.40. 40 CENTS for an ENTIRE tank of gas?!? No it’s not unheard of it’s just DealDash! Penny auctions are the only way (aside from actually winning prizes or getting a gift) to get stuff -especially gas this UBER cheap!!! Of course, you will not always win when you bid and you surely won’t always win gift cards for this cheap, but this is proof that it can and has been done before. 
 
Anything is possible- gas doesn’t have to be that expensive when you focus on winning gas gift cards.
Think that’s an amazing deal? It is, but it gets even better!
DealDash recently sold a Chevron gas gift card with a $500 value for just $1.60 that’s right, only 160 bids were placed by all bidders! The winning bidder probably spent less than 1/5 of all bids – so say she placed 32 bids at $0.17 each = $5.44 +$1.60= $7.04 to get $500 in gas!

Let’s say her car holds 13 gallons of gas she would be able to fill it 10x for less than 2 gallons! Incredible deal!
 

 
Think it’s just Chevron and EXXON Mobil that you can get a deal on? Think again. Look at this steal of a deal that absoluteplumb won on DealDash for a $100 BP gas gift card. $0.18! And just a few bids? probably less than 5?! Insane.

Don’t cry about gas prices again when you can win gift cards to all the top gas station chains for so much less on DealDash. Remember, if you don’t win for some reason you can just use buy it now, get the gas card for cost and get all of the bids you placed back! You can go on to win the same card again in a later auction and still won’t be out money because you can use gas. Like absoluteplumb states in his/her status on DealDash “Is this a need or a want!!! I need this!”  Of course – if you drive, or even if you don’t and need ice, or snacks! You need to save money on these gas gift cards. Check it out and save when you win!
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While many kids now are playing with iPhones and iPads, there are still some kids that play with old fashioned toys. You know, toys that actually smell and feel like something familiar. Play-Doh, building blocks, and other interactive toys all contribute to a very important part of a child’s creative and cognitive development.HASBRO Play-Doh Numbers, Letters ‘n Fun Buy it Now price: $17 on DeaDash offers over 35 pieces with numbers & letter stamps for kids to learn their 123s and ABCs as they play!
New Sprouts Bushel of Fruit is fun play food for kids aged 2+. It helps build vocabulary and encourages good nutrition with its freshly designed, soft, plastic produce pieces. Set includes an apple, strawberry, lemon, banana, plum, orange, apricot, grapes and pear. All of which can stored in a plastic bushel basket. Buy it now on DealDash for $22 – $0.11.  This Bounce-N-Learn Interactive Kids Trampoline by Learning Resources – New Sprouts Bushel of Fruit Bring the market home with the Learning Resources New Sprouts Bushel of Fruit, which invites early dramatic play, builds vocabulary and encourages good nutrition with its freshly designed, soft, plastic produce pieces. Set includes an apple, strawberry, lemon, banana, plum, orange, apricot, grapes and pear. All of which can stored in a plastic bushel basket. – See more at: https://www.dealdash.com/battle.php?auction_id=2490034#sthash.qTQrNrTB.dpufSkywalker, is a safe 38″ Round trampoline that will  offer hours of learning fun! “The interactive trampoline for kids provides a learning platform that teaches your children to identify colors and follow sequential instructions, all while having fun. The adjustable, padded safety handle of this kids trampoline makes play safer for little hands and the stretch band design provides a little extra bounce. The trampoline is 38″ round and includes a jumping pad and jumping mat. The interactive trampoline for kids can easily be stored when not using. The Bounce n Learn Trampoline by Skywalker is a wonderful way to get your child on their feet and learning.”  Check out when DealDash will offer an upcoming auction for this trampoline!
 
 
 
Teach your kids valuable building skills with the Kid K’NEX Farmyard Friends Building set. It promotes imaginative play in a 47-piece Kid K’NEX set. It includes a variety of rods, connectors, blocks and other parts that let your kids set up a barn, farmer, 2 animals and more.
Buy it now on DealDash or win it on their penny auction site!

For those of you with kids who still can’t get enough out of playing with your iPhone or tablet, be sure to buy them their own tablet and get one for less. This Kurio 7s tablet offers built-in Wi-Fi, over 60 apps pre-loaded, an e-reader, music and video players and all age-appropriate learning and entertainment!
For more great items for kids of all ages be sure to check out the auctions on DealDash.com today!
Bids are currently $0.14 today for the Super Sunday Sale!