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Assessing Your Competition

To bid or not to bid–That is the question we must all answer whenever we shop on DealDash.com.

If you are a brand new shopper on DealDash.com you might not yet be familiar with the screen names of the most powerful bidders you might want to avoid.

No worries. There are still many things we can quickly check to accurately assess the competition.

Repeat Bidders

Go to the DealDash home page and just watch the various screen names popping up. Look for the same screen name in more than one auction. Chances are that if any shoppers are placing more than one bid in several auctions, they might be a power bidder or happen to have a huge supply of bids. Write repeat bidder screen names down and try to avoid getting into the same auctions.

Repeat Winners

Write down the screen names of the most serious competitors who placed more than one bid. Then go to the “Winners’ List” to see if those same screen names already won several other auctions that day. If you see the same screen name won more than one auction that day, chances are they are fairly competitive.

Shopping Experience

Whenever shoppers place a bid on DealDash, we will see their screen name come up, along with the date of when they first joined the shopping site. For example, I’ve been a member ever since Feb. 8, 2012. That means I’ve been shopping on DealDash for eight years. That’s a long time, so I’ve had a lot of shopping experience.  If the bidding gets down to only three shoppers, however, and you see that both of them joined only one or two months ago, they might not yet have much shopping experience. Shoppers who lack experience are usually the easiest ones to beat.

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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Finding Easy Auction Wins

One thing DealDash.com shoppers have in common is that we enjoy the thrill of winning auctions. That is not always easy to do, but if we try various strategies we will most likely win more auctions. Here are some ways we can find “easy-to-win” auctions:

Check the Winners’ List

Yesterday I checked the winners’ list and noticed that several bid packs closed early and the winners only used a few bids to win. It appeared to me that certain bid packs were selling early. By placing bids on similar bid packs, I thought I might be able to take advantage of that winning streak. To my pleasant surprise, I was right. The auction sold for 81 cents and I was able to win the 450 bid pack for a total of $1.81. By looking for “easy-to-win” patterns, we can win more auctions.

Count Number of Competitors

I often look for auctions that have the least amount of active competitors. I try to find auctions that have 30 or fewer qualified competitors and only two or three serious shoppers who look like serious bidders. I also look to see how many bids were used to win the auction the last five or ten times it went up for auction. That gives me a good idea how many bids it would take me to win the auction.

Use BidBuddy

To win an auction, it’s best to use the automated bidder, BidBuddy. By placing our bids into BidBuddy, they will not be used unless needed and we will prevent wasting bids.

Avoid Competing with Power Bidders

Become familiar with screen names of power bidders, and try to avoid getting into the same auctions. It is also a good idea to write down all the screen names of everyone who recently won a large bid pack. Shoppers who recently won a large bid pack are more likely to outbid us if we get into the same auction.

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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More Bids for Less Money

DealDash.com shoppers can now receive more bids for less money.

The bigger the bid pack we DealDash shoppers purchase, the less we might pay per bid. Just a couple of days back, if you checked it out, the bid packs were listed at:

  • 50 bids = $7 (14 cents per bid)
  • 220 bids = $30.80 (14 cents per bid)
  • 600 bids = $78.00 (13 cents per bid
  • 2,400 bids = $288.00 (12 cents per bid)
  • 5,000 bids = $600 (12 cents per bid)

In other words, instead of buying several small bid packs, we might be able to save more money in the long run by purchasing a bigger bid pack instead.

This is something new that DealDash has just recently introduced. Regardless, if we can afford to purchase bigger bid packs or not, the sale prices of any of these bid packs are still a fairly good deal.

One reason DealDash has been in business for more than 10 years is because they are constantly looking for various ways to improve.

Some other changes DealDash has implemented over the last year are:

  • Set win limits, giving all customers an equal playground;
  • Made every BidBuddy bid placed count, giving us a full 9 seconds on the clock. Even if another bidder cuts the clock, we will still receive our full credit on the clock;
  • Offer some sale prices on various auctions for customers who use BIN.

To keep up with all of the latest and greatest changes on DealDash, it’s a good idea to keep checking back on a regular basis.

Happy shopping everyone!

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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DealDash 10-Year Wrap-up

DealDash.com first introduced its penny auction site Feb. 22, 2009, so they will be celebrating a 10-Year Wrap-up Grand Finale. That’s exciting because it means that DealDash and I have something special to celebrate at the same time–their anniversary and my birthday.

I’ve been an avid shopper on this site since Feb. 8, 2012, so I’ve watched DealDash grow and quickly become one of the most popular shopping sites online. I don’t know exactly what DealDash will do to celebrate, but I do know that every year on my birthday I can look forward to DealDash offering some new and exciting special features.

When I first started shopping on DealDash, the auctions were never closed to new bidders. New bidders used to be able to jump in at any time so the bidding could go on forever. Therefore, I was so happy when DealDash implemented their lock-out system after an auction reaches $5 (or $3 during special features) when no new bidders are locked out from joining the auction. That makes it fair and easier to win for all shoppers who start bidding at the beginning of the auctions.

Another change I like that DealDash made over the years is putting a limit on certain products per household. Customers are now limited to only one product each, or one per month of specific auction products. I really like this change because it helps to “spread the wealth” by giving more customers a better opportunity of winning an auction. By providing a list of shoppers who recently won the auction, it allows us to see which power bidders have already been locked out from bidding, which is another great thing to have.

In other words, DealDash is constantly looking for ways to improve to better meet customer needs.  That’s why it’s a good idea to come back to DealDash on a regular basis so we do not miss out on its most recent changes and/or special offers.

DealDash is still an exciting and fun place to shop.

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.