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October 4, 2016

Jumpers and Stompers at DealDash

So, you’ve been bidding at DealDash for awhile and you’ve noticed two different bidding styles that may annoy you somewhat, Jumping and Stomping. What I can tell you is, even though it may not be nice, it’s not illegal. There are a dozen or so players at DealDash who jump and more that stomp, but they can be beat!

First let’s define these acts, Jumping is pretty common, especially on the higher retail items. As you may have noticed DealDash has a “No Jumper” limit of $5, this means that no new players can join the auction after the $5 mark. A jumper will place one to a dozen bids very early in the auction and then disappear for the next 1000 bids or so. Now the auction is at $10.00 and they come back and try to out bid you because you’ve used 300 bids or more and now they feel you’ve exhausted your quota for the item, so they’ve come in to steal the item. This back fires so often it’s hilarious when a “jumper” gets his just rewards (losing) for jumping.

The first thing that goes wrong for the jumper is the auction ends under $5, this happens more than not, but the average jumper will continue to take that chance. I’ve jumped the jumper, that’s how I handle it. By jumping the jumper, I too, run the risk of losing because I dropped out. This activity is common among the seasoned pro or when price doesn’t matter and sometimes both. Some players just have buckets of money, you have to outsmart them, and believe me, they make mistakes, I’ve beaten them all and you will too. The other problem for the jumper is they actually don’t have very many bids so they wait and wait and hope no one wins. Then they come back and use only 50-100 bids, not the 1000 like others do. They can be beat as well.

The Stomper is another breed of player, usually a new player who doesn’t understand the value of the Bid Buddy. Your Bid Buddy is the best way to win an auction, it’s an automatic bidding system provided by DealDash. When you stomp, you generally don’t plan when the bids are being placed, many will bid after every single other bid, this uses bids up exponentially and doesn’t win more auctions. Often, the problems the stomper will encounter is other players who will stomp them back. I don’t like to waste bids doing it, but others will just to “teach them a lesson”. Hey, it is a competition, and as I said, it’s not illegal. It’s just not nice.

The Stomper is easily beat, they usually run out of bids very early in an auction, they use them up so quickly that when their bids are gone….they are gone. Stomping is not a sustainable system of bidding and most people will finally give in to use the Bid Buddy. There are however, several players who have been around for a long time who stomp. Their strategy is to frighten players away from the auction, because if they stomp, you may lose the free bids DealDash gives you for your Time As High Bidder (TAHB). Your TAHB is time rewarded in the form of free buds by DealDash for bidding. For every second you are the highest bidder of the auction, you earn free bids, these bids are given when you reach your next level.

So, now you know about Jumpers and Stompers, not illegal, but not nice. In turn, I hope I’ve encouraged you to use your Bid Buddy, it’s really the best way to win auctions and earn free bids.

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

October 3, 2016

Small Appliances Big Gifts at DealDash

One of the best things about DealDash is you will never have to go to a mall again for another gift, as long as they carry what you’re looking for. Plus, with DealDash you will have fun getting it and have it delivered free, that’s the DealDash way. Small appliances are a very popular item at DealDash, a lot of players will most likely get involved with every auction, so they are an item you’ll want to consider using the Buy It Now (BIN) option. What that mean is you will bid in the auction until you reach the retail price in bids….if you do.

“Binning”, as it’s called, is a great option for a small appliance because you need the appliance anyway, so if you don’t win it, it makes sense to buy it. Then when you buy it, DealDash will give you the bids you used back. That is another reason small appliances make such a good gift to go for, everyone needs a toaster or a microwave oven, but DealDash has some very unique small appliances, like juicers and a variety of coffee makers.

When you BIN there is another magical thing that happens, you earn a lot of free bids for your Time As High Bidder. This is a DealDash promotion which gives back to the player. For every second you are the highest bidder during an auction, DealDash tallies it up and keeps track of it. When you reach your next level, you will be rewarded with a number of bids that corresponds with your level. You start out getting 50 bids or more and then it goes up to 100 or more and then 1000 or more, and on and on. You just need to keep bidding, they’ll keep track!

You could win a lot of small appliances with the free bids, or at least pad up the bids you purchased to win it. Because they are so popular, and there will most likely be a lot of players in the auction, you could be bidding for hours and hours. Small Appliances often go for cents or a dollar or two, but you have to plan to BIN. The other thing to keep in mind is that appliances are a special item at DealDash, you have to shop in advance and plan to join the auction.

You can use the “Alert Me” feature DealDash has in place to remind you when your item is coming on the market. Click on the Alert Me tab in the auction and set you alarm the day of. Wait until your “special” item is on the market and stay involved with just that item. You never know when a special items will end because so many bidders are in the auction.

When you open the small appliance auction, notice in the list how often the prize was won. This will give you an idea when they might offer it again. For example, if one sold on Jan. 15, one sold on Feb 17, one sold on Mar. 14, you can expect to see the same item around April 15. If you can’t find the auction in the search bar they may be out of it, not offering it at the time, or it’s run its course.

Get your favorite small appliances at DealDash, one for you and one for a gift, shop in advance and use the “Alert Me” tab, shop often and search for your item, use your free bids to help you bid in this auction, and stay involved in just the one auction and always use your Bid Buddy.

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

September 30, 2016

Spreading Yourself Too Thin at DealDash

Ok, why is it so important not to spread yourself too thin then you are bidding at DealDash? Because you want to win auctions! One thing we can all hope for is that someone else spreads themselves too thin and they make the mistake. That’s what happens, you lose auctions.

By spreading yourself too thin, I mean, you get involved in too many auctions at once. There is a great temptation to get involved in a lot of auctions because you never know, you might win one for a few cents. But you have to pay attention to the items you place just a few bids in.

If you are bidding in a bunch of auctions at once, you must be using your DealDash Bid Buddy, they Bid Buddy needs to be fed, and if you don’t put in enough bids you could run out and lose while you are tending to the other auctions. If you insist on bidding in a bunch of auctions, it’s best to load up the Bid Buddy with way more bids than you plan on using, and this way if you are tending another auction, you won’t lose this one. You do have to micro manage your auctions like this, you don’t want to intentionally overbid.

In the beginning, I always suggest you bid in just one or two auctions at once, and please, don’t “Stomp” Stomping is pouncing a bid in manually without regard to your free bids or the free bids of other players. You can’t win auctions this way. But, if you stay focused on one or two auction, it is much more manageable. Tip: More free bids come from using your Bid Buddy, than manually bidding.

If you don’t have a lot of bids and you actually want to win something, keep it simple. That means, just bid on the items that are under $200, they tend to close much quicker than other high valued auctions. As well, stick to the one auction, so you can micro manage it.

Micro managing is watching the auction close even if you are using Bid Buddy, and for me it means I will leave the auction if, 1. too many people join, and then go back later, or 2. I only have a few bids and I don’t think I’ll win with them. If you do number one, don’t forget to watch the auction closely, you want to know if it gets down to two people.

Tip: Just because there are only two players, that doesn’t necessarily mean the auction is going to end soon, so pay attention, get involved and use your Bid Buddy!

So, when you’re bidding at DealDash resist the temptation to bid in more than a few auctions at once, your bids will last longer and you will win more auctions. Make sure you micro manage your auction to conserve bids.

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

September 29, 2016

DealDash: Staying Involved vs. Bid Buddy

When you first get started at DealDash you may be overly involved, just stomping in your bids at random times and quite frankly, losing bids like crazy. Then you discover Bid Buddy! The Bid Buddy places bids for you in your place and in your turn. So, if there are 7 people in the auction and they are all using Bid Buddy, you will have a bid placed for you automatically every 7th bid (or penny cost of item). For each bid the cost of the item goes up one cent. You hope you put in the largest number of bids to be the last bidder.

Staying active is very important in the beginning, you are learning how many bids you need to use to win certain auctions, but I do recommend you use the Bid Buddy. So, now you want to branch out, play in more than one auction, this is a fun and exciting time, you are spreading your wings! This isn’t the time to go rogue. Use Bid Buddy in every auction you are in. You can get involved in several auctions, but stay involved my managing all the auctions. Tip: If you load 10 auctions at once all with 10 bids, they are all bound to end at once before you have a chance to reload them. Perhaps a better plan would be to put 20 bids on each of 5 auctions. By that time the field will have thinned out in a couple and managing is easier.

The juggling act is half the fun, so don’t get caught up in the fear of bidding. Stay involved, especially with the items you really want. I find I bid on items I don’t want all the time, usually to exchange for bids, but this is a sure way to lose your bids and walk away with nothing. You have to be willing to lose a lot if you do this. I’ve gotten used to losing, it wracks you with fear in the beginning, now I just say, “Oh well, you can’t win them all!”. Don’t get me wrong, I win a lot, in fact, with the new rules, I win more than ever!

The main point here is that it’s best to use Bid Buddy, but it’s also important, especially in the beginning, to stay actively involved in the auction too. You can do one or the other, but both is best. If you do stay involved and use Bid Buddy you can, as I call it, “micro manage” your auctions. I will jump in and out of auctions depending on who is in it, how many bidders and the final price.

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!