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May 24, 2017

DealDash Tips of the Trade

What’s your best DealDash Tip? All DealDash regular bidders have a few “tips of the trade” that they use when bidding.

What are your favorite DealDash tips of the trade? What’s what special trick that you like to use when you bid? Okay, okay, I know that you don’t want to give away your special secrets. How about your regular tips? What guidelines do you like to use when you bid on DealDash? Here are some of mine.

Don’t Accidentally Overbid

What do I mean by accidentally overbidding? I mean, of course, by bidding more than the item is worth! Many times when you do your calculations of how many bids to place in an auction you might forget to also take into account the auction’s final value fee. This doesn’t apply on “Free Auction weekends,” of course, but on a regular day you might find yourself overpaying if you don’t remember to calculate this part. This is especially important to remember when you are bidding on gift cards because these auctions frequently end up costing at least 50% of the face value.

This is especially important to remember when you are bidding on gift cards because these auctions frequently end up costing at least 50% of the face value. Wouldn’t you be upset to have set up your BidBuddy with enough bids to equal the value of the gift card, and end up winning, but have to pay the face value of the card, as well? That’s what we want to avoid at all costs – “winning” instead of WINNING!

How can you prevent overbidding? It can be difficult when you are bidding in an overnight auction using your BidBuddy because you don’t want to run into the situation that we talked about above. What you might want to do is check and see what price the auction typically is won for, and then set your BidBuddy accordingly. However, this could backfire on you if you miscalculate. This is why you should keep a close eye on your auctions even when you’re using the BidBuddy.

Buy Your Bids at the Lowest Price

Do you know how to stretch your bids even further than the next bidder? By buying them at the lowest price, of course! Don’t be the person who buys a giant bid pack when bid prices are at .19! Buy them when they are at .12-.15, and you will have a lot more bidding power than people who bought them at a higher price. For example, today the bid prices are very low – so it would be a great day to buy a big bid pack!

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I hope that you found this DealDash Tips article on tips of the trade helpful. Be sure to visit us here every day on the DealDash Tips blog, and also on the DealDash Reviewed blog. DealDash has items for the kitchen, yard, and bedroom. Check out DealDash auctions for bargains. Visit DealDash now to save. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

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This blog was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Read even more at DealDashBlog.com, DealDashReviewed.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.

May 20, 2017

Tips To Win Today

Are you feeling like a big winner today? Why not?! It’s easy and fin to win on DealDash. Here are some tips to win today.

Winning can be easy and fast, or more difficult and take up a longer amount of time. The secret is that you need to be patient and take your wins where you can get them. Study the website, and learn how it works. Here are some excellent tips from DealDash on how to win an auction today.

Bid on Low-Value Auctions

There are plenty of low-value auctions to choose from today. There are some $10, $25, and $50 gift cards to choose from. Gift cards are great, because you can keep them for yourself to use instead of cash or a credit card, or you can give them as a gift. There are a lot of graduations going on right now, why not win one to give to a new graduate?

There are also many jewelry auctions going on today for less than $200. There are different styles of earrings, bracelets, and rings, all for the winning. Jewelry is another thing that can be very nice to keep for yourself or give as a gift. Personally, I like to keep a small stash of gifts at home in case I need a gift on short notice. I have them pre-wrapped in wrapping paper, and I just stick a little post-it note on them saying what is inside. Along with my supply of blank cards that I keep around, I am always prepared for a birthday, wedding shower, or baby shower.

Spread Your Bids Around

Normally I advocate for picking an item that you really want to win and stay in it until the end – whether you end up Buying It Now (BIN) or winning it. However, if your goal is to win an auction today, then spread your bids around. If you have 500 bids that you want to spend today, you will be far more likely to win an auction if you put 100 bids on 5 auctions than putting all 500 bids on 1 auction. However, the problem with this is if you don’t win any of them, then it wouldn’t really make sense to BIN 5 different actions unless they are things that you really want to win, or if they are something that you need in your daily life such as a new sheet set or towels. Whereas if you put your 500 bids onto an auction of a piece of jewelry that you really wanted, it would make sense for you to pay the $99 or $150 and receive your 500 bids back. It’s up to you. That’s the great thing about DealDash, you can play it however you want to – there’s no right or wrong way as long as you follow the House Rules.

Thanks for Reading!

I hope that you found this DealDash Tips article on winning an auction today helpful. Be sure to visit us here every day on the DealDash Tips blog, and also on the DealDash Reviewed blog. DealDash has items for the kitchen, yard, and bedroom. Check out DealDash auctions for bargains. Visit DealDash now to save. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

This blog was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Read even more at DealDashBlog.com, DealDashReviewed.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.

May 19, 2017

DealDash Best Experience Tips

Have you been enjoying your DealDash experience so far? Read on for the top tips to have the best DealDash experience in the world.

People love bidding on auctions and exploring the DealDash website. But are they really having the best experience that they can? I can’t answer that question, but I can tell you what to do to have your best DealDash experience. Don’t worry, there’s nothing too difficult or time-consuming that needs to be done. Without further ado, here are the top tips for getting your best experience out of DealDash.

Use the BidBuddy

I’ve said it 100 times, but I am willing to say it 101 times – use your BidBuddy! Almost every auction is won with the BidBuddy. Most auctions run for multiple hours at a time, you really don’t want to have to sit there and keep clicking the “bid” button over and over again. You would be completely devastated if you had spent hours upon hours and hundreds of bids and ended up missing a click or your internet or electricity lost the connection for a second. It happened to me once in my early days of DealDash, and I vowed from then on out to use my BidBuddy every single time.

Go Into the Auction Expecting to Buy It Now (BIN)

If you enter every auction expecting to BIN the item then you will be pleasantly surprised when you win. This means that you should really only bid in auctions that you are really truly interested in winning. Of course, everyone likes to throw a few bids here and there for fun, like a scratch ticket, but when you’re serious about an item, then be “in it to BIN it!” A lot of people have a similar sentiment in their bidder bio, but in reality, it seems like that isn’t usually the case.

When you’re prepared to BIN the auctions that you enter it can be a very calming experience. It’s very comforting to know that I am really not LOSING any bids when I bid in an auction – I’m either going to win that item at a discount, or I’m going to BIN it and get all of my bids returned to me. Another great thing about BINning an auction is that you also get to keep all of the clock time that you accrued as the highest bidder. If you’re bidding on high-dollar auctions, then this can add up to a significant amount of time.

Thanks for Reading!

I hope that you found this DealDash Tips article helpful. Be sure to visit us here every day on the DealDash Tips blog, and also on the DealDash Reviewed blog. DealDash has items for the kitchen, yard, and bedroom. Check out DealDash auctions for bargains. Visit DealDash now to save. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

This blog was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Read even more at DealDashBlog.com, DealDashReviewed.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.

May 13, 2017

DealDash Tips to Win More in the Future

Whether you’re bidding today, tomorrow, or in the future, these tips will help you win more auctions. DealDash is here to help!

Everyone on DealDash wants to win the most auctions possible for the least amount of money. Sounds familiar, right? Kind of how you feel? Well, with everyone wanting the most auctions for the least bids and money, you’re going to have to keep your eyes peeled for ways to win more with less. Here are some tips from DealDash.

Go for the Cheaper Items

Everything on DealDash is nice, but there are certain items and categories that are cheaper than others. For example, every single day people win bid packs for pennies on the dollar. There are so many auctions for bid packs that they are significantly easier to win than many of the other auctions.

Another item that seems to often go for an inexpensive price is jewelry. This is probably because there are not only a lot of auctions for jewelry but many people either don’t wear jewelry or don’t have a special person that they would like to give jewelry as a gift. This is in sharp contrast to other auctions such as TVs who always have tons of bidders and competition. There will almost always be competition for all of the items, but some items just have less competition due to the frequency that they are offered on DealDash.

Stay Away From the Weekends

If your goal is to win lots of auctions for low, low prices, then I wouldn’t bother to bid during the weekend. The weekend is full of lots of bidders and fierce competition. Of course, this makes things a lot more fun and exciting, but if bottom-dollar auctions are what you are after you probably will be disappointed. However, as with anything, there are always exceptions to the rule, especially when DealDash offers their “50 Auctions Start at Once” or “100 Auctions Start at Once” promotion. During these promotional times, anything goes, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see many items go for just a few cents.

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Thanks so much for reading this DealDash Tips article on winning more auctions. Don’t forget to check back every day for new articles here are well as on our sister blog, DealDash Reviews. If you have any requests for specific articles, please feel free to leave a comment below.

Are you ready to plan out your bidding strategy? Go check DealDash for jewelry, electronics, and more. DealDash has all of the items that you need. VisitDealDash now to see how much you can save. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

This blog was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Read even more at DealDashBlog.com, DealDashReviewed.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.