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August 10, 2016

Know the DealDash Language

DealDash has a language all it’s own, and knowing what the difference between a jumper and a stomper is helpful, especially in understanding your fellow player. Here is a list of the basic lingo of DealDash.

Auctions- An auction is why you come to DealDash, there is a pay to shop/play system where you buy bids and play the auction to win great everyday items for very low prices. The home page at DealDash displays all the auctions available for bidding or purchase.

Auctions, Individual- Each auction has its own page where the stats of the auction are available. For example: how many players, who they are, and their comment.

Banner-The banner at the top of the home page is where you will find the current cost of bids and the details of the latest sale. Often, 50% Off Final Price, Free Auction Wins, and a Free Bid Multiplier. Check the banner daily, it changes very early in the morning.

Bidding- The act of placing bids in a auction for real, everyday items, like computers, housewares, clothing, jewelry and art.

Bids- Bids are the currency of the site, you need them to bid and win your prizes. They range in price between .12 to .16 cents and you can see the cost on the banner. Purchase bids to join auctions.

Bid Count Meter-This displays your available bids. When you have bids on your Bid Buddy, the bids are subtracted from this total. There are two bid count meters one on the top, right hand side of the page and one on the bottom left.

Buy Bid Tabs-There are three, one is on the top of the auctions page right next to your bid count meter, one is at the bottom on the left of the auctions page, it looks like a little credit card, and there is one in your dashboard list of tabs.

Buy It Now (BIN)- Also referred to as “Binning”. At any time during an auction you can opt out and purchase the item at the regular retail price. When you do, the DealDash promise is to give you all the bids back that you used trying to win it. When you make your purchase from the “Buy It Now” tab, the used bids will be immediately deposited into your Bid Count Meter.

Bid Buddy- The most reliable tool at Deal Dash, it is the best way to set up a pre -determined amount of bids to be placed for you in the order you joined the auction. If there are 7 players using Bid Buddy, it will place a bid for you every 7th turn, the only thing between you and the other players is the number of bids you place. The one who places the last bid is the winner.

Dashboard-Your dashboard is essential to keeping track of all your plays, wins and purchases. There is a comprehensive list of the items you are bidding on currently and how many bids you have placed. This is where you find all your information, public profile, bids placed, account information. You will find your dashboard on the top and bottom of the page.

Deal Dasher- One who plays, shops and saves at Deal Dash.

Final Price- When an auction ends the number of bids placed by all players determines the final price. If 4945 total bids are placed the final price is $49.45.

Free Bid Meter-“Time as highest bidder” is determined by the number of bids you place times about 9 seconds for each bid. The meter ticks up your time and when you’ve reached the appropriate number of bids for your current level you are rewarded with free bids. Each level increases the number of bids you claim, for example if you are at level 79 you will claim 1000 bids and it goes up with each level of play you achieve.

Jumping-A player who places a bid before the $5 cut off and then leaves the auction only to return later and jump in. Get to know who does this and wait until they jump in. Jumper- One who jumps

Public Profile- You may have a comment displayed under your Avatar, which you can edit it from your Public Profile tab located on the left hand side of your Dashboard. All comments are approved by Deal Dash staff and have guidelines that include, among other things, not being threatening or misleading with your statement. It’s meant to give some personality to your Avatar. Auctions can be won and lost with these comments, pay close attention. Lately, there has been a trend to talk to each other through the comment by creating a continuous story. Feel free to join in!

Stomping-Stomping plain and simple is the worst offense of a Deal Dasher. It is a reckless and thoughtless storm of bids being throw into an auction. This rapid-fire bidding is an attempt to scare everyone away and as a result win the auction. Stomper- One who stomps Stompers become obsolete because in the long run, this activity is unsustainable.

User Name-The name everyone sees when you are playing Deal Dash, you’ll want this to be creative and expressive. Some people use their actual name or a combination of letters and numbers.

Winner’s list-A real-time list of all the wins, a picture of the item with a description, who won it and what they paid for it. It also displays the winners Avatar. The winners list is a great place to do research. You can see what final prices are trending to estimate where the next auction may end.

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

August 1, 2016

DealDash Bids all Weigh the Same

There is one thing for sure, bidding at DealDash is so much fun and there are so many prizes to win. But when you are bidding, it’s not a bad idea to think about the weight of the bids.

You can win a toaster with about 25 bids, or you can win a $2500 piece of art with the same 25 bids. It takes time and patience to win a big ticket item with 25 bids, but it’s possible and happens often. You should not go into an auction after being here for one day and expect to win a big art prize right away because it takes some knowledge, along with a bunch of luck.

Here are a few important things to remember when you are bidding on high ticket items and you’re trying to win it with only a few bids. First, and this is the most important, if you don’t win it in 25 bids, like you planned, you need to back out. That’s the plan, you want to win with 25 bids, right?

There is always another prize exactly like this one or one that is very similar in value and quality right around the corner, so don’t waste any more bids trying to win an item you may never win. Be warned, you can go through a dozen auctions losing every one with just 25 bids, or you might be the one who one the $3000 prize with a few bids. It is a strategy and it’s played everyday by many.

You can go for a toaster and possibly win, but what if you went for the art and won that? You spent the same amount of bids and won a much larger prize. This type of bidding is not for the faint of heart, you MUST be prepared to lose bids and not “win them all” but the rewards are much greater when you do. It’s all about the odds.

This is a game that many “old timers” and “seasoned pros” use, but again, they will be more willing to stay in an auction until every bid of a BIN is used. These are the hard core shoppers who plan on winning for the retail value. But this article is about winning with nothing.

You have to be willing to back out if you want to win with a few bids, you need to grow that thick upper skin and say good bye, it’s not as easy as you might think. The second most important thing about this type of bidding is to know the other players, if you don’t you may be involved in an auction where this player is just not going to back out….ever.

The third thing I can share about “bidding on the 25” is you may not get these bids back. If you are in 10 auctions and have 25 in each , you will run out of bids quickly. Shop ahead of time, know what you’re going for and stick to the plan! That is an important piece of the puzzle.

So, if you want to win your item with 25 bids, 1. don’t bid over 25 bids in an auction, 2. Don’t overbid on an item when there is another one right around the corner. hint: the second one will most likely go for less that the first, a phenomenon I’ve noticed. 3. Go for a toaster or a high value piece of art, but know the competition so you make an educated decision. 4. Be willing to lose the bids, this is about fun, competition and winning for a few pennies. You might….or you might not. But I can say that I have won nearly 600 auctions, I have been there, done that, and I drew the map. I’ve learned how to walk away and that takes guts.

In just the past 30 days, I’ve won 23 auctions with less than 30 bids.

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

July 30, 2016

DealDash Metal Detectors Compared

DealDash has a really nice variety of Metal Detectors for the explorer in your life, or for yourself! It’s a popular category, and I’m going to compare them for you so you start out going for the one that meets your budget and suits your needs.

The metal detector is a must-have for anyone who enjoys long walks on the beach or if you like to look for gold along America’s riverbeds. I got one for my husband and we even take it hiking with us, here in New England we’re always trying to find some war relics. But there are many types of metal object that you could find, we’ve found some very interesting items, horse shoes, ax heads, jewelry, tools, hand forged nails and even a bucket…plus so much more. The metal detector at DealDash is a very popular item and it will help to watch a few auctions to see who’s in them, and what price the different varieties are going for.

Starting with the Bounty Hunter Brand the reliable and affordable place to start your hobby. Your basic metal detector is the Gold Digger retailed at $92. This model comes with a Pin Pointer Bundle and head phones. It features a single knob control and is small and light weight and has a 6 inch coil for detecting.

The next tier up in terms of options and price is the Bounty Hunter Tracker IV which retails for $117. This unit has a lot to offer for the price. It has a 6 inch waterproof search coil, 2 operating controls. There is a 3 Mode dual tone Discrimination switch. The Ground Trac Technology balances soil conditions. The S-Rod handle is easy to carry.

The Quick Draw II made by Bounty Hunter also comes with the Pin Pointer plus a padded carrying case. It features an 8 inch waterproof search coil. This unit has the Automatic Ground Tracker which allows you to search in different soil conditions. It runs on on 9-volt battery.

For the experienced enthusiast you will find the Bounty Hunter Land Star which retails for $284. The Land Star has a 10 inch coin depth, 3-tone audio feedback. The ground track tells you how deep to dig. Metal detecting system offering tremendous versatility with two distinct systems integrated into one: No-Motion mode and an Auto Notch Discrimination. Choose between automatic Ground-Trac or variable ground balancing. Requires 2 9-volt batteries.

The Treasure Cove Underwater Scuba and Wading unit is good for snorkeling and underwater searching. It includes a head set and and 8 inch under sediment search. It has a 10 inch search coil plus an adjustable 42-54 inch stem. There is an audio alarm and red LED alert. The Underwater Scuba requires 8 AA batteries.

This last unit I am comparing is made by Fisher and is called the Fisher F5 it retails for $642.00 and is a very popular item. This detector has a 0-99 Readout, Frequency Shift for different metals, Visual Target ID, Target ID Confidence Bar Graph, Target ID Confidence Bar Graph, Continuous Ground Mineralization Phase Readout, Concentric 10 inch Open Face Waterproof Interchangeable Search Coil. It has a 4 tone audio ID and weighs only 2.9 lbs.

Which ever metal detector you choose be sure you’ll be happy with the quality. DealDash also carries a small detector for juniors and a couple other Bounty Hunter Models that are very similar to the ones listed here. The basic differences being a carrying case, a pin pointer, different audio tones, different depths of detection, the type of batteries, and different size search coils. They all do one thing, detect metal!

Have fun winning a great metal detector from DealDash, they have variety and availability, plus opportunity to save hundreds of dollars!

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!!!

July 27, 2016

The Art of Buy It Now at DealDash

There really is an art to the Buy In Now process, when I first started at DealDash I didn’t put any weight on the process and therefore lost a lot of opportunity. I would bid and bid on the same item over and over until I won it. All those bids…gone and I could have owned it.

First, let’s talk about what “Buy It Now” is. Deal Dash has a policy in place so no player has to go away empty-handed, and it’s the Buy It Now option. It’s also know as “binning” and BIN, but they all mean the same thing, you can get your bids back if you don’t win.

If you are bidding on an item at DealDash and you just can’t win it, you can purchase the item and DealDash will give you all the bids you used to win it back. There is a tab in the auction which you can select and it will take you to the checkout, when your transaction is complete you own the item and you got all your bids back to go for another item. You will no longer be able to win in this auction.

You have a full week after someone else wins the auction you’ve bid in to purchase it for your bids back, you can find the “Buy Now” tab on the first page of your Dashboard. Simply find the item you wish to purchase in the list an click on the “Buy Now” tab and at the time your purchase is complete your bids are deposited into your account.

So, you don’t have to keep trying and trying to win an item you really need, this can be as simple as shopping! Look through the DealDash merchandise. Plan on binning because you need the item. When you plan on binning there is a simple formula to determine when to stop bidding. It is likely you will win the item before the BIN, if fact that is the plan, right? But if you don’t you have the BIN to fall back on. To determine the BIN amount of bids take the value of the item and divide it by the cost of bids, then you will have the number of bids to BIN. You don’t want to exceed that number because you would be paying more than retail price. So, if your item is valued at $50 and bids are .15 cents you would calculate 50/.15=333. 333 is the magic number, don’t exceed this, back out and buy. Get your bids back and move on. You now have your item and 333 bids to go!

This is a great way to purchase gifts, you can select a gift, possibly win it right away and get a great deal, or plan on binning. You can shop on a budget and find great deals at DealDash, always keep in mind you can purchase it and get your bids back. Stay focused on items you really want, this way purchasing it makes sense.

Good Luck and Happy Bidding!