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November 24, 2016

DealDash Tips to Stay Alert

As a DealDash bidder, I’m sure you know the feeling of losing an auction due to not being alert. Here are some tips to help.

I fondly look back on how uninformed I was when I first started bidding on DealDash. I was impulsive, quick to join in an auction, and I didn’t realize at first how long auctions can actually go on before there is a winner. I remember losing quite a few auctions in the early days because I just got too distracted or sleepy and stopped paying close enough attention to the auction, and someone else was the winner. I am here to give you some tips on how to keep focused and alert during the auction.

Before we get into how to stay alert, the first tip that I would like to share is that you should really do your research on how long auctions of this type normally go on – for example, an auction for a $20 Blu-Ray movie will be considerably shorter than an auction for a $1,000 TV. If you are short on time and it’s an item that you are willing to BIN (Buy It Now) then I would suggest that you just load up your BidBuddy with the appropriate number of bids, and come back later to see if you’ve won. If it’s a bigger ticket item I would suggest just tossing in a few bids and returning later to check on the auction, and get more serious about the auction after it’s been running for a while.

If you’re determined to stay and watch the auctions, you are going to need to stay alert so you don’t get distracted and lose the auction. A way that I have found very helpful in staying alert is to keep each auction page open in its own tab on my computer, and that way you can easily click back and forth between them.

Another suggestion would be not to bid on too many auctions at once. When your attention is divided among more than a couple of auctions it can be very difficult to pay attention to each of them. If you want to participate in more than 2 or 3 auctions at a time, I would definitely suggest making use of the BidBuddy. If you load up 20 or so bids at a time on each of the auctions that you are interested in, it gives you enough time to be able to pay attention to other auctions while ensuring that no one else scoops up the win from you.

I hope that you found this DealDash Tips article helpful. Be sure to come back daily and read about more tips and tricks to win more auctions on DealDash. Visit DealDash today and see how much you can save. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

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November 23, 2016

Gift Card Tips on DealDash

Gift cards are an extremely popular item on DealDash, why do people like them so much? Well, let me tell you.

For starters, DealDash has an excellent variety of many different types of gift cards. Here is just a quick list of some of the gift cards that DealDash often has up for bid:

Toys R Us
Bath and Body Works
Bass Pro Shops
Target
Wal*Mart
CVS
K-Mart
Sears
Shell gas station
Lowe’s
Old Navy
American Airlines
Panera Bread
Many, Many, Many more

DealDash keeps up with the changing trends, and even occasionally has gift cards for new online businesses such as Swap.com and EcocentricMom.com – which I have won and enjoyed both. I think that it’s such a great idea for DealDash to pair up with new and small businesses, it’s really win-win-win, for the small business, for DealDash, and for us as customers.

Unfortunately, I have found that the smaller $10 and $25 ones are more difficult to win than the larger $50, $100, and up gift cards. I feel that the reason behind this is that most people don’t mind taking a chance on a $10 or $25 gift card to a restaurant or store that they often go to anyway, such as Panera Bread or Dunkin’ Donuts.

DealDash has a wonderful feature that many people take advantage of called BIN (Buy It Now). That means that if a person doesn’t WIN the gift card outright, then they can always BIN (Buy It Now) and get the gift card, free shipping, and all of their bids back to use on another auction. Not only that, but they get to keep the “clock time” that they gained by bidding on the gift card.

Gift cards obviously make for good gifts, but they have so many other uses as well. Here is a list of some of the different ways that you can use the gift cards that you win or BIN from DealDash:

Rewards for good grades
Allowance money
Budgeting tool so you don’t overspend
Raffle prize
Give as a donation
Teacher appreciation
Back to school shopping – let your teen shop alone without fear of losing the cash
As a “thank you” to postal worker, garbage man, etc.
As a tip at a restaurant
As a way to shop online without using your credit card

I hope that you found this DealDash Tips article helpful. As you can see, there are many reasons to shop for gift cards on DealDash. Visit DealDash now to check out the auctions. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

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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 10, 2016

Tips For Smart Bidding at DealDash

At times we can get a little carried away bidding at our favorite penny auction site, DealDash, it happens to even the best and most seasoned player, but I have a few rules I give myself to avoid using too many bids.

Often I will bid on an item just to exchange for the bids, I have gotten too emotionally involved with these auctions, like I really want the item, but the truth is, I don’t want it, I just want the bids. So, I avoid getting emotionally involved with this type of auction. To do that, you have to set limits for yourself, if you decide to use only 25 bids to try to win this $150 item, stick to that. If you didn’t win the item by then, you’re not getting the deal you want, and what do you do with a bad deal? Walk.

What about an item you really want? Well you can get emotional about that because you have the power of BIN. If you don’t win it for the right amount of bids, you purchase the items and get all your bids back. At least you have your item, and you also have free bids you didn’t have to pay for. Those bids, although free, have real value at DealDash, so if you used 1000 bids on an items and then purchased the item for bids back, you were just handed 1000 free bids, those bids can be placed on an item you really want and you may over bid with those bids, keep retail in mind if you do this, you don’t want to pay more than retail for the item, that’s foolish, the best time to do this is when the item is being offered during a free sale, where all wins are paid for by DealDash.

Next, bid only on items you really want or have someone in mind to give it too. If you know your niece will enjoy this lovely necklace for the holidays, then win it. But if you don’t even know who you’re going to give this item to, don’t try to win it. IF you get caught up in an auction such as this, you can always exchange for bids.

Pick and choose your times to bid. Don’t bid when the site is too busy, you can tell this by looking at the number of Avatars in all the auctions. Go into any auction, start with the $50 items, move up to $100, then $150, then $500….you get it, see how many people are in the auctions by counting the number of Avatars. I can just look at the group and tell how many players there are, and you will be able to do this eventually too, but in the beginning, the number of players significantly affects your odds and the counting makes you familiar with the group as a whole. Mostly, it’s Saturday and sometimes Friday night. Also, for some reason Monday is a crazy busy day.

Well, if the site isn’t busy right now, you’ll see me there, otherwise, I’m watching. You can learn a lot when you watch during busy times, for one, you will see who bids on a lot of items at once. Who has perseverance, most players come and go during the day, some are there all the time, get to know the difference, that will help you save bids.

My best tidbit of information is just don’t get too emotionally involved in an auction, if you lose it, buy it, if you don’t want to buy it, let it go. You had a lot of fun trying to win it, and if you didn’t win it. Oh well.

Good Luck and Happy Bidding