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February 12, 2018

Tips to Deal With Not Always Winning

Unfortunately, we don’t always win every auction. Here are some tips to get you “back in the saddle” for winning another auction.

The old adage is “you can’t win them all”, and that is true in life as well as DealDash. But there are hundreds of auctions every day on DealDash, so there are tons of chances for you to win. Here are some tips and tricks from the DealDash Tips Blog to get you back on track to winning more auctions.

Explore Your Possibilities

When you’re on DealDash it’s important to explore the different auctions. Expand your mind and explore all of the different categories and items that are up for auction. There are currently 9 categories on DealDash, and this is something that changes occasionally as DealDash expands and changes things around on the site. Here are the categories that are currently offered:

New Items
Bid Packs
Bundles
Electronics & Computers
Fashion, Health, and Beauty
Gift Cards
Hobbies, Toys, Outdoors, and Games
Home, Garden, and Tools
Kitchen and Dining

No matter what kind of items that you are interested in winning, you’ll be able to find something that you’re interested in on DealDash. However, if you’ve been trying to win a particular item with no success, take a break! Bid on something else, try a different category. Explore and educate yourself on all of the different categories.

Take a Peek Into the Past

If you’ve been having trouble winning an auction, then check out some of the items that you won previously. What kinds of items were they? What time of day were you bidding? Was it on a holiday or a particular day of the week? See if you can spot some similarities in your previous wins and try to replicate them again and see if you can snag yourself another win.

Having previous wins is a great way to try and repeat your success, but if you are a new bidder and don’t have very many wins to compare, then you can always check out the “Winner’s Tab” on DealDash. Just navigate to the main page, and click the tab at the top that says “Winners”. This will take you to all of the wins on DealDash, starting with the most recent. You can scroll back indefinitely (as far as I know), once I scrolled back to the previous day. It’s really an invaluable source of information to take advantage of that DealDash offers anyone who cares to look.

BIN if You Don’t Win

If you are planning on purchasing any of the items that you are bidding on in a DealDash auction, then you’re a great candidate to do a BIN (Buy It Now) if you don’t win. DealDash offers the BIN on all auctions on the website. To complete a BIN, just pay retail price for the item and you will receive all of your bids back. You’ll receive your item, all of your bids back, and get to keep the clock time that you accrued while bidding, as well.

Thanks for Reading

I hope that you found this DealDash Tips article on tips for when you don’t win helpful. Remember to check the Tips blog daily, we have many tips, tricks, and ideas for new bidders. If you would like to read our other blogs, be sure to check out our other blogs, DealDashReviewed.com and DealDashblog.com.

Be sure to read this article if you want to win more auctions on DealDash. Be sure visit DealDash and browse the categories today. DealDash has everything you need. Have fun on DealDash, and happy bidding everyone!

This sponsored blog post was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Dawn was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Read even more at DealDashTips.com, DealDashReviewed.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.

February 11, 2018

How I Finally Won My First Painting on DealDash!

Ok, bidders—after over two years, I finally won my first big-ticket painting on DealDash! I can tell you it was no easy task but one that I would love to share with you. If you feel you’re stuck in the rut of winning smaller items on DealDash, these tips might just make winning that next mid- to big-ticket item possible.

Know the Competition

No, this doesn’t mean invite them over to grill them for all their bidding and winning secrets, though that would be fun, wouldn’t it? Simply put, there are experienced bidders who know the ins and outs of winning items. Make sure you remember them.

Utilize the Winners Tab

I bring up the Winners Tab before I even browse the auctions. It’s the first thing I do. Why? Because I want to know who has been winning the big-ticket items recently. A common thought would be that if you won a painting recently, you will try for another…and another. By having the Winners Tab up, you can also search your competitors’ names while you are in an auction with them to see if they have recent wins.

Don’t Retreat

Just because someone recently won a big-ticket item and they are trying for another doesn’t necessarily mean they will win again. There are many reasons for a bidder to back out of an auction and most bidders don’t have an unlimited supply or aren’t willing to invest everything they have. Be willing to stay in an auction at least for a certain number of bids just in case.

Be Patient

It’s easy to say to yourself, “Oh, I’ll just remove my bids and watch the auction and jump back in.” However, on more times than I can tell you, I have done just this and the bidders go from ten to one in a blink of an eye and you’ve lost your chance. Hang in there!

Use BidBuddy and Walk Away

Watching my auctions is a habit of mine but during big-ticket auctions, I prefer to set my BidBuddy and walk away…at least for a little while. It’s too tempting to hold back on bidding and in auctions you just never know what the competition is going to do. I have seen many times where items have been won with just one or two bids because the other bidders (and many of them) placed just one bid to secure a spot in the auction with the hopes of saving bids and re-joining the auction later. This is not always the best strategy.

Consider Your Exchange to Bid Options

I had always wanted to win a painting. They are expensive items and surely must generate a hefty “exchange to bids” benefit, right? Don’t be surprised if that’s not quite the case. With my own win, I won a painting worth over $2000 and when I won it (after spending about 200 bids), I quickly realized the exchange to bids offer was only 500 bids. Yes, of course I took the bids, but the lesson was not to count your bids before they are exchanged to bids!

My Best Advice

When it comes to paintings and other big-ticket items, my best advice is to find an item you would really love to win and receive, do your homework and get bidding. You simply can’t win if you don’t bid!

I had to take many chances on bidding until I finally won a painting and I was very proud of myself when I finally won. Now I can take these strategies into other auctions and win again! I hope this has been helpful and I hope you win big really soon!

This sponsored blog post was written by Theresa B., proud American and grandmother of two, major MMA fan, writer and ardent practitioner of sarcastic wit. Theresa was compensated by DealDash for this post.

February 7, 2018

Important Tips to Use on DealDash

How you bid on DealDash can make the difference between getting a good deal or getting a great deal. Read these important tips and use them the next time you’re on DealDash.

Need a little assistance bidding on DealDash? No problem, the DealDash Tips Blog is here to help you understand how to use DealDash. Read this article to get more information on some important tips to use when you’re bidding on DealDash.

See What the Hot Category is Today

How do you figure out what everyone wants to bid on today? By checking out the Winner’s Tab. If you haven’t been visiting the Winner’s Tab on a daily basis, then you might have been wasting some wins in a different category that you could have been getting. Most days, there is a category that people are more interested in than others, and you can easily see what categories are hot (or not) by checking the Winner’s Tab and seeing what price items are selling for.

For example, if you go to the Winner’s Tab and see that jewelry is going for less than $1 today, then you probably want to hop yourself on over to the jewelry category and get bidding. Alternately, if you see that home decor items are going for near the retail price, then you probably want to pick a different category to bid on that day.

Not Your Best Bidding Day?

No matter how skilled you are in bidding on auctions, everyone has an “off” day sometimes. To be honest, sometimes that off day can stretch longer into an off week! However, if you are having a tough time in the auctions, you can rest assured that you can receive all of your bids back from DealDash.

If you are having a tough time and don’t win the auction, you can always do a BIN, or Buy It Now, and get all of your bids back. You’ll also get free and fast shipping. When you bid on things that you would actually buy in “real life” for full price, then it’s not a big deal or an inconvenience to do to BIN on an item that you don’t win. It just makes good sense.

A few other tips to take note of when you’re not having a good bidding day:

Try a different category
Take a break and come back later on
Do some research on products instead of bidding
Read the DealDash Tips Blog and get some ideas
Take a look at your past wins and remember that you are a good bidder who’s just having a bad day

Thanks for Reading the Tips Blog

I hope this article has encouraged you to think about these important tips to use on DealDash. Go ahead check out the auctions on DealDash. Visit DealDash now to see what’s up for bid today. DealDash has everything you want and need. Have fun on DealDash, and happy bidding everyone!

This sponsored DealDash blog post was written by Dawn E, a mother of 3 who loves DealDash. Dawn was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Read even more at DealDashTips.com, DealDashReviewed.com, or on her own blog, DawnBlogtopus.

February 5, 2018

Tips to Get the Best DealDash Score

Everyone on DealDash is looking for the best score. Here are some tips that you’ll want to keep in mind the next time you’re bidding.

Everyone knows that DealDash is the best place to score new jewelry, electronics, and home decor items. However, DealDash isn’t magic, you have to think about how you’re bidding and pay attention to the other bidders that are participating in the auction with you. Follow these handy tips from the DealDash Tips blog and you will be making your next big score in no time flat! Read on for more information.

Get to Know Your Fellow Bidders

No, you don’t have to get to know all of the millions of bidders on DealDash, but if you pay close attention you will see the same bidders over and over again, especially if you participate in a particular category on a regular basis. For example, I am a big fan of jewelry, so I often participate in jewelry and beauty auctions. However, I am not much for bidding on bid packs, and there are many bidders who seemingly only bid on bid packs, so I don’t need to pay them any mind because we will rarely cross paths in an auction. If you pay attention to the other bidders in your favorite types of auctions you will start to recognize them and their bidding styles. Take notes.

Get More Bidding Power With Free Bids

If you want to get your next big score with a little bit of help from DealDash you’ll definitely want to take advantage of the free bids that DealDash offers. There are many different ways to earn free bids from DealDash, and by far the easiest way is to simply log in every day and place a few bids. If you are able to remember to log in every single day for a week you will get thirty free bids for every day after that that you remember to log in and bid. This is a huge benefit to being a regular DealDash bidder. Personally, I have received hundreds of free bids from DealDash for just logging in.

Another very easy way to receive free bids from DealDash is to participate in their “Badge Challenges”. There are many different challenges, some of them give you free bids and some are just for fun. If you’re interested in the badge challenges, just go to this link and you can check them out.

Thanks for Reading

I hope that you found this DealDash Tips article on strategies to get your next big score helpful. Remember to check the Tips blog daily, because you can’t ever learn too much about DealDash. If you would like to read our other blogs, be sure to check out our other blogs, DealDashReviewed.com and DealDashblog.com.

Be sure to visit DealDash and see the new items available. DealDash has everything you need to win and BIN. DealDash is the site to save. Have a great time on DealDash and happy bidding everyone!