Category: Strategies and Tips

Do you want to make a sports fan in your family more than happy – like to the moon and back happy? Thanks to DealDash.com now you can!

Did you see the autographed sports memorabilia up for auction on DealDash.com? Name your favorite team – Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers or perhaps the Chicago Cubs. You name it and you just may be able to find the autographed sports item of your dreams.

I see auctions for a football helmet, baseballs, bats and even sports clothing, including replica jersey tops. Let’s take a look at some of these items.

Autographed baseballs

How about an autographed baseball? Who are your favorite players? DealDash has several different autographed baseballs from a wide variety of teams and players.

The BIN varies and runs from $90 to $300 depending on the team and the signature. The most common BIN price tags are $130 and $250.  Some previous winners have gotten some fantastic deals, too. On June 24, one winner paid only 52 cents including the cost of the 2 bids placed.

Did you know that the history of baseball goes back a long way? According to my research, baseball began around the mid-1800s by Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown, New York.

The first official game of baseball took place in 1846 in Hoboken, New Jersey. However, the first professional baseball team that was established was in Cincinnati, and they were called the Red Stockings.

An autographed football helmet

Perhaps you have a son who is a huge football fan. How about the Las Vegas Raiders?

This football helmet has a BIN of $750 but several past winners got it for much less than that.

• June 18, this autographed football helmet sold at $1.63 and the winner paid a total of $10.63 including the cost of the 45 bids placed;
• June 23, this autographed football helmet sold at $2.35 and the winner paid a total of $$18.75 including the cost of the 82 bids placed.
• June 20, this autographed football helmet sold at $8.51 and the winner paid a total of $25.33 including the cost of the 116 bids placed.

This authentic helmet with multiple inscriptions and hand-signed autograph is part of a limited edition of 20. For more detailed information, see the auction description.

More about the game of football

According to my research, in 1823 during a school football match, a student named William Webb Ellis is said to have first picked up the ball and run with it, and thus he created a new style of play, where picking the ball up and running with it was preferred over kicking it.

On Nov. 6, 1869, Rutgers and Princeton played the first ever a college soccer football game. The game used modified London Football Association rules. During the next seven years, rugby gained favor with the major eastern schools over soccer, and modern football began to develop from rugby.

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.

Are you a dog or cat lover? Did you notice all of the items available for pets on DealDash.com?

Most people who own dogs or cats consider them to be part of the family. Therefore, it’s important to make our pets feel as comfortable as possible, and DealDash has several items that can do just that.

Our family had several dogs and cats on our farm when I was a child. I also had a Black Lab when I was a young adult, but items like pet travel seats were not available back then. In fact, I am surprised at all the awesome items we can buy for our pets now. I do not have a pet now, but if I did, I think I would go on a pet-shopping frenzy!

Let’s take a look at one product that will be sure to delight your pets, whether you have cats or dogs.

Pet travel seat

I certainly wish I would have had a good car seat for our family dog when my sons were young.

I decided not to take our dog Sneaker with us on a long trip because I was concerned our dog might bother me while I was driving. I also thought our dog might get too hot in the car. Therefore, when we went to visit my aunt for the 4^th of July, we left Sneaker at home in the care of our neighbors. As it turned out, fireworks in the neighborhood spooked our dog when he was not wearing a leach and Sneaker ran off and was hit by a vehicle on the road. When we returned from our road trip, we were so sad to learn our dog was injured so badly he had to be put to sleep. If only we had a good doggy car seat we could have taken Sneaker with us. That’s why I think it’s a good idea to own a good car seat for your family dog.

DealDash now has a high-quality road-ready pet travel seat with a BIN of $433.

This pet travel seat has been receiving rave reviews. Many people stated that their pets (cats and dogs) absolutely love having their own car seat made especially for them. Based on 33 reviews from previous winners, this car seat for pets received an overall rating of 4.91 out of a possible 5.0. That’s outstanding!

After reading the auction description on DealDash, it sounds like this pet travel seat is perfect for cats or small and medium-sized dogs. It measures 19-inches by 14-inches by 13-inches. However, several past winners stated that this pet car seat is “bigger than expected.” One winner said her dog is too big for this car seat but her dog does not care, jumps in and wants to ride in it, anyway. One thing is for certain: This is pet travel seat ensures your cats or dogs will travel in “comfort and style.”

For more detailed information, read the auction description.

The bottom line

DealDash.com now has many auction items available for pets including some of the following:

• Pet side carrier pack
• Pet beds
• Climbing tree (for cats)
• Pet tent
• Pet cube
• Pumpkin pet bed

In the past, I saw some dog coats, too, so keep your eyes open for more products to keep your four-legged family members comfortable and happy.

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.

I wasn’t going to do any shopping on DealDash.com today, but the daily challenge was to get three extra hours on the clock for placing 500 bids. Today’s Father’s Day feature also offered us 3X time on the clock for each bid. That was too good to turn down so I decided to go for it and I’m sure glad I did.

I just won a 691 bid pack using only 38 bids. Do you want to know how I did it?

Looking for trends

I usually place bids on smaller bid packs because they are often easier to win using a fewer bids. While I was checking out the Winners’ List, however, I noticed one larger bid pack of 691 bids sold early a couple times and the winners only used a small number of bids. It looked like a trend, so I decided to place some bids on the 691 bid pack, too, and it worked!

Sometimes other shoppers might be thinking alike. In this case it appeared shoppers were fiercely competing to win the smaller bid packs while the larger 691 bid pack was somewhat being ignored. Why? Many shoppers assume the larger bid packs that are more difficult to win. However, that’s not always true. In this case, it was easier to win the larger bid pack.

Below are more lessons I learned on how to win auctions using fewer bids.

The early bird catches the worm

When I was a child, my mother often told me, “The early bird catches the worm,” and I had no idea what she was talking about. Later in life I learned. That advice can work really well when shopping on DealDash, too.

Most shoppers place only one bid at the beginning of an auction so they will not get locked out from competing later on. Many of those shoppers get focused on other auctions and never return. Therefore, it’s a good idea to place more than one bid in the early part of an auction. Sometimes auctions suddenly sell and close earlier than shoppers anticipate. If we happened to be one of the few “early birds” that placed more than one bid during the early part of an auction, we can sometimes slip through the cracks and win early, too.

Know when to hold some bids for later

When six to eight shoppers are seriously competing for the win, it might not make sense to compete with that many. Instead, we can save a lot of bids by waiting until the auction looks like it will soon close because it’s down to only two or three other shoppers. If we look at the selling price for previous winners, we can often get a good idea when the time is right to jump in with a bunch of bids.

At that point, one of the following three things will likely happen:

1. If our competitors joined the auction early and we joined the auction late, we might outbid our shopping opponents and win;
2. If our final shopping opponents are “never quitters” who frequently overbid, we might have a better opportunity to win if we cancel our bids and place them in another duplicate auction instead;
3. If we are one of the three final shoppers we might see one of our competitors drop out but as soon as one drops out, another one jumps in. That could happen several times and we never know how many “hold-out” shoppers planning to do the same thing. We can do a “test” to find out, but it’s a little risky when we’re one of only three shoppers. We could drop out temporarily to see if another shopper will jump in, but the auction could suddenly close if we do that. However, if someone else does jump in, we can save our bids until one drops out again. If not, we can quickly put our bids back in. 

Many DealDash shoppers are pretty smart and have developed some excellent winning strategies. Regardless, that’s all part of the challenge that makes this kind of shopping so much fun, right?

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.

Did you see the 4375/3500 RV-Ready Portable Generator on DealDash.com?

This generator, with a BIN of $532.00 includes a remote key Fob, engine oil, an oil funnel, and a wheel kit.

I’m sure we all think it’s a good idea to have a generator to power the essentials in our home in case we experience a power outage. We might think we mostly need a generator during winter months in case of downed power lines caused by winter storms. However, we could also experience a power outage during summer months, especially if we live in an area that gets lots of tornados. Therefore, if we live in a state that is included in the tornado belt, it would be a very good idea to own a good generator. However, this portable generator was made for summer vacation camping trips, too, especially since it has enough power to start and run a 15,000 BTU RV air conditioner.

The features of this generator

According to the auction description, some features of this portable generator include:

• Wireless Remote State: We could start and stop this generator with ease from up to 80 feet away with the remote key fob – push-button power and convenience like never before.
• Electric Start: The reliable 212cc Champion engine has a battery-included electric start that features a 3-way ignition switch, plus built-in Cold Start Technology for easy starts in cold weather.
• The 4375 starting watts and 3500 running watts provides reliable power for up to 14 hours of run time on a full tank of gasoline with a noise level of 68 dBA from 23 feet.
• All the outlets have covers for protection, and the built-in surge protector prevents overloads and keeps our appliances and equipment safe.
• Champion Support includes a 3-year limited warranty with free lifetime technical support from dedicated experts.

After 65 customer reviews, this generator received an overall rating of 4.74 out of a possible 5.0 which is a fairly high rating. For more detailed information, see the auction description.

A brief history of generators

In 1831 Michael Faraday, an English scientist, invented the first electromagnetic generator in Britain. It wasn’t until the early 1900s, however, that generators became more common. Today’s design, called an engine-generator, incorporates the engine into the generator, forming an individual unit.

According to my research, the three basic types of generators are the whole house generators, portable generators and inverter generators. Inverter generators are ideal for camping, boating and other recreational activities. They operate quieter than other generators and provide power for lights, heaters, fans, radios, smart phones and more.

Generators lasted until the 1960s in most vehicles, but they weren’t very good at regulating voltage and had a reputation for overcharging batteries, and consequently damaging them. Alternators replaced DC generators in the 1960s because they were lighter, able to produce more power and proved to be more reliable. Alternators have a higher output than generators, and alternators use only the required amount of energy and thus, it conserves more energy.

Depending on the quality and size of your standby generator, most manufacturers usually predict that a standby generator will remain reliable anywhere from 10,000 to 30,000 running hours or about 25 to 40 years, depending on how well it is maintained.

The bottom line

Generators have a long history, and today’s generators are better than ever. The generator now available on DealDash.com is a popular auction, so we better make sure we shop early and get our bids in on time.

This sponsored blog post was submitted by: Barbara L. Sellers. Barbara was compensated by DealDash for this blog post. Blog posts are written by real DealDash customers. The opinions and advice here represent our customers’ views and not those of the company.