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Good Luck on DealDash

Do you consider yourself to be a lucky person? Are you the one in your family that consistently gets the “good” gift in the white elephant swap, or maybe you always win on scratch tickets. The great thing with DealDash is you can make your own luck…

Whether you consider yourself a lucky person or not doesn’t matter on DealDash. The key to being lucky in DealDash auctions is being willing to BIN (Buy It Now) any auction that you enter. If you are willing to BIN every single auction that you enter, you have a much higher chance of winning the auction, especially if you become “known” as a bidder who is willing to go all the way to the BIN price. Trust me, those bidders who are known to go to BIN price each and every time definitely have an advantage.

When you BIN an auction, it just means that you pay the full retail price for the auction and you receive all of your bids back that you spent on the auction. You also get super-fast free shipping on your item as well. If you only bid on things that you were going to buy anyway, such as if you needed a new knife set for the kitchen, or you needed new ear buds and were going to buy them anyway, why not try to win them on DealDash, instead? Buying It Now is your safety net. And if you happen to win, that’s great! If you end up BINning the auction instead, no problem, you can use those bids in the very next auction that you enter, or save them for later. Now you can claim that you are the lucky one in the family!

Next time you’re feeling lucky, be sure to visit DealDash at this link right here, and try your luck. If you don’t win, you can always take advantage of the awesome BIN feature that DealDash offers and get all of your bids back. You even get to keep your “clock time” as the highest bidder! You can check out the auctions here on the computer, or you can even download the app and use it on your phone. It’s available for both Apple here and Android here. See you on DealDash everyone! Good luck and happy bidding.

DealDash Bidding Styles Examined

What bidding style are you using these days? There are so many different ways to bid, try them all, see what you like.

The first way that we will look at is what I like to call “educated bidding.” Educated bidding is the style of bidding that can win you quite a few auctions. In this style of bidding you do all of your research beforehand. You pick an auction, you do your research, and then you use your bids sparingly until you have conquered the auction.

Another way to bid is “scattered bidding”. In this style of bidding you bid on anything and everything that catches your eye. A few bids here, a few bids there, maybe you will get lucky with this style.

The final way we will look at is the best way, in my opinion. Let’s check out the BidBuddy way!

Do the math to figure out how many bids that you need to put in your BidBuddy to get to the BIN (Buy It Now) price.
Buy enough bids to reach the BIN price of the auction you are thinking of winning.
Place the bids that you would like to bid on in the auction in your BidBuddy.
Hit the “Book a BidBuddy button.
Wait for the auction to end.
Claim your win!

The BidBuddy gives you an edge over anyone who bids without BidBuddy. In the examples of the other bidding styles above, it’s very unlikely that you would win if you are up against anyone using a BidBuddy. BidBuddy is really the only way that you are going to be able to bid on more than one auction at once and be able to win.

The best part about the BidBuddy is that you don’t even have to choose between bidding styles – you can do either the educated bidding OR the scattered bidding and still use your BidBuddy, because there is no minimum or maximum amount of bids that must be used with your BidBuddy. If you wanted to place 1,000 bids with the BidBuddy you could do it, as long as you have the bids available to use in your account. On the other hand, if you wanted to place 5 bids on every single open auction, you could do that as well. BidBuddy is versatile!

I hope this helped some of you think about different ways to bid, and get the most out of your BidBuddy. If you’re interested in reading even more tips and tricks check out the “Tactics & Tips” section on DealDash. Good luck and happy bidding everyone!

The Official and Unofficial Rules of DealDash

There are two categories of rules on DealDash – Official and Unofficial. Let’s take a look at both to make sure that everyone understands them.

As for the 100% official “created by DealDash administrators” rules, they are both easy to find and easy to follow. They call them the “House Rules”, and they are very clear and easy to understand so that everyone is on fair grounds and equal footing. You can find these official rules at this link located right here. There are not many official rules, however you should most definitely familiarize yourself with the official rules so you don’t put your bidding account in purgatory until DealDash has had a chance to look into the situation.

These rules are very easy to follow and shouldn’t make your bidding or winning any more difficult at all. The House Rules are put in place to make things as fair and honest for everyone. Here’s a quick overview of the rules– but please check out the full version so you don’t accidentally get yourself into trouble.

Each person can only have 1 account, no exceptions.
You can win the same item only once per week.
You absolutely may not bid in the same auction with your family members, friends, or acquaintances.
You may not use any type of bidding software to automatically bid for you except the BidBuddy which is provided to everyone free of charge.
Your user name cannot be vulgar or obscene, and it also can’t mislead people into thinking that you are a DealDash employee, either.
DealDash employees and immediate family are not allowed to bid on auctions.

Those are the main points and summaries of the official House Rules. If you need any clarification on any of them check out the full version , and if you are still unclear about anything please feel free to send in a support ticket to DealDash. DealDash customer service reps are extremely friendly and willing to help you with anything that you have a question regarding, be it the rules or how something on the site works.

Unofficially there are a few rules as well, the biggest one being:

Don’t jump on other people’s bids.

This means that you should not bid immediately after someone else has bid. It’s the best practice to wait until the clock has 1, 2, or 3 seconds left before you put your bid into the auction. The reason that this is important is that every bidder who has put in a bid and spends time as the highest bidder earns seconds on their “bid clock.” When each person’s bid clock has been filled up they will receive free bids from DealDash. As I said, this is a completely unofficial rule, and no DealDash employee will enforce this rule. However, this is a very common “rule” among the bidders, and you will usually be quickly corrected by other bidders by having your bids “jumped on” therefore losing out on your clock time as well.

I hope that this article has helped you become more aware of the rules around DealDash. Remember to pay attention to the rules, check out the auctions and see what you would really like to bid on, see you on DealDash everyone! Good luck and happy bidding!

Learning the Ropes on DealDash

Learning the ropes at DealDash is very easy when you have the help of all of the handy information that is spread across the site.

When you’re new at something it can be really confusing, and sometimes it can make people frustrated. DealDash realizes this, and has tried to make things clear and easy to understand by making tons of information available to anyone who cares to read it. Let’s look at the different ways that you can gather information to learn more about DealDash.

First, you should definitely check out the site itself. DealDash has a “Tips and Tricks” section that you can see right at the top of the page when you visit DealDash. Once you click on the link (which is right here by the way,) it will take you to a list of different handy tips about subjects such as booking a BidBuddy, Buying It Now, checking out the winners, and more. Also, if you look back at the top of the page there is another link that you can click on (right here) called “Help”. If you click on the help link it will take you to a section that explains things such as bidding, shipping, and how to pay for your auctions.

Another way to gather more information about DealDash is right here on the official DealDash Blog! There are at least 3 different blog articles posted here weekly with information about bidding, winning, DealDash itself, and more. Some of you might be interested in the articles for Newbies, but others might be interested in the handy facts and information about changes to the site that are posted here. This blog is really a mixed bag of information, so it’s a good idea to check back frequently to see if there are any changes and updates to DealDash that you should be aware of, such as the recent changes to weekly winning limits.

DealDash has another blog called DealDash Reviewed that you can find at this link right here that is more of a “lifestyle blog” with articles on featured brands, product reviews, current events, and a lot of fun stuff in between. There is a new blog posted here daily, and it is really a mixed bag of DealDash-centric articles and general fun facts, information, and ideas for projects. There is a third blog called DealDash Tips that can be found right here that has some great articles on strategies and other helpful DealDash advice.

Lastly, another great place to gather information on DealDash is FaceBook! DealDash has their own Facebook page which is located at this link right here where you will find up to the minute breaking DealDash news, photos from winners and their prizes, and much more! Additionally on Facebook there is a page called DealDash Secrets located here that will alert you to when there are new blogs posted as well as sometimes giving you a sneak peek into the cost of future bids. Both of these pages are worth “liking” so you can get all of the information that is out there regarding DealDash!

I hope that you have found this article helpful in learning the different ways that you can find information about DealDash. Now use your new information and go check out the auctions! See you on DealDash everyone! Good luck and happy bidding.

BIN it or WIN it on DealDash

Have you ever been in an auction and realized that you are so far in over your head you will be paying WAY more than an item is worth if you win it? Then BIN it!

Here’s a little riddle for you: What’s worse than losing an auction? Winning an auction and paying more than the retail price! Okay, that was a terrible riddle, but it really is a terrible sinking feeling when you realize that you “won” the auction but overbid by more than the BIN (Buy It Now) price.

If you want to avoid that horrible feeling, it’s easy! You just have to do a little bit of DealDash math. All you have to do to keep your head above water when bidding is calculate how many bids will equal the BIN price before the auction even starts. After you have figured out the magic number of bids that you are willing to put into an auction to get to the BIN price simply put that amount of bids into your BidBuddy. Of course, this only works on a day when they are having free auctions, if it’s a regular day and you have to pay the final auction price, then you must also calculate that in with the price of bids.

Once your BidBuddy has run out of bids and you aren’t willing to put in any more bids into the auction then it’s time to use the trusty BIN feature that DealDash offers. Just hit the “Buy It Now” button, pay the retail price that is listed on each auction, and you will receive all of the bids back that you spent, get to keep the clock time that you accumulated while bidding, and get the item very quickly in the mail with free shipping. It’s win-win-win-win!

I hope that instead of feeling sad about mis-spent bids that next time you take advantage of the BIN feature that DealDash offers and get all of your bids back to try again on another auction. Pay attention to what you’re doing, check out the auctions ,and use your BidBuddy. See you on DealDash everyone! Good luck and happy bidding.