Different DealDash Bidder Definitions
Have you ever been on a DealDash auction and had someone come in at the $5 mark? Or, how about the bidder who bids the first bid and then you never see him again? What is a slapper? What is a snake? Let’s try to make this simple for everyone who bids on DealDash.com.
The snake: he/she comes in at $3 or $4 and bids once. Only when the auction is down to two bidders will you see him again.
The slapper: he/she is usually a new person who does not understand the bidding process or what I call follow the rules of etiquette of bidding. He slaps everyone who bids, does not use bid buddy, and thinks if he slaps he will win, wrong usually.
The One Bid phenom: he/she bids once, never bids again and was just hoping to get lucky with that one bid. I have never quite understood why someone bids once and then disappears. If you look at the history of the auction the avatars are plentiful (14 per line, who counts?) and yet there are really only 3 or 4 serious bidders.
The Free Bid King: here is someone who only wants to be on top to earn his/her free bids. While DealDash offers the multiplier frequently in promotions, this person is so fixated on earning free bids he slaps everyone on the $10 cards to reach his goal. Once the price is over $5 for the auction, he backs out, buys it now and salivates on his free bids.
The Bio brother/sister: have you read some of the bios? Oh my. The drama and sad stories these people have. If I were short of cash and needed things for my family, I don’t think DealDash is the place to shop. Nor, does it have the effect of me backing out. How about the person who wants this for her classroom? I have to laugh when I read it, since the classroom probably does not need the Bath and Beauty Works card they are bidding on. Let’s change these more frequently.
Win at All Cost Bidder: this bidder, and there are alot of them, bids feverishly on the auctions they want to win and will bid hundreds of bids on even the smallest items. Check out AllPennyAuctions web site and you can see how many bids the bidder uses on a regular basis. This screams “bidder beware” since they seem to have a very large bucket of bids and winning is all that matters.
I hope these definitions are useful when you are bidding. I know if I had known some of this when I first started on DealDash in 2012, I could have saved myself a lot of money and bids! Happy Bidding Everybody!
By Joan Vith
