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Learn To Swim Before Diving In

February 5, 2014 DealDash Reviews

When entering a swimming pool, some people prefer to dive right in, while others like to ease in slowly. Assuming we already know how to swim, either approach is perfectly acceptable. But, what if we haven’t bothered to learn how to swim? Which would be the wiser approach?

The same holds true for entering a penny auction for the first time. Unfortunately, many new bidders dive right in before taking the time to learn anything about how penny auctions work. The sad thing is that many of these new bidders end up “drowning”. The good news is “drowning” here only — Read full post

Simple And Useful Auction Observations

February 4, 2014 DealDash Reviews

DealDash Auctions Explained

Have you really looked at all the information on the auction screen?

Here is what you will find and why it’s important.

1. A listing of the 9 most current bids, this shows you the time the bid was placed, who did the bidding and what the item cost is currently.

2. You will see the amount of time between bids, this helps determine if you want to join in the bidding. If you see that time between bids is a second or two you might want to wait.

3. You also see information on the current bidder such as — Read full post

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3 Tips To Become A Winner On DealDash

February 3, 2014 DealDash Reviews

Having been a bidder on DealDash for about 1 ½ years, I have learned some interesting things from other people by just watching the auctions. Here are my three tips to become a winner on Deal Dash!

My first DealDash tip is: DO NOT become a bid stomper.

Bidding quickly against other bidders really wastes your own bids while others have their bid buddy set. If you do not isolate your auction you cannot tell who has the bid buddy set and who is just bidding occasionally. You’re also taking away from others trying to collect time as highest bidder — Read full post

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Anatomy Of An Auction

January 31, 2014 DealDash Reviews

The word anatomy is defined as “the study of the body plan of animals” so you may be wondering why I’ve chosen to use it to describe an auction.

The reason is that I view an auction as a “living” thing. Each auction has it’s own individual “personality” based upon the various bidders involved. Every auction is unique, but watch enough auctions and you will notice that most auctions follow a certain pattern.

When an auction begins, it typically goes through a stage which is a bit like throwing a piece of raw meat into a cage filled with hungry

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4 Smart Bidding Tips For Beginners

January 30, 2014 DealDash Reviews

You joined Deal Dash, bought bids and are ready to go, Whoa…wait a minute.

Have you bid before? If not here are four Deal Dash bidding tips to keep in mind.

Bidding Tip Number One: Watch Before Bidding

Watch a few auctions before you join in the bidding. See how different bidders play, when they bid, how frequent they bid. You will need to figure out your own strategy once you start however watching the auctions before bidding is important.

Bidding Tip Number Two: Start Bidding On Small Items First

I would suggest you start with a small value item, — Read full post