STOOL 60 | Designer: Alvar Aalto | Year: 1933
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Three’s Company

They say “two’s company, three’s a crowd”, but when it comes to DealDash auctions, I’d say “three’s company, any more is a crowd”.

Every time I see more than three bidders actively bidding against each other, I have to ask myself “Why?” When an auction comes down to only two bidders, obviously it is in danger of ending at any time. But, when there are three bidders involved it’s a relatively safe bet that two of those bidders will not drop out at the exact same moment. Does it happen sometimes? Sure it does, but is it really worth spending  — Read full post

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Learn To Swim Before Diving In

Olympic Medalist Dara Torres training in Coral Springs, Fla.

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

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4 Smart Bidding Tips For Beginners

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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

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DealDash Listens To Customers!!

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I have been a loyal bidder on DealDash for several years and have always found DealDash to be entertaining, diversified and they have always had superior customer service!!

If you have an issue, comment, complaint or question, they are always there to listen and be quick to respond. In this particular case I made a suggestion. I happened to mention that I would love to see travel-typed prizes. This morning what did I log on to see, but a $250 American Airlines gift card up for grabs!!! Yay!! Well, I did bid, but today wasn’t my day. Congratulations to “cidoutbid”  — Read full post

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Hi all! I’ve been a member on DealDash since March 2012 and I have a blast on this auction site!

I’ve even stopped going to the other penny auction sites because DealDash is my favorite. I have won a lot of great stuff, like one day I won a Women’s Pearl Dial Silver Tone Leather Watch Set for $6.59 with a retail price of $249 and only used 48 bids in total, not bad. On a another auction I won a Fish Eyes Rod & Reel with Underwater Video Camera and I only paid $0.42!

The best bidding tips I

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