{"id":1815,"date":"2013-07-14T12:39:23","date_gmt":"2013-07-14T16:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dealdashblog.com\/?p=1815"},"modified":"2013-07-14T12:39:23","modified_gmt":"2013-07-14T16:39:23","slug":"the-keys-to-winning-auctions-on-dealdash-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dealdash.com\/blog\/the-keys-to-winning-auctions-on-dealdash-com\/","title":{"rendered":"The Keys to Winning Auctions on DealDash.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

This blog post is to help bidders learn a few of the basic building blocks to a winning strategy. If you’re an experienced bidder, it might be useful to revisit some of these ideas and think about whether or not there’s room to refine your strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n

If this is your first experience with DealDash<\/a>, congratulations!\u00a0DealDash<\/a> is the longest running pay-to-bid site of its kind in the United States, and currently provides service to over 1.5 million registered users. Everyday people visit the site, have a great time bidding and looking through the thousands of available items, and many customers (even the new ones) win great deals on products they love.<\/span><\/p>\n

But winning isn’t a matter of luck on DealDash<\/a>: bidders who win do so because they’ve taken the time to learn how the auctions and the website work. By keeping these few pieces of advice in mind you can save yourself both time and money and learn what the best bidders already know!<\/span><\/p>\n

Watching Auctions Pays Off More Than You Might Think<\/span><\/h1>\n

Watching auctions on\u00a0DealDash<\/a> might not be as much fun as watching your favorite TV show, but it pays off for bidders. The MOST IMPORTANT thing to do to create a winning strategy is to learn how bidders behave in the auctions (this is advice from some of the most experienced bidders on DealDash<\/a>)! Spend a little bit of time watching how bidders react, who bids when, and what kind of products attract more bidders. Watch and learn…then win!<\/span><\/p>\n

Read Through the Website and Some of the Blog Entries<\/span><\/h1>\n

DealDash<\/a>\u00a0regularly posts information to help people learn how to win, both in this blog and on the website. While the blog provides summaries of key strategies and provides some context on how they can be used to your advantage, the website contains raw data that you can use to make decisions. Pages like the Winners page lets you see who’s winning what, when they’re winning it, and for how much \u2013 all of them important pieces of information. Information like that can tell you who might be a power bidder, or highlight a couple of hours when the items sold for unusually cheap prices. The blog, on the other hand, highlights some of the particulars of bidding and helps illustrate how certain features, concepts, and ideas can be your key to winning auctions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Familiarize Yourself with the Tools of Your Trade<\/span><\/h1>\n

DealDash<\/a>\u00a0has several unique features to help bidders in their quest for bigger and better wins. Many of the tools are easy to use and understand, but surprisingly some people don’t take the time to learn about them before bidding. Here’s a few example of things you can use to help you learn to win auctions:<\/span><\/p>\n