Sketchy business practices IMO. For one thing, the buy it now price is heavily inflated. After never hearing of any of these “luxury brands”, I looked into it and realized that like 80% of the stuff they auction is made by “companies” owned by DealDash. Many of the in-house brands like Bolvaint and Kamikoto are cheaply made, not worth thousands of dollars. Did you really believe that you’d be getting “90% off retail prices!!”? If you look at the people who are bidding/winning most auctions, it’s retirees who can afford to place hundreds of bids, and who gullibly think they’re getting a deal on high quality products. Kamikoto knives are made in China and are a scam based in Hong Kong, along with their other “foreign-sounding” brands. After buying your first bid pack, you easily win any of the first couple (lower-priced) auctions you bid in, because you end up being the only bidder. After asking a few friends to test it out, yep it turns out the same thing happens to them. I think this is one of their strategies to convince new users that their auctions are easy to win, and to encourage them to spend more. In reality, the same people can bid on and win the same items over and over again (just look at the reviews for the products)
When I first downloaded the app I won a few items, but that is how they reel you in. They let you win at first giving you beginners auctions that just pop up. Once you have won a few items. It feels like it is almost impossible to win again. You typically have to at least have a few hundred bids to win most items. You do get bids as you level up, and also daily bids, but not many. It is difficult to win unless you are willing to spend quite a bit of money on hundreds of bids.
I’m sure this has been covered by many reviewers before me, but I still feel the need to explain how this site works...
You have to buy bid bundles and each bid winds up costing twelve cents, or so. Each bid is for one cent, so combined with the cost of each bid, it winds up to be thirteen cents each time one of your bids is placed. Another issue is that once you’ve started the bidding process on any given item, you’re not allowed to re-enter the auction, once you’ve exhausted your bids - you have to continue to load additional bids until you’ve decided you no longer want to participate in the auction.
I’m of the opinion that this whole thing was devised by some evil super-genius to prey upon the hopes of people who think these amazing deals are possibly within their grasp.
First, app is just ok. I find I often have to close and open it because it freezes.
Second, this is meant more for entertainment than anything. I got hooked and spent a ton of money buying bids thinking I was buying high end items. When I did research, many expensive items are from a company that is the same owner as Deal Dash. I was disappointed.
Third, there are a lot of users that have addictions and will spend way more than an item is worth just to win. Pay attention to other bidders. When I see someone that bids to win at any cost I drop out. If you don’t you could lose hundreds of dollars.
If you bid one something that doesn’t have a bunch of people and ends under a minute, those are the deals. I got a few backpacks under $0.20 but it is really hit or miss and you’re spending 11-14 cents for every bid just to try.
So go into knowing you’ll be paying to try to get something at a good price but may spend a lot of money and end up with nothing so be smart and don’t expect to sell a $2500 listed item to make money.
Good luck!
I have won numerous high dollar items and only paid a small fraction of the actual cost. I have always received the items I won in a timely fashion. Thanks Deal Dash
This review is in addition to the previous review. I still win on Deal Dash and I always receive the items I win, usually very quickly. Even the items that sell for $1,000 plus can be won for a few dollars. It is an auction so winning depends on the other bidders and how high they will go to win the item.
I love this auction site and you will too!
The app is one of the craziest legal cons of all time. Not only are the bids about 25 cents EACH, but the likelihood of that paying off are small to none. I’ve noticed that there are a handful of people who always seem to come in at the last moment and throw their money around. You nod on something 150 times and it rarely pays off so then you are out all of this money because you used up your bids.
They always have auctions to buy bids, but you’ll probably use at least 200 bids to win a 220 bid auction and then you have to pay for it on top of that!!!! Such a SCAM!!!
Bids should be free or like one cent each. They just had a sale for 14 cent bids and that was supposed to be a “deal”
I can only assume that the hardcore deal dashers are gambling addicts trying to get their fix during covid. That’s my theory.
I can’t believe this is legal and I can’t believe I was stupid enough to buy into it. Save yourself frustration and money. Get your fix elsewhere.
Stay away! After learning the hard way I can tell you this is nothing but a rip off to say the least. When I’ve spoken out on other sites their crazy staff tried to discredit me and make it sound like I was someone cheating their system and they had the nerve to block me after calling them out about my feeling that these auctions are rigged for you to lose by having bots play against you. It’s pretty obvious I’m not alone in saying this either. Be smart and don’t spend a cent with this evil gimmick of a company! If I knew how to cheat their system why did I win only 4 times out of the $1000 I spent just for BIDS. On top of that I also paid for however high the product sold for. I was a fool, don’t be one too.
You will not win cause the timer reset it self to give room for others to bid too so ever bid is ? Cent. And if you go all crazy the cent amount adds up to the the price of what you are trying to get and then you pay for the product what you are bidding for what an awesome trap for people to think that they have a good price it’s best if we go out and buy it out right at other venders I came on to see if it best to bid I can’t seem to think this is a fun way to get lower price things I have 510 bid credit so far I have used 100 of them once my credits are done no more bidding for me but it will say I just lost the money that I put into it and received nothing it like taking a gamble you win some and you don’t win at all I hate gambling it’s not a guarantee you win it what a thing to trick people I was like yes I might get something for being new a lot of things was locked to me I could not bid on it ?
You "bid" with "bids." They're currently $0.12 per bid. In the likely event your bid is not the winner, you lose your bids. Think about that. You bid on eBay and lose, you don't lose your money. It's insane that these people are getting away with this.
The items are not discounted anyway, there's a electric fireplace that just sold for "$70." It retails for $300. So, great deal? No. The "bids" increase the final price by a penny, but each bid is worth at least 12 cents. So you're really looking at a final sale price over $800! DealDash itself is the big winner here, as they're raking in insane profit on these items.
IF you want to combine your love for gambling with never winning even a close call, then this is the app for you.
This app and company are scamming consumers in every way possible!
1. They inflate the price of everything...even gift cards. They add a 20 or 50 bid package, which they value at nearly a dollar a bid.
2. They either own or deal with the companies that they sell 60% of their merchandise from, so that they can over-inflate the value. Items are chintzy unless brand name.
3. Look at the total cost that some “bidders” are paying for the items. A $25 gift card to IHOP was bid to $32...and that is on top of the cost to “bid.” They have bots or paid people who bid the items up extremely high. The $20k car was won by someone whose total cost to win it was $116k. Seriously? Someone fed $100,000 into an app for a *chance to by a car at a discount? Think about it!
They are willing their own things so they have no cost associated with their business. Stealing money from people.
4. This “game” would be extremely dangerous for anyone who has a propensity to gamble. That’s what it is. Gambling. They let you win a few “auctions” at the start to make you think it’s legitimate, but it absolutely isn’t.
RUN, don’t walk, away from this site! Research it online if you don’t believe me. Based in Finland with the only goal of taking our money.
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