First off, I just want to say thanks to everyone for checking out the blog. I receive far more hits than I though (just installed a stat tracker) and I’m very pleased!  Ok, no on to business.

I am wondering what type of analysis you want to see next.  Do you want to see how many bids it takes first time winners vs 2nd vs 3rd time winners?  What goes through your mind when you are trying to figure things out on Swoopo?  I’ll see what type of stuff I can provide you with, just leave me a comment below. Here is what I was thinking so far:

• Average price of auctions for first time winners
• Average number of bids for 1st time winners vs Swoopo veterans
• Number of people who overpaid by auction
• Number of people who overpaid by date (are people getting smarter)
• Likeliness to overbid on an auction (sperated by category)
• Number of people who overpaid by day of week
• likelihood to overbid by day of week

So far that is all I have that I would like to find out, but I want to hear from you!  Let me know and I’ll see what kind of information I can get for you.

Cheers - Dave

There are certainly many people who ask, “I’ve bid soo many times, what on earth does it take to win a Swoopo auction?”  I’ve also heard over and over again from user feedback and emails that people just do not know how many bids it takes to win an auction on Swoopo.  To me, these are two very different questions.

What does it take to win on Swoopo?  There are two things it takes. First, you must have patience, but not the patience you might be thinking.  I feel it’s important to have patience for learning the game as well as patience for watching auctions.  If you watch enough auctions and actually think where you would place a bid, think again. You may want to hold off when bidding.  Also, if that item you wanted to bid on is sold before you had a chance to bid, don’t worry. It’s the people that jump in too soon that end up losing money.

The second thing it takes to win auction on Swoopo is a strategy.  If you don’t have a Swoopo strategy, you can kiss all your hopes of winning a brand new iPhone gift card, Nintendo Wii, or any other fun new product they have to bid on out the window!  Certainly you wouldn’t sit down at a blackjack table in Las Vegas and begin bidding without knowing what you’re doing.  Beat Swoopo Volume 2 gives you that advantage by helping you develop a strategy and gives you the ways to implement that strategy in the heat of a Swoopo bidding battle.

To answer the second question above, I feel it’s very important to know the number of bids you should be expected to place during any given auction.  I was able to figure out a formula that the Excel spreadsheet included in Volume 2 uses that finds the average number of bids it takes to win by product type by day, depending on how you sort the pivot table in the spreadsheet.  It’s quite interesting to see how bidding habits change over the course of the day!  This column is included in the spreadsheet that you can see in the video below.  It’s not in this video because I have updated, but you should get the idea! 

Here is a sample video to show you how the Beat Swoopo Excel sheet works.  I have since updated the amount of data so you can be sure no one is getting a free sneak peak at your valuable data!

I know it takes plenty of bids to win an auction, so you have to be willing to shell out some cash at first, but with the strategy on your side, you’ll definitely be able to make the right auction winning decisions.

If you’re interested, the ‘Buy Now’ link is for the Beat Swoopo Vol. 2 Ebook, Instructional Videos, and the Ultimate Swoopo Excel spreadsheet.  Feel free to email me with questions using the Contact Form on the Contact Page! 

Cheers - Dave

After receiving multiple emails from people who were curious where the iPhone data was, I pulled together the last few months of data and now am offering more than information for finding trends than any other system for bidding out there, and as far as I know, the only Microsoft Excel spreadsheet for interactive trend finding and the ability to know when to bid, how to bid, and when to be aggressive.

Check out the link below to purchase the Beat Swoopo Volume 2 Package with the Excel spreadsheet that will make your bidding easier.  It’s guaranteed to save you time so you don’t have to sit there and watch an 18 hour auction!

Let me know if you have any questions!

Cheers!

So, the demand is out there and the Beat Swoopo ebook pages are being turned faster than the hands of time.  (Yeah, I’m not much of a creative writer.)  I do know that the readers are looking for some more information on the current products on Swoopo. iPhones and more are running rampant through the system, so that requires some attention to detail.  I’ll be committing myself to gathering the appropriate data and updating the Beat Swoopo Excel sheet so you can have access to Swoopo iPhone data and get closer to winning those auctions.

If you do end up winning one of the new auctions and feel particularly proud of yourself for it, or you got an awesome deal, feel free to brag about it!  We want to hear your successes!  Also, please let us know if you used the Beat Swoopo ebook and strategy guide!

Cheers for now, Dave

Hey! Feel free to check out the video of some observations I made on Swoopo last night. People are definitely still getting some good deals! I saw an auction for a 37″ TV go for less than $5.00 and only $22.00 on bids! Check out the video and let me know your thoughts.

If you’re interested in purchasing Excel sheet shown in the video, please follow the link below. I am offering a 20% discount if you sign up on http://www.swoopostrategyguide.com! I know the site looks a little bad, but I’m working on touching it up! The email form and discount work perfectly! Please let me know if you have any questions by using the contact form or emailing me directly with the email link above.

Cheers,
Dave

On the Swoopo website, it hints (very significantly) at bidding in the morning in a very cheeky way. They say that ‘[smart bidders bid when others are having breakfast, or walking the dog]‘. I find this very interesting. Through my research, i find that there are times of the day that are significant for bidding, but they are not always in the morning. It’s difficult to make such a generalization. Why? Well, a saying I’ve heard in my office at work is, “It’s five o’clock somewhere!” remains true here. They don’t give any indication as to what timezone they are talking about. Breakfast in Los Angeles is very different than breakfast in London. That’s coffee vs tea. It’s just not the same. (I prefer coffee, black. It’s only a 7 - 10 calories. I understand that it lacks the antioxidants that tea provides, but I think I can live with that.)

So, when Swoopo tells you to bid in the morning, I would take it with a grain of salt. Bidding at different times of the day for different products is the way to do it. The key is to get that research that you need to make these decisions. The Beat Swoopo Excel sheet (available in the Volume 2 package) lets you drill down to the product level to find when the best time is to bid on a particular product, product category, or brand.

There are several different ways you can buy bids on Swoopo. You can pay with Visa (credit or debit), as well as MasterCard (credit or debit) and Maestro Cards.

Bid packs are available in difference sizes for different amounts of money:

• XXL - $525 - 700 Bids
• XL - $225 - 300 Bids
• L - $75 - 100 Bids
• M - $37.50 - 50 Bids
• S - $22.50 - 30 Bids

If you intend on setting up a BidButler action, I would say that you probably need at least 100 bids. Please remember to always take into account all your costs when figuring out how much you saved.  How much did it costs to buy the bids, shipping… etc. This will let you know if you really saved on Swoopo!

Feel free to check out my strategy guide I have written for Swoopo at Beat Swoopo so you will know the right number of bids you should be buying. Also, feel free to check out Swoopo Strategy Guide as that has a 20% discount if you sign up on the form!

Cheers!