- January and February are generally one of the slower months with things picking up again in May. We will be having another Easter treasure hunt mid-April as well as debuting a big new feature in early April.
- Our guidelines are constantly evolving. Just when we think something is clear cut, something else pops up where we have to create further changes. Follow a bit of the journey in this thread.
- 2016 Zeitgeist is coming soon.
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- On mobile page make sure store rep can no longer neg a comment.
- Allow moderators to alias sub-stores - new 'Seller ID Aliases' field for multi-merchant domains. Example: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/deals/ebay.com.au/knives-online
- Add "Upcoming Deals" to the store page
- Improve multiple coupon duplicate matching in limited cases
- Updated Python on all sites
Members
Members of the Month
February 2017
Winners from last month:
Deal of the month goes to beeawwb for posting this American Express offer — BP Spend $40 Get $10 back. Great deal however over the limit / out of stock 12 hours after posting.
Electrical & Electronics category has the most deals posted in February, and the most popular Electronics deal was Sennheiser HD451 $38 @ Officeworks posted by Spackbace. It was a price-beat to this deal at Harvey Norman. Both ended up finishing early with lots of cancellation, i.e. ozbargained.
February was also a slow month, and member who posted most deals goes to Clear who posted 41 deals with vote average +30.8, including 7 store-rep deals from GeekBuying. Clear also posted 253 comments in Feb to just slip through the top 10 commenters list.
Most popular competition goes to kosh52 who posted Win $500 and 2 Gold Class Movie Tickets from Roadshow Entertainment (which is drawn today). Kosh has also posted 9 competitions in February with +13.1 votes.
-Scotty
See more about members of the month
Moderation Stats:
- Reports: 2242 (avg: 1 report every ~18 minutes)
- Deals Removed: 287 (2048 published) —- Forum Posts Removed: 71 (1058 published)
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 108
- Requested by OP - 26
- Sockpuppeting - 21
- No Bargains Listed - 20
- SPAM - 32
- Not Available to Australia - 8
- Referral SPAM - 30
- Insufficient Quantity - 12
- Combine Posts - 4
- Out of stock on posting - 3
- Expired on Posting - 5
- Everything else - 89
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | 41 | 30.76 |
| nocure | 39 | 62.15 |
| hamza23 | 35 | 77.51 |
| Spackbace | 34 | 41.97 |
| tightarse | 33 | 159.67 |
| altomic | 29 | 16.90 |
| undercut | 24 | 19.25 |
| rawm | 20 | 26.85 |
| bonky | 18 | 34.56 |
| emirates777 | 17 | 24.65 |
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| emirates777 | 17 | 24.65 |
| Mrepic01 | 4 | 8.25 |
| lovdock | 3 | 4.67 |
| abattoirblues | 2 | 0.50 |
| kp111 | 2 | 0.50 |
| Romperoo | 2 | 0.00 |
| SkinCar ForYou AU | 2 | -1.00 |
| Stance | 2 | 1.50 |
| fishman | 2 | 2.50 |
| DisabledUser210286 | 2 | -8.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| tightarse | 33 | 159.67 |
| hamza23 | 23 | 110.13 |
| nocure | 20 | 107.30 |
| Spackbace | 13 | 86.15 |
| Clear | 12 | 72.75 |
| IWantThatFlight | 8 | 75.25 |
| WatchNerd | 7 | 57.86 |
| Lizard Spock | 7 | 58.57 |
| JSQUARED | 6 | 238.33 |
| scotty | 6 | 75.33 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWantThatFlight | 8 | 75.25 | 9 | 1 |
| sasto | 2 | 80.00 | 1 | 0 |
| MyGroceries.com.au | 1 | 88.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Promotix | 1 | 74.00 | 2 | 0 |
| ghodiyu | 1 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Radiodogs | 1 | 84.00 | 0 | 0 |
| SuttonForestMeats | 1 | 180.00 | 21 | 0 |
| OriginalDelBoy | 1 | 155.00 | 7 | 0 |
| Cookware Brands | 1 | 66.00 | 26 | 0 |
| Clear | 1 | 86.00 | 257 | 163 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| gnv9 | 441 | 5.86 |
| Phalaxis | 84 | 10.20 |
| Katie2014 | 74 | 4.46 |
| altomic | 23 | 2.78 |
| MrtheMoonbear | 10 | 12.00 |
| JSQUARED | 10 | 3.70 |
| neil | 9 | 5.11 |
| kosh52 | 9 | 13.11 |
| hamza23 | 4 | 12.75 |
| kewforyou | 4 | 0.00 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Spackbace | 186 | 177 |
| Baysew | 107 | 106 |
| O O | 76 | 64 |
| tonester | 60 | 54 |
| shapers | 23 | 21 |
| Steptoe | 20 | 20 |
| matt_will_fix_it | 11 | 11 |
| IceCreamBandit | 5 | 5 |
| fchis | 5 | 5 |
| BarginHunter | 4 | 4 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 889 | 0.88 | 77 | 13 | 43 | 7 |
| PJC | 578 | 1.40 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Diji1 | 535 | 0.36 | 38 | 5 | 22 | 10 |
| Spackbace | 533 | 2.17 | 60 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| llama | 449 | 0.63 | 25 | 6 | 14 | 4 |
| syousef | 421 | 0.54 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| altomic | 411 | 2.22 | 44 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| mskeggs | 269 | 3.78 | 54 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Clear | 253 | 1.70 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| try2bhelpful | 239 | 0.96 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| You're not looking hard | 300 | Ryanek | 2017-02-13 |
| Hooray for a one-armed man | 220 | PJC | 2017-02-17 |
| Good on him for trying to | 153 | jdf | 2017-02-17 |
| If he can do the job, then | 144 | Davo1111 | 2017-02-17 |
| Step 1. Say no. Step 2. | 143 | stratbargain | 2017-02-02 |
| Take the car, it is wasteful | 141 | pao2x | 2017-02-26 |
| Why did you join Australia's | 133 | PJC | 2017-02-28 |
| Nope This specific grape | 130 | scrimshaw | 2017-02-14 |
| will require two people | 118 | Mister Popo | 2017-02-08 |
| If this happen to you | 116 | Spackbace | 2017-02-28 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanks, Any reason why we | -70 | stirlo | 2017-02-01 |
| True it would not be nice to | -66 | stirlo | 2017-02-01 |
| Hi Op, You've posted 18 | -66 | Bob81 | 2017-02-16 |
| @resubaehtgnolhcs: Just | -56 | stirlo | 2017-02-01 |
| another AMD fail | -55 | tuzii | 2017-02-23 |
| @resubaehtgnolhcs: Nice | -48 | stirlo | 2017-02-01 |
| Dont support this barbaric | -48 | frostman | 2017-02-02 |
| If it leads to Coles | -46 | DisabledUser198725 | 2017-02-11 |
| That's really cool but so | -45 | Diji1 | 2017-02-02 |
| Send any unused key my way | -42 | ctran | 2017-02-14 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The sex education programs | 22 | 20 | Diji1 | 2017-02-07 |
| WOW. What a shopping | 22 | 22 | Amayzingone | 2017-02-25 |
| The original fake news | 20 | 19 | modernhunter | 2017-02-12 |
| This is not a bargain. This | 17 | 18 | Putnum | 2017-02-03 |
| Erghh, we also didn't evolve | 16 | 18 | Bargain Hunter 007 | 2017-02-07 |
| So you would rather you | 16 | 18 | davidchillari | 2017-02-10 |
| It's already | 16 | 15 | jv | 2017-02-24 |
| I love all you guys | 15 | 14 | try2bhelpful | 2017-02-12 |
| Nah, the worst are the | 14 | 12 | blue-dinosaur | 2017-02-11 |
| Guardian 100% & ABC the only | 14 | 13 | hakkenaidos | 2017-02-14 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what you get for | 41 | 44 | Diji1 | 2017-02-23 |
| Stop being a hater | 32 | 40 | naru6705 | 2017-02-13 |
| Interesting to see how much | 29 | 34 | try2bhelpful | 2017-02-12 |
| The sex education programs | 22 | 20 | Diji1 | 2017-02-07 |
| The original fake news | 20 | 19 | modernhunter | 2017-02-12 |
| This is not a bargain. This | 17 | 18 | Putnum | 2017-02-03 |
| So you would rather you | 16 | 18 | davidchillari | 2017-02-10 |
| LOL. I have no desire to | 16 | 13 | Waynes world | 2017-02-12 |
| It's already | 16 | 15 | jv | 2017-02-24 |
| Erghh, we also didn't evolve | 16 | 18 | Bargain Hunter 007 | 2017-02-07 |
Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.
Deals
Top 10 fastest deals to the front page
Top 10 fastest deals to 100 votes
Top 10 most popular deals by votes
Top 10 most popular deals by clicks
Top 5 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
- 20% off Selected Retailers (Sony, Futu, Grays, Amcal, Jeanswest, Harvey Norman, PC Byte + More) @ eBay - 92,127
- Japan Return for Free Sale @ Jetstar (Syd-Tokyo Return from $342, Melb-Tokyo $346, Cairns-Tokyo $249, GC-Tokyo $278) - 51,627
- 20% off at Selected Sellers (Harvey Norman, Reid Cycles, Kathmandu, Brand House Direct + More) @ eBay - 41,734
- 12GB Data, Unlimited Calls & Texts $1 (30 Days) @ Kogan Mobile (New Customers Only) - 38,981
- AmEx Statement Credits: Multi Brand Offer (Spend $80, Get $20, up to 3 Times) Starts 21/2 - 36,424
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
- Competition Pageviews: 288,767 | January: 280,289 (+3.02%)
- Comps Posted: 723 | January: 669
- Comps Won: 87 | January: 88
- Biggest Competition Win:
Golden Door Health Retreats for 2 Worth $4,852
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- Mechanic Changed Tyre During Roadworthy Check and Threatened to Hit Parents - 32,031
- Gender Discrimination (Employment) - Female Gender Bias - 23,813
- I Maybe Did Something Morally Wrong Today, Can I Get Some Opinions? - 23,701
- Neighbour Doesn't Want Us Parking out The Front of Their House - 21,987
- Sunday Penalty Rates Slashed - 19,603
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 10,351
- List of Cheap Chinese Online Buying sites - 3,737
- American Express Referral Wiki 2,956
- Macquarie Referrals - 5,644
- Cards with No Overseas Transaction Fees - 1,628
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
- Dominos - 142,052
- Hungry Jacks - 18,499
- eBay - 15,741
- Uber - 14,922
- Uber Eats - 14,534
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Coles | 47 | 35.19 |
| Amazon | 47 | 34.91 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 43 | 28.79 |
| Woolworths | 42 | 35.83 |
| Harvey Norman | 40 | 30.18 |
| BIG W | 37 | 43.08 |
| I Want That Flight | 25 | 68.56 |
| Target Australia | 23 | 46.35 |
| Kmart | 21 | 30.62 |
| The Good Guys | 20 | 40.50 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| I Want That Flight | 581 |
| American Express Cashback Offers | 294 |
| DeliveryHero | 231 |
| American Express | 230 |
| Specsavers | 175 |
| eBay | 117 |
| Menulog | 116 |
| Pinchme | 116 |
| Masters | 111 |
| Woolworths | 109 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| lego | 168 |
| eneloop | 155 |
| sonos | 140 |
| amex | 134 |
| ps4 | 130 |
| dyson | 128 |
| specsavers | 113 |
| bose | 85 |
| japan | 84 |
| qc35 | 81 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 95,052
- Whirlpool Forums - 93,334
- Oursteps - 30,543
- MSN - 30,210
- Twitter - 29,790
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 59.08%
- Safari 25.77%
- Firefox 6.97%
- Internet Explorer 3.03%
- Safari (in-app) 1.92%
Everything else
- Reports from users: 2242 || January 2017: 2395 || February 2017: 2246
- Deals posted: 2048 || January 2017: 2348 || February 2016: 2178
- Number of Freebies posted: 139
- Comments posted: 78,264 || January 2017: 82,930 || February 2016: 69,791
- Overall traffic: 8,874,504 sessions, 25,844,651 pageviews. || January 2017: 9,944,444 sessions, 30,238,713 pageviews. || February 2016: 7,840,653 sessions, 24,003,332 pageviews.
- New users: 2170
- Most commented deal: Free 1yr NRL Digital Pass - First 2500 to Create and Fill a 16-Team NRL Fantasy League (2218 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: 2GB Asus RX460 - $129 @ MSY (Was $169) (3005 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: iPhone Lightning to USB Cable - $2.50 + $7.50 Shipping @ Chajju.com (-10 votes)
Real time stats from our wiki
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2015: Zeitgeist Dec - Nov - Oct - Sept - Aug - Jul - Jun -May - Apr - Mar - Jan
2014: Zeitgeist - Nov - Oct - Sept
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