Well, instead of listening to me ramble, I'll just present to you our top 3 most recent viral posts from our Facebook page:
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800 Likes, 80 Shares, 85 Comments || 354 Likes, 33 Shares, 48 Comments || 241 Likes, 16 Shares, 21 Comments
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Allow user to save 'Exclude international competitions' setting under My Account -> Settings -> Competitions and Not Entered comps page.
- Send warning emails to inactive users with subscriptions to notify them that their subscriptions will be deleted unless they log in. (Previously just removing inactive)
- Fix bug where all comp reminders were being deleted overnight. So those who put reminders for comps, they will now work! Useful for those daily entry comps.
- Spruced up the event pages.
- Do not auto expire deals that haven't started yet (for people who post deals way way way in advance)
- Detection of banned email addresses via Facebook/G+ logins (e.g. we ban disposable domains)
- Competition front page will now feature comps that 15+ people have entered (was 5+ votes)
- The amount of negative comment votes for a negative vote on a deal has been increased Comment
- Enforcing only personal listings (no businesses) on classifieds. Forum Post.
Members
Members of the Month
April 2017
Winners from last month:
RewardBucks for posting the 2nd most popular deal last month, 20% off Tech at Participating Stores @ eBay. Most popular one went to another eBay deal posted by JSQUARED, who is a staff member at OzBargain. That deal took 12 minutes and 20 seconds to get onto the OzBargain front page and received +618/-13 votes. RewardBucks also posted the most deals last month (42 deals with +61.6 average votes), and 23 of them got onto the front page.
chumlee for posting the most clicked deal last month, 50% off @ New Balance that received almost 30,000 clicks, and is the most popular deal in the Sports Category. I almost bought a pair of Fresh Foam 1080, hesitated, and by the time I came back it's all sold out…
gnv9 for again being the queen of competitions. Win Samsung Galaxy S8 from Harvey Norman was the most popular comp with +51 votes and 158 entries. She also posted 348 competitions in April.
altomic for being a top-rated commenter last month, who was amongst the top 10 most commented users, and with the best voting average (364 comments, average +2.48 votes, 15 +5 votes and 52 +15 votes).
-Scotty
See more about members of the month
Moderation Stats:
- Reports: 2619 (avg: 1 report every ~16 minutes)
Deals Removed: 346 (2144 published) —- Forum Posts Removed: 83 (1025 published)
Reasons:
- Duplicate - 155
- Referral SPAM - 45
- Sockpuppeting - 34
- SPAM - 34
- No Bargains Listed - 25
- Requested by OP - 21
- Insufficient Quantity - 16
- Not Available to Australia - 9
- Expired on Posting - 6
- Unobtainable Deal - 4
- Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines - 4
- Competitions aren't bargains - 2
- Out of stock on posting - 2
- Combine Posts - 1
- Price Matches aren't bargains - 1
- Amazon eBook posts are not allowed for associated users - 1
Circumventing Ban - 0
Everything else - 69
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| RewardBucks | 42 | 61.67 |
| tightarse | 38 | 128.84 |
| easternculture | 35 | 19.09 |
| bonky | 31 | 15.19 |
| altomic | 28 | 23.43 |
| tonester | 28 | 12.18 |
| hamza23 | 23 | 62.91 |
| TRENT86 | 23 | 56.39 |
| Lysander | 21 | 18.90 |
| Clear | 18 | 67.17 |
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| comparemeals | 8 | 4.62 |
| igorekh | 5 | 21.00 |
| addictedtoaudio | 3 | 55.67 |
| herbzzz | 3 | 5.00 |
| jennyshealth | 3 | 4.00 |
| freedominflatables | 3 | 2.00 |
| misshappypants | 3 | 1.67 |
| RJL | 2 | 34.50 |
| popcornready | 2 | 31.50 |
| DonaldDr4per | 2 | 13.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| tightarse | 38 | 128.84 |
| RewardBucks | 23 | 98.70 |
| hamza23 | 16 | 84.06 |
| TRENT86 | 12 | 93.75 |
| Clear | 10 | 107.30 |
| nocure | 10 | 95.30 |
| lyl | 8 | 60.88 |
| Lizard Spock | 8 | 47.88 |
| RogueWolf | 7 | 76.29 |
| Savas | 5 | 122.80 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IWantThatFlight | 4 | 70.50 | 3 | 0 |
| boratsagdiyev | 3 | 119.00 | 13 | 0 |
| danilochan | 3 | 110.33 | 18 | 6 |
| MyGroceries.com.au | 3 | 44.00 | 2 | 0 |
| oscinator1988 | 2 | 145.00 | 12 | 2 |
| lyl | 2 | 73.00 | 27 | 7 |
| addictedtoaudio | 2 | 72.00 | 13 | 3 |
| Outthere | 1 | 221.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb57 | 1 | 184.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Saffron-Store | 1 | 118.00 | 45 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| gnv9 | 348 | 6.69 |
| Katie2014 | 134 | 3.31 |
| Phalaxis | 86 | 8.43 |
| pfaftle | 46 | 3.93 |
| Knoxy in Oz | 26 | 3.73 |
| neil | 17 | 2.35 |
| hamza23 | 11 | 5.64 |
| JSQUARED | 6 | 6.83 |
| MrtheMoonbear | 4 | 6.50 |
| subboy | 4 | 4.75 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Spackbace | 254 | 234 |
| Baysew | 105 | 102 |
| Steptoe | 40 | 36 |
| BarginHunter | 36 | 36 |
| tonester | 36 | 35 |
| dasher86 | 36 | 36 |
| O O | 21 | 18 |
| Make it so | 17 | 17 |
| petestrash | 12 | 12 |
| chadiwrx | 11 | 11 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 841 | 1.11 | 77 | 18 | 38 | 4 |
| tuzii | 786 | 0.56 | 63 | 13 | 44 | 9 |
| PJC | 713 | 0.94 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Diji1 | 584 | 0.91 | 42 | 10 | 22 | 5 |
| Scab | 444 | 2.28 | 54 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Scrooge McDuck | 375 | 2.34 | 54 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| altomic | 364 | 2.48 | 53 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kimble | 315 | 1.53 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Savas | 308 | 1.95 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 0p | 291 | 0.21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your toddler doesn't need an | 264 | scrambledeggs | 2017-04-03 |
| Eat less food and do more | 203 | scrambledeggs | 2017-04-09 |
| dad forgot to log off his | 170 | jv | 2017-04-25 |
| Your toddler doesn't need an | 144 | jpv | 2017-04-03 |
| Your toddler doesn't need an | 135 | Gronk | 2017-04-03 |
| On black. | 128 | tomleonhart | 2017-04-01 |
| …range of available shoes. | 116 | asubtleviolence | 2017-04-19 |
| Just say 'Thanks for the | 113 | Cheapo333 | 2017-04-23 |
| You are fat because you want | 112 | Vampyr | 2017-04-09 |
| I'm so sorry to hear that | 111 | iratepirate | 2017-04-24 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actually I hope the other | -130 | RockyRaccoon | 2017-04-12 |
| Yes he does for my sanity | -66 | Laura11 | 2017-04-03 |
| Just got the confirmation | -55 | DisabledUser215030 | 2017-04-10 |
| It's a public holiday, just | -53 | nobarginsarehere | 2017-04-16 |
| its called a satchel - grow | -49 | CamerasDirect | 2017-04-28 |
| i wouldn't buy that POS if | -48 | dono2 | 2017-04-03 |
| Screaming like a spoilt | -47 | doctordv8 | 2017-04-12 |
| not exactly true. I have | -45 | ozzyoi | 2017-04-09 |
| Go jump. | -43 | alz | 2017-04-18 |
| Could you go $899? It isn't | -42 | hell0 | 2017-04-24 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @Ryanek: Because some | 22 | 22 | Scrooge McDuck | 2017-04-21 |
| Any bargains ? A maximum | 21 | 19 | jv | 2017-04-24 |
| Thanks TA! excuse my | 19 | 18 | lippy | 2017-04-18 |
| Yawn | 19 | 19 | Neo | 2017-04-19 |
| They are smashed avo inner | 17 | 19 | MrEs | 2017-04-02 |
| The brushless ryobi is a lot | 16 | 16 | jv | 2017-04-22 |
| This morning I saw | 15 | 14 | Scrooge McDuck | 2017-04-07 |
| Wow jv you have made 44000 | 15 | 13 | Alexsim | 2017-04-22 |
| Yes, because doctors can't | 15 | 15 | jv | 2017-04-24 |
| Not if I subsequently sat in | 12 | 11 | yoyomablue | 2017-04-08 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organise to have it | 51 | 47 | Spackbace | 2017-04-22 |
| Any bargains ? A maximum | 21 | 20 | jv | 2017-04-24 |
| Thanks TA! excuse my | 19 | 18 | lippy | 2017-04-18 |
| They are smashed avo inner | 17 | 19 | MrEs | 2017-04-02 |
| This morning I saw | 15 | 14 | Scrooge McDuck | 2017-04-07 |
| Wow jv you have made 44000 | 15 | 13 | Alexsim | 2017-04-22 |
| The 'centre right' Liberal | 12 | 10 | arcticmonkey | 2017-04-19 |
| Some (many) think the 60 | 12 | 11 | iDroid | 2017-04-10 |
| This stuff tastes like shit. | 12 | 11 | Bellpop | 2017-04-08 |
| Not if I subsequently sat in | 12 | 11 | yoyomablue | 2017-04-08 |
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
| Deal | Votes | User | Posted | Mins to Front |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10 off $50+ Spend on eBay | 627 | JSQUARED | 2017-04-10 | 10.42 |
| 20% off Tech at Participating Stores @ eBay | 605 | RewardBucks | 2017-04-25 | 12.12 |
| 20% off BIG W @ eBay (Plus Postage) | 227 | tightarse | 2017-04-06 | 12.17 |
| eBay 5% off Sitewide (Minimum $30 Spend) | 314 | redfox1200 | 2017-04-11 | 12.70 |
| Guitar Tuner $2 with Free Shipping from Reverb | 165 | jerome38 | 2017-04-13 | 17.55 |
| Fabric Braided 1m Micro USB Data/Charging Cable US $0.05 (~AU $0.07) Delivered @ Gearbest | 165 | tightarse | 2017-04-21 | 18.45 |
| $30 Free Credit @ UberEATS | 244 | FiveFingerDiscount | 2017-04-04 | 19.62 |
| Woolworths Rewards: 500 + 1000 Bonus Points (for Subscribing to Email) | 306 | h4lcyon | 2017-04-10 | 21.38 |
| Nintendo Switch Console $385, Zelda BOTW $73.1, Horizon Zero Dawn $73.1, LEGO Porsche 911 $328.3 Delivered + More @ BigW eBay | 142 | hamza23 | 2017-04-06 | 23.40 |
| USB 3.1 Type C Male to Micro USB 2.0 Female Adapter $0.10 Delivered @ ShoppingSquare | 132 | danilochan | 2017-04-05 | 24.53 |
Top 10 fastest deals to 100 votes
| Deal | Votes | User | Posted | Mins to +100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10 off $50+ Spend on eBay | 627 | JSQUARED | 2017-04-10 | 37.48 |
| $30 Free Credit @ UberEATS | 244 | FiveFingerDiscount | 2017-04-04 | 41.63 |
| 20% off Tech at Participating Stores @ eBay | 605 | RewardBucks | 2017-04-25 | 42.22 |
| Fabric Braided 1m Micro USB Data/Charging Cable US $0.05 (~AU $0.07) Delivered @ Gearbest | 165 | tightarse | 2017-04-21 | 57.40 |
| Guitar Tuner $2 with Free Shipping from Reverb | 165 | jerome38 | 2017-04-13 | 75.18 |
| 20% off BIG W @ eBay (Plus Postage) | 227 | tightarse | 2017-04-06 | 99.67 |
| Dick Smith by Sangean DPR-44 AM/FM/DAB+ Radio $29 w/free Shipping @ Dick Smith / Kogan (Identical to DPR-45, RRP $239) | 241 | mubd1234 | 2017-04-24 | 114.23 |
| eBay 5% off Sitewide (Minimum $30 Spend) | 314 | redfox1200 | 2017-04-11 | 116.17 |
| Apple Makes iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers & Keynote for Mac & iOS Free for All Users | 257 | tightarse | 2017-04-19 | 129.32 |
| 50% off @ New Balance | 350 | chumlee | 2017-04-06 | 135.07 |
Top 10 most popular deals by votes
| Deal | Votes | Clicks | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10 off $50+ Spend on eBay | 627 | 5299 | JSQUARED | 2017-04-10 |
| 20% off Tech at Participating Stores @ eBay | 605 | 16370 | RewardBucks | 2017-04-25 |
| Guzman y Gomez $5 Burrito Day - May 5th All Locations | 388 | 3710 | ScratchMaster | 2017-04-21 |
| AmEx Statement Credit: David Jones Online (Spend $150 Get $30 Back) | 366 | 4686 | forumninja | 2017-04-26 |
| Domino's Pizza 50% off Pick Up or Delivery (Excludes Value, Melbourne Range & Hawaiian) | 361 | 5813 | kaBargain | 2017-04-25 |
| 50% off @ New Balance | 350 | 29320 | chumlee | 2017-04-06 |
| Wilson Parking $50 Parking Credit & 1000 Bonus Velocity Points When You Sign up to to Wilson One (Free) | 325 | 15845 | Schumi5 | 2017-04-15 |
| eBay 5% off Sitewide (Minimum $30 Spend) | 314 | 4062 | redfox1200 | 2017-04-11 |
| Woolworths Rewards: 500 + 1000 Bonus Points (for Subscribing to Email) | 306 | 5746 | h4lcyon | 2017-04-10 |
| [PC/Mac] The Witcher: Enhanced Edition FREE @ GOG (Courtesy of Ars Technica) | 296 | 4134 | rob01 | 2017-04-25 |
Top 10 most popular deals by clicks
| Deal | Votes | Clicks | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50% off @ New Balance | 350 | 29320 | chumlee | 2017-04-06 |
| Further 50% off Already Reduced Women's, Men's & Miss Shop Clothing + Women's & Men's Shoes @ Myer | 217 | 26601 | deb3103 | 2017-04-28 |
| 50% off Sale Items @ The Iconic (Inc Nike) | 179 | 22606 | Peanut money | 2017-04-19 |
| Adidas Outlet up to 50% off (Tees, Shorts from $17, Shoes from $50 + More) | 87 | 21781 | brokeunistudent | 2017-04-11 |
| 40% off at Nike Factory Outlets | 147 | 17672 | Jumbolkna | 2017-04-27 |
| 20% off Tech at Participating Stores @ eBay | 605 | 16370 | RewardBucks | 2017-04-25 |
| Wilson Parking $50 Parking Credit & 1000 Bonus Velocity Points When You Sign up to to Wilson One (Free) | 325 | 15845 | Schumi5 | 2017-04-15 |
| Free Property Report from NAB | 187 | 14921 | spider man | 2017-04-05 |
| 20% off BIG W @ eBay (Plus Postage) | 227 | 14243 | tightarse | 2017-04-06 |
| OzSale - Havaianas Thongs $3.98 Delivered (Was $24.99) - New Customers Only | 144 | 13605 | adr8 | 2017-04-20 |
Top 5 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
- 20% off Tech at Participating Stores @ eBay - 92,352
- [Price Error] Mac Pro at Qantas Store for 93K points, or 5K points + $520 - 76,115
- 50% off @ New Balance - 37,920
- Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+ Unltd Calls&Txt 4GB $65/$69 Per Month (24 Month Contract) @ Woolworths Mobile - 36,864
- Wilson Parking $50 Parking Credit & 1000 Bonus Velocity Points When You Sign up to to Wilson One (Free) - 34,507
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
- Competition Pageviews: 351,630 | March: 358,575 (-1.94%)
- Comps Posted: 749 | March: 915
- Comps Won: 96 | March: 220
- Biggest Competition Win:
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- How to Invest $5,000,000? - 28,389
- Things That Aren't Value for Money! - 28,273
- [Price Error] Mac Pro at Qantas Store for 93K points, or 5K points + $520 - 27,755
- What to do - property nightmare. - 22,563
- How Much Money Did You Save and Bank by The Age of 25? - 20,113
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 14,862
- List of Cheap Chinese Online Buying sites - 5,046
- Cards with No Overseas Transaction Fees - 2,272
- List of Price Comparison Websites - 1,498
- Telstra Prepaid Starter Pack Guide - 1,479
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
- Dominos - 146,920
- eBay - 37,158
- Uber Eats - 18,323
- Hungry Jacks - 16,521
- Uber - 15,970
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| JB Hi-Fi | 55 | 26.47 |
| Coles | 47 | 49.11 |
| BIG W | 44 | 29.70 |
| Woolworths | 43 | 45.88 |
| Target Australia | 42 | 38.26 |
| Amazon | 41 | 22.88 |
| Myer | 36 | 38.17 |
| Harvey Norman | 29 | 19.76 |
| Officeworks | 25 | 46.28 |
| I Want That Flight | 23 | 42.96 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| I Want That Flight | 613 |
| American Express Cashback Offers | 417 |
| American Express | 251 |
| DeliveryHero | 227 |
| Specsavers | 188 |
| eBay | 159 |
| Woolworths | 121 |
| Menulog | 119 |
| Pinchme | 119 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 112 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| lego | 182 |
| dyson | 160 |
| sonos | 160 |
| eneloop | 159 |
| ps4 | 135 |
| amex | 131 |
| nintendo switch | 130 |
| specsavers | 112 |
| chromecast | 99 |
| japan | 96 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Whirlpool Forums - 99,935
- Facebook - 88,047
- Oursteps - 36,172
- MSN - 32,396
- Twitter - 31,015
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 59.38%
- Safari 26.53%
- Firefox 6.48%
- Internet Explorer 2.49%
- Safari (in-app) 1.91%
Everything else
- Reports from users: 2619 || March 2017: 2417 || April 2016: 2413
- Deals posted: 2142 || March 2017: 2534 || April 2016: 2436
- Number of Freebies posted: 238
- Comments posted: 74,782 || March 2017: 84,916 || April 2016: 75,960
- Overall traffic: 9,390,044 sessions, 27,479,748 pageviews. || March 2017: 9,954,465 sessions, 29,166,180 pageviews. || April 2016: 8,451,885 sessions, 26,140,262 pageviews.
- New users: 2414
- Most commented deal: 20% off Tech at Participating Stores @ eBay (535 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: MSY Easter Sale (Mon 10/04 till Monday 17/04) ASUS VDSL DSL-AC68U Modem Router $268, (Free 64GB SanDisk Ultra Fit) Plus More (4697 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: SanDisk 64GB Ultra microSDXC UHS-I 80MB/s Memory Card - $24.98 (Free QLD Pick up or + $7.23 Delivery) @ Cameras Direct (-14 votes)
Real time stats from our wiki
2017: Jan - Feb - Mar
2016: Zeitgeist Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - August - September - October November - Dec
2015: Zeitgeist Dec - Nov - Oct - Sept - Aug - Jul - Jun -May - Apr - Mar - Jan
2014: Zeitgeist - Nov - Oct - Sept
Damn didn't beat JV