December was a busy month with Boxing Day and the lead up to Christmas which marked our busiest month ever in terms of traffic (12,476,792 sessions, 41,218,012 pageviews). However, interestingly Black Friday beat out Boxing Day in terms to traffic. We did 2.41m pageviews on Boxing Day, up 47.25% from last year. However not as big as Black Friday of 2.46m. 
I'm not the only one doing stats around here. Courtesy of BlazinPast, the graph plots Xiaomi deals by month.
Just a reminder, if there is a bug, feature or general comment you want to make, please do so on the Comments / Feedback / Suggestions Thread 2018. Most of the features you see today were because a member had requested it.
Coming up: January and February are the slowest bargain months of the year (awaits annual "no bargains" post). Feb 15 16 is Chinese New Year so expect some good deals from Chinese sites around that time. However, it's also a time when many China based companies shut down so don't be in any rush to get your item or expect a quick response from support. I'll be doing the 2017 Zeitgeist (see 2016) + an updated post for our 2018 goals/improving the OzBargain environment soon(ish).
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Strip uploaded images of any metadata. e.g. location.
- Add option:nocomment to node search options to not match search keywords in comments.
- Fix bug where clicking on comp entry req tag goes to comps filtered by exclusion of tag instead of inclusion
- Mods and power users to indicate grey import in titles from Australian stores. We've had deals coming from Australian shops recently with grey import stock. Best to mention this title (e.g. Shopmonk)
- Freebies from charities not permitted. Discussion.
- Inappropriate comment removal will now come with warning. Bans if too many.
- If mods not available to deal with a inflammatory deal, will either remove all grey area comments pending review or kill the deal pending later review. For both above, discussion.
Members
Members of the Month
December 2017
Winners from last month:
sasto who posted the deal of the month, eBay 10% off Boxing Day Sale (that had a late start and early finish). Nevertheless it was still the biggest deal of the month spawning 80+ related deals.
gnv9 stays undefeated as the competition queen on OzBargain, posting the most popular comp of the month, Win 1 of 3 Sennheiser Prize Packs from Qantas, and 377 other competitions she shared with average +9.86 votes.
nocure for posting the most deals in December 2017 (50) and getting the most deals on the OzBargain front page (38). Most popular being 20% off Tech stores at eBay getting +471 votes.
As the last award for 2017, I thought we shall award the most contributed new user in 2017, and that prize goes to pfaftle. praftle signed up to OzBargain on 17 February 2017, and over the 10 and half months posted 1139 competitions and 2,826 comments, became a Power User on 8 August and edited 501 times.
Congratulations!
-Scotty
See more about members of the month
Moderation Stats:
- Reports: 4389 (avg: 1 report every ~10 minutes)
- Deals Removed: 486 ( 3250 published) —- Forum Posts Removed: 129 ( 1298 published)
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 285
- SPAM - 33
- No Bargains Listed - 45
- Sockpuppeting - 26
- Referral SPAM - 34
- Insufficient Quantity - 16
- Requested by OP - 40
- Not Available to Australia - 13
- Out of stock on posting - 5
- Expired on Posting - 10
- Combine Posts - 8
- Unobtainable Deal - 8
- Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines - 4
- Circumventing Ban - 7
- Everything else - 129
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| nocure | 50 | 64.18 |
| save50 | 45 | 26.29 |
| easternculture | 43 | 46.09 |
| TRENT86 | 33 | 69.79 |
| monty.melb | 33 | 34.73 |
| tightarse | 32 | 174.88 |
| Clear | 26 | 62.27 |
| doweyy | 24 | 129.00 |
| neil | 23 | 29.35 |
| grababargain | 18 | 23.89 |
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| xev | 10 | 37.70 |
| Type40Tardis | 6 | 15.83 |
| DonnyPizzaBoy | 3 | 97.67 |
| Reidyy123 | 3 | 40.00 |
| cbrbargain | 3 | 33.00 |
| johnnyrocket | 3 | 25.67 |
| Thebigmj | 3 | 8.33 |
| jAyKEbAb | 3 | 5.33 |
| WoodlensAU | 3 | 1.00 |
| buku | 2 | 45.50 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| nocure | 38 | 79.08 |
| tightarse | 32 | 174.88 |
| doweyy | 23 | 133.65 |
| easternculture | 23 | 74.96 |
| Clear | 20 | 75.55 |
| TRENT86 | 19 | 108.79 |
| hamza23 | 14 | 91.57 |
| monty.melb | 14 | 63.93 |
| save50 | 11 | 77.82 |
| headphonejack | 9 | 133.56 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear | 7 | 65.71 | 411 | 230 |
| gearbest | 4 | 64.75 | 63 | 5 |
| lyl | 4 | 60.50 | 86 | 11 |
| MiniInTheBox | 3 | 110.67 | 292 | 176 |
| IWantThatFlight | 3 | 63.00 | 2 | 0 |
| tightarse | 2 | 256.50 | 107 | 31 |
| flightscout | 2 | 72.00 | 16 | 0 |
| sm007h | 2 | 68.00 | 98 | 14 |
| zapals | 2 | 53.00 | 9 | 1 |
| theomelette | 1 | 517.00 | 1 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| gnv9 | 378 | 9.83 |
| Katie2014 | 152 | 3.88 |
| djk | 61 | 2.80 |
| pfaftle | 51 | 4.47 |
| crumble | 27 | 4.41 |
| Phalaxis | 24 | 10.38 |
| neil | 13 | 2.38 |
| sss333 | 12 | 4.42 |
| jamesjames | 8 | 0.75 |
| mybondisummer | 7 | 0.14 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Baysew | 215 | 209 |
| dasher86 | 132 | 131 |
| Spackbace | 111 | 107 |
| gnv9 | 75 | 67 |
| pfaftle | 72 | 68 |
| tonester | 58 | 50 |
| petestrash | 46 | 45 |
| Make it so | 42 | 40 |
| TakaHas | 42 | 42 |
| doweyy | 38 | 38 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scab | 1027 | 2.04 | 126 | 21 | 15 | 1 |
| PJC | 902 | 1.26 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| jv | 663 | 1.08 | 76 | 12 | 23 | 5 |
| doweyy | 445 | 1.58 | 44 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Clear | 407 | 1.29 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| lostn | 399 | 0.47 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 0blivion | 393 | 2.29 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| pennypincher98 | 389 | 0.58 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MathNerd | 381 | 0.92 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Diji1 | 380 | 1.00 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| I can't imagine arguing with | 416 | Ryanek | 2017-12-21 |
| Good morals and strong | 270 | scrambledeggs | 2017-12-09 |
| You don't know the pleasure | 212 | sheepdog | 2017-12-17 |
| Try a larger target or move | 200 | jimmej | 2017-12-03 |
| well you made yourself | 198 | overlook | 2017-12-28 |
| Victoria's soft justice | 160 | gaz3342 | 2017-12-12 |
| omg. they are your siblings. | 154 | PissLUR | 2017-12-21 |
| You paid for the item. Why | 143 | Flying Ace | 2017-12-16 |
| Seems OP is the one causing | 139 | ThithLord | 2017-12-21 |
| Not everyone has the money | 130 | Halo375 | 2017-12-31 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Only human kind could take | -121 | TheDukeOfNukem | 2017-12-17 |
| My biggest purchases were an | -110 | LadyCocoa1234 | 2017-12-28 |
| I don't see it as doing them | -82 | SenorUmberto | 2017-12-21 |
| How ignorant of you. | -70 | Yamai | 2017-12-03 |
| What kind of potential | -68 | Sshanaz | 2017-12-28 |
| pleasure of taking a dump | -65 | jv | 2017-12-17 |
| So you post a deal and make | -64 | Bluberry | 2017-12-28 |
| Kids these days…You don't | -58 | missosoup | 2017-12-15 |
| You're missing out on all | -57 | missosoup | 2017-12-15 |
| "I'm not racist but…" | -56 | brazen00 | 2017-12-12 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To be fair, you have to have | 37 | 35 | mopo | 2017-12-21 |
| Should not be on here please | 30 | 31 | Bargaphile | 2017-12-12 |
| I'm just doing the job that | 17 | 18 | kerfuffle | 2017-12-21 |
| I have no idea why people | 17 | 16 | Burnertoasty | 2017-12-15 |
| Discounted bulk sugar and | 16 | 14 | Scab | 2017-12-27 |
| A great man, by the name of | 16 | 15 | TheDukeOfNukem | 2017-12-31 |
| @gmail92: He should, but | 13 | 13 | kerfuffle | 2017-12-21 |
| @bobbified: The plural of | 13 | 12 | brazen00 | 2017-12-12 |
| "Perfect for kids" when | 12 | 12 | dynamike | 2017-12-15 |
| Who knows, have we been | 12 | 14 | Diji1 | 2017-12-31 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Completely agree with a | 61 | 76 | imurgod | 2017-12-09 |
| That's because - stay with | 61 | 58 | brazen00 | 2017-12-12 |
| To be fair, you have to have | 37 | 35 | mopo | 2017-12-21 |
| Should not be on here please | 30 | 31 | Bargaphile | 2017-12-12 |
| Samsung also has better | 22 | 19 | hmtk | 2017-12-29 |
| @smuggler: So having an | 21 | 25 | Bargaphile | 2017-12-12 |
| I'm just doing the job that | 17 | 18 | kerfuffle | 2017-12-21 |
| I have no idea why people | 17 | 16 | Burnertoasty | 2017-12-15 |
| @Jackson:So, if Solar is a | 17 | 20 | Brictoria | 2017-12-13 |
| Discounted bulk sugar and | 16 | 14 | Scab | 2017-12-27 |
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)
- eBay Boxing Day Sale - 10% off Min Purchase $75) - 93,586
- 20% off Selected Stores @ eBay (Futu, Dell, Grays, Allphones, Sony + More) - 80,576
- 15% off Xbox Live Currency, JB Hi-Fi, Kogan, Supercheap Auto, Rebel & BCF Gift Cards @ PayPal Digital Gifts on eBay - 70,173
- $10 off $60, $15 off $80, $20 off $100 Spend @ Myer (Stackable so $45 off $100 Spend) - 62,892
- Samsung Galaxy S8 / iPhone 8 20GB $59 Per Month with Optus - 59,733
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
| Comp | Votes | Clicks | Entered | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win 1 of 3 Sennheiser Prize Packs Worth $919 from Qantas | 66 | 1811 | 178 | gnv9 | 2017-12-15 |
| Win an All 4 Adventure Package incl an Isuzu D-MAX Ute Worth $227,281 from Park Bligh Pty Ltd | 52 | 1445 | 101 | gnv9 | 2017-12-13 |
| Win 1 of 19 Prizes Worth Up to $999 from Harvey Norman's Christmas Giveaway | 40 | 1624 | 145 | gnv9 | 2017-12-06 |
| Win Daily Prizes from Cashrewards 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway | 39 | 1974 | 104 | kosh52 | 2017-12-13 |
| Win an iPhone X 256GB Silver Handset Worth $1,829 from AMP Life | 38 | 1355 | 135 | gnv9 | 2017-12-06 |
| Win The Ultimate NETGEAR Pack Worth $4,653 from Scorptec Computers | 38 | 939 | 93 | Phalaxis | 2017-12-11 |
| Win 1 of 12 Prizes from Betta's 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway | 36 | 1227 | 117 | gnv9 | 2017-12-01 |
| Win $10,000 from Nine Network | 31 | 1590 | 120 | Phalaxis | 2017-12-29 |
| Win 1 of 20 Christmas Prize Packs Worth Up to $349.09 from Roadshow | 29 | 846 | 89 | gnv9 | 2017-12-11 |
| Win 1 of 24 Prizes from Fantastic Furniture's 24 Days of Christmas Giveaway | 28 | 1542 | 94 | gnv9 | 2017-12-01 |
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
- Competition Pageviews: 462,381 | November: 506,471 (-8.71%)
- Comps Posted: 846 | November: 1028
- Comps Won: 187 | November: 217
- Biggest Winner
A trip to ABC's New Year's Eve Countdown Concert for 4 people valued at $5,150
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- Bitcoin is over $15000 USD - 42,735
- Bitcoin down 33% - selling or holding? - 39,182
- Amazon Australia Launched (Was: Amazon Showing Recommended Products with Prices) - 34,101
- Dispute with Siblings over How to Split Price of Gift - 29,376
- Passive Income from Crypto - 28,626
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 12,473
- List of Cheap Chinese Online Buying sites - 3,824
- Discounted eGift Cards - 2,273
- List of Price Comparison Websites - 2,205
- Cards with No Overseas Transaction Fees - 1,693
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| JB Hi-Fi | 140 | 35.06 |
| GearBest | 105 | 41.21 |
| Harvey Norman | 101 | 30.28 |
| The Good Guys | 101 | 54.84 |
| Zapals | 74 | 42.39 |
| LightInTheBox | 63 | 54.37 |
| Amazon | 61 | 25.23 |
| Amazon Australia | 58 | 43.50 |
| BIG W | 49 | 32.08 |
| Woolworths | 47 | 40.13 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 658 |
| I Want That Flight | 653 |
| eBay | 310 |
| American Express | 296 |
| Specsavers | 240 |
| Gearbest | 201 |
| DeliveryHero | 199 |
| Telstra | 161 |
| Uniqlo | 156 |
| Woolworths | 149 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| nintendo switch | 482 |
| lego | 241 |
| xiaomi | 186 |
| amex | 181 |
| dyson | 180 |
| ps4 | 173 |
| sonos | 168 |
| eneloop | 166 |
| japan | 157 |
| ebay | 149 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Whirlpool Forums - 124,457
- Facebook - 104,697
- googleapis.com - 96,075 (Google/Google Now/Android recommended stories)
- Twitter - 42,058
- Oursteps - 39,332
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 58.40%
- Safari 27.54%
- Firefox 5.32%
- Samsung Interet 2.53%
- Internet Explorer 1.74%
Everything else
- Reports from users: 4389 || November 2017: 4492 || December 2016: 2792
- Deals posted: 3248 || November 2017: 3726 || December 2016: 3054
- Number of Freebies posted: 192
- Comments posted: 116,305 || November 2017: 126,462 || December 2016: 91,703
- Overall traffic: 12,476,792 sessions, 41,218,012 pageviews. (most ever) || November 2017: 12,303,774 sessions, 41,053,613 pageviews. (most ever) || December 2016: 10,270,632 sessions, 33,263,205 pageviews.
- New users: 3167
- Most commented deal: 15% off Xbox Live Currency, JB Hi-Fi, Kogan, Supercheap Auto, Rebel & BCF Gift Cards @ PayPal Digital Gifts on eBay (779 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Uniqlo Boxing Day Sale - Eg Kids/Men/Women T-Shirts, Sunglasses $10, Men Parka $80, Women Coat $100 Online & Instore (4608 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: Xiaomi Power Bank 10000mAh - $27.95 + $5 Shipping - Webbite Launch Week Promotion (-10 votes)
Real time stats from our wiki
2017: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug & Sept - Oct - Nov
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
What an absolute legend pfaftle is! Great choice Neil and thanks for the stats once again!
Insanely surprised that TGG deal got 1st to the front page, thought the Boxing Day Deal would’ve beat it easily.