November was a 🏆 huge month 🏆 with the most deals ever posted, most reports ever made and highest overall site traffic. Black Friday brought in 3.17m pageviews up from 2.46m last year; a 28% increase. Moderators and power users were struggling to keep up with the frenetic pace of deals especially when Amazon released their Black Friday deals at 12AM exactly.
With the continued growth and support of the community, we've been able to donate $31,720 to charities this Christmas bringing our total up to $240,412 over the course of 12 years.
A reminder that the Christmas season can be stressful for people. Please see our mental health page or feel free to PM me.
If you're still looking for presents check out our Christmas Gift Guide. Next up Boxing Day!
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Allow conversation owners to remove participants and for participant to remove himself from a privatemsg conversation
- Increased field size of competition prize summary field
- Added 'Related products' block on classifieds node page
Members
Members of the Month
November 2018
tightarse for posting 4 of the top 10 deals last month, including deal of the month Cashrewards Mobile (which he is a representative) and 3 other eBay deals. In fact TA has posted 12 out of 22 eBay Sale deals in November, all but one got posted before the deal is live.
Being Askhole for posting the most deals in November. He has posted 161 deals with +39.7 vote average, most popular being XB1 Free to Play titles Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 and PlayerUnknown Battleground.
VegemiteKid for posting the most clicked deal in November, which turned out to be David Jones Mens Business Shirts $5 Delivered from OzSale. Great find!
gnv9 for dominating all the competition posting again, including the most voted comp, Win $5,000 Worth of Mastercard Gift Cards from Australia Post and 428 other competitions.
Congratulations!
-Scotty
See more about members of the month
🏆 = Highest ever.
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 5190 (avg: 1 report every ~8 minutes) 🏆 || October 2018: 3988 || November 2017: 4492
- Deals Removed: 642 (4920 published) 🏆 —- Forum Posts Removed: 127 (1298 published) — Competition Posts Removed: 29 (772 published)
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 319
- SPAM - 48
- Requested by OP - 44
- Sockpuppeting - 38
- No Bargains Listed - 34
- Referral SPAM - 27
- Insufficient Quantity - 22
- Combine Posts - 20
- Unobtainable Deal - 18
- Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines - 15
- Not Available to Australia - 12
- Circumventing Ban - 8
- Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines - 7
- Out of stock on posting - 7
- Joke Post - 5
- Expired on Posting - 4
- Everything else - 170
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Being Askhole | 161 | 39.72 |
| chibot | 142 | 53.46 |
| save50 | 72 | 24.24 |
| nocure | 71 | 45.15 |
| onhunt | 61 | 25.05 |
| altomic | 46 | 10.74 |
| beatthatflight | 43 | 24.84 |
| 11username123 | 39 | 5.82 |
| tightarse | 33 | 320.91 |
| doweyy | 29 | 209.83 |
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| TheWoos | 5 | 43.00 |
| DracoManX69 | 5 | 32.20 |
| ShotzzAU | 4 | 41.75 |
| Cellmate | 4 | 35.00 |
| Wombatt | 4 | 22.75 |
| Zakiuddin1 | 4 | 12.00 |
| Sensui | 3 | 48.67 |
| Twix | 3 | 48.33 |
| CheapAzM8 | 3 | 29.33 |
| cyclestation | 3 | 9.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| chibot | 83 | 79.94 |
| Being Askhole | 75 | 67.67 |
| nocure | 38 | 69.21 |
| tightarse | 33 | 320.91 |
| doweyy | 29 | 209.83 |
| onhunt | 15 | 67.93 |
| save50 | 14 | 90.71 |
| WatchNerd | 12 | 71.75 |
| Clear | 11 | 82.64 |
| Jase2801 | 11 | 81.18 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tightarse | 8 | 440.12 | 334 | 77 |
| Clear | 7 | 76.14 | 470 | 312 |
| xev | 5 | 133.20 | 234 | 74 |
| gotyourback | 5 | 116.20 | 239 | 172 |
| SimsDirect | 3 | 90.67 | 170 | 2 |
| lyl | 3 | 61.67 | 36 | 2 |
| Astivita | 2 | 128.50 | 67 | 12 |
| Asaiyo | 2 | 91.50 | 2 | 1 |
| Cair22 | 2 | 82.50 | 23 | 4 |
| TAF | 2 | 80.00 | 14 | 8 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| gnv9 | 429 | 16.73 |
| Katie2014 | 83 | 8.87 |
| altomic | 50 | 7.24 |
| dylo | 33 | 4.21 |
| pvikkles | 25 | 5.28 |
| Phalaxis | 13 | 17.15 |
| Smalot11 | 9 | 12.11 |
| queenietan | 9 | 4.56 |
| pfaftle | 7 | 12.71 |
| Iggemo | 7 | 10.00 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| alvian | 843 | 779 |
| doweyy | 180 | 168 |
| Baysew | 138 | 131 |
| gnv9 | 105 | 100 |
| dasher86 | 84 | 84 |
| BarginHunter | 79 | 78 |
| tonester | 75 | 72 |
| O O | 49 | 45 |
| DuckKnight | 41 | 41 |
| Steptoe | 17 | 17 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HighAndDry | 954 | 1.47 | 74 | 22 | 17 | 1 |
| PJC | 610 | 0.67 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Scab | 577 | 1.76 | 69 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| jv | 573 | 0.87 | 45 | 12 | 23 | 0 |
| try2bhelpful | 463 | 0.98 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clear | 461 | 1.25 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| pennypincher98 | 420 | 1.11 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Scrooge McDuck | 398 | 2.69 | 67 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| kerfuffle | 363 | 0.74 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| altomic | 357 | 3.36 | 48 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| but the title says | 321 | altomic | 2018-11-27 |
| Search Link Mod Note: | 208 | BlazinPast | 2018-11-18 |
| just ignore the person and | 196 | supasaiyan | 2018-11-05 |
| Read your contract and see | 174 | Halo375 | 2018-11-26 |
| Test drive a big ass car | 131 | Peanut money | 2018-11-11 |
| For a second, thought | 124 | No Child Support | 2018-11-16 |
| But he doesn't like his | 115 | Smatters 14 | 2018-11-26 |
| search link | 111 | BlazinPast | 2018-11-28 |
| glad to see you completed a | 107 | terminal2k | 2018-11-28 |
| It's what they do. Happens | 99 | BOGOF | 2018-11-01 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sorry, but as per the terms | -61 | Aussiebroadband | 2018-11-01 |
| P!ss weak excuse by 'do | -61 | Peck | 2018-11-06 |
| You can have guests but if | -61 | HighAndDry | 2018-11-11 |
| 50/5 for 90 bux…. er no | -60 | beigehornet | 2018-11-14 |
| How is that a bargain, when | -58 | terrys | 2018-11-14 |
| Thats surprising with | -56 | Amayzingone | 2018-11-01 |
| WTF is Rememberce Day? We | -55 | sfac | 2018-11-10 |
| Seems it is illegal as they | -55 | pir8king1982 | 2018-11-28 |
| Yes, shouldn't my feeling | -50 | johndowy | 2018-11-26 |
| The Australian Government | -49 | Diji1 | 2018-11-14 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My tip is not to bother with | 21 | 23 | Savas | 2018-11-18 |
| Remember what the Nazi's did | 19 | 21 | itsdougie | 2018-11-14 |
| Been around for years on | 16 | 16 | tightarse | 2018-11-23 |
| Been to New Zealand twice in | 15 | 14 | Xiaomi | 2018-11-05 |
| Is the Red one faster ? | 15 | 13 | jv | 2018-11-08 |
| Cue a million reports from | 15 | 16 | Scrooge McDuck | 2018-11-19 |
| Not sure why your comment | 12 | 13 | Wolfofwallstreet | 2018-11-03 |
| 1080 cant do 144fps at | 11 | 10 | Ryxxi | 2018-11-25 |
| Do these get shipped in | 11 | 13 | miq | 2018-11-26 |
| They're not the same stores, | 11 | 9 | jv | 2018-11-28 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| My tip is not to bother with | 21 | 23 | Savas | 2018-11-18 |
| ipad pro Works well with | 20 | 17 | smuggler | 2018-11-03 |
| Remember what the Nazi's did | 19 | 21 | itsdougie | 2018-11-14 |
| And the there is no security | 16 | 13 | Adoses | 2018-11-07 |
| I wrote a message to the | 15 | 12 | Maverick-au | 2018-11-16 |
| Cue a million reports from | 15 | 16 | Scrooge McDuck | 2018-11-19 |
| Can you gentlemen please | 15 | 12 | Smashed Avo | 2018-11-08 |
| Is the Red one faster ? | 15 | 13 | jv | 2018-11-08 |
| Been to New Zealand twice in | 15 | 14 | Xiaomi | 2018-11-05 |
| Not sure why your comment | 12 | 13 | Wolfofwallstreet | 2018-11-03 |
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 The Good Guys @ eBay - 150,695
- 15% off Sitewide @ eBay ($150 Min Spend, $250 Max Discount, 5PM to Midnight AEDT) - 93,561
- 20% off 133 Stores @ eBay - 86,871
- [PS4] God of War $29 , FIFA 19 $35 , Marvel's Spider-Man, NBA 2K19 $39 , Dualshock 4 $49 + More @ Big W - 568,414
- 20% off 106 Stores @ eBay - 65,025
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
- Competition Pageviews: 636,121 | October: 690,424 (-7.87%)
- Comps Posted: 772 | October: 800
- Comps Won: 198 | October: 1133
- Biggest Winner: $1,000 Prepaid EFTPOS Cards
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- Click Frenzy 2018: Tuesday Nov 13 - 14, 2018 - 107,716
- 7/11 Fuel App Watch - Nationwide - 34,448
- What Do You All Do for a Living? - 21,423
- [[AMA] Semi Retired at 34, Ask Me Anything! - 20,253
- [AMA] KFC Front Counter Worker, Ask Me Anything - 20,244
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)
- Amex Shop Small Guide - 16,188
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 13,353
- Discounted eGift Cards - 4,568
- List of Cheap Chinese Online Buying sites - 3,769
- Price Comparison Sites - 2,846
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 302 | 34.59 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 122 | 36.01 |
| Newegg | 95 | 43.23 |
| BIG W | 90 | 44.99 |
| Amazon US | 80 | 32.42 |
| Woolworths | 79 | 36.05 |
| The Good Guys | 73 | 32.52 |
| Harvey Norman | 68 | 24.12 |
| Coles | 56 | 41.64 |
| Bunnings Warehouse | 55 | 21.75 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 742 |
| I Want That Flight | 622 |
| eBay | 469 |
| Specsavers | 338 |
| American Express | 322 |
| Youfoodz | 306 |
| Amazon AU | 279 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 216 |
| Uniqlo | 215 |
| Jetstar | 182 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| nintendo switch | 706 |
| lego | 339 |
| dyson | 266 |
| ps4 | 248 |
| sonos | 241 |
| xiaomi | 227 |
| rm williams | 192 |
| airpods | 189 |
| japan | 183 |
| ebay | 178 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- googleapis.com (Google/Google Now/Discover/Android recommended stories) - 733,407
- Facebook - 143,522
- Whirlpool Forums - 135,471
- Oursteps - 73,796
- Twitter - 47,785
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 63.42%
- Safari 25.35%
- Firefox 4.24%
- Samsung Internet 1.84%
- Internet Explorer 1.25%
Everything else
- Deals posted: 4919 🏆 || October 2018: 3121 || November 2017: 3720
- Number of Freebies posted: 236
- Comments posted: 137,729 (Most ever) || October 2018: 108,705 || November 2017: 126,430
- % of removed comments: 1.16% || October 1.4% || November 2017 1.08%
- Overall traffic: 14,517,009 sessions, 45,263,805 🏆 pageviews || October 2018: 12,992,248 sessions, 36,310,088 pageviews || October 2017: 11,390,148 sessions, 41,053,613 pageviews
- New users: 4175 🏆
Most commented deal: TaoTronics & RAVPower Earphones, Transmitter, Powerbank Deals from $8.99 - BH22 Headphones $58.74 Dash Cam 1440p $89.99 @ Amazon (793 comments)
Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: PlayStation 4 500GB + Spiderman Bundle $299, DualShock 4 Controllers $59, PS4 Pro + GT Sport $495, Xbox 1S 1TB $299 @ (5796 clicks)
Most neg'd deal: Bushranger 73X07/A Folding Bush Saw, Orange/Silver for $27.50 + Shipping (Free with Prime) @ Amazon Au (-5 votes)
Real time stats from our wiki
2018: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - Sept - Oct
2017: Zeitgeist - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug & Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec
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
Interesting stats, thanks!