Updates, Top Deals, Comments, Forum Posts, Members of The Month + Other Stats [January 2019]

Here are January's stats. Fairly quiet month compared to the hectic holiday season of November & December.


Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)

  • New mini 'Mark as seen' and 'Mark as entered' buttons on competition list pages.
  • Removed references to Google+ on store pages and node pages (Share on G+). Upgraded Google API library. RIP Google+
  • Updated Aliexpress store page validation (read store ratings)
  • Updated Catch store parsing (some retailers sell on the Catch platform)
  • Users must now be a member for longer than a year to post classifieds listings. The previous allowance for those who have posted a deal 6 weeks ago no longer applies. See here
  • Changed store performance ban to include stores that have had 2 rep posts in the past 60 days (was 30 days), where both deals were posted after the last temp ban (if any). See here
  • New comp filter for International comps.
  • Move classifieds types to title area. No longer do posters need to write 'Free', 'WTS', 'WTB' in titles. See here
  • Show both Camelx3 and Keepa for Amazon deals. Camelx3 went down and we added Keepa. Now you can choose either for Amazon price tracking.
  • Blocked some dodgy Uniqlo ads but monitoring complaints for other dodgy ads.
Members

Members of the Month

Janurary 2019

Congratulations!

-Scotty

See more about members of the month

Moderation Stats:

  • Reports from users: 4292 (avg: 1 report every ~10 minutes) || December 2018: 4988 || January 2018: 4028
  • Deals Removed: 426 (3189 published) —- Forum Posts Removed: 106 (1304 published) — Competition Posts Removed: 19 (549 published)

Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)

User Deals Avg Vote
Being Askhole 139 40.59
chibot 87 97.39
nocure 68 65.91
save50 64 19.55
beatthatflight 36 35.19
altomic 27 37.81
ben1980 23 20.43
Lysander 21 16.81
Clear 18 36.22
RogueWolf 18 32.28

Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)

User Deals Avg Vote
bargainhoonter 12 14.00
Undiscoveredworld 4 19.75
bargains4u 4 14.50
OzRolla 4 12.50
Optimus Prime 3 9.67
silvaniasarah0 3 9.67
minionme 3 7.33
House of Knives 3 6.67
DUH 3 5.00
SsJayden 3 2.67

Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)

User Deals Avg Vote
chibot 76 109.28
Being Askhole 75 61.81
nocure 59 73.03
tightarse 14 332.29
beatthatflight 11 84.00
doweyy 9 158.33
altomic 9 92.33
save50 9 83.11
Clear 9 57.78
lyl 8 73.75

Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)

User Deals Avg Vote Comments Comments (Not OP)
lyl 8 73.75 43 4
tightarse 4 334.25 162 45
flightscout 4 70.50 4 0
xev 4 57.50 87 13
IWantThatFlight 3 119.67 7 0
Clear 3 50.67 484 350
Bradd87 2 212.00 49 0
gotyourback 2 198.50 90 55
erroorfree 2 80.00 53 4
SimsDirect 2 37.00 66 0

Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)

User Comps Avg Vote
gnv9 230 20.62
Katie2014 140 8.74
skyblue333 33 6.09
altomic 21 11.62
Cludo 9 4.33
K3hcpN 8 16.00
headphonejack 7 20.86
hm 7 5.86
MrtheMoonbear 6 10.17
Phalaxis 5 8.40

Most Edits by a Power User

User Edits Uniques
alvian 263 242
Baysew 124 122
gnv9 85 81
doweyy 84 82
DuckKnight 66 63
Steptoe 44 43
tonester 35 34
O O 33 30
IceCreamBandit 23 23
Make it so 10 10
Comments

Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)

User Comments Avg Vote +5's +15's -5's -15's
HighAndDry 1230 1.14 108 20 19 3
jv 551 0.35 51 8 50 9
Clear 482 1.05 24 1 1 0
tshow 403 1.29 39 5 5 3
lostn 396 0.60 9 2 4 1
serpserpserp 380 1.07 25 1 2 0
try2bhelpful 365 0.85 10 2 0 0
Diji1 317 1.68 31 5 5 0
whooah1979 316 1.63 30 10 3 0
ChiMot 306 0.66 13 3 4 1

Top 10 positively voted comments

Comment Votes User Posted
Cashier is an arse 274 oscargamer 2019-01-18
Cough up 1000$ 265 holdenmg 2019-01-02
grabs popcorn 248 John Kimble 2019-01-07
You can use this search link 208 r0xz 2019-01-15
I don't know what the legal 146 wizzy 2019-01-02
Never ever gamble again 116 Meho2026 2019-01-19
OP, just in case you take 114 peterpeterpumpkin 2019-01-09
Update! Call received from 110 Hoju 2019-01-23
Cool 109 BensonP 2019-01-17
Are you serious? You break 107 AdosHouse 2019-01-02

Top 10 negatively voted comments

Top 10 controversial comments

Comment +Votes -Votes User Posted
eric (@ericmangun) sums it 19 19 bluesky 2019-01-24
For the more robust 18 17 MaMan 2019-01-02
"One nappy per sample." 18 16 justtoreply 2019-01-22
Nope, I see hypocrisy in 18 16 Entropy Sky 2019-01-18
I have never seen so much 18 20 Savitar 2019-01-29
Indeed, this is a terrible 16 17 Jakal 2019-01-27
Thank you, that's an error 14 15 luketechfast 2019-01-11
Pixel wins camera and 13 14 jassssone 2019-01-25
it is ridiculous when 12 12 ntt 2019-01-09
The writer is a terrible 12 14 ladybug1 2019-01-27

Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.

Comment +Votes -Votes User Posted
Well you don't say dollar 26 22 Zachary 2019-01-04
You do realise that farming 25 21 thevofa 2019-01-17
Not a bargain, its a "work 20 17 beigehornet 2019-01-31
These are the most hideous 20 16 iamhurtin 2019-01-12
The catch is you have to go 18 22 Putnum 2019-01-04
I have never seen so much 18 20 Savitar 2019-01-29
"One nappy per sample." 18 16 justtoreply 2019-01-22
Nope, I see hypocrisy in 18 16 Entropy Sky 2019-01-18
For the more robust 18 17 MaMan 2019-01-02
How is a shit show? As far 16 20 Mistymoo 2019-01-18

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)

  1. 20% off 118 Stores @ eBay (Dell, Grays, Sony, Sydneytec, Videopro, KG Electronics + More)) - 84,206
  2. $5 off Everything @ eBay (No Minimum Spend, Works on $5 eBay Gift Card) - 64,776
  3. Optus Mobile Prepaid Epic Value 365 Days, 60GB Data, Unlimited Calls & Texts: $120 (Save $60) @ Optus [In-Store Only] - 59,420
  4. LG V30+ (LGH930DS) 128GB Black $479 (Was $799) @ JB Hi-Fi (In Store Only) - 55,887
  5. 20% off Selected Sellers @ eBay Australia - 51,138

Most Popular Deals by Category

Category Deal Votes Clicks User Posted
Automotive [VIC] Supreme 98+ Fuel 111.5c Per Litre @ 7-Eleven, Eltham North 304 1243 cheap jew 2019-01-06
Books & Magazines Free: The Little Black Book of Scams @ ACCC (Published Dec 2016) 288 6664 altomic 2019-01-28
Computing Epson WorkForce WF-2750 Multi-Function Printer $98 (& Get $50 Cash Back) Pickup or $7.95 Delivery @ Harvey Norman 155 6351 wuds 2019-01-02
Dining & Takeaway Free 7-Eleven 500ml Ice Cream Tub Varieties (Save $6) @ 7-Eleven via Fuel App 302 2284 Scrooge McDuck 2019-02-01
Education Free: St John Ambulance Click-to-Save Online First Aid Course with Certificate 436 8047 nocure 2019-01-09
Electrical & Electronics Yamaha HTR-2071 AV Receiver $249 Delivered & More @ Todds Hifi 339 5848 Bradd87 2019-01-22
Entertainment Free Streaming of All LaLiga 123 (Spanish 2nd Tier Football League) Matches , Coppa Italia matches @ YouTube 186 1599 chibot 2019-01-14
Fashion & Apparel Minimum 20% off RRP Storewide @ rebel (In Store & Online) 221 11508 AliciaDives 2019-01-21
Financial St. George Bank Signature Visa $0 Annual Fee 1st Year with 80,000 Qantas Points ($4,000 Min Spend within 90 Days) 173 7315 jewboy 2019-01-21
Gaming [PC] Free - The Jackbox Party Pack (Was $35) @ Epic Games 530 12049 chibot 2019-01-11
Groceries Free Mother Energy Drink 6/1, Gatorade 7/1, Mt Franklin 8/1 + More Freebies in January @ 7-Eleven via Fuel App 630 8420 trush 2019-01-04
Health & Beauty $10 Chemist Warehouse Credit for $5 (No Minimum Spend) @ Groupon 262 5452 tightarse 2019-01-27
Home & Garden Black & Decker Ultimate Combo Offer $150 Delivered (Worth $671.89) @ Supercheap Auto (Online C&C Only) 257 25144 lowndes8 2019-01-14
Internet [NSW/ACT/QLD/SA/WA] Optus 5G Home Broadband $70/Month Unlimited [Selected Suburbs] with 50 Mbps Guaranteed 281 18646 IMadeYouReadThis 2019-01-31
Mobile Spend $10, Get $35 Cashback on amaysim's 28 Day 10GB Mobile SIM (New Customers) @ Cashrewards 469 3710 tightarse 2019-01-15
Other $5 off Everything @ eBay (No Minimum Spend, Works on $5 eBay Gift Card) 1343 8863 tightarse 2019-01-16
Pets [VIC] Greyhound Adoption from GAP Victoria - $75 Adoption Fee Waived 18 - 20 Jan 195 2561 Vazza 2019-01-04
Sports & Outdoors Free Entry to 53 Swimming Pools & 78 Free BBQs on Australia Day (Links & Details Inside) 376 1284 tightarse 2019-01-16
Toys & Kids Buy One Get One Free - $15 or under Pop Vinyls @ EB Games 66 4746 pegaxs 2019-01-12
Travel [NSW] AmEx 30% Back on Sydney Trains, Ferries, Light Rail 226 3947 newdad 2019-01-15

Competitions

Most Popular Competitions (by votes)

Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)


Other stats

Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)

  1. My Toddler Broke LED Screen While at Harvey Norman, Who Says They Don't Have Accidental Cover? - 52,806
  2. 7/11 Fuel App Watch - Nationwide - 49,474
  3. Kogan Massive Price Error - 29,953
  4. Evicting Housemate That is Renting Out Vacant Room For Prostitution - 23,671
  5. Financial Planning as a Single Woman - 18,728

Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)

  1. List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 21,308
  2. Discounted eGift Cards - 3,430
  3. List of Cheap Chinese Online Buying sites - 3,199
  4. Price Comparison Sites - 2,667
  5. Cards with No Overseas Transaction Fees - 2,452

Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)

  1. eBay - 137,605
  2. Dominos - 85,555
  3. Uber Eats - 40,530
  4. Youfoodz - 20,047
  5. Pizza Hut - 13,493

Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)

Store Count Avg Vote
Amazon AU 116 35.22
Woolworths 109 46.29
Coles 76 37.01
Bunnings Warehouse 60 30.38
JB Hi-Fi 56 41.27
BIG W 53 36.36
Harvey Norman 52 26.85
Supercheap Auto 46 42.72
Target Australia 43 48.47
Myer 38 27.47

Top 10 most subscribed to stores

Top 10 Search Alerts

Query Count
nintendo switch 752
lego 347
dyson 292
sonos 239
xiaomi 238
ps4 236
airpods 209
japan 208
rm williams 204
ebay 183

Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)

  1. googleapis.com (Google/Google Now/Discover/Android recommended stories) - 810,098
  2. Facebook - 113,739
  3. Whirlpool Forums - 107,115
  4. Oursteps - 59,617
  5. Twitter - 40,910

Top Browsers (by Sessions)

  1. Chrome 61.98%
  2. Safari 25.47%
  3. Firefox 4.12%
  4. Samsung Internet 3.73%
  5. Edge 1.19%

Everything else

Real time stats from our wiki
2018: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - Sept - Oct - Nov - Dec
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

Comments

  • +1

    So much stats O.O It's always interesting to see.

    HighAndDry with the comments, wow.

  • +1

    We could almost do a "most successful competition" based off number of wins. Maybe just keep that as a top 5

  • 1230 comments a month, averaged out to 40 comments a day and more than 2 comments every hour.

    HighAndDry lives in Ozbargain basement confirmed.

    • +1

      HighAndDry will decide how many comments they will write and the circumstances in which they are written.

  • +2

    Here because my search alert for one of the top ten search alerts was triggered by this post haha

  • HighAndDry …. sup? for some reason, i know your reading this.

  • Top 3 commenting? Gees that's bad. Since I'm toning everything down a notch it'll be interesting to see where I land next month.

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