Hopefully our monthly stats are a little less depressing than the daily COVID-19 ones. We have a self-isolation guide as well as an event page which hopefully should help some of you. We know it's a tough time for everyone but please remember to be kind now more than ever to not only OzBargainers but everyone around you. If you are struggling, please see our mental health guide and as always feel free to PM me with anything other than moderation issues.
Have added male/female split to this month's stats. Not suprisingly still scewed heavily towards male users and is something we are continuing to work on.
Members
Members of the Month
February 2020
Here are the winners for last month:
iamprabhath for posting the deal of the month, Nonda Smart Vehicle Health Monitor Lite USD $0 + Shipping. Personally I still have no idea what it does but judging from the number of people voting this deal up — I guess our Automotive forum must be full of technical discussions. We still don't know how many would actually receive the product though.
dealbot for posting the most front-page deals — 68 out of 83 deals he posted got onto the OzBargain front page, averaging +152 votes, and the most popular being Bonus 40GB Data on 80GB/$150 12 Months Plan @ Boost Mobile and the deal Unleaded 98+ $1.279/L @ 7-Eleven Hampton won the race to front page in 15 minutes 27 seconds.
gnv9 continues to dominate the competition postings on OzBargain with 210 comps posted in February, most popular being Win a Giant Defy Advanced Pro 1 Bike from Giant Bicycle.
robinCTS is the moderators' pick of the month, being a very helpful power user picking up lots of duplicates in the Giveaway megathread and general helpfulness.
Congratulations!
-Scotty
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Add star/highlight for private msg conversations in folder/inbox view
- New alcohol category. Announcement
- Profiteering posts from reps are banned during this pandemic. Post
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 4107 (avg: 1 report every ~10 minutes) || January 2020: 5060 || February 2019: 3322
- Deals Removed: 391 (2799 published) —- Forum Posts Removed: 94 (1052 published) — Competition Posts Removed: 10 (461 published)
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 141
- Sockpuppeting - 44
- Requested by OP - 31
- No Bargains Listed - 24
- Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines - 16
- SPAM - 41
- Insufficient Quantity - 17
- Unobtainable Deal (Coupon doesn't work, misread promotion etc.) - 17
- Combine Posts - 9
- Referral SPAM - 26
- Lack of Business Details - 10
- Classifieds requirements not met - 2
- Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines - 3
- Out of stock on posting - 2
- Expired on Posting - 4
- Not Available to Australia - 3
- Price Matches - 1
- Post as deal - 5
- Circumventing Ban - 2
- Joke Post - 5
- Everything else - 92
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lysander | 151 | 15.83 |
| dealbot | 83 | 127.71 |
| nocure | 49 | 49.73 |
| save50 | 46 | 28.61 |
| Being Askhole | 45 | 51.56 |
| Optimus Prime | 36 | 31.11 |
| beatthatflight | 29 | 36.83 |
| doweyy | 24 | 187.88 |
| tightarse | 19 | 192.21 |
| Spackbace | 19 | 50.00 |
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| ICaddict | 4 | 25.75 |
| imperialdramon | 3 | 2.33 |
| 247phonerepair | 2 | 97.50 |
| OhPancakes | 2 | 72.50 |
| Mandio | 2 | 27.50 |
| Lexxarr | 2 | 17.50 |
| jnp001 | 2 | 16.50 |
| introvert couple | 2 | 13.50 |
| mydude365 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Cruise1stAU | 2 | 5.50 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| dealbot | 68 | 151.34 |
| Being Askhole | 28 | 73.50 |
| nocure | 26 | 79.62 |
| doweyy | 22 | 203.09 |
| tightarse | 19 | 192.21 |
| Optimus Prime | 12 | 60.33 |
| Clear | 10 | 100.20 |
| Lysander | 9 | 128.67 |
| save50 | 9 | 95.56 |
| Spackbace | 8 | 96.25 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| beatthatflight | 5 | 111.00 | 61 | 5 |
| luketechfast | 5 | 81.40 | 162 | 57 |
| Gearbite | 4 | 65.50 | 43 | 11 |
| Clear | 3 | 58.00 | 278 | 209 |
| tightarse | 2 | 239.00 | 67 | 23 |
| IWantThatFlight | 2 | 172.00 | 4 | 0 |
| Calmago | 2 | 116.50 | 12 | 0 |
| xev | 2 | 55.50 | 34 | 0 |
| WriteForYourRight | 1 | 240.00 | 61 | 0 |
| Astivita | 1 | 212.00 | 16 | 5 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| gnv9 | 210 | 18.10 |
| cheapha | 95 | 4.86 |
| Katie2014 | 26 | 7.50 |
| sss333 | 12 | 3.75 |
| fifipink | 8 | 4.25 |
| Lauwboi | 7 | 10.29 |
| Ticketwombat | 7 | 0.86 |
| persie7 | 6 | 1.50 |
| jase2021 | 5 | 6.40 |
| Gold Coast | 5 | 3.80 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| alvian | 372 | 350 |
| robinCTS | 150 | 102 |
| Baysew | 112 | 108 |
| DuckKnight | 90 | 87 |
| gnv9 | 54 | 50 |
| tonester | 41 | 39 |
| brandogs | 37 | 35 |
| Steptoe | 33 | 31 |
| O O | 22 | 21 |
| chadiwrx | 10 | 10 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 677 | 0.48 | 50 | 12 | 66 | 6 |
| Spackbace | 575 | 3.36 | 89 | 29 | 12 | 4 |
| tshow | 430 | 1.98 | 64 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| pegaxs | 384 | 2.78 | 58 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
| HighAndDry | 331 | 2.67 | 57 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| Jar Jar binks | 305 | 0.38 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| the INFIDEL | 296 | 0.55 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| brendanm | 294 | 3.03 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Clear | 275 | 1.47 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Skramit | 273 | 1.69 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| You picked an argument with | 317 | Vampyr | 2020-02-07 |
| I've been in this job for | 283 | Spackbace | 2020-02-22 |
| you would be better off | 236 | SBOB | 2020-02-17 |
| Then pay the $7 you tight | 195 | brendanm | 2020-02-07 |
| FFS, I have no idea why | 185 | wobblydrow | 2020-02-22 |
| It is an untimely joke in | 154 | tshow | 2020-02-08 |
| When i see these kind of | 149 | drazenm | 2020-02-22 |
| You almost had me until you | 147 | apsilon | 2020-02-14 |
| Car is sold. DO NOT UNDER | 139 | oscargamer | 2020-02-11 |
| OzBargainer: People who | 133 | ChiMot | 2020-02-12 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| You want a 4 week holiday | -235 | tshow | 2020-02-26 |
| I'm officially concerned | -161 | SlavOz | 2020-02-22 |
| I thought Uber set all the | -126 | billybob1978 | 2020-02-07 |
| I don’t drink and drive or | -89 | billybob1978 | 2020-02-07 |
| Well don't you think it's | -84 | Dbargain4me | 2020-02-07 |
| LOL your life could come to | -77 | SlavOz | 2020-02-23 |
| I know they can’t change | -75 | billybob1978 | 2020-02-07 |
| Those are some ugly and | -58 | Koipanda | 2020-02-12 |
| What does the receipt | -58 | scuderiarmani | 2020-02-22 |
| you must be new here | -55 | jv | 2020-02-04 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowflakes on the internet. | 50 | 48 | muzzamo | 2020-02-13 |
| If some one is driving | 41 | 40 | tshow | 2020-02-20 |
| Racist Company. | 39 | 37 | WoodYouLikeSomeCash | 2020-02-13 |
| Great food: ✓ Cheap prices | 24 | 25 | ironworthy | 2020-02-13 |
| Eye for an eye | 20 | 20 | ChiMot | 2020-02-02 |
| You have to pay for a plan | 16 | 18 | wobblydrow | 2020-02-22 |
| Pity they are crap. | 14 | 13 | Mechz | 2020-02-11 |
| Good deal if you don’t | 14 | 14 | Bellpop | 2020-02-29 |
| So Lady complains about Man, | 13 | 14 | lonewolf | 2020-02-25 |
| Racism should never be | 12 | 11 | JRozells | 2020-02-01 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowflakes on the internet. | 50 | 48 | muzzamo | 2020-02-13 |
| If some one is driving | 41 | 40 | tshow | 2020-02-20 |
| Racist Company. | 39 | 37 | WoodYouLikeSomeCash | 2020-02-13 |
| https://www.weareresonate.com | 35 | 30 | wry19890413 | 2020-02-13 |
| Great food: ✓ Cheap prices | 24 | 25 | ironworthy | 2020-02-13 |
| I wonder why do they need | 17 | 21 | manabeins | 2020-02-03 |
| You have to pay for a plan | 16 | 18 | wobblydrow | 2020-02-22 |
| Men play basketball…? | 15 | 12 | HighAndDry | 2020-02-26 |
| Pure fantasy that the | 15 | 18 | tetsuma | 2020-02-22 |
| Pity they are crap. | 14 | 13 | Mechz | 2020-02-11 |
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)
- Bonus 40GB Data on 80GB/$150 12 Months Plan @ Boost Mobile - 46,131
- Google Pixel 4 Half Price Handset Repayment 64GB ($524), 128GB ($599) with Month-to-Month Postpaid Plan @ Vodafone - 44,455
- [Pre Order] Up to $450 off on Galaxy S20 | S20+ | S20 Ultra (Bonus Wireless Pack) @ Samsung Education Portal - 42,612
- TCL Plex 128GB/6GB (Black or White) $249 (Was $499) + Bonus Bluetooth Headphones (Valued at $69) @ JB Hi-Fi (Sold Out Online) - 41,721
- Free 3-Month Kayo Basic Sports Subscription (Or Premium $10 Per Mth) for Inactive or New Kayo Members via BetEasy - 36,468
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 100 | January: 82
Competition Pageviews: 458,873 | January: 500,172 (-8.26%)
- Comps Posted: 461 | January: 622
- Biggest Winner: Sony X8000G 75" 4K UHD Android LED TV Worth Over $2,100
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- [Unobtainable Deal] Holden Final Run Out Sale: Trax ~$13,000, Equinox ~$20,000 + More - 131,884
- [Unobtainable] Samsung Galaxy S10/S10+ $0 Using $400 GC from Telstra 12mth $65/mth 60GB Porting Plan @ The Good Guys - Chadstone - 49,661
- 7-Eleven Fuel App Watch - Nationwide - 26,569
- It is normal to spend 50k-100k to buy a car? - 25,814
- Mother in Law Wants to Move into a Potential Granny Flat to Be Built at Our Place- 24,965
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 17,171
- Discounted eGift Cards - 4,682
- List of Chinese Buying Sites - 2,218
- Price Comparison Sites - 2,146
- Cards with No Overseas Transaction Fees - 1,806
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 | 171 | 33.70 |
| Woolworths | 85 | 43.64 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 57 | 55.30 |
| Coles | 57 | 40.56 |
| Supercheap Auto | 51 | 23.00 |
| BIG W | 35 | 25.97 |
| The Good Guys | 34 | 43.94 |
| Target Australia | 32 | 39.62 |
| Bunnings Warehouse | 31 | 31.52 |
| Harvey Norman | 29 | 26.03 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 722 |
| I Want That Flight | 523 |
| eBay | 503 |
| Amazon AU | 424 |
| American Express | 345 |
| Specsavers | 322 |
| Uniqlo | 312 |
| Youfoodz | 297 |
| CT Shirts | 294 |
| 7 Eleven | 261 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| nintendo switch | 865 |
| lego | 522 |
| dyson | 378 |
| philips hue | 343 |
| rm williams | 311 |
| sonos | 288 |
| nvidia shield | 227 |
| ryobi | 219 |
| japan | 214 |
| ps4 | 209 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Whirlpool Forums - 105,854
- Facebook - 94,644
- Oursteps - 71,312
- Google News 62,069
- Twitter - 32,050
GoogleApis/Google Now split off into News
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 63.17%
- Safari 24.31%
- Firefox 4.03%
- Samsung Internet 3.96%
- Safari In-App 1.30%
Everything else
- Deals posted: 2795 || January 2020: 3084 || February 2019: 2884
- Number of Freebies posted: 182
- Comments posted: 96,387 || January 2020: 113,383 || February 2019: 93,599
- % of removed comments: 1.33% || January 1.51% || February 2019 1.31%
- Overall traffic: 12,490,559 sessions, 35,558,713 pageviews || January 2020: 14,228,242 sessions, 41,670,641 pageviews || February 2019: 12,358,873 sessions, 34,033,004 pageviews
- New users: 2796
- % of rep posts: 17.19% || December 2019: 19.23% || February 2019: 20.60%
- User Age: 18-24: 16.08%, 25-34: 40.33%, 35-44: 21.43%, 45-54: 9.86%, 55-64: 6.91%, 65+: 5.38% || January 2020: 18-24: 14.77%, 25-34: 40.21%, 35-44: 21.75%, 45-54: 10.23%, 55-64: 7.42%, 65+: 5.62% || February 2019: 18-24: 7.59%, 25-34: 37.83%, 35-44: 27.30%, 45-54: 12.73%, 55-64: 8.62%, 65+: 5.92%
Male: 67.32% Female: 32.68% || January 2020: 66.85% Female: 33.15% || February 2019: 66.46% Female: 33.54%
Most commented deal: TCL Plex 128GB/6GB (Black or White) $249 (Was $499) + Bonus Bluetooth Headphones (Valued at $69) @ JB Hi-Fi (567 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: 20% off Futu Online (Maximum Discount $1000) @ eBay (4961 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: Anti Pollution Mask N95 Respirator $16.99 Shipped (Was $21.50) @ Smart Buy AU (-18 votes)
2020: Jan
2019: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - August - September - October - November & December
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
Interesting, Thanks Neil! Keep it up :)