Stats for January.
Members
Members of the Month
January 2021
Here are the winners:
Lysander for posting the deal of the month, Free Star Wars Battlefront II: Celebration Edition from Epic Store. Lysander has also posted 248 deals in January with vote average of +26.4, and 243 of them are in the Gaming category.
dealbot for most front-paged user on OzBargain. He has posted 41 deals, and 38 of them getting onto the front page with vote average of +195.2, most popular being Free Computer Science Curriculum in YouTube Videos @ Laconic Machine Learning.
name not-important for posting the fastest raising deal in January, Sony PlayStation 5 Disc Console $749.00 Delivered @ Amazon AU that took less than 6 minutes to reach front page although the deal was marked as expired/out of stock 10 minutes after posted. Looks like there is still a long queue waiting for the PS5.
Twix, who is our newest Power User, and has made 600+ very helpful edits last month, and was recommended by the moderators for his contribution.
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- New moderator alvian. Discussion
- Delay closing comments for deals posted 45 days ago but starts later than 45 days from creation.
- No more OP's referral link, but randomised referral will prioritise OP's if deal has reached front page. Discussion
- "Reset" button for new front page preference form (scotty)
- Add Dick Smith as marketplace seller
- New options for default expiry for stores - 3 days, 7 days, 14 days.
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 4937 (avg: 1 report every ~7 minutes) || December 2020: 6071 || January 2020: 5060
- Deals Removed: 328 (3492 published) —- Forum Posts Removed: 108 (1222 published) — Competition Posts Removed: 10 (298 published)
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 108
- Requested by OP - 52
- SPAM - 28
- Merged with Existing Thread - 20
- Sockpuppeting - 23
- Referral SPAM - 23
- Insufficient Quantity - 9
- No Bargains Listed - 9
- Lack of Business Details - 14
- Out of stock on posting - 6
- Unobtainable Deal (Coupon doesn't work, misread promotion etc.) - 12
- Combine Posts - 1
- Joke Post - 9
- Post as deal - 2
- Not Available to Australia - 5
- Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines - 21
- Expired on Posting - 5
- Classified does not meet posting guidelines - 27
- Circumventing Ban - 1
- Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines - 2
- Price Matches - 0
- Fuel Watch - 0
- Megathread - 0
- Everything else - 69
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lysander | 248 | 26.45 |
| save50 | 58 | 23.41 |
| dealbot | 41 | 195.88 |
| Ulya | 39 | 29.23 |
| Clear | 29 | 27.24 |
| Sleuth | 27 | 19.30 |
| hamza23 | 22 | 67.68 |
| winternational | 20 | 7.40 |
| beatthatflight | 19 | 44.00 |
| robinCTS | 19 | 18.11 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (3950 deals) +150
- nocure (3981 deals) +163
- tightarse (3752 deals) +19
- dealbot (3623 deals) +55
- Being Askhole (3059 deals) +22
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| oziebee | 7 | 10.86 |
| Flash1 | 6 | 6.67 |
| KiloGrams | 5 | 12.00 |
| BradM2 | 4 | 19.50 |
| dannyandg | 4 | 9.50 |
| Joinaus | 4 | 6.00 |
| Mum of two | 3 | 37.33 |
| marlenesf | 3 | 9.67 |
| ishansethi | 3 | 6.67 |
| topto | 3 | 3.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| dealbot | 38 | 209.71 |
| Lysander | 25 | 160.32 |
| hamza23 | 15 | 90.07 |
| Wu007 | 13 | 62.31 |
| RichardL | 12 | 80.92 |
| tightarse | 11 | 229.00 |
| Ulya | 8 | 100.88 |
| save50 | 8 | 93.62 |
| adr8 | 8 | 87.25 |
| Clear | 7 | 78.71 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| luketechfast | 3 | 115.67 | 151 | 28 |
| budgetpc | 3 | 87.67 | 28 | 0 |
| virco | 3 | 84.00 | 91 | 0 |
| tightarse | 2 | 217.00 | 29 | 9 |
| AC Green | 2 | 128.50 | 4 | 0 |
| AIRJO CoffeeRoasters | 2 | 101.50 | 35 | 0 |
| xev | 2 | 85.50 | 17 | 4 |
| AHUANG | 2 | 79.50 | 7 | 2 |
| danilochan | 2 | 70.50 | 1 | 0 |
| jason101 | 2 | 55.00 | 46 | 16 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| gnv9 | 152 | 18.39 |
| GirRaffe16k | 22 | 10.18 |
| mclarge | 17 | 8.24 |
| couponfordeals | 10 | 2.40 |
| neil | 8 | 15.25 |
| Gold Coast | 7 | 3.29 |
| Katie2014 | 5 | 9.60 |
| rinny | 5 | 8.80 |
| Phalaxis | 3 | 38.00 |
| Clear | 3 | 13.00 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 644 | 585 |
| Baysew | 212 | 206 |
| DuckKnight | 112 | 111 |
| Steptoe | 50 | 41 |
| robinCTS | 49 | 34 |
| aether | 39 | 38 |
| brandogs | 32 | 27 |
| chadiwrx | 17 | 8 |
| O O | 16 | 14 |
| tonester | 13 | 13 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 696 | 0.34 | 60 | 19 | 57 | 16 |
| queer dog geyfrog | 669 | 0.20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| AustriaBargain | 545 | 1.46 | 48 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| brendanm | 518 | 2.46 | 73 | 10 | 8 | 0 |
| whooah1979 | 430 | 0.40 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 1 |
| bargain huntress | 428 | 0.53 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Clear | 386 | 0.95 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| deme | 386 | 0.56 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ChiMot | 377 | 0.89 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| petry | 370 | 0.06 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| It's getting to the point | 221 | brendanm | 2021-01-03 |
| Small kids should be muzzled | 203 | endotherm | 2021-01-06 |
| How much extra is the power | 169 | PlagueistheCheap | 2021-01-19 |
| never | 151 | bazingaa | 2021-01-06 |
| Google will never leave | 148 | Scrooge McDuck | 2021-01-24 |
| I called. Loma is in the | 142 | Daabido | 2021-01-06 |
| You, sir, are a credit to | 139 | carmar | 2021-01-14 |
| Go to your local pound / | 135 | oscargamer | 2021-01-23 |
| That poll is dumber than a | 131 | djsweet | 2021-01-29 |
| Blue Yaris | 129 | Simoneee | 2021-01-08 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wearing a face mask is | -212 | whooah1979 | 2021-01-12 |
| Unfortunately, technically, | -138 | Hybroid | 2021-01-08 |
| I recommend to boycott | -98 | gorge | 2021-01-11 |
| Something for our | -90 | Cucumber123 | 2021-01-17 |
| Why would he, just because | -64 | MEGASERVE | 2021-01-26 |
| What's In The Box: iMac | -64 | kipps | 2021-01-19 |
| Ew | -63 | MrChadley | 2021-01-21 |
| How childish. | -62 | figarow | 2021-01-16 |
| Not sure I would want to | -58 | ENSLAVER | 2021-01-23 |
| 30 dollars for a 35-year-old | -55 | baldur | 2021-01-03 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The guy is a right-wing | 29 | 30 | DoctorCalculon | 2021-01-22 |
| I worked hard for my money | 25 | 24 | Ocker | 2021-01-18 |
| We must all trust the | 20 | 20 | whooah1979 | 2021-01-24 |
| Don't pay a hefty pricetag | 16 | 15 | Kundi | 2021-01-30 |
| Or some greedy people want | 16 | 16 | darkmattersunB6c0MV | 2021-01-24 |
| Because people keep paying | 16 | 16 | PainToad | 2021-01-07 |
| Please be careful with | 15 | 15 | davidtay | 2021-01-16 |
| Of course you can put your | 14 | 16 | oscargamer | 2021-01-22 |
| Why is this a bargain ? The | 13 | 14 | jv | 2021-01-14 |
| new year; same racist bosses | 12 | 13 | queer dog geyfrog | 2021-01-05 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Should be compulsory. | 72 | 65 | Clear | 2021-01-02 |
| Sorry but RRP and an unknown | 31 | 28 | Skramit | 2021-01-07 |
| The guy is a right-wing | 29 | 30 | DoctorCalculon | 2021-01-22 |
| I worked hard for my money | 25 | 24 | Ocker | 2021-01-18 |
| Trigger warning to SJWs | 21 | 18 | pogichinoy | 2021-01-23 |
| Don't pay a hefty pricetag | 16 | 15 | Kundi | 2021-01-30 |
| Of course you can put your | 14 | 16 | oscargamer | 2021-01-22 |
| Why is this a bargain ? The | 13 | 14 | jv | 2021-01-14 |
| Remember, investments are | 12 | 11 | burgermaniac | 2021-01-03 |
| Bins always stink, and if | 12 | 11 | ribze1 | 2021-01-23 |
Comments with a net vote of + or - 20% with pos vote count of 10 or more.
["K:D"] highest vote average with minimum 100 comments and also 50 comments.
100 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Scrooge McDuck | 224 | 5.2411 |
| Hybroid | 261 | 3.3103 |
| bobbified | 164 | 2.9939 |
| Lizard Spock | 143 | 2.9301 |
| Ughhh | 127 | 2.8031 |
| PainToad | 102 | 2.7059 |
| spackbace | 225 | 2.6667 |
| bdl | 167 | 2.6168 |
| brendanm | 518 | 2.4614 |
| MS Paint | 297 | 2.3939 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| garetz | 61 | 5.4918 |
| oscargamer | 53 | 5.4717 |
| Scrooge McDuck | 224 | 5.2411 |
| Nugs | 58 | 4.7069 |
| Daabido | 72 | 4.5417 |
| Baysew | 58 | 4.4138 |
| John Kimble | 79 | 4.3671 |
| DashCam AKA Rolts | 80 | 4.3 |
| jrowls | 53 | 4.1132 |
| m9 | 61 | 4.0984 |
Deals
Top 10 fastest deals to the front page
| Deal | Votes | User | Posted | Mins to Front |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sony PlayStation 5 Disc Console $749 Delivered @ Amazon AU | 175 | name not-important | 2021-01-21 | 5.68 |
| PlayStation 5 Console Disc $749, Digital $599 (Click & Collect) @ Target | 192 | speirsy76 | 2021-01-11 | 7.98 |
| Sony PlayStation 5 Disc Console $749 + Delivery @ Big W (Online Only) | 227 | OriginalDelBoy | 2021-01-21 | 8.08 |
| 365 Days Prepaid Mobile 120GB + Unlimited Talk & Text $30 (Was $150) - New Customers Only @ Catch Connect | 378 | Backy88 | 2021-01-26 | 11.32 |
| Nintendo Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros $79.95 + Delivery @ EB Games | 101 | NorfolknGlue | 2021-01-06 | 11.90 |
| Free McCain Pub Style Beer Batter Chips 750g at Woolworths | 435 | parano1a | 2021-01-20 | 11.97 |
| Xbox Series X 1TB $749 Delivered @ Microsoft | 313 | tightarse | 2021-01-12 | 12.33 |
| Xbox Series X $749 Delivered @ Amazon AU | 91 | RichardL | 2021-01-13 | 13.88 |
| [PC] Free - Little Nightmares @ Bandai Namco | 455 | dealbot | 2021-01-13 | 16.58 |
| Xbox Series X $749 + Delivery @ Big W | 117 | proudwanderer | 2021-01-15 | 17.48 |
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)
- [Preorder] PlayStation 5 $749, Digital Edition $599 @ JB Hi-Fi (Instore Only) - 76,934
- Free Jim Beam Black Double Serve: 500 x 4 Packs Every Friday - 49,136
- Samsung Galaxy Note20 5G 256GB Mystic Green - Telstra Plus 31000 Points @ Telstra - 47,990
- PlayStation 5 Console Disc $749, Digital $599 (Click & Collect) @ Target- 45,051
- NRMA Blue Membership Free for 12 Months (Usually $60)- 44,510
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 34 | December: 49
Competition Pageviews: 382,003 | November: 431,224 (-11.41%)
- Comps Posted: 298 | December: 314
- Biggest Winner: $5,000 Prepaid Gift Card
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- [Unobtainable Deal] [Pre Order] PlayStation 5 $745 + Delivery @ The Good Guys (Online Only) - 48,154
- Sad Bitcoin Story - 21,624
- Isn't It Kind of Crappy Towards Society to Buy a Lot (if Any) Investment Properties? - 20,485
- What Happens if Google Leaves Australia? - 20,300
- Are You Going to Get The COVID Vacccine? - 20,071
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews, excluding help pages)
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 13,178
- Discounted eGift Cards - 10,602
- Price Comparison Sites - 2,451
- List of Chinese Buying Sites - 1,002
- Credit Card Guide - 807
Top 5 most popular stores (in pageviews of their store page)
- Dominos - 56,730
- eBay - 29,921
- Uber Eats - 18,471
- Woolworths - 11,815
- Amazon - 10,394
Top 10 most popular stores (amount of published deals posted)
| Store | Count | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon AU | 342 | 28.85 |
| Woolworths | 73 | 54.07 |
| Amazon Global Store | 70 | 43.84 |
| PlayStation | 60 | 24.17 |
| Coles | 58 | 36.07 |
| Nintendo | 58 | 26.64 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 56 | 38.14 |
| Microsoft | 47 | 34.64 |
| EB Games Australia | 43 | 47.53 |
| Kogan | 39 | 31.51 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 667 |
| Amazon AU | 559 |
| eBay | 502 |
| I Want That Flight | 464 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 352 |
| Boost | 343 |
| American Express | 334 |
| Specsavers | 327 |
| Uniqlo | 326 |
| Cashrewards | 305 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| nintendo switch | 739 |
| lego | 700 |
| playstation 5 | 526 |
| dyson | 463 |
| ryobi | 381 |
| philips hue | 372 |
| ps5 | 368 |
| rm williams | 345 |
| ozito | 301 |
| sonos | 283 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 108,973
- Whirlpool Forums - 108,415
- Oursteps - 95,333
- Google News 75,130
- Twitter - 42,000
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 62.28%
- Safari 25.46%
- Samsung Internet 3.62%
- Firefox 3.34%
- Edge 1.98%
- Ozbargain Android App 1.16%(+.09%)
Everything else
- Deals posted: 3492 || December 2020: 4495 || January 2020: 3083
- Total number of deals: 343,886 || Total number of forum topics: 94,263
- Number of Freebies posted: 178
- Comments posted: 130,721 || December 2020: 153,773 || January 2020: 112,681
- Total comments posted: 10,123,303 comments
- % of removed comments: 1.24% || December 1.19% || January 2020 1.54%
- Overall traffic: 14,988,636 sessions, 44,661,806 pageviews || December 2020: 16,271,353 sessions, 51,580,497 pageviews || January 2020: 14,228,242 sessions, 41,670,641 pageviews
- New users: 3259 Total number of users: 317238
- % of rep posts: 18.33% || December: 14.87% || January 2020: 19.23%
- User Age: 18-24: 15.71%, 25-34: 39.33%, 35-44: 22.74%, 45-54: 11.31%, 55-64: 6.21%, 65+: 4.70% || December 2020: 18-24: 13.01%, 25-34: 37.30%, 35-44: 23.93%, 45-54: 12.79%, 55-64: 7.53%, 65+: 5.43% || 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%
- Male: 70.91 Female: 29.09 || November 2020: Male: 73.42% Female: 26.58% || January 2020: 66.90% Female: 33.10%
- # of stores in referral system: 479 +8
- # of banned websites: 5204 +45
Newsletter subscribers: 114023 +389 (62% with accounts)
Most commented deal: [Preorder] PlayStation 5 $749, Digital Edition $599 @ JB Hi-Fi (Instore Only) (875 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: Adidas Nite Jogger Shoes Fr $49.99 (Was $200) + $10 Delivered/$0 with $120 Spend @ Style Runner (4291 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: Tesla Logo Hat $40 Delivered @ Tesla Australia (-11 votes)
2020: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - June - July - Aug - September - October - November & December
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
Why is gnv9's name in the "Most Popular Competitions (by votes)" marked as "DisabledUser170051"?