Welcome to April Stats.
We had a huge drop in traffic in April compared to April 2020 with both sessions & pageviews down 20%. Seems the lockdown was quite a popular time for people to search for bargains to keep themselves amused at home. Let's hope April 2022 will be full of flight deals.
Members
Members of the Month
April 2021
MSG for posting the deal of the month, Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus $64,425 Delivered. Thanx OP, also bought 5!
skido for posting the fastest deal to reach +100 votes, UGG Slippers $0 Delivered @ Source Co International eBay. It took 14 minutes and half to cross the century. I shall see some of you sporting one at the next OzBargain meetup!
puffinfresh for posting the most voted competition last month, Win 12 Months NBN, Fetch, Netflix, Stan and a Google Nest from Aussie Broadband. Drawing on Monday and hopefully some of you win!
Lysander for posting the most deals last month. He has posted 225 deals with vote average of +31.6, and the most popular being Free ProShot on both Android & iOS.
Congratulations to all the winners!
Here are the winners:
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Hide expired/inactive classifieds by default. Add checkbox to include expired/inactive listings.
- CSS changes for less-dark dark mode & search highlight in dark mode.
- Title template for store pages. Basically change how some pages are titled.
- Add option for user to be notified of referral expiry by email.
- Drag and drop file upload (user files page, deals/competition/classified files).
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 4945 (avg: 1 report every ~8 minutes) || March 2021: 5215 || April 2020: 7217
- Deals Removed/Published: 443/3731 —- Forum Posts Removed: 93/1080 — Competition Posts Removed: 11/232
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 133
- Requested by OP - 71
- SPAM - 33
- Merged with Existing Thread - 19
- Sockpuppeting - 31
- Referral SPAM - 21
- Insufficient Quantity - 14
- No Bargains Listed - 15
- Lack of Business Details - 29
- Out of stock on posting - 7
- Unobtainable Deal (Coupon doesn't work, misread promotion etc.) - 12
- Combine Posts - 8
- Joke Post - 5
- Post as deal - 3
- Not Available to Australia - 5
- Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines - 29
- Expired on Posting - 2
- Classified does not meet posting guidelines - 10
- Circumventing Ban - 8
- Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines - 4
- Price Matches - 0
- Fuel Watch - 0
- Megathread - 0
- Everything else - 0
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lysander | 225 | 31.38 |
| save50 | 81 | 24.86 |
| dealbot | 60 | 146.48 |
| Pricebeat | 56 | 40.48 |
| ozvictor | 43 | 42.56 |
| RogueWolf | 30 | 53.40 |
| skido | 28 | 138.18 |
| adr8 | 28 | 42.18 |
| nocure | 28 | 29.82 |
| Clear | 28 | 22.68 |
Top Deal Posters
- Lysander (4699 deals) +208
- nocure (4068 deals) +26
- dealbot (3798 deals) +60
- tightarse (3784 deals) +8
- Being Askhole (3100 deals) +22
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| buyerfriendly2020 | 6 | 2.17 |
| KonigZ | 5 | 84.40 |
| FuseTechAu | 5 | 17.80 |
| overpriced | 4 | 53.00 |
| himsverma | 4 | 1.50 |
| DisabledUser390713 | 3 | 14.67 |
| swooped | 3 | 5.33 |
| Alice09 | 3 | 3.67 |
| Leonardtheshopper | 3 | 2.67 |
| donmassimocoffee | 3 | 2.33 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lysander | 66 | 72.89 |
| dealbot | 55 | 157.82 |
| skido | 26 | 146.69 |
| ozvictor | 19 | 77.58 |
| save50 | 17 | 73.59 |
| Pricebeat | 16 | 111.69 |
| Wuman | 14 | 69.64 |
| RogueWolf | 13 | 101.38 |
| adr8 | 13 | 73.69 |
| WatchNerd | 13 | 62.54 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| luketechfast | 6 | 77.17 | 146 | 4 |
| tightarse | 3 | 323.00 | 35 | 14 |
| SaveMoniezzz | 2 | 208.00 | 7 | 0 |
| budgetpc | 2 | 115.00 | 31 | 0 |
| HTDealAdmin | 2 | 91.00 | 6 | 0 |
| jason101 | 2 | 85.50 | 14 | 7 |
| mot | 1 | 823.00 | 0 | 0 |
| LittleHotpotHeroes | 1 | 273.00 | 90 | 0 |
| Promotix | 1 | 199.00 | 3 | 0 |
| AIRJO CoffeeRoasters | 1 | 118.00 | 53 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| gnv9 | 79 | 23.72 |
| comebuthkism | 20 | 8.15 |
| bulu | 13 | 9.77 |
| opcoupon | 8 | 4.25 |
| Gold Coast | 6 | 4.17 |
| Phalaxis | 3 | 20.00 |
| kosh52 | 3 | 17.67 |
| buthidae | 3 | 12.33 |
| chemy | 3 | 9.00 |
| eliteelectronics | 3 | 6.33 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| Twix | 1492 | 1396 |
| Baysew | 208 | 204 |
| DuckKnight | 110 | 107 |
| brandogs | 70 | 61 |
| robinCTS | 27 | 15 |
| tonester | 26 | 21 |
| Steptoe | 21 | 19 |
| O O | 13 | 13 |
| aether | 12 | 11 |
| dasher86 | 10 | 10 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jv | 1713 | 0.24 | 136 | 15 | 114 | 16 |
| queer dog geyfrog | 746 | 0.48 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SF3 | 606 | 2.03 | 74 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| petry | 421 | -0.24 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| ChiMot | 411 | 0.41 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| MS Paint | 356 | 3.87 | 89 | 19 | 3 | 1 |
| USER DC | 343 | 0.15 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| ce5himm | 338 | 0.54 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Merlict | 328 | 2.34 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| ash2000 | 311 | 1.41 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanks OP been waiting for | 536 | buckethat | 2021-04-16 |
| I read all that. Twice. | 350 | Hybroid | 2021-04-17 |
| GUMTREE = CASH ON | 323 | Hybroid | 2021-04-26 |
| Right, I think I get it. A | 308 | Hybroid | 2021-04-17 |
| Why can't employers give | 203 | kanmen | 2021-04-10 |
| Vendor received an offer | 183 | MS Paint | 2021-04-06 |
| Tell them that you have | 175 | MrHyde | 2021-04-16 |
| A diagnosis means that you | 169 | Quantumcat | 2021-04-13 |
| ignore him. | 160 | Nugs | 2021-04-20 |
| How, exactly, would I cancel | 157 | SteveB00 | 2021-04-28 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| OK… if you say so. Last I | -195 | DisabledUser390713 | 2021-04-17 |
| don't give him the pin, but | -195 | supasaiyan | 2021-04-15 |
| Hmmm… ok To me it makes | -160 | DisabledUser390713 | 2021-04-17 |
| I hate this attitude, why | -95 | Angryman123 | 2021-04-01 |
| Being picked on by girls by | -91 | EightImmortals | 2021-04-28 |
| None | -80 | Dean29 | 2021-04-09 |
| And what's to stop you from | -74 | Xistn | 2021-04-28 |
| Ok | -66 | mickey888 | 2021-04-24 |
| SPAM | -61 | jv | 2021-04-14 |
| Dont risk your own life for | -60 | silenthillrocks | 2021-04-09 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN 2021 its all about taking | 19 | 18 | syswong | 2021-04-18 |
| House prices going up is | 16 | 17 | boomramada | 2021-04-02 |
| That stuff, which we have, | 16 | 17 | dallos | 2021-04-03 |
| Racist | 16 | 17 | DisabledUser373311 | 2021-04-08 |
| yep same here so i'm not | 15 | 14 | PrasangaD | 2021-04-12 |
| Lol no one wants a series s. | 15 | 17 | Jklaro | 2021-04-27 |
| Beware these promos are | 14 | 14 | cktftw | 2021-04-12 |
| got 3 pairs thanks | 13 | 15 | AfroAndy | 2021-04-16 |
| Why would anyone pay for a | 13 | 13 | Wizard | 2021-04-03 |
| Thanks OP Bought 10 | 12 | 13 | easternculture | 2021-04-26 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN 2021 its all about taking | 19 | 18 | syswong | 2021-04-18 |
| House prices going up is | 16 | 17 | boomramada | 2021-04-02 |
| That stuff, which we have, | 16 | 17 | dallos | 2021-04-03 |
| Racist | 16 | 17 | DisabledUser373311 | 2021-04-08 |
| Lol no one wants a series s. | 15 | 17 | Jklaro | 2021-04-27 |
| Take placebo | 15 | 12 | silenthillrocks | 2021-04-09 |
| yep same here so i'm not | 15 | 14 | PrasangaD | 2021-04-12 |
| got 3 pairs thanks | 13 | 15 | AfroAndy | 2021-04-16 |
| Shopback App - $5 | 12 | 11 | jv | 2021-04-21 |
| Thanks OP Bought 10 | 12 | 13 | easternculture | 2021-04-26 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hybroid | 228 | 8.5702 |
| Quantumcat | 191 | 4.5602 |
| MS Paint | 356 | 3.8343 |
| mskeggs | 136 | 3.8015 |
| iNeed2Pee | 117 | 3.359 |
| onetwothreefour | 104 | 3.2596 |
| DashCam AKA Rolts | 109 | 3.1927 |
| pegaxs | 212 | 3.1226 |
| spackbace | 285 | 3.0070 |
| bobbified | 165 | 2.9455 |
50 comments
| User | Comments | Average |
|---|---|---|
| buckethat | 67 | 9.6269 |
| Hybroid | 228 | 8.5702 |
| jjjaar | 65 | 5.6615 |
| djkelly69 | 60 | 5.1667 |
| Quantumcat | 191 | 4.5602 |
| dizzle | 62 | 4.2419 |
| iforgotmysocks | 51 | 4.2157 |
| Gnostikos | 62 | 4.0806 |
| MS Paint | 356 | 3.8343 |
| mskeggs | 136 | 3.8015 |
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)
- Samsung Galaxy S21 5G 128GB $1,099, 256GB $1,199 + $500 Trade in Bonus @ Samsung - 75,122
- Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus $64,425 Delivered + On Road Costs (Was $68,425 + On Road Costs) @ Tesla - 73,143
- $400 Trade-in and Stackable $200 & $50 Discount on Galaxy S21 Series (Galaxy S21 128GB $449, RRP $999) @ Samsung Store - 46,427
- ANZ Rewards Black Credit Card: Earn 180,000 Reward Points (Worth $800) with $2,000 Min Spend in 3 Months, $0 Annual Fee 1st Year- 46,295
- eBay: 25% Cashback (Cap $30, 4-10pm) | Liquorland: 30% Cashback + 10% off Sitewide (Cap $30, 10am-4pm) @ ShopBack- 42,505
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
| Comp | Votes | Clicks | Entered | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win 1 of 8 $1,000 Cash Prizes from Australia Post | 77 | 4341 | 424 | gnv9 | 2021-04-14 |
| Win an MY21 Hyundai i30 Active Hatch Worth $30,722 from EFTM | 59 | 3703 | 273 | gnv9 | 2021-04-12 |
| Win 12 Months NBN, Fetch, Netflix, Stan and a Google Nest from Aussie Broadband | 90 | 3621 | 363 | puffinfresh | 2021-04-26 |
| Win 1 of 100 Samsung/Sony/LG/Hisense/TCL TVs from The Good Guys | 73 | 3461 | 289 | gnv9 | 2021-04-27 |
| Win $20,000 Cash from Nine Network | 33 | 3447 | 215 | gnv9 | 2021-04-18 |
| Win a Breville Dynamic Duo Espresso Machine & Coffee Pack Worth $2,400 from Coffex Coffee | 44 | 3219 | 282 | gnv9 | 2021-04-12 |
| Win 1 of 2 PlayStation 5 Consoles from Fortress Melbourne | 40 | 3179 | 260 | gnv9 | 2021-04-01 |
| Win a Giant Trance X 29 3 Mountain Bike etc Worth $4,548 from Mr Simple | 31 | 2770 | 250 | gnv9 | 2021-04-09 |
| Win a $2,000 Qantas Voucher from Nine Network | 43 | 2770 | 269 | gnv9 | 2021-04-21 |
| Win 1 of 4 EKO 75″ 4K Ultra HD Smart TVs Worth $1,499 from Gadget Guy | 62 | 2686 | 321 | gnv9 | 2021-04-27 |
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 67 | March: 131
Competition Pageviews: 323,803 | March: 375,202 (-13.70%)
- Comps Posted: 232 | March: 291
- Biggest Winner: iPhone Pro 12
Social Media
Instagram:
- 10,027 +129 followers
- Men 42%, Women 58% (vs. Male: 68.09% Female: 31.91% for OzBargain)
- 25-34 48% (vs. 38.36% for OzBargain)
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- Anyone Think House Prices Will Begin Falling? - 30,453
- What Would You Do with $200k Annual Savings? - 30,081
- Which retailer shall I target next? - 29,064
- Cryptocurrencies - Your Key to Financial Freedom AMA - 28,384
- Which COVID Vaccine Should I Get? - 21,415
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews, excluding help pages)
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 11,128
- Discounted eGift Cards - 9,070
- Price Comparison Sites - 2,017
- List of Chinese Buying Sites - 922
- 7 Eleven Fuel App - 641
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 | 334 | 34.43 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 93 | 45.22 |
| Kogan | 83 | 30.73 |
| The Good Guys | 67 | 43.37 |
| BIG W | 59 | 35.71 |
| Woolworths | 55 | 53.55 |
| Costco Wholesale | 55 | 20.18 |
| Coles | 51 | 32.59 |
| Harvey Norman | 41 | 25.44 |
| Banggood | 39 | 34.21 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 657 |
| Amazon AU | 551 |
| eBay | 489 |
| I Want That Flight | 489 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 489 |
| Uniqlo | 340 |
| Boost | 338 |
| American Express | 335 |
| Specsavers | 329 |
| Cashrewards | 325 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| nintendo switch | 740 |
| lego | 719 |
| playstation 5 | 715 |
| dyson | 438 |
| ryobi | 394 |
| rm williams | 391 |
| philips hue | 371 |
| ps5 | 364 |
| ozito | 340 |
| eufy | 329 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Whirlpool Forums - 94,786
- Facebook - 92,724
- Oursteps - 74,448
- Google News 67,199
- Twitter - 34,065
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 62.64%
- Safari 24.76%
- Samsung Internet 3.58%
- Firefox 3.27%
- Edge 2.18%
- Ozbargain Android App 1.40%(+.10%)
Everything else
- Deals posted: 3730 || March 2021: 4085 || April 2020: 3687
- Total number of deals: 355,105 || Total number of forum topics: 96,729
- Number of Freebies posted: 252
- Comments posted: 120,408 || March 2021: 132,311 || April 2020: 139,880
- Total comments posted: 10,494,093 comments
- % of removed comments: 1.31% || March 1.37% || April 2020 1.50%
- Overall traffic: 12,777,481 sessions, 38,536,727 pageviews || March 2021: 13,684,750 sessions, 37,605,563 pageviews || April 2020: 15,861,155 sessions, 49,265,093 pageviews
- New users: 2389 Total number of users: 324,856
- % of rep posts: 19.54% || March: 19.32% || April 2020: 14.27%
- User Age: 18-24: 18.84%, 25-34: 38.36%, 35-44: 21.23%, 45-54: 10.90%, 55-64: 6.19%, 65+: 4.48% || March 2021: 18-24: 19.31%, 25-34: 38.08%, 35-44: 21.03%, 45-54: 10.90%, 55-64: 6.14%, 65+: 4.55% || April 2020: 18-24: 16.45%, 25-34: 37.97%, 35-44: 20.97%, 45-54: 10.42%, 55-64: 7.93%, 65+: 6.26%
- Male: 68.09% Female: 31.91% || March 2021: Male: 67.42% Female: 32.58% || April 2020: 65.46% Female: 34.54%
- # of stores in referral system: 504 +6
- # of banned websites: 5385 +60
Newsletter subscribers: 115,201 +486 (63% with accounts)
Most commented deal: Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus $64,425 Delivered + On Road Costs (Was $68,425 + On Road Costs) @ Tesla (928 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: The North Face M Graphic Overlay Jacket $95.20 at Checkout (Was $220) Delivered @ David Jones (6037 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: OPPO Watch 46mm 8GB Black-MPAOW468GBLK $505 + $12.50 Delivery ($454 Delivered with VIP) @ Globe Electronics (-8 votes)
2021: Jan - Feb - Mar
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
So you want another lockdown? Thanks >:)