What Incentivises You to Post Deals on OzBargain?

Outrageous on 07/07/2023 - 20:08
Last edited 07/07/2023 - 20:17

Having been a member of this site for a long time, I am both amazed and grateful for the good deals/hacks I have found here over the years. Something I have always wondered though is: What exactly is the incentive for people to post deals here on Ozbargain?
I'm talking about the regular Ozb members and not admins/mods/store reps posting (since it's clear they have some vested interest for doing so).

Surely it can't just be the chance to win $100 or an Ozbargain hoodie?
Or maybe the chance to get a gold badge on their account? šŸ¤”

Do the small minority of users who post deals for the community do so out of the goodness of their own hearts?

In many cases the OP would have actually benefited from not posting here. For example in the recent Tithe.ly deal, OP probably could have gotten a lot of free stuff had it not been Ozbargained.

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  • scrimshaw on 07/07/2023 - 20:10
    +7

    Similar question from 2015 "Why Post Deals on OzBargain?"
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/187135

  • zonra on 07/07/2023 - 20:11
    +33

    Internet points.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 07/07/2023 - 21:18
      +13

      Going to cash out my upvotes when I retire and take the misso around the world

      • Gunnar on 07/07/2023 - 21:34
        +2

        Not if Gamblor gets to them first

        • Jimothy Wongingtons on 07/07/2023 - 21:57

          21! Do that card counting thing again. C'mon! Do it again!

        • Almost Banned on 08/07/2023 - 11:29
          +4

          The way airlines and credit cards keep devaluing points by the time any of us retire our internet points won't be enough to fly to Dubbo.

      • nzthunderboy on 09/07/2023 - 20:25

        In that case, JV might rack up huge ozbargain debt.

  • Hybroid on 07/07/2023 - 20:15
    +47

    It's a community collective. We benefit so much from other people spending time and effort to post content. If I find something that might benefit others, then why wouldn't I want to contribute that too.

  • askbargain on 07/07/2023 - 20:16
    +2

    shilling

  • Caerdyddblue on 07/07/2023 - 20:24
    +4

    I want to be revered

  • sam-1966 on 07/07/2023 - 20:29
    +7

    Because we can.

    Seriously though, it is a way to paying back to those that posted great deals before us.

  • jjjaar on 07/07/2023 - 20:43

    Wait, thereā€™s a chance we can win an OzBargain hoodie?

    • HardQuiz on 08/07/2023 - 02:22
      +1

      Based on your comment, you donā€™t know about the platinum tier ?

      • jjjaar on 08/07/2023 - 07:53

        Oh no, I knew about platinum. I just never read the fine print šŸ™ˆ

  • Savas on 07/07/2023 - 20:49
    +9

    to get famous !!

  • Gnilgorf on 07/07/2023 - 20:51
    +5

    Pay it forward~

    Made good use of enough bargains posted here that it only feels right to share anything we come across.

    Wait theres a hoodie?

    • Chandler on 10/07/2023 - 14:24

      Wait theres a hoodie?

      Well the mods haven't come in and said there isn't a hoodie, so…

  • Protractor on 07/07/2023 - 20:58
    -4

    Relevance (misguided)?
    Altruism ?
    Sticking it to the man?

  • Clear on 07/07/2023 - 21:51
    +10

    Member of the month gets you $150 from OzBargain, so naturally some top posters are super competitive. Especially those who feel they should have sole control over some types of deals, i.e. Epic freebies. Then there's those (like me) who post what they're interested in for fun. The votes don't matter much.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 07/07/2023 - 22:02
      +3

      The real prize was the friends we made along the way - but in a much more real sense - the member of the month award was the real prize.

      • Clear on 07/07/2023 - 22:03
        +9

        On a serious note it really has been about the friends we've made along the way. There's plenty of OzBargainers I know in person and meet up with regularly. I even dated a fellow active OzBargainer for a while ;)

        • spackbace on 08/07/2023 - 20:24
          +2

          It was fun while it lasted

          • HamBoi69 on 09/07/2023 - 20:36

            @spackbace: So your that person he always talks about šŸ§šŸ§

            • Clear on 09/07/2023 - 20:42
              +1

              @HamBoi69: My wife is always moaning about @spackbace šŸ¤”

        • mafmouf on 09/07/2023 - 14:07
          +2

          Tell me more, please. This will be part of the Netflix doco I'm making

    • HamBoi69 on 09/07/2023 - 20:36

      some top posters are super competitive.

      Care to elaborate? ;)

  • AustriaBargain on 07/07/2023 - 21:56
    +3

    One day being invited into Scotty's inner circle.

    • silverrat23 on 07/07/2023 - 23:37
      +1

      Head to a Sydney Ozbargainers' meetup, next one's in November.

  • CodeXD on 07/07/2023 - 21:58
    +4

    Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

  • [Deactivated] on 07/07/2023 - 22:03

    "Treat others as you would like to be treated"

    • WatchNerd on 18/09/2023 - 23:43

      I don't want to be deactivated though.

  • Mokr on 07/07/2023 - 22:07
    +2

    I believe the term is called forum
    depersonlisation. It's when a indivual is so enamoured by a online society that they begin to visualise everyday life into the metric of forum deals.

    Ozbargain cultivties this through meetups, forum culture, and monetary prizes.

    When the product is free you are the product

  • sumyungguy on 07/07/2023 - 22:13

    Reap what you sow

  • 2jzzzz on 07/07/2023 - 22:27
    +1

    I only post under cost price Hardly Normal deals…

    I wish

  • altomic on 07/07/2023 - 22:54

    I hate paying full price, and only want to pay the least amount possible.

    posting deals shows how that can be done or how much you should be paying (but admittedly not buying stuff you don't really need is the best money saver).

  • Lurk Hartog on 08/07/2023 - 07:50
    +14

    First you post the bargains, then you get the power, then you get the women.

  • elgrande on 08/07/2023 - 08:10
    +6

    Its that feeling you get when your wandering the aisles of a store, hunting for a recently listed OzBargain deal and you stumble accross another person, phone in hand, an arkward glance, eyes lock, and in that one joyous moment you know that you are both OzBargainers. Joy turns to fear, as you realise the sudden threat to obtaining that final stock on hand, a true and worthy opponent..

    • Almost Banned on 08/07/2023 - 11:32

      We should have a secret handshake or codeword or something.
      Maybe 'Broden', 'Professionals', or 'Bonut' or something like that.

  • monky on 08/07/2023 - 11:30
    +2

    I like the banter

  • s1Lence on 09/07/2023 - 14:03

    communism

  • tomleonhart on 09/07/2023 - 14:10

    Cause Australia is a socialists society. We share OUR deals.

  • p1 ama on 09/07/2023 - 14:33
    +4

    Do the small minority of users who post deals for the community do so out of the goodness of their own hearts?

    I can try and give my perspective. I've been a member of OzBargain for over 10 years. I'm definitely not the most prolific deal poster, as I'm not a huge shopper, but I do post deals here where I see something that could be useful to someone else. Most of the time (probably like 80%+ of the time), when I go to post a deal, someone else has already posted it.

    When I first joined OzBargain, this place was a real community - there weren't as many deals, but they were more diverse, you generally had more engagement, people did it to help each other out and contribute. There was some level of understanding that we needed to share to keep getting great deals. Everything also felt much friendlier back then, people who were here were "in the know", we all loved the game of bargain hunting, and we were all just in it to save a buck and find some great deals.

    Over time, I think this place has become really toxic. People who've contributed nothing to this site post lame comments to get upvotes, the forums have become filled with people complaining about various things that have nothing to do with bargains, and a large mob here have become extremely entitled - sniping all the deals posted without ever having contributed something themselves, whinging when their price error purchases aren't fulfilled, dunking on new members who are trying to contribute and post deals (when their first post isn't that great).

  • virhlpool on 09/07/2023 - 15:14
    +2

    I feel that finding deal is always a collective effort and we all are part of the game. One can't find or know all that's posted here on their own; no matter however much aware and free they are.

  • [Deactivated] on 09/07/2023 - 16:21
    +1

    Disdain for overcharging major retailers, scalpers and toiletpaper hoarding types

  • inthemoney114 on 09/07/2023 - 16:38
    +3

    Validation from the community whether its actually a good deal or not

    • jonathonsunshine on 09/07/2023 - 20:23

      This. I've posted a some deals and a few take off but most flounder and a few get mercilessly derided.

  • fastnbulbous on 09/07/2023 - 18:14

    Kindness Deals, free to give but priceless to receive

  • mokorusmania on 09/07/2023 - 20:29

    You can win $100 or a hoodie?! Why is this not posted as deal!!

  • RSmith on 09/07/2023 - 20:45
    +3

    I have stopped posting deals now after getting put into the penalty box for calling someone a stooge. That was after I was responding to being called names. So yeah. All the best everyone else.

  • FrugalFranky on 10/07/2023 - 08:52

    Pay it forward,
    Especially in 2023 when inflation and interest rates are hitting us double whammy

  • RoadZilla on 10/07/2023 - 14:26
    +3

    Doing good for community since they have done so many good deals and helped me save bucks.

  • ihfree on 10/07/2023 - 15:10
    +2

    Imaginary internet points, validation that I don't get from anywhere else /s

    Basically the pay it forward reason as posted by other users. I do it because I benefit from deals posted by other users and want to give back. Generally, I post when I want to purchase something myself, don't find a post, go hunting, and find something that I think it is a decent deal.

  • SpeedAU on 23/12/2023 - 01:35
    Merged from Why Do You Post Deals?

    I often think including myself why do we post bargains for others to see?

    I'm interested to know what your motivations are when you post a deal?

    • Pelicannn on 23/12/2023 - 01:59
      +7

      To help JV get to 200,000 comments.

    • follow on 23/12/2023 - 02:14
      +1

      positive votes make me feel good inside

    • Axelstrife on 23/12/2023 - 05:22
      +3

      Why not? I use it for the good deal so it would be shitty not to post when i find a good deal.

    • original15 on 23/12/2023 - 06:41
      +2

      To give back. Iā€™ve only posted a couple but Iā€™ve sure benefitted from being part of this community so if I ever do stumble upon something Iā€™ll share it. And if itā€™s ever not a good deal youā€™ll also find out

    • andrek on 23/12/2023 - 06:47
      +1

      Karma points

    • theHMASfriendship on 23/12/2023 - 07:13
      +1

      Because this is OzBargain. Iā€™d post memes if it were OzMemes, Iā€™d post theories on our lizard ruling class if this were OzAnon.

    • WatchNerd on 23/12/2023 - 07:22
      +3

      So people know what time it is.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 23/12/2023 - 07:36
      +3

      Earning way to ozBARGAIN platinum membership and the all access pass to the famous jvā€™s weekly bbq meetup

    • SpeedAU on 23/12/2023 - 07:51

      Good to know! My motivation is because i know some people just don't know how to find deals and also i have benefitted from Ozbargain and it's free so props to the runners of it.

    • barge-in hunter on 23/12/2023 - 07:55
      +2

      Iā€™ve found so many bargains on here that it just wouldnā€™t feel right to keep something I find to myself

    • HamBoi69 on 23/12/2023 - 08:39
      +1

      I post purely for fun! Shame for others it becomes a game/competition which results in power-hungry users threatening others and name-calling behind members' backs. Some even don't post until they find a good "vote-getting" deal, in other words, they chase votes.

      • Clear on 23/12/2023 - 09:06

        Don't forget the part where they say to store reps 'you're not allowed to give any deals to X. They have to go me'. Or the 'X has posted too many deals. You have to stop'.

        Or the 'I can only post freebies for this platform. No one else'.

        Oh and accusing people who predominantly post deals for one category (i.e. gaming) of being toxic when they themselves predominantly post this same category.

        • HamBoi69 on 23/12/2023 - 09:13
          +2

          Or the smoking out of other users so as to protect their already public platform from the information being ā€œstolenā€.

    • samyall on 23/12/2023 - 08:40
      +1

      I am a bargain hunter and if I find a deal, I buy it and then share. I have posted deals of items I didn't need/want but knew they were a deal and posted them so somebody can get value out of the deal.

    • roguescholar on 23/12/2023 - 09:07
      +4

      Contribute back to the OzB community.

  • BusMan247 on 24/12/2023 - 18:27

    Give some savings back to the community that understands my moral fabric

  • Empharand on 24/12/2023 - 18:32

    To earn a OzBargain Gold Level Membership.
    One of the advantages is that you get to poo in either Scotty's or Neil's toilet once a year.

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