Welcome to June's transparency report and stats update.
June had the most comments ever with 146,695 posted, bringing us to over 9 million comments total. 304 competitions were posted in June bringing us to the lowest number since June 2016. A sign of the pandemic hitting marketing departments?
Members
Members of the Month
June2020
odysseus for posting the most upvoted deal last month, American Express Shop Small - Spend $10 or More & Get $5 Back, with 1.1k+ votes. Shop Small has started early this year and runs for more than 2 months to hopefully boost some local economy. Last year it was targeted but was still popular.
jobargain for posting one of the fastest rising deal last month, Google Nest Mini 2nd Generation $19 at Officeworks, with +775 votes and marked as expired less than 4 hours after posting. It reached +30 votes in 5'43" and +100 votes in 14'36". Congratulations to those who scored one (or missed out due to the new broden wannabe).
nocure for getting the most deals on the OzBargain front page last month, who posted 118 deals and 76 of them get enough votes from the community to get onto the front page, most popular being ½ Price Nongshim Shin Ramyun Noodles 600g 5pk $3 @ Coles.
gnv9 for ruling over the competition section of OzBargain again, who has posted 179 comps with +17.5 votes. Most voted comp being Win 1 of 5 Chocolate Block Packages Worth $169.50 from Haigh's, and one with most entrants is Win a MacBook Air, LG Monitor, Mini Fridge & Cold Press Coffee from Beforeyouspeak. OzBargainers love chocolate but desires MacBook Air?
See more about members of the month
Site Updates of Interest (Not a full list)
- Various font size changes so textarea/input focus on iOS won't force a zoom-in.
- OzBargain Twitter account locked then unlocked agin.
- Show comment report count inside report popup
- On Deal, link to Free Games page for freebie deals in Gaming category.
- Highlighted forum topics use number of unique commenters rather than total number of comments.
- Change notification wording "Enable Notification" instead of "Desktop"
Moderation Stats:
- Reports from users: 6331 (avg: 1 report every ~7 minutes) || May 2020: 6035 || June 2019: 4719
- Deals Removed: 565 (4337 published) —- Forum Posts Removed: 131 (1355 published) — Competition Posts Removed: 13 (304 published)
- Reasons:
- Duplicate - 215
- SPAM - 43 See Profiteering Ban
- No Bargains Listed - 29
- Merged with Existing Thread - 33
- Lack of Business Details - 17
- Insufficient Quantity - 36
- Sockpuppeting - 37
- Requested by OP - 53
- Referral SPAM - 19
- Unobtainable Deal (Coupon doesn't work, misread promotion etc.) - 15
- Combine Posts - 11
- Not Available to Australia - 8
- Deal doesn't meet Amazon AU posting guidelines - 23
- Expired on Posting - 9
- Out of stock on posting - 13
- Circumventing Ban - 5
- Joke Post - 6
- Post as deal - 2
- Deal doesn't meet eBay posting guidelines - 2
- Price Matches - 5
- Classifieds requirements not met - 0
- Fuel Watch - 0
- Megathread - 0
- Everything else - 128
- Reasons:
Most Deals Posted by a User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lysander | 209 | 21.01 |
| nocure | 118 | 58.41 |
| save50 | 114 | 23.11 |
| dealbot | 59 | 127.58 |
| Ulya | 51 | 15.80 |
| LoCure | 50 | 82.80 |
| onhunt | 46 | 36.98 |
| hamza23 | 34 | 63.15 |
| Being Askhole | 29 | 53.76 |
| Deuce | 29 | 30.79 |
Most Deals Posted by a New User & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| directcoffee | 4 | 26.00 |
| jayboi | 4 | 15.00 |
| Vinaroz | 4 | 4.50 |
| Darts Direct | 4 | 3.50 |
| Readable | 3 | 75.33 |
| carbeeye | 3 | 15.00 |
| Liz Healy | 3 | 3.00 |
| wisewombat | 3 | 2.33 |
| Slobber Chops | 3 | 2.00 |
| OrionAU | 2 | 170.00 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Users & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| nocure | 76 | 81.07 |
| dealbot | 49 | 148.92 |
| LoCure | 32 | 121.38 |
| tightarse | 21 | 247.05 |
| save50 | 21 | 77.95 |
| hamza23 | 20 | 94.10 |
| doweyy | 18 | 152.33 |
| Being Askhole | 18 | 76.17 |
| Lysander | 16 | 167.56 |
| onhunt | 16 | 81.69 |
Most Front-Page Deals posted by Store Reps & Vote Avg (Top 10)
| User | Deals | Avg Vote | Comments | Comments (Not OP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tightarse | 7 | 351.43 | 146 | 62 |
| luketechfast | 6 | 69.00 | 81 | 1 |
| jason101 | 4 | 140.75 | 64 | 10 |
| Clear | 4 | 114.25 | 189 | 95 |
| lyl | 3 | 107.33 | 31 | 3 |
| burgermaniac | 2 | 180.00 | 22 | 15 |
| Gearbite | 2 | 121.50 | 19 | 2 |
| AusDealsExpress | 2 | 70.50 | 42 | 0 |
| mannabeans | 2 | 58.00 | 28 | 0 |
| 3 Brothers Mobiles | 2 | 57.50 | 13 | 0 |
Most Competitions posted by users (Top 10)
| User | Comps | Avg Vote |
|---|---|---|
| gnv 9 | 179 | 16.64 |
| Frunk | 17 | 10.41 |
| jessbrooks787 | 7 | 10.71 |
| Adam Dorrington | 4 | 11.00 |
| rosehazel93 | 4 | 6.25 |
| Travel Bug Official | 4 | 4.25 |
| sss333 | 3 | 18.33 |
| Brandroid | 3 | 16.67 |
| M911 | 2 | 13.00 |
| djk | 2 | 8.00 |
Most Edits by a Power User
| User | Edits | Uniques |
|---|---|---|
| aether | 148 | 146 |
| O O | 98 | 85 |
| alvian | 98 | 96 |
| Baysew | 81 | 80 |
| DuckKnight | 76 | 75 |
| tonester | 70 | 69 |
| Steptoe | 48 | 44 |
| coldlamb | 39 | 33 |
| brandogs | 36 | 32 |
| Lukian | 26 | 25 |
Comments
Top 10 Commenters (# of comments, votes)
| User | Comments | Avg Vote | +5's | +15's | -5's | -15's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajeh | 581 | 0.50 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| ChiMot | 413 | 0.74 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| queer dog geyfrog | 390 | 0.13 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| FireRunner | 358 | 1.84 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| brendanm | 344 | 3.82 | 66 | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| Twix | 303 | 0.46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AustriaBargain | 291 | 0.90 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| whooah1979 | 286 | 0.59 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 2 |
| netjock | 284 | 1.29 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| bdl | 282 | 3.01 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Top 10 positively voted comments
Most Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| I think the best deal is the | 228 | bdl | 2020-06-07 |
| level of stupidity about | 185 | tshow | 2020-06-11 |
| I may be going against the | 184 | pantsparty | 2020-06-15 |
| Architect here, you are not | 159 | foolsgold | 2020-06-01 |
| Depends, is she blonde? | 155 | Phreakuency | 2020-06-02 |
| Plot twist, they have a | 137 | tbonecam | 2020-06-30 |
| no chance it's a stop sign | 133 | phunkydude | 2020-06-05 |
| pos You should have | 114 | elgrande | 2020-06-08 |
| InB4 the avalanche of | 111 | pegaxs | 2020-06-15 |
| Your friend is a leech and | 103 | Caped Baldy | 2020-06-01 |
Top 10 negatively voted comments
Least Popular Comments
| Comment | Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| It's my house design, don't | -97 | Will Mcdonald | 2020-06-01 |
| Are you sure? As a friend of | -84 | Jumpup | 2020-06-01 |
| Nah, don't want to. You seem | -77 | first in line | 2020-06-01 |
| Not all dealers have their | -77 | Zachary | 2020-06-07 |
| Absolutely OP's fault. There | -65 | pegaxs | 2020-06-07 |
| Lame comment | -59 | MEGASERVE | 2020-06-08 |
| Don't worry, LeftieWarmsters | -56 | Gekov | 2020-06-26 |
| $146 for a freaking cooler | -56 | Teemo4Life | 2020-06-29 |
| The borders are closed | -55 | DisabledUser102420 | 2020-06-11 |
| Hey Guys, Any update on how | -53 | ABHITESH | 2020-06-18 |
Top 10 controversial comments
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadly au Samsung doesn't | 25 | 23 | ce5himm | 2020-06-11 |
| Sooo uhhh… would anyone | 20 | 18 | mortyestmorty | 2020-06-16 |
| Because CCP. Besides that, | 18 | 18 | willmanners | 2020-06-04 |
| Not sure about that. At | 17 | 18 | ultraviolet | 2020-06-08 |
| Name of shop in title champ | 17 | 18 | dogzilla | 2020-06-27 |
| Ethanol from all over the | 17 | 16 | spludgey | 2020-06-13 |
| Exactly. Had never heard of | 16 | 16 | spiff | 2020-06-12 |
| You pay a premium with Apple | 16 | 14 | Sammy Boi | 2020-06-14 |
| Given Hong Kong, Taiwan, | 15 | 15 | ivegan | 2020-06-03 |
| I think it's fair to argue | 15 | 13 | tshow | 2020-06-17 |
Comments with a net vote between 2 and -2 where the comment has 6 or more positive votes.
| Comment | +Votes | -Votes | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The self loathing, upper | 51 | 59 | miq | 2020-06-16 |
| Ebay does not deserve | 41 | 37 | macmanluke | 2020-06-19 |
| Sadly au Samsung doesn't | 25 | 23 | ce5himm | 2020-06-11 |
| Ikea sells well heat treated | 20 | 24 | Tunblor | 2020-06-07 |
| Sooo uhhh… would anyone | 20 | 18 | mortyestmorty | 2020-06-16 |
| At this point in time I'm | 19 | 16 | iforgotmysocks | 2020-06-08 |
| Surprise surprise, Truthout | 18 | 15 | MementoMori | 2020-06-02 |
| Name of shop in title champ | 17 | 18 | dogzilla | 2020-06-27 |
| Ethanol from all over the | 17 | 16 | spludgey | 2020-06-13 |
| Not sure about that. At | 17 | 18 | ultraviolet | 2020-06-08 |
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
| Deal | Votes | Clicks | User | Posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Express Shop Small - Spend $10 or More & Get $5 Back (up to 10 Times) | 1106 | 10703 | odysseus | 2020-06-02 |
| Google Nest Mini 2nd Generation $19 @ Officeworks | 770 | 19849 | jobargain | 2020-06-22 |
| [PC] Free - ARK: Survival Evolved - Epic Games | 704 | 10954 | Epixx | 2020-06-10 |
| [PC] Steam - Free - Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition - Steam | 688 | 11481 | Lysander | 2020-06-20 |
| [PC] Free - Overcooked @ Epic Games | 602 | 8943 | dealbot | 2020-06-05 |
| OzB Exclusive: $5 Bonus Cashback with $50 Spend at Any Online Store @ Cashrewards (Activation Required, Excludes Woolies GCs) | 514 | 5767 | tightarse | 2020-06-26 |
| [PC] Total War Saga: TROY - Free at Epic Game Store | 483 | 3614 | OfTheOverflow | 2020-06-03 |
| [PC] Free - Hitman Absolution @ GOG | 464 | 8711 | dealbot | 2020-06-12 |
| $20 off Pickup Orders (Works for Existing Customers) @ Uber Eats (Rewards Members) | 455 | 2048 | skido2 | 2020-06-30 |
| [PS4] Free - Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition - PlayStation Store | 432 | 6863 | Lysander | 2020-06-20 |
Top 10 most popular deals by clicks
Top 5 most popular deals by traffic (in pageviews)
- eBay Plus Month: AirPods 2 $99, AirPods Pro $249, Galaxy A70 $299, SodaStream $19, Xiaomi Purifier $179, Neon Switch + Game $449 - 176,422
- [eBay Plus] Apple Watch S5 $399, AirPods Pro $249, Galaxy Tab A 10.1 $199, Galaxy A70 $299, Slow Cooker $29, Thermometer $49 - 116,199
- [eBay Plus] Apple AirPods (2nd Gen) with Charging Case $99 Delivered @ Titan Gear eBay - 59,055
- American Express Shop Small - Spend $10 or More & Get $5 Back (up to 10 Times) - 58,588
- [eBay Plus] AirPods $99, Beats Powerbeats Pro $199, Ring Floodlight Cam $199, LEGO Stars Wars $49, Kodak Pixpro SP360 $49 - 55,597
Most Popular Deals by Category
Competitions
Most Popular Competitions (by votes)
Most Popular Competitions (by clicks)
Most Won Competitions
Comps Won: 55 | May: 34
Competition Pageviews: 388,101 | May: 468,530 (-17.17%)
- Comps Posted: 304 (Lowest since June 2016) | May: 360
- Biggest Winner: LG 65″ 4K OLED TV Worth $5,399 from Man of Many
Other stats
Top 5 most popular forum thread by traffic (in pageviews)
- 7-Eleven Fuel App Watch - Nationwide - 114,590
- [Price Error] Robot Coupe Robot Cook Commercial Food Processor 3.7L $54.89 (Was $4399.89) + Shipping @ Nisbets - 111,954
- OzBargain EoFY 2020 Treasure Hunt - $7,000 of Prizes to be Won! Starting 22 June at 12PM - 45,868
- Things to Buy That Last a Lifetime - 33,543
- Something Fun to Buy? (Budget $300) - 18,590
Top 5 most popular wiki pages by traffic (in pageviews)
- List of Birthday Deals/Frebies - 9,820
- Discounted eGift Cards - 6,634
- Price Comparison Sites - 2,755
- Amex Shop Small Guide - 1,428
- List of Chinese Buying Sites - 1,269
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 | 511 | 29.06 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 106 | 38.67 |
| Amazon Global Store | 90 | 39.92 |
| Coles | 90 | 34.60 |
| Kogan | 81 | 29.27 |
| Woolworths | 73 | 52.26 |
| Amazon Cloud Reader | 70 | 116.90 |
| Dan Murphy's | 55 | 29.35 |
| David Jones | 55 | 18.95 |
| Steam | 51 | 37.67 |
Top 10 most subscribed to stores
| Store | # of subscribers |
|---|---|
| American Express Cashback Offers | 688 |
| Amazon AU | 557 |
| eBay | 527 |
| I Want That Flight | 503 |
| American Express | 332 |
| Uniqlo | 327 |
| Specsavers | 314 |
| Boost | 287 |
| JB Hi-Fi | 277 |
| CT Shirts | 269 |
Top 10 Search Alerts
| Query | Count |
|---|---|
| nintendo switch | 844 |
| lego | 617 |
| dyson | 461 |
| philips hue | 378 |
| rm williams | 320 |
| sonos | 286 |
| ryobi | 271 |
| eneloop | 218 |
| synology | 212 |
| ozito | 209 |
Top 5 sites referring traffic to OzBargain (sessions)
- Facebook - 150,392
- Whirlpool Forums - 113,818
- Google News 102,523
- Oursteps - 55,391
- Twitter - 37,514 (-23.06%) Due to our Twitter accounts being suspended, we've had a big drop in traffic.
Top Browsers (by Sessions)
- Chrome 63.41%
- Safari 24.17%
- Firefox 3.90%
- Samsung Internet 3.74%
- Edge 1.68%
…
Ozbargain Android App 0.18%
Everything else
- Deals posted: 4335 || May 2020: 3968 || June 2019: 3820
- Number of Freebies posted: 284
- Comments posted: 146,695 (Most ever) || April 2020: 138,291 || June 2019: 114,095
- % of removed comments: 1.30% || May 1.43% || June 2019 1.31%
- Overall traffic: 15,448,566 sessions, 49,085,581 pageviews || May 2020: 15,949,513 sessions, 49,443,818 pageviews || June 2019: 14,660,312 sessions, 42,834,849 pageviews
- New users: 3702
- % of rep posts: 13.92% || May: 13.74% || June 2019: 20.23%
- User Age: 18-24: 16.29%, 25-34: 40.44%, 35-44: 20.57%, 45-54: 10.28%, 55-64: 7.01%, 65+: 5.41% || May 2020: 18-24: 17.58%, 25-34: 39.45%, 35-44: 20.24%, 45-54: 10.04%, 55-64: 7.03%, 65+: 5.66% || June 2019: 18-24: 6.61%, 25-34: 36.77%, 35-44: 27.08%, 45-54: 14.18%, 55-64: 8.98%, 65+: 6.38%
- Male: 66.26% Female: 33.74% || May 2020: 67.35% Female: 32.65% || May 2019: 65.91% Female: 34.09%
- # of stores in referral system: 417 +9
Banned websites: 4752 +38
Most commented deal: [eBay Plus] Apple Watch S5 $399, AirPods Pro $249, Galaxy Tab A 10.1 $199, Galaxy A70 $299, Slow Cooker $29, Thermometer $49 (1503 comments)
- Most clicked deal that didn't reach front page: 5 Free Deliveries (No Minimum) @ UberEATS (7223 clicks)
- Most neg'd deal: Aqium 1L Hand Sanitiser $29.50 (+ $14.99 Delivery) @ Tassway (-19 votes)
2020: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May
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
Well that's an unfamiliar name with most comments, doesn't seem to comment in forums.