Scoop up dollar deals from eBay and Amazon

(Credit: Rick Broida)

Stand back! My cheapskate senses are tingling! A new site called Daily Dollar Deals catalogs soon-to-end eBay auctions that have prices below $1. Just pick a category--anything from Antiques to Video Games--and you'll see a list of all under-a-buck auctions, sorted by time remaining. (You can also drill down into sub-categories to get more targeted listings, and there's a search option as well.)

Talk about a great way to scoop up bargains! Admittedly, sometimes the stuff that's selling for a buck isn't worth much more than that, but there are exceptions. For instance, I found four tickets for tonight's Pistons vs. Cavaliers game. Cheap seats, sure, but if I can take my whole family to see LeBron for 99 cents? Oh, yeah, I'm there. (But make no mistake: I'll be rooting for the Pistons.)

Daily Dollar Deals also offers a categorical list of Amazon products based on discount, from 10-90 percent. However, those numbers usually take into account used items as well as new--just something to keep in mind.

For anyone who loves the thrill of scoring dirt-cheap deals, I highly recommend bookmarking Daily Dollar Deals. My only concern is how much time I'll end up wasting there.

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[beta379]

I haven't checked this out this deal but I found a SWEET deal that I'm sure would be a great post!

Super Talent 8GB 200X Pico D USB Flash Drive - Retail Package (Free Ground Shipping) for $19.94

http://www.supermediastore.com/supertalent-8gb-pico-d-usb-flash-drive.html?WT.mc_id=081022emailRecommendation_16698_ME-007-2011&utm_source=email&utm_medium=campaign&utm_term=ME-007-2011&utm_campaign=cp_mey_081022Recommendation&emc=el&m=569778&l=13&v=0c526aefa4

Code: HOT30P

[rickbroida]

Thanks for the link, but I've seen some 8GB USB drives for around $15. Maybe one of these days I'll post one. :)

[beta379]

I liked it because it is one of those mini USB ((L)38.7 x (W)12.4 x (H) 3.7 mm) . Cheapskate had one for $10 for a 8 GB that I bought which is a regular sized flashdrive.

[joekr2]

it's a good site, but realistically, most of the stuff I need to buy do not fall into the $1 category... I find that using http://www.retailmenot.com and http:www.searchalldeals.com together is more useful for me.

[DailyDollarDeal]

Thanks joekr2,
You can also visit our blog where you can find more deals from various sites (www.dailydollardeal.com/blog).

I also plan to allow users to change their deal threshold. For example, $1 for cars is a bit low.
Enjoy!

[DailyDollarDeal]

Hello Rick,

Thanks for mentioning about my site, it's really appreciated! I invite people to contact me and send any suggestion they might have as I try to improve the site whenever I have a chance.

There is more to come so keep an eye on the site, another "cheapskate" feature is coming up soon!

[geolemon]

Your site doesn't render properly in IE7. Quite simply, it's broken.
I checked out the "dollar deals", since that was what this article referenced.

I thought I had no results as the main window to the right of the "categories" menu was just grey. But I noticed the scroll bar was long, so I scrolled down and I'm presuming whatever was squeezed into (but below) the 2" wide categories menu were my "results" - when I clicked a link (which I couldn't fully read), it opened an Ebay auction.

There's really no excuse for this, since 90% of the world uses IE.

[geolemon]

I'm sure I'm not the only one - using IE 7, that website doesn't render correctly. BROKEN!
I thought I just kept getting "no results", until I scrolled down and saw that the content was somehow in the same frame as the menu - squeezed and truncated and mostly not visible.
I can't install alternative browsers given that this is a work computer- no excuse for not working in IE at any rate, since that's 90% of internet users.
That's a shame too - it sounded like the site had promise.

[DailyDollarDeal]

There was a problem with the main page and it has been fixed now.