Step by step tutorial > Getting Started
We've put together a great tutorial to introduce you to ArrowOutlet. Users who read through the tutorial win more products and know how to use our site right away!
Next, purchase bids for just 50 cents each. Bids let you participate in an auction.
Scroll through our auctions listing. Or do a search for what you want to buy. When that auction is ending, be sure to be here to participate!
Use your bids to participate on an item. Each bid increases the price of an item by a few pennies. The timer counts down until it gets below 15 seconds. From that point every bid resets the timer back to 15 seconds to give bidders a opportunity to make a final bid.
When the Sold sign comes up, the auction ends and the last person wins! Usually the winner gets the product from 80-90% off!
We surveyed beginners to come up with a "checklist" for beginners to learn our site the quickest and win as much as possible. Just follow the guide below:
Make sure you have bids in your account before participating.
If this is your first time on our site and you've never won before, then you're eligible for a beginner auction. These are super-easy to win and a great prize for beginners, so be sure to try it out.
Instead of diving directly into a large expensive product, try winning something small first (less than $25). This teaches you the ropes of ArrowOutlet and lets you win with minimal risk. We analyzed our user data and found that players who win a small item first are 70% more likely to win in the future.
Once you get the hang of bidding, move up to the Big Fish! The most popular products are naturally more competitive, so you'll have to stock up on bids to hang in there.
No one can be the best at bidding without knowing all the features on the site. To learn every nook and cranny of this site, be sure to read all of this guide, the FAQ, and our strategy site at www.arrowoutletcentral.com
Our Bid-O-Matic lets you place bids without having to sit at the desk for a long time. You just tell our Bid-O-Matic what to do and it'll place bids for you!
Decide how many bids you're willing to put on this auction.
Our system automatically suggests a bidding range for you based on your number of bids. However, if you would like to start or end at a different point, you can put in your own prices.
We've programmed the Bid-O-Matic to bid just like a real person sitting at a computer - no one will know you're using the Bid-O-Matic, and you can know that your bids are being used wisely. The Bid-O-Matic stops bidding when you run out of Bids or when the auction moves past your Max Price, whichever comes first.
Now your Bid-O-Matic will do all the hard work for you. Go out and get yourself a cup of coffee and watch your bot win for you!
We've created a Level Up feature that rewards all users just for bidding on our site. Get free prizes like electronics, giftcards, and more bids!
Whenever you place a bid in one of our auctions, you get a random number of points. Watch your level bar grow!
Once your level bar fills completely, you're on the next level.
Click on your Level Bar to see your Prize Page.
Reveal your Grab Bag Prize by spinning the reel.
Note that you're not obliged to choose your Grab Bag prize just because you revealed it - you can still choose anything!
You now have a choice of four options:
- Choose a Regular Amazon Card - We'll send you a gift certificate to Amazon.com!
- Choose a Regular Bid Credit - We'll give you a bid credit immediately!
- Choose your Grab Bag Prize - Spun something you really like? Choose it as your prize and it'll be shipped to your door 100% free!
- Trade your Grab Bag for Bids - Spun a HDTV but already have one? Don't throw your lucky spin away! Trade it in for a similar number of bids.
Every time you level up, your average level-points-per-bid increases, your prize size increases, and you're eligible for more rewards!
Didn't win an auction? You can still get your item for a discount using Buy It Now!
Bid on an auction for an item you want.
If you don't win the auction, then you haven't lost all the bids you placed on the auction! Each bid still gives you a $0.10 discount off of the retail price.
While the auction is still going on, click "Buy it Now" to get your item at a discount.
Our Spin for Bids feature lets you multiply your bids! Make sure you have some bids and give it a shot!
First make sure that your account has some bids left for you to play Spin for Bids.
Then, go to our Spin for Bids page. Push the spin button, and if you line up the prizes, you win! You can win up to hundreds of times more bids than you put in - our highest payout gives you 3000x bids!
When you win, you can use our bids normally on our auctions, or you can turn your Bids to Prizes directly.
This is your command center for our site. To access this page, just click "My Outlet" on the top of the page or click here. From here, you can do all sorts of cool things:
You can choose any number of auctions to watch for your own customized bidding page. To add an auction, just click "Add this auction to watchlist" on each auction page here:
Look at the Bid-O-Matics you've set, pay for your Won Auctions, and look through all your purchases.
Access your Level Up page, Spin for Bids, and a bunch of new stuff we're working on.
Change your contact details and password.
