Your suggestions threw me at first, too. I thought “why wouldn’t the seller WANT some attention when his domain got a bid?” Then I realized that it was TDNAM (worst name for a domain-aftermarket website I’ve ever heard/seen!). These are GD’s domains, so it doesn’t make a difference if the bidder count is revealed. Great advice to GD on this.

On another note: As for the private auctions, they should always have a column that shows how many bidders there are for a domain (“1″ “2″ “4″ “10″) etc. I think the key for a domain auction representing a seller is that the domain gets plenty of promotion beforehand. This can be cheaply done by reaching potential buyers with some simple banner ads placed on relevant industry websites to the domain’s prodservs. This way, a “private” auction really doesn’t become just a “listing” of the domain. One bidder, at the reserve price, is a “listing sale”, not an “auction sale” IMHO. Private auctions shouldn’t charge more than 10% for selling a domain that gets only one bidder at the reserve price.

Great article.

Is very nice and she gets it done

I like your suggestion. It makes it feel like there is a reason to keep looking then to have every domain hound sniffin’.

The change effected only the EXPIRED domain auction, as I explained in the post.

As far as I know the former owner of an expired domain at Godaddy does not get anything from Godaddy if his domain is sold after his registration expires, whether the domain sells for $10 or $10 million dollars.

So basically in this instance the only seller is Godaddy, think it just one of those changes you are going to have to accept as being all good.

How do you tell your sellers you’re great at getting them top dollar for their domains…while concurrently telling your buyers (often the same people) that they’re getting great deals?

The paradox of dual agency.

ChopperRentals.com was one I really liked at TDnam a week or so ago, but I was “out” that day. Sure someone got a nice buy.

We all did