https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL9JgMt4okM Rick Schwartz is getting tired of some of the games in the auction business. Rick has been tweeting out a few things today about GoDaddy auctions I am still trying to get off the floor. My @GoDaddy rep just told me that they have no problem with people bidding on their own #Domains in their auctions. Please someone revive me and tell me I’m not … [Read more...]
27 year old Gradient.com closes at $125,001
So I posted an article on 11-15 that Gradient.com was expiring on GoDaddy auctions. The 27 year old domain name was at $31,000. The auction closed Sunday at $125,001. So now the rush for those looking to contact the old owner and tell them how to renew or transfer begins. That's a great price and it's great to be GoDaddy who potentially profits huge for doing nothing. Bid Date Bid … [Read more...]
Homes.net sells for $30,000 on Flippa
Homes.net has been auctioned a few times on Flippa, 127 days it ended unsold and 155 days ago it ended unsold. On Friday the domain sold for $30,000 as the buy it now was hit. Congrats to the seller of the 21 year old name. I am interested to see if it was a domain investor or end user who purchased it. … [Read more...]
That’s an old domain name at auction
You don't see a 1990 registration on auction every day. Gradient.com still has 3 days and change left to go. The auction is currently at $31,000. There are 108 bids currently, GoDaddy values the name at $21,736 and Estibot values it at $79,000. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/gradient-resources-inc Bid history: Bid Date Bid Expires Bidder Bid Amount 2017/11/15 07:49 AM … [Read more...]
How should fraudulent auctions be handled?
Fraudulent bidders or non paying bidders pose problems for both domain investors and auction websites. The question that comes up is what is the best way to deal with a closed auction where either the auction site detected fraud, or the winner did not pay for whatever reason? Some say the best way to handle this is to award the name to the second highest bidder, that can be gamed rather easily. … [Read more...]
DropCatch responds to Namepros members’ concerns on bidding activity
A thread that started a few days back with regards to bidding discrepancies has picked up steam on Namepros. Namepros member Arca got the thread started with regards to non paying bidders and domains that needed to be re-auctioned. At the heart of the matter was focus on the name CannaMarket.com which has been re-auctioned three times and currently in limbo. Along with the action around … [Read more...]
365.tv closes at $60,000 on NameJet
So NameJet user First bid $60,000 to meet the reserve and win the auction for 365.tv. You can see First kept fishing for the reserve as the only bidder above $1,500. Bidder Amount Date first $60,000 9/11/2017 1:04 PM first $59,500 9/11/2017 1:04 PM first $59,000 9/11/2017 1:04 PM first $58,500 9/11/2017 1:04 PM first $58,000 9/11/2017 1:02 … [Read more...]