Obviously the biggest story in domaining this week was NameJet. There was some shady behavior uncovered, there were some that jumped to conclusions that may have proven to be premature or wrong. I tend to agree with Shane Cultra when he said the industry needs NameJet. The industry needs well run, properly monitored auction sites. Now some called for a blackballing of those dealing with NameJet … [Read more...]
Our Post About Namejet’s PR On Shill Bidding From 2009: “What Happened At SnapNames Could Not Happen Here”
I was looking back through some posts over the years that we wrote relating to the SnapNames bidding Scandal and found this one which I wrote arising from a from November 2009 press release by Namejet. Our post was entitled "Namejet Plays The “This Can’t Happen To Us” Card & That’s Troubling". We cautioned Namejet that "Shill bidding" could take many forms and it was the time to be … [Read more...]
Are you satisfied with NameJet’s changes?
NameJet put out a press release tonight, letting everyone know what changes they plan to make. Are you satisfied by the their announcement or what else would you like to see? Are you satisfied with NameJet's announcement? Yes No quiz generator Shill Bidding Update And Platform Improvements Friday, July 21, 2017 Jacksonville, FL Our thanks … [Read more...]
Oliver Hoger posts his side on Namepros
Oliver Hoger has been one of the people at the heart of the discussion on Namepros with regards to NameJet bidding. Oliver posted today and gave his side of the story. It's an important read because it let a lot of those with less auction experience see how the big volume domainers use NameJet. I would say start reading the replies to Oliver as well, they start here. HI, Sorry for delay … [Read more...]
Namepros member questions if people are bidding on own auctions at NameJet?
WebQuest started a thread at Namepros that is picking up steam fast. The topic is on people bidding on their own names at NameJet. Once in awhile I see people bidding on their own domains at NJ. I would think it would be frowned upon. Today's seems more obvious than normal. Or am I missing something here? Airlinejobs.com owned by Andy Booth at Booth.com and high bidder is BQDNcom (James … [Read more...]
NameJet June sales led by Jingzhou.com
NameJet reported their sales for June and jingzhou.com was the top sale at $65,000. Several two character domains sold, ec.net and jc.net, along with qd.org and 02.org. QA.tv sold for $3,000. The were a lot of L-L.com domains changing hands as well. 10 in total with e-m.com leading the … [Read more...]
NameJet May sales led by CPT.com
NameJet released their May sales data and CPT.com topped the list at $69,000. 3L.coms took 5 of the top 10 spots. ET.org at $22,000 was the highest non .com … [Read more...]