| NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2006
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| Keith,
If you read the threads here and on other forums you will soon find that the questioning of the qualities mentioned is not one that I am alone in holding. But then again I think you already know that.
1) As you are well aware I no longer park ANY domains at Sedo.
2) The problem is you do not answer emails, I merely said not by an autometed response so that Sedo did not think they could get away with initiating such a system.
3) So say all those that took part in the .mobi auction fiasco. But more of that elsewhere as I am sure you are aware.
4) Another member here will be in touch with you I am sure!
5) Umm, are we not forgetting a little matter of that strange little thing called, oh it's slipped my mind, umm, ah yes, the law?
Sedo has publicly stated that mTLD have the right to void the auction. What right? Who gave them this right? Was it in the contracts give to all bidders prior to the auction (which they had to sign to be permitted to bid)? In fact can you give any example any where in business where such a right exists (unless national security is involved)?
So your commission goes to charity, well rather any excess commission over the unlawful second auction you mean I think. But what about those who have had their lawful contracts from the first auction broken? What do they get, by the looks of it absolutely nothing. What about those who won the second unlawful auction, what do they get, again absolutely nothing!
I know the case is going to court in the US where these PR stunts will be blazened as pure smoke-screening and in fact will most probably end up with damages being made even higher than they would otherwise have been, but hey, your management knows what they are doing, right! After all the story about the auction from Sedo has changed 4 times to my knowledge.
One major point here, in law my friend, you are not neutral, you are the auctioneers, you are the go between, you are the ones who have 'sided' with the vendor against the buyers, you are the ones who were negligent, you are the ones that operated an unlawful second auction, you are the ones who have announced running another unlawful auction, you are the ones who took money from the vendors and did not return it post haste when agreeing with the vendor to break the contracts. Oh no, you (and in all of this paragraph by 'you' I mean Sedo) are not neutral in the eyes of the law either by your participation or actions.
On another topic does Sedo refund to Google all monies paid by them over that for the first click? You want to be open, here is a good opportunity for you to be so.
What percentage of a Google payment for a click is paid to the small domain holder by Sedo. Hey, you said you were all open and honest, I am sure we would all love finally to be told the answer to this question.
Keith, nothing personal against you, we used to get on well over the phone, in fact have a laugh, but just want to hold you to your word.
Bill Roy
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