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I thought that the minimum fee for names not parked with Sedo no longer existed. Can I ask, if we have a name listed for sale and get an offer. Can we avoid the $50 fee by moving the DNS to Sedo before the transaction is complete? When can this be done to avoid paying the fee? Can it be anytime before the name is transfered, anytime before the auction ends, or anytime while negotiations are still taking place? Or is it not possible to avoid the large fee if we get an offer while the nameservers are pointed elsewhere?
The minimum commission fees are still in place, and are determined based on the restrictions that apply to transfers of a particular TLD. We generally require that the domain be parked at least a month prior to the sales agreement, as we don't want people simply temporarily switching the DNS to Sedo's for the sole purpose of avoiding the commission.
I have a domain in auction, Tucz.com, that is set to end today.
The auction was originally set to end around 3 pm but now the auction shows it is set to end at 11 pm. Is there a reason an auction end time would be pushed back?
There has been a response made elsewhere on NamePros about this issue. Basically, though, Sedo adjusted the running times of auctions that were affected by a lengthier period of site downtime/unavailability.
Along with the poster on the previous page my parking income is also way down, down about 50% since the /bot changeover. I have mostly LLLL.coms, if that matters. If "bots do not click" then something else was changed at the same time. Obviously this does not make me happy.
I just got an offer of $160 on a .VC name (parked at Sedo, although I know that does not matter.) After the commission I would have gotten $10. Is there anything telling the buyer this? Seems so ridiculous.
Would it be possible to set a script to periodically go through the "not verified" names? I have eleven domains that have been sitting up there for a week or (much) more - FINERY(dot)INFO has been there since Dec 17! Every single one of them resolves to Sedo parking, and has since they were entered, many of them have "this domain is for sale, click here" on the parking page, but they are not in my stats, I get nothing for their clicks, and I bet they are not in the sales catalog.
But I have a question how long a domain should be parked at Sedo because I have got to know that it should be at least 3 months, and now I am not sure. Excpecially it is important for domains selling with a price under $100.
Maybe this rule can be found somewhere on Sedo website ?
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And maybe you know from your practice if it is possible to offer a domain to sell on Sedo and Buydomains (and also other auctions) at the same time ? Or there are any Sedo or Buydomains rules that it is not possible to use them at the same time ? And what does it depend from ?
And I have few questions refering to these informations:
Minimum offer
What is the minimum buyer offer allowed by the Sedo sytem. Is it $60 ?
If I have not set my minimum offer, will I get all buyers offers (allowed by Sedo system).
Price opened to negotiation
If I set a price opened to negotiation (not fixed price) will I get all buyers offers ?
Fixed price
When I set my fixed price, will I get only offers which exactly match my specified fixed price ? or will I get all buyers offers (allowed by Sedo system) ?
And I will be obliged to sell at a fixed price. So If I set my fixed price, an auction will not be possible in general ?
Auction
When can I start an auction ?
What am I obliged to do or accept during an auction ?
If I set a price opened to negotiation (not a fixed price): will I have to sell my domain when a buyer auction bid reach my setting price.
Which offer or auction bid am I obliged to accept ?
Is it enough to use a telephone (or is it necessary a credit card) if I want to register as a buyer ?
__________________ 1) I buy earning domains - global tld, at least $5 a month. Send me PM with your price and traffic info: source, ctr, uv.
2) If you are a domain broker, I have domains to sell.
3) If you are a webmaster, I have domains to develop.
Hey, so I signed up at sedo because I wanted to try and bid on a domain name I wanted. It said that I needed to verify my account with a credit card in order for me to place a bid and that I would not be charged anything.
After I verified my card I tried to bid on the item, but turns out the minimum bid was way more than I was willing to spend on it.
That was yesterday, today I log onto my banking account and I find a $7.38 from WWW.SEDO.DE on my account. What is this? And what do I have to do to get it removed. I never agreed to pay any money to verify my account, and the form said I would not be charged.
I can't find a support phone number anywhere on their site. Anyone know who I would need to contact about this and how?
All PayPal payments made to Sedo must be manually verified by our finance department. An "unpaid" invoice does not necessarily mean that your payment was not successfully transmitted. However, it does indicate that the finance department has not yet checked the PayPal account and marked the invoice accordingly.
This process is completed regularly each day, so we ask for your patience for this and any future PayPal payments. If the payment is made on or right before a weekend, please allow for a couple extra days to process the payment.
Hi Damion,
To be honest, I haven't heard anything about it. But, it's always a possibility. This type of auction, though, has typically been in conjunction with a registrar for certain domain names. What you may want to do is apply for the monthly Premium Auction events anyway.
Hi xrvel,
The related links for each language have to be updated separately. You should look at the where most of your visitors are coming from and focus on the languages spoken in those regions.
Hi Andro,
I don’t believe it’s explicitly stated on our website, but internally, we look for whether or not domains have been parked for at least 32 days. Sometimes the system won’t recognize them as parked if they haven’t received traffic. In those cases, if you believe your commission fee is incorrect, you can speak with your assigned transfer agent.
You can list domains for sale anywhere on the internet as well as on Sedo. However, keep in mind the following:
*If the domain is subject to a live auction or transaction through Sedo, you may not list it for sale elsewhere.
*If the domain is subject to a live auction or transaction elsewhere, you may not list it for sale through Sedo.
The marketplace minimum for offers is $60, and if you have not established another minimum offer through your account and have set your domain to “make offer,” you will receive and be notified of all offers. However, the buyer should be prompted to place a higher offer if the amount does not cover the applicable commission fees.
You are not obligated to accept any offers you receive through the marketplace so long as you have not listed your domain with a fixed price. You will instead have the option to negotiate through private bid threads.
If you set a fixed price, interested buyers will be presented with a “buy now” option. They will only be allowed to make an offer that matches your fixed price, and you will be obligated to sell the domain to the first buyer who does so.
You can either apply for a Premium Auction event through Domain management, or you can start an auction with any offer you receive. In the case of the latter, the offer you receive and use to start the auction will be your reserve price. In these cases, you will be obligated to sell the domain to the highest bidder. If no higher bids are received, then the domain will be sold to the original buyer.
For Premium Auctions, you can suggest a reserve. If the reserve is met, you will have to sell the domain to the highest bidder.
Lastly, if you are interested in placing offers on domains, you can certify your account using either SMS text messaging or a credit card. Another option would be to sign and return the Buyer Certification Form. You can view your options in the Buyer Certification section of your account.
Your answers help really much, thank you for them. But I need some more explanation about auctions.
I have my Sedo username. If I want to sign as a buyer, do I have to use this username, or could I create a new account with a new username for buying domains ?
I have not understood that I have a choice: to certify my account (by sms or a credit card) or to sign and return the Buyer Certification Form. What is the different between these options for me ?
If I set a price "make offer" what is the aim of this price. How can this price be compared to a reserve price and a buyer offer.
If my price "make offer" is $200 and I get a buyer offer $80 what could next steps be (which possibilities do I have) ? What would my reserve price be at this case ? And which price will I be obligated to accept ?
How much time could an auction take ?
When an auction start, will I always have to sell my domain then, or will I have any option to not accept an offer. Some auctions are with "reserve met", but some are not. What does it deppend from ?
Is it possibility to search domains for "fixed price" or "make offer price" ?
What is the different between a normal auction and a Premium Auction ?
What should I exactly do to apply for a Premium Auction ? When can I do this ? What are the criteria for domains which could be offered to a Premium Auction ? A price, traffic, others ? How does it go at the practice. How many percentage of such applications do you accept (1 on 10?) ?
Can domains offering on sedo.com be found on sedo.co.uk and sedo.de ? If I have also uk domains what is the best way to offer them ?
Where can I find historical informations about sale prices on Sedo ?
I can answer a lot of your questions for you Andro.
You have one Sedo user name and password, that is the same for all sections of Sedo.
Once you get an offer for a name, you have 3 options. First option is to accept their bid. The second option is to send the name to a Sedo auction, with the offer as the opening bid (so it is guaranteed to sell). The third option is to just reject the offer or ignore it. You have 7 days to make your choice before their offer expires. If you are choosing to send it auction, you should decide quickly, because the auction will begin 7 days after the offer was made. This means if you put a domain on auction 5 days after the offer, it will only be on auction for 2 days. If you choose to counter offer, the bidder has 7 days to either accept your bid, make another counter offer or simply reject your higher bid.
Once you start an auction on regular Sedo with a bid, you must sell it to the highest bidder. Some names are submitted to Sedo and approved selectivley to go to auction without a reserve. Some people choose to set a reserve on these names.
These sites are all the same, just for different specific countries.
After an auction has ended, the buyer is supposed to be within 10 working days right?
What happens if they haven't paid within this time?
Does Sedo do something about it?
Keith, when you answer for my last questions, please also explain how negotiation exactly go. How is it that there are many bids for one bidder and they go still high, in this way if I want a higer bid and I don't get it I will not have to sell it. So I dont understand that when an auction starts, a domain will have to be sold. And expecially about a reserve price and others prices, how I have asked before.
__________________ 1) I buy earning domains - global tld, at least $5 a month. Send me PM with your price and traffic info: source, ctr, uv.
2) If you are a domain broker, I have domains to sell.
3) If you are a webmaster, I have domains to develop.
Keith, I have just one question. What does it take to get beyond the standard 2-3 cent clicks at Sedo? I have a few domains at Sedo and have tried every possible relevant keyword for my domain and yet never gone past the 5 cent mark. As a result, I make sure that all my good domains stay clear of Sedo and have only retained some domains at Sedo which have traffic from Eastern Europe. Honestly, I don't like doing it, but you have to shed light on the pathetic RPC being dished out to domainers.
I can really not believe Google paying Sedo such low rates for the keywords I have tried out. Why? Because my friend has a few of his campaigns show up on Sedo and he mentions paying Google well above 25 cents for each click. Now how that ends up as 3 cents to the domainer is a mystery. Its either Google keeping a bigger cut or Sedo doing the same.
My bottom line is, it doesn't matter that you add fancy new features like country specific keyword targeting etc, unless you can pay better rates to your domainers. Honestly, whats the point of adding keywords to each country, when all you still end up getting is 2 cents?
Your comments would be highly appreciated. Please do excuse my frustration, but as you understand, I have put in around 300-400 hrs researching the Sedo system and trying out various optimizing techniques to no avail.
On SEDO the status - it is UNPAID. However PayPal considers - that all is paid... 
