I reviewed the new terms. However, I don’t see any good faith disclosure of bot or API accounts competing with manual bidders or terms regarding their usage. Did I miss something or is that a separate document? This is something most new people "stumble into" with experience. Unfortunately, no change to registrant renewal after auction ends, the "not auctioneers", "no obligation to monitor", "not escrow", and most glaring is pointed out above in this this thread that bidder ID is not obligatory even after the end of the auction- why not state
"SHALL PUBLISH" instead of "
may publish your unique bidder number." ?
Does that "MAY" mean that the auctions if won by the Bots are going to be undisclosed versus the manual bidder winners? How many API's are allowed in an auction- unlimited?
Otherwise, it’s well written, concise and easy to understand.
Cut and pasted sections:
“
GoDaddy is not an auctioneer or an escrow agent.”
“You acknowledge and agree that
GoDaddy is not a bank, and the “Transaction Assurance” process is a payment processing service rather than a banking service. You further acknowledge and agree that GoDaddy is not acting as a trustee, fiduciary, or escrow agent with respect to your funds.”
“You acknowledge and agree that GoDaddy
may publish your unique bidder number once an auction in which you have participated has been closed or ended.”
“Under all circumstances, a Seller is prohibited from bidding on his or her own listing. Additionally, “Shill bidding” is strictly prohibited. Shill bidding is bidding by anyone—including the Seller, family, friends, roommates, employees, or online connections—that artificially increases a domain name’s price or apparent desirability. Violations of the above policy may result in the following actions being taken by GoDaddy, including:
- Listing cancellation
- Account suspension
- Referral to Law Enforcement”
“These Expired Domain Names may be listed on the Site on the date of their expiration, however, no sale will be final until forty-five (45) days after the date of expiration. During the redemption period, as described in the Domain Name Registration Agreement,
the original registrant has the right to reclaim the Expired Domain Name.”
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GoDaddy has no obligation to monitor the Services, but reserves the right to do so. “
Revised: 4/9/19
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https://www.godaddy.com/agreements/showdoc?pageid=dna_member