Pretty_Cool_Huh
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Dodgy Godaddy auction bidder. Would you pay?
I won the domain sos DOT me yesterday for $777 USD. However Bidder 33258 drove the price up in minimum bid increments (fast and bot-like) starting from their last $455 proxy bid until $770 where they could see my maximum proxy bid. Therefore I think the auction was compromised and I might not pay. The auction transcript is below in case I'm somehow mistaken about the auction details and logging.
I saw reference to bidder alias 33258 on another thread, but nothing noteworthy. Hopefully this will alert others to this bidder.
Are the Godaddy auction terms still valid when there’s evidence of fraudulent bidding? My opinion is the contract/terms can’t be easily defended and the name should be re-auctioned and the bidder suspended for some time.
I was considering raising my next proxy bid to $1250 USD, so while I was ready to pay more, I have a low tolerance for bullshit. I’m ready to throw it all away, i.e. sacrifice the name and break a possibly invalid contract with Godaddy unless a fair outcome is reached. Convince me otherwise, because I still want this name and want to use it for a project.
While some others might see it as a business and financial decision to simply move on, I think tolerating bad behaviour is like a festering infection, and auction platforms should patch compromises like this asap. If the name can’t be re-actioned, then the next fair outcome might be for Godaddy and Bidder 33258 to pay me an equal amount of $157.50 each as a form of civil penalty or restitution, because it may be reasonably inferred that the bids where fraudulent somewhere between $455 and $770 ($315).
If Bidder 33258 wishes to get in touch and pay me $157.50 or offer an explanation or apology (along with the name if they’re awarded it as runner-up), I would likely let this matter go. Otherwise I’m putting up $100 via Pa Pal to the first person who can provide me with publicly/freely verifiable personal or business details of Bidder 33258 via private message. Depending on the jurisdiction, I may be prepared to spend a few thousand in small claims process to recover a fair amount of at least $157.50 plus other costs.
If Bidder 33258 is awarded sos DOT me even at their $770 bid, it may still be considered to be a fraudulently gained asset, and therefore they or anyone that acquires the name from them should know the name may be recovered in the process.
I won the domain sos DOT me yesterday for $777 USD. However Bidder 33258 drove the price up in minimum bid increments (fast and bot-like) starting from their last $455 proxy bid until $770 where they could see my maximum proxy bid. Therefore I think the auction was compromised and I might not pay. The auction transcript is below in case I'm somehow mistaken about the auction details and logging.
I saw reference to bidder alias 33258 on another thread, but nothing noteworthy. Hopefully this will alert others to this bidder.
Are the Godaddy auction terms still valid when there’s evidence of fraudulent bidding? My opinion is the contract/terms can’t be easily defended and the name should be re-auctioned and the bidder suspended for some time.
I was considering raising my next proxy bid to $1250 USD, so while I was ready to pay more, I have a low tolerance for bullshit. I’m ready to throw it all away, i.e. sacrifice the name and break a possibly invalid contract with Godaddy unless a fair outcome is reached. Convince me otherwise, because I still want this name and want to use it for a project.
While some others might see it as a business and financial decision to simply move on, I think tolerating bad behaviour is like a festering infection, and auction platforms should patch compromises like this asap. If the name can’t be re-actioned, then the next fair outcome might be for Godaddy and Bidder 33258 to pay me an equal amount of $157.50 each as a form of civil penalty or restitution, because it may be reasonably inferred that the bids where fraudulent somewhere between $455 and $770 ($315).
If Bidder 33258 wishes to get in touch and pay me $157.50 or offer an explanation or apology (along with the name if they’re awarded it as runner-up), I would likely let this matter go. Otherwise I’m putting up $100 via Pa Pal to the first person who can provide me with publicly/freely verifiable personal or business details of Bidder 33258 via private message. Depending on the jurisdiction, I may be prepared to spend a few thousand in small claims process to recover a fair amount of at least $157.50 plus other costs.
If Bidder 33258 is awarded sos DOT me even at their $770 bid, it may still be considered to be a fraudulently gained asset, and therefore they or anyone that acquires the name from them should know the name may be recovered in the process.