Very interesting thread. Still, there is something I don't really understand here.
Many people seem to worry a lot about what Sedo could think about this idea. That's really weird, for at least three reasons:
1. Sedo is not a regulation body, aiming at increasing business morality. It's a commercial company, where most of us are *customers*. A soon as we respect their terms of use (
https://sedo.com/about/policy.php?page=rules_sellers&tracked=&partnerid=&language=us) - and a Sedo Auction Thread would not infringe any of them - I can't see the problem.
2. It's obvious that many people are - and have been - using third parties to have their names put on auction. Have a look at the current auction list on Sedo, and tell me if you think that names such as "quiscustodietipsoscustodes.com" or "DREAMTYMELIMO.COM" or "AKTENZEICHENXY.com" have been put on auction after "natural" bids... A thread on NP is simply a more convenient and transparent way to do it.
3. Last, and most importantly, it coul be useful to recall that auctions at Sedo are a paying service. When an auctioned name is sold $100, Sedo gets $10. It is a fact that the proposed Sedo's thread on NP will increase the number of names auctioned at Sedo, and therefore the names sold at Sedo. Now, if I were Sedo's manager, would I be worried to read that my customers intend to launch something that will increase my sales and my turnover, without me doing anything?
To put it shortly: come on, NP guys! Let's make it happen. Most of us have been waiting for such a - useful - thing for a long time.