Bido.com - Social Auction Platform

RJ · Feb 19, 2009

NamePros welcomes BIDO as it's newest sponsor.

Check out Bido's revolutionary Social Auction Platform at www.bido.com
All auctions start at $1 with no reserve.

The list of upcoming auctions is here:
http://www.bido.com/Auctions

This is a discussion thread for comments, reviews and feedback about Bido and it's services.

FreshAvails.com · May 3, 2010

said:
Chip,

We did not issue complimentary voting points this week, sorry for the confusion. The amount of voting points that are given complimentary may vary at any time.

Regards,
Jarred

Note from Bido re: Voting points

Gradius · May 3, 2010

MrSpartan said:
Note from Bido re: Voting points:

Chip,

We did not issue complimentary voting points this week, sorry for the confusion. The amount of voting points that are given complimentary may vary at any time.

Regards,
Jarred

Amusing the subtle implication that this was intentional. This doesn't make any sense given the messages people have been getting, including cmason's, which told him something along the lines of "your voting points have been reset to 0" (usually the same message says 2200), and shane mac's message, which told him he had ALL WEEK to use the ZERO complimentary points he received to vote on inventory - pretty funny stuff. Combine this with how people who actually PAID for points also had them reset to 0, and you have a glaring, unintentional problem.

Clearly, this was a big error. No worries. Just admit it, and give people their points back - at least to those who surprisingly paid for them!

Archangel · May 3, 2010

Yeah, I've been having that voting point issue, too.

fm1234 · May 3, 2010

The $38 thing confuses me. It's not like it's going to increase submission quality; if anything it's going to serve to discourage marginal buyers who are looking for deals on non-premium domains. Be interesting to see what effect this has on sales given the number of domains that close at or barely above the old $28 threshold.

Frank

FreshAvails.com · May 4, 2010

from Bido.com website said:
Bido is ceasing operation as of May 5, 2010. All transactions and accounts will be gracefully finalized and closed.

Sorry to hear that and thank you to all the bido staff. Takes a lot of time and money to try and invent something new to an industry and I had hoped it would have worked out better. Cheers and I wish you success in future ventures.

We have posted an article on the closing on FreshAvails.com if you are interested in learning more.

cmason · May 4, 2010

Wow, this is a shocker. I cannot say enough about the professionalism of the Bido staff. I made thousands of dollars in profit thanks to their site and met some great people. I am hoping that Sahar reports what has happened on his blog soon.

dtagr · May 4, 2010

Good luck to those behind Bido. They were always professional and responsive to their customer base.

Naturally I just used my last two credits to push two names to auction.

Watch for :
GolfClipsOnline.com
DieselPressureWashers.com - very narrow niche but ultimately profitable for lead generation or affiliates based on sale price of product.

At Bido whenever they pick the time...Or maybe never.

Once again thanks to the players behind Bido, may your competitors be horribly stricken with your customer service attitude.

theSun · May 5, 2010

Sad to see bido go =(

Archangel · May 5, 2010

Wow. Is this reality or merely a belated April Fools joke? Hate to say it but the time was imminent. BIDO made a lotta money at a time but then, they ventured off into many unsuccessful directions. Good luck to the staff, though. I've made a lotta cash with them and I'll surely miss them.

ezimedia · May 5, 2010

HI

All I can say is what a shame... I also made some good money on Bido, and would even be willing to pay a small fee to list domains on there or pay a monthly membership fee..

Tom

sourcez · May 5, 2010

I'd love to hear more about what happened if and when a bigger statement is made?

mike031 · May 6, 2010

going... going........ gone !

chandan · May 7, 2010

mike031 said:
going... going........ gone !

"Hello chandan MA,

Congratulations, we've just credited your account $0.15 because you voted on an item at Bido that sold in auction. "

Archangel · May 7, 2010

I made about $3 with V4P. BIDO can keep it. It's nothing worth worrying about.

mjnels · May 8, 2010

Archangel said:
Wow. Is this reality or merely a belated April Fools joke? Hate to say it but the time was imminent. BIDO made a lotta money at a time but then, they ventured off into many unsuccessful directions. Good luck to the staff, though. I've made a lotta cash with them and I'll surely miss them.

they made a lot of money eh? somehow i doubt that..would have to sell a pretty high volume of pricey domains to make a lot of money. either that or sell a craptop of low quality ones.

DomainOutlaw · May 8, 2010

R.I.P Bido

Archangel · May 8, 2010

I don't.

But there are many factors to it (I referred to amount made, not profits made). And the word 'lot' is relative.

mjnels said:
they made a lot of money eh? somehow i doubt that..would have to sell a pretty high volume of pricey domains to make a lot of money. either that or sell a craptop of low quality ones.

mjnels · May 9, 2010

Archangel said:
I don't.

But there are many factors to it (I referred to amount made, not profits made). And the word 'lot' is relative.

profit is what counts, we all know that. having lots of money passing through your hands without making anything doesn't mean a whole lot. i dont knock them for trying, but lets be realistic they even said it wasnt working for them.

FreshAvails.com · May 10, 2010

Recived today. SOmeone needs to turn off the auto generator....

bido said:
Hello MrSpartan,

It's the start of a new week at Bido, so we have reset your complimentary voting points to 0. You have all week to use these points to vote on inventory that you wish to see go to auction.

If something that you voted on sells, you become a partner in the profits. So be sure to use the credits and vote on inventory at Bido wisely. The first person to vote on an item earns the most. So be sure to check what's been submitted on a regular basis to find the gems first.

If you use up your complimentary voting points, you may exchange 1 Bido Credit for 2220 additional voting points.

To learn more about the Vote For Profits program, view the payout scale, and try the earning calculator, please click here:
Bido.com - Domain Name Auctions

Bido offers a downloadable file of what's been submitted, view it and vote now at Bido.com - Domain Name Auctions

Regards,
The Bido Team

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This message was automatically generated by Bido.com

RicoShay · May 10, 2010

MrSpartan said:
Recived today. SOmeone needs to turn off the auto generator....

Yeah I just got one about 10 mins ago as well.

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