auctions Whiskey.com [was] at $2,000,000 on Flippa [fake bid removed]

JudgeMind · Nov 24, 2014

Whiskey.com

Auction on Flippa currently has 10bids and is at $2,000,000

Azwan Asban · Nov 24, 2014

still looking there ..

forge · Nov 24, 2014

JudgeMind said:
Whiskey.com

Auction on sedo currently has 10bids and is at $2,000,000

Flippa you mean. (As in your title.)

Reserve met, could get interesting. (Provided it's the real deal.)

mad409 · Nov 24, 2014

I'm betting it won't hit $3,100,000 like Whisky, could be wrong.

I'd say bidder #6 @ $50.00 is out on this one..

JudgeMind · Nov 24, 2014

My bad, flippa... Sorry was on sedo for the past two hours haha

JudgeMind · Nov 24, 2014

Actually after looking at the bids, the auction should be only at $60,000 as bidders have apparently been suspended

mad409 · Nov 24, 2014

Yep that just happened, wasn't there when I looked before.

PS - Reserve not met now...

Azwan Asban · Nov 24, 2014

i seen on my email before whiskey.com have 10 bids. flippa.com

forge · Nov 24, 2014

JudgeMind said:
Actually after looking at the bids, the auction should be only at $60,000 as bidders have apparently been suspended

Classic Flippa activity. Pop goes the auction.

Kidd Wunder · Nov 24, 2014

Yes, after attempting to confirm the identity of the bidder we came to the conclusion that it was a fake bidder. His bids have been removed and the auction is back on track.

The Group · Nov 24, 2014

Fake bidder. It happens. We have resolved the issue, bids have been removed.

mad409 · Nov 24, 2014

Kidd Wunder said:
Yes, after attempting to confirm the identity of the bidder we came to the conclusion that it was a fake bidder. His bids have been removed and the auction is back on track.

You should do like some of the others and any bidding over X amount the bidder must be verified. Just a suggestion...

The Group · Nov 24, 2014

mad409 said:
You should do like some of the others and any bidding over X amount the bidder must be verified. Just a suggestion...

We immediately pushed for verification and concluded it was a fake bidder. It was taken care of in under 20-30 minutes. These things happen.

N-A · Nov 24, 2014

Having read the $3,100,000 back story on DNJournal for Whiskey.com a second time around, I found this interesting snippet near the end:

Whisky.com is now owned by the largest supplier of whisky in Europe, and I believe that with this name, they will soon be the largest supplier of whisky in the world.

In nearly 1 year, they have not been able to re-brand or make more sales? Something seems fishy about this whole deal now.

Any clarification by Michael Castello or the broker?

I can't seem to find too much information on who the "largest supplier of whiskey in Europe" is and if they're going under or if this was just an absurd assumption to be made.

mad409 · Nov 24, 2014

KCGroup said:
We immediately pushed for verification and concluded it was a fake bidder. It was taken care of in under 20-30 minutes. These things happen.

I understand but you must agree pre-verification over a certain amount in sales would stop this. At namejet I think you need to be verified for anything over 2 grand, you might want to look at this but JMO.

The Group · Nov 24, 2014

mad409 said:
I understand but you must agree pre-verification over a certain amount in sales would stop this. At namejet I think you need to be verified for anything over 2 grand, you might want to look at this but JMO.

I totally agree that a pre-verification over a certain amount would be beneficial to the platform

As the broker for the name Whiskey.com, you can imagine how much I would have enjoyed that verification being done before the bid.

The Group · Nov 24, 2014

David Walker said:
Having read the $3,100,000 back story on DNJournal for Whiskey.com a second time around, I found this interesting snippet near the end:

In nearly 1 year, they have not been able to re-brand or make more sales? Something seems fishy about this whole deal now.

Any clarification by Michael Castello or the broker?

I can't seem to find too much information on who the "largest supplier of whiskey in Europe" is and if they're going under or if this was just an absurd assumption to be made.

You said the backstory on DNJournal was for Whiskey.com when it was for Whisky.com

Two different domains.

Azwan Asban · Nov 24, 2014

can anyone look up are whiskeys.com still available ?

The Group · Nov 24, 2014

Azwanasban said:
can anyone look up are whiskeys.com still available ?

Yes, I am brokering the domain exclusively on Flippa.com

Bidding is still going on.

DU · Nov 24, 2014

David Walker said:
I can't seem to find too much information on who the "largest supplier of whiskey in Europe" is and if they're going under or if this was just an absurd assumption to be made.

They are independent whisky shop that deals mostly in the German market.
From their site:

Whisky.com is a small company in the heart of Bavaria, Germany

I don't know why they felt the need to splurge on the domain.

Best site imho is masterofmalt.com if you're interested in scotch.

DU · Nov 24, 2014

KCGroup said:
Yes, I am brokering the domain exclusively on Flippa.com

Bidding is still going on.

How it is brokering if you put it on an exclusive auction @ flippa.. ?

The Group · Nov 24, 2014

Grace Delete said:
How it is brokering if you put it on an exclusive auction @ flippa.. ?

I am a contracted broker for Flippa. The domain is exclusively available on the Flippa platform.

venturefile.com · Nov 24, 2014

Was the reserve met at $2,000,000?

Azwan Asban · Nov 24, 2014

whiskeyy.com ?

The Group · Nov 24, 2014

venturefile.com said:
Was the reserve met at $2,000,000?

(Insert witty political redirect here)

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