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Hello,

Currently when I log into Sedo under Important Updates it says that there is an Upcoming Crypto Domains Auction. I don't see a place to submit my names and I was wondering if anyone who has more experience with Sedo than me knows where. I pasted the full text below in case anyone wants to read it.

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~Snailz

Upcoming Crypto Domains Auction – September 13-20
Submit your names NOW!



Crypto domains have been trending all year long and with that Sedo is running an exclusive Crypto Domain Names Auction September 13-20. This event will also promoted during our attendance at the annual MERGE Domain Conference, delivering even more reach and exposure for your names!


We’re currently taking name submissions FREE of charge but they must meet our criteria:



  • Contains well known keyword under the "crypto" umbrella. Or, extension has strong relationship to crypto and include a relevant keyword.
  • Please visit our newsroom for a comprehensive list of example keywords.

Additional considerations once this requirement is met:



  • Short, one word, strong two word crypto related .com's, .net's, top ccTLD's, or alternative ccTLDS with a high value sales history of high value sales and newer "gTLD's" aligning well with crypto
  • Realistic domain reserves to incentivize bidders and reflect market rates
Don’t miss your chance to be a part of this potentially lucrative selling platform!
 
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I can't understand the criteria(s) Sedo used to accept/reject submissions, but it looks like they used "Flip a coin" criteria.

All my four submissions were rejected.

CryptoIndustry.com
CryptoBased.com
Exchange.cc
Cryptographer.me
how the heck didn't they accept crypto industry??
 
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how the heck didn't they accept crypto industry??
How the heck they accepted most of the domains you see in the auction?!
 
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How the heck they accepted most of the domains you see in the auction?!
earlier in this thread I saw a good theory that some Sedo employees had joined the fun......might be a good explanation
 
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Ok i selected sedo mls premium then selected the names and went to promote domains but i don't see any crypto auction event only great domains auction is this the crypto auction?

I ask because no where does it state that it's a crypto auction not even in the criteria.

Can someone help?
 
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@rafaelo0,
If you are trying to submit names for the event, it's too late as it already started.
You can see on their landing page, scroll down a litte the section Special Crypto Auction.

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Ok @Cristi Marin thank you for the help. (y)

Guess was to late to the party.
 
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Holding.com has two bids, latest at 60k EUR with 2 days to go...

Signed.com also up for 10k.
 
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Holding.com has two bids, latest at 60k EUR with 2 days to go...

Signed.com also up for 10k.
Sedo have awful customer service, I was trying to get my domain added, ran into a few technical issues and have had no response since last week :xf.eek:
 
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Looking like a complete dud as anticipated, I flicked through a few names .com.cn and others and many recent regs, even the week before the auction started.
Farcical.
Still expecting the big "sale" on ngtld. :xf.smile:
 
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Whats going on with this auction? Only 30 mins left.
 
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Yep a damp squib springs to mind.........
 
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auction is a bust, lots of good submissions went on deaf ears, I don't know to this day the criteria but it is conflicting. They are about 9 months to late. The crypto afterparty auction, there are so many crypto names on namepros for sale it is mind boggling. As stated prior only the cream of the crop will rise, the rest of this stuff is simply going to sink.
 
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360 domains ending at event time.
231 in auction inventory.
129 hijackers didn't wanna miss the train.
The hype is gone. They wanted to squeeze the last crypto dollars with this event but they were too late.
 
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Close to the end, auctions with bids were arranged together back to back on top. They all came first in the list.
47 auctions with bids
34 was under $1000
7 was $1001 to $2500
1 was $4000
4 was $5.000-$10.000
1 was over 10.001$. Precisely $60.000 euros for holding.com or signed.com i forgot. nothing related to crypto.. reserve not met

But other listings wtih bids you had to search for them down the list.
btcledger.com (6.888 euros)
bitcoinbrokerage.com (47.500 USD)
cryptobanks.com (50.000 GDP)
btcdeals.com (1.999 USD)
coingame.in (15.000 USD)
altcoinfutures.com (37.000 USD)
 
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Close to the end, auctions with bids were arranged together back to back on top. They all came first in the list.
47 auctions with bids
34 was under $1000
7 was $1001 to $2500
1 was $4000
4 was $5.000-$10.000
1 was $60.000 euros (holding.com or signed.com i forgot. nothing related to crypto)..

But other listings wtih bids you had to search for them down the list.
btcledger.com (6.888 euros)
bitcoinbrokerage.com (47.500 USD)
cryptobanks.com (50.000 GDP)
btcdeals.com (1.999 USD)
coingame.in (15.000 USD)
altcoinfutures.com (37.000 USD)
Sorry, just to confirm, you're using the . as the 1000 separator right?
 
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Yes.
1.000 dollars
1,000 dolars
1000 dollars
All the same
 
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Close to the end, auctions with bids were arranged together back to back on top. They all came first in the list.
47 auctions with bids
34 was under $1000
7 was $1001 to $2500
1 was $4000
4 was $5.000-$10.000
1 was over 10.001$. Precisely $60.000 euros for holding.com or signed.com i forgot. nothing related to crypto.. reserve not met

But other listings wtih bids you had to search for them down the list.
btcledger.com (6.888 euros)
bitcoinbrokerage.com (47.500 USD)
cryptobanks.com (50.000 GDP)
btcdeals.com (1.999 USD)
coingame.in (15.000 USD)
altcoinfutures.com (37.000 USD)

Are you saying that these got these bids and reserve was not met, surely not?
 
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Are you saying that these got these bids and reserve was not met, surely not?

Some had their reserves met.
You have this from namebio. Green ones i dont think it was crypto auction. uhive was in the crypto auction among the 47 on top. I think they are on namebio because they got paid already (not sure).

uhive.com 9,999 USD 2018-09-20 Sedo

pulsar.io 7,500 USD 2018-09-20 Sedo
kxs.io 7,000 USD 2018-09-20 Sedo
mindbreak.com 3,000 USD 2018-09-20 Sedo

bitcoinbrokerage.com 884 USD 2018-09-20 Sedo
bitoc.com 355 USD 2018-09-20 Sedo
coin.st 249 USD 2018-09-20 Sedo
cryptofame.com 215 USD 2018-09-20 Sedo
 
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I think the auction is a big failure because of the following reasons:

1. Rejected good domains but accepted crappy domains. Many accepted domains are of low quality that have typo mistakes, are long or are not strongly crypto-related. It gives me a feeling that many domains were picked by a domain newbie who did not know much about domaining and did not go through the Sedo's stated requirements of good crypto domains before picking.

2. High reserve prices. Some reserve prices were set like asking prices for end users. For instance, some 2-keyword domains had 5-figure reserves. Domain investors had no room for profit. If the auction targeted some potential end users who attended the Merge Conference, startups and SMEs did not have much funds to buy the highly priced domains, and big firms could not make decisions on buying the domains in a short auction period.

Based on the 2 reasons, only a few transactions of low reserves were done.


I don't know how Sedo promoted the domains. But no matter how they promoted, the auction would end up a big failure. But if Sedo really did well on promotion, I think some owners of good domains will receive offers in the short future. The auction result is not a good indicator of the actual market, so it is not conclusive that the actual market is bearish. The prospect of blockchain technology is great as it will be widely adopted in a variety of industries, such as banking/finance and retail, to combat frauds and fake products.
 
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