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So annoying Godaddy hasn't stopped Huge Domains from sniping Godaddy Closeouts with their automated tools, no way a human bidder can win a even closeout.

First they were sniping with the backorders, now you cut that out, and you are letting them snipe via automated tools.

So what do you say @Joe Styler , you want to even the playing field a bit, as your partners are bidding everything in a split second, from $12, to $11, and bidding everything else into the hundreds from a simple bid. I would rather pay a Huge Domains surcharge at checkout.


Huge Domains has an unfair advantage on the auction platform, essentially taxing every user for using it with their automated access advantages given to them thru the house.
 
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Other people are interested and they were hoping the name goes to closeout, when you bid you woke them up.
Possibly, but: those people were not ready to bid on the name for $12, and after somebody else places the first bid they are willing to pay several times $12 more to win the auction?
 
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Possibly, but: those people were not ready to bid on the name for $12, and after somebody else places the first bid they are willing to pay several times $12 more to win the auction?

It's not about readiness, it's about having your hand forced. As long as the domain is going into closeouts, you can try to snap it for $11. When the first bid is placed, it's either take it or leave it, and usually more than 1 person/bot wants to take it or at least try.
 
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Bidder 2739899 always bids in a last few seconds of auction. Is it a bot ? I dont think a proxy bid behaves like this. Also these two bidders put their initial bids exactly at the same minute ( maybe a few seconds apart ), just couple of hours before the auction end.
Here you are: 913932 and 2739899.
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Unfortunately I have not read this post. Today I missed out on a very good domain.
I bid the domain that I chose at the last minute for $12, and bumm ... these two guys appeared at the domain I was targeting.
 
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What’s the point of hiding it out since you’ve already missed it anyway?
 
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I really don’t understand the mindset with buying from closeouts?

i mean knowing how people read expired lists till their eyeballs bleed.

if a domain does not get noticed by those people and end up getting no action in the expired auctions.

what is the thought process with buying the domains no one wants?

it really amazes me this industry how one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure literally.

what possesses a person to bid on domains at close out?

and for that matter pay even bigger money to dropcatch a domain?

Most domains you can order a back order or dropcatch will be the type that will end up in expired auctions .


I have purchased dropcatches before and in now I’m thinking why? Do I feel confident that someone might handreg it after it deletes or someone also ordered a backorder someplace else?

meanwhile we have domainers with domains that did not expire having trouble just auctioning their own domains.

aren’t domains that are “keepers” more important than garbage that’s been allowed to delete and had passed thru hundreds eyeball scans by domainers?

I feel like expired and even close outs are a test of the true value of a domain.
 
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Here you are: 913932 and 2739899.
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Unfortunately I have not read this post. Today I missed out on a very good domain.
I bid the domain that I chose at the last minute for $12, and bumm ... these two guys appeared at the domain I was targeting.
I agree why block out the price?
 
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HD bot always jump after a bid is placed on the last 5 minutes.
New bidders will think they are bidding against another bidder, but instead they are bidding against a multi-million company bot, that has jumped into the auction just because it has seen your bid, nothing more and nothing less.
 
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What’s the point of hiding it out since you’ve already missed it anyway?
GD can use technical methods to investigate me and I simply don't want to mess with my account at GD. :cautious::cautious::cautious:
 
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... why buy domains no one wants?
... how one man’s garbage is literally another man’s treasure ?
I paraphrased a bit to have it nice for a follow up for all: it all makes sense, but are you sure that there are no success stories of big sales from expired domains?

I feel like expired ...
Looks funny if cut here - I know you are not after your biiiiiiiiiig sale of investreit - just checked the domain now - have you any idea why it is again for sale (on epik) ?
 
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I really don’t understand the mindset with buying from closeouts?

what is the thought process with buying the domains no one wants?

it really amazes me this industry how one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure literally.

what possesses a person to bid on domains at close out?
I can only speak for myself, but I've made hundreds of thousands of dollars selling names I've bought from closeouts. But then I don't look for names using formulas that everyone else uses. For example, I just sold MindlessToMindful.com for $788, a Closeout name I paid $5 for three months earlier for $5.

And for that matter, I've made tons of money even selling names that I bought that were available. For example, I just sold DeepFakeMaker.com for $2,788 and bought it two years ago for reg fee.

You just need to have good intuition.
 
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I paraphrased a bit to have it nice for a follow up for all: it all makes sense, but are you sure that there are no success stories of big sales from expired domains?


Looks funny if cut here - I know you are not after your biiiiiiiiiig sale of investreit - just checked the domain now - have you any idea why it is again for sale (on epik) ?


Thanks. The new owner of investreit.com is inexperienced so that is why that is like that. a website should be on it soon.

and yes of course people do make big money from expired domain auctions. There will be gems in the trash so to speak.

me? I never liked digging in the trash. once it's in there? it's gone. period. lol

my logic and point is why would people rather invest in something "in the trash" as opposed to perfectly good domain name that never ended in the trash that has similar keywords?

I've seen how how the prices go up for these expired domain auctions. So end up at "retail" prices or even above.

It's just nuts.

It's really too bad we as domainers are "not invited" to the "party" that is "expired domain auctions".

I bet if we did? We'd all be rich now.
 
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Buying and selling are 2 distinct skills. Some domainers have excellent selling skills or have excellent personal connections with end users and domain investors, hodlers. Those domainers sell any domain. But their extraordinary success does not represent the majority of domainers. They can sell garbage in a few months while an ordinary domainer may not be able to sell treasure for 20 years.

it really amazes me this industry how one man’s garbage is another man’s treasure literally.
 
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I remember Joe saying about increasing the price of closeouts a few time ago here for stopping the API... and he already received some likes from the people....
By the way, how do you know API's are dead?
In resume, everything to push people to bid before auction ends and make work the HD bot.
I would assume they would close the API sniping as Huge Domains has no problem sniping at $50, so what does this really change other than domainers being forced to pay $50, instead of $11 for 3rd tier names.
 
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Finally the API's are dead, but get ready for $50 closeouts

I will never buy another name from them if they increase prices.
 
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I will never buy another name from them if they increase prices.
Takes effect Feb 1st, Happy New Year

HugeNames been sniping best closeouts for $11 for years, they made their profit, but now everyone else will have to pay for it.
 
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Takes effect Feb 1st, Happy New Year

HugeNames been sniping best closeouts for $11 for years, they made their profit, but now everyone else will have to pay for it.

Man, this is bummer news. There may be some silver lining here...got to think about it for a while! :smuggrin:
 
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I see it as a calculated revenue boost, and if they are making it, your paying it.

So do you bid $12 in auction, rather then having to pay $50 in closeout, paying the $12 releases the huge bot kraken and most likely takes you into the the hundreds with a bidding war.
 
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This is win win for GD. The API doesn't change so HD and the others will still snipe at 50 as they did at 11. This is just a tactic to create more money for GD so let's not think for a second that this for the benefit of any of their auction users especially not the small guys. This will just encourage expired auction bids instead of letting names go into closeout which will mean HD bot just rapes everyone again.

"but the reality is that if you place an $11 bid on GoDaddy Auctions, you’re likely to see the price quickly soar above $50."

GD is an absolute joke. The fairest thing they can do is take away API access for all auctions and closeouts.
 
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I see it as a calculated revenue boost, and if they are making it, your paying it.

So do you bid $12 in auction, rather then having to pay $50 in closeout, paying the $12 releases the huge bot kraken and most likely takes you into the the hundreds with a bidding war.
LOL we basically said the same thing at the same time.
 
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Finally the API's are potentially dead, but get ready for $50 closeouts

https://domainnamewire.com/2021/01/15/godaddy-to-change-closeout-auction-pricing/
I remember Joe saying about increasing the price of closeouts a few time ago here for stopping the API... and he already received some likes from the people....
By the way, how do you know API's are dead?
In resume, everything to push people to bid before auction ends and make work the HD bot.
It doesn't say anything about ending the API in that article. Essentially the only thing that's going to change is you pay more for a name either on expired auction or closeout.
 
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It doesn't say anything about ending the API in that article. Essentially the only thing that's going to change is you pay more for a name either on expired auction or closeout.
Heard silent whispers the API in closeout would go away, which is only fair as we know huge domains has no issue sniping at $50 all day.
 
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