.tv Announcment: The 2007 .TV PrimeTime Auction!!!

[smashfactory]

well folks- we are ready to start rolling ou the PrimeTime Auction!

the website is here:
http://www.auctionsite.tv

the auction dates are: 8/6 - 8/10

there will be a live chat auction each day so we are not trying to sell off 300 names in one sitting-

depending on the amount of names submitted, we will have a silent auction going on in the backround all week- this is if there is an enormous amount of names-

what names will go in the live auction? well, there is a small committee who will go over all the names and have to make that decision. and it will be based on some simple guidlines. but if there is just enough names for 5 days of live auction, there will be no silent auction-

how much will this cost? there will be an entry fee- there will NOT be a percent taken from sales the entry fee will cover several things- it is not free to do one of these things- there is hosting, advertising, etc.. the business associated with running the site- that is what your fee goes to. if you do get a sale, it is all yours the entry fee is $10.00 per 10 domains.
to keep things easy is is just done in those blocks- so 10 domains would be 10.00- 14 domains would be 20.00. 19 domains would be 20.00, 26 domains would be 30.00- get it?

will i sell my domains? well, if i could predict that, i would be pretty dang rich. we are going to do everything we can to get the word out about the auction- and, since this is such a tigh-knit group, i am really hoping those involved will also help in promoting the auction- is there a chance no one will come? yes- there is. is there a chance this will be successful? yes- there is


if you have any questions please post them in this thread and they will be answered in the thread-

now, some reality talk... this is an auction. even tho people may come knowing the prices "can" shoot thru the roof, if the place is filled with high dollar reserves for medium quality names, you might not pull the bids- i just want you to keep that in mind- at auction you only put in names with a reserve set at the absolute lowset you will take- and be happy with that if it sells for that- but if you submit something like ILoveJersy.tv with a $1000 reserve, well we may not even put that live.
i am NOT saying go low, I am just saying that is how an auction goes- so keep this in mind when choosing your domains and you reserves- i am going to do a mix- some excellent, and some good, with the good names having very low reserves, to get people bidding on my names-

now, i have to get dinner on for the kids- i will be back tonight with more details- so start goin thru your portfolios!

 

[Broker]

Just sent out all of my enduser emails

 

[RPK]

I am speaking at a meetUp for Online Video professionals in Tel-Aviv and I will mention it there as well.

 

[ownthisdomainnow]

I am speaking at a meetUp for Online Video professionals in Tel-Aviv and I will mention it there as well.

You WILL be posting the video of this meeting for all of us to see right??????

 

[RPK]

You WILL be posting the video of this meeting for all of us to see right??????

For sure, it will be on BlogTV.com live, and then when it is saved I will post the link.

 

[Rogor]

ok- her is the banner i just worked on for the email ad going out in the entireweb newsletter- it is set for this thurs-

You do nice work.

 

[cambkey]

Using the data on auctionsite.tv, I have uploaded the auction domain listing as an excel spreadsheet where you will be able to sort and filter to your heart's content.

 

[TheBulldog]

I put it on Digg, everyone should help by "Digg"ing it.

http://digg.com/tech_news/upcoming

 

[smashfactory]

thanks rogor! i LOVE to design

wow cambkey- that rocks! thank you!

great idea showbiz- am waiting for my email from digg- just registered- can you get a link right to our digg? its alot ot look thru to find it-
thanks!


also- the press release is now visible on pr.com:
http://www.pr.com/press-release/46897

 

[TheBulldog]

http://digg.com/tech_news/Be_A_Part_of_History_in_the_Making/share


I had to Digg it from PrimeTimeAuction, so if you put the digg code on your own site we can digg it from there.

Can you dig it?

 

[smashfactory]

wish i could- i never got my email so i think i have to reg again-

 

[TheBulldog]

Just out of curiosity, what is the url for the auction itself?

 

[RPK]

I just dug it and posted it on my blog. I also mentioned it in my presentation tonight in front of 100 online video fans. As soon as it is on BlogTV.com I will post the link. Just posted it on my blog as well at: http://qoof.blogs.com/qoof/2007/08/very-excited-ab.html

 

[smashfactory]

Just out of curiosity, what is the url for the auction itself?

what do you mean

 

[TheBulldog]

well, I guess I mean that I know that we are getting ready for an auction, where is it going to be, how do potential end-users sign up, what is the url to sign up, etc etc.

I ask because equity mentioned something about charges about a chat server (or something along those lines)

When we started the conversation in the chat room there was a huge debate about where to hold the actual auction with a very definite decision to hold it somewhere other than here to differentiate the extension.

So with a few days to go, we have a website that tells what the auction is but not how to actually participate. If I was a buyer, I would want to know ahead of time how and when to get signed on to participate.

 

[smashfactory]

yes the chat is not at namepros and is being set up- as soon as i finally have the link, it will be up there asap-
i have been pushing, but you can only push so hard thru a keyboard ;-(

 

[Rogor]

hi all. I think I've cleaned up the code that was causing the auctionsite.tv/namesday.shtml table to stretch off the screen horizontally. It's displaying properly for me on OSX 3.9 IE for mac and Firefox. Please check it out and post if it works for you. it's at-
http://www.rogerjames.ca/auction2clean.shtml
I didn't put the graphics up.
It should show
Domain Name Reserve/Start Premium/Non Exp. Date Registrar

without any scrolling.
Smash, if it works and if you decide you'd like to use it, I can send you the shtml sheet or you could scoop it from the above site. If you'd like me to put it up, send me the FTP info. I'll keep copies of the original and the clean version here just in case.

 

[Makis.TV]

Rogor it shows ok now

 

[smashfactory]

can i use that code even if the original page is done in frontpage? just checkin

 

[TheBulldog]

Should be fine. Which version of frontpage?

 

[smashfactory]

2003-
i will try and replace the code on a test page and see if all goes well in a bit- i know frontpage can be funky with its code

ok try


http://www.auctionsite.tv/test.shtml

works ok?