.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!

 

[smashfactory]

no- try getting in to namepros chat- can you get in there?

 

[gr8trfoo]

just remember- it is 5 days worth of names- so some days will pull more, or higher sales than others-
i hope there are some sales each day- that would be nice to report

Is it too late for some of the sellers to lower or eliminate their reserve prices? I'm sure there would be a lot more sales if they did.

 

[DomainBuyerBroker]

Any sales list from Monday?

 

[RogueWriter]

If you go to www.auctionsite.tv , and look at the 'names' page, it lists the sales from yesterday.

I kinda figured someone would jump on my reserve of $500 for Debates.tv, but that's okay, I will sell this domain for a lot of money down the road. I did sell a couple of other domains, though, so not a total loss.

 

[TheBulldog]

I sold StudentFilm.tv for 125.

 

[poiuytrewq]

My buyer hasn't been in touch. How long do we give them till we say 'forget it'?

 

[smashfactory]

i will work with you with the buyer- i think he just needs help- i have the sold names on the names page- yes i was sure debates would go- ithat names is incredible- yes, other than today i have no problem changing some reserves-

ok- heading to chat

 

[ellisd]

Please tell me, how can I submit the names?
And what is the time frame?

 

[equity78]

No more entries into the auction it was set up weeks ago

 

[slim]

So far no big sale on Tv auction any idea Why?

 

[smashfactory]

to be honest slim- i am not sure...
there are over 150 people who registered for the chat- i recognize about half- yet, like today, less than 10 people.
monday was the biggest day with 30+ people.
where are the others? why in the world did they bother registering ahead of time, and never come in?
i KNOW this auction was seen by alot of eyes- and right there it really does leave me baffled.
people will say- well, they never reached out to endusers...
i am not even gonna go there- there was some very influential domainers who knew about this- my guess is- this was a step in further mashing .tv in the face of the world- and like someone said, may be a little early in the game for an auction.
i would have thought some of the generics would have just brought some of the higher rollers- we had a real nice handful of beauties...

i knew the resellers were not gonna pay these prices- but i am befuddled. had we only had 40 people register i could understand the lackluster attendance-


but- tomorrow is the last day- and i am on to a new idea for .tv- its in the sedo/tv thread!


keep movin on!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[StoneRoses]

Dottie & Ray ,

Just wanted to publicly thankyou for all the hard work at the auction.

Dottie thanks for forwarding the email after the auction from the Guy interested in Malawi.tv

I am pleased to say the deal has been completed, i might also add that he is not a member of this board and had seen the auction on an outside website.

As i result i am also in negotiations with him for several other names i have.

Great work

Thanks again

 

[namenut]

I'm in today's auction and am holding what I hope is one or two of the "handful of beauties" in the auction. I'm a bit torn in my feelings on the turn out. It could mean they are waiting for Friday (today)...

Here's to hoping that some of the unseen registered members (buyers) are waiting for one of mine :] Many thanks again to Dottie, Ray and EQ ....


namenut

 

[Rogor]

Hey Dottie, thanks for making the last minute corrections. I really appreciate the time and effort you and EQ have put in to this. Not many people would work as hard as you two have to benefit this community.

 

[StargateCapital]

Thanks again guys for doing such a smooth job with the Prime Time Auction - Great Job!!!

Rogor - don't forget to send your payment details for Keyboards.tv!

Best Regards,

CCD

 

[RogueWriter]

I'm in today's auction and am holding what I hope is one or two of the "handful of beauties" in the auction. I'm a bit torn in my feelings on the turn out. It could mean they are waiting for Friday (today)...

Here's to hoping that some of the unseen registered members (buyers) are waiting for one of mine :] Many thanks again to Dottie, Ray and EQ ....


namenut

"OnlineEducation.tv" rules. That puppy is a great name!

 

[RPK]

does anyone know which if any names sold on Friday?

 

[cybertonic]

Thanks to Dottie and equity78 for the .TV auction.
Maybe results has been low compared to your work and dedication but at least you make it happen.
That's already great.
And I am sure next time it will be better!

 

[elitedomains]

Hi- not sure who I should speak to- I bought viralvids.tv during the auction and your rules said to not speak in the chat other than to bid so after the auctioneer post "SOLD" to me I just closed out the window. I assumed you would contact me with the information I supplied during the registration process with the sellers details to make the payment but have not heard anything and to look up .tv through whois does not work so not sure how to proceed. Not sure who to speak to about it, can you please help?

BTW- *fantastic* idea! Very creative and forward thinking. I really liked participating from what I saw. I only signed up to get that 1 domain so I did not stick around to watch more but from what I saw it was awesome and I think as the word gets around they will become more and more popular. Kudos to you guys. I will reccomend any future auctions you put on definitely! Do you have any plans to do this with .com's or other TLD's?

 

[StoneRoses]

Hi- not sure who I should speak to- I bought viralvids.tv during the auction and your rules said to not speak in the chat other than to bid so after the auctioneer post "SOLD" to me I just closed out the window. I assumed you would contact me with the information I supplied during the registration process with the sellers details to make the payment but have not heard anything and to look up .tv through whois does not work so not sure how to proceed. Not sure who to speak to about it, can you please help?

BTW- *fantastic* idea! Very creative and forward thinking. I really liked participating from what I saw. I only signed up to get that 1 domain so I did not stick around to watch more but from what I saw it was awesome and I think as the word gets around they will become more and more popular. Kudos to you guys. I will reccomend any future auctions you put on definitely! Do you have any plans to do this with .com's or other TLD's?

Hi,
Whois appears to work from here, try this link,hope this helps

http://www.enom.tv/domains/WHois.asp?DomainName=viralvids.tv&submit=SEARCH+WHOIS