.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!

 

[equity78]

No the only thing for sale is the domain, there are no sites for sale in this auction.

 

[smashfactory]

ok rogor- i will switch this tonight- i have to add the ones i just added on there- some are missing-
thanks for setting that all up so it looks good for all!

 

[RogueWriter]

No the only thing for sale is the domain, there are no sites for sale in this auction.

?

How is it possible to sell a me.tv domain but not sell the structure that accompanies the domain? Have you checked to make sure none of the domains are independantly developed? Not griping, EQ, but if someone has gotten the domain to the top of the me.tv portal. for exaple, and the domain has traffic to a structured site, that might be worth a mention. How would this hurt?

 

[smashfactory]

this is why the last person on friday has information with his post- it was asked if any information could be put with this site- and i had said to send it on with you name- the info is not mentioned in the chat itself, but you could post it with your name- the post is in this thread-
no one but one person sent info-

 

[poiuytrewq]

I didn't see that.

 

[Rogor]

It seems to me that a person interested in bidding on a domain might type it in to see where it lands, so I'm putting up little me.tv sites for some names, with a notice in the header banner and links to the auction. I did this with
http://www.nfld.tv
buyers new to .tv do not realize that they get the me.tv templates, and even though they don't thrill me much, they are impressive to newer users. I think they demonstrate some of the potential and make a nicer parking page than the average (ads will be nice). Yesterday I convinced a local music store to use a .tv name on the strength of seeing NFLD.tv. The owner was really excited about having a social vid site for the store. I put up NFLD.tv about a week ago and it's had 128 views, not huge, but 128 people saw the Auction notice.

 

[smashfactory]

I didn't see that.

post 33 and 35-
i tried to keep all info in this thread to serve as the information base- i know it is hard to keep up with- even harder for me to track of everything-


i have a very busy weekend- but, if anyone wants to EMAIL (NO pms) me, just say which of your sites has a website included, and i will add a "W" on the names page next to those names- and note it means includes website-

this is my first auction- i am so sorry that ididnt think of this in the beginning to show if there was a site included

sales at auctionsite dot tv

 

[StargateCapital]

Smash -

You're doing a FANTASTIC JOB! Don't be so hard on yourself. I greatly appreciate your efforts and know many others do as well. This auction is a HUGE POSITIVE for .TV IMHO.

:yell:

CCD

 

[smashfactory]

to everyone-


well, the auction is in just a few days now. i just want everyone to know- each night i say a prayer to the .TV gods...

this is a first, our dedicated .tv auction. we may have 2 sales, we may have 20- who knows- i wish i had a "feeling" or something- truth is, we are in unchartered territory, we are the "little guys" and this aint .com-

but- i just want you all to know- and i dont want you to post anything- that i really worked hard on this - and if there is not one single sale, no one here will feel worse than i. i put my heart in all i do because i really believe in it- and no matter what happens, i still believe in .tv, and i believe in you guys-

thank you for all the help and encouragement!!!!!!!!!!!!!

with crossed fingers...
smash :kickass:

 

[TheBulldog]

Hey Goddess, can you add "Showbiz is really cool" to all my names?

Just kidding Our Lady of Domains, your they best. Cheers and best wishes for a good sale. Especially on night one (wink).

 

[Rogor]

Smash you have absolutely nothing to apologize for no matter what the outcome of the auction is. Your efforts have been heroic.
I will help with the adding W's to names but I'm on the road till Wed. Aug. 8th, if you still need help then I'll pitch in.

This is just a thought. Could we add the Line - (in Header, Middle, and Footer)
"All Enom.tv names include a Social Video Utility Website
Other Domains with Websites are indicated with a W"

this would make for way less revision time

 

[smashfactory]

HEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


lookie here- if ya'll refresh a couple times, you might see a new fish banner at the top of namepros AND DNF-

HUGE thanks to cybertonic- he is truly a gentleman!

 

[namenut]

I'm a blue fish .......

A blue fish with blue fish mates in new waters.....What could be better?

namenut:p

 

[StargateCapital]

Very cool of Cybertonic!

CCD

 

[Dadster]

Dottie,

hmmm - guess the two names I mentioned to you didnt make the cut: Advertize.tv and LateNite.tv

Frank

 

[smashfactory]

awww crud frank! i really thought i didnt let anyone slip thru the cracks ;-(
email me again with all the needed info and i will get it up there- sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[gr8trfoo]

I can guarantee there'll be at least a few sales.

Some "sellers" do have rather, shall we say, "overenthusiastic" notions regarding their domains potential value. Thats a bit unfortunate as it might tend to make the auction look like kinda like ebay.

 

[TheBulldog]

Smash, do you have any traffic stats for your pages? I am curious how many people have been visiting leading up to the sale.

 

[RPK]

to everyone-


well, the auction is in just a few days now. i just want everyone to know- each night i say a prayer to the .TV gods...

this is a first, our dedicated .tv auction. we may have 2 sales, we may have 20- who knows- i wish i had a "feeling" or something- truth is, we are in unchartered territory, we are the "little guys" and this aint .com-

but- i just want you all to know- and i dont want you to post anything- that i really worked hard on this - and if there is not one single sale, no one here will feel worse than i. i put my heart in all i do because i really believe in it- and no matter what happens, i still believe in .tv, and i believe in you guys-

thank you for all the help and encouragement!!!!!!!!!!!!!

with crossed fingers...
smash :kickass:

Smash, you are awesome and I really appreciate what you are doing! You too Eq!

The truth is you may not see the real fruits of your labor until the 4th or 5th time you do this, but what you have done does have the potential to be a huge success and a great source of income as the extension continues to take off. Kudos to you!

 

[Len]

Smash, you are awesome and I really appreciate what you are doing! You too Eq!

The truth is you may not see the real fruits of your labor until the 4th or 5th time you do this, but what you have done does have the potential to be a huge success and a great source of income as the extension continues to take off. Kudos to you!

I second that! You have both done a great job! :kickass: