.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!

 

[Ammudamus]

Smash & Eq,
I wanted to thank you for your constant contributions, time, effort and selflessness in helping grow the extension and assisting others! Kudos to both of you!

Thanks,
A

 

[smashfactory]

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!

yes- i know this to be true- i hope everyone else knows this too, but also believes this is a big step in focusing attention on .tv- alot of email questions i have goten in the past 3 days- and many many naes i have had to turn away- from people i do not know from this forum-

showbiz: red is uniques

july:
Day Number of visits Pages Hits Bandwidth
13 Jul 2007 5 61 127 1.06 MB
14 Jul 2007 24 74 238 4.32 MB
15 Jul 2007 46 113 327 4.80 MB
16 Jul 2007 28 100 286 4.12 MB
17 Jul 2007 17 50 155 3.06 MB
18 Jul 2007 8 30 100 1.43 MB
19 Jul 2007 17 53 199 3.02 MB
20 Jul 2007 13 43 135 2.17 MB
21 Jul 2007 20 49 164 2.32 MB
22 Jul 2007 14 82 189 2.69 MB
23 Jul 2007 35 289 588 11.86 MB
24 Jul 2007 115 465 1079 47.02 MB
25 Jul 2007 37 162 407 17.59 MB
26 Jul 2007 150 541 1315 70.13 MB
27 Jul 2007 91 334 760 45.15 MB
28 Jul 2007 61 227 575 33.39 MB
29 Jul 2007 64 251 607 37.96 MB
30 Jul 2007 77 231 547 39.39 MB
31 Jul 2007 61 169 447 29.41 MB


aug:
Day Number of visits Pages Hits Bandwidth
01 Aug 2007 64 216 484 47.35 MB
02 Aug 2007 89 328 705 50.93 MB
03 Aug 2007 70 224 484 27.23 MB
04 Aug 2007 148 435 1052 60.07 MB
05 Aug 2007 230 345 877 61.63 MB


also trafic came from alot of different places- even from a spanish board, and this polish board- they had like 40 hits from this post alone-
http://www.di.pl/index.php?showtopic=3442&hl=auctionsite\.tv


ALSO_
sellers- PLEASE email to me after any given auction if there is a sale in progress, and when the sale has closed- we do not have to list buyers- but we NEED to list any sales from this auction- thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




furthermore- have you seen the names for the domaintools auction? many nice names- but get this:
RealityPorno.com "Reality TV is huge, so why not?" $5,000

NO overture- and they say, reality is huge- so i am gonna charge 5 grand for this name


UniversalBill.com "Possible central location for paying all bills" $2,000

"POSSIBLE"???? - does not even have a focus!
and people made fun of our reserves???

 

[poiuytrewq]

What time is the auction uk time anyone know?? Thanks

 

[Len]

If it's 2:00pm EST in the UK it's 7:00pm

 

[DomainBuyerBroker]

Everything all set for today? What time do the auctions start?

 

[TheBulldog]

2 PM New York Time

 

[poiuytrewq]

If it's 2:00pm EST in the UK it's 7:00pm

Thanks Len

 

[heroes]

Sorry guys - what time is it now in New York?

 

[smashfactory]

anyone who is NOT in the eastern time zone- if you go to timeanddate.com or worldtimeserver.com, you can see what time, at any point of the day, it is anywhere- so if you are in india, and i just looked- it said the current time there is 7:10 pm- and it is 9:42 am here (est) and you can figure out from there-

 

[heroes]

Thanks Smash

 

[TheBulldog]

So are there limits on the number of people in the chat room? Would it be better for those of us not buying to stay out so as many buyers as possible can get in? Especially the ones paying millions for my names? I need them in there.

 

[smashfactory]

we will be fine- it is a high limit- worry not-

 

[poiuytrewq]

Hey Smash, I'm not gonna be around I don't think and I've got a bunch of names going in tonight. How can I catch up with what's happened? I suppose if any do sell I will be contacted by the buyer but are you gonna post a list after the event of sold and unsold?

Cheers.

 

[smashfactory]

yes- the buyer should contact you via your seller link- i will have a list by the end of the auction of all the "sold" names, and will post it on the site with a link to show the business for each day

 

[bfluid]

3 More hours!!! :D

I'm ready. :D

 

[smashfactory]

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

 

[equity78]

Showbiz 200

 

[TheBulldog]

Thanks Ray.

I will join, but if it gets close to limit I will jump off so others can be there. Worst thing that could happen is that all the lookey-lous' get on there, but buyers can't get in.

And yes, I am being optimistic that 200 people would want to bid. It will happen.

 

[johntv]

So are there limits on the number of people in the chat room? Would it be better for those of us not buying to stay out so as many buyers as possible can get in? Especially the ones paying millions for my names? I need them in there.

Could this be the reason I'm not able to log in?
Tried several times and no connection.

 

[TheBulldog]

John, unless you were planning to bid, it might be kind of depressing.