Bido.com - Social Auction Platform

RJ · Feb 19, 2009

NamePros welcomes BIDO as it's newest sponsor.

Check out Bido's revolutionary Social Auction Platform at www.bido.com
All auctions start at $1 with no reserve.

The list of upcoming auctions is here:
http://www.bido.com/Auctions

This is a discussion thread for comments, reviews and feedback about Bido and it's services.

MediaHound · Jul 10, 2009

Thank you for the support Samit

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Birdwatch.tv on Bido today.

http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=birdwatch.tv

This is a no reserve auction, bidding starts at $1, so join in right now. Auction runs from 1PM till ~2PM EST(barring extensions).

Our special guest today is Makis Mourelatos.

Born in Montreal, Canada, raised in Athens. Makis got familiar with the web when he started developing websites with Joomla for his university just 5-6 years ago, then jumped into webhosting and Joomla minisites developing market, and finally he got into seo techniques for Joomla websites where he's still working up until now. Being in domains for the last 3 1/2 yrs he is mostly trying to make some profit from flipping domains. These last 2 years he has focused mostly on buying .tv domains but also .info and second quality .com's. Makis is always trying to find new ground to work since he believes good .com's need lots of money in order to buy them , kind of money only end users give. He is great supporter for searching on new things in domaining and trying to benefit from them paying $$$ money per domain(mostly expired ones) instead of buying one domain for $$$$$ then waiting for 5-6 yrs until i resell it.

Hope to see you at the auction.

http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=birdwatch.tv

MediaHound · Jul 13, 2009

FreshAvails.com · Jul 13, 2009

Very Heavy and long load times for the site today. Always been slow to load but today is really bad.

MediaHound · Jul 13, 2009

Thank you MrSpartan, will check about having it optimized. Appreciate the feedback.

magnizmo · Jul 13, 2009

wow, just found out about bido looks cool so I signed up and submitted a few...

MediaHound · Jul 14, 2009

Multiple auctions on Bido today. Mike Maddaloni is our special guest.

Unlock.info starting at 1PM EST
UUJ.net starting at 1:14PM EST
SUW.org starting at 1:16PM EST
RefinanceInsurance.com starting at 9PM EST

all on Bido today.

http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=unlock.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=uuj.net
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=suw.org
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=refinanceinsurance.com

These are all no reserve auctions, bidding starts at $1, so join in right now. Auctions start at listed times and run for ~1 hour(barring extensions).

Mike Maddaloni of http://www.dunkirksystems.com/ is our special guest today. Mike Maddaloni is the president and founder of Dunkirk Systems, LLC and has over 20 years of experience in high technology, most of it as a consultant. He has broad business and technical expertise, and has worked in all aspects of software design and development, including as a developer, team leader and project manager. He has delivered Web-based solutions - including Internet, Intranet and Extranet based applications - for AT&T, KPMG, GE Healthcare and many small and medium sized businesses, including non-profit organizations.

Hope to see you at the auctions.

http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=unlock.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=uuj.net
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=suw.org
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=refinanceinsurance.com

MediaHound · Jul 15, 2009

Multiple auctions on Bido today. Aron Meystedt is our special guest.

ExperienceCooking.com starting at 12:50PM EST
CarsGallery.com starting at 1:00PM EST
CVQ.org starting at 1:17PM EST
DataSpecialist.org AND .info starting at 9:00PM EST

all on Bido today.

http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=experiencecooking.com
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=carsgallery.com
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=cvq.org
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=dataspecialist.org and .info

These are all no reserve auctions, bidding starts at $1, so join in right now. Auctions start at listed times and run for ~1 hour(barring extensions).

Aron Meystedt of http://www.xf.com is our special guest today. XF.com is an independently owned Internet media company focusing on development of generic domain names. We feel that a web property is only valuable as the name it sits on, which is why we develop only prime generic domains. Our domains and developed websites are viewed by several million visitors each month. XF also invests in outside web projects and participates in joint ventures.

Hope to see you at the auctions.

http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=experiencecooking.com
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=carsgallery.com
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=cvq.org
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=dataspecialist.org and .info

Debt.tv · Jul 15, 2009

MrSpartan said:
Very Heavy and long load times for the site today. Always been slow to load but today is really bad.

I agree, it has been like this for at least a week now. No matter what computer I'm on, it is S----L----O----W.

MediaHound · Jul 16, 2009

Multiple auctions on Bido today.

TennisBalls.info starting at 1PM EST
Kox.net starting at 1:14PM EST

all on Bido today.

http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=tennisballs.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=kox.net

These are all no reserve auctions, bidding starts at $1, so join in right now. Auctions start at listed times and run for ~1 hour(barring extensions).

Hope to see you at the auctions.

http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=tennisballs.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=kox.net

MediaHound · Jul 17, 2009

JFKBiography.com, VideoCameras.tv and more on Bido today.

JFKBiography.com starting at 1PM EST
VideoCameras.tv starting at 1:11PM EST
Pollen.net starting at 1:22PM EST

all on Bido today.

http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=jfkbiography.com
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=videocameras.tv
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=pollen.net

JFKBiography.com is a reserve auction and the remaining two are NO reserve auctions, bidding starts at $1, so join in right now. Auctions start at listed times and run for ~1 hour(barring extensions).

Hope to see you at the auctions.

http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=jfkbiography.com
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=videocameras.tv
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=pollen.net

Debt.tv · Jul 18, 2009

How long does it usually take to get on the auction list after you get a email that says your domain was approved? I filled out the contract and other forms a week or so ago and it said it usually takes between 24-48 hours for contract review and votes.

Thanks

sundari · Jul 18, 2009

Hi

I did not know that the owner of bido.com is in our forum. Good to see you. It is great site.

Further, How are the names selected for auction is it only through votes or the quality of the domain. Please let me know.

thanking you,
looking forward for your reply,

sundari.

Debt.tv · Jul 18, 2009

I thought mediahound was bido?? Seems very knowledgable.

MediaHound · Jul 18, 2009

etittle52 said:
How long does it usually take to get on the auction list after you get a email that says your domain was approved? I filled out the contract and other forms a week or so ago and it said it usually takes between 24-48 hours for contract review and votes.

Thanks

Once you verify your domain ownership the domain goes up for voting for 30 days.
Please visit this link and see if your listing is awaiting any action on your end:
http://www.bido.com/UserDomains
This isn't directed at you specifically etittle54, but generally speaking, please remember that after you submit domains you must verify their ownership before they will go up for voting.
I would also like to stress that we are working on getting a new version up for sellers that will make it much easier to know what to do next to get your domains up for auction. The new version will let you know how many votes your domains are awaiting. The new version will let you fill one contract for all your domains, instead of individual contracts for each. And a few more changes as well. We realize there are a few confusing aspects of the flow there and we're addressing them as fast as we can. In the next few days we will have another version there and really make life easier for sellers and remove any confusion or aggravation about knowing what to do next. This is a work in progress and we appreciate your patience while we push forward with our new version as fast as possible. The new version that is coming soon will be much more of a delight to use. If I may help with anything else, please let me know.

sundari said:
I did not know that the owner of bido.com is in our forum. Good to see you. It is great site.

Further, How are the names selected for auction is it only through votes or the quality of the domain. Please let me know.

thanking you,
looking forward for your reply,

sundari.

Thank you for the kind words Sundari. Names are selected for auction by the members. Some of the names you see that are up for auction now are legacy names we had in the que from before our change to crowdsourcing votes. Initially, Bido would select what went up for auction, but now we let the members vote on what they want to see go up for No Reserve auction.
The format for Reserve pricing is that sellers may pay to list their Reserve priced domains. The fee is refunded if the reserve is met by the bidders. If the reserve is not met, sellers do not get the fee back. This provides accountability for sellers to price their domains accurately on Bido and makes us a vibrant marketplace with many transactions taking place instead of unrealistic reserves and inventory that will never be sold. Reserve priced domains do not have voting. We have a listing fee for Reserve priced domains and we are making that more of a self-serve process than it currently is within the next few days.
More info about submitting Reserve or No Reserve domains is here:
http://www.bido.com/SubmitDomains
For those types of domains that go up for voting by the members, what we have seen is that the quality of the domains will determine the votes they receive.
And lastly I would like to let you all know that we have changes coming to the voting process to make it easier to see whats been submitted so you can cast your votes in an efficient manner and reduce fatigue when voting.
Regards

mwzd · Jul 18, 2009

Jarred, some people are complaining about having to change the registrant details to verify their name(s). I can see this causing major issues at godaddy at least.

Why not use the admin email on record as a way of authentication? Works for sedo / afternic etc.

Just my 0.02

Debt.tv · Jul 18, 2009

MediaHound said:
Once you verify your domain ownership the domain goes up for voting for 30 days.
Please visit this link and see if your listing is awaiting any action on your end:
Bido.com - Social Auction Platform
This isn't directed at you specifically etittle54, but generally speaking, please remember that after you submit domains you must verify their ownership before they will go up for voting.
I would also like to stress that we are working on getting a new version up for sellers that will make it much easier to know what to do next to get your domains up for auction. The new version will let you know how many votes your domains are awaiting. The new version will let you fill one contract for all your domains, instead of individual contracts for each. And a few more changes as well. We realize there are a few confusing aspects of the flow there and we're addressing them as fast as we can. In the next few days we will have another version there and really make life easier for sellers and remove any confusion or aggravation about knowing what to do next. This is a work in progress and we appreciate your patience while we push forward with our new version as fast as possible. The new version that is coming soon will be much more of a delight to use. If I may help with anything else, please let me know.

Thank you!

MediaHound · Jul 19, 2009

Samit said:
Jarred, some people are complaining about having to change the registrant details to verify their name(s). I can see this causing major issues at godaddy at least.

Why not use the admin email on record as a way of authentication? Works for sedo / afternic etc.

Just my 0.02

Hi Samit, thank you for the feedback. We feel our method is secure, better for the actual owners of the domains, as well as better for the bidders on Bido. One can do a lookup and see that infact the domain is authorized to appear on Bido. As you well know, we have a different approach to operating a vibrant marketplace than those you mention.
Placing a tag in the whois output does not cause major issues. Yes at GoDaddy they wont allow a transfer out for 60 days, but the winner can still obtain their domain via an internal push. That's really not a major issue, is it? For several reasons it's actually better for the seller to do an internal push to the winner rather than unlocking and giving away an EPP code.
When you weigh the differences and compare what we do, I'm confident you'll see the pluses when you see whats different.
And if something can be improved we value your feedback. It's a good topic, happy to discuss further.

MediaHound · Jul 20, 2009

Jeopardy.info, PokerForum.us and more on Bido today.

Basketball.fm starting at 12:00PM EST
Jeopardy.info starting at 1:00PM EST
Robbery.info starting at 1:07PM EST
Cruiseline.info starting at 1:15PM EST
PokerForum.us starting at 1:31PM EST
ChipsforPoker.com starting at 1:45PM EST

all on Bido today.

http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=basketball.fm
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=jeopardy.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=robbery.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=cruiseline.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=pokerforum.us
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=chipsforpoker.com

JEOPARDY.info and CRUISELINE.info are RESERVE auctions, and the remaining four are NO RESERVE auctions, bidding starts at $1, so join in right now. Auctions start at listed times and run for ~1 hour(barring extensions).

Hope to see you at the auctions.

http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=basketball.fm
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=jeopardy.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=robbery.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=cruiseline.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=pokerforum.us
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=chipsforpoker.com

MediaHound · Jul 21, 2009

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Debt.tv · Jul 23, 2009

Mediahound,

Have you thought about changing how the seller picks the day and time of his or her auction? I found that if you only allow the seller to pick from an "available" date and time rather then all dates and times would help alot. I found I would pick a date and time and find that it was already taken.

Just a thought.

Eric

MediaHound · Jul 23, 2009

etittle52 said:
Mediahound,

Have you thought about changing how the seller picks the day and time of his or her auction? I found that if you only allow the seller to pick from an "available" date and time rather then all dates and times would help alot. I found I would pick a date and time and find that it was already taken.

Just a thought.

Eric

Hi Eric,
You can pick whatever date and time you want, up to a month out and must be at least a week for preview as well. We don't close auctions on the weekends (the tool wont let you) and the tool will also ask that if your exact time conflicts with another auction at the very same time, that you pick a few minutes away in either direction.
Regards,
Jarred

Sameh · Jul 24, 2009

Thanks for your support, Jarred!

Rep+ added.

Debt.tv · Jul 24, 2009

MediaHound said:
Hi Eric,
You can pick whatever date and time you want, up to a month out and must be at least a week for preview as well. We don't close auctions on the weekends (the tool wont let you) and the tool will also ask that if your exact time conflicts with another auction at the very same time, that you pick a few minutes away in either direction.
Regards,
Jarred

Thanks, I get it now! Rep'd.

Also, it really does seem slow or I freeze up a lot on the site. Is it me and the many computers that I use or is this a common thing for all users?

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