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 24, 2009

Thank you for the rep you guys

We're working on optimizing the site for IE as we have had feedback that IE takes a while to render the page. Most users report that it is fast with FF but slow at the moment with IE, so we are aware and working on that.

pcp · Jul 24, 2009

Is there a listing fee for names that have no reserve?

MediaHound · Jul 24, 2009

No there is not. More info here:
http://www.bido.com/SubmitDomains

By the way everyone, please check out the video we just added:
http://www.bido.com/Info/Marketing+Tips
Your comments are most appreciated.

pcp · Jul 24, 2009

MediaHound said:
No there is not. More info here:
Bido.com - Social Auction Platform

Thanks for the fast response.
I'll submit a couple for consideration in the next day or two.
Thanks again.

ssamriga · Jul 24, 2009

Hi,

how many experts you currently have on Bido? I mean what chances do I have to get 20 votes for my domain to be added to auction?

Thanks!

MediaHound · Jul 24, 2009

daj · Jul 24, 2009

ssamriga said:
Hi,

how many experts you currently have on Bido? I mean what chances do I have to get 20 votes for my domain to be added to auction?

Thanks!

I don't think you have to be an expert anymore to vote on submitted domains. You just have to verify your paypal/credit card info with a small fee ($0.10) and you can vote on submitted domains. I was able to vote on them last night, and I never signed up to be an expert, I just verified my account.

The chance of you getting 20+ votes on a domain is very slim (at least currently). The highest voted for domains I see have 7-9 votes.

MediaHound · Jul 24, 2009

Thanks daj, thats correct, all members may now vote on what goes up for auction, not only the Experts. This was a recent change. Regarding the number of votes required, we are currently skimming from the top while we determine the most appropriate number of votes needed. This is not a science but an art, we have a trigger set in place at 20, but in all fairness the intent is to pick the best of whats being voted on, some were selected for auction when they reached 15 or 17 votes or so already. Basically we are still collecting data on what constitutes a lot or a little amount of votes. Just please everyone do your part and vote for what you want to see go to No Reserve auction. Sorting the columns gives different insight for each perspective.

rupert · Jul 24, 2009

Looks fantastic :D

mwzd · Jul 24, 2009

Thanks Jarred, it makes sense to take the cream irrespective of the number of votes.

With 122 pages (last time i checked), I'd be surprised if you can actually get 20 votes per person tbh.

:tu:

MediaHound · Jul 24, 2009

Thanks Samit. By the way, sorting by votes makes it easy to pick those you might want to vote on also.

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MediaHound · Jul 29, 2009

Supplies.info and more on Bido today. Bruce Marler is our special guest.

Questions.info starting at 1:00PM EST(Bruce Marler Chat Interview for ~1 hour)
AbortionCenter.net starting at 1:02PM EST
IdentityFraud.us starting at 1:05PM EST
Photograph.co.in starting at 1:10PM EST
Supplies.info starting at 1:13PM EST
Change.info starting at 1:25PM EST
A-N.com starting at 1:43PM EST
Subleasing.info starting at 1:45PM EST
DiscountWine.org starting at 2:00PM EST
Posing.net starting at 2:03PM EST
FreeCreditReports.us starting at 3:00PM EST

all on Bido today.

Bruce Marler of http://brucemarler.com/ is our guest today, he will be in our Questions.info chat room for ~1 hour.

Bruce Marler has been doing business in or around the Internet since 1996. As one of the first operations engineers working on ATTs Internet backbone and VoIP services he has always been around the web in some fashion for 13 years. Previously Bruce has held corporate management and sales positions and company focused on telecommunications and mobile applications but has always been connected to the online market and domain world in some fashion.

Recently he made the leap from part time domainer and online marketing to fulltime. Along with his business partner he launched Localtek, LLC and the Missouri.me community portal where he is now focused on bringing businesses throughout Missouri online and providing online marketing packages to them using his knowledge of domaining and online marketing. In the very near future Bruce will be deploying the platform and business model on the other 23 .ME state names in his network.

http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=questions.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=abortioncenter.net
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=identityfraud.us
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=photograph.co.in
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=supplies.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=change.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=a-n.com
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=subleasing.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=discountwine.org
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=posing.net
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=freecreditreports.us

Questions.info, Supplies.info, Change.info are RESERVE auctions, and the rest 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=questions.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=abortioncenter.net
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=identityfraud.us
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=photograph.co.in
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=supplies.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=change.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=a-n.com
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=subleasing.info
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=discountwine.org
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=posing.net
http://www.bido.com/Auction?name=freecreditreports.us

cmason · Jul 30, 2009

Damn! There was just a Bido thread that I was responding to, but when I submitted my message I found out the thread was deleted! Either way, the thread was regarding view points on the Bido platform, so I figured I would copy my response here:

Hey Rebepa333,

I have nothing but good things to say about Bido. Early on, I submitted domains that did not make it to auction as they were, unfortunately, not great domains. I think that the best thing Bido had and still does, to an extent, going for it is the quality and consistency of domains that are up for auctions. Rarely do you use domains that receive no bids.

My experience mostly stems from a buyer perspective. I have purchased 3 domains through Bido and have been amazed at the personal customer service they provide throughout the process. Payment is SIMPLE and the pushes are both quick and highly communicative. If you don't have an account at the registrar of choice, or have not done a push, the Bido staff (thanks Jarred and Garrett) guide you through the process.

Bido provides a great place to hang out while the auctions are ongoing and provide a great quality of domains. From the beginning, Sahar and other Bido staff made sure that quality domains were auctioned, even at a certain loss to them. They realized that this was necessary to build-up respect within the community and over the last week it is clear that this has most likely worked for them.

Okay, I am rambling, but overall, Bido seems to be a great place to sell (ONLY if you have a good domain, though), a great place to buy, and most of all, a great place to hang out!

MediaHound · Jul 30, 2009

Thanks cmason, means a lot to us.

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central · Aug 3, 2009

Auction has been paused.

What happens now?

central

bmugford · Aug 3, 2009

Bido.com is too slow to even access on my end here.

Brad

MediaHound · Aug 3, 2009

central, Brad -
We are going to reschedule those last auctions of today for tomorrow while we make the site speed better.

MediaHound · Aug 4, 2009

mwzd · Aug 5, 2009

Both the .ins closed pretty strong,

$211 for globalwarming.in and $508 for computerclasses.in, both regged this year, is excellent.

Bido's getting good price points for the domains that do get into auction.

cmason · Aug 5, 2009

I agree Samit. The past week has really shown what Bido can do. It seems that the days of $1K names going for mid $xxx are gone - largely proven by some of these great L-L sales of late. Crappy domains still don't sell, even for a dollar at times, but everything of quality appears to be selling for a solid amount.

I look forward to seeing what the future of Bido holds for Sahar and the rest of the team.

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