BODIS

[matt_bodis]

Bodis.com

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[qmintek]

I think Bodis team is busy right now.

UPDATE: Bodis is update today earnings, but yesterday is missing.

 

[ngenme]

I talked to Jackie. She said it's working out. Only the stats are delayed. So calm the hell down. Not sure why Jackie would talk to me instead of this thread.

I think they're busy fixing the system.

andrie what about if you can ask Jackie to just suspend/withold payment while unsuspending your account. If money is from sales I think they'll credit you.

 

[zuuie]

Bodis.com - Let down.

I switched over to Bodis recently since using Afternic due their 5% sales, and better landing page, one without ppc. I took a risk, choosing a new company over a well established one and learnt a valuable lesson.

It wasn't long until I had my first domain sale with Bodis, but that was when things turn strange, I was not informed by Bodis about this domain sale. However, I received an email from the buyer 2 days later asking how the transaction was going? I was shocked and felt put out as I was intending in placing the said domain into auction, thus about to market the domain etc.
This could have put me into a predicament, if I had sold the domain in auction and the buyer had not contacted me.

When I contacted JACKIE PARKINSON at BODIS she explained this was standard procedure, they would wait until the payment was fully processed, then contact the seller!!
Not even a courtesy email to state you have had a sale that is being processed? Very bizarre, I asked if in the future I could have a courtesy email and she did not oblige.

Furthermore, my buyer felt harassed by the demands from Bodis regarding his payment details and card validation, he liken it too "the fonejacker" in is email to me.

Thus I closed my Bodis account and we commenced with a perfectly hassle free and safe private sale.

And I have returned to Afternic with my tail between my legs.

I'm sticking with the PROS.

 

[Ted.T]

So, you found some strange reasons to close the sale in private, to not pay the Bodis fees, and then complain here about it? LOL

Stick with your PROS and don't bother others.

Thank you.

PS: you're so funny :D

 

[zuuie]

What's with the chip on your shoulder Shelby90. I'm just explaining my business, and the poor business etiquette from Bodis, if they can't send me a simple email, then that's poor, furthermore, they lost the customer due to the harassment of card issues.

I just think it's a new business that is going to have a lot of teething problems, with the customer on the other end. This is my experience, if you can't handle it on the forum don't retaliate.

There were no fees to pay, I was not delt with professionally as a seller and fundamentally the customer left Bodis in disgust.

 

[4pm]

So, you found some strange reasons to close the sale in private, to not pay the Bodis fees, and then complain here about it? LOL

Stick with your PROS and don't bother others.

Thank you.

PS: you're so funny :D

if you dont agree or have different view on the matter discussed there's still no need to be rude, personal and childish in your comments..

it's a bad idea to tell people (that you know nothing about) what to do and how to behave..

if you do not want to be bothered by others opinions i would suggest you stop reading the forum or just close your account

imho

 

[Ted.T]

if you dont agree or have different view on the matter discussed there's still no need to be rude, personal and childish in your comments..

it's a bad idea to tell people (that you know nothing about) what to do and how to behave..

if you do not want to be bothered by others opinions i would suggest you stop reading the forum or just close your account

imho

Rude, personal and childish? Are you serious?

I just don't believe such stories. As a seller, his main goal was to earn money. When he listed the domain on Bodis he agreed with the terms. If the buyer didn't pay, why would Bodis send any emails? And then, the buyer didn't pay but asks how the transaction was going?

Bodis acts as an escrow service, so without the payment in it's account it has to do nothing, just wait.

After all of this "harassment", they decided to close the deal in private. Why not doing this before clicking BUY IT NOW on Bodis?

There are too many suspect points in this story, and I don't believe that a seller would skip an escrow service HE CHOSE just because he didn't receive an email regarding that someone was interested in his domain. Yes, "was interested" not "bought", because as I understand the payment hasn't been done.

 

[wolfis.com]

well the bodis stat reporting has not worked now for over 2 days and no one from bodis feels the need to update the main forum for bodis - this is just plain arrogance and bad business - i am not sure why they do not feel the need to at least have the courtecy to tell their costumers what is going on - after 2 days they maanaged a little note on the stats website but that it all - really bad business !

and BTW teguh123 an outburst like above is not justified as costumers are in fact intitled to an update by the company with things like that , so your quote : "So calm the hell down" is not what i want to see at a forum like this !

then maybe it is just the sign of the times that no professional courtesy is needed ?

 

[zuuie]

Shelby90
You don't understand, what you are writing is untrue.

The buyer did pay, but this was cancelled by Bodis, due their strict procedures.

Anyway, I think you need to STOP assuming what happened and stop where you are.

You're digging yourself into a hole.

 

[Ted.T]

Then why not asking what happened with the payment and try to process it again? I think there are some reasons why the payment has been canceled.

 

[zuuie]

This is what my customer sent me;

What strikes me as suspicious is they questioned me and asked for both sides of my card with ID... I mean who asks for that info apart from... [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA3zhzT1wDo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA3zhzT1wDo[/ame]
Then to process the payment without the ID or card even after I informed them not to... ditch them and use SEDO or another company these guys are not worth it.

As you can see, he was fed up with them.

 

[Ted.T]

And I can understand them. They want to be sure that the card hasn't been stolen or lost. By the way, transactions can be reversed within 3 months. And you remain without money and without domain.

 

[zuuie]

That can happen with Escrow (Fraudulent), PayPal (Chargeback) etc, end of the day, the buyer was not happy and cancelled, I was not happy, as I the communication had broken down.

So are they going to cancel every card transaction? No, of course not.

 

[GiftedDomains]

When I contacted JACKIE PARKINSON at BODIS she explained this was standard procedure, they would wait until the payment was fully processed, then contact the seller!!
Not even a courtesy email to state you have had a sale that is being processed? Very bizarre, I asked if in the future I could have a courtesy email and she did not oblige.

If this is really the case (i don't know, i have no experience with Bodis), then this is indeed strange and should be changed.

Whether the payment is already received by Bodis or not received, the seller must be informed immediately once someone buys the domain (or shows interest or whatever). That is standard.
Bodis can tell the seller that they will proceed as soon as they receive payment from buyer and all other necessary information or whatever, but not informing the seller at all about anything until payment is received is very unusual and can lead to problems such as the one stated by OP.

 

[johname]

From the Bodis TOS:

5.5 A Member who lists a domain for sale will be notified via email once Bodis has verified and confirmed payment from a buyer. The domain will be considered "sold" at this point, however the transaction will be considered "pending" until seller officially transfers the domain and Bodis has received payment in full from the buyer.



You read and agreed to this.

 

[GiftedDomains]

Then they should change their TOS and notify domain owner once the 'pending" phase is initiated (buyer clicked 'Buy' or sent an offer).

A second notification once payment is received and fully confirmed.

And a final one once domain is transfered.

Problem solved.

 

[zuuie]

From the Bodis TOS:

5.5 A Member who lists a domain for sale will be notified via email once Bodis has verified and confirmed payment from a buyer. The domain will be considered "sold" at this point, however the transaction will be considered "pending" until seller officially transfers the domain and Bodis has received payment in full from the buyer.



You read and agreed to this.

LISTEN joname, I agreed to terms and adhered to them. You don't know the facts, I have all of the emails etc. And I'm not unprofessional enough to slander them on here. All I'm getting from the negative people is retorted "text" stating this and that.

YOU DON'T KNOW THE FACTS.

It could have been sorted out very easily, but it was not.

I guess you are backing (or are) Bodis for bringing up this policy, therefore you are biased, but no problem.

I believe this is a later edited policy.

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Why did I not get the manager from Bodis send me this?

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I have evidence to prove you wrong. But not on here. In fact I'm not sending YOU anything.

 

[johname]

LISTEN joname !

I hope all the 'you"s are not meant for me. As I can care less about the buyers problem with reading the back of their credit card, or what ever.

I am simple stating that your main complaint is that you were not emailed when a buyer started the process of purchasing your domain.

So

Don't scream at me in caps that I dont know the facts. When its clear from reading the TOS you will not be getting that initial email.

You decided to manage the sale yourself after you got the email from the buyer.

And post these things in the bodis thread, this is hardly industry news


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For others: Especially, newbies

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[JackieBodis]

Just a quick update on the reporting delay. The reporting is now working. As for the reporting for August 26th, we are currently working on restoring these and they will be up by end of day.

Thank you for standing by with us and we apologize for any inconvenience.

 

[Ted.T]

One question, what do you need those notifications for? To get disappointed when the payment doesn't get through? To wait weeks for the payment to be done just because somebody clicked that buy it now button by mistake? And miss another offers? I just don't understand...

Honestly, one notification is enough, when the payment has been cleared and you can transfer the domain and get the money. That's all...

If the buyer has some problems proving the identity, I would stay away from him, and I don't care I'll have to wait for another buyers. Usually such buyers are pain in the ass. And you will only lose more time and health...

And the last point, read the terms and the rules. If you don't agree with them, stay away from the marketplace. There are a lot of other options, choose what you like and where you think it's better to list your domains.

Nobody has to change the TOS just because one member doesn't like them. Those are general terms for all members.

Peace!

PS: if any of you don't like my posts, return to reality! AND GET LOST!

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And a case about Godaddy auctions. One member from here wasn't finding his domain in the account. He thought it was stolen. But later the same day, he got an email from Godaddy that the domain has been sold for BIN and money have already been transferred to his Paypal account. And all of this without his knowledge. The domain has been sold, paid, domain transferred, money transferred.

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And you tell me stories about canceled payments, ID proves, harassment, childish and rude post? If you can't deal with such situations, then you still have to learn... There will be a lot of situations that will make you change your mind and opinions.