DomainTools.com Auction? Dec 18 2007 & April 21 2008 ?

[DotWeekly]

I was checking out the DomainRoundTable.com site and clicked on the auction section. There is a link at the bottom that says click the link for more info on the auction. http://www.domainroundtable.com/2008/auction .

The link will bring you to the Manage page on DomainTools.com (you will have to log in) http://www.domaintools.com/live-auction/manage.html

Then there is a submit section and includes 2 dates.. Dec 18, 2007 and Apr (the Apr one is for the RoundTable auction on the 21st).

So it appears there is going to be an auction on Dec 18, 2007 as well and it looks like you can submit your domains for both auction now!

Not sure why DT has not announced this, but I thought I would post it.

 

[sashas]

sweet...
whats the last date for submissions?

 

[Spade]

Its interesting that its less than a month away - but no "official" announcement from DomainTools.

 

[sashas]

I think Jay is still getting over the .mobi debacle.
I'm still skeptical if this one will be as big a success as the last DRT after Jay and Rick's very public feud...Rick holds a tremendous amount of influence in the industry...

 

[Name Trader]

Is there a deadline for submissions to the Dec auction? Is there a theme?

 

[Spade]

Is there a deadline for submissions to the Dec auction? Is there a theme?

They havnt even "announced" it... Jamie just stumbled upon it - asked them if it was happening and they responded "yes"...

I would still like to see a blog posting or even an acknowledgment via email...

 

[DotWeekly]

They havnt even "announced" it... Jamie just stumbled upon it - asked them if it was happening and they responded "yes"...

I would still like to see a blog posting or even an acknowledgment via email...

Yah, just another mess. I was checking my domains that I submitted, and now the Dec 18th date is Gone! A new date was added Jan 03, 2007? Not sure if that was a typo and should of been 2008 or what.

I submitted another support Ticket and asked Jay to post here on what's going on.

 

[Alex]

Here people are on holiday on January 03. I don't think this is a good date for a live auction.

 

[Sameh]

I will submit some of my domains now but I can't find any details about the requirements like Domain Age, TLDs, Main Theme, etc..

anyone did ?

 

[Spade]

Great. Another terrible planning.

 

[gazzip]

I will submit some of my domains now but I can't find any details about the requirements like Domain Age, TLDs, Main Theme, etc..

I'd also be interested in seeing them too - anyone know what/where they are ?


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[Spade]

I'd also be interested in seeing them too - anyone know what/where they are ?
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"Generic"

 

[Sameh]

"Generic"

"Generic Domains" will be the theme ?

What about the tlds ?

 

[Spade]

What about the tlds ?

"Generic TLDs"

lol...

 

[Sameh]

"Generic TLDs"

lol...

Sorry ! what's funny about this ?

You didn't assign your "one word" answer to any question ..

May be it's hard for me to figure it out

 

[tricolorro]

Yah, just another mess. I was checking my domains that I submitted, and now the Dec 18th date is Gone! A new date was added Jan 03, 2007? Not sure if that was a typo and should of been 2008 or what.

I submitted another support Ticket and asked Jay to post here on what's going on.

:hi:

Jay wrote about the Jan 03, 2008 auction on his blog earlier today.

Highlights:

• "We are only accepting 20 submissions per user"

• "the more generic the better the chance we will pick the domain"

• "We will require exclusive listing before the auction and for 60 days
  after the auction on unsold domains"

• "The...auction will be held completely online at
  DomainTools.com"

Big Negative many Domainers hate (read the comments):

• "If a domain fails to sell during the auction the seller is authorizing us to sell it for 20% less then the reserve price after the auction. We will run a closed bid process on unsold domains after the auction closes."

Link:
http://blog.domaintools.com/2007/12/new-auction-alert/

 

[abcproductions]

:
Big Negative many Domainers hate (read the comments):

• "If a domain fails to sell during the auction the seller is authorizing us to sell it for 20% less then the reserve price after the auction. We will run a closed bid process on unsold domains after the auction closes."

domain owners are once again being treated terrible. these domain "auctioneers" treat domainers as if we are lucky to be part of these events when WE are the ones with the products. they expect us to agree to whatever they include in these agreements.

sure, it's their event so they can run it however they want but any domainer with a brain will refuse these terms.

 

[npcomplete]

Most people that enter an auction are unhappy to sell at the reserve, and believed that marketing auction hype to keep your reserves low to stimulate bids.

I would never sign a contract like this, unless I artificially hiked my reserves by 70% before submission... which would eliminate me from the auction since the reserves would be too high.

Marc