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This is crazy, eBike.com had dropped and was caught by DropCatch, its upto $20k with 167 bids and still over 1 day left to go.
https://www.dropcatch.com/Domain/EBike.com
https://www.dropcatch.com/Domain/EBike.com
i received this email yesterday (maybe because i use to own eBike.co). What i can't understand is how can they offer the name when it has already dropped ?
Hello and Good Afternoon,
Would you have an interest in Ebike.com? We are about to sell the domain and wanted to check in with you just in case.
Todd Reed
Freeman Media
xxxx@FreemanMedia.com
I already did that
He is front running the auction based on his belief he can sell it to you, say you dsy yes, he bids it up, you don’t pay, he walks away.i received this email yesterday (maybe because i use to own eBike.co). What i can't understand is how can they offer the name when it has already dropped ?
Hello and Good Afternoon,
Would you have an interest in Ebike.com? We are about to sell the domain and wanted to check in with you just in case.
Todd Reed
Freeman Media
xxxx@FreemanMedia.com
He is front running the auction based on his belief he can sell it to you, say you dsy yes, he bids it up, you don’t pay, he walks away.
That means there are vulnerable accounts on dropcatch.
Yes, I know it’s called front running, he will ask $35,000 from you, and hope to buy it for $25,000.The auctions not his though, its a dropped domain
He has the ability to run it up on false hope, and that same potential with any other auction in play. His antics are dangerous and can cost anyone money.It's not crazy it's going to go higher. It's the Chinese bidding I'm for sure. This is probably multi-billion dollar industry in China. Everybody has a bike with a motor and battery on it.
I don't think some spammer who is front running and churning and burning domains and gmail accounts is going to make a dent in this auction.
You would think seasoned bidders would be smarter than to push it so fast, and quick, to get all that buzz out there, but that is exactly what they did. Nobody is going go win on day 1.Love this name.
eBike > Electric Bike (Chinese people love it)
Although price is high for domainers, but not so high for an end user
ah ok, interestingLove this name.
eBike > Electric Bike (Chinese people love it)
Although price is high for domainers, but not so high for an end user
I've sold low quality two keyword eBikeKEYWORD.com domains for $1000+...Horrible domain, wouldn't pay $1000
Looks like it's Western domainers rather than the Chinese pushing up the price atm. Leading the bidding at $20,100 is Takes2ToTango (Media Options/Andrew Rosener), followed by danny9 (Danny Sullivan). Can't recall seeing DomainMafia1 and rushing in any auctions recently, so I guess they're not that active usually. Not sure who's behind 420domains but they pay up when they win. So the bids in the five figure range seem legit so far.It's not crazy it's going to go higher. It's the Chinese bidding I'm for sure. This is probably multi-billion dollar industry in China. Everybody has a bike with a motor and battery on it.
I don't think some spammer who is front running and churning and burning domains and gmail accounts is going to make a dent in this auction.
I'm more discerning than most. 'e' and 'i' prefixes are dated. That said, now someone pointed out the electric bike connection, I think it would be a sweet brand.I'm surprised that a domainer could find eBike.com to be a "horrible domain"...
Maybe Take 2 got his wish to Tango, last 5 minutes we will see if anyone else wants to play. Otherwise Freeman Media or whoever can bang on all the doors he is going to.I've sold low quality two keyword eBikeKEYWORD.com domains for $1000+...
I'm surprised that a domainer could find eBike.com to be a "horrible domain"...
Looks like it's Western domainers rather than the Chinese pushing up the price atm. Leading the bidding at $20,100 is Takes2ToTango (Media Options/Andrew Rosener), followed by danny9 (Danny Sullivan). Can't recall seeing DomainMafia1 and rushing in any auctions recently, so I guess they're not that active usually. Not sure who's behind 420domains but they pay up when they win. So the bids in the five figure range seem legit so far.
You've got to wonder what the thinking is behind that.You would think seasoned bidders would be smarter than to push it so fast, and quick, to get all that buzz out there, but that is exactly what they did. Nobody is going go win on day 1.
Ego?You've got to wonder what the thinking is behind that.