GoDaddy Auctions -- Discussion, Acquisitions, and Sales

[Ms Domainer]

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I searched the forum and could not find a thread dedicated solely to Godaddy auctions, which seem to be heating up lately.

I envision this thread as a place for discussion regarding YOUR sales and acquisitions, and general discussion about the auction venue itself, and, perhaps, some domain oddities that are popping up on the auction site, for example, high-priced domains that should be regfee.



One caveat, though: for your own good, PLEASE do not reveal your auction win (or anyone else's, for that matter) until the domain has landed in your account because the original owner still has the option to renew it, and I know how vexing that can be. In other words, don't count your chickens until they're hatched.

On the other hand, if you're having second thoughts about your auction win, by all means tell us all about it.

I suppose that if an auction win is high profile, it's already out there, but, still...

Anyway, I'll start with three comments:

1. I won my first (and maybe last) intentional typo, and it's getting clicks (no $ so far, though): Forwx.com. I could not find a live TM on this term, but one never knows. I have mixed feelings about this one.

2. I accidentally clicked on a BIN that I didn't want (I wanted the one above it), but I decided to honor the bid anyway. Grrr..., so be careful before hitting the submit button. It's not in my account yet, so I can't really reveal it right now.

3. Currently, there's a weird .co domain at over $9,000, with three bidders duking it out. Again, I don't want to reveal what it is, but if you go to the most active auctions, it's number 1 (as of this posting).​

Mods, I hope this thread is okay.



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[utomo]

I never get the refund. I just got credit to used for other domain.

BTW anybody know the latest time to transfer domain from GD after expired date ?
Thanks

 

[Deathstarr]

before redemption period I think

 

[Name Trader]

Day 42 after expiry. But I wouldn't leave it that late in case you mis-judge the time. So I'd say Day 41 after expiry is probably the last safe day to transfer a domain away.

 

[Ms Domainer]

This thread has been slow lately, so I thought I would "revitalize" it by posting some of my recent (last two months) Go Daddy acquisitions:

Gemlocker.com

Nonze.com

Gray-matter.com (1995 reg date)

uAwe.com

Quoze.com

iSnark.com

Dynodata.com (Big Data possibilities)

Plexe.com

Jifly.com (my pseudonym for a Young Adult novel I'm writing: J.I. Fly)

Cersy.com​

That's about it.

What have you acquired lately at Go Daddy auction?

 

[Doron Vermaat]

Does anyone know for what period the traffic stats are that are being showed on Godaddy Auctions?

 

[forge]

Does anyone know for what period the traffic stats are that are being showed on Godaddy Auctions?

Should be for 30 days. However, they are wildly inaccurate, and very often simply bogus. I have learned not to trust them.

 

[VNA]

Does anyone know for what period the traffic stats are that are being showed on Godaddy Auctions?

For domains on expiring auction or closeout, 30 - 60 days depending on parking history. For domains on public auction or make offer if the domains are parked through their cash parking page, the stats start from the day its listed on auction.

In my experience, unless the domains have strong backlinks and history, most of the high traffic stats are from bots/fake.

 

[Doron Vermaat]

@VNA @forge - thanks guys.

 

[equity78]

I have seen them lately be bogus, when the number listed for traffic was 50 and under and 0 uniques once parked, I would say names I have won that showed over 100 have had some traffic once parked. It's hit or miss usually with the traffic component.

 

[forge]

Probably this has been asked before, but I don't have time to sift thru 42 pages.

Does GoDaddy REALLY hold buyer's payment for a full 30 days at auction end? (That end under $50.)

I've never completed an auction (as a seller) there before and didn't realize this wonderful feature until after I listed my auctions. If it's true, it's a crock of...

 

[Doron Vermaat]

Does anyone knows it possible to change the auction end time? I started a 7 day auction and just realized the end time is set to 8am MST time..

 

[utomo]

try to contact support if you can not find it

 

[Pattern]

Recent GoDaddy acquisitions:

True Appraisal (dot) com
National Investments (dot) com
Daily Tutorials (dot) com

 

[forge]

Does anyone knows it possible to change the auction end time? I started a 7 day auction and just realized the end time is set to 8am MST time..

You'll need to get Support.

 

[Bannen]

Anyone else notice that the finished auctions are no longer visible in your 'watched' list? I used to watch auctions even on names I wasn't bidding on, curious to see what they sold for. At the end of the day I'd check in and see what they all sold for. Now... as soon as an auction finishes, it's wiped from my watched list. I never see the finished prices.

Is this just a bug with my computer, or is it the same for everyone? Started happening about 2 weeks ago or so, for me.

 

[forge]

Anyone else notice that the finished auctions are no longer visible in your 'watched' list? I used to watch auctions even on names I wasn't bidding on, curious to see what they sold for. At the end of the day I'd check in and see what they all sold for. Now... as soon as an auction finishes, it's wiped from my watched list. I never see the finished prices.

Is this just a bug with my computer, or is it the same for everyone? Started happening about 2 weeks ago or so, for me.

I know that they stopped publicly reporting expired auction results about two weeks ago, it could be related.

 

[domcop]

Apparently they stopped reporting auction results on the 25th, but changed their mind on the 26th and will be bring back the auction results (according to domaingang.com)

Looks like they haven't gotten around to it yet.

 

[forge]

Apparently they stopped reporting auction results on the 25th, but changed their mind on the 26th and will be bring back the auction results (according to domaingang.com)

Looks like they haven't gotten around to it yet.

Really? That's great news, if true. I know they started getting A LOT of backlash about the move.

 

[Ms Domainer]

I hope the auction results return; this industry needs more transparency, not less.

In the U.S., when I buy or sell physical real estate, it becomes a matter of public record.

Why shouldn't it be the same with virtual property?

 

[nish20111]

Apparently they stopped reporting auction results on the 25th, but changed their mind on the 26th and will be bring back the auction results (according to domaingang.com)

Looks like they haven't gotten around to it yet.

Really? That's great news, if true. I know they started getting A LOT of backlash about the move.

isn't domaingang.com a troll site?