auctions GoDaddy may make a bit less from 5111.com

[equity78]

In a post we did back on April 14, we highlighted a big windfall for GoDaddy as 5111.com is expiring and was currently at $152,000. There is also a $20 bounty to the person who comes closest to guessing the closing price. Well now it seems GoDaddy has cancelled some bids and moved the bidding back down to $91,000. It seems all of bidder 14's bids have been erased. I guess they found something fishy … [Read more...]

 

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very interesting, why shill bid an expiring auction... unless to test the waters to later renew the name and relist.

 

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maybe the bidder changed his mind, realizing the auction is in USD and not Chinese Yuan

 

[usernamex]

Anyone catch where it closed? Will be interesting to see if it completes successfully.

 

[equity78]

$218,000

 

[saucey]

Sooooo, please excuse my ignorance, but why did it command such a high price? Just because it was repeating?

 

[Dallas Alexander]

What a terrible domain name with so many 1's that no one will remember it! The amount it fetches "$218,000" is absolutely insane!