HUGE DOMAINS SNIPING GODADDY CLOSEOUTS

[wwwweb]

So annoying Godaddy hasn't stopped Huge Domains from sniping Godaddy Closeouts with their automated tools, no way a human bidder can win a even closeout.

First they were sniping with the backorders, now you cut that out, and you are letting them snipe via automated tools.

So what do you say @Joe Styler , you want to even the playing field a bit, as your partners are bidding everything in a split second, from $12, to $11, and bidding everything else into the hundreds from a simple bid. I would rather pay a Huge Domains surcharge at checkout.


Huge Domains has an unfair advantage on the auction platform, essentially taxing every user for using it with their automated access advantages given to them thru the house.

 

[nivadriver]

He won 3 of the last 10 auctions I participated in. Neither auction action nor sample size very big, just wondering if this could be old huggy in a different skin suit.

 

[King]

I thought the expression was two sh*ts, and we do. That is one of the reasons I spend so much time here. I want to hear what customers think and take action on that. We've implemented a lot of changes over the years from feedback on here and elsewhere directly from customers regardless of how much they spend or how many domains they have.

How about you modernize the afternic UI, it's an eyesore.

 

[wwwweb]

I can’t believe the Huge Domain bot is bidding like the Dow is headed to 30,000 still... somebody forgot to turn off the switch on this bad boy. You think with 7 million names, and a lot of people out of work, and the economy stalled out they would lighten the pedal, but they just keep on bidding. Bid carefully because this auto snipe bot is still active, they are still gaming the $11 closeouts, so if you want a name just put the $12 bid on it, and if they outbid you make them pay the $1xx for it, don’t let them have it for $11.

 

[Samer]

I can’t believe the Huge Domain bot is bidding like the Dow is headed to 30,000 still... somebody forgot to turn off the switch on this bad boy. You think with 7 million names, and a lot of people out of work, and the economy stalled out they would lighten the pedal, but they just keep on bidding. Bid carefully because this auto snipe bot is still active, they are still gaming the $11 closeouts, so if you want a name just put the $12 bid on it, and if they outbid you make them pay the $1xx for it, don’t let them have it for $11.

GD bidder IDs#: 913932 + 913933

Always check every GD auction you lose,
See if it; budgetless, should-be-illegal HD bots

 

[DomainBanana]

Are we allowed to publicly report auctions that HD has participated in?

Would be nice to start a thread with:
domain | date | HD final bid | winning bid

 

[lotk]

I believe the APIs are out there and available right? Then just build a simple program to autobid or autobuy. Also need to wire money to godaddy to get the purchasing capability.

 

[wwwweb]

Are we allowed to publicly report auctions that HD has participated in?

Would be nice to start a thread with:
domain | date | HD final bid | winning bid

Sure you can that’s your data.

 

[Samer]

I believe the APIs are out there and available right? Then just build a simple program to autobid or autobuy. Also need to wire money to godaddy to get the purchasing capability.

Api only avail special spend 5 figures monthly.

if spend much qualify Api; likely wont betray gd

GD apologists compare to "concierge" Dont think it out there...

 

[Sutruk]

Are we allowed to publicly report auctions that HD has participated in?

Would be nice to start a thread with:
domain | date | HD final bid | winning bid

If you want to share your own ID, OK, but don't share anyone else's ID, because that's a private data.

 

[Samer]

If you want to share your own ID, OK, but don't share anyone else's ID, because that's a private data.

Can we just share these two (bots) who own 7 million DNs?

Block out everyone else's #..

Bidder IDs#: 913932 + 913933. Unlimited budget, API... list goes on

Auctions are run by the machines!! How's not ethical to oust them?

 

[lotk]

API only avail "special" spend five figures auctions monthly.

If spend that much qualify API; likely, wont betray GD.

GD apologists compare to "concierge" Dont think it out there...

Hmmm I talked to my rep and my understanding was that you just have to wire at least 1k to be able to buy/bid. I may have misunderstood.

 

[Sutruk]

Can we just share these two bidders (bots) who own 7 million domains?

Block out everyone else's data

GD bidder IDs#: 913932 + 913933

Well, those two ID are from the HD bot, already known by everybody bidding at GD

 

[Ostrados]

I wonder how is this profitable business for them!

 

[Samer]

Well, those two ID are from the HD bot, already known by everybody bidding at GD

Not known to everyone.

Keep forgetting #'s.. and you'd be surprised how hard it is re-find them

Also, one end #33.. relative new one, only #32 is the infamous one.

That's why i made sure include most recent page.. Read all 20 pages!

 

[Samer]

Hmmm I talked to my rep and my understanding was that you just have to wire at least 1k to be able to buy/bid. I may have misunderstood.

Nice! important enough to have a rep, Reliable

Lower monthly threshold, is losing leverage

Embarrassed alienated; $xx,xxx Nov 2019; who knows if changed? GD admit “HD bots” or granting you API access; is a miracle in itself.

Samer

 

[Sutruk]

I wonder how is this profitable business for them!

I wonder that too, because I doubt spending an average of $200-$300 literally for every domain with bidders is a win game for them.

And if they lose, they make GD win a lot of bucks for a domain otherwise sold, very often, for just $20. I have been too many times bidding just against the HD bot.

 

[wwwweb]

I wonder how is this profitable business for them!

The profit comes when you place a $12 bid, then the bots ears perk up, and it comes, and places a $1xx proxy bid, bidder 1 bids $5, outbid, another $5 outbid, ok bids $50 now, outbid again, game on bids $100, still outbid, ok how about $150 still outbid, one more bid, now congrats your the highest bidder, bot exits, and does not bid, now effectively $12 has turned into $155, rinse and repeat tens of thousands of times, and you got a damn good business, with this bot just accelerating revenues.

Plus the bot gets to cherry pick closeouts, not as bad added bonus.

 

[Ostrados]

The profit comes when you place a $12 bid, then the bots ears perk up, and it comes, and places a $1xx proxy bid, bidder 1 bids $5, outbid, another $5 outbid, ok bids $50 now, outbid again, game on bids $100, still outbid, ok how about $150 still outbid, one more bid, now congrats your the highest bidder, bot exits, and does not bid, now effectively $12 has turned into $155, rinse and repeat tens of thousands of times, and you got a damn good business, with this bot just accelerating revenues.

Plus the bot gets to cherry pick closeouts, not as bad added bonus.

I meant how it is profitable for HD not GD

 

[wwwweb]

I meant how it is profitable for HD not GD

That's the ten million dollar question everybody wants to know.

Turn Commerce has all the dropcatch connections, they can catch any 3L.com that drops, they pretty much have a lock on most of the drops, why do they want to pour millions into their competions pockets?

Another scenario given they are the largest portfolio holder with close to 7 million names, by creating a false sense of demand in the wholesale aftermarket, it will give their retail pricing an edge by making domains sell for more than usual, so the markup by resellers has to be higher, not to undercut them.

 

[Ostrados]

That's the ten million dollar question everybody wants to know.

Turn Commerce has all the dropcatch connections, they can catch any 3L.com that drops, they pretty much have a lock on most of the drops, why do they want to pour millions into their competions pockets?

Another scenario given they are the largest portfolio holder with close to 7 million names, by creating a false sense of demand in the wholesale aftermarket, it will give their retail pricing an edge by making domains sell for more than usual, so the markup by resellers has to be higher, not to undercut them.

I am not sure about wholesale inflation theory, I still think its not profitable business for HD. Their relationship with GD looks shady, I will not speculate but something is not right about all of this!