opinion I hate those who bid days before auction end time

[Haris]

Why are you so stupid?

I hate you.

@Everyone who bids days before auction end time.

Now everybody has the domain on their watchlist

Because of you

How can someone be so dumb.

You've invited more competition, if few people saw the auction you would've had better chance at winning it for cheap. How stupid you are.

 

[Haris]

@Haris, dont hate peoples. For every domain need min 2 days to end. If bids so many and sellers need buyers. Dont worry, be happy.

- @Celebrating

Okay I won't hate those freakin' advance bidders, I will just end this by calling them stupid idiots who don't know how to participate in auctions

 

[Dominic Belley]

When I set a ceiling I try to have the discipline to respect it.

If its 200, I cant say 220 is ok too because that sets a new ceiling. From there logically 240 would become ok aswell and so on ..

Its better to set a max and keep it.

 

[Kuffy]

I understand you don't want registrar to make more money. To be clear, and I do not think it will make a difference to you, I am talking about all auctions not just expiring closeouts!!

Yes - I thought this thread was about all auctions.

It's good if the registrar makes money from these auctions, it means he can reduce transfer and registration prices to attract more names. It' just a pity that reducing renewal prices is counter productive.

 

[Fancy.domains]

I do win some domains by bidding early and adding a reserve price.

If you know how much you are willing to pay maximum, this is an excellent strategy. Not stupid.

Yes, at some platforms it will attract more bidders, but it will also scare away others that are bidding, only to find out that they are not reaching my reserve easily.

Also, I need to sleep sometimes. I live in Asia and do not want to stay up 5 A.M...

 

[Haris]

I do win some domains by bidding early and adding a reserve price.

If you know how much you are willing to pay maximum, this is an excellent strategy. Not stupid.

Yes, at some platforms it will attract more bidders, but it will also scare away others that are bidding, only to find out that they are not reaching my reserve easily.

Also, I need to sleep sometimes. I live in Asia and do not want to stay up 5 A.M...

There are exceptions of course, if someone won't be able to get online at the auction end-time then they can bid few hours before when they were able to get online. Bidding days in advance is weird, as many members said above, it looks like those advance bidders don't want to win the domain at all.

Regarding the maximum price we are willing to pay, there are a lot of domains for which I am willing to pay $100 but I win them for $20 because I wait until the last moment. For some, time > $80 but I do this full-time so I have reminders which tell me this particular auction is going to end at this time so I'll open the auction link in a new tab 10 minutes before it. I have been able to win precious domains for cheap when no one else was looking! I know this doesn't happen all the time but when people bid days in advance, I have no doubt that my chance of getting a great domain for 10x cheaper than my maximum budget for it decreases!

Lowballing is in my blood (jk), I lowball not only domainers but registrars as well.

 

[Doron Vermaat]

I'm one of those guys, - that is bidding days before the auction ends. The reason is I am often too busy to check auctions every day, I travel a lot, plus I live in a different time zone (meaning auctions ends when I am not around a computer anyway). So when I come across a domain name I like I often just place a proxy bid for it, even when the actual auction date still is a few days away.

I know this limits my chances to win the domain and it is drawing more attention to the auction but it also protects me from getting fired up in a bidding frenzy and overpaying for the domain name.

I'm sure there are many others just like me.

 

[NamesMax]

@Haris Although I agree with your strategy of waiting late in an auction, so as to not draw attention to a name being auctioned, I do have trouble with you calling those that do "Stupid, "Idiots" "dumb". There are times that I end up doing so for logistical reasons. What it seems to be saying is that nobody's strategy is worthwhile unless you agree with it...you are the arbitrator of what is or is not a proper way to bid.

 

[55Domains]

I hate those who complain.

 

[Want2learn]

I hate those who complain.

What about people that complain about complainers!!

 

[55Domains]

What about people that complain about complainers!!

Those are alright.

 

[domain hacks]

There are 2 types of people

1. People that bid in last 5 minutes

2. People that know how much domain is worth so they set proxy bid and walk away

 

[Want2learn]

Lol

Ya never know how people will respond to humor on a message board

 

[Want2learn]

Lol

Ya never know how people will respond to humor on a message board

 

[Bean]

Well if it says 'bidder 1' or something, you cannot truly conclude that the person is dumb. What if he is the richest man in the world and knows he can outbid everyone else if it came down to a fight?
Seriously though, I try to snipe as well but I don't always have the time to play games. Sometimes I just bid my maximum days in advance and leave it at that, win or lose.

 

[Kuffy]

If you are like me, and your max bid is $1, then you have to leave it to the last minute.

My last 4 auction buys -

SingleParentCruises.com - $1
BitSteep.com - $1
UKstoves.com - $1
BridgesOfLondon.com - $1
Vortar.com - $1

Oh wait - that's 5, well you see why I have to stick to a $1 limit.

I did go mad and buy HostingProducts.com for $5, as I have a project for that, and one of those dreadful early bidders had put a dollar on it days before it ended.

 

[Haris]

There are 2 types of people

1. People that bid in last 5 minutes

2. People that know how much domain is worth so they set proxy bid and walk away

3 actually, those who don't want to win the domain :D

 

[Haris]

I'm one of those guys, - that is bidding days before the auction ends. The reason is I am often too busy to check auctions every day, I travel a lot, plus I live in a different time zone (meaning auctions ends when I am not around a computer anyway). So when I come across a domain name I like I often just place a proxy bid for it, even when the actual auction date still is a few days away.

I know this limits my chances to win the domain and it is drawing more attention to the auction but it also protects me from getting fired up in a bidding frenzy and overpaying for the domain name.

I'm sure there are many others just like me.

I probably don't understand your situation completely but to me bidding days in advance is weird. If I would be travelling all the time, I would still have a 3G/4G connection on my mobile and I would add the domain I want to bid on my watchlist, to get email notifications and I would also set reminders 12 hours before auction ends, so I could bid then. That would increase the chance of getting a good domain for cheap. Whatever works for you though.

 

[Haris]

@Haris Although I agree with your strategy of waiting late in an auction, so as to not draw attention to a name being auctioned, I do have trouble with you calling those that do "Stupid, "Idiots" "dumb". There are times that I end up doing so for logistical reasons. What it seems to be saying is that nobody's strategy is worthwhile unless you agree with it...you are the arbitrator of what is or is not a proper way to bid.

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You agree with me, so you are not stupid, idiot or dumb
I apologize to everyone who got offended by these words, but what should I say, I don't think it's smart for those who know they will be able to bid during the last few hours or last few minutes but still choose to bid 5-7 days before auction ends. I started this thread when I looked at auctions that day and 90% of domains I wanted, at different marketplaces, all had bids on them even for those with 5-7 days left!! I am angry, especially at those who don't want to win the domain but don't want to let others get the domain for cheap, whoever they are.

Will be back after taking a narcisstie

 

[Haris]

Well if it says 'bidder 1' or something, you cannot truly conclude that the person is dumb. What if he is the richest man in the world and knows he can outbid everyone else if it came down to a fight?
Seriously though, I try to snipe as well but I don't always have the time to play games. Sometimes I just bid my maximum days in advance and leave it at that, win or lose.

All I know is that even if I was a billionaire, I would bid during the last few minutes and then I could outbid everyone if I wanted to, I don't think I have ever done that but if I know that I won't be able to come online when the auction ends only then I would use a proxy bid.

 

[Asfas1000]

3 actually, those who don't want to win the domain :D

At least 4, you left out those who are waiting for the closeout