question Is "Editor's Choice" in Flippa that easy?

[Shailendra Mishra]

I will try to ask my 101 questions in fewest words (and some pictures worth 1000s of them).

QUESTION : One seller, 2 Months old, 19 listings 7^ Editor's Choice?

Some Comments:
^Represents publicly visible listings, actual number may be more because 2 removed listings could not be checked.
19 total listings included 17 publicly visible and 2 removed. 13 of 19 auctions are completed (including the 2 removed ones). The other 6 listings are still running (as of now). The removed auctions were for $5001 and $149 respectively (in case you are trying to add everything up).
13 of the 17 visible listings is "Premium Public Auctions" many of which were sold $500 or below "happily" by the seller.
I have snapped-shot some auction pages :

 

[creataweb]

Inside(r) Edition?

 

[Shailendra Mishra]

(deleted and merged in first post.)

 

[Shailendra Mishra]

Inside(r) Edition?

Observer's Edition.

 

[Pierre Barnard]

who knows

 

[Shailendra Mishra]

Valuate those 7 Editors Choice auctions I posted snapshots of. Do they deserve Editor's choice? If yes then why the auctions ended up "Buy It Now"s of $500 or less.

One a different note: does "Premium Listing" comes free with Editors choice? or is he getting them for free somehow anyways. 13 of his 17 auctions are premium listings. How can someone put a "Buy It Now" of $200, $299, $320 when it is not going to cover even the premium listing fees and success fees? And he is doing it repeatedly.

 

[Shailendra Mishra]

Inside(r) Edition?

I really did not get it.

 

[pinkdragon]

https://www.namepros.com/threads/so-you-thought-flippa-was-shady.879930/
Oh you thought Editor’s choice was for good domains? Nah. It has been a filter for friends of Flippa.

 

[Shailendra Mishra]

https://www.namepros.com/threads/so-you-thought-flippa-was-shady.879930/
Oh you thought Editor’s choice was for good domains? Nah. It has been a filter for friends of Flippa.

I thought that thread is 2.5 years old. Things might have changed several times since then. But nothing has changed as there are now more "Editors" who could be compromised.
@FlippaDomains

 

[Shailendra Mishra]

One more Indian seller with feeble sales history(just 2 small sales) have 2 Editors choice listings (which I wont mention here as they are live auctions and not allowed in this sub-forum) favored by the same Editor?

 

[Shailendra Mishra]

And someone answer this :

He has a live auction (which I wont mention) with BIN of $199 and upgraded to premium listing (worth $350?)

What shortcut I am missing to become a superseller immediately and/or start receiving free goodies.

 

[Shailendra Mishra]

I the meanwhile. Normal sellers (like me) after paying $9 as listing fees get 3 super valuable "views" to their listings (and zero bids no matter the starting bid is $1 but no exposure no bids)
What a value for money! 3 Dollar an impression. That $3000 CPM. Ever heard of$3000 CPM?

 

[Shailendra Mishra]

Apart from a couple of sellers, Editor's Choice seem to be awarded to mostly deserving auctions.
What is the catch?

Another question, I see a lot of "Premium" listings selling below $500. How is that profitable? Is there a way to get discounted Premium listings?

 

[Mahouni]

Apart from a couple of sellers, Editor's Choice seem to be awarded to mostly deserving auctions.
What is the catch?

Another question, I see a lot of "Premium" listings selling below $500. How is that profitable? Is there a way to get discounted Premium listings?

To your second question:
If you have an established record and complete transactions well and have a name that brings value to their audience they may take a chance with "assisted listing" giving you a free upgrade against a higher percentage of commission. These are names that will sell possibly for xxx to x,xxx.

You can contact their customer support and pitch your name. But if it's shit, it's shit they will stop listening to you the more shit you pitch to them so make sure your first name is solid and will do well so you can establish some contacts in that marketplace.