Jan 3rd 2008 DomainTools.com Online Auction Official Thread

[DotWeekly]

Ok, we finally have official word from DomainTools.com about the online auction they will be having.

Date: Jan. 3, 2008
Place: DomainTools.com (Online Only)
Time: 11:00 am PT

You can submit up to 20 domains total. For more info, please see the following link.

http://www.domaintools.com/live-auction/ (you must be logged in)

 

[Giode]

Yah, Jay confirms this on his blog. Auction extended until the 10th.

Frankly, I am shocked Dad(.)net wasn't accepted! That would have been one of the best names listed imo. Any idea why it wasn't?

This is looking to be one tough auction, and won't come close to the results of the last one Jay held. The crazy new rules scared too many I think. From my perspective, asking the domain owners to go down 10%, 20%.....or whatever, after the end of the auction is rediculous. One of my names that sold AFTER the last auction ended, was sold for 10k HIGHER than the reserve I had on it during the auction. I had all the leverage for negotiating, and the buyer knew it. I told him I wanted 20k more than the reserve, and we met in the middle.

Had these rules applied for the last auction, I would have lost 17k just by default. Not exactly chump change!

Good luck to those who have names in the auction!

 

[canswift]

Any thoughts on this?

Have any of you been following the auction blog postings on DomainTools? It seems that DT removed a bid on Capitalization.Com, so it could increase the reserve because apparently the seller "didn't know how to change the reserve when they submitted the domain". This was upping the reserve after the auction had started, and after one bid had been received. All done without even a courtesy email to the bidder to let them know what was going on.

Have any of you heard of this sort of thing happening with an auction before? Even ebay doesn't allow this, a seller there cannot modify a listing once it's started, only cancel it. The original bidder on Capitalization.Com is understandably very ticked off, and seems to indicate they will no longer be bidding on any more domains.

Any thoughts on this and how DT could have handled this differently?

 

[Jeff]

I haven't really been following the blog posts ... but last I checked, there were some domains that had reserve bids (highlighted in yellow), IMHO. Are they now saying that there were reserve bids placed on domains that were in yellow, and then removed? :blink:

Something seems amiss, I must admit.
-Jeff

 

[Spade]

Eh... I would have thought they would have clearly refined the process on the 2nd time around.... But its still just not looking pretty.... (BTW Jeff, I thought I asked you to stop posting for a few years).

 

[Jeff]

Eh... I would have thought they would have clearly refined the process on the 2nd time around.... But its still just not looking pretty....

Agreed (I'm catching up on the blog posts now) ... seems to me, regardless of DT or seller not understanding the very easy reserve guidelines upon submission, that those should not be changed once there are bids on them, IMHO. :blink:

I'll stop posting now! :p :notme:

-Jeff

 

[Spade]

I'll stop posting now! :p :notme:

Thanks! Maybe now I can catch up.

 

[Name Trader]

Have any of you been following the auction blog postings on DomainTools? It seems that DT removed a bid on Capitalization.Com, so it could increase the reserve because apparently the seller "didn't know how to change the reserve when they submitted the domain". This was upping the reserve after the auction had started, and after one bid had been received. All done without even a courtesy email to the bidder to let them know what was going on.

I really don't like the sound of that. Whatever happened to integrity?

 

[wot]

I have just had another look at the names on offer - in general "piss poor" would be an apt description for the majority of them. :imho:

 

[-OutlawBiker-]

The auction ends on the 10th. Here's the list of names and reserve prices.

Bid Link:

http://www.domaintools.com/live-auction/bid.html

Domain Reserve

MarketingService.com $10,000
ThePeople.com $95,000
Nerdy.com $19,000
PublicForum.com $75,000
LeftSide.com $5,500
HealthyHeart.com $225,000
LastShow.com $1,200
CityClerk.com $12,000
NativeTrail.com $2,000
Untrue.com $3,000
MoneyTV.com $90,000
Uppermost.com $1,000
ContextualAdvertising.com $30,000
HivVirus.com $2,000
CharmedLife.com $7,500
ByThePeople.com $25,000
by-the-people.com
SouthAmericaTravel.com $40,000
HonoluluHousing.com $1,500
BoiseHousing.com $1,000
FreeCentral.com $15,000
ArlingtonHousing.com $1,000
47.org $6,500
HollywoodHousing.com $1,000
YT.net $14,250
RichmondHousing.com $1,000
MadisonHousing.com $1,000
AnaheimHousing.com $1,000
SendCards.com $14,500
WorkRemotely.com $8,000
BlogCast.com $15,000
Test.net $25,000
LightSabers.com $9,000
SweetGifts.com $6,000
CuttingHair.com $10,000
TaiwanForum.com $1,500
CanadaBeer.com $6,000
NoFees.com $150,000
ResearchService.com $11,000
researchwork.com
researchjob.com
InfantCare.com $60,000
InsiderTraders.com $1,500
NationalIdCard.com $3,000
CellularService.com $10,000
Grampa.com $2,500
BookUniverse.com $1,500
GeothermalHeat.com $7,500
FishAustralia.com $2,000
Kegger.com $150,000
Bigamist.com $5,000
MovieProducing.com $1,000
ConsumersChoice.com $75,000
consumers-choice.com
TXTMessaging.com $10,000
Dimond.net $1,000
dimonds.net
LazerBolt.com $1,000
BuilderLoans.com $1,000
GenuineGold.com $1,000
GelBra.com $1,000
DishTheDirt.com $2,200
LasikMalpractice.com $1,500
PrinterCleaners.com $1,000
Cushie.com $1,000
QuickPrescribe.com $1,500
EastTimor.org $250
ShareTaxi.com $1,500
CostumeCenter.com $1,500
Capitalization.com $1,000
SportsCycles.com $1,200
CompareTax.com $1,000
taxcompare.com
AmericaCrafts.com $2,000
PhotoDigest.com $1,000
10114.com $1,000
Colegial.com $1,800
Salesperson.org $5,000
MediumTerm.com $1,250
SimplyFrench.com $3,000
ElectronicPestControl.com $3,000
HomeDesktops.com $9,500
LegalPenalties.com $1,000
Konigsberg.com $1,000
VancouverAirlines.com $1,000
MesquiteGrill.com $2,000
ShareAccount.com $2,000
PasadenaHousing.com $1,000
UsersChoice.com $10,000
VintageFerrari.com $1,000
AssociateManager.com $1,000
TampaCar.com $2,000
PrimeRateLoan.com $10,000
WireRack.com $7,000
LouisianaDoctors.com $3,000
NiceBlend.com $1,500
EnergyDependent.com $1,000
DataSynchronization.com $5,000
KwanzaaGifts.com $2,500
NewHavenHousing.com $1,000
AnchorageHousing.com $1,000
BmwBoston.com $1,000
ExecutiveAssociates.com $1,000
Rumormongers.com $2,500
BasilGarden.com $1,500
Hud.us $7,500
PrescribePills.com $1,500
MoneyLei.com $1,500
SupremeCourtLawyer.com $3,400
IslamicBlog.com $1,000
TransferMoneyOnline.com $3,400
GolfInvitation.com $1,500
HeyGoodLooking.com $1,000
CastleAccommodation.com $7,500
VictorianMusic.com $1,000
MauiConnection.com $1,500
HomeSafetyKits.com $2,000
EasterOutfits.com $1,750
RentVacationHome.com $1,500
BreastCancerBlog.com $1,000
ImageDownloads.com $5,000
RxPharmacies.com $1,000
AboutWifi.com $3,000
WifiCafes.com $1,000
MobileNewYork.com $1,250
RetroApparel.com $1,500
LemonLawClaim.com $6,775
Fenway.org $1,000
NutritiousDiets.com $1,250
CastleAccommodations.com $7,500
MotorbikeStore.com $2,500
StcroixVirginIslands.com $2,500
JellyBags.com $3,000
PhishingScam.com $5,420
OfficialGaming.com $1,500
CleaningRoom.com $1,500
InternetPhishing.com $10,150
PerformanceFootwear.com $10,000
K9Cop.com $1,000
k-9cop.com
92010.com $1,000
98361.com
96006.com
QueenKing.com $1,000
BankruptcyAttorney.org $2,500
Camera.cc $2,500
EthanolMix.com $1,500
IncorporationArticles.com $1,400
Cavemen.org $1,000
MountainCabins.org $5,000
ReligiousAffiliation.com $2,000
LovingPerson.com $1,000
PromotionalCertificate.com $2,500
PublicCulture.com $1,250
FootExercise.com $1,500
LeasePorsche.com $1,000
ToxicologyReport.com $3,000
FederalSubsidy.com $12,500
BoxingLicense.com $2,000
TravelDegrees.com $1,000
StyleReports.com $1,500
StrictlyGames.com $1,500
OrganicMint.com $1,500
InventoryRisk.com $1,500
FoodSanitizer.com $1,500
EngravableCuffLinks.com $1,000
LumpSumPayout.com $1,000
CaymanIslandsCompany.com $2,500
SecuritySurveillanceSystems.com $1,000
SubPrimeRefinance.com $5,000
VoteObama.org $1,000
LuxuryCollection.org $1,000
Liberals.us $1,500
Automotive-Parts.com $1,000
RetirementSaving.org $1,000
Adverting.info $499
RentVillas.org $2,000
Jewel.mobi $1,000
Bizarre.name $1,000
LungCancer.cc $1,000
Job.hn $1,000
CarInsuranceRate.in $5,000
Valid.name $2,000
LaserSurgery.biz $3,000
ForeclosureHelp.us $1,000
CelebrityPic.mobi $1,000

 

[Sameh]

I see new bid now.

Untrue.com $3,000

 

[Spade]

Wow... 3 Bids thus far.... so silly - shouldve already had the auction by now.

 

[Devil_Dog]

Not looking good.

 

[Spade]

Not looking good.

Agreed. I just feel like this whole thing has been dragged on.

 

[Jeff]

OMG, I just checked in for the first time in several days ... is this thing going to end tom'w at total sales of $5,950? :red: :blink:

-Jeff

 

[DotWeekly]

OMG, I just checked in for the first time in several days ... is this thing going to end tom'w at total sales of $5,950? :red: :blink:

-Jeff

I sure hope not... but I expect things to pick up tomorrow! That's when the auction "really" starts! Prebidding just makes some domains stick out, and not all bidders want to do that.

 

[Spade]

I sure hope not... but I expect things to pick up tomorrow! That's when the auction "really" starts! Prebidding just makes some domains stick out, and not all bidders want to do that.

I think its a waste of time. Nearly all buyers are saavy enough not to bid that early on a domain name... Silly tactics.

 

[Jeff]

I guess ... let's keep our fingers crossed! :lala:

-Jeff

 

[doggyowner]

I guess ... let's keep our fingers crossed! :lala:

-Jeff

Not looking good. Keeping both my fingers and toes crossed!

 

[gramma]

I sure hope not... but I expect things to pick up tomorrow! That's when the auction "really" starts! Prebidding just makes some domains stick out, and not all bidders want to do that.

I hope you're right!

 

[Spade]

I hope you're right!

Me too - It would be nice to see some solid sales.

 

[DotWeekly]

A couple more with bids... I think Jay totally worded his stuff wrong. He should say the Auction Starts in.... Not Ends in... As I think the Real Auction begins with-in the hour. This will be the time that you can no longer bid on the first auction etc. Then every approx 30 seconds, another one will end.. if there are bids, they will extend.

Have bids:

Grampa.com $2.9K
BuilderLoans.com $1K (mine)
Untrue.com $3K
HivVirus.com $2K
EastTimor.org $350

 

[MarkP]

I've tried multiple times to register for this auction without success. I put in my payment option and phone # five days ago with no call back. The "Bid Eligibility" page has a field asking for a phone number, but no 'submit' button.

I can't bid, I wonder how many other potential buyers have been left out?

 

[Sameh]

Wish you all (NPers) Great Luck :tu:

 

[Spade]

Wish you all (NPers) Great Luck :tu:

Thanks EG.

 

[DotWeekly]

I've tried multiple times to register for this auction without success. I put in my payment option and phone # five days ago with no call back. The "Bid Eligibility" page has a field asking for a phone number, but no 'submit' button.

I can't even bid. I wonder how many other potential buyers have been left out?

You should call DomainTools quick and they will assist you.

206-838-9035