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)

 

[Ross]

It was confusing and at first i thought it was going to charge me $1 per domain then i realized that it wasnt and was ok with it. And now im starting to realize that i wasted that dollar :td:

 

[mis_chiff]

When you sign the contract, they match your "signature" with the name of the credit card you submitted in your account details. However, in order to verify the credit card, they make you buy a $1 virtual (non-existing) item. Once that's done, you can sign off on the contract with the name you submitted on your credit card. That should do the trick.

M.

That seems to be where the issue is - it won't match
(even though it all looks ok)

 

[Spade]

I know quite a few people are disappointed with this auction, but bare in mind it is not a simple or easy process to run these.

 

[HBK216]

If I recall correctly the $1 is just a authorization charge that will fall off & go back to you in a few days.

 

[Mike]

That seems to be where the issue is - it won't match
(even though it all looks ok)

Copy/paste from your acct/cc info? Try a different card?
Sucks to hear that you have problems with this! I hope they don't have a deadline for the Jan. 3rd auction. Not that i've seen one posted, but....

M.

 

[Ross]

If I recall correctly the $1 is just a authorization charge that will fall off & go back to you in a few days.

I must have missed this. I feel a little better now.

 

[mis_chiff]

Copy/paste from your acct/cc info? Try a different card?
Sucks to hear that you have problems with this! I hope they don't have a deadline for the Jan. 3rd auction. Not that i've seen one posted, but....

M.

January 3rd auction cutoff was originally the 24th
They extended it until the 27th.

Oh well, I'll wait for another......

 

[Carlton]

Would be interesting to see the Namepros community review the complete unedited list of submissions, and to learn how different or similar our choices would have been compared to the Domaintools' final cut.

 

[Mike]

Well,..i'm just glad that they didn't mention that when i submitted my domains for the 3rd then. :td:

If they don't take em, i'll just move them to the next auction...

M.

 

[agentjon]

Crazy, just saw the list, surprised to see all my domains are on the list. Cheers.

 

[Devil_Dog]

Crazy, just saw the list, surprised to see all my domains are on the list. Cheers.

All? lol

 

[agentjon]

I know, crazy, we'll see what makes the final list, or is this the final list?

 

[Ross]

Just noticed Grampa.com made the list....

 

[canswift]

Still scratching my head...

Like many other NPers, I was checking my DomainTools account over Christmas to see if any of my domains had been accepted for the Jan 3rd auction. Alas, no but I was interested to see what had been accepted.

With some exceptions this seems a fairly underwhelming list. There are at least 10 "housing" names of the HollywoodHousing.com variety. These names have been on the auction block before and didn't sell then. Maybe a few this time, but 10 of them?

10114.com is a zip code domain but it is one of the USPS "unique" zip codes which serve only a single address. Not much buyer competition there.

CanadaBeer.com seems only a C & D letter away from being shut down by Molsons Brewery who are quick to defend their Canadian Beer trademark.

There also seem to be quite a few lengthy 3 keyword domains. Oh well, DomainTools are supposed to be one of the leading industry professionals so it will be interesting to see how many of these names actually sell.

Good luck to any NPers whose names are on The List.

 

[doggyowner]

4 of my 17 submitted names made the preliminary list, exiting

 

[Name Trader]

Many of those "Housing" domains were in the last auction and didn't sell. Now here they are again.

 

[HFear]

Is it free to submit your domain name, and does DomainTools charge a fee for this?

If it's free, then I might as well list all my domains and try to get as much as I can for them.

 

[Alex]

Is it free to submit your domain name, and does DomainTools charge a fee for this?

If it's free, then I might as well list all my domains and try to get as much as I can for them.

The deadline for submission is over. And you would need to pay only $1 for verification purposes

 

[Spade]

The Final List is out.

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

Looks the same to me - anyone notice any changes? My 5 are still on the list and that does not include Dad.net

 

[agentjon]

Still says preliminary list on the top, am i missing something.