Predict the Price

[utomo]

Lets try to predict the price of active auction of good domain.

I see Tutorials dot com On Godaddy auction and still 5 day more.
please predict the Final price

 

[biggie]

:talk:

it won't meet reserve

 

[enterscope]

It appears to be an expiring auction which is unfortunate for the previous owners. I'm guessing this one will hit $150,000+ if this is a legitmate sale.

 

[Ms Domainer]

It appears to be an expiring auction which is unfortunate for the previous owners. I'm guessing this one will hit $150,000+ if this is a legitmate sale.

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I'm guessing that the "owner" has allowed the domain to "expire" and is watching this auction to get a real-time appraisal.

After the auction ends, he or she will renew or transfer out the domain, which GoDaddy allows.

Another time-waster auction.

:zzz:

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[RazorNF]

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I'm guessing that the "owner" has allowed the domain to "expire" and is watching this auction to get a real-time appraisal.

After the auction ends, he or she will renew or transfer out the domain, which GoDaddy allows.

Another time-waster auction.

:zzz:

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Bugs me too - happened to me twice already - win a heated auction, only to be informed by GoDaddy shortly afterwards that the domain was renewed.

 

[FPForum]

It might not be good business practice, but it probably gets a much more accurate appraisal number then paying for one, lol.

 

[utomo]

:talk:

it won't meet reserve

It already meet.
Reserve price is $ 10 only

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It appears to be an expiring auction which is unfortunate for the previous owners. I'm guessing this one will hit $150,000+ if this is a legitmate sale.

Thanks for the prediction.
my own prediction is below 100.000

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I'm guessing that the "owner" has allowed the domain to "expire" and is watching this auction to get a real-time appraisal.

After the auction ends, he or she will renew or transfer out the domain, which GoDaddy allows.

Another time-waster auction.

:zzz:

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I think there is problems on the owner.
but there is probability that they will renew.

Bugs me too - happened to me twice already - win a heated auction, only to be informed by GoDaddy shortly afterwards that the domain was renewed.

But there is chance we can get it, so just try it

It might not be good business practice, but it probably gets a much more accurate appraisal number then paying for one, lol.

it is reality we must accept

 

[Ms Domainer]

It might not be good business practice, but it probably gets a much more accurate appraisal number then paying for one, lol.

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I think this practice will eventually bite GoDaddy in the butt.

The company offers property for sale that they admit doesn't belong to them, then takes money from buyers for property that might not actually be for sale, and then GD earns interest on money that may eventually be returned to the winner--without interest.

In the event the sale goes through, the former owner gets bupkis.

Does anyone else see the ethical flaw/lapse in this system?

:bah: :yell:


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[Name Trader]

What I wonder is, is it more or less profitable for GoDaddy to hold these kinds of auctions. Does GoDaddy ever get miffed that they hold these auctions for $xx,xxx only to be treated with a transfer away to another registrar? Or does the one sale that actually goes through compensate for all those transfers out? For sure it's great publicity for them. I don't see any downsides to it for GoDaddy other than as already stated. Anyone?

 

[grottofromcanada]

its just a fishing exercise by the owner IMO

best way to show what its worth by these ghost auctions

 

[End Game]

Hello guys...does a "buy now" on Go daddy auctions guarantee the buyer will get the domain name...if it is registered at GD and they pay the asking price? I'm not talking about expiring domains...but domains the seller is putting up for auction with a buy now option. Thanks

 

[Ms Domainer]

Hello guys...does a "buy now" on Go daddy auctions guarantee the buyer will get the domain name...if it is registered at GD and they pay the asking price? I'm not talking about expiring domains...but domains the seller is putting up for auction with a buy now option. Thanks

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Like any sale, the BIN offers a guarantee only when the buyer pays for the domain, and the seller transfers the domain to the buyer.

Theoretically, a BIN sale that's not an expiring listing is supposed to be an ironclad contract between buyer and seller, but, in practice, ironclad sales have been known to go South.

:o

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[Name Trader]

@EndGame - Let's say supposing a seller of a buy now domain receives a buy now offer. The seller doesn't like it because they just sold the domain on Sedo for more money, and transfers the domain out (which they can usually do in less than one hour). The seller would probably be banned from GoDaddy Auctions by GoDaddy. But the seller could just open another account under another name, if they want to keep selling domains at GoDaddy (but not the one they transferred out, presumably). So nothing is ironclad. But normally the sale would go through in a straightforward manner.

This is the main reason that all my sales are Make Offer. So I never run into the trouble of selling the same domain in two places at once.

 

[DubDubDubDot]

Looks like the domain is owned by Oracle. Someone there is probably just messing around and will transfer it out.

 

[utomo]

This message is to notify you that the current registrant of tutorials.com has renewed their domain name and we have ended the auction per the terms of the legal agreement (Universal Terms of Service) that you acknowledged at the time of bidding. If you have already paid for this domain name, you will automatically receive a refund within the next 6 days.

We're sorry you did not win this domain. However, we have thousands of other great names available at GoDaddy Auctions. Visit our website to search for your next domain.

If you have any questions, Customer Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

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Sincerely,
GoDaddy Auctions Team

 

[End Game]

Thanks Ms Domainer and stub. That helps and explains a lot.
I guess it's about as sure of a seller-buyer contract as we get.
Seems the key is if GD is the registry of the domain. I don't see how the seller could transfer out of Go Daddy's account if they didn't want the onwner of the domain to do it?

 

[Ms Domainer]

This message is to notify you that the current registrant of tutorials.com has renewed their domain name and we have ended the auction per the terms of the legal agreement (Universal Terms of Service) that you acknowledged at the time of bidding. If you have already paid for this domain name, you will automatically receive a refund within the next 6 days.

We're sorry you did not win this domain. However, we have thousands of other great names available at GoDaddy Auctions. Visit our website to search for your next domain.

If you have any questions, Customer Support is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:

– Email: [email protected]
– Phone: (480) 505-8892
– Online Support

Sincerely,
GoDaddy Auctions Team

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I'm shocked --

NOT!



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[FPForum]

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I think this practice will eventually bite GoDaddy in the butt.

The company offers property for sale that they admit doesn't belong to them, then takes money from buyers for property that might not actually be for sale, and then GD earns interest on money that may eventually be returned to the winner--without interest.

In the event the sale goes through, the former owner gets bupkis.

Does anyone else see the ethical flaw/lapse in this system?

:bah: :yell:


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Is it ethical? Definitely not. Would it get you realistic number on a domain as good as that one? Probably (at least a decent idea)..It seams like a bunch of wasted time on Godaddys part...but then again, this is most likely all automated so it doesn't cost godaddy a dime.

The domain was renewed...maybe the owner saw this thread? LOL

 

[DomainGnome]

What was the final price, anyone catch it?

 

[utomo]

Auction ended because the owner renew it