Sedo.com - Official Thread

[Sedo]

Hi All! :hi:

By request, we've decided to start a thread dedicated to Sedo. We're looking for invaluable insight into what domainers want and need out of our parking program (and marketplace, of course).

Questions, comments, suggestions, tips are welcome! We're hoping this will be a great discussion about what works at Sedo and what might not (please be constructive and respectful to others in your feedback) so that everyone involved can benefit and learn from it.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas! Happy Holidays!

Always,
Keith
(on behalf of Sedo)

 

[Future Sensors]

To activate the new sales lander, log into your registrars account and simply set the new names servers to:

name server 1: sl1.sedo.com
name server 2: sl2.sedo.com

Hello @Sedo Chris,

In the Jan 2024 blog post from Sedo (pasted above), it says that using the sl1.sedo.com and sl2.sedo.com nameservers is a detour, and that those nameservers no longer have to be used. In that same blog post it says that the traditional ns1.sedoparking.com and ns2.sedoparking.com nameservers can be used for all landers from now on, including #15 landers.

While I understand that different configurations may all lead to the same new Cloudflare protected Sales Lander #15, the communication from Sedo is getting really confusing about this.

It also gets confusing if you set sl1 and sl2, and in the Dashboard all possible lander choices are still visible. Can all these landers be selected in combination with sl1 and sl2, or will only Sales Lander #15 be active with those sl1 and sl2 nameservers, no matter what lander you select in the dashboard?

Anyway:

For my situation, after reading Sedo's blog post from January 2024, I'm back to using ns1.sedoparking.com and ns2.sedoparking.com with the #15 lander, and it's indeed protected by Cloudflare.

 

[Future Sensors]

Using ns1.sedoparking.com & ns2.sedoparking.com leads to different web infrastructure than using sl1.sedo.com & sl2.sedo.com.

DNS "A" query to ns1.sedoparking.com / ns2.sedoparking.com

example.com. 300 IN A 64.190.63.222

AS | IP | BGP Prefix | CC | Registry | Allocated | AS Name
47846 | 64.190.63.222 | 64.190.62.0/23 | DE | ripencc | 2002-05-31 | SEDO-AS, DE

DNS "A" query to sl1.sedo.com / sl2.sedo.com (the 'detour', as Sedo calls it)

example.com. 300 IN A 91.195.241.232

AS | IP | BGP Prefix | CC | Registry | Allocated | AS Name
47846 | 91.195.241.232 | 91.195.240.0/23 | DE | ripencc | 2007-10-25 | SEDO-AS, DE

 

[Sedo]

Hello @Sedo Chris,

In the Jan 2024 blog post from Sedo (pasted above), it says that using the sl1.sedo.com and sl2.sedo.com nameservers is a detour, and that those nameservers no longer have to be used. In that same blog post it says that the traditional ns1.sedoparking.com and ns2.sedoparking.com nameservers can be used for all landers from now on, including #15 landers.

While I understand that different configurations may all lead to the same new Cloudflare protected Sales Lander #15, the communication from Sedo is getting really confusing about this.

It also gets confusing if you set sl1 and sl2, and in the Dashboard all possible lander choices are still visible. Can all these landers be selected in combination with sl1 and sl2, or will only Sales Lander #15 be active with those sl1 and sl2 nameservers, no matter what lander you select in the dashboard?

Anyway:

For my situation, after reading Sedo's blog post from January 2024, I'm back to using ns1.sedoparking.com and ns2.sedoparking.com with the #15 lander, and it's indeed protected by Cloudflare.

Hey Future Sensors.

So the article refers to the sales lander 15 which is basically the design we used for the sl1 and sl2.sedo.com name servers. Because of the success of the design on domain sales, the landing page design was made available under the standard list of landers, so it can also be used under the ns1 and ns2.sedoparking.com name servers as well. Meaning sellers can leave their name servers as Sedos standard ones *ns1 ns2* and dont need to redirect them to benefit from the new design. NameGroove gave a suggestion about an account-wide option in Settings to set the default Layout. I was just pointing out the option to use the sl1 and sl2 name servers so that the option to not have to set anything in the Sedo account is there and will be time saving if thats what they want. We are not removing the sl1 and 2.sedo.com name servers, there are still superior to the sales lander activated under the ns1 and ns2 name servers with regards to the filter of bots and unwanted traffic. The article option is not about removing domains from sl1 sl2 name servers, its simply about the current people who dont want to change name servers, they can benefit from the new design by simply selecting it in the drop down menu.

All the best
Chris

 

[Future Sensors]

We are not removing the sl1 and 2.sedo.com name servers, there are still superior to the sales lander activated under the ns1 and ns2 name servers with regards to the filter of bots and unwanted traffic.

Hello @Sedo Chris,

This is particularly interesting.

The blog post seemed to suggest otherwise.

Is your suggestion today, that setting the "detour" sl1.sedo.com & sl2.sedo.com nameservers is actually better, compared to using ns1.sedoparking.com & ns2.sedoparking.com in combination with setting Sales Lander #15?

Also, will all already provisioned TLS certificates that are now present be active immediately, when I switch nameservers from ns1/ns2 back to sl1/sl2 (and thus with another A record of the resulting infra/lander)? This is important, as I don't want to have these TLS certificates re-created again by Sedo.

If so, I will immediately change back (again) to sl1.sedo.com sl2.sedo.com and will buy you a coffee.

 

[NameGroove]

Hi NameGroove,

Thank you for your message.

The new sales lander have their own dedicated name servers and are separate to the ns1 and ns2.sedoparking.com name servers which are used for domain monetization and the old sales landers. The sl1 and sl2.sedo.com sales lander is an improved sales lander and some issues that were found with the old sales landers have been updated. It was created to update the old lander where we have seen alot of potential fake and bot traffic. On the new sales lander we have a new anti-bot traffic service by Cloudflare. This measure will result in more unwanted traffic getting blocked and we are closely observing the impact on sales and conversion.

The new sales lander benefits are:

Works on any device: template design is accessible and responsive
Ensures conversion optimisation: State-of-the-art technology provides speed.
Converts off-topic visitors into buyers: with safety and trust elements plus variety of payment options
Includes comfortable and accessible features: layout responds to the language settings of the user's browser, light and dark mode switch
Avoids disturbances for users: Simplified user experience tracking.

To activate the new sales lander, log into your registrars account and simply set the new names servers to:

name server 1: sl1.sedo.com
name server 2: sl2.sedo.com

All the best
Chris

Ok, thank you.

 

[NameGroove]

Hello @Sedo Chris,

This is particularly interesting.

The blog post seemed to suggest otherwise.

Is your suggestion today, that setting the "detour" sl1.sedo.com & sl2.sedo.com nameservers is actually better, compared to using ns1.sedoparking.com & ns2.sedoparking.com in combination with setting Sales Lander #15?

If so, I will immediately change back (again) to sl1.sedo.com sl2.sedo.com and will buy you a coffee.

I'd like to know the answer to this as well. I am currently using ns1.sedoparking.com/ns2.sedoparking.com and manually choosing Sales Lander 15 from the pull down. If there is any difference or benefit to pointing directly to sl1.sedo.com/sl2.sedo.com instead, please let us know so we can switch over. From reading your responses it doesn't seem there is any difference however.

 

[Future Sensors]

Indeed @NameGroove

Considering that it's hosted on another IP address, one could argue that Sedo has set up a newer, more modern infrastructure for the #15 lander. And that it's actually not a detour, but rather the more efficient route to be chosen. But Chris can best tell what Sellers can do best, if they only want the #15 lander.

 

[cabotower]

I attempted to enter a domain in the sedo great domains auction, it didn't go well. this is a copy of an email I sent to sedo......wdue.com (Quality requirements not met)...i want someone to explain to me why a 4 letter .com that ends with a 3 letter dictionary word does not meet quality requirements but the following 4 letter .coms and others do...zpuo...ihuq...vjvl...kwqo...kwvj.(the explanation should be an actual typed answer not a form letter)......I want a sedo rep to explain this decision to me and the entire namepros community.

 

[Future Sensors]

@Sedo Any idea why this is taking so long?

 

[Bearded Goat]

Yesterday and today I have been unable to change prices at sedo. Any one else experiencing this? I change the price, hit ok and the old price remains. I literally have to delete the name from my account and add it back with the price I want to make changes.

 

[Garet]

Yesterday and today I have been unable to change prices at sedo. Any one else experiencing this? I change the price, hit ok and the old price remains. I literally have to delete the name from my account and add it back with the price I want to make changes.

I just tried a price change and it seemed to work. I did a single change and then a small bulk change.

I am unable, though, to make bulk changes to layout. I can only change one at a time. They might be having some issues which is kind of surprising since it feels like the site has been frozen in time for years. If nothing else, Sedo should be stable.

 

[Bearded Goat]

@Garet thanks for the reply. I am going to keep trying to figure out what is going on here.

 

[Armageddon]

@Garet thanks for the reply. I am going to keep trying to figure out what is going on here.

Yehhh because they will change graphics & functions in near future
They make changes on platform

 

[Future Sensors]

Hey @Sedo

Just sold a domain through the Sedo #15 lander.

I've always wondered the following.

The "Purchase and Sales Agreement" for a sold domain can be downloaded in Sedo's "Transfer Documents" section. When I'm viewing this Agreement, the Seller (me) is listed with their full data, but data of Buyer is kept confidential, saying: "All other data will be kept confidential."

I was wondering what the Buyer gets to see about Seller in their version of the Agreement. Is information about Seller also kept confidential in all cases?

This question is purely about this specific Agreement, not about any subsequent request by Buyer to Seller to create an Invoice, or anything like that.

 

[Future Sensors]

Hey @Sedo

"Please note that Sedo does not operate on weekends and national holidays, and that your Transfer Specialist will contact you on the next business day with instructions on preparing the domain name for transfer to the buyer."

Sedo has offices in several time zones. Can you tell me at what time exactly a "business day" starts for Sedo Transfer Specialists, and when it ends? Please include the time zone, as well.

 

[td11]

Hey @Sedo

Just sold a domain through the Sedo #15 lander.

I've always wondered the following.

The "Purchase and Sales Agreement" for a sold domain can be downloaded in Sedo's "Transfer Documents" section. When I'm viewing this Agreement, the Seller (me) is listed with their full data, but data of Buyer is kept confidential, saying: "All other data will be kept confidential."

I was wondering what the Buyer gets to see about Seller in their version of the Agreement. Is information about Seller also kept confidential in all cases?

This question is purely about this specific Agreement, not about any subsequent request by Buyer to Seller to create an Invoice, or anything like that.

The buyer's details will become visible on the agreement after the payout made by Sedo to seller.

 

[phaethon]

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[Future Sensors]

The buyer's details will become visible on the agreement after the payout made by Sedo to seller.

Thanks @td11

I can confirm that I'm seeing more details when I look at some older transactions that have finished completely. Didn't even know this field would become visible later...

@Sedo it would be good if you mention that this info will become visible later on, could you arrange that? I will then wait saving/printing the Sales Agreement until all details have become visible from both parties. Thanks.

 

[Sedo]

Hello @Sedo Chris,

This is particularly interesting.

The blog post seemed to suggest otherwise.

Is your suggestion today, that setting the sl1.sedo.com & sl2.sedo.com nameservers is actually better, compared to using ns1.sedoparking.com & ns2.sedoparking.com in combination with setting Sales Lander #15?

If so, I will immediately change back (again) to sl1.sedo.com sl2.sedo.com and will buy you

Hello @Sedo Chris,

This is particularly interesting.

The blog post seemed to suggest otherwise.

Is your suggestion today, that setting the "detour" sl1.sedo.com & sl2.sedo.com nameservers is actually better, compared to using ns1.sedoparking.com & ns2.sedoparking.com in combination with setting Sales Lander #15?

Also, will all already provisioned TLS certificates that are now present be active immediately, when I switch nameservers from ns1/ns2 back to sl1/sl2 (and thus with another A record of the resulting infra/lander)? This is important, as I don't want to have these TLS certificates re-created again by Sedo.

If so, I will immediately change back (again) to sl1.sedo.com sl2.sedo.com and will buy you a coffee.

Hi Future Sensors,

Sorry for the delay ive been out of the office for a few days. We encourage our customers to use the SL1 and SL2 sales lander, it is more individual than the old ns1 lander and is more secure against attacks. Switching name servers will reroute the traffic from one k8s cluster to another and to another cassandra store where the certificate get stored. Any certificates will have to be re-issued before they are available.

All the best
Chris

 

[Future Sensors]

Any certificates will have to be re-issued before they are available.

Thanks Chris. Because of this, I think I'm keeping the traditional Sedoparking NS with the #15 landers for now.