TDNam second auction, no closeout

[DNabc]

Hello all!

I was waiting for a domain auction at TDNam to end, and after that happened, instead of going to the $5 closeout price the auction restarted again at $10 for 8 more days! First time I saw this!

Have any of you seen this? I know I could have made a $10 bid, but I buy so many domains that getting them for $5 + VAT makes a difference.

I've been searching, is this one of those situations where Godaddy keeps the domain instead of releasing it?

 

[Ms Domainer]

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Well, I suppose GD is tweaking ways for grabb- uh, increasing its monetization model...

I have never seen this before, but, then again, I have been avoiding GD auctions.

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[DNabc]

I think they may have kept it and are trying to run the same auction more than once. Whois is Domains by Proxy, and there is the possibility of being a domain sold by a private seller, but I highly doubt... as soon as the auction ended it re-started automatically for one more week. Time to wait...

I may have found the reason, I think they are selling domains they had:
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/17/go-daddy-to-shut-down-standard-tactics-llc/

 

[lzy]

Woah! I've never seen something like that happened before!

The only thing that bugs me is names with 0 bids that never goes to the $5 firesale... :zzz:

 

[DNabc]

Maybe that was happening because they where keeping them at Standard Tactics? It seems they are releasing them now, but if the one I was tracking is one of them, they won't go to the $5 closeout firesale asap.

Can anyone find the complete list ?

 

[Ms Domainer]

I think they may have kept it and are trying to run the same auction more than once. Whois is Domains by Proxy, and there is the possibility of being a domain sold by a private seller, but I highly doubt... as soon as the auction ended it re-started automatically for one more week. Time to wait...

I may have found the reason, I think they are selling domains they had:
http://domainnamewire.com/2008/12/17/go-daddy-to-shut-down-standard-tactics-llc/

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Another version of Standard Tactics?

Ya think?

Andrew?

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[DNabc]

Or this is one of those domains they had and are being released now.

Goldrush anyone? Super green rep for the person that can get the list :p

 

[Name Trader]

I would say it's probably not an regular expiring domain auction. Maybe it's a 7 day auction by a third party. Check the whois for registrant and expiry date.

 

[tricolorro]

I would say it's probably not an regular expiring domain auction. Maybe it's a 7 day auction by a third party. Check the whois for registrant and expiry date.

stub is correct in all likelihood.

I also was used to the $10 domains going to the $5 Firesale but some
of the domains I was watching reverted back to $10.

I then realized those were NOT expiring domains.

The Registrant was selling them. Not GoDaddy.

Check the WhoIs then buy them at $10 if they're not
expiring and you want the domain.

 

[DNabc]

Whois contact is "Domains by Proxy" (whois privacy from Godaddy), so it can be a 3rd party seller, or Godaddy itself, that was my doubt, I guess it's impossible to say, I'll just bid on it next week.

 

[cache]

it must be a third party one.

 

[chillking]

yes must be a private seller because when you get a expired name gd are usually fast at transfering your name the only problem i have had with them was with a private seller the name was a llll.com and had fake traffic so beware alls i can say is you lern from your mistakes .

 

[tricolorro]

Whois contact is "Domains by Proxy" (whois privacy from Godaddy), so it can be a 3rd party seller, or Godaddy itself, that was my doubt, I guess it's impossible to say, I'll just bid on it next week.

I think you are missing the point.

The WhoIs info does not matter.

What is relevant is the expiration date.

The expiration date is not hidden in "Domains by Proxy".

You need to know if it's an expired domain.

Then you can hope it moves to the $5 Firesale

Not all the expired domains do as some are backordered.

If the domain is not expiring yet, it will go back into the sales loop
unless the Registrant removes it from further sale.

 

[Name Trader]

Precisely, tricolorro.

 

[DNabc]

Domains that were being kept by Godaddy's parent company (Standard Tactics) aren't expiring as well, and they said they would be sent to TDNam... and they were almost all protected by whois privacy.

So I think this may be a private seller, but I'm not 100% sure...

 

[Name Trader]

I believe Parsons if he says he's going to disband Standard Tactics and let all the domains go through the auction. Of course it may be his minions at Standard Tactics don't agree with him So, if the domain hasn't expired, I really think it's likely to be a third party. So bid $10 on it at any time during the next 7 days, and get a response from the seller. $10 is the minimum purchase price. that doesn't mean the seller will sell it for that price.

 

[thebutler]

Post who is info

You can post the whois info without revealing the domain name. It would interesting to see the expiration dates.

Also check to see if the site was live several months ago with a "real" website (archive.org) or was it just parked. That might help explain ownership and when you compare that to whois dates that COULD explain everything.

 

[Ms Domainer]

I believe Parsons if he says he's going to disband Standard Tactics and let all the domains go through the auction. Of course it may be his minions at Standard Tactics don't agree with him So, if the domain hasn't expired, I really think it's likely to be a third party. So bid $10 on it at any time during the next 7 days, and get a response from the seller. $10 is the minimum purchase price. that doesn't mean the seller will sell it for that price.

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I once bid $10.00 (the minimum) on a domain held by a private seller; I received a message from GD stating that GD would direct my offer to the seller. The owner didn't respond, and the offer expired after a time.

Hah, I must have insulted the owner. (When I bid on it, I didn't know it was a private party, but IMO it was still a $10.00 domain).

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[tricolorro]

So bid $10 on it at any time during the next 7 days,...

I am going to disagree with that advice.

By bidding early you are tipping your hand and letting others
know you are interested in the domain.

It's not a good idea to draw attention to the domain.

Place your bid as close to the auction end as possible (see next below).

If you can be online when the auction ends it would be much better
to bid when there's slightly more than 2 minutes left.

That's because auctions extend for an additional two minutes after
the last bid.

If you bid at 2 minutes and 10 seconds and no one else bids, you win!

If the auction has less than two minutes left and you then place your
bid, then two minutes is added to the remaining time.

Place a bid at 1 minute 45 seconds remaining then the auction ending
clock will restart at 3 minutes and 45 seconds.

This allows time for someone else to bid against you.

Too bad there's no sniping service available like there is on eBay.

If there is any, I'd love to know.
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$10 is the minimum purchase price. that doesn't mean the seller will sell it for that price.

If both the Current Price and Asking Price are $10 then you will indeed get the domain for your $10 bid if no one bids higher than you.

The OP never said that $10 was just the Asking Price.

 

[DNabc]

I usually do as Tricolorro said

It's not an expiring domain, and also not offer / counter.

I did an advanced search and it's a public auction, so it really must be a private seller.

The page is exactly the same as the expiring auction ones, so I was mislead.
It just said:

Bids on this Domain: 0

Current Bid: $0
Minimum Bid: $10

I was pretty sure I had found it through FreshDrop and that there was only expired domains there, but maybe I'm mistaken