Traffic East Silent Auction

[wisconsin]

Hi,

Does anyone have an update on the silent auction results?

Thanks.

 

[Jo]

I believe the silent auction has been extended till Monday.

 

[wisconsin]

I believe the silent auction has been extended till Monday.

Thanks, Kerrijo!

 

[Jo]

You're welcome! I am hoping we'll hear of some sales for some NPer's

 

[gazzip]

I believe the silent auction has been extended till Monday.

Please excuse my ignorance but what is a silent auction and how does it work ? Sealed bids ?


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[Damion]

Instead of openly bidding on domains and a auctioneer leading the auction the bidding is to be done by computer. So all the bidders will be placing bids from their computers instead of raising their paddles.

Below is a picture of the auctioneer in 2005 and with him at as a auctioneer it would be fun to attend if i read this from the Moniker website.

The first offline live auction of domain names, sponsored by Moniker.com. In a master stroke, Moniker brought in professional auctioneer Joe Langbaum to run the sale. Langbaum, who could easily earn a living as a standup comedian, is the man who auctioned off Al Capone’s house and Jackie Gleason’s home among others.

Though it was his first time selling domain names, Langbaum extracted well over $400,000 in winning bids from the audience. He deftly discouraged low bids with wisecracks. In response to the first $10 bid Langbaum loudly declared, “Thank you Mr. Rockefeller!” When someone tried to avoid scorn by opening another auction with a $100 bid, Langbaum deadpanned, “Thank you, you gotta have it back by Thursday though.” Even $500 bids weren’t safe. To one of those, Langbaum said, “Congratulations, you’re only $29,500 off the money!”

 

[gazzip]

Thanks Damion That sounds like fun !


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[Redleg]

Any updates on the silent auction?