Understanding Snapnames live auctions...

[sirengirl]

I am curious how snap names determines how one name is priced at $9, while other names are priced at $99. I am speaking regards to the Live auctions. Are the higher prices a guess on their parts as to how much a name may fetch?

I am all the more curious becuase I let a couple of names drop on godaddy, and they are both at snap names on their live auctions. When I look at the registrations it shows snap names picked them up on the 4th of April.

If anything it is an interesting lesson as to how a name goes from a drop to, tdnam than maybe onto their $5 sale and then onto snap names, with the potential to be dropped again....

 

[Spade]

Thats exactly true SirenGirl. SnapNames, just like tasters will attempt to grab whatever expires.. So often times names that expire at GoDaddy go through the TDNAM cycle (both regular and BIN) and then drop, being snatched by either snap or tasters. (or other companies).

Then snap auctions them off, if possible. If not, they drop again, back to the tasters for 3-4 cycles. Its actually quite ingenious how the whole system works, the trick is to find yourself somewhere in the middle.

 

[sirengirl]

Thats exactly true SirenGirl. SnapNames, just like tasters will attempt to grab whatever expires.. So often times names that expire at GoDaddy go through the TDNAM cycle (both regular and BIN) and then drop, being snatched by either snap or tasters. (or other companies).

Then snap auctions them off, if possible. If not, they drop again, back to the tasters for 3-4 cycles. Its actually quite ingenious how the whole system works, the trick is to find yourself somewhere in the middle.

Peculiar...and the cycle within a cycles goes on and on. I am beginning to think snapnames prices each "live auction" at a random price ending with 9, and if it dosent sell the first time, it goes through one cycle and another until it reaches $9. And then... it's is dropped for the tasters again.

 

[Coopey]

Peculiar...and the cycle within a cycles goes on and on. I am beginning to think snapnames prices each "live auction" at a random price ending with 9, and if it dosent sell the first time, it goes through one cycle and another until it reaches $9. And then... it's is dropped for the tasters again.

I was going to suggest they probably do this once SN have them- I'm sure I've noticed domains at $39 one week, and then ten days later at $19

 

[cache]

But I thought tasters can not keep the names more than 5 days, how can snap keep
it go through twice in the auction?

 

[sirengirl]

But I thought tasters can not keep the names more than 5 days, how can snap keep
it go through twice in the auction?

Still trying to figure it out. I am testing names I let drop that I will try to get back again as an experiment. My question is if we can register a name and taste it for a 5 day stretch, why cant a company like Snapnames do the same?

 

[shockie]

My question is if we can register a name and taste it for a 5 day stretch, why cant a company like Snapnames do the same?

they can and some registrars do...