auctions Whiskey.com [was] at $2,000,000 on Flippa [fake bid removed]

[JudgeMind]

Whiskey.com

Auction on Flippa currently has 10bids and is at $2,000,000

 

[The Group]

whiskeyy.com ?

Whiskey.com

Only one y

 

[mad409]

Was the reserve met at $2,000,000?

I would change the reserve due to the fraudulent bidder, might discourage other bidders.
Great domain, I hope you & seller do well but I think on a global platform Whisky is better.

 

[The Group]

I would change the reserve due to the fraudulent bidder, might discourage other bidders.
Great domain, I hope hey do well but I think on a global platform Whisky is better.

Check screenshot of Google trends...I believe the world differs

 

[Azwan Asban]

i see whiskeyy.com registered on mac 2014.. is a new domain. also available whiskeyy.org whiskeyy.net

 

[mad409]

i see whiskeyy.com registered on mac 2014.. is a new domain. also available whiskeyy.org whiskeyy.net

Spell check my friend.

 

[anhnguyenict]

Is it worth $2M ???

 

[The Group]

Is it worth $2M ???

Definitely. When you look at domains like Vodka.com / Wine.com and Whisky.com all breaking $3M...this domain is an instant winner for any Whiskey business.

 

[Azwan Asban]

Definitely. When you look at domains like Vodka.com / Wine.com and Whisky.com all breaking $3M...this domain is an instant winner for any Whiskey business.

goodluck ..

 

[DU]

We immediately pushed for verification and concluded it was a fake bidder. It was taken care of in under 20-30 minutes. These things happen.

No, these things happen at auction sites with a reputation for fake bidders.

I totally agree that a pre-verification over a certain amount would be beneficial to the platform As the broker for the name Whiskey.com, you can imagine how much I would have enjoyed that verification being done before the bid.

As a broker of a domain with a reserve of $2,000,000 I would have imagined you would have picked an auction house that did that verification instead of one that had a reputation for fake bidders. Excuse me while I go setup an account and bid $1,999,999.

 

[Azwan Asban]

Spell check my friend.

maybe is are some option for the next..

 

[The Group]

No, these things happen at auction sites with a reputation for fake bidders.

As a broker of a domain with a reserve of $2,000,000 I would have imagined you would have picked an auction house that did that verification instead of one that had a reputation for fake bidders. Excuse me while I go setup an account and bid $1,999,999.

I was contracted as the broker by Flippa. The fake bidding doesn't happen as often as you think, and I am personally the biggest fan of Flippa there is. Our decision to list these domains on their platform was a universal agreement, which I will do over..and over...and over again

 

[Edgar Jacobs]

Pretty sure there are verifications on Flippa, might just not be able to catch all of them.

 

[mad409]

Pretty sure there are verifications on Flippa, might just not be able to catch all of them.

Million dollar domain/sale's would be a start!

 

[DomainVP]

I was contracted as the broker by Flippa.

Elaborate....

 

[S-B]

You should do like some of the others and any bidding over X amount the bidder must be verified. Just a suggestion...

There is an inherent problem with that strategy. Sometimes new people sign up specifically to bid on the name. That does not necessarily mean that they do not have the funds.

 

[JudgeMind]

Actually they are two different names. The name you refer to below was the sale for whisky.com, the current auction is for whiskey.com.

Whiskey.com sold in 2009 for $185,000.

Having read the $3,100,000 back story on DNJournal for Whiskey.com a second time around, I found this interesting snippet near the end:

In nearly 1 year, they have not been able to re-brand or make more sales? Something seems fishy about this whole deal now.

Any clarification by Michael Castello or the broker?

I can't seem to find too much information on who the "largest supplier of whiskey in Europe" is and if they're going under or if this was just an absurd assumption to be made.

 

[HeyNow]

Fake bidder. It happens.

Ya think?

Yes, I am brokering the domain exclusively on Flippa.com Bidding is still going on.

Are Flippa employees bidding against clueless customers in this auction? I believe that Flippa allows its employees to bid against customers, as long as the SELLER is in on it. Is that what's happening here?

 

[jdab]

I'm guessing it's spelled without the "e" in the States?

 

[N-A]

Whiskey.com sold in 2009 for $185,000.

Yep, even I got confused reading it due to a case of early morning Typoglycemia.

 

[matrigaldo]

can anyone look up are whiskeys.com still available ?

whiskeyy.com ?

i see whiskeyy.com registered on mac 2014.. is a new domain. also available whiskeyy.org whiskeyy.net

Dude, what?!!??!?

 

[Azwan Asban]

Dude, what?!!??!?

i mean the similar domain of whiskey.com still available. whiskeyy.net whiskeyy.org

 

[jdab]

i mean the similar domain of whiskey.com still available. whiskeyy.net whiskeyy.org

Yes it's similar, but can't see it holding a fraction of the value of Whiskey.com. Looks more like the Gamertag of a Call of Duty player.

 

[Azwan Asban]

Yes it's similar, but can't see it holding a fraction of the value of Whiskey.com. Looks more like the Gamertag of a Call of Duty player.

yeah, i also think like that. i don't have this domain. but i see it some good option. its miss spell.. whiskeyy.com has done registered on march 2014.

 

[DU]

There is an inherent problem with that strategy. Sometimes new people sign up specifically to bid on the name. That does not necessarily mean that they do not have the funds.

Good auction houses and brokers have usually made key parties (with millions to bid) aware. You don't buy Van Goghs at a flea market, you don't sell Ferraris in the Ghetto...

I'm guessing it's spelled without the "e" in the States?

More or less the other way around. Scotch is without the "e" - or variants of such. Suntori, for example, is still whisky though it's produced in Japan. Whiskey is more American an Irish... so no matter what google trends tells you, whisky is far more valuable then whiskey.

 

[S-B]

Good auction houses and brokers have usually made key parties (with millions to bid) aware. You don't buy Van Goghs at a flea market, you don't sell Ferraris in the Ghetto...

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europe/12/11/offbeat.van.gogh.reut/