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Auction on Flippa currently has 10bids and is at $2,000,000
Auction on Flippa currently has 10bids and is at $2,000,000
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I'll definitely have to read this thread after a couple of cups of ice coffee one day
There are maybe 6 posts on-topic and the rest is a castigation of Flippa :P
Like messaging me on Skype to ask if I knew anybody who'd buy OahuResorts.com from you? When YOU yourself live in Hawaii!?!? I'm not a C-level executive at a Hawaiian resort, Ali. Those people are your neighbors, for God's sake.
Kevin, this will be my first time of speaking with a Flippa rep. I must say that I admire your work. You have done great job thus far on flippa domain marketplace.
My only suggestion would be to introduce feeds that report what domain is getting bids, more like an alert on trending bids. This way, it could help those who couldn't use the premium listing to get a fair advantage of the marketplace.
Namejet has similar feature and Godaddy as well.
This will help sellers more.
MHO
Thank you; I appreciate your kind words, and feedback especially.
Portfolio sales are flourishing on Flippa, albeit the $1 reserve portfolio auctions seem to get the most visibility.
Your portfolio sale that ended today was a pretty cool batch of domains. Let's work on getting that relisted and sold (I'll provide credits and a few suggestions; I am out of office til next week, though).
As for your feedback -- it's a good one, but if you head to www.flippa.com/buy-domains, you can filter by Most Active -- this is measured strictly by bid count, not by who has an upgrade or not.
Drilling down deeper into this suggestion, were you referring to a section that 'alerted' buyers in real-time as to what was trending *that very moment* - i.e. if there's a bidding war going on, or something very popular that's ending, etc; that sort of thing?
What should I do?
Perhaps you should get some employees of the "auction platform" to bid against the clueless customer and drive up the price. It's the latest rage. Everyone's doing it. Just like the Twist and Mockarena. Oh boy! Just think of all the shekels you can make at the expense of some dumbass bidder who thinks they're getting a fair shake!
Are you proud of yourself yet?
Can you list some of the auctions you're currently seeing this with?
thanks but I am not interested in what you wrote above... even though you are trying to use my post to pass a message across. All I want to know is how to handle post auction negotiation as this is my first time.Perhaps you should get some employees of the "auction platform" to bid against the clueless customer and drive up the price. It's the latest rage. Everyone's doing it. Just like the Twist and Mockarena. Oh boy! Just think of all the shekels you can make at the expense of some dumbass bidder who thinks they're getting a fair shake!
Are you proud of yourself yet?
All I want to know is how to handle post auction negotiation as this is my first time.
Can you list some of the auctions you're currently seeing this with?
I'm not a Seller there, so I wouldn't know. All I know is the policy of Flippa, according to the CEO in 2012. Of course I don't know which auctions Flippa employees participate in and which auctions they don't participate in. I'm not a Seller there, so it seems I'm not entitled to that information if Flippa's policy, as stated in the interview referenced herein, is indeed current. Perhaps you can tell me, Mr. Lions, is that policy still current?
6) Does Flippa allow employees to bid on auctions ?
“We do allow our staff to bid on auctions as long as the bidders are
clear about this with sellers, however we’re usually so busy working
with Flippa, that our staff of 12 doesn’t have the time to be buying
more sites.
Here's the link to the whole interview: http://tldinvestors.com/2012/11/quick-chat-with-david-slutzkin-ceo-flippa.html
Seems like the only way I'd know if a Flippa employee was bidding against me would be if I was the Seller of the domain. Highly unlikely I'd be bidding on a domain I already own.
So tell me, Mr. Lions, how would anyone but the Seller know if a Flippa employee was participating in any particular auction in which Flippa was involved? Don't forget to answer this question, as inconvenient as it may be for you.
The problem is, as far as I can ascertain, a buyer/bidder wouldn't know a Flippa employee was bidding against them. So it would be impossible for a typical buyer to be able to say for certainty whether or not a Flippa employee was driving up prices or not. Do you see it differently? Please do tell.
With all due respect (and not much I might add), Mr. Lions, it appears to me that you don't seem to care much if an auction entity allows it's employees to bid against clueless customers. Your spots are showing.
Oh, and the Appraisals section, they should go ahead and kill that. It's one big negative/drag on the site.
Hi everybody,
Interesting discussion.
But I can't seem to find out how to PM a member here? I just registered but can't see PM on members' profile page.
I know this is off topic but I must first contact people before I put my 2cents in this discussion since I am a new Flippa user for 6 months now.
Same thing for Flippa. I can't PM a member there. Please, show me how to PM members here and on Flippa.
best regards to all domainers
F...heavy marketing, outbound and PR campaigns will and must be held to bring endusers into the bidding. I will always choose Flippa. I have had 100% success with them.
So when Irving Berlin wrote the lyrics to "Everybody's Doin' It Now" he literally meant everyone? Wow. There I was thinking he was using hyperbole as some kind of literary device.So your answer is no. Because you said - "Everyone's doing it." .
You don't need any permission to do anything. You can always put in 1c and use @userid to get specific people to see you want them to provide input for the remaining penny.I must first contact people before I put my 2cents in this discussion since I am a new Flippa user for 6 months now.