CRAP mix script IDNs on EBAY...

[bwhhisc]

EBAY now scrambles buyers ID's so others can't let them know they are actually bidding on .

Sex.com...seller discloses IDN and punycode at least, but worthless mix script domain. English S and X, with Vietnamese "E"

http://cgi.ebay.com/Sex-com-IDN-doma...3A1%7C294%3A50

BABES.com....says only "IDN", no language or punycode. (Also selling BABE.com)

http://cgi.ebay.com/com-Cool-idn-nam...3A1%7C294%3A50

QUOTE BY SELLER. "Domain name ВАВЕЅ.com --- idn name. It makes good money every day on the parking program, PPC"

Amazing that this "вавеѕ" gets even 100 Google SERP...Cryllic letters creating an English word. Inventive...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...95%22&aq=f&oq=

[alexd]

I can't believe that the Sex one actually has 35 bids !!!
Also, have a look at the other item that the seller has for sale ...

http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/robin77red

Looks like a very interesting niche the seller is going for !!

Alex

[bwhhisc]

Originally Posted by alexd

I can't believe that the Sex one actually has 35 bids !!!
Alex

Gonna be a pissed off buyer when they find out what they are getting. The S and X are Latin characters, appears that the "E" in the middle is Vietnamese unicode. EBAY needs to step up and ban these kind of sales, they just end up with problems for everyone and usually a dispute with the buyer moving to chargeback the sale.

[jose]

A VERY SAD DAY FOR IDNS:

Sex.com Winning bid: US $2,550.99
http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=110332037866

Bidder Bid Amount Bid Time

u***a( 0 ) US $2,550.99 Jan-04-09 10:06:42 PST



m***o( 1 ) US $2,500.99 Jan-02-09 14:23:58 PST



u***a( 0 ) US $2,000.00 Jan-04-09 10:06:21 PST



u***a( 0 ) US $1,000.00 Jan-04-09 10:06:09 PST



u***a( 0 ) US $500.00 Jan-04-09 10:05:58 PST



u***a( 0 ) US $400.00 Jan-04-09 10:05:47 PST



u***a( 0 ) US $300.00 Jan-04-09 10:05:38 PST



u***a( 0 ) US $200.00 Jan-04-09 10:05:27 PST



c***_( 574) US $175.00 Jan-02-09 14:29:45 PST



c***_( 574) US $170.00 Jan-02-09 14:29:11 PST



c***_( 574) US $165.00 Jan-02-09 14:28:43 PST



c***_( 574) US $160.00 Jan-02-09 14:15:07 PST



m***o( 1 ) US $159.99 Jan-02-09 13:13:44 PST



c***_( 574) US $150.00 Jan-02-09 14:14:51 PST



c***_( 574) US $130.00 Jan-02-09 14:14:39 PST



c***_( 574) US $120.00 Jan-02-09 14:14:29 PST



c***_( 574) US $110.00 Jan-02-09 14:14:12 PST



c***_( 574) US $103.00 Jan-02-09 14:14:02 PST



c***_( 574) US $99.00 Jan-02-09 14:13:28 PST



c***_( 574) US $96.00 Jan-02-09 14:13:20 PST



c***_( 574) US $94.00 Jan-02-09 14:13:09 PST



c***_( 574) US $90.00 Jan-02-09 14:12:37 PST



c***_( 574) US $88.00 Jan-02-09 14:12:28 PST



c***_( 574) US $85.00 Jan-02-09 14:12:19 PST



c***_( 574) US $82.00 Jan-02-09 14:12:09 PST



c***_( 574) US $79.00 Jan-02-09 14:05:49 PST



c***_( 574) US $76.00 Jan-02-09 14:05:36 PST



c***_( 574) US $71.00 Jan-02-09 10:03:43 PST



m***o( 1 ) US $65.87 Jan-02-09 09:56:25 PST



c***_( 574) US $61.00 Jan-02-09 10:03:32 PST



c***_( 574) US $51.00 Jan-02-09 10:03:15 PST



c***_( 574) US $46.00 Jan-02-09 10:03:07 PST



c***_( 574) US $43.00 Jan-02-09 10:02:58 PST



c***_( 574) US $40.00 Jan-02-09 10:02:45 PST



c***_( 574) US $35.00 Jan-02-09 10:02:32 PST



c***_( 574) US $30.00 Jan-02-09 10:02:19 PST



c***_( 574) US $26.00 Jan-02-09 10:02:09 PST



c***_( 574) US $21.00 Jan-02-09 10:01:50 PST



c***_( 574) US $10.00 Dec-30-08 21:40:49 PST



n***r( 0 ) US $2.49 Dec-30-08 21:54:08 PST



n***r( 0 ) US $1.94 Dec-30-08 21:53:52 PST



n***r( 0 ) US $1.05 Dec-30-08 21:53:28 PST


Starting Price US $0.99 Dec-30-08 10:51:59 PST

[bwhhisc]

Surprised the seller has full who.is disclosure. They may not be wanting the "attention" when the buyer finds
out they have been scammed. I'll bet not 1 in a 10,000 people on planet earth could even figure out how to
"create" this IDN if they wanted to, much less get any natural type-in!!

[Drewbert]

A fool and his money....

[jose]

Sometimes I wonder if maybe they know what they're buying and just want to scam someone else later on... and if that's the case, would this be a scam still or a market working?! Should we fight the market? The real issue for me is calling this IDN domains, they should be called entertainment domains.

[jose]

Also, prices are going up as these are getting rare. You can't mix scripts like before. Having said that, I not sure this one is renewable...

[bwhhisc]

Originally Posted by jose

Sometimes I wonder if maybe they know what they're buying and just want to scam someone else later on... and if that's the case, would this be a scam still or a market working?! Should we fight the market? The real issue for me is calling this IDN domains, they should be called entertainment domains.

It's possible the seller bought the from another person and is now reselling it. They may be clueless as well, who knows. A professional scammer would have probably used a masked who.is, then again the info on the who.is might be bogus.

[jose]

How clever are ebay bidders?

[sunsei21]

lol ill 175 for that 170 its a steal

[Rubber Duck]

It will either be a Wall Street hedge fund at work, or perhaps Paulson investing the rest of the TARP fund.