16 Bidder Slugfest at Snapnames - IDN Forums

bwhhisc · #1 09-22-2006, 08:24 PM

Usually don't report on these but this should be an interesting one seeing that it is at Snapnames.

Round 1 just underway. NO NAMES OR IDENTITIES will be used...to protect the timid!

The Prize.... Chinese IDN xn--55qx5d.com 公司.com Translation: Company.com

This should be a good one, we will bring you ringside action here at the Forum!

Round 1:
$60, $61, $62, $63, $102, $107, $130, $135, $150, $160, $200, $210, $250, $260, $300, $310..............$ 399
A few days left in the auction and appears to be plenty of action ahead!

Rubber Duck · #2 09-22-2006, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bwhhisc

Usually don't report on these but this should be an interesting one seeing that it is at Snapnames.

Round 1 just underway. NO NAMES OR IDENTITIES will be used...to protect the timid!

The Prize.... Chinese IDN xn--55qx5d.com 公司 Company.com

This should be a good one, we will bring you ringside action here at the Forum!

Round 1:
$60, $61, $62, $63, $102, $107, $130, $135, $150, $160, $200, $210, $250, $260, $300, $310...
A few days left in the auction and appears to be plenty of action ahead!

Holy Shit, this is going way into 5 Figures, if not 6.

This get sover a Billion Google!

Is this a drop or a reserved placement?

bwhhisc · #3 09-22-2006, 09:53 PM

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Holy Shit, this is going way into 5 Figures, if not 6.
This get sover a Billion Google!
Is this a drop or a reserved placement?

It was dropped today...

Rubber Duck · #4 09-22-2006, 10:03 PM

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It was dropped today...

Gongsi! China and Verisign have been killing one another to get this as an extension.

This is massive. Lord we are not worthy!

This is going to shatter the ASCII fernament.

This will be the biggest IDN sale of the year!

blastfromthepast · #5 09-22-2006, 11:44 PM

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It was dropped today...

Whoever dropped this............................ ?!

Drewbert · #6 09-23-2006, 02:37 AM

Should we be running a pool on the final amount it goes for?

bwhhisc · #7 09-23-2006, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bwhhisc

Usually don't report on these but this should be an interesting one seeing that it is at Snapnames. Round 1 just underway. NO NAMES OR IDENTITIES will be used...to protect the timid! The Prize.... Chinese IDN xn--55qx5d.com 公司.com Translation: Company.com This should be a good one, we will bring you ringside action here at the Forum!
Round 1- Friday:
$60, $61, $62, $63, $102, $107, $130, $135, $150, $160, $200, $210, $250, $260, $300, $310..............$ 399
A few days left in the auction and appears to be plenty of action ahead!

Round 2- Saturday, still 8 hours to go today
$400, $419, $450, $500, $525, $600, $625, $700, $800, $825, $850, $875, $1000 (2 bidders tied).

Auction is slated to run until Monday afternoon. Stay tuned.

jose · #8 09-23-2006, 07:19 PM

It may have been dropped on purpose. Drops are much better than sales these days.

Recent example: youtobe.com. It was supposed to drop on 20/10/2006, but all the usual steps were unfairly shorten to make it drop sooner. Owner and drop company share the profit of the drop auction (40.000 US$). Stay tuned.

bwhhisc · #9 09-23-2006, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by jose

It may have been dropped on purpose. Drops are much better than sales these days. Recent example: youtobe.com. It was supposed to drop on 20/10/2006, but all the usual steps were unfairly shorten to make it drop sooner. Owner and drop company share the profit of the drop auction (40.000 US$). Stay tuned.

Interesting theory!

jose · #10 09-23-2006, 08:08 PM

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Interesting theory!

It's not a theory. Do some investigation and you'll find it...

bwhhisc · #11 09-23-2006, 08:34 PM

You better point out which rabbit hole to look in. As I understand it, the REGISTRARS (only) compete for the drops in a special "pool" before the drops slide to the next level.

So question...if a name expires at Enom...do they get to "keep" their customers drops if they so choose, or do they have to compete on those in the pool with other registrars. And if not, how would someone dropping to know which registrar is going to end up with the drop and set up the deal with them and Snap.

I don't disbelieve you, just seems uh....like a bit of collusion here.

Rubber Duck · #12 09-23-2006, 09:10 PM

As I understand it, if your registrar or their associate (generally Snapnames or Pool) want your name. After the 30 day grace period it is not returned to the registry but retained by the registrar. They pay the registry to renew the name for another year ($5.50). It is then market Redemption at he registar but not at the registry as it is not really in redemption. However, if you try to renew at this stage you will get stung with the usually highly inflated fee. It then slips through the channels into the Drop Auctions without ever actually dropping. Some players are in a position to push names through the system this way, but I think you have to be big-time. There is an advantage in doing this as Snapnames generally get better prices faster than Sedo or any of the other Domain Retailers.

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Originally Posted by bwhhisc

You better point out which rabbit hole to look in. As I understand it, the REGISTRARS (only) compete for the drops in a special "pool" before the drops slide to the next level.

So question...if a name expires at Enom...do they get to "keep" their customers drops if they so choose, or do they have to compete on those in the pool with other registrars. And if not, how would someone dropping to know which registrar is going to end up with the drop and set up the deal with them and Snap.

I don't disbelieve you, just seems uh....like a bit of collusion here.

bwhhisc · #13 09-24-2006, 03:27 PM

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Round 2- Saturday, still 8 hours to go today
$400, $419, $450, $500, $525, $600, $625, $700, $800, $825, $850, $875, $1000 (2 bidders tied). Auction is slated to run until Monday afternoon. Stay tuned.

Sunday update...been kind of boring.
Only bumped to $1,050, some may be sitting back until Monday's showdown.

Rubber Duck · #14 09-24-2006, 03:45 PM

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Sunday update...been kind of boring.
Only bumped to $1,050, some may be sitting back until Monday's showdown.

If you need some ideas on auction tactics, watch some wildlife films of Lionesses stalking Zebra.

Olney · #15 09-24-2006, 04:05 PM

I got a feeling an IDNF member will own it...

bwhhisc · #16 09-24-2006, 04:45 PM

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If you need some ideas on auction tactics, watch some wildlife films of Lionesses stalking Zebra.

ROTFLOL

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Originally Posted by Olney

I got a feeling an IDNF member will own it...

I heard tell one is already printing up postcard announcements.

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Originally Posted by bwhhisc

Round 2- Saturday, still 8 hours to go today
$400, $419, $450, $500, $525, $600, $625, $700, $800, $825, $850, $875, $1000 (2 bidders tied). Auction is slated to run until Monday afternoon. Stay tuned.

Sunday results...
$1100, $1150, $1250, $1300, $1500, $1550, $ 1800, $1850...
Rumors of Lions, Wolves, Cheetahs, Hyenas, Jackals, and Buzzards beginning to move into the area...

Olney · #17 09-25-2006, 02:08 PM

I'm not used to using SnapNames so I have no clue how to find what you guys are seeing.
It ends Monday US time right?

bwhhisc · #18 09-25-2006, 02:25 PM

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I'm not used to using SnapNames so I have no clue how to find what you guys are seeing.
It ends Monday US time right?

I believe that only the bidders that registered can see this. If you register, you are commiting to buy name at $60 if there are no other bidders. I registered for this auction (along with a good few IDNF members) so I am able to log in.

It ends Monday, at 12nn Pacific time US, unless there are any last minute bidders which will extend the ending time.