2008 Idate Miami Moniker Auction

[denny007]

I thin Idate silent will NOT be @ Snapnames as I asked Moniker and their answer was "why you do not like Moniker silent auciton www ?" (not exactly but in that sense).

 

[BELLC1]

Final results of Live:

Domain Name Sold Price

eRomance.com $100,000
FreeSingles.com $21,000
FreeDatingService.com $20,000
FemaleDormitory.com $9,500
DateMyWife.com $5,000
SoftKiss.com $3,500
Date4You.com $1,300
SocialNetworking.mobi $800
MyNextDate.com $650
SeniorDate.net $650
SeductiveDream.com $600
SocialVlogs.com $450
SocialNetworkingBlogs.com $400
BestInternetDatingServices.com $300
ChristianSocialNetworkingSites.com $300
FreeSocialNetworkingSoftware.com $300
LocalinternetDatingServices.com $300
SocialNetworkingCanada.com $250
BabyBoomerSocialNetworking.com $200
FreeSocialNetworkingSites.com $200
LatinSocialNetworking.com $200
AdultSocialNetworkingSites.com $100
SocialNetworkingLosAngeles.com $100
SocialNetworkingUSA.com $100
WomensSocialNetworking.com $100

That's a total of 25 domains bringing in $166,300.00 in Live.

Silent is now underway.

 

[Vision]

Final results of Live:

Domain Name Sold Price

eRomance.com $100,000
FreeSingles.com $21,000
FreeDatingService.com $20,000
FemaleDormitory.com $9,500
DateMyWife.com $5,000
SoftKiss.com $3,500
Date4You.com $1,300
SocialNetworking.mobi $800
MyNextDate.com $650
SeniorDate.net $650
SeductiveDream.com $600
SocialVlogs.com $450
SocialNetworkingBlogs.com $400
BestInternetDatingServices.com $300
ChristianSocialNetworkingSites.com $300
FreeSocialNetworkingSoftware.com $300
LocalinternetDatingServices.com $300
SocialNetworkingCanada.com $250
BabyBoomerSocialNetworking.com $200
FreeSocialNetworkingSites.com $200
LatinSocialNetworking.com $200
AdultSocialNetworkingSites.com $100
SocialNetworkingLosAngeles.com $100
SocialNetworkingUSA.com $100
WomensSocialNetworking.com $100

That's a total of 25 domains bringing in $228,400.00 in Live.

Silent is now underway.

Pretty.mobi also sold for $2,000

 

[carlton]

That's a total of 25 domains bringing in $228,400.00 in Live.

Sure your math is right?

 

[BELLC1]

um...er...never let a 10-year-old do your math...

$166,300 (+ 2000. for pretty.mobi which is still not on the list as having been sold).

http://marketplacepro.moniker.com/auction/events/186/results.html

 

[acronym007]

Any results?

 

[Downloads]

It was only on Internet Radio as far as i am aware. The results show not many were sold but then when the live auction has 3 and 4 word! names what do you expect.

Some 4 worders

FreeSocialNetworkingSoftware.com
BestInternetDatingServices.com
FreeSocialNetworkingSites.com
LocalinternetDatingServices.com

SO many Social Networking Sites? Anyone else think this could potentially be very dodgy? I wonder who owned all these prior?

SocialNetworkingCanada.com
LatinSocialNetworking.com
ChristianSocialNetworkingSites.com
SocialNetworkingNewYork.com
SocialNetworkingLosAngeles.com
MiamiSocialNetworking.com
AdultSocialNetworkingSites.com
SocialNetWorkingWebsite.com
FriendsSocialNetworking.com
WomensSocialNetworking.com
BabyBoomerSocialNetworking.com WTF??
ChurchSocialNetworking.com
SocialNetworkingUSA.com
SocialNetworkingAustralia.com
AdultSocialNetworkingSite.com
TopAdultSocialNetworkingSites.com A record of 5 words!!!!

I agree with an above poster. This is nothing short of a shamble.

 

[Find A Date]

I had one domain make it to the live auction... NiceDates.com... but no bids.

10 of my domains made it to the silent auction.


FreeDatingService.com sold for $20,000. in the live auction. (Not My Domain)

I submitted FreeDatingClub.com, and it is in the silent auction, but apparently wasn't good enough for the live auction:disappointed:

Robert

 

[BELLC1]

It was a new venue with a tough time spot and a new crowd of players. Lessons learned will be applied to next year, I'm sure.

 

[Downloads]

May be Bell, but doesn't change the fact that yet again they picked the wrong names out.

venue, timespot, crowd - None of these have anything to do with someone's ability to pick good names out for auction

All of the ones i mentioned above didn't manage more than a couple of hundred of dollars and it is SO easy to see why, but i've had higher offers on GossipForums.com which Sedo Top Listed and yet which didn't even make it to Moniker's silent auction, let alone live auction!

Sorry but the people picking the names out just need replacing, it's as simple as that. There is no certain way to say which name is good and which isn't, but it's just a talent to know what a good name is. The people they have employed to do this, obviously don't have that talent.

 

[denny007]

BabyBoomerSocialNetworking.com WTF??

Domains like this makes me wonder which moron is selecting domains for auctions. There is lot of domains regged less than year ago, which is usually indication of incredible crap

 

[Downloads]

Domains like this makes me wonder which moron is selecting domains for auctions. There is lot of domains regged less than year ago, which is usually indication of incredible crap

:amen:

 

[BELLC1]

I dunno. I went 0 for 5 in Live of which 2 had bids (not enough though) and 3 did not.
At Internext, I went 1 for 13 in live and 1 for 44 in Silent. Not exactly the finish I was hoping for. In short, the results (for me) sucked big time and it was very frustrating.

Yes, there is and always has been a percentage of really crappy names. I think a small amount of names, particularly ones without a reserve, are deliberately included to open up bidding to those without a lot of money to spend. If all were "premium" no one could afford it. I mean, isn't every domain premium??

But it's Moniker's auction, not ours, and I'm grateful for the venue as it was more than I had before. I've had good auctions and not-so-good. As one member put it after the Internext Live, "Being in Silent is the kiss of death." This wasn't what I was looking for to start 2008.

And I'll remain optimistic despite any perceived shortcomings that may exist. They can't force people to stick around until the end. The names are drawn at random for their show order. They can't force people to buy and there is no accounting for the buyer's tastes as a beholder, especially when it comes to "premium" domains, but the buyer controls the purse strings, not Moniker.

They don't get paid a commission if they can't sell them.

 

[Downloads]

You force people to stick around by having good names throughout.

135. LegalWomen.com136. GayMatch.us137. Date4You.com138. HappinessMagazine.com139. AccessPhotos.com140. MatureDating.us141. MyJewishDates.com142. FemaleChemistry.com143. PopMusicSite.com144. Incompatible.com145. SocialNetWorkingWebsite.com146. LatinoSocialNetworking.com147. FriendsSocialNetworking.com148. WomensSocialNetworking.com149. BabyBoomerSocialNetworking.com150. ChurchSocialNetworking.com151. SocialNetworkingUSA.com152. SocialNetworkingAustralia.com153. AdultSocialNetworkingSite.com154. TopAdultSocialNetworkingSites.com155. Playfulness.com156. VideoProvider.com157. LiveSurprise.com158. VegasPremier.com159. FeaturedStar.com160. VideoActing.com161. CharlotteDate.com

I mean what a miserable way to finish an auction, a couple of worth a punt, but 90% are trash.

I guarantee you using the live and silent lists, i would have made them more money picking out 161 names. Moniker can ring me next time if they want and i will go through their lists and correct them

 

[BELLC1]

ok

 

[Gramma]

Monte needs to ring up some friends and get some bidding going on the silent auction. The old "wait til the last day' mantra isn't cutting it as evidenced by the internext silent.
I want the moniker auctions to be successful - i love the heart pumping when your domain is on the block - "last and final bid".
Well we'll see what happens with traffic and affiliate summit- i have some submitted since last oct/nov - hope a few make it.

 

[BELLC1]

I was kind of surprised at that as well. Usually there is at least one bid on something by now.

 

[DomainsInc]

Sad to see this auction bomb. Doesn't seem like silent is going to be any better either.

 

[denny007]

I will bid as usually - 15 minutes before end

 

[BELLC1]

Wow! This is a first! Less than 24 hours remaining and still no bids.