All Backordered Names Now Go To Auction

justacoder · Nov 16, 2008

All Backordered Names Now Go To *Public* Auction, not just an auction with those that had also back-ordered the domain

Seems like I was the only person who back-ordered a domain, a nice domain, and 1st they up'd the price to $250, then they set the auction to last for 40 days, now another person has appeared as a bidder and I checked and anybody can now add it to their cart and join the bidding.

Isn't this kind of bait and switch?

I have 400 domains back-ordered at snapnames... and bought about 20 there over the last 3 years... wasn't there some kind of implicit contract that I would buy the names that were dropped and they would sell them just to me and the other back-orderers - not to the whole wide world?

mk001 · Dec 4, 2008

It's rubbish. IMO.

It's just Snapnames' way of charging you as much as possible for your own knowledge and insight.

Chuck · Dec 4, 2008

mk001 said:
It's rubbish. IMO.

It's just Snapnames' way of charging you as much as possible for your own knowledge and insight.

It's like that these days with all of the drop catchers just about. Many users are now priced out of the hunt for those "best" dropping domains because of the auctions.

DomainsInc · Dec 4, 2008

justacoder said:
All Backordered Names Now Go To *Public* Auction, not just an auction with those that had also back-ordered the domain

Wow, if this is true they have basically killed themselves as a backorder service. No one will backorder if anyone can jump in and bid.

brianluedke · Jan 12, 2010

Is this still the case in 2010? If so, I'm glad I saw this thread and I thank you.

I have a major, major name that is about to be deleted. I'm glad I decided to use pool and namejet, while avoiding snap entirely.

chillking · Feb 12, 2010

Hi guys i would also like to know have they changed the rules in 2010 do all name go to public auction ? or have they gone back to the old rules please let me know thanks guys.