Enom phantom bids?

Mr Webname · Dec 23, 2004

For the last couple of days, when checking the list of auction names at Enom I have noticed " X You have been outbid" against a lot of names - names I have never bid on!
Anyone else noticed this on their account?

eSology · Dec 23, 2004

Mr Webname said:
For the last couple of days, when checking the list of auction names at Enom I have noticed " X You have been outbid" against a lot of names - names I have never bid on!
Anyone else noticed this on their account?

Take a closer look. You will notice that they are public auctions where somebody else has a bid on them. I noticed this also.

Mr Webname · Dec 23, 2004

eSology said:
Take a closer look. You will notice that they are public auctions where somebody else has a bid on them. I noticed this also.

Whilst that is true it refers to 'my bid status' and 'me being outbid' - bothers me because I have not bid and it has never done this before - I DON'T LIKE IT ENOM!

eSology · Dec 23, 2004

caught me off guard also. Changes without notification = yuk!

stuff · Dec 23, 2004

You recive the notification also, when enom catches a domain, and the bid is $10, lets say 5 people, all bid $10 then if someone enters $20, then All other 4 get the notification

Mr Webname · Dec 23, 2004

stuff said:
You recive the notification also, when enom catches a domain, and the bid is $10, lets say 5 people, all bid $10 then if someone enters $20, then All other 4 get the notification

Yes - but that should not happen if you have not placed a bid - I have not bid on any domain that I am referring to.

madcamel · Dec 23, 2004

Happened to me too. I was outbidded on names I've never seen before.
Their support told me: "Well, you were outbid, you don't have to pay anything, so what's the problem ?".
I let it go hoping it won't happen again.