Info name at auction

MAllie · Apr 30, 2008

I had an offer for a domain name and let it go to auction, more out of curiosity than anything else. But will anyone other than myself and the original offerer know that there's an auction on? This might seem a silly question, but then I am full of silly questions, so thanks for your tolerance.

actnow · Apr 30, 2008

Yes, others follow the auction section.

As you know, there is a box on the Sedo's front page displaying some of the domains in auction.

Unfortunately, the only people that watch Sedo's daily auction page are domainers.

http://sedo.com/search/searchresult.php4?tracked=&partnerid=&language=us&listing_type=auctions_only

MAllie · Apr 30, 2008

Ah. So what you are saying is that only domainers watch, and they watch just to see how the prices are going? Thanks for the reply.

SedoCoUk · Apr 30, 2008

Hello MAllie,

To answer your question, if you have had other recent bidders on the particular domain that you've pushed to auction, they will also receive email notification that your domain has been pushed into the Sedo auction.

Also, if your domain is a .COM or .NET domain, it will resolve onto the Sedo homepage towards the end of the auction period, in the "Featured Auctions" section on the right side. Please be aware that all current auctions are also accessible by clicking the "more" link below the "Featured Auctions" list on the homepage.

If a seller receives an offer on a domain, they will have the option of sending the domain to Sedoâs auction within 5 days of receiving the offer. Bid amounts then become public. If no other buyers bid on the domain while it is in the auction, the initial bidder will win the auction.

I hope this clarifies!

Monica

MAllie · Apr 30, 2008

Yes, thanks, that clarifies things, Monica- that is also my name

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I had understood that if there are no further bids the first offer wins, but wanted to see how the auction system goes. The name is an info, so presumably won't show its head above the parapet. However, it was only registered recently and I am very pleased with the profit on what is a nice little name, with lots of possibilities for development and linking, both local and global. In anticipation I have already replaced it with another bunch of infos, before the GD sale is over.