Originally posted by gregr
They are like that company that spent their entire yearly advertising budget on a Super Bowl commercial but in this case they may have spent their entire budget. Nothing left for design work.
Here is my opinion on Afternic.com in all deference to the buyer. Not all traffic is good traffic. Especially if it's pointed to the "old section of town". (izopod, circa 2002).
When I think of the "old Afternic.com" a negative thought comes to mind immediately. The hours spent "begging" their customer service guys to pay me what was owed to me has left a very sour taste in my mouth.
I am not sure you can create a "new afternic" with that kind of negative branding that went on for years. It will take $$$ (and lots of it) to create a newer, better afternic image. I am not saying it can't be done, but the cost per conversion ratio (izopod, circa 2002) must be looked at.
My advice to the new owner is to create a whole new site under a different URL name (and not NameBuySell.com), using afternic.com as a traffic builder. I suspect that is what GregR was going to do if he had gotten the name.
All in all GregR, I wouldn't be disappointed in not getting Afternic.com. When your "PerfectNames.com" comes online you will have many traffic schemes at your disposal.
Cheers to all. Have a very Merry Christmas...
izopod