For Sale Pool Final Bids: AntiqueMall.NET & Microphone.NET

[dvdrip]

I thikn bids for .org on Namewinner are not so accurate cause Namewinner wasn't chasing them so "hard" in the past few weeks.

Originally posted by Sheva
domainname... won at pool/NW bid
assists.net $80.00/ $ 61.00
buying.org $125.00/ $ 29.00
canal.net $370.00/ $ 3555.00
carpetservices.com $116.00/ $ 48.00
cdq.net $525.00/ $ 801.00
comparisons.net $525.00/ $ 278.00
contain.org $123.00/$ 49.00
gins.org $115.00/ $ 49.00
globalretail.com $1,024.00/$ 66.00
h-h.net $81.00/$ 58.00
landholder.com $265.00/$ 508.00
level.org $1,001.00/$ 350.00
microphone.net $526.00/$ 250.00
plumbingtool.com $80.00/$ 125.00
seen.com $7,100.00/$ 10556.00
sqg.net $90.00/$ 201.00
supergifts.com $731.00/$ 1411.00
toiletpapers.com $509.00/$ 560.00
txe.com $1,800.00/$ 1278.00
vsd.org $113.00/$ 101.00

 

[radioz]

The problem with the AfterNIC (the old one anyway), Sedo, and most 'used domain store' sites is that they are loaded with absolute junk with prices that often make Pool and NW look like bargains. For that reason I know that I don't and probably most of us here too in general don't spend much time there. Ebay is much the same although there is an occasional bargain. What makes an auction work are mostly three things. The first is that you are hoping to get a bargain. With that in mind, the second factor is that the previous bidder is validating the value of the item which likely makes you more inclined to bid versus your willingness to shell out a similar amount without that validation in a non-auction environment. The last factor is simple: if you don't bid, forever (or at least until,next year here, anyway!), you won't be getting the item at all. Pool (especially!) and NW admirably (from the auctioneers standpoint) milk these elements to the max as does any good auction. There will also, likely, be the rare bargain that really keeps things going even with us bottom dwellers (and our bids, however small, do prime the auction pump). With a set price environment, unless you really want an item badly, you will likely shun a retail price and will figure that if you change my mind, it will probably be there tomorrow anyway.

If there was a site that juried the name quality and offered several types of auctions with reasonable or no reserves, that may work. It could also be somewhat self policing by requiring seller catagorization such as dictionary words, two and three word domains (two catagories), misspellings, brandable stuff, and the type of extension. I don't know about you but something like this structure would make it far more likely for me to look and participate rather than going to Sedo and seeing that someone wants $1,500 for something like 'antiqueradiostation1.net', etc. There also needs to be the perception, at least, that there may be a bargain available. As an example, I sold 'BillCollections.COM' here for $35 and then saw it on ebay with a $100,000 opening bid! I sort of doubt that anyone actually bid on that domain name. If it had had a reserve of $50, who knows, it may have ended up selling for $83 and actually made the seller a good profit.

 

[hotsauce]

Think of the drop catching industry as being akin to online advertising.

We had Snapnames...with their $69 upfront model, no success guaranteed. Kinda like impression based advertising.

Along comes Namewinner, with an Ebayesque model or auctioneer format. Again, no guarantee of success, but better execution, since there's no funds outlay. Kinda like affiliate marketing.

Along comes Pool, and they capitalize on what is hot all across the web: pay per performance. Pay after we succeed. Kinda like our good friends Overture with their pay per click model, who got bought out for 1.6 bill.

Moral of the story: Everything is moving towards pay per performance....so if I had to put my marbles on one of the above 3 to take the crown, it's Pool.

Snap is just piggybacking a monopoly and Namewinner has best of breed technology, but few partners. Proof positive that the best system technically won't beat the best marketed system.

Just a little food for thought

 

[hiOsilver]

Well, mirror.net went for $1500 on pool. However, you get to see the max bid that the winning bidder had. This is the number that he was willing to go to in order to keep the name. For mirror.net, the max bid was $5001. I would say that someone wanted that .net rather badly.

 

[radioz]

Here's the kicker:

BuyDomains bought 'AntiqueMall.NET' and Name Administration in the Grand Caymens bought 'Microphone.NET'.

Ya just can't beat them no matter what!!

 

[hiOsilver]

But you will be able to beat them if WLS is implemented.

 

[lux]

Great. BuyDomains and NameAdmin are using Pool.

Pool just became a lot less useful for me.

 

[Jazz]

Well why don't we start our own auction site and list some of our names as they come up for expiration, say 21 days prior to the name expiring..if the name gets decent bids, sell, if not, then renew...just my tidbit

 

[radioz]

I have wondered about a cooperative site that at least LISTS all of our names. Everyone has a site that has their list but one big one would be more useful to us and, maybe, some quasi retail people too. Each name could be linked to the owners e-mail or personal sales site. An auction could be incorporated too. If people thought that it was a real auction with a real possibility of a bargain or the possibility of picking up a truly good name (even if at a truly good price), it may get some traffic. Again, names should be segregated as I noted above so you don't have to go through lots of stuff that you could care less about as with ebay.

Also, I am 'in' for AudioWorks.COM at POOL. Last I looked it was a $351. I'll report on that tomorrow. I WON'T be the buyer though!

Best Wishes,

Jon