For Sale Snapnames and NameWinner strategy?

[gariben]

I have a snap on a domain and also the the mimimun bid in NameWinner. on the expiration date, another bidder bid up to $xxx amount.

Does NameWinner focus more on medium price names? like $250-500? I don't want to bid too high and have NameWinner snap it. I would rather keep the bid low and have SnapNames get it.

What do people do in this scenario.

I know I can bid higher in NameWinner but I don't want to pay too high for a decent domain.

Is my chance higher with SnapName if I keep NameWinner to a low minimum bid or does it not matter.

 

[Steen]

Your chance is high, as long as you have the snap on it. Unless the name is with NSI, then SN gets worse.

I say, the day of the drop 5 mins before 10AM PST (NWs closing time) you snipe the bid to the lowest possible. That way he will have 5 (or less) mins to check his email, go to NW site and up the bid.

Maybe you should do this 2 mins before 10am

 

[Anthony Ng]

Mind you that your competitor may have proxy bidding turned on, which may beat any last minute maneuver.

 

[gariben]

i wanted to know if I should keep the NameWinner to a low bid and therefore less incentive for NameWinner to get the name..

If I compete with the other bidder(s) in NameWinner and bid up to few hundreds/thousands, then NameWinner would be more incline to get it. Even if NameWinner gets it, i would be happy but not as happy if SnapNames got it.

it brings back to the original question.... If I have a snap on the domain name and the bid in NameWinner is $8.75/$25, should I just back down in NameWinner and let the other person get the high bid. If I compete against the other person, it might drive the price to orbit. And chances are that NameWinner will try to focus on getting that domain name. Double edge sword.

 

[Sharpy]

"you've got to ask yourself one question, "do I want the name...well do I punk!" If the answer is yes then bid a reasonable ammout at NW and hope for the best. Your bids are not going to influence NW unless we're talking thousands.

 

[beatz]

As i have had 5 names in my NW watch list recently where i had the high bid of $8.75/$25 on that NW DID NOT catch but where freely available for days after drop i am led to believe NW doesn't care for the <$25 bids anymore.
At least if a premium name is about to drop the same day your <$25 high bid name drops.

Sucks, but i guess that's the way it is now with NW.

 

[gariben]

that's the thing.... if i have a snap in snapnames, I want to keep the bid in NameWinner to as low as possible... that way, NameWinner will not focus too much on the domain.

If I go start and have a war with the other bidder(s) in NameWinner, chances are other bidders will OUTBID me and chances are, it will be in high hundreds/low thousands...

If it reach those numbers, NameWinner will focus on the domains and grab it for the other bidders.

 

[Sharpy]

Ok, but you want it both ways. You don't want to be high NW with a snipe because you want the name for the price of a snap. That is fine but it means the name is only worth $40-60 to you.

All I'm saying is never mind who is bidding or what might happen if he bids this or that and I bid this and then he bids that and than the sniper bids this and then it rains etc. etc. etc. Figure out what the name is worth to you and bid it at 9:59 pt. the day of the drop. If you get high bid and NW gets it great! you got your name. If your snap gets your name, great you got your name cheaper.

If you don't bid what the name's worth to you at NW and the high bidder gets it for less then what have you got?

 

[gariben]

i get your point Sharpy.

BUT why go after a name if it's clear that I won't get the maximum bid in NameWinner.

the bid went from $8.75 to $450 in matter of few hours.....

what i'm trying to say is that, "SINCE" I got the snap already, would it be wise to back down on NameWinner when the bid is low.... Rather than have a bidding war and then NOT getting the high bid in NameWinner..... Which would only increase NameWinner getting the domain....

want to know people's view on the strategy rather than personal view as to whether "if the name is valuable to you, then bid the maximum amount you can afford in NameWinner" strategy.

 

[Sharpy]

Ya I see your problem but if the name went up that quickly I doubt there are only 2 of you bidding so it might be that the NW bid is going to go up with or without you. Good luck and let me/us know how it works out.

Hopefully your Snap will pound NW into submission!

 

[stuff]

I think there is no difference if the bid in namewinner is $45 or up to $500 and more, but I think that namewinner is going after high bid names motherboard.com, billgates.com and so on, .. and also try to register this $8,75 names, I enter in day maybe 10-20 names that have snap on and I get maybe 1-4 out off them,

 

[.com.net.org]

bid on NW. You may want to set your maximum bid, so if you've been outbid you can just count on snapnames

 

[beatz]

Actually, if i had the snap for a name,i'd kinda rely on snapnames plus put a low bid in NW - if i get outbid in NW then i'd leave it like that.

 

[stuff]

Originally posted by beatz
Actually, if i had the snap for a name,i'd kinda rely on snapnames plus put a low bid in NW - if i get outbid in NW then i'd leave it like that.

So if I would have made $25 bid to wwf.com I would have got it?

 

[beatz]

heh - not in this case

 

[stuff]

Originally posted by beatz
heh - not in this case

Ok

 

[beatz]

BTW - Above i said "if i had the snap for the name"; wasn't the case with menioned name so of course i would have bid higher in NW.