The Daily recap of Shane’s Auction Picks, the 7th of January
Yesterday’s Average 4L Chip Sales as listed on Namebio.com and LLLLsales.com was $2,152.57
Flying out Tomorrow night and get into Vegas around 23:00. I needed a vacation anyway so I’ll be relaxing somewhere around the Trop before the conference starts. I hope everyone going has a safe journey, see you there. Have a good night.
DTrader.com 19 years old. Perfect for our industry. Under $100 at press time
314 USD I hope someone builds it into something awesome.
ChildFree.com 18 years old. In some cases this is good in others it’s bad
1,513 USD, maybe kids eat free, or vacation getaway for adults. Or really cheap adoptions.
Letto.com Speaking of letto, the Powerball is at $400 million. Sorry… lotto, got it. 17 years old.
? Did the indonesian pop band Letto buy this? Never heard of them
QLO.net LLL.nets are a good investment IMO. No longer stagnant
1,127 USD Q with a pinyin syllable
NTRS.net 17 years old. The age gives it a little more value to some people
238 USD
Formy.com 16 years old. I’ve spent $100 on a lot of worse things
1,009 USD
8US.com 8any letter any letter is worth good money
3,265 USD Donner Party Ghost Domain
Pimas.com Pretty much all 5L.com pronounceable (real not made up words) are worth at least $250 IMO
786 USD Hey Cat lovers, get yourself a Pima, miniature pumas
Yells.com I know the form of the verb. Just don’t know what I would do with it. Doesn’t matter, getting lots of bids
5,998 USD I think it’s a good social media, communication brand. Yells.com Give a shout out to your friends.
EarnFastCash.com When I read this I get nervous on what I have to do. But millions want to know more
258 USD fast cash, cash fast, I’d try and sell it a race betting company. You’re earning Fast Cash, cash the travels at a rate quicker than normal cash, not necessarily earning fast. Ok it’s a stretch
BetterLogo.com This should be a site for Designers. Everyone single one thinks they can make a better logo. No bidders
205 USD This is for the middle quality logo makers that know they’re mediocre, but they’re cheaper than the best logos.
CJ85.com 13 years old. Nice LLNN.com
207 USD Can’t Jump 85 feet. It has meaning.
EMEH.com 12 years old. H for holdings
750 USD electronic Shrug E Meh, whatever.
76092.com A 5N.com. That’s enough
1,127 USD
VHTP.com I’m not scared of V as long as its at the beginning or has an R behind it
380 USD I try not to let V scare me either, I try not to put it on a pedestal.
112556.com Another nice 5N.com Except that it has 6 numbers
236 USD Good solid 11 and 55
888527.com I really want a few 888 numerics but the prices. I can buy a nice 2008 Honda Civic for the same price
10,099 USD Would you look at that, seriously look at it. Look at it!
154333.com The repeating 3s are gold Jerry. And the 4 gives you a coupon code price. Good value here
446 USD, This fall into Flips gone horribly wrong. Sold for over $967 December 16th. It doesn’t make any sense to me. Even after 2 weeks in a bull market the price would have to climb over 20% to make any money. The market while subjective with numbers in auctions is down from post buyout frenzy. Either he sees the bubble bursting and was trying salvage some money or… yeah no idea what the thought process was.
The Price this time around wasn’t listed anywhere, luckily I just paid Godaddy $446 so I had an idea what the result was. Which brings me to the next question. Why would bidder 3 slowly bid every couple of minutes to extend the time while never overtaking the leader? It’s not really sniping if you’re not moving ahead. If you really wanted the name wouldn’t you want to get in the lead as the clock ticked down, to avoid and other bidders from taking notice? They would have had me too, I put my max price in and went on a call with 5 minutes left, I was at work.
It made think there was shill bidding going on. The name wasn’t even to half the sale price from 2 weeks ago when the runner up bidder kept extending the time. I think the price went from $250 to the final price with the runner up bidding after the 5 min mark to add time back on the clock. I want the IP addresses of the runner up and the owner checked Goddaddy, maybe a DNA comparison.
Here are a few of the other numerics me likes today
663386.com 445 USD
323456.com 3,553 USD
015588.com 420 USD
QS16.com Because I now some of you like these
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OJNS.com Nice Western premium. The O gives you a discount. You should thank it
No results listed anywhere, O.J. Not Simpson. This is the domain for anyone name OJ that still has to deal with Slow Speed Chase Jokes and Gloves not fitting right.
D687.com Another nice LNNN.com. I am acquiring. With a total of zero so far. I have no where to go but up
101 USD
897K.com One more for good luck
101 USD
You dawg I heard you like LLL.me Here you go
WQT.me, ?
WCT.me, 101 USD
GNC.me ?
Apparently $101 was the magic number
8880858.com The only 7Ns I even consider have lots of 8s in them. This one has lots of them. At $1
8 days left
YZZZ.net Triple repeating. Not quite the quality of the similar pattern in dot com coming up below. But a nice memorable name
Reserve not met 4 hours to go
DHRF.com A nice CHiP. Nice to see these newer domain investors getting $2K for names. People making money in domain investing is good for everyone. They will reinvest the money into more domains
Unsold
Erectile.org Just listed. It’s hard not to see all the commercials discussing this growing or non growing problem. At $1 and no reserve.
28 Days left
Election.net Good year to sell this one
Ends soon, reserve not met at $1000, sometime I hate reserves. They’re anticlimactic .
NewProperty.com Very nice name real estate name. Great buildout possibilities
Ends in 6 hours, RNM
KNKM.com Repeating Ks bring it over $2K. Has another $4-500 to go IMO
2150 USD
FOR OTHER GREAT NAMES FOR SALE MAKE SURE TO VISIT CAX.COM
NameJet Results
| yzn.net | $4,100 | 1/6/2016 |
| yzm.net | $3,200 | 1/6/2016 |
| yzs.net | $3,110 | 1/6/2016 |
| fz.net | $55,000 | 1/6/2016 |
| bestpilates.com | $149 | 1/6/2016 |
| xvv.com | $18,800 | 1/6/2016 |
| visitationrights.com | $141 | 1/6/2016 |
| qwm.net | $3,000 | 1/6/2016 |
| housinglistings.com | $912 | 1/6/2016 |
| rxw.net | $4,200 | 1/6/2016 |
| drugfreezone.com | $69 | 1/6/2016 |
| mlq.net | $3,500 | 1/6/2016 |
| oakbeds.com | $466 | 1/6/2016 |
| snowboardstore.com | $760 | 1/6/2016 |
| vgas.com | $5,800 | 1/6/2016 |
NameJet Action
| hsnc.com | Time Left:14h 48m | High Bid:$2,200 |
| nvl.com | Time Left:15h 24m | High Bid:$25,000 |
| jet3.com | Time Left:15h 43m | High Bid:$100 |
| gardenclubs.com | Time Left:15h 45m | High Bid:$69 |
| cavar.com | Time Left:15h 49m | High Bid:$122 |
| acria.com | Time Left:15h 51m | High Bid:$79 |
| muvio.com | Time Left:15h 52m | High Bid:$385 |
Recap Quick Overview
| dtrader.com | 314 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
|---|---|---|---|
| childfree.com | 1,513 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| qlo.net | 1,127 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| ntrs.net | 238 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| formy.com | 1,009 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| 8us.com | 3,265 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| pimas.com | 786 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| yells.com | 5,998 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| earnfastcash.com | 258 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| betterlogo.com | 205 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| cj85.com | 207 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| emeh.com | 750 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| 76092.com | 1,127 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| vhtp.com | 380 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| 112556.com | 236 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| 888527.com | 10,099 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| 154333.com | 446 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| 663386.com | 445 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| 323456.com | 3,553 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| 015588.com | 420 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| d687.com | 101 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| 897k.com | 101 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| wct.me | 101 USD | 01/06/16 | GoDaddy |
| KNKM.com | 2150 USD | 01/06/16 | sedo |
Yesterday’s Reported 4L Chip sales.
| txhy.com | $1,300.00 | 1/7/2016 | Flippa |
| fwmk.com | $2,320.00 | 1/7/2016 | NameJet |
| wlnn.com | $2,100.00 | 1/7/2016 | GoDaddy |
| mhpd.com | $2,247.00 | 1/7/2016 | GoDaddy |
| knkm.com | $2,150.00 | 1/6/2016 | Sedo |
| ytqq.com | $2,600.00 | 1/6/2016 | NameJet |
| gckd.com | $2,351.00 | 1/6/2016 | Sedo |
I agree with your suspicions about shill bidding at GoDaddy. I’ve also experienced it.
All I can say is that I have seen the same thing on Godaddy. You will notice that MANY domains will end up with a $10.00 bid with 1 bidder. Just look at the expired auctions.
In my opinion these are ALL domains that Godaddy’s staff think will sell well and are monitoring.
I have also found domains within the thousands of domains that are dropped all the time that I find to have value like a 1 word .com that was amazing that nobody else saw. Only to be watching the domain hoping to snipe it at the last second.
What happened next was amazing. The price dropped from 12 to 10 bucks with 1 bidder with a couple minutes left . I then added a bid say 55 dollars and then when the clock reached about 30 seconds the bid would go up 10 bucks at a time until it reached my bid. I then upped the bid to 100 and then ended up paying around 150 for the domain name and I was fighting bidder 1 the whole time who was adding 10 bucks every time the clock hit 30 seconds which boosted the time to 5 minutes.
Granted I would not of cared about the domain except for the fact that I wanted the domain for a project.
I have noticed several times this happening and if I stop bidding after 2 tries I don’t get the domain and it literally sells just above what bid and If i do it three times then they stop bidding right under the number I placed last.
Conspiracy? Coincidence? I am not sure but I have lost faith in their auctions.
With the numerical you mentioned more than likely the buyer backed out of the domain and it ended up back on the market. I have seen that as well.
Here are issues I see. Godaddy has an overwhelming amount of domains droppping or being sold. It’s GREAT when your a buyer since there is alot of value that is missed. Their auction system as a seller is terrible.
The other issue is sites like estibot base their pricing on only expired auction pricing now. So the prices showing now are pretty much wholesale and is completely unreliable. Godaddy auctions that are not expired don’t report on estibot or namebio. I know this recently from sales well over 100 dollars that don’t report and or domains I have purchased don’t show up either.
Back to Godaddy, my suspicion is that they added an algorithm to the mix and make sure quality domains don’t fall into closeouts. Check closeouts and you will see nothing good ever drops in there anymore by accident.
This is all just an opinion and observation. Godaddy used to be a goldmine for sniping and finding value since they have SO much value that drops and gets missed by the sheer number of domains they have on sale all the time. Value used to get missed.
Granted this only happens part of the time, far and few in between but has happened enough times to cause suspicion on my end.
Dave,
This one was a public auction, I check the Whois and it seemed legit, but there is definately some strange things going on.
The other day I received an email from GD Auctions saying that I was the runner up on an expired auction. It said that I could purchase that domains for a certain price within 24 hours because the winning bidder did not pay.
When I went into my auctions account to buy them they weren’t there. I contacted my rep who said that they weren’t listed for sale for some reason.
The next day Auctions contacted me and apologized for the email glitch.
I see 2 possibilities. They just decided to add the names to their ever increasing portfolio. Or on the deeper conspiracy theory level they drove the price up thinking I would raise my bid, when I didn’t they resorted to “hey the first guy didn’t pay now you can” but then changed their minds.
What also doesn’t make sense is the time structure. I had several auctions in the last few months where the buyer did not pay. It took about 45 days for GD auctions to let me know that the auction was cancelled. No offer to the second bidder? or third? 45 days? The auction I’m referring to was only over for 72 hours. That’s probably because it was an expired auction with time constraints, but still don’t I have time constraints too? My domains were tied up in failed auctions for a month and a half.
The new auctions price structure makes it worthless to list lower end domains. I wish they would change their policy back. Why the hell would I list anything at $20 without a reserve when I have to pay $15 minimum? Then I have to pay extra for the reserve.
Quote – “suspicions about shill bidding at GoDaddy”
Maybe, Halvarez (Brady) now works at Godaddy ? ? ?
I place a bid for say $1000 for a domain i like and it at $187 with an hour to go, i pop out to the shops and come back and see an email that i have won the domain, then check that i won it at $1000, i look at the bidding and see $197,$297,$397,$497,$597,$697,$797,$897, and $997…
This has happened loads of times so i decided to drop mine down to say $996 and then i see a culprit…Huge Domains, i rest my case.