Well look at this! Decameters.com is up for auction with one bid. If you watched the latest DomainSherpa.com you know that Shane recently sold Decimeter.com in our NameJet Auction.
In the show we learn that only Canadian sherpa’s know anything about numeric prefixes :). So if Deci is a 10th Deca is….? Yep 10, so a decameter is 10 meters.
I have an idea to make NameJet auctions better for both the buyer and the seller. There are all kinds of different domain auction models out there. It seems like each one is different, has it’s own unique characteristics and little nuances that you need to know to make your bidding more successful. In almost every domain auction process the names with the bids get more traction because even one bid adds a metric that distinguishes them from the thousands of other names.
With NameJet auctions the pre-order window ends at 23:00 eastern time, so if you find a name that you like your best bet is waiting till 22:59 to place the order. Many people do this, I have added orders at 22:59 as the first bidder and still had 6 or 7 other people order the same domain within that minute.
As a buyer it’s a way to “snipe” good names without drawing attention to them, but only if I have nothing else going on at that time. I’d love to be able to order names every night, but it doesn’t always happen. Sometimes I get busy, fall asleep or just lose track of time. For a seller this process is less than ideal, as good names that aren’t marketed somewhere can slip through with only one bid or $69.
So how do you get people to bid before the last minute of the pre-order? You need to incentivise early bidding somehow. So here’s my draft idea or a solution. The first bidder would get a $20 credit on the name if they win the name regardless of what the final price is. The second bidder would get a $10 credit towards the name. The first bid credit would be valid for bids placed no later than 24 hours before the end of the pre-order, the second bid credit valid for bids placed no later than 12 hours before the end of the pre-order. The price would remain at $69 to avoid any confusion. Here’s an example of how it would work.
Bidder A finds a good name without any bids that ends in 2 days. Bidder A makes the first bid.
Bidder B Makes the second bid a day later. Bidder A is technically winning because he placed the first bid just like it is now. Bidder C and D also place backorders for the name. The name goes to the 3 day auction and ends at $300. If bidder A wins the auction he only pays $280, if it’s bidder B he pays $290, and Bidder’s C and D would pay the full amount if they win.
This would incentivise early backorders, which would ultimately lead to higher and more sales. It would also move more names, the ones that you debate ordering because you’re not sure if they’re worth $69 wholesale, but might be worth $49.
And finally in the spirit of Christmas I wanted to offer an opportunity to help a local family that lost all of their things in a house fire. It’s actually the house that I posted a picture of in my last list, it turns out that they’re good friends of one of the guys that I work with and I even know some of their extended family. They basically lost all of their things in the fire and were renters that didn’t have renters insurance. People have been dropping clothing and other household things off at the station and a Go Fund Me account has been set up. Should they have had renters insurance? Sure, but since Christmas is a holiday that’s really about the gift of Grace and undeserved gifts, it would be nice if we could help them out a little. So if you want, donate a few bucks, it doesn’t have to be a lot, but it would be a nice gesture from the DSAD crowd. House Fire Go Fund Me Click Here
- Main List
- No Bid List
- Names with Bids
- NameJet
- Flippa/Sedo
- LLLL.com’s
- LLL, CCC, 5L
- Other LLLL’s
- Short Brandables
- Numbers
- One Worders and Other extensions
- Vape, Vegan, VR
- Snap Names
- NamePros
Main List
Domain Of The Day: Pay.us Great name to accept payments. Has a great first bid
The No Bid List
AppTechnical.com An app help or development name
Attorni.com Good brand for a lawfirm
BeingOurselves.com Don’t be fake be yourself
ClearBrains.com A product that helps you think better, helps you get the groggy out in the morning. Also know as Coffee
FreshThumb.com Green thumb that sells fresh produce
Jerkification.com The process of turning into a Jerk
JustHydrate.com Don’t forget to drink water, even in the winter the air is a lot dryer
Pauzer.com Stops things in motion
Rendezvoused.com A real word past tense, that know one can spell
RNGuy.com A site for male nurses
SimilarDomain.com A search tool that let’s you type in the domain you want, it outputs similar domains both available and premium.
SwiftVid.com Video software or a new camera brand
TrafficFine.com Lookup your traffic fine and see how much you have to pay before they issue a warrant
VillageTransit.com Rural or small town transportation solution
WorkoutLesson.com Teach others workout’s maybe it could be a virtual personal trainer
ZippySolar.com This company will have you running off of solar energy in no time
BlueCrock.com Sounds like a place to eat soup
CreateMuscle.com Protein brand or other supplements, or a lifting site
Demonian.com of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit
EarthSoldier.com Hardcore environmentalist
EasyUnlocker.com A home lock pick set
FastDonation.com Like Go fund me
FlushClear.com clean your toilet bowl
FrackFuture.com Whether you like fracking or not it’ll be happening in the future and brining in tons of money
GridPulse.com Two hot words in the brandable world
HeartAward.com A caring award, or maybe an a award for Cardiac care or rehabilitation
iCouldHelp.com A site to match volunteers with organizations that need help
InOurSights.com What we’re tracking or going after, or just paying attention to, those things are in our sights
KidVisionary.com New ways to help kids do something, or a site for kids with great ideas
LetsGoBike.com A nice call to action for cycling
LiveReveal.com Let the suspense build up and then reveal something live on the web
MonkeyBolt.com Sounds cool, don’t know what it is, maybe a really fast monkey, or monkey building hardware
Politicizes.com Another one word domain that no one will buy, The “S” messes it up
PublicLane.com The road that everyone takes
QuickRipper.com A knife or scissors
Respelled.com A spell checker of some sort?
RoboNotify.com An app that sends out notifications for whatever you want.
SaltBucket.com A brand for anything
ScoutTool.com You can scout anything, but could work well for fantasy sports
ShareTheDate.com A site or app that sends invitations to your friends.
SlickFoot.com A cool footwear brand
StaffPronto.com Need extra staff fast?
SubjectFilter.com Filter out the junk on any subject
ThePotpie.com Sounds like a blog, pot pie makes me think of a delicious mix of different ingredients baked into a flakey crust
TotallySwift.com Never slow
ToxOff.com Get rid of toxins
Ungrooved.com Smooth
WaterArtwork.com A business that builds ponds and fountains
WeaponReady.com A Gun store
XSoup.com I think it makes a good brand for anything
Names With Bids
Namejet
Flippa/SEDO
Save Money With Daddy Bulk Domain Registration
Your LLLL.coms of The Day
LLLL’s that End Users Might use someday
LLL’s, CCC’s, 5L’s
Brandables
MORE Short Brand Dot Coms HERE
Some Numbers
One Worders and Other TLD’s
Vape, Weed and Vegan Names and VR
Snap Names
NamePros
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Not sure if it’s my location (Asia), but the redirects don’t work for me. Same thing happening at ExpiredDomains.net today. So might be worth looking into this for non-US users.
I’ve tried via US-based VPN and same thing. Looks like CJ links are dropping the domain name along the redirect chain.
Is it just me?
Thanks Richard, yeah they’re not working anywhere, they weren’t before I published either. I’m hoping Godaddy fixes it soon.
Thanks Josh, I just noticed the same thing, thought it was just me, this is totally nuts.