Looks like the new Godaddy appraisal tool has been causing some problems. I read a post on namepros yesterday about an unusually high number of bids on the Godaddy expired inventory. The names in question all had a valuation assigned by the new tool at over $1k. I checked into the number of bids myself and found that there were 11K auctions ending on May 23rd with bids, out of 33k total names.
Obviously something went wrong, my guess is that someone using an API put bids on names with a valuation over a certain price. I’m pretty sure that the old “valuation” tool was based on metrics, probably parking stats during the expiration time period where the nameservers are pointed back to Godaddy. There weren’t many names with the old valuation attached and most of those names received lots of bids.
The new “valuation” tool, is similar to the old appraisal tool, that was free within Godaddy and also used within premium listings. In Premium it showed a suggested price range for the name. Godaddy moved the new appraisals to the previous location of the old valuations so that they now show up on the listing and in the feed.
So we have 2 completely different tools, one based on traffic and one based on some sort of estibot like algorithm. The problem arose when the subjective appraisals replaced the old traffic valuations in the feed. Previously any name with a decent valuation would get lots of bids, as I’ve already said it was based on Godaddy “traffic” numbers, thus it making sense for an API user to auto add bids, because all the names under that criteria were going to sell.
As of this morning it looks like most of those bids were removed. There was speculation that this was some sort of nefarious Godaddy trickery, adding bids to draw attention, then gather real bids. This obviously is not the case since putting bids on 33% of all the names wouldn’t make them stand out. Also something like that is too easy to track long term. We would find evidence that they were doing that, just by looking at the whois, or seeing names that supposedly had bids but later dropped.
In any case, this is another example of Godaddy adding new “features” before fixing the things that need fixed.
What I want them to do, is camel case the domains in Godaddy auctions and premium listings! You want to sell more domains Godaddy? Don’t show made up numbers, make the damn things readable to potential buyers.
Just think how many more names would sell if the potential buyer could see the words parsed out and capitalized, rather than looking at all caps or all lower case. Afternic does this if they’re added that way, hopefully they’ll start using this simple tech within Godaddy too.
My no bid name of the day: NameFormula.com a name for branding company or domainers that think they’ve found the perfect formula and my favorite Shane type name with bids is BackyardGarden.com a blog or eCommerce store for your average everyday gardener.
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Main List
The No Bid List
AdventureBot.com a robot that takes you on adventures, it’s able to transform from a drone to a kayak in seconds
AutoCashout.com A name for a junkyard, cash out your car
BoxRace.com I think they still do this somewhere, you build a downhill racer out of a box.
ClearSynopsis.com A summary that’s easy to understand
DarkThorn.com Sounds sinister
DeckTime.com Could be a company that builds decks, or bar and restaurant deck season
DiabeticSystem.com Glucometers and insulin pumps
EnergyFairy.com Magical energy delivered by a small pixie dust wielding creature
FamilySection.com The place for family friendly fun
FridgePacks.com Makes me think of a case of soda or beer that easily fits and dispenses from the fridge
FuneralCast.com Can’t make the funeral? watch it live on Funeral Cast
GoingAlone.com A site for someone that want’s solitude
iGotCancer.com A blog about someone’s fight against cancer
iGotGas.com a whole business dedicated to farting
InfinitePress.com A media site
MemorableMoment.com a little bit long, but it’s easy to remember
MineCurrency.com a bitcoin name
NameFormula.com A branding company
NoKnocks.com Engine sounds or hard knocks
TotalHardwood.com An online store that sells hardwood flooring
Names With Bids
More Names With No Bids
Namejet
VGTN.com
GreatInfo.com
BeachScene.com
TuneWizard.com
EquineAuction.com
OrganicBlue.com
MountainParks.com
FuseAgency.com
GamerVillage.com
CopyReview.com
OriginalFormula.com
Flippa/SEDO
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Your LLLL.coms of The Day
LLLL’s that End Users Might use someday
lgsl.net
hgrm.net
hnrj.net
camx.net
aled.org
Chid.info
npfr.org
upvl.us
Bege.us
moob.info
LLL’s, CCC’s, 5L’s
3r5.com
qwc.co
dqt.co
lxo.co
lxc.co
zkc.co
Vod.me
xfo.co
vyc.co
zdo.co
oyg.co
qho.co
qfo.co
qga.tv
Eua.me
eev.us
myxcw.com
zhlhw.com
mwmfw.com
mrkzw.com
zzxqw.com
cpthw.com
xsxfw.com
rbfqw.com
dfklw.com
whkmw.com
tspkw.com
shzhg.com
ssswr.com
yyydq.com
Brandables
Benbia.com
Costamo.com
Fitzza.com
Fixoc.com
Jaskot.com
Kuziz.com
Moozey.com
Mothela.com
Noctra.com
Nucono.com
Pinnoc.com
Pocketio.com
Reezig.com
Robila.com
Rocomi.com
Simoty.com
Spinom.com
Spozzie.com
Tarzie.com
Tubevo.com
Venillo.com
Vobena.com
Vontreal.com
Wobix.com
Zaboxa.com
Zanzeo.com
Zatalo.com
Zicera.com
Zility.com
Zoboxa.com
Zoenda.com
Zogoos.com
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Some Numbers
977188.com
536377.com
441414.com
2539.org
15df.com
zn79.com
212t.com
w525.com
One Worders and Other TLD’s
Interfuse.org
Physicals.info
Backorder.cc
Wineglass.us
Radiograph.org
Connectors.cc
Newsletters.cc
Vape, Weed and Vegan Names and VR
Budviser.com
MjGro.com
OnKush.com
PrimoGrow.com
SeriousVapor.com
StandardCanna.com
VrBackup.com
Snap Names/DropCatch
NamePros
AgedHemp.com
JamaicaWiki.com
ApartmentSecurityAlarm.com
TinyCommune.com
IntelCop.com
BuffaloArchitecture.com
PhoneServiceBusiness.com
Necrophilic.com
Resentfulness.com
PremiumMotel.com
CoastalFISHING.net
DinnerFree.com
MixingRealities.com
NMOD.com
ProfessionalPhotographyStudio.com
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I suggest if you want to appraise a domain do what you have been doing.
I just put a few of godaddys so called appraised domains in over at estibot and it’s apples and oranges, not even close.
Who the hell would want to watch a FuneralCast?
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