Comments on: Aftermarket.com Takes Different Approach to Domain Auctions http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/22/aftermarketcom-takes-different-approach-to-domain-auctions/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:42:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Domain Name Wire » News » Aftermarket.com Auction Hits NYC Today - The Domain Industry's News Source http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/22/aftermarketcom-takes-different-approach-to-domain-auctions/comment-page-1/#comment-248672 Domain Name Wire » News » Aftermarket.com Auction Hits NYC Today - The Domain Industry's News Source Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:36:35 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2413#comment-248672 [...] Name Hijack Protection"Chad Wright Defends the South Pole(.com)GoDaddy Launches New Site DesignAftermarket.com Takes Different Approach to Domain AuctionsDomain Auctions aren't for End Users. Get Over It. Feedjit Live Website [...]

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]]> By: Stephen Douglas http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/22/aftermarketcom-takes-different-approach-to-domain-auctions/comment-page-1/#comment-247898 Stephen Douglas Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:18:42 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2413#comment-247898 Whew! I was hoping Adam would come in and clear up that misconception of Aftermarket.com purposely selecting domains under $100k. http://www.domainconsultant.com will tell you honestly what your true domain value is, whether for enduser or domainer wholesale priced. As it stands, the domains offered in the Aftermarket.com auction are very reasonably priced for their true value, and properly focused on domainers instead of endusers (since nobody advertised to endusers). Whew! I was hoping Adam would come in and clear up that misconception of Aftermarket.com purposely selecting domains under $100k. http://www.domainconsultant.com will tell you honestly what your true domain value is, whether for enduser or domainer wholesale priced. As it stands, the domains offered in the Aftermarket.com auction are very reasonably priced for their true value, and properly focused on domainers instead of endusers (since nobody advertised to endusers).

]]> By: Shuwix http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/22/aftermarketcom-takes-different-approach-to-domain-auctions/comment-page-1/#comment-247709 Shuwix Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:38:26 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2413#comment-247709 Couldn't agree more with JP. Adult webmasters have this problem. Too much newcomers, having small sites, often with copyrighted content without licence are droping traffic and sales cause everything is really easy to get on rapidshare,etc. Tons of kids trying to get piece of pie will drop earnings for serious webmasters, domain traders and others involved. If any kid from street play freelancer graphic designer, graphic designers won't have enough work. Couldn’t agree more with JP.
Adult webmasters have this problem. Too much newcomers, having small sites, often with copyrighted content without licence are droping traffic and sales cause everything is really easy to get on rapidshare,etc.
Tons of kids trying to get piece of pie will drop earnings for serious webmasters, domain traders and others involved.
If any kid from street play freelancer graphic designer, graphic designers won’t have enough work.

]]> By: Adam http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/22/aftermarketcom-takes-different-approach-to-domain-auctions/comment-page-1/#comment-247661 Adam Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:22:22 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2413#comment-247661 Andrew, to clarify some misconceptions Domainconsultant and aftermarket.com didn't make the decision to go with under $100k names early on. (We'd love to sell all $100k and up domains) Rather the list determined that direction. As we refined the list looking for the names that were priced right, it became clear that the majority of them were in this under 100k price range. Andrew, to clarify some misconceptions Domainconsultant and aftermarket.com didn’t make the decision to go with under $100k names early on. (We’d love to sell all $100k and up domains) Rather the list determined that direction. As we refined the list looking for the names that were priced right, it became clear that the majority of them were in this under 100k price range.

]]> By: jp http://domainnamewire.com/2008/09/22/aftermarketcom-takes-different-approach-to-domain-auctions/comment-page-1/#comment-247607 jp Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:28:47 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=2413#comment-247607 Can't agree more. Reserve prices at the auctions need to make sense for domainers, not end users. And whats worse, given the current evolution of the public's understanding of domain names, these reseves make little sense to most end users as well. Imagine if more of the prices/reserves made more sense for a domainer to buy it. I imagine then there would be more domainers with good names, all trying to educate and sell their names to end users, rather than a smaller concentrated group of people who are individually less motivated to deal with the public. I think, the bigger our sales force, the faster the public will learn. Can’t agree more. Reserve prices at the auctions need to make sense for domainers, not end users. And whats worse, given the current evolution of the public’s understanding of domain names, these reseves make little sense to most end users as well.

Imagine if more of the prices/reserves made more sense for a domainer to buy it. I imagine then there would be more domainers with good names, all trying to educate and sell their names to end users, rather than a smaller concentrated group of people who are individually less motivated to deal with the public. I think, the bigger our sales force, the faster the public will learn.

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