Comments on: A Tale of Two Auctions

By: Johnny

Johnny — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:28:11 +0000

The domains chosen were horrible for the most part.

Also, their interface for domain submissions was full of bugs, which they did get worked out, but it was still frustrating.

They do seem to need to work on the technology/bugs and work on higher quality domains.

By: Rob Sequin

Rob Sequin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:23:51 +0000

Whoa.

Where did you hear that Rick kicked Moniker out of TRAFFIC?

News to me and I read the blogs everyday.

Not true.

By: FX

FX — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:11:02 +0000

And no mention of Rick Swartz kicking Moniker Auctions out of his Traffic shows. When was the last time a major domain show sold less than $1m in domains? Cant blame the economy or the technical problems for lack of quality domains.

By: Rob Sequin

Rob Sequin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:45:17 +0000

Thanks. I was wondering why all the domains didn’t sell. I have one in the auction that is still up for bids and I didn’t know why.

Overall the Aftermarket team should be very proud. They really did a professional job.

I do agree the staffer was a bit intrusive. He was miked up so you can hear everything he said. At one point he was chiding the audience to bid higher which is very unprofessional.

Auctions need to be run by auction professionals. That’s why auctioneers have to get a license. A LOT of things can go wrong.

They’ll get it perfect next time.

I didn’t see Rick’s so I can’t comment on that.