Deadline for next TRAFFIC live domain auction is Friday.
Domain owners wishing to submit domain names for Moniker’s upcoming live domain name auction at TRAFFIC in April have until this Friday to submit domain names. The online submission form is available on Moniker’s web site. Submitting domain names is much easier than in the past when you had to email a spreadsheet. Moniker has a simple online form for submitting domains now.
Domains accepted for Moniker’s auctions have an exclusivity period and carry a 15% sales commission. Be sure to read the terms of service to understand the agreement you’re entering in to when submitting domains. It’s fair, but some people are caught off guard by the exclusivity period.
Moniker just added a new feature to its web site that lets you view all live and silent auction sales from previous auctions. The auction results archive lets you search based on year, keyword, price, event, top level domain, and auction type (live/silent) to get an idea what domains have sold for. The archive is also good for reminiscing about the good ‘ole days in 2007.
Domainer says
“an exclusivity period and carry a 15% sales commission.”
Like everything in life, I assume the exclusivity period might be negotiable.
How much commission does Rick L. and Sedo (great domains) charge?
How long are their exclusivity contracts?
The past couple Moniker auctions seemed like duds.
Is it worth taking the risk to give them an exclusivity contract plus 15%?
I assume the savvy domainers with better quality domains are going to sit on the sideline til the economy gets better.
And, possibly wait til a better sales platform develops.
Or, will they let Moniker pressure them into lowering the reserve price so the domain owner is the only one taking a risk?
Andrew Allemann says
I’m sure Moniker would strike a deal on exclusivity if you brought in a whale of a domain. Other than that I doubt it. 15% seems like a fair deal to me.
web design says
I like sedo better.
more buyers
no games
honest