For Sale airborneexpress.com - not to beat a dead horse...

[nitronet]

I think it's pretty piss poor business to bid on a domain and keep others from getting it knowing that at ENOM paying for the domain is "optional" and you get to think about paying for it while others that would have paid for the name didn't get it.

I think ENOM should permanently ban people from club drop that don't pay for names they bid on.

Frankly, it's bullshit.

 

[Deleted member 4749]

What a big deal?

 

[ShaunP]

What a big deal?

It's called beating a dead horse ...

Shaun

 

[Steen]

Agree Nitro.

 

[cambler]

Nitro, I hear what you're saying, and I've been thinking about that problem as well. But I keep coming back to the same issue - what keeps bidders from just creating a new account? Even with credit card validation, someone can have 10 different credit cards, 10 different addresses, etc.

From talking to other businesses (not just in the domain industry), this is an ongoing problem everywhere.

I'd honestly like to hear suggestions on how it could be solved. At the end of the day, it serves everyone's best interest if things are fair, right?

 

[Steen]

And to have that person as a leader of the forum.

Nitro, I hear what you're saying, and I've been thinking about that problem as well. But I keep coming back to the same issue - what keeps bidders from just creating a new account? Even with credit card validation, someone can have 10 different credit cards, 10 different addresses, etc.

From talking to other businesses (not just in the domain industry), this is an ongoing problem everywhere.

I'd honestly like to hear suggestions on how it could be solved. At the end of the day, it serves everyone's best interest if things are fair, right?

For funny eBay auctions, this is also quite a problem. Mike Row tries to auction off some legal papers and people bid 10Million (or whatever it was). Now some girl is trying to sell her virginity on eBay, and it's up to $60m.

I say ban them. If I defaulted on a payment with eNom and had my account closed, it would be a hassle to move to a new account and try to keep a "secret".

 

[Mr Webname]

Bearing in mind bidding stalled at $5k and then finished at $16 I don't think anyone was prevented from bidding on it.
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