For Sale I don't get it..

[Steen]

Am I just stupid?

Why are people in a bid war at eNom for names before they drop? Doesn't everyone who backorders a domain get in on the "private auction"?

 

[guiwang]

They let enom to know the name is hot.
And some of them donn't know there also have another auction after enom caught this name.

 

[Anthony Ng]

From eNom's Club Drop FAQ:

Why should I bid before the drop if there will be an auction afterwards?

All registrars participating in the drop process have a limited amount of resources to use in attempting to register domain names. That is, the amount of commands we can send to the registry is limited so that all registrars have an equal amount. As such, we use more resources to go for domains with higher bids. If everyone bids 2 points on a domain, we have no indication that this is a valuable domain, and we may not devote more resources to it than any other domain.

Therefore, it is best if you place a bid close to the amount you are willing to pay for the name, thereby indicating to us that we should try harder for that name.

 

[skylight]

the bid amount will let enom knows how much resource to allocate on the domain.

 

[strongvis]

yea right like they don't realize which names have high ovt or links or whatever

 

[Nameable]

There are a lot of clueless noobs - especially since enom opened cd up to the public

IMHO it's been getting calmer lately. Perhaps more people are employing the bid-high-then-call-to-cancel strategy.

 

[Digital Address]

From eNom's Club Drop FAQ:

Grabbed by Enom on August 15th and now at auction until August 27th:

backyardgreen.com
broadbandsacramento.com
broadbandsantefe.com
broadbandstpaul.com
buycollectiblesonline.com
chloebeecandles.com
civilwarpages.com
creditreport123.com
dancersboutique.com
discountviagra4u.com
dragonfarms.com
fadesoft.com
finesthoes.com
gaycontinent.com
gayscotland.net
hiphopholic.com
lustden.com
mechanic-schools.com
miamibeachusa.com
miamisoundworks.com
moneyatm.com
nesportstime.com
onlineshoppingfraud.com
onlyrubadub.com
ozquake.com
pittsburghcarsales.com
plusbankcard.com
poloshirtswholesale.com
poloshirtwholesale.com
propeciadrugs.com
renovationsexpert.com
rsisco.com
salonsecretary.com
searchhospitals.com
sell-antiques.com
seniorjunction.com
sextoydistributor.com
sextoysgallore.com
shop24hr.com
skispecialists.com
somethingcheap.com
southbeachbars.com
southbeachhotelguide.com
southfloridahotelguide.com
stadiumsusa.com
superfastaccess.com
tasteatlanta.com
teennature.com
template-design.com
tenderyoungvirgin.com
theclimbingcompany.com
ultrasound-equipment.com
usaschoolteachers.com
ustruckingjobs.com
vacationguidetohawaii.com
vegaslawyerdirectory.com
viagrashopping.com
wannabegoth.com
weeklymovie.com
wholesalepolo.com
wholesalepoloshirt.com
windycitymusic.com
xxxhardpics.com
youthbaseballuniform.com
youthbasketballcamp.com
zone9art.com

ALL HAVE $0 BIDS!!??

Were there any bids on the 15th? If so, what happened to the buyers? If not, why were they grabbed?

 

[strongvis]

excellent point. . . I think there's something fishy here

 

[Steen]

Thanks for explaining to me = )

Makes sense now.