For Sale Is Namewinner real?

Mr Webname · May 2, 2003

I use Namealerts and Snapnames when I want to try for a dropped name but a couple of times I've thought that a name doesn't warrant $49 or $69 or the Snap has been taken and I've gone to Namewinner to try a bid.

The bids I see there appear to me at any rate to be a joke - no way would they be realised in the realms of this community. Who pays $1500 for rxuxbxbxixsxh.org ?

Do they really sell these names or is it some sort of virtual reality gameshow?

Edwin · May 2, 2003

I've used their service on over 30 occasions - they're definitely for real.

Spider · May 2, 2003

Namewinner has grabbed about 20 or so for me, most of which were snapped as well.

clemzonguy · May 2, 2003

It's getting to become a lot more competitive now for names especially since we have some kind of sanity and people know the drops in advance (pending deletes). All it takes is two people going crazy on bidding to drive up prices. Premature bidding also helps this because people will always bid one more dollar to be ahead. Overall the auction format is a success for namewinner and for those who want a name. So far I have not paid any insane amount for crap names.