T.R.A.F.F.I.C auction- conspiracy?

[octobus]

I'm not saying the auction was fake and neither do I believe so

However, I do swear that a Moniker employee said to me that half of the auction commissions go to Rick. If that means the TRAFFIC organization or Rick's own pockets, I do not know.

 

[ctc]

Well it may not have been rigged, but there is something REALLY FISHY about it.

 

[Theo]

no that is not true either..but if its all fake, not sure how I would pay Rick or anyone commission. My poor auctioneer. He stood next to me for 4 hours and barked out names to an empty room and prettended to auction that list without any results.

I applaud this "reductio ad absurdum" approach :-D

 

[CashCowDomains]

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[Sonny]

It was pretty darn cool coming home from a great day of beach volleyball and finding out one of my domains sold for 3 times my asking price. I just barely missed hearing it being auctioned live via the radio show broadcast. If there is a mp3 link for the entire show, I'd appreciate someone sending it my way or posting it here. Many thanks to the Moniker Live Auction & the Traffic East Conference.

Roy

What was it...what was it...what was it? Congrats. I think I'll try the volleyball approach.

 

[seanboy]

congrats roy

 

[CashCowDomains]

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[ParkQuick.com]

Well it may not have been rigged, but there is something REALLY FISHY about it.

I was there - it was real. I had a paddle with a number and didn't actually bid. I had one for sale and it didn't sell.

 

[MediaHound]

funny thread

 

[Onward]

What happened to all the other names?

 

[BidNo]

... If there is a mp3 link for the entire show, I'd appreciate someone sending it my way or posting it here. Many thanks to the Moniker Live Auction & the Traffic East Conference.

Roy

Roy, Monte said elsewhere it would be rebroadcast several times over the coming week (likely on WebmasterRadio?).

It's incredibly complex to organize an event of this scale. I listened to large parts of the auction and thought it was handled very professionally. My hat is off to Monte and team for a job well done. And my thanks as it will no doubt cast a favorable glow across the entire industry.

Cheers,
BidNo

 

[Onward]

I just finished laughing from seeing this thread start....I sure am tired for faking the largest domain event of the year....

Domain Sold
cameras.com 1500000
flowers.mobi 200000
forclosures.com 150000
mortgage.net 149000
vb.com 130000
sailboat.com 120000
sexeducation.com 120000
creditcards.net 120000
own.com 115000
university.org 100000
hb.com 100000
fun.mobi 100000
credits.com 95000
hook.com 67000
wo.com 65000
fortress.com 60000
bisexuals.com 60000
canadamortgagerates.com 60000
above.com 50000
workshops.com 48000
cults.com 45000
atf.com 40000
hot.mobi 40000
trusted.com 37500
hun.net 35000
beachfrontproperty.com 32000
dent.com 30500
egreeting.com 30000
ohl.com 30000
housekeepers.com 30000
accelerate.com 28000
stocktickers.com 27000
stockquotes.mobi 27000
babies.net 26000
familyphotos.com 25000
raise.com 25000
cams.mobi 23600
acre.com 22500
sitcoms.com 22000
dde.com 21200
cd.net 20000
telephonecall.com 20000
cosmeticsurgery.net 20000
uniformrentals.com 18000
vintageautos.com 16500
girlcams.com 16000
australiavacations.com 16000
debug.com 15000
brooches.com 15000
cityuniversity.com 14000
so.net 13000
xs.net 13000
party.mobi 13000
accountspayable.com 12000
tuscan.com 11800
sumowrestling.com 11800
wifiaccess.com 11500
outsourcing.net 11000
globe.net 11000
emergencyclinics.com 11000
discounts.org 10600
retirementloans.com 10500
alberta.org 10500
automotiveimports.com 10000
fixedloans.com 10000
met.net 10000
wow.mobi 9000
amethysts.com 9000
cablebox.com 9000
portableprinters.com 9000
pdagames.com 8500
sweatpants.com 8500
loanfinance.com 8000
stockdata.com 8000
foreigninvestments.com 8000
rentalcarrates.com 7000
valueflights.com 7000
tickersymbols.com 7000
fileelectronically.com 7000
babyoutlets.com 7000
firefighter.org 6500
blogs.info 6000
stockexchanges.com 6000
stereos.net 5900
antibiotics.net 5500
americanhistory.org 5500
bookselling.com 5500
forexquotes.com 5000
gossip.mobi 5000
produce.net 5000
queens.net 5000
storageserver.com 5000
sectional.com 5000
golfer.org 4750
idea.us 4500
foreignexchanges.com 4000
today.us 3600
cherries.net 3600
concerned.com 3500
currencybroker.com 3000
barbequesmokers.com 3000
oilrefinery.com 3000
laugh.mobi 3000
cosmeticdentist.us 2500
celebs.mobi 2250
deal.us 2000
computerjunky.com 2000
cyberwedding.com 1500
lakerticket.com 1500
dodgerticket.com 1000
digitaldates.com 1000
systemfailures.com 1000
purebulldogs.com 1000
guacamole.us 600

Oh yeah....Adam Dicker was just pretending to purchase names at this fake event as well.....Ha Ha

Good work Monte!

I can not even imagine this. You are amazing.

 

[BobBob is verified member.]

What happened to all the other names?

I believe they were put into the silent auction.

-Bob

 

[Onward]

I believe they were put into the silent auction.

-Bob

Thanks bob>

 

[MonteMonte is verified member.]

yep the rest of the names that did not sell go to the silent auction. We expect another $250K to sell there....maybe more. Great names in the silent auction for sure with a lot of interest.

a lot of folks left for home today before and during the auction so they were happy to have 2 more days to buy names.

I will post the sales list from the silent auction early next week.

 

[GT Web]

This is the most ridiculous thread I have ever seen.

I am by nature not a very trusting domainer (or person in general) but even I can't find anything fishy about this at all.

Congrats to Monte and everyone else involved, one of these days in the future I will make it to one of these conferences.

 

[denny007]

yep the rest of the names that did not sell go to the silent auction. We expect another $250K to sell there....maybe more. Great names in the silent auction for sure with a lot of interest.

a lot of folks left for home today before and during the auction so they were happy to have 2 more days to buy names.

I will post the sales list from the silent auction early next week.

I read too late that even non-attendees could apply for the live as well silent auction. But it seemed like whoever wanted to attend this way have to pay some fee. How much was the fee ? Just to know for next Traffic to be ready...

 

[maroulis]

I read too late that even non-attendees could apply for the live as well silent auction. But it seemed like whoever wanted to attend this way have to pay some fee. How much was the fee ? Just to know for next Traffic to be ready...

bidding fee was $795 as opposed to full reg fee for attendance $1995

 

[denny007]

bidding fee was $795 as opposed to full reg fee for attendance $1995

Thats interesting, because Monte wrote: "Moniker is not charging an admission fee nor is the fee for the auction. The fee is for probably the best domain gathering and networking event on earth. The seminars and panel discussions along with the companies, pioneers, and industry folk that do deals and meet each other is worth tens of thousands of dollars to many on its own."
Wrote it here:
http://www.dnforum.com/showthread.php?t=181373&page=2

800 bucks for a "right" to be bidding in an online silent auction ? Not only thats a little gready, its also against interest of sellers, because there could be hundreds of small buyers spending total at least a mil.

Anyway there is the list of domains for silent auction so I can now contact the sellers directly via whois, because they showed intend to sell. I don't need to pay 800 bucks for basically nothing. Neither Snapnames nor Pool, Sedo or Clubdrop charge anything for attend an auction, because they are smart - they know buyers are an asset. Afternic charges $1 and Tdnam $5/year, thats reasonable. $800 is insane, imho, unless someone can explain me why it is good for an auction to charge an entrance fee.

 

[mjnels]

i think they have an exclusivity agreement that the sellers sign stating they will not sell the domain to anyone else for a certain time period... i could be wrong tho