Comments on: NameJet.com – Employees Not Allowed to Bid http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/namejetcom-employees-not-allowed-to-bid/1673 News and Views from the Domain Name Industry Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:26:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Frank http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/namejetcom-employees-not-allowed-to-bid/1673/comment-page-1#comment-43594 Frank Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:12:19 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=1673#comment-43594 Troy Leaver June 25, 2008 @ 6:09 pm EDT FYI, today I won a NameJet auction, after a last minute bidding war with NameJet user Troy Leaver

June 25, 2008 @ 6:09 pm EDT

FYI, today I won a NameJet auction, after a last minute bidding war with NameJet user

]]> By: Adam Strong http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/namejetcom-employees-not-allowed-to-bid/1673/comment-page-1#comment-43294 Adam Strong Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:46:13 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=1673#comment-43294 Bidder username "taryn" = name administration FYI Bidder username “taryn” = name administration FYI

]]> By: windows web servers http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/namejetcom-employees-not-allowed-to-bid/1673/comment-page-1#comment-43229 windows web servers Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:53:58 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=1673#comment-43229 If this type of thing actually happens, it is very unfair. The domains need to open to everyone and insider bidding is an event that should be heavily frowned upon. If this type of thing actually happens, it is very unfair. The domains need to open to everyone and insider bidding is an event that should be heavily frowned upon.

]]> By: Troy Leaver http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/namejetcom-employees-not-allowed-to-bid/1673/comment-page-1#comment-43222 Troy Leaver Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:09:45 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=1673#comment-43222 FYI, today I won a NameJet auction, after a last minute bidding war with NameJet user "taryn", whose bids ended driving the ending price up to $4,000. (I won the auction.) FYI, today I won a NameJet auction, after a last minute bidding war with NameJet user “taryn”, whose bids ended driving the ending price up to $4,000. (I won the auction.)

]]> By: Taryn Naidu http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/namejetcom-employees-not-allowed-to-bid/1673/comment-page-1#comment-43155 Taryn Naidu Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:46:24 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=1673#comment-43155 Eric, Frank is correct. I can assure you that the Bidder Alias of Taryn is not me. Eric,

Frank is correct. I can assure you that the Bidder Alias of Taryn is not me.

]]> By: Frank Michlick http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/namejetcom-employees-not-allowed-to-bid/1673/comment-page-1#comment-43079 Frank Michlick Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:11:07 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=1673#comment-43079 Eric, I am pretty sure that the bidder with the user name Taryn is not Taryn Naidu, but rather a domainer who thought it would be funny to assign this bidder name to his account. As for Bido.com, check their <a href="http://www.bido.com/Info/House+Rules" rel="nofollow">House Rules</a>. There it says: <blockquote> <ol> <li>1. Bido.com may submit one bid for the company's guaranteed price at any point during the auction.</li> <li>2. Bido.com will disclose if domains listed are owned in whole or in part by company principals. In such cases, there is no guarantee amount, the house cannot bid, and other parties associated with Bido.com cannot participate.</li> <li>3. Founders and employees of Bido.com and their relatives are not allowed to bid/participate in auctions individually.</li> </ol> </blockquote> Eric, I am pretty sure that the bidder with the user name Taryn is not Taryn Naidu, but rather a domainer who thought it would be funny to assign this bidder name to his account.

As for Bido.com, check their House Rules. There it says:

  1. 1. Bido.com may submit one bid for the company’s guaranteed price at any point during the auction.
  2. 2. Bido.com will disclose if domains listed are owned in whole or in part by company principals. In such cases, there is no guarantee amount, the house cannot bid, and other parties associated with Bido.com cannot participate.
  3. 3. Founders and employees of Bido.com and their relatives are not allowed to bid/participate in auctions individually.
]]> By: Eric http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/namejetcom-employees-not-allowed-to-bid/1673/comment-page-1#comment-43077 Eric Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:06:44 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=1673#comment-43077 I am 99% certain a bidder with username Taryn had the high bid for the NameJet auction for possums.com (DNJournal sales charts: http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales04-15-08.htm). From the comment here I assume it was just a wild coincidence, but never having seen anyone with that name before it surprised me to see what I presumed was an eNom staff member take the winning bid (it would be like seeing a user named "Sahar", no relation, bidding on a Bido.com auction). I like NameJet's approach to domain auctions and hope the controversy is not true. I am 99% certain a bidder with username Taryn had the high bid for the NameJet auction for possums.com (DNJournal sales charts: http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2008/domainsales04-15-08.htm). From the comment here I assume it was just a wild coincidence, but never having seen anyone with that name before it surprised me to see what I presumed was an eNom staff member take the winning bid (it would be like seeing a user named “Sahar”, no relation, bidding on a Bido.com auction). I like NameJet’s approach to domain auctions and hope the controversy is not true.

]]> By: Frank Michlick http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/namejetcom-employees-not-allowed-to-bid/1673/comment-page-1#comment-42987 Frank Michlick Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:45:42 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=1673#comment-42987 Andrew, more importantly apparently the phone rep does not know that he is not allowed to bid in the auctions. Aside from letting employees bid at the auction, it would be interesting to have some statistics on a) which companies bid in their own auctions and b) which registrars take over pre-release domain names that never make it to the auction. Oh and while we're at it, let's also see which companies c) operate a domain marketplace and buy domains for their own portfolio at that marketplace and d) which companies register/taste domain names based on the domain names in their customer's portfolios. Andrew, more importantly apparently the phone rep does not know that he is not allowed to bid in the auctions.

Aside from letting employees bid at the auction, it would be interesting to have some statistics on a) which companies bid in their own auctions and b) which registrars take over pre-release domain names that never make it to the auction.

Oh and while we’re at it, let’s also see which companies c) operate a domain marketplace and buy domains for their own portfolio at that marketplace and d) which companies register/taste domain names based on the domain names in their customer’s portfolios.

]]> By: Andrew http://www.domainnamenews.com/miscellaneous/namejetcom-employees-not-allowed-to-bid/1673/comment-page-1#comment-42962 Andrew Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:54:44 +0000 http://www.domainnamenews.com/?p=1673#comment-42962 Interesting that their phone rep would have such a canned response for the question if it wasn't true :) Interesting that their phone rep would have such a canned response for the question if it wasn’t true :)

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