Not every bid is a bid to win MapleDots came back to Namepros and detailed an auction battle that he had with Huge Domains. The domain name was CanadianRed.com and he won the auction at $1,280. Huge Domain bid $1255 USD for CanadianRed.comI had to go to $1,280 to get the domain. I posted this for all the folks that keep saying Huge Domain bots stop bidding at $150-$250 There you have … [Read more...]
Who is in charge of domains at Maxim?
Maxim magazine has been around since 1995, started in the U.K. and then headquartered in New York since 1997. The magazine has gone through some ownership changes but it's the intellectual property, specifically domain names, that I want to dive into. Maxim.com is the home of the magazine. Earlier this year the domain name MaximOnline.com expired and sold for $32,000. At the time I … [Read more...]
The HD bot and GoDaddy Auctions
It's no secret to anyone active in the expired auction scene that Huge Domains and their bot are a big deal on GoDaddy auctions. A thread titled, HUGE DOMAINS SNIPING GODADDY CLOSEOUTS got things going on Namepros. The thread has 21,000 views and 430 replies. It's a long read and an informative read, if you have not read it you should bookmark it. Today Namepros member Dave put forth an … [Read more...]
Does GoDaddy have too much power?
It seems more and more domain owners are rebelling against the GoDaddy monopoly. Huge Domains also appears to be in the crosshairs of more angry domainers. Over the last week three threads on Namepros have popped up that deal with different levels of disdain, and in one thread it has been suggested to give your names away to another Namepros domainer, rather than let GoDaddy and Huge Domains … [Read more...]