With TZ/DT’s mailing list and DC’s network, I’m sure everyone knows pretty frickin quick.

PS: I keep noticing fourth grade grammar errors in your posts…. the correct terms are “should have” or “would have” – not “should of” or “would of.” Just because it might sound like “of,” doesn’t mean you should spell it like it sounds

http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/couldof.html

Sure the thrill of the auction I get it but likely they’ll expect a discounted price (which is also getting complaints or conspiracy claims).
Now if you are contacting end-users, where does the auction house fit in on being responsible for driving in end-users. Personally, I think it should be a team effort and I’ve got some ideas to make that happen. We’ll see if they can be implemented in the future. Thanks for the feedback.

As Andrew put it on dnw.com “if a domain is in an Aftermarket.com auction then you can be fairly sure it’s a worthy domain at the price.”

These live auctions are a 1 time wholesale/liquidation environment. The average “joe end user” will most likely never participate as they are not part of this environment. They buy when they need or when they have the money or when they think of it. It’s all timing. The aftermarket sites that have gigantic lists of domains for sale all benefit from this (proof in their daily sales) They can sit back and take advantage of end users stumbling along and wanting, needing and having the money to buy. They are there for that exact moment when it happens. You want to talk about not doing anything, have you ever considered what’s involved there ? It must be a conspiracy.

I cant speak for all of the efforts of any other online auction company, but I know from discussions that each of them engages end-users. Have you ever read how the cowboys.com story turned out?

The end-user dream is obviously still alive and well in the domain space, but it’s all about timing and circumstances, most of which can not be created by advertising or contacting people. We’ll all continue to work on marketing, advertising and making outbound calls in hopes that the timing is right and that we hit the right buyer at the right time. That’s what’s being done.

Constructive criticism is great. We’re all in this to sell domains. Let’s work together. Conspiracy and make believe shouldn’t be part of this conversation.

Truth is domainers are incredibly ADD – promote too early and they forget and move on. Promote too soon and the buzz wears off.

Takes probably less than five seconds for the TRUE buyers in this business to look at a name and decide interest or not.

Takes probably a day to inform all the domainers about an auction through boards and blogs and emails – especially a list as vast as DT.

And if you’re looking for end-users – go somewhere else, this is the wrong place, go to Sedo.

End-users are always notified and rarely show up and when they do, well, cowboys.com.

Think this post is super whiny – think alot of folks, in tough times, might take the opportunity to sell on that platform.

JMHO, G.

Yes there is little time, but maybe this is intended to get investors to think quick and not second guess.

Doemainer
http://thedomainscene.com