Comments on: Afternic.com Loses MelbourneIT Expired Domains

By: Jamie Zoch

Jamie Zoch — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:42:50 +0000

@Ed,

I am pretty sure most, if not all expired Melbourne IT domains are going to SnapNames.

By: Ed Muller

Ed Muller — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:19:30 +0000

Jamie,

I recently read somewhere that you can backorder direct through Melbourne IT but as far as I know there is no list or aftermarket channel like on GoDaddy or Namejet. Do you have any other info on Melbourne’s lists or where they are?

Nice to see you back at the site. Have a great holiday!

By: Jamie Zoch

Jamie Zoch — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:41:46 +0000

Thank you Tim! Happy Holidays to you and your family as well.

By: Tim Davids

Tim Davids — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:32:36 +0000

Thanks for good info once again…your the most underrated domain blog IMO. Keep up the good work, Happy Holidays

By: Qaan

Qaan — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:15:46 +0000

I’m thinking, in addition to what you just wrote, that they beat down their sellers on price so those domainers or whoever who hold great domains will not list them there.

I’ve had $100,000 plus value domains there and they always come back with the same ridiculous reply:

“Please lower you price to $20,000 or less. In order to remain a vibrant marketplace Afternic needs to blah, blah, blah………”

Then when I don’t lower the price they delist it from the “Expanded Promotion”. Well…..if they do that then they shoot themselves in the foot b/c now my primo domains, and I suppose others from other sellers, are not featured in the high traffic places anymore…….just the domains which sellers had no problem lowering their asking price on. That then means inferior domais showing on the Expanded Promotion locations they have partnerships with.

They really need to stop beating down the sellers on price….IMHO. After all, the prices are rising quickly now for sellers as are the inquiries.