With the new and easy form of listing domain names on SnapNames.com as pointed out in a couple of post that I have done recently Listing Domains on SnapNames is a Snap and Listing domain names on snapnames is getting easier .
One thing I didn’t expect but I wanted to make you aware of it. Pending Review!
Since the domain names you wish to list on SnapNames.com need to be registered with Moniker.com and you choose the domains from your account at Moniker, I didn’t expect this "Pending Review" period. I figured it may take a couple hours for the domains I listed for sale to appear on the site Live, but didn’t think it would take DAYS…
I do not know if the domain names need Manual approval from the backend on SnapNames or what. Maybe the people that approve the domains are at DomainFest. Again, not 100% sure.
The fact, I picked the Start Date for my auctions to start and picked an End Date for a reason. I picked my start date to be the day I submitted the domains for auction which was 1-29-2009. I picked the end date of 2-5-2009, which allowed for a 7 day auction. I figure 7 days is plenty enough time for me to promote the auctions and for users of SnapNames to see the domains listed.
Fact #2. Today is 2-1-2009 and in my account at SnapNames still shows Pending Review for the domains that I submitted for auction on 1-29-2009.
This Pending Review makes setting up your Start Date and End Date very hard. It makes you "guess" when the domain will be approved. If anything, it appears my 7 day auction that I planned on, could turn into a 1, 2, 3 or 4 day auction now. Not good.
Knowing now that their is this Review Period that could end up taking several days to happen, I do not think picking a 7 day time frame for your auction is very safe. It may be best to pick an end date that is about 2 weeks out, so your domain is listed on the site for at least a week.
This may be just a small bug in SnapNames system but I wanted to make you aware of the Pending Review period so you can plan accordingly when picking your Start Date and End Date for the domain names you list for sale on SnapNames.
josh
They might choose to reject the price you have chosen, and they might also be filtering for trademarks and ultra naughty language.
Jamie Zoch
@Josh
I do not think SnapNames has any say in the price you choose but they could filter out some that are really crazy. (Like many listed on eBay). I do agree about Trademarks, but Snap also dropcatches many TM’s daily, so that is two sided… For the Ultra Naughty Language.. did you happen to see the last Adult Auction they held? I don’t think they filter sassy words
Tim Davids
the flood of names for sale at snap is a nightmare!
I’m wasting a huge amount of time sifting through it all
Jamie Zoch
@ Tim
but the tabs on Snap allow you to search Buy It Now, In Auction, Available Soon (expiring) etc.
Besure to use the Advanced Search. You can select the “kind” of domain names you are looking for. If you are looking for Expiring Domains, you can always use BuyExpringDomains.com
Seyi
I am surprised that you just notice this with Snapnames. They have good platform but their “pending review” is a rampant problem regardless of the names or prices. I had same problem last year with listed name “pending review” for months. I also had couple of friends with great names having the same problem. And it even worst when your account manager is helpless about it. That made me conclude it is not really a human delay; it must be bugs in their system…I wonder why it is taking forever to rectify. I hope you don’t wait for too long
Stephen Douglas
Hi Jamie,
We missed you at the “Viking Feast Inadmissable Evidence Party” at Domainfest last week. Rumor was that you were “dizzy” after the Universal Tour ride “Mummy’s Revenge”…
Regarding the pending review for Snap submissions, the delay is caused by checking for TM’s and as stated, ridiculous prices. Also, they review your domains for possible featuring on their homepage specials. Give Snapnames a few months to iron out the bugs in the system. They always come through nicely for me, and I sell several thousand dollars in domains every month. My favorite domain-selling platform. Kudos to JS, MVT and the whole gang at Snapnames/Moniker for putting this system into place. By Summer 09, I predict most domainers will have a decent amount of domains for sale on Snap.
peace
Stephen Douglas
http://www.successclick.com