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mojoco · 11-04-2008, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hammer

Im definately up for it! pizza.com commission alone would do me

Sedo are a sitting duck to have the business pulled from underneath them if someone has the skills to build a platform.

I'll throw DomainAuction.co.uk into the pot.

"Does what it says on the tin"

retired_member_3 · 11-04-2008, 04:01 PM

I've just posted about this funny enough.
If someone on here with the techy skills is up for it I definately am!

Edwin · 11-04-2008, 04:44 PM

The platform really isn't the problem. It's getting the critical mass of visitors and credibility that's the hard part. I don't see how a home grown effort has any hope of overtaking Sedo and their large, geographically dispersed, full-time staff.

That's not to say for one second that Sedo has been doing everything right, only that the mechanics of the site itself are about 1% of the equation at best (and solvable on elance for a few thousand).

pugyrob · 11-04-2008, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Edwin

The platform really isn't the problem. It's getting the critical mass of visitors and credibility that's the hard part. I don't see how a home grown effort has any hope of overtaking Sedo and their large, geographically dispersed, full-time staff.

That's not to say for one second that Sedo has been doing everything right, only that the mechanics of the site itself are about 1% of the equation at best (and solvable on elance for a few thousand).

From tiny acorns and all that.......

I think its inevitable that Sedo will get some proper competition soon and i would actually disagree that this is beyond the scope of good developers/marketers to do it. Anybody who took it on would have the advantage of being able to concentrate on the UK market solely whereas obviously Sedo has its eggs in many baskets.

I dont think that many people would need too many reasons to use another service if it was available,Sedo have rested on their laurels for quite some time now. I dont have the time to take anything else on but id love to see some people do it and give them a run for their money.

Rob

ScottJ · 11-04-2008, 05:26 PM

I'd agree with Rob & Edwin, both valid points - someone specialising in the UK market would stand a great chance of taking on Sedo and taking the premium listings away, lots of people screaming out for an alternative.

At present how many of their UK sales are outwith domainer 2 domainer deals? not a great deal I would guess which would make entry to market very quick and easy, which means with exclusivity someone new could dominate premium domain sales.

retired_member_3 · 11-04-2008, 08:08 PM

I'd make it free initially too.

retired_member_3 · 14-04-2008, 07:38 PM

I can confirm Skirts co uk did not sell, I told the useless sedo to cancel the deal as the buyer never got in touch and the useless sedo wouldnt reply to my emails asking if they could contact the other bidder who bid £3k.

Im actually glad now as I thought the end price was too cheap personally and will get a site going for it.

So just to reiterate Sedo are a bunch of useless F***wits who couldnt run a bath.

jimmc · 28-04-2008, 12:10 PM

Get off the fence hammer.

Tell us what you really think...

Quote:

Originally Posted by hammer

I can confirm Skirts co uk did not sell, I told the useless sedo to cancel the deal as the buyer never got in touch and the useless sedo wouldnt reply to my emails asking if they could contact the other bidder who bid £3k.

Im actually glad now as I thought the end price was too cheap personally and will get a site going for it.

So just to reiterate Sedo are a bunch of useless F***wits who couldnt run a bath.

admin · 28-04-2008, 12:19 PM

I've thought about launching an auction site, but the take up here for the forum system is quite low. Are people thnking of more an end-user site?

If we did a joint effort would people bother to list their domains?

Let's see how many names we can get on the site, I could add 400....

retired_member_3 · 28-04-2008, 12:26 PM

I could of kept going with my ongoing sagas. Skirts is still unfinished business!

As for the auction site I thought about it but it's chicken and egg. You need traffic for people to post items for auction and you need items to get the traffic. Which is the reason ebay dont have any competition.

11-04-2008, 04:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
Edwin Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan Posts: 812 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 10)	The platform really isn't the problem. It's getting the critical mass of visitors and credibility that's the hard part. I don't see how a home grown effort has any hope of overtaking Sedo and their large, geographically dispersed, full-time staff. That's not to say for one second that Sedo has been doing everything right, only that the mechanics of the site itself are about 1% of the equation at best (and solvable on elance for a few thousand). __________________ Memorable Domains: Over 2,000 generic .co.uk domains for sale

11-04-2008, 05:26 PM	#15 (permalink)
ScottJ Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland Posts: 774 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 8)	I'd agree with Rob & Edwin, both valid points - someone specialising in the UK market would stand a great chance of taking on Sedo and taking the premium listings away, lots of people screaming out for an alternative. At present how many of their UK sales are outwith domainer 2 domainer deals? not a great deal I would guess which would make entry to market very quick and easy, which means with exclusivity someone new could dominate premium domain sales. __________________ Scott LED Bulbs : Belief : Code : Photo Frame : TVs : Self Made Minds : Genes Bedroom Furniture : Outdoor Furniture : Living Room Furniture : Home Mortgage

28-04-2008, 12:19 PM	#19 (permalink)
admin Administrator Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 5,848 Domain Trader Rating: (0% / 0)	I've thought about launching an auction site, but the take up here for the forum system is quite low. Are people thnking of more an end-user site? If we did a joint effort would people bother to list their domains? Let's see how many names we can get on the site, I could add 400.... __________________ 9p Domains \| Domain Appraisal \| Droplists \| Domain Brokerage \| Find Valuable Domains \| Link to us \| Domain Software New to UK Domain Names? - Go Here \| Check Drop Dates \| Domain Transfers \| Game Consoles Make more money from your Domain Names with SedoPro - PM for a free activation code!

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11-04-2008, 04:01 PM	#12 (permalink)
retired_member_3 Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,055 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	I've just posted about this funny enough. If someone on here with the techy skills is up for it I definately am!

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retired_member_3 Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,055 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	I'd make it free initially too.

14-04-2008, 07:38 PM	#17 (permalink)
retired_member_3 Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,055 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	I can confirm Skirts co uk did not sell, I told the useless sedo to cancel the deal as the buyer never got in touch and the useless sedo wouldnt reply to my emails asking if they could contact the other bidder who bid £3k. Im actually glad now as I thought the end price was too cheap personally and will get a site going for it. So just to reiterate Sedo are a bunch of useless F***wits who couldnt run a bath.

28-04-2008, 12:26 PM	#20 (permalink)
retired_member_3 Banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,055 Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 1)	I could of kept going with my ongoing sagas. Skirts is still unfinished business! As for the auction site I thought about it but it's chicken and egg. You need traffic for people to post items for auction and you need items to get the traffic. Which is the reason ebay dont have any competition.