Domain Auction (Makaveli/Botnets/TCP6/Menacing/64bit/Spoofer/Bawse)

[Skander]

#6 - $9

[TheDP]

Just about a day left.

Here’s where we’re at now.

#1 - No bids
#2 - $10 (@Shu)
#3 - No bids
#4 - No bids
#5 - $8 (@Shu)
#6 - $9 (@Skander)
#7 - No bids

[TheDP]

It’s the final hour!

@King8654 @Shu @Skander

Good luck and keep an eye out for sneaky bidders

[miniopt]

#5 - $9

[TheDP]

End of auction.

#2 - $10 (@Shu)
#5 - $9 (@miniopt)
#6 - $9 (@Skander)

Congrats guys!

I’ll PM you to sort out payment and transfer.

[TheDP]

After doing a review, I have decided to disqualify @miniopt’s bid due to it being an immature account and was created only to snipe the name.

[binary]

So this has ended? I would like to do #5 - $10

Edit: Added offer

[TheDP]

Yes it has.

[miniopt]

I sent a mail to thedp to tell him I might not be able to participate in the auction 2 hours before the end. Eventually I was able to, so I created this account as he asked me to do in the mail.

The auction rules that thedp set did not specify that the auction was reserved to active HostBalls members (note that he listed it on his website domainpeon.com). He also clearly announced the winners at the end of the auction. I don’t see why a last minute bidder would be disqualified – this is not how an auction is run. And rules cannot be changed once they’ve been set. Anyhow, I’ll address the matter with thedp via PM.

[Wolveix]

@TheDP

After doing a review, I have decided to disqualify @miniopt’s bid due to it being an immature account and was created only to snipe the name.

@miniopt

The auction rules that thedp set did not specify that the auction was reserved to active HostBalls members. I don’t see why a last minute bidder would be disqualified

I agree. We don’t have any domain selling rules, but @TheDP you didn’t explicitly say anything of the sort. That’s pretty shady, and I feel that you should honour @miniopt’s offer.

[TheDP]

Understood and I’ll ensure the rules will need to be specific for future auctions.

I’ll finalize this when I’m home later today.

@Shu @miniopt

Thanks @Wolveix

[Shu]

@miniopt

this is not how an auction is run

If you know so much about the auctions then you’d know that everyone hates auction snipers and online auctions are usually extended in case there are people like you trying to be sneaky. It sure was convenient posting your bid on the absolute final minute, let’s see

@miniopt

participate in the auction 2 hours before the end.

Is not 30 seconds before it ends.

[miniopt]

Hello @Shu, I can understand that you were expecting to win the domain considering that the auction went by calmly.

@Shu

everyone hates auction snipers and online auctions are usually extended in case there are people like you trying to be sneaky.

As @Wolveix agreed, last minute bidding should have been forbidden in the rules if @TheDP did not want it to happen. This was not part of the rules, and he did not frown upon it – quite the contrary, actually, if I refer to his mail and his post 1h before the auction ended:

@TheDP

Good luck and keep an eye out for sneaky bidders

He also tagged you in this post so that you were warned.

[anon40039896]

[Wolveix]

@miniopt

As @Wolveix agreed, last minute bidding should have been forbidden in the rules if @thedp did not want it to happen. This was not part of the rules

To clarify, I personally have no issue with last minute bidding/sniping. But if the seller does, then it should be clearly stated in the rules. Whoever puts the highest bid in wins…that’s just how auctions work. It shouldn’t matter if that bid was put in a minute before the end of the auction.

[TheDP]

Ok folks.

Let’s just make it clear and simple. Sorry but clearly I missed out some rules which should have been there. Lesson learned. Will include them in future auctions.

Oh well… we are where we are now. Since HB does not really have any rules for domain auctions and I did not clearly state that sniping is not accepted, nor have I stated that the bidders needed to have a ‘mature’ account here, there’s nothing more that I can do now then to just accept the mistakes and learn from it.

So due to this, it is what it is.

#2 - $10 (@Shu)
#5 - $9 (@miniopt)

@Shu - If you’re not going to proceed with your win and would like to ditch your bids and the name, I totally understand and will accept that.

[Shu]

I’m taking it

[TheDP]

I have sorted out payment and domain transfer with @Shu