Dropping domains on netfleet

[bunstar]

I'm new to netfleet and i have a question which i don't see an answer anywhere for.

There is obviously automatic / proxy bidding going on on the dropping domains..
Netfleet only allows you to add a fixed bid. How are people doing this? Is it through another registrar? Or are they using tools?

Thanks

 

[ScottNugent]

If you bid on the snapper auctions from the main snapper page it becomes a proxy bid

 

[bunstar]

If you bid on the snapper auctions from the main snapper page it becomes a proxy bid

ohhhh god.. is that all i did wrong lol
so if you actually go into the detailed view it becomes a set bid.
Damn!

oh well.. live and learn.. thanks for the tip!

 

[ScottNugent]

Yep, going into the domain and bidding there creates a "fixed bid".

 

[aus11]

ohhhh god.. is that all i did wrong lol
so if you actually go into the detailed view it becomes a set bid.
Damn!

oh well.. live and learn.. thanks for the tip!

I did the exact same thing a week or two ago.

 

[findtim]

would make for a good youtube video tutorial i think

tim

 

[bunstar]

Thanks Aus11, makes me feel a touch better that i wasn't the only one that fell for that trap

I don't understand why anyone would want fixed bidding though, i think both interfaces should give you proxy bidding.

 

[chris]

Hi bunstar,

Don't feel bad, I've made the same mistake and worse

Fixed bidding is sometimes a good idea if you want to put a solid bid early to let people know your serious and not enter a bidding war. Once someone is caught up in the bidding war it can really make the price go up. But you're right though, that's the exception to the rule, most people wait until the last moment with a proxy.

Cheers,
Chris

 

[snoopy]

What exactly is the point of a "fixed bid" other than to be confusing?

 

[chris]

From the Drop tooltip:

Fixed price (jump) bidding tip

Fixed price (or "jump") bidding allows you to place a fixed bid above the next possible bid. This type of bid can be used when you want to increment your actual bid above what would normally come next in the bidding sequence.

Say for example that the current bid is 120, if you place a normal proxy bid of 500, the bid will go to 121. If you wanted the bid to instead go to 180, you would put 500 in the proxy field and 180 in the fixed field.

In this way you can jump the bid and potentially scare off any competitors.

Good question though, maybe the guys at Drop and Netfleet (or members that use it for that matter) can share if it's a feature that gets much use?

Cheers,
Chris

 

[aus11]

What exactly is the point of a "fixed bid" other than to be confusing?

The answer I got from Mark (NetFleet) when I asked the question was:

Some clients like to fix bid, some prefer proxy bidding. We just split the types of bidding between the two screens to clearly differentiate.

But my response was (which never got a response):

That's fair enough, but if you are clicking through from the snapper page, I think it might be handy to have a prompt when you click bid that asks you to confirm that you agree to a fixed bid (because it is proxy on the snapper page).