Moniker is currently accepting domains for consideration in the Internext Expo auction. This is for ADULT DOMAIN NAMES only. Submission deadline now extended until July 16th and can be entered here .
Several people have asked for an explainantion of the new Moniker submission system for auctions. Submitting domains online is now a relatively easy process and we have eliminated emailing spreadsheets and faxing in contracts, finally!!
Here is the step by step:
Go to the auction page: http://marketplacepro.moniker.com/auction/index.html
Select the auction you desire and in the far right column click on “Submit Domains for Consideration”.
You will be asked to enter your Moniker User Name and Password
NOTE: FOR FIRST TIME On-Line Submitters Only – You will need to link
your SnapNames Account to Your Moniker Account – This will allow you to
view the auction activity and history.
Simply put in your Moniker password, then your SnapNames User Name and
Password. If you do not have one, simply click on the “New SnapNames
user?“ to obtain an account. You will be asked for a credit card which
is part of the verification process to uphold the integrity of our
auctions and reduce / eliminate fraud. Your card will not be charged
unless you make a purchase, which you are free to do!
Once you are finished putting in your Moniker and SnapNames account
information, click NEXT. You will not have to link the accounts
together again.
Now you are given the option of submitting individual domains or use
the downloadable template to submit up to 500 domains per template.
You can submit as many templates as you would like. If you wish to
change a price, simply upload a revised template. The domain prices on
the last template received will be considered your submitted price.
Consider saving the Master Copy of the template on your hard drive.
Then you can save a copy of that file for each specific auction using
that auctions name. This way you can easily upload the desired file
for each auction and you have a record of your submissions.
On the template, there are three key points: 1. At this time, only
these TLDs are being accepted: .com, .net, .org, .co.uk, .mobi, .info,
.biz, .us, .de, .ca, .tv, .ws, ..la, .eu; and 2. Only columns A and B
are required! If you have additional information it would be in your
best interest to accurately provide it; and 3. The categories and other
information are on the next tab at the bottom of the page conveniently
marked “Categories”. If you do not want a reserve amount, enter “$0”
in the reserve amount. Please do not put in “No Reserve”. For those
who are submitting Domains with Assets which are web sites that are for
sale, I will be able to spend more time in packaging and marketing your
assets as I will also be able to do for portfolios of domains.
Quite a few of my clients have been using the categories option in
their Moniker account to label each domain. This allows them to
quickly and easily select the desired category that is appropriate for
each auction.
Once you have completed a template and saved it on your hard drive, go
back to the Moniker auction submission page and click on the word
“Browse” that will allow you to upload the template to us. You will
receive an email confirming we have received it. I will also receive a
copy and the auction committee will receive a copy.
Be sure to read the terms and conditions as they have changed
slightly. One key point is that if your domain is selected for an
auction we want you to move it to Moniker as the registrar so we can
quickly conclude the sale once it is sold and you can get paid
quickly. We want to avoid the length of time in getting domains over
to Moniker to complete the sale. The current policy is that the option
exists to charge $100 for those domains selected for an auction which
are not transferred over to Moniker. We do not want your $100 but we
do want our buyers to be happy and to get what they pay for right a
way. Your cooperation is appreciated. For answers to frequently asked
questions, here is that link:
http://marketplacepro.moniker.com/auction/auction_faq.html
Please note that there is still far more supply of domains than there
is buyers and it is a buyers market. If you want to sell your domains
you will have to price them low and hope they get bid up past a point
of your highest expectations. It’s rare, but does indeed happen.
One last item is that the SnapNames auction for non-premium names is
making lots of sales and is recognized on the street as the number one
platform to move domains. These auctions are different from the
Premier Auctions conducted by Moniker and give you an excellent
opportunity to sell non-premium domains. Now you have an account you
can also submit domains for their auctions. For your domains to
qualify they must: Be in your regular Moniker.com account so sales can
quickly be filled and you can quickly be paid; Domains must have at
least six (6) months registration remaining so the buyer receives value
for the buyer; The domains must be a com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, or
.us. And yes, .mobi will be allowed shortly; and you should know that
the commission is 20% of the sale amount. For specific details, here
is the link: https://www.snapnames.com/sellerProgramOverview.jsp
If you have any other specific questions, and if you do not yet have an account representative at Moniker/SanpNames please contact:
Peter Brooks
Senior Account Executive
peterb@corp.moniker.com
Toll free in the U.S. and Canada: 1.800.688.6311 ext 3503
Outside the U. S. and Canada: 1.954.861-3503
Fax: 954-969-9155
Source: Submitted to DomainNews.com on July 10th - Posted by Roland G. Buck - Chief Editor