Thread by @TonyNames

How I sold a Hand Reg Name for $1988 and netted only $880 from the sale

A very funny story from my domaining journey.

Filled with anxiety, anger, frustration, and final realization that $880 net is not that bad for a 99 cent hand reg

Here is how it unfolded.

This name had expired and it somehow had to sell immediately when it crossed 30 days and went into Auction.

Now I had once asked SAV if they would cancel an Auction that started because I forgot to renew. They denied and I had to win it back so, I thought who will bid on a .biz

So I set my calendar and waited till the day. It was really late and I was sleepy so I put in a 50 dollar proxy and went to sleep.

But I couldn't sleep so I woke up around the time Auction was ending.

And i don't know what triggered it, a second bidder appeared and outbid

I am like WTF.. Who T F bids on a .biz and breaks a proxy... So I Bid back..
Damn, I was sweating. Guy wouldn't back out.

I was like, is this the Buyer?
I mean why would he not already cancel the sale if he had to bid right?

And I didn't know what Afternic would say

I tried to call a domainer bro but he won't pick up the phone.

And he bid me all the way to 710.

And I was both relieved and Mad when I won it.

ANd as soon as I won, the domain appeared in my account and before the buyer could cancel I transferred it.

I got an email from afternic in the morning that tranfer is complete and somehow I won the day.

But damn, that was the most intense Auction I ever had,

More Intense than the time I put in a 45000 proxy by mistake when I wanted to put in 450 and the auction kept extending 😅😅

Fun Fact: Second bidder is on twitter and a domainer 😅