When you personally attack people and accuse them of having large ego’s or invalidate any constructive criticsm by saying the only reason for it is that it doesn’t put money in my wallet – yes, its stupid.

Your second post was more intelligent so you’re not stupid but your first post was.

Leaving comments open is NEVER an invitation for personal attacks but for intelligent discussion.

As for the .net comparision – you are taking my words too literal. Premium domains usually have other extensions gone and if they do not it DOES affect the value of the domain. After all, if the .com is a “premium domain” then any .net of the same is worth more more than $6. I never said good names were not available if the .net wasn’t registered – just said the premium value is lessened becuse of an alternative choice.

As for widely publicizing – dude, I wrote one post on a blog, certainly did not take out a front page ad in the New York times.

Now, my right to complain about the domains they picked. Why not??? If I started BIDO and choose bad names I am sure I would hear it – hell, I would expect to hear it since I would be wondering why many names we hand-picked are selling for below $100. After all, they are supposed to be premium domains.

I like Sahar very much and enjoy his professionalism, his experience and his dedication the industry but I’ve also been in the busines just as long as him and longer than Kevin, Frank and most people.

In any business, domains, real estate, stocks – anything – you do not hold back and just stay silent on issues because they were started by someone. Far too often people are disillusioned with the face behind the product. Sahar is a great domainer and a great invester but is he a great auctioner? I hope so and certainly hope we will be with BIDO but you don’t just carry over a blanket “hush policy” because he is Sahar. Sure, some people go too far and attack personally but my article was about provoking thought about getting better quality names while at the same hoping and wishing them the best in the future.

I’m 100% on Sahar’s side believe it or not.

Also, if you want any further comments approved then use a real email. You are hiding behind the email of someone else and there is nothing to hide. We are all adults here with one goal in mind – to further the domain industry.

Perhaps, it was unfair of me to lump you in with all of the pissed off blog posts I’ve been seeing lately…but it seems that a lot of frustration stems from the fact that ‘quality’ domains aren’t selling…and here is Bido, a platform run by established domainers…giving an insane amount of exposure to names that go against all the ‘rules’ and ‘logic’ of domaining.

To be more specific, I’ll use an example. You expressed frustration over the fact that Bido is auctioning names that still had the .net available. Well…so what? The .net for one particular name I think you were referring to…was already picked up when I tried to register it…as I thought the .com was a solid generic that obviously slipped through the cracks of ‘domainer tools’.

Anyway, whether or not the .net is registered isn’t necessarily a good reason to decide a domain isn’t worth even reg fee or unworthy of a Bido auction. I think that is shortsighted thinking…(the reasons will take up too much space here).

Lastly, you are right again – you didn’t complain about sales, you did wish Bido the best – BUT you did complain about the domains they have been choosing.

I was merely responding to that as you are willingly & widely publicizing your rather strong opinion. You leave the comments open on your blog – therefore, I mistakenly assumed you were open to comments – whether or not they agreed with your own. But by calling me ’stupid’, I realize this is not the case. Regardless, I wanted to at least point out where you were right and clarify my statements.

I’m glad you decided not to give your email since it would be unfortunate to realize exactly who was this stupid.

You response does not even make sense – I never said they were all worth thoushands, never complained about sales and only wished BIDO the best.

Whatever man – a dumb comment like this is really not even worth a reply.

I’ll echo Alan’s sentiment…

I respect your willingness to accept and work on addressing some of the current platform’s shortcomings – it speaks volumes about you personally and professionally.

Getting a glimpse into Bido’s bigger picture is appreciated, and I’m encouraged to hear future models will be making their way thru the pipeline.

My point regarding “house auctions” I believe is still something I think could be very beneficial if presented properly.

I’m not suggesting you reserve a slot every other day. That would surely turn people away.

Instead, perhaps once or twice a month. This would allow you to build a steady stream of momentum, excitement and anticipation for the next “Showcase” auction. Additionally, as more investors see your willingness to participate, they might be more apt to join in. Maybe you have something like this already planned for future models.

Also, much of the criticism being flung around in the domainersphere about the Bido relaunch is really uncalled for and does absolutely nothing but send discouraging vibes to the mainstream…so kudos for identifying the truly constructive remarks and ignoring the noise.

Believe me, I’ve been part of quite a few projects involving the size and scope of what you’re attempting. It’s no picnic.

Bido represents a positive opportunity to advance this industry, so it’s in all of our best interests to see that happen.

Stay true to your vision, keep innovating, and don’t be satisfied with the status quo.

We’re in your corner.

Thanks for being a sport – I personally hope and am confident BIDO will get better and better as time goes on.

Most of this was constructive criticism (ouch, words I despise lol) – glad you took it as nothing personal.

It’s hard to want to be part of something (especially something with a social networking element) when the entire reason you visit is really not there yet – quality of domains – but the great thing about BIDO is we can criticize all we want, the power is the moment you either (a) introduce something wonderful or (b) start adding better quality names then bingo – game on again.

Its a challenge to say the least I’m sure … good luck man … I’m on your side.

“I hope they succeed but one must also measure the value of their own time. For me, visiting BIDO when names suck is another 10-15 minutes wasted every day and to ask people for that time – any company, especially one offering ONE product a day must put time and effort into providing an inventory much like ones they would buy – since they are the “expert” auction house.”

At 1$ and no reserve we would buy anything we list, no doubt about that. For all domains we list we believe they are worth more than registration fee. We proved it every single day so far. I’m sure one day will come that we may be wrong, and that’s OK. The market decides, we’re here to learn.

Cheers

Sahar

“Again, I just don’t envision any professionals submitting that level of quality under the present format.”

You are right, why new models will be introduced soon. The first one, and don’t tell anyone please, around March 20th/April.

Than later we expect to introduce yet again another model, this one much broader, around June/July.

We’re here for the long run as you can see. Don’t forget there are many full time Bido employees working on this. Do you really believe we will continue as we are for a long time? Things must change, for the sake of profitability as well as innovation. We’re well aware of it and are working on it.

Cheers

Sahar

First, thanks all for your thoughts and nice words, it’s highly appreciated.

Let me try to explain why a 55$ sale, while may look weak in term of dollars, is something I’m ecstatic about.

For DressOrganic.com. tere were many other similar comments from other members on the site, the sound of this isn’t worth registering. What I want to do here is try and convey this point: Not all domains must be worth millions of dollars, hundred of thousands of dollars, tens of thousands of dollars, thousands of dollars, or even hundreds of dollars, to return the investor well over 100% on registration fee. The domain above is such an example.

Trying to move/sell such a domain on the various message boards and auction houses may be difficult to do as many domains that are listed are truly not worth registration fee and many other are extremely overpriced. Such dynamics is a turn off for active investors who value their time and energy. Selling it on Bido makes perfect sense as our audience is ready, willing, and able, if you present the right opportunity. Our audience is tuned into searching for deals. For the seller in the example above, while 55$ isn’t a lot of money, looking closer at the numbers, after the 8% sale commission the seller pays (4.4$), and after deducting costs (registration fee + renewals), and hopefully recoup his investment and some.

At Bido, we want to be there for you when you need us. The question is can this be scalable into multiple listings a day? As we’ve stated before, Bido will open up in the near future and we’re all going to just wait and see and find out.

As for better inventory, we’re only picking what is the best submissions. Can you imagine what we don’t choose? Don’t you all think we want better domains to hit the homepage? And as picking from our personal inventory, we tried that in the beginning if you remember, it was when we indicated domains were “House Listings” and everyone was against it, complaining we try to sell our own stuff instead of taking from others. The only reason we listed our own stuff was to try and list some that had better value than current. In the future we may still list one here and there to bring some better quality (there is one 3 letter .com domain name scheduled), but the general idea, list from the community.

At the end, we’re not concerned about quality as much as we are about building the site, introducing new models, and LISTENING to what you are saying. I posted further thoughts on why we do what we do on my blog, for those interested, check them out (www.conceptualist.com)

Thanks all for the feedback again !!

Cheers

Sahar