I’ve lost quite a few domain auctions in the past, and I have no-one else to blame but myself.
Although I do receive reminders via email, there is nothing more frustrating than realizing the very auction I was following, ended minutes prior.
There is no reason not to take drastic measures: set an alarm clock, the old-fashioned way, which will definitely remind you of the event on time.
Whether it’s a regular clock ringing ad nauseam, or your “smart” phone yelling at you via a pre-recorded MP3 – “Get your ass to NameJet.com!” – that’s the best way to ensure you’re following an auction closely.
Just remember to keep the batteries charged.
“set an alarm clock,”………..haha……great advice……..gonna do that !
Paul – You’d be surprised how many auction bidders forget to monitor an auction during its last moments, thus losing good deals.
Noooo Don’t bid last minute, we’ve gotten countless deals when people fall asleep minutes before the auction ends
Alarm set.
My secret weapon is my wife…..who is in training …..getting NameJet certified next week.
Or you could just bid what you are willing to pay ahead of time instead of being one of the annoying asses that wait until the last 30 seconds to place a bid and then bid in $20 increments every 4 minutes for an hour. As if that is going to get you a better price. It is a proxy bid so what is the point of waiting until the last minute to bid.
The “lightning” event plugin for thunderbird is a great one as well, it’s saved me from missing many auctions with the reminder option.
“………so what is the point of waiting until the last minute to bid.”
If there are no bidders for the domain, you wait till the last minute to place your bid.
@ Paul
I believe he is talking about when the auction is ending, not the 11pm EST cutoff to place a backorder.
If you help me build TimeReleasedEmail .com I think we can solve that problem.
*d/n mean to shamelessly mention a url, but the url explains the solution in the fewest possible words.