Cowboys.com attained a winning bid at TRAFFIC Miami Live Auction for $275,000

......HOWEVER it is now posted as back in Silent Moniker Auction......I heard there was evidently a "Hiccup" with the bidder(s).

What are the finer details on exactly what happened ?

That's interesting. IMO the winning bid was low - maybe someone felt their higher (phone?) bid wasn't entered correctly during the live auction?

Probably just a glitch or misunderstanding. Happens in live auctions.

maybe seller found out who buyer was and canceled figuring sold too cheap

Originally posted by fizz
That's interesting. IMO the winning bid was low - maybe someone felt their higher (phone?) bid wasn't entered correctly during the live auction?

I believe it was won on one bid so sounds likely something like that happened. Personally I thought the price was on the high side, it is a name that mainly appeals to one buyer.

Originally posted by zouzas
maybe seller found out who buyer was and canceled figuring sold too cheap

Not sure how that could happen and/or be allowed by Moniker - TRAFFIC guys.....and then be put back in auction.

I was told by a couple of people in the Auction room that the Dallas Cowboys were bidding and that they had winning bid.....don't know how accurate this info really is now.

Let's stay tuned !

when I spoke to their attorney...he was dead serious, had no idea that it was $275K and was shocked when he received the purchase agreement ( he thought he bought it for $275.00 - thats right two hundred and seventy five dollars!). I almost asked him what he was smoking.

after falling out of my chair....not ever experiencing anything like this one, we are going to let this dog stay sleeping for a while. someone should pick this name up and it will ultimately cost the cowboys millions when they finish that $800M stadium they are building. I told the attorney that my guess was that they probably sell $275K in popcorn and beer in one game and that they were foolish not to look at their brand in a different way.

We find a way to turn dirt into diamonds anyway and this will be well past us.

Originally posted by mcahn
he thought he bought it for $275.00 - thats right two hundred and seventy five dollars!). I almost asked him what he was smoking

oh well he knows about as much about domains as the average guy on the street.

Monte, you'd better check that the buyer of computer.com understands he's gotta pay $2.2 Million, not $2.20

they understand and I have a back up buyer for that one in case that one has an issue since its a foreign entity.

That story doesn't make any sense at all.

While watching the auction webcast, I remember hearing the auctioneer announcing a sold domain (sorry, can't remember which one) and mistakenly omitting the part with "thousand dollars" from the price. Monte quickly corrected him.

I think it is hard for people not in the domain business to comprehend the enormous value in domain names. Many people wrongly assume that a few hundred dollars is a lot of money to pay for a domain. There is still a long road ahead in educating the general public about the value of quality generic and descriptive domain names.

Originally posted by InfoGuy

I think it is hard for people not in the domain business to comprehend the enormous value in domain names. Many people wrongly assume that a few hundred dollars is a lot of money to pay for a domain.

Yes I think so, very common.

Originally posted by InfoGuy
I think it is hard for people not in the domain business to comprehend the enormous value in domain names.

How did they get in the door?