Flippa turned 6 years old this year.
A fire-hot thread at NamePros created last week by Shane Bellone, former “super seller” at Flippa, generated dozens of comments addressing current issues.
The exchange became heated at times, and became difficult to identify which issues are real and which were mere assumptions.
Kevin Fink, director of domains at Flippa, responded to a barrage of claims, rumors and several outlandish allegations; in the end, it became evident that some NamePros members cannot be persuaded, no matter what.
Flippa’s official position, as it appears through Kevin Fink’s statements, can be summarized as follows:
- Ali Zandi, another Flippa power-seller, became successful on his own and is not a “marketing gimmick”.
- Zandi’s interview to DomainSherpa was on his own initiative, not Flippa’s and not a paid advertisement.
- Both Zandi and Bellone paid for auction upgrades, and also received assistance – as does anyone else that reaches out to Flippa and requests it.
- Alleged shill bidding incidents at Flippa are investigated thoroughly using a series of existing tools and processes, to ensure the integrity of the system.
- All Flippa sales reported to Flippa affiliates such as NameBio, are cross-checked for reversals before confirmed as valid.
- Many sales at Flippa end up after private negotiations between seller and buyer, so the pattern of bids might appear strange to some.
- Editor’s Choice picks are more selectively done now, than in the past.
Going forward, Kevin Fink pointed out some of the changes and direction that Flippa auctions will be undertaking:
- There are no in-house Super Sellers that receive special treatment, after the removal of Ali Zandi and Shane Bellone from these outfits.
- The Upgrades system will be going through an overhaul, as it’s currently being re-worked on.
- Bidder Aliases is something that many Flippa members ask for, in order to instill transparency in the domain marketplace.
Flippa is currently taking suggestions in a NamePros thread separate from the other exchange.
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