Nerds go nerdcore over NameJet auction.
In an article slash rant published over at popular blogging medium Medium.com, a fine fella by the name of Jeremy McAnally complains that NameJet ripped him off.
The cause of duress over the domain name Nerdcore.com was the removal of the domain from Jeremy MacAnally’s account, after the auction ended and he paid for it.
Citing technical glitches, NameJet refunded the $112 in USD that the Orlando resident paid for the auction.
As the WHOIS is currently hidden, yet the domain is parked at Sedo, McAnally’s frustrated over the loss of an opportunity to go all nerdcore on this arguably brandable domain:
“It’s been with squatters and what not ever since, so I’d love to return it to one of the folks in the community or build up a nice portal or something. Instead, I’m pretty sure it’s going to get stuck in some squatter’s list and be hocked for thousands of dollars for another decade.”
It’s not rare for auctions at NameJet to face some type of glitch once in a while, but we’re certain that it doesn’t happen on purpose in order to deliver the domain in the hands of a higher paying NameJet customer, as McAnally asserts.
If anything else, the fact is that when the auction for Nerdcore.com was extended, the same participants as before bid higher – an indication that they faced a frustrating glitch during the first round.
Perhaps the otherwise likeable McAnally needs to understand, that “squatters” are in fact domain investors that have the same, equal opportunity to bid on the domain he likes so much. The truth is, the highest bidder gets the domain, eventually.
For the full article titled “Scammed at the auction house“, click here.
