Recent content by ms23

I appreciate the review and all comments. I can see why the rebate might not appeal to everyone, so it may help to explain the thinking behind it. The way we structure Stage 1 rebates is really a market design decision rather than a pricing tactic. First, the rebate comes entirely from the...

I’m sorry, but pre-orders are private, and we cannot confirm one way or the other due to the winner’s privacy rights. From the TBR info page: "This structure allows the Stage 2 auction to open at the full Stage 1 bid amount (plus applicable increment) which sets a higher auction entry point...

Just to clarify, TBR pre-ordering at Grape requires selecting a bid from 10 predefined amounts. Since a pre-order of $10,000 was received, the opening bid was set at $10,100. It’s not as complicated as it may seem. For many years we ran a closed auction where only users with pre-orders could...

That's a smart move by a user who understands how the Grape TBR system works, maximizing their advantage on a domain they knew would likely sell high. It's all explained here , along with some examples. If he/she wins the auction say at 11,000 the user's final cost will be $6000 (11000-5000 )...

Hi Everyone, I wanted to clarify that TBR booking, auction and billing are all done by Grape but a domain registered by one of the partner registrars such as Register.ca must be managed at the registrar of record’s account. Upon processing of billing for a won domain, an account will be created...

There is a new update for Grape TBR system going into effect in October 2024. Important (New as of Oct 2, 2024 TBR session): All users who place pre-orders in Stage 1, will receive a credit equal to 50% of their pre-order bid or 20% of the final auction price (whichever is higher) toward the...

Sure, I will watch this thread. With regards to gaining access to TBR auction site please send us a request through our Contact Us page.

Thank you for taking the initiative and I appreciate the heads up! I can confirm that the Grape TBR auction system is independent than the Grape registration system: How It Works – Grape Domain Marketplace While creating an account and registering a domain on grape.ca is easy, every new...

As you know each additional TBR connection costs $1000 /year. The number of connections each participating registrar currently holds is not public after CIRA dropped the one registrar-one connection rule (that is how dot-com drop-catch works). My wild guess is that there are at lease 100 TBR...

Thanks, Looking forward to learn from your members and participate in the discussions.