TBR Drop - Jan 21, 2026 (5.Viewing)

How is that even possible? WHC starts post-TBR auctions on domains it didn't catch?

People are just updating their bids (thinking that high bid wins outright) at WHC and when 2 or more do that, we suddenly get a bidding war on a domain WHC didn't even win.

It's just newbs who think they're winning, when they're actually losing. :ROFLMAO::poop:
 
180 domains. 😳

As you can see from the pre-auction bid-ups at WHC, newbies seem to be flooding into .CA as if this is some get-rich quick scheme. It's like a kid in a candy shop - everything looks great!

shut up and take my money GIF


You can't help these people, so just let them buy all the crappy domains they can afford, as they'll eventually figure it out when the renewals bills come due.
 
There is something wired about the University.ca auction.

Who is bidder "d41d8" bidding against???


Bidder NameBidding TimeBidAuto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:08 PM$8,101.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:08 PM$8,001.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:08 PM$8,000.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:08 PM$7,900.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:08 PM$7,800.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:07 PM$7,700.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:07 PM$7,600.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:05 PM$7,500.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:05 PM$7,400.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:05 PM$7,300.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:05 PM$7,200.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:05 PM$7,100.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:05 PM$7,000.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:04 PM$6,700.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:04 PM$6,600.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:04 PM$6,500.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:04 PM$6,100.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:04 PM$6,000.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:04 PM$5,600.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:04 PM$5,500.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:04 PM$5,400.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:04 PM$5,300.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:04 PM$5,150.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:04 PM$5,050.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:03 PM$4,900.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:03 PM$4,800.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:03 PM$4,700.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:03 PM$4,600.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:03 PM$4,500.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:03 PM$4,400.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:03 PM$4,300.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:03 PM$4,200.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:03 PM$4,100.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:03 PM$4,000.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:03 PM$3,900.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:03 PM$3,800.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:02 PM$3,700.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:02 PM$3,600.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:02 PM$3,500.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:02 PM$3,400.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:02 PM$3,300.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 2:02 PM$3,200.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 1:58 PM$3,100.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 1:58 PM$3,000.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 1:55 PM$2,450.00Auto
d41d8January 28, 2026 1:55 PM$2,350.00
d41d8January 28, 2026 1:54 PM$2,250.00Auto
 
University.ca currently at $1400 with 35 minutes to go. Any bets what it is going to go for?

Does anyone have a clue what's going in with the bidding record?

I see someone bidding $XXXX and then the bidder name disappears and is replaced by 'd41d8' until the entire bidding name list is just one person.

It's bizarre as it doesn't come close to displaying what's really going on, as it looks like some maniac bidding against himself.

university.ca – Grape Domain Marketplace
 
There is something wired about the University.ca auction.

Who is bidder "d41d8" bidding against??

Beat me to it - if you watch the live bidding, there is a new bidder name that sits there for a second, before being replaced by 'd41d8'.

Seems like the Grape auction logic is all screwed up, or the system was not designed to handle a 2-bidder contest like this, with monstrously-sized proxies.
 
Beat me to it - if you watch the live bidding, there is a new bidder name that sits there for a second, before being replaced by 'd41d8'.
That doesn't happen with me.
 

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All of a sudden, another bidder name appears now.

Bidder NameBidding TimeBidAuto
285deJanuary 28, 2026 2:11 PM$8,201.00
1d28eJanuary 28, 2026 2:08 PM$8,101.00
285deJanuary 28, 2026 2:08 PM$8,001.00Auto
1d28eJanuary 28, 2026 2:08 PM$8,000.00
285deJanuary 28, 2026 2:08 PM$7,900.00Auto
1d28eJanuary 28, 2026 2:08 PM$7,800.00
285deJanuary 28, 2026 2:07 PM$7,700.00
1d28eJanuary 28, 2026 2:07 PM$7,600.00
285deJanuary 28, 2026 2:05 PM$7,500.00Auto
1d28eJanuary 28, 2026 2:05 PM$7,400.00
285deJanuary 28, 2026 2:05 PM$7,300.00Auto
1d28eJanuary 28, 2026 2:05 PM$7,200.00
285deJanuary 28, 2026 2:05 PM$7,100.00
1d28eJanuary 28, 2026 2:05 PM$7,000.00Auto
 
All of a sudden, another bidder name appears now.

Yep, looks like someone at Grape fixed it and now we have two actual bidders.

Looks like a database user is placing the bids for the bidders and then not updating the Bidder Name - probably a system error.
 

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