Is it fair that some people bump a number of offers in one go?

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Hi everyone I hope you're all having a great day!

I have been thinking for a bit of time about this, but it really struck me today looking at Flippa. One guy who is selling loads of genuine premium domains has bumped a number of his listings to page 1 at one time. Check it out here: https://flippa.com/

I was thinking if I had paid the $50 for a bump 10 minutes prior to the vendor bumping a number of his listings I would have been very frustrated as I have no doubt the vendor's on Flippa must be feeling now. To bring it back to the WF, I have myself bumped my WSO in the past only to see one or two people bumping a number of their WSO's in one go causing my thread to drop down the first page very fast.

The point is I kind of feel there should be a cap on the amount of offers people can bump at one time and in fact I think it shouldn't be more then one or two maximum to give everyone a chance to get maximum exposure.

What do you think, is a cap per vendor a good idea or is that just business?

Joel
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  • Yeah it sucks but that is life. Same thing has happened to me more often than I care for but you have to take the good with the bad.
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    • It was when I saw that Flippa homepage and the same guy has bumped like 10 of his listings in a go, I mean what are you getting for your $50?

      Do you think the idea of a cap is a good one like 2 maximum for example, as it's possible for something to be done about it?

      Joel
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  • Life is not fair.
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      First someone calls for a minimum wage for freelancers, then someone gets mad that someone else with more resources used them to their advantage.

      It kind of makes you wonder whether or not capitalists really exist online :p:rolleyes:.
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    So, people who spend the money for more than one listing should be held to different rules than you are? I don't think so.
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    • Okay, just business then LOL, I agree with Bill that life's not fair though that's something people definitely need to get used to.

      I think the point is I was just looking at it from the other people who are bumping the listings not from Flippa's or infact this Forum where my question equally applied.

      However, no matter what you guys feel it is a pain in the neck and mighty frustrating for the other people who are bumping their thread/listing.

      Joel
    • No Suzanne, the same rule should apply to me too, i'm referring to a level playing field and not sure why you would think I was suggesting one rule for me and one for others?

      Joel
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  • Joel, if it bugs you... "Be The Multi-Bumper"

    It IS a level playing field. Each listing can be bumped. Doesn't matter if it's 100 from one person or 1 from 100 people.
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    • Fair point Michael and I understand what you're saying. Of course I could be the "multi bumper" despite what Joe above was insinuating however I think it is fairer overall for everyone if it's one a person. It's simple averages that if people are bumping 3/4/5 threads at any one time other people get less exposure and don't think that's reasonable to others.

      However, Bill's point on fairness comes back into play at that point so I can accept both sides of the debate.

      Joel
  • The same would happen if 10 people bumped their offer in 10 minutes. I think this is fair as you actually pay for every thread and bump. So, it would be unfair if you run 3 offers and could not bump 1-2 of them because of a limit.

    Anyway, people to thom a cost of bump is cheap will always win over people who have a very limited capital to promote their sruff.

    I think you should deal with it and actually expect that something like that could happen and have enough funds to back it up.
  • I think a cap would actually be a good idea, but I think that would be easier said than done.
  • Capping bumps for larger players so smaller fish can survive really makes no sense. It would be a penalty against the very people that provide a proportionately larger source of revenue.

    Make your bumps and take your lumps. Remember, YOUR bump is knocking someone else off the page, and that isn't fair either.
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  • Keep going guys, I haven't seen a Joe/Joel squabble recently...

    *Insert picture of popcorn here in honor of Joe*
  • If the rules are the same for everyone, then it already is as fair as possible. Yes, it sucks to have your stuff pushed down and it's awesome to bump back to the top (but that means that there's a person that you've just pushed off the first page!)

    Develop a staggering strategy or bump everything at once to dominate and take advantage of what you can.
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