Magazine-related domain name sells on Afternic for close to $50,000.
The domain name MyMag.com sold on domain aftermarket Afternic for $48,888. The Whois record for the domain changed to an individual in England yesterday, indicating the sale is complete and domain transferred. The buyer is not the same entity that owns MyMags.com. The domain is currently parked.
Although not as common is domains prefixed with ‘i’ and ‘e’, ‘my’ domains are popular. Here are some notable publicly disclosed ‘my’ domain name sales from the past three years, courtesy of a search on NameBio.com:
MyBlog.com $400,000
MyPremierCard.com $135,000
MyCrib.com $33,583
MyGo.com $31,000
MyMedicalRecords.com $10,000
MyPics.de $9,576
MyFreeCheck.com $8,875
MyMag.com is the second 5-figure sale this week at Afternic. On Monday it completed the sale of CastIron.com for $22,222. The domain was purchased by Cast Iron Systems, Inc, an integration appliance company. It appears that Cast Iron Systems previously used the address CastIronSys.com. $22,222 for that name change is well worth it.
Many of Afternic’s larger sales never make it to the “closing soon” section of its web site because they are negotiated between parties. This is the case with MyMag.com and CastIron.com.
Stephen Douglas says
Arggh, after selling a few decent names in the last two weeks bringing in the low five figures, I’m having second thoughts about letting domains go with a “move ’em out, head ’em out, Rawhide!” mentality.
For the younger set, look at your domains like the popular Clash song:
“Should I stay or should I go?”
Stephen Douglas
Successful Domain Management™
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Domain Offerings says
I don’t understand the appeal of the nonsensical “Go” domains. What does MyGo exactly mean? How would someone recover paying 30K for it.