Tag Archives: Afternic

Wed 16th May 2012
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Intuit buys Apps.net for 24,100 EUR among 25 finish user domain sales - Intuit picks up Apps.net domain name and other notable domain purchases. The biggest name on this week’s end user domain sales report is Intuit. The company (of Quicken and Quickbooks fame) bought Apps.net for EUR 21,400 at Sedo. It already owns Apps.com. It offers Intuit Apps for many of its products. Here are other domain name purchases by end users over the past week. Sedo Ad network Multi-View, Inc. made this week’s big $112,000 purchase of AHHA.com. Travel ... read more ...
Thu 3rd May 2012
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You unequivocally need to get on a bound cost domain bandwagon - SedoMLS and AfternicDLS are changing the game. Sedo released its first quarter domain name market study today (pdf). For the first time ever, fixed price “buy now” listings were the company’s most common type of sale. 39% of sales were buy now purchases and 34% were offer-counter offer purchases. There’s a simple reason for this: end user buyers don’t want to negotiate. And they want their domain now. I suspect a lot of these sales occurred through SedoMLS. ... read more ...
Wed 2nd May 2012
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Union pays for VeriGreedy.com and 14 other finish user domain sales - 15 end user domain purchases in the past week. Communication Workers of America bought the clever domain VeriGreedy.com last week to take a jab at Verizon. It looks like the domain owner wasn’t very greedy, too. Here are details on that sale and other “end user” domain buys from the past week. Sales at Afternic South Texas Innovations LLC bought STIConstruction.com for $1,895. Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port, which owns NCSP-net.com, bought NCSP.com for $6,400. San ... read more ...
Wed 30th November 2011
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8 engaging finish user domain sales - Eight domain names that sold to end users last week. Here are eight end user domain name purchases completed over the past week. All sales were at Afternic except for GameTraining.com, which sold at Sedo. Anytime Fitness president David Mortensen.com now owns DavidMortensen.com after dropping $1,788. Internet marketing firm Adventure Marketing upgraded its URL from AdventureMarketingLLC.com to AdventureMarketing.com for $1,000. Telecom networking company Dynamic Network ... read more ...
Thu 6th October 2011
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Domain Marketplaces Still Grapple with Orphaned Listings - Lots of progress, but still an issue of orphaned domain name listings on marketplaces. If you’ve been buying domains on major domain name marketplaces for any number of years you’ve certainly come across a domain listed for sale that isn’t actually for sale. I still remember “buying” SugarCookies.com for something like $2500 many years ago only to find out the person who had listed it had sold it already. Afternic and Sedo have taken steps over the years ... read more ...
Wed 5th October 2011
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NameMedia Pulls Listings from Sedo - Company removes listings from Sedo but it may be only temporary. Notice anything missing from Sedo lately? NameMedia, which operates BuyDomains and Afternic, has yanked all of its domains from Sedo. The company previously listed its owned and operated domain names on Sedo’s marketplace. Sedo changed its commission rate and terms and conditions a few months ago, although Sedo says this wasn’t the reason for the removal. Sedo Marketing Team Manager Heather DelCarpini ... read more ...
Wed 14th September 2011
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Spotlight on 13 End User Domain Name Sales This Past Week - From Rediff to a company in Santa Claus, Indiana, end users bought a number of domain names this week. As I report every week, here’s a look at end users who recently bought domain names through Afternic. Ho Ho Holdings, which owns a number of properties and entertainment destinations in Santa Claus, Indiana, bought GiftfromSanta.com for $1,288. Rediff.com bought KnowledgeCentre.com for $4,388. Last week it bought GoodKnowledge.com for $1,488. GovDelivery, which ... read more ...
Wed 24th August 2011
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The World Bank Buys 2 Domain Names Through Afternic, Plus Telemundo - Big names buy domain names in the aftermarket. The World Bank is one of the most notable groups to buy domain names on the aftermarket this week. The group bought two domain names through Afternic: GlobalPartnership.com for $4,588 and EducationPartners.org for $1,088. It already owns GlobalPartnership.org but hasn’t developed it yet. It doesn’t own EducationPartners.com. Television network Telemundo bought yPunto.com for $2,510. Another notable buyer is FriendFinder ... read more ...
Tue 23rd August 2011
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Hover’s Implementation of Afternic Domains is Well Done - Simple and effective integration of domains for sale. A lot of large domain name registrars offer Afternic’s “Premium” inventory to customers. Each registrar integrates it differently and some do it better than others. I just checked out Hover.com’s integration and I really like it. Hover is owned by Tucows, which is Afternic’s latest top 10 domain registrar partner. Hover is known for its simplicity and this carries through to premium domains. It manages ... read more ...
Wed 17th August 2011
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TheKnot.com and Ask.com Make Domain Purchases - End users line up to find the perfect domain name. There were a lot of great end user domain purchases at Afternic this week. Here’s a look at some of the ones that caught my eye. Franklin Debt Relief, LLC of Chicago picked up Chapter7Bankruptcy.com for $18,000 and Chapter13Bankruptcy.com for $13,000. Smart move. Las Vegas based iPrepaid, which had been using the domain name iPrepaids.com, bought iPrepaid.com for $8,000. Cooper Safety Ltd, maker of Cooper Fire ... read more ...
Wed 10th August 2011
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What Domains Starwood Hotels and Other End Users Bought This Week - Hotel chain among end user domain name buyers this week. As I do every week, here’s a look at end user domain purchases from Afternic for the past week. First let’s start with the big name: Starwood Hotels and Resorts. The company paid $1,188 for OnlyInHawaii.com. Specifically, it looks like the buyer was the Sheraton Waikiki. Electronic Cigarettes, Inc. bought eLiquids.com for $2,588. Electronic cigarettes are filled with liquid nicotine. The rest of the purchases ... read more ...
Tue 19th July 2011
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Samsung Buys Chaton.com and Other End User Sales This Week - Samsung among biggest names buying domain names on the secondary market this week. Afternic tallied over $650,000 in “announceable” domain sales over the past week. Here are some of the more interesting end user purchases: Samsung bought Chaton.com for $17,000. I’m a bit confused as to what this is for, but Google unveils some possibilities. EuroBuilding Hotels Group bought HotelEuro.com for $9,388. Online survey panelist company uSamp bought TheWhiteBoard.com ... read more ...
Tue 12th July 2011
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Australian Government and Other End User Domain Purchases This Week - A look at Afternic sales for the week. I didn’t find a lot of interesting end user domain purchases through Afternic this week. The amount of disclosed sales was lower than usual thanks to the holiday weekend and a number of domains are still pending transfer. But here’s a look at some of the more interesting sales: Austrialia’s Government Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency spent $3,588 on CleanEnergyFuture.com. Medical company YGM Group, LLC ... read more ...
Mon 11th July 2011
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NameMedia Expands With London Office - Company expands European footprint. NameMedia is expanding its European footprint with a new office in London. The company will announce the expansion today. The domain seller, which operates Afternic and BuyDomains, has hired Nadya Morozova as its European Business Development Manager. Morozova was previously Director of Community Outreach for the .tel registry. Afternic is well known for its sales prowess through the U.S. registrar channel. But earlier this year ... read more ...
 
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How To Quickly Get Your Domain Names on Afternic Premium - Here’s the simplest way to bulk upload domains to Afternic’s Premium level service. Listing domain names on services that offer syndicated, instant-transfer listings can be a bit of work. It takes more than just uploading your domain names; at a minimum you need to set prices and often times add categories. Today I updated my Afternic Premium Promotion list by adding a couple hundred more domains that were in my Moniker account. Some of these were in my Afternic ... read more ...
Tue 5th July 2011
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Domain Names End Users Bought This Week - 8 examples of end users buying generic domains for their businesses. As I did with last week’s sales report, I’m taking a look at some of Afternic’s sales to end users for the week. Laser Spine Institute bought GoodbyeBackPain.com for $2,880. Goodbye back pain, but also a “good buy”. JS Tour and Travel, which specializes in tours to the Caribbean, Hawaii and Mexico bought cancunfishing.com for $2,588. Andover, Massachusetts jewelry and watch store Royal ... read more ...
Tue 28th June 2011
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What Domain Names Bain and Other End Users Bought from Afternic This Week - A look at end user domain buyers from the past week. Afternic’s extended network of domain name sales sites brings in end users. I thought it would be interesting to take a look at some of the company’s $600,000+ in domain sales for the past week and who the buyers were. Consulting firm Bain bought Repeatability.com for $4,000. Sounds like a strategic consulting name to me! Monarch Mortgage upgraded its domain name from MonarchMtg.com to MonarchMortgage.com ... read more ...
Tue 14th June 2011
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Oversee.net Sells Chop.com for $60,000 - No price chopping with Chop.com. Oversee.net has sold Chop.com from its owned and operated portfolio with the help of Afternic. A UK company that appears to be a battery importer purchased the domain name for $60,000. As of right now the domain name still resolves to a DomainSponsor parked page. Chop.com was by far Afternic’s biggest sale of the week, although it has the usual strong list of four figure domains. Here are some of the top ones: antonio.net $11,000.00 netstars.com ... read more ...
Tue 24th May 2011
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Afternic and Sedo Combine for Over $1.5 Million in Domain Sales - Strong sales week but no six figure transactions from top marketplaces. The two largest domain name marketplaces, Afternic and Sedo, combined for well over $1.5 million in announced domain sales over the past week. Sedo led the way with Bills.org, while Afternic had a very strong sale with FunChat.com at $40,000. Here’s a list of notable sales above $5,000 (Afternic sales denoted with “Afternic”, others are Sedo): .com humidifiers.com 50000 USD funchat.com ... read more ...
Tue 10th May 2011
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Puzzle.com Domain Name Sells for $500,000 - Another big domain name sale to report. Domain name marketplace Afternic has completed the sale of Puzzle.com for a whopping $500,000. It’s unclear if the sale was handled on behalf of a third party seller or Afternic’s parent company. The old whois information for the domain included a Waltham, Massachusetts (the same city where the company is located) post office box and an email address for the BuyDomains brokerage. The buyer is based in Amsterdam. Puzzle.com ... read more ...
Mon 14th March 2011
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Afternic Adds 12 European Domain Registrars to Premium Promotion - Domain sales listing network expands with European domain name registrars. Afternic has signed a deal with three European companies to join the Afternic’s Premium Listing program. The three companies collectively own 12 domain registrars. The domain name registrars will use Afternic’s instant transfer technology. This enables customers to purchase domain names through the typical domain registration process and get the domain names instantly. The three companies ... read more ...
Wed 2nd March 2011
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Survey: Domain Name Marketplaces - Major domain marketplaces continue to innovate and grow. The number of domain name sales venues is expanding. More importantly, the way these venues syndicate sales listings is leading to a more fluid domain aftermarket. Domainers use a number of domain marketplaces beyond the usual suspects. Still, the big three dominate: Sedo received the most votes in this year’s Domain Name Wire survey with 39% of the vote. Go Daddy and Afternic received 12% and 9% respectively. ... read more ...
Tue 1st March 2011
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Site Finds “Orphaned” Domains on Sedo and Afternic - Site lists domains listed for sale that are free to register. Have you ever seen a domain name for sale on or Sedo or Afternic only to find out that it’s freely available for registration? Someone lists a domain, lets it expire, but the sales listing never gets deleted. The problem used to be rampant. It’s gotten better thanks to new controls and monitoring by both sites (particularly Afternic). But a new service from domain name search engine DomainWhiz shows ... read more ...
Tue 18th January 2011
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Afternic Sells MAAC.com for $63,000 and MLKonline.com for $42,500 - Domain name broker brings in big sales. Afternic had another strong sales week. In the top reportable sale, Mid-America Apartment Communities bought MAAC.com for a solid $63,000. The publicly traded REIT has over 45,000 apartment units. This is a nice domain upgrade for the company, which currently has its home at maac.NET. In a very timely sale, Afternic also sold MLKonline.com for $42,500 to a non-profit. Here are other notable reportable sales for the week: harmonie.com ... read more ...
Tue 21st December 2010
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Afternic Sells MarketShare.com for $148,500 - Marketshare.com gets some serious market share. Afternic has brokered the sale of MarketShare.com for $148,500. It appears the seller was a software company, but the buyer is using whois privacy to protect their identity. While by far the highest reported sale coming out of Afternic this week, the company had some other solid five figure sales including: americanpro.com $25,800.00 LandingPages.com $20,000.00 expresshotels.com $16,800.00 biomics.com $14,500.00 ... read more ...