Tag Archives: Afternic

Mon 20th December 2010
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Here’s What Your Afternic Premium Listings Look Like - Hi Adam, That’s what it is supposed to be. Found the terms for Register, under, “Premium:” “At the time of transfer of the Premium Domain Name into your account, we will add one year to the existing registration period. Any subsequent renewals of the Premium Domain Name will be charged at the then-current renewal fee.” That sounds like what one would expect. Under, “Fees, Service Term, Renewals,” though, you agree: “Register.com reserves the right to change fees, surcharges, ... read more ...
Fri 17th December 2010
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Afternic Premium Now Works with eNom and Moniker - Afternic “turns on” its two new partners, giving domain name owners access to a powerful sales network. Yesterday I wrote about my success with Go Daddy Premium Listings. The only downside to the service is that your domain names have to be at Go Daddy. But there’s good news for domainers who want to get similar reach for domains that are currently at Moniker and eNom — those two registrars are now active with Afternic’s Premium listing service. What This ... read more ...
Wed 20th October 2010
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Sedo and Afternic Report Domain Name Sales - A sales update from the top two domain name marketplaces. I’m a bit behind since I’ve been a TRAFFIC Miami all week, but I do have some sales to report courtesy of Sedo and Afternic. Sedo’s top sale was Cursos.com for $150,000. Cursos means “courses” in Spanish. The company also had some good ccTLD and other sales. The top five .com sales for the week are: cursos.com 150000 USD liveup.com 11500 USD prova.com 10000 USD zelte.com 9900 EUR treatacne.com 8000 USD Top ... read more ...
Sun 17th October 2010
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Scoop: Afternic Will Change Game This Week with eNom and Moniker Partnerships - Big announcements coming this week that will change the domain aftermarket. The business of selling domain names to end users will forever be changed before the end of this year. Domain Name Wire has learned that this week Afternic will announce it has inked agreements with both eNom and Moniker to be Premium distribution partners. They will join Network Solutions and Register, giving Afternic deals with 4 of the top 10 registrars for premium distribution. Afternic ... read more ...
Sat 16th October 2010
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Afternic Drops Basic Listings, Offers Commission Discount for Parked Domains - Listing level and commission changes at domain marketplace. Afternic has revamped its web site and made changes to listing options and commissions. Afternic previously had three listing options, one of which merely listed domains on Afternic. Now there will be two options: Afternic DLS Network and Afternic DSL Premium. DLS Network gets your domains listed on 20 domain reseller sites, reaching 25 million prospective buyers monthly. DLS Premium gets you two more ... read more ...
Tue 28th September 2010
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NameMedia sells VSAT.com for $61,600 - Four character domain name appears to go from end user to end user. NameMedia, which operates Afternic and BuyDomains, has brokered the sale of VSAT.com for $61,600. Historical whois records show the seller is Metro Communications Company, Inc of Illinois. The buyer is using whois privacy, but VSAT.com is now forwarding to VSAT.eu, the site of Elektrikom Satellite Services. Other notable .com sales include: lakegeorgehotels.com $18,000.00 collectionsagency.com ... read more ...
Thu 2nd September 2010
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The Truth About NameMedia, Afternic, and BuyDomains - Here’s why NameMedia sells more of its own domains than clients’ domains. Every once in a while I feel like going on a rant. So here goes. There’s been a lot of talk on both my blog and others about NameMedia, which operates BuyDomains and AfternicDLS. NameMedia owns its own portfolio of domains which it sells through its platform. It also allows other domain owners (i.e., you) to sell domains via its AfternicDLS system, which then syndicates through its ... read more ...
Wed 4th August 2010
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CDRate.com Domain Sells for $42,500 - Rates are low, but domain prices are high. If you’ve shopped for a certificate of deposit rate recently, you were probably disappointed by the results. Bankrate reports the typical 6-month CD is returning just 0.85%. Perhaps you should invest in domain names instead? One of NameMedia’s (runs Afternic and BuyDomains) top reported sales this week was for CDRate.com at $42,500. The domain gets some traffic according to Compete.com. NameMedia releases only a small ... read more ...
Mon 28th June 2010
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Afternic Releases New Portfolio Manager for Big Domain Sellers - New API makes it easier for large domainers to manage inventory on NameMedia sales network. Domain name sales venue Afternic has released a new product for large domain name portfolio owners called Afternic Portfolio Manager. The company bills the product as an easy-to-use domain distribution and inventory management tool for selling domain names. Among its features is the ability to instantaneously add, edit, and remove domains from Afternic and its distribution ... read more ...
Tue 15th June 2010
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AfternicDLS Offers Free Memberships Again - Membership offer good through the end of the month. Afternic is again offering a free membership, a $19.95 value. The membership allows you to list domain names for sale on AfternicDLS, including Expanded and Premium promotion. Using these listing options enables you to get your domain name listed on a number of sites. Afternic’s partner sites include GoDaddy Auctions, Register.com, Network Solutions, and of course sister site BuyDomains. Premium promotion allows ... read more ...
 
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Pig.com Domain Name Sells for $125,000 - NameMedia scores six figure domain name sale. DNForum owner Adam Dicker has sold the domain name Pig.com for $125,000 with the help of NameMedia. Dicker purchased the domain name for $50,000 in 2006. In 2007 he was hit with a UDRP case brought by New Pig Corporation, but of course he prevailed in the case. The company also sold one of its own domain names, Tortillas.net, for $9,300. If that looks familiar, it’s because the domain name sold through its listing ... read more ...
Thu 22nd April 2010
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Afternic Offers Free Membership in April - Company offers free membership through the end of April. AfternicDLS is offering free sellers memberships — but the offer ends April 30. Afternic usually charges $19.95 to become a seller on its platform, and $1.00 for a buyer-only membership. Its chief competitor Sedo doesn’t charge for accounts. However, given Afternic’s historic focus on sales instead of domain parking, the fee makes sense. The seller fee limits the amount of users who merely flood the ... read more ...
Tue 6th April 2010
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In Battle Over Retail Distribution, NameMedia Leaving Sedo in a Dust - Register.com agreement latest win for NameMedia. Today NameMedia — which operates Afternic and BuyDomains — announced that it has signed Register.com as a premium promotion partner. That means that visitors to Register.com can purchase any of the domains at the “premium” promotion level listed on AfternicDLS in a simple purchase with instant fulfillment. It also means domains registered at Register.com are eligible to be listed at the premium level on the ... read more ...
Sat 13th February 2010
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Escrow.com Rated Top Domain Name Escrow Service - Escrow.com selected as best domain name escrow service. Escrow.com is the best escrow service for domain names, according to a survey of over 500 domain name owners. In the 5th Annual Domain Name Wire Survey, 55% of respondent picked Escrow.com as the top service. Sedo’s escrow service came in at number two with 24%, followed by Moniker at 13%. Afternic’s escrow service came in a distant fourth. EscrowDNS.com also received votes. EscrowDNS.com was recently ... read more ...
Tue 12th January 2010
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NameMedia Sells $600k Worth of Domains, Vivant.com for $30,000 - With help of $30k sale, NameMedia clocks another solid sales week. It’s another week and another $600,000 plus in domain name sales for powerhouse NameMedia, which operates BuyDomains and Afternic. The company sold 327 .com domain names at a median price of $1,000 and 78 other domain names for a median price of $794. The top sale for the week was Vivant.com for $30,000. Although the domain hasn’t transferred to the new owner yet, a search for “Vivant” on ... read more ...
Mon 12th October 2009
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NameMedia Scores with Ticket.com, Luck.com, and WV.com - NameMedia turning in some blockbuster sales. What’s going on at NameMedia, which runs BuyDomains and Afternic? They usually sell domains for under $5,000. Sure, they sell some more expensive ones, but we rarely hear about them. The first bombshell was the sale of Ticket.com for $1.525 million. Personally, I don’t understand why this domain is worth so much, but my hats off to the sale. (Tickets.com is worth a lot, but Ticket.com is worth much less). Then the ... read more ...
Tue 29th September 2009
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NameMedia Sells Flying.com, Racks adult $600k Domain Sales - NameMedia has another strong sales week. NameMedia, which sells domain names through BuyDomains and Afternic, had another big week with over $600,000 in sales. It sold Flying.com through its BuyDomains platform. The sale price of Flying.com was not disclosed, but Jets.com sold for $375,000 a couple weeks ago at Sedo. The company’s median .com sale was $1,062 with an average selling price of $1,479. The median non-.com sale was $800 with an average sale of $1,328. ... read more ...
Thu 24th September 2009
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Selling Your Domain Names Fast – Good Tips - NameMedia presentation is worth watching. This week NameMedia presented a webinar “How to Sell your Domain Names Fast, and for Maximum Value.” The webinar is now available for playback on the Afternic web site. I just watched the thirty minute webinar, expecting it to be one big pitch for NameMedia. And although that’s certainly there, the webinar has some good data and information. If you don’t know much about Afternic and BuyDomains, I recommend watching ... read more ...
Mon 24th August 2009
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NameMedia Sells over $800,000 in Domain Names Last Week - NameMedia has stronger-than-usual sales week. NameMedia continues to show its sales prowess, turning in over $800,000 in sales over the past week. This is especially impressive when you consider that the sales chart isn’t top heavy — the top sale was $15,000. NameMedia sells domain names through BuyDomains and Afternic. Here are the company’s stats for the past week: .Com sales: $719,743 .Com domains sold: 435 Median .com sale price: $1,210 Non-.com sales: ... read more ...
Tue 4th August 2009
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iGuide.com Domain Name Sells for $100,000 - NameMedia sells close to $1M in domain names in one week. Thanks in part to a “no reasonable offer will be refused” marketing push at BuyDomains and a six-figure domain name sale, NameMedia sold nearly $1 million worth of domain names over the past week. That’s double what the company usually sells each week. The top sale was iGuide.com, which was purchased by Baroda Ventures LLC of Beverly Hills. It forwards to OVguide.com, a web site about online video. ... read more ...
Tue 28th July 2009
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NameMedia Sells $600k Domains, SkyHarbor.com for $35k - NameMedia has a sky-high week thanks to SkyHarbor.com. NameMedia, which operates BuyDomains.com and Afternic, sold over $600,000 in domain names over the past week. The standout sale was SkyHarbor.com at $35,000. SkyHarbor.com has yet to change hands, but a possible buyer is the Phoenix airport, called Sky Harbor. Other notable .com domain sales include: militarylawyers.com $7,500.00 trademarkets.com $6,400.00 adhelper.com $6,400.00 recipex.com $5,800.00 piketon.com ... read more ...
Tue 30th June 2009
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NameMedia Sells Another $600k in Domains - Company shows consistency in domain name sales. Domain seller NameMedia, which sells domain names through BuyDomains and Afternic, sure is consistent. It seems that every week they total $600,000 or so in announced domain sales. That sort of consistency can only come with a large inventory of domain names. This past week the company sold about 400 domain names, or an annualized 20,800 names. Assuming an inventory of a million domain names, that’s a 2% turnover ... read more ...
Tue 19th May 2009
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Afternic’s Instant Transfer Enables Registrar Integration - New Premium promotion option utilizes instant transfer technology. Over the weekend Afternic rolled out a number of changes, including a new “Premium” promotion level. I caught up with NameMedia Senior Vice President and General Manager Peter Lamson, as well as members of the product and customer service teams, to learn more about this new level of promotion. (NameMedia owns Afternic.) Premium promotion improves on the existing “Enhanced” promotion level. ... read more ...
Sun 17th May 2009
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Afternic Gets a Major Overhaul - Online domain marketplace gets major enhancements. A new look and new promotion levels have arrived on domain name aftermarket Afternic. Over the weekend Afternic changed the site design and added many features. One of the biggest changes is a new promotion level called “Premium”. It includes all of the features of “Expanded Promotion”, plus Premium level domains are included in the search results of major domain resellers. Premium level promotion also ... read more ...
Thu 14th May 2009
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directNIC Offers NameMedia Domain Name Inventory - Large domain name registrar to offer AfternicDLS domain names. People searching for domain names at directNIC will soon have the option of buying an existing domain name through NameMedia. NameMedia, which owns BuyDomains and Afternic, will offer its catalog of domain names to customers. For example, I just searched for “baseball.com” at directNIC and was offered an assortment of baseball domain names for purchase: Domain owners that want to have their domains ... read more ...