Tentative List for Moniker GeoDomain Expo Live Auction - Here is the list for the GeoDomain Expo live auction taking place this Saturday, July 12:
Domain
Reserve
afghan.com
$10,001 – $25,000
afghanistan.net
$10,001 – $25,000
algiers.org
$5,001 – $10,000
alleghenyriver.com
$1 – $5,000
almadencalifornia.com
$5,001 – $10,000
ameliaislandfl.com
$1 – $5,000
americans.com
$1MM – $5MM
americans.org
$10,001 – $25,000
annetteisland.com
No Reserve
asia.org
$25,001 – $50,000
atlanticcityhotel.net
$1 – $5,000
australiangoldmining.com
$1 – $5,000
balboaisland.com
$50,001 ... read more ...
Tag Archives: auctions
Tue 8th July 2008
Sat 5th July 2008
When Will SnapNames.com Start Working Again? - In case you haven’t noticed SnapNames.com has been down for several days now.
I assume all ongoing auctions will be extended once the site is back up they have missed several days of “catching” deleting domains.
This longest I can remember for Snap or any drop auction site to have been “down”.
Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
Tue 1st July 2008
Preview of Geo Show Live Auction List - Moniker.com released a partial list of premium domains that will ge auctioned at the Geo Domain Conference in Chicago, on July 12th at 4:30pm CDT/5:30 EST
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auction will include the following premium domains:
· Fargo.net
· Yemen.com
· MauiHawaii.net
· LargoFlorida.com
· Brazil.tv
· MalibuCalifornia.com
· Murrieta.com
· SimiValley.com
· PortOfLongBeach.com
· Burien.com
· SonomaCalifornia.com
· Afghan.com
· EastRockaway.com
· ChicagoHotelReservations.com
· ... read more ...
Mon 30th June 2008
GoDaddy Stops Employee’s From Bidding in TDNAM Auction - Today as reported by DomainNameWire.com the General Counsel of GoDaddy, Christine Jones announced that
“”””To ensure customer confidence and to avoid any possible future questions of impropriety all GD employees are now and in the future prohibited from participating in TDNAM auctions, purchasing, sales back orders.””””
We applaud GoDaddy in reversing their policy and taking this action.
Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
Sun 29th June 2008
GoDaddy Insider Bidding creates non-domain Blog Headlines - Slashdot.org, a non-domain blog has picked up the story about Adam Dicker the VP of Godaddy in charge of their aftermarket auctions bidding on such auctions.
Good to see.
We need to get the word out about this story and Tucows who has taken domains, right from registrants and kept them for themselves.
Image if Network Solutions did that, pick the best of the expiring domains off the top for themselves, the outcry would be huge.
Same principle here.
A registrar should not be able to retain all the ... read more ...
Fri 27th June 2008
Moniker Silent Auction Nets $99K - The silent auction from the Paris Domainers show just concluded and a total of 64 domains were sold for $99K
Here is the complete list of all domains that sold
Title Bid
sprints.com $35,300.00
asj.com $15,300.00
jpv.com $8,240.00
WorkFromHome.info ... read more ...
Wed 25th June 2008
Moniker Silent Auction of Paris Domainers Show Set for Friday - The silent auction from the Paris Domainers show starts closing Friday morning at 10am EST, 7am PST at moniker.com
There are over 2,000 domains at auction.
Here are the top names based on the value placed by Esitbot.
There are many low or no reserve 4 letter domains (I know a lot of you like those), most of which are not included here but can be found if you download the entire auction file using the link below.
There are some very good .com’s, some really good one word names with country codes ... read more ...
Sat 21st June 2008
CORRECTION - In my initial post today on Domain Drop auction services , I INCORRECTLY identified Adam Strong as the employee of Godaddy which had placed bids on the Godaddy auction Platform.
The correct name of this person is Adam Dicker.
Adam Strong is not an employee of Godaddy and has not engaged in any improper conduct in this matter.
The post was corrected as soon as we learned of this error.
We send our sincere apologies to him and our readers for this error.
In all other respects we stand 100% by our ... read more ...
Ethics of Domain Drop Auctions: TDNAM and NameJet called out Yesterday: Today We call out Tucows - Yesterday domainnamewire.com reported that employees of TDNAM.com and NameJet.com were allowed to bid on domains that were in their own company’s dropping auction service.
In the article, domainnamewire.com sited some discussions on NamePros about GoDaddy employees, including Adam Dicker, who runs Godaddy aftermarket service, bidding on and winning auctions from their own system.
Troubling for sure.
Today we are calling out Tucows.
Although Tucows in-house domain drop auction ended this week, ... read more ...
Fri 20th June 2008
Domainer Meeting Paris Live Auction nets $361k - The live auction just completed in Paris and the auction netted $361,375
Here are the results:
wrinklefreeclothes.com $200
phoneaccessories.com $25,000
parisguidebooks.com $100
oux.com $9,500
pariscams.com $1,500
appeler.fr $3,500
bavarian.com $9,000
assurancesvoiture.fr $3,500
aupair.fr $6,250
automobilepolicy.com $1,250
babymedications.com $2,000
vacations.org.uk $600
lawfirm.es $600
makeout.asia $500
meeting.eu $1,500
disease.es $1,000
aftermarket.com $125,000
propriedade.com $5,000
foreclosing.co.uk $600
nightclub.eu $600
professionalathletes.co.uk $300
loans.dk $15,000
cosmeticsurgeons.de $500
careeradvisors.com $3,500
computernotebooks.com $7,500
crepesuzette.com $100
domainermeetings.com $1,750
indemnity.com $5,500
21c.asia $100
rainbows.com $45,000
torche.info $100
projecteur.info $100
petsupplies.info $5,000
next.org $9,000
motorbikes.net $10,000
lougehrigsdisease.org $1,000
latinwomen.info $500
keep.info $1,150
hollywoodreporter.net $125
hoe.net $6,000
freemusicdownloads.info $300
domain.sc $1,500
ab.fm $100
attorney.mn $100
domain.pl $45,000
muslim.info $400
blackjack.gd $100
convention.la $100
business.vg $1,050
freevideos.jp $1,500
dvds.us $1,800
Google+Michael ... read more ...
Thu 19th June 2008
Paris Domainers Auction Friday Morning during 8 AM EST - As a reminder moniker.com is holding a live auction from the Domainers show in Paris on Friday starting at 8am EST, 5am PST.
Online remote bidding is avaliable through snapnames.com, as long as you have an account their and dowload the auction software from their site.
There are some good names at reasonable reserves including the following all of which I expect to sell:
OUX.com $5K-10K
LiquidDiet.com 10K-25K
Jets.biz $5K-10K
737.eu $1-5K
Appeler.fr (“call” in french) $1K-5K
Bavarian.com $5K-10K
Aupair.fr ... read more ...
Wed 18th June 2008
Reminder: BIDO.com initial auction Starts during 1PM EST - Just as a reminder, Bido.com a new one per day auction platform, first auction starts in an hour at 1pm EST, with the auction of DiscountImages.com.
Bidding is starting at a $1.
Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
Thu 12th June 2008
Bido.com Blasts off on Jun 18. - After months of anticipation, we are happy to report that on June 18, 1:00 PM, Bido.com is launching its one domain, per day auction format.
With one daily domain auction, guaranteed minimum sale price to Sellers , a low 8% commission rate, and daily analysis from industry experts for each domain to be auctioned, Bido.com is truly taking a fresh approach to the exciting world of domain name auctions.
Here is the world exclusive list of the first 8 domains to be auctioned off on Bido.com:
DiscountImages.com ... read more ...
Wed 11th June 2008
Moniker Announces Live Auction List for Paris Domainers Meeting - Moniker.com announced their live auction list for the Paris Domainers Meeting that will be held on Friday, June 20, from 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. CEST / 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. EST.
As always Moniker.com lists a range of reserve prices.
With just a quick look through the list there are some good two and three letter/number domains with low reserves, and some excellent one word country code domains, mixed in with some nice .com, /net and .org’s
As always remote bidding will be available through SnapNames.com
Here ... read more ...
Mon 9th June 2008
UK Domain Backordering/DropCatching System Announced - Enter Hubbard Media, a UK tech company announced today a new program for Backordering and Drop Catching expiring .uk domain names.
However the system they announced is completely different from the auction systems we’re used to here.
“There are no difficult APIs to follow; no auctions, and no third-party intermediaries to worry about as there are in the .com space. You become your own registrar for a small fee for membership registration and system access (via the ‘DAC’ or ‘Domain Availability ... read more ...
NameJet Auction Update - Notable sales from NameJet.com this week
remixed.com $9,200
cost.org $8,900
noles.com $5,901
myman.com $4,860
begins.com $4,100
lightsticks.com $3,900
scarycostumes.com $3,700
privacylock.com $3,630
8g.net $3,600
sexlube.com $3,101
golfbasics.com $2,800
ynca.com $2,736
electricalwire.com $2,690
thegreens.com $2,611
tant.com $2,600
sittingroom.com $2,360
touches.com $2,300
rightaway.com $2,300
azzardo.com $2,100
petitions.org $1,911
toolsales.com $1,255
idealcare.com $1,250
gourmettravel.com $1,209
Google+Michael ... read more ...
Fri 6th June 2008
GoodTube.com Auction ends today - TDNAM is auctioning off the domain GoodTube.com
Of course with the success of youtube.com we knew this domain would get some bidding.
TDNAM says the domain generates 1910 monthly visitors.
The auction has 5 1/2 hours left as of publication and the high bid is $3,755
Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
Wed 4th June 2008
Travelforless.com during auction - The domain travelforless.com is at auction at ebay.
The domain which has been owned for 12 years by Remarkable Technologies, Inc, includes a federally registered trademark.
The auction ends on June 13 and the starting price is $49K
Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
Mon 2nd June 2008
OK.NET during auction during Afternic - The domain OK.net is at auction at afternic.com
The auction ends tommorow with one bid at $31,500.
The asking price is $75K
Obvioulsy a very strong 2 letter .net
Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
Thu 29th May 2008
Moniker.com Silent TRAFFIC Auction Grosses $737K - The Silent Auction of the TRAFFIC show just ended and the total sales was just over $737,000, with DomainRegistration.com selling for $376K. I would assume at that price it was picked up by a registrar rather than a domainer.
In all 195 domains sold
Here are the sales:
Title Bid
domainregistration.com $376,480.00
undies.com $70,590.00
lonelywives.com $35,300.00
grammas.com $28,481.00
kitchenette.com $17,650.00
Q1.com $17,500.00
553.com $14,242.00
vpr.com $11,399.00
refrigerated.com $10,360.00
ringtone.mobi ... read more ...
Estibot.com Look during Back during a Live TRAFFIC Auction - Before the live traffic auction I looked at the automated appraisal tool, Estibot.com to see what they considered to be the best buys of the live traffic auction.
Despite receiving some negative responses and Naysayers, it turned out to be a pretty good indication of what domains would sell.
To refresh your memory this is what we found:
These were the top ten domains in the live TRAFFIC auction with a reserve price of $5,000 or less, with the highest estibot appraisal estimate:
graphicssoftware.com ... read more ...
Wed 28th May 2008
NameJet.com/SnapNames.com Auction Update - Here are some of the notable sales from NameJet.com and SnapNames.com this week
toa.com $35,300
clash.com $30,500
iart.com $16,694
mkc.com $11,000
ewomen.com $8,901
8-0.com $7,066
backyardwrestling.com $6,550
woodenflooring.com $6,100
sailplanes.com $5,100
eteens.com $4,800
bookmaker.net $4,000
devastate.com $3,789
casinooffers.com $3,157
giftcardshop.com $2,351
gamblingsystem.com $2,000
ibma.com $1,610
depiction.com $1,600
cosmeticbreastsurgery.com $1,550
leatherwork.com $1,511
irb.net $1,500
assholes.org ... read more ...
Moniker.com Silent TRAFFIC Auction is Tommorow, Bids already placed - Moniker.com is holding the silent auction of the TRAFFIC show Tomorrow Thursday May 29 and the bids start closing at noon EST.
Included in the silent auction are the domains that failed to sell in the live auction, along with over 2,500 other domains.
Already getting bids are:
553.com $11,770.00
vpr.com $9,420.00
loseweight.info $5,890.00
gamesupplies.com $1,480.00
antiquerepairs.com $1,180.00
televisionrepair.com $985.00
mensbodywash.com $890.00
saskatoon.net $853.00
unregistered.com $590.00
personalcreditreport.org ... read more ...
Tue 27th May 2008
Tucows.com Ending In House Drop Auction - Tucows.com is the lastest registrar that will be ending its in house drop auctions of it own expired domains.
The official announcement should be made within the next two weeks.
Tucows.com had been retaining an unknown portion of it own expired domains, then placing the rest through its own auction system.
It is unknown at this point whether Tucows.com will use SnapNames.com or NameJet.com to process these names after their auction ends.
The last major registrar to stop their exclusive expired domain ... read more ...
Mon 26th May 2008
Pool.com introduces “Premium” .com Auctions - According to a e-mail we received today, Pool.com is starting premium .com auctions, starting with the domain, frustrated.com, with the extremely inflated (in our opinion) reserve price of $60K.
Hopefully future auctions will contain better domains at more reasonable reserve prices as we ar not impressed with this domain at this price.
Here is a copy of the release:
Pool.com is pleased to present their very first Premium .COM Auction, beginningWednesday, May 28, 2008. This is the first of many ... read more ...