Tag Archives: buydomains

Wed 9th December 2015
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Remember Congo? It rebranded as LawBooth.com - Company finds a good .com for under $3,000. Congo changed its brand to Lawbooth. Remember Congo? The company that started its lawyer-match service at Congo.io, and then balked at the “egregiously overinflated” asking price of $750,000 for Congo.com? Although I disagree about its characterization of the Congo.com asking price, I like the contest it proposed: find us a .com domain name we can buy for less than $3,000 to make our new brand. When people say “all the good .com domains are taken,” ... read more ...
Thu 6th November 2014
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BuyDomains and a economics of vast domain portfolios - Should very large domain name portfolios be valued per domain or on sales and profitability metrics? The sale of BuyDomains.com this week, including a portfolio of close to a million domains for something less than $80 per domain, has raised eyebrows. On Tuesday, I wrote a bit about the BuyDomains’ business and how the valuation might make sense when viewed from a different perspective. This post will go into a bit more depth, and compare BuyDomains to other domain ... read more ...
Tue 4th November 2014
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Endurance continues to hurl up, acquires BuyDomains - NameMedia sells off domain name portfolio. Publicly traded Endurance International Group continued its roll up of the webhosting and domain name business last quarter with the acquisition of BuyDomains, the company announced today. In his prepared statements for its quarterly earnings call, Endurance CEO Hari Ravichandran said: Second, we closed the acquisition of BuyDomains, a Waltham, MA based provider of premium domain products and services, in the second half ... read more ...
 
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Why Endurance bought BuyDomains, and because a cost competence make sense - BuyDomains is a natural fit for Endurance, and you need to look at more than price-per-domain to understand its value. Endurance International, a $2.1 billion (market cap) rollup of hosting and domain name companies, announced this morning that it acquired BuyDomains from NameMedia. The tie-up makes sense for Endurance, which is generally considered the #2 domain name registrar in terms of domains under management. It will now be able to sell its massive customer ... read more ...
Mon 27th January 2014
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BuyDomains defends UDRP brought by Academy Sports - BuyDomains said it registered AcademyOnline.net as a generic domain name, not because of the sports retailer. BuyDomains, part of NameMedia, has successfully defended a UDRP brought by Academy Sports + Outdoors against the domain name AcademyOnline.net. The company successfully argued that the domain name is made up of two generic words and that the parking page for the domain, which includes links such as “Art Academy” and “Police Academy Online,” was used ... read more ...
Wed 15th May 2013
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BuyDomains relaunches site - NameMedia refreshes end user sales web site. BuyDomains, the end user domain name sales site owned by NameMedia, relaunched with a completely new look and feel today. The site places a greater focus than the previous one on explaining why a business should spend money on a domain name. It also emphasizes the ease and safety of buying a domain through BuyDomains and includes a number of testimonials. Domain searching and filtering has also been improved. You may recall ... read more ...
Wed 12th December 2012
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If a lead comes by a broker, we should compensate a broker - Give credit where credit is due. Yesterday I got an email from someone interested in one of my domains. “I found your domain on BuyDomains,” he stated. But he thought the price I listed on BuyDomains (via Afternic) was too high and wanted to negotiate. Rather than call BuyDomains to negotiate he emailed me directly. We worked out a price, and then I changed the price at BuyDomains to what we negotiated and told him to buy it through them. It could be tempting ... read more ...
Mon 7th May 2012
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Why BuyDomains’ lawsuit over FACI.com creates sense - Lawsuit over FACI.com is about more than just a single domain name. In April I wrote about how a WIPO panel “stole” FACI.com from BuyDomains (NameMedia) in a faulty UDRP decision. I also mentioned that I hoped BuyDomains would turn to the courts to over the issue. On Friday George Kirikos noticed that the company did indeed turn to the courts, filing a lawsuit in Massachusetts. The suit is fairly bread-and-butter for declaratory and injunctive relief. NameMedia ... 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 ...
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 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 ...
Tue 22nd December 2009
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BestPennyStocks.com Sells for 2 Million Pennies - Investment domain name sells for a whole lotta pennies. NameMedia, which sells domain names through its BuyDomains web site and Afternic DLS platform, has sold the domain name BestPennyStocks.com for 2 million pennies. That’s $20,000. The domain name was one of 394 domain names the company sold this past week for a grand total of $606,000. The median .com sale price was $1,185.50 and the median .org/.net price was $750. Another interesting sale is VGmail.com ... read more ...
Sun 22nd November 2009
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Taking a $62,500 Risk on SearchEngineOptimization.net - Man buys .net domain name for $62,500 with big plans. Some people like to talk big. Patrick Gavin is putting his money where his mouth is. The founder of Text-Link-Ads.com just plunked down $62,500 for SearchEngineOptimization.net at BuyDomains. It’s a steep price for a domain who’s .org version sold for just $750 back in 2006. But Gavin has a plan, and he’s going to let the world watch him succeed or fail. Gavin plans to turn the web site into a learning ... 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 ...
Thu 10th September 2009
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NameMedia Wins Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Charge - NameMedia wins charge against marketing firm. NameMedia, parent company of BuyDomains, has successfully won a reverse domain name hijacking charge against online marketing firm SpinSix. SpinSix filed for domain arbitration for the domain Lincs.com. SpinSix offers a product called LINCS. According to the complaint, NameMedia alleged that SpinSix manufactured evidence that the parked domain at lincs.com included links that were competitive to it. Although it’s ... 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 7th July 2009
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BuyDomains Sells Rosary.com for $78,088 - Seller listed domain on AfternicDLS with Expanded Promotion. BuyDomains, the end user sales arm of NameMedia, has sold the domain name Rosary.com for $78,088. The domain was listed through Afternic.com, and the seller selected the Expanded Promotion option. This means the listing was syndicated across multiple sales sites and gave the seller access to BuyDomains’ sales team, which closed the deal. Although NameMedia wouldn’t disclose the name of the seller, ... read more ...