What domain names Mozilla and others bought final week - Mozilla buys domain names for open web game. It used to be that domain name marketplaces saw a sales slowdown over major Western holidays, particularly Christmas. Now, there’s another holiday that dials things back: Chinese New Year. Sedo handled about $1 million worth of domain name sales last week. This is in line with many weeks last year, but below recent weeks propped up by Chinese buyers. But with “everyone” in China on vacation, it’s back to the old norm for a couple weeks. Perhaps ... read more ...

Who bought what? End user domain name purchases - End user buyers include Fluor, which has a $6 billion market cap. Sedo handled 588 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1 million. A number of these domain names were purchased by end users, including the pricey acquisition of Choose.co.uk. Among other notable buyers, Engineering company Fluor bought a four letter domain name for one of its partnerships. Here’s a look at these end user domain name sales from the past week: (You can view previous lists like this here. If you’d ... read more ...

24 finish user domain name purchases - Here are some end users that purchased domain names over the past couple of weeks. I didn’t have time to do the end user domain sales list last week since I was in Las Vegas for NamesCon, so you get a double issue this week! Sedo handled just over 1,300 domain name transactions during this period for a total of $2.4 million. Among the end users buying domain names were Beachbody and Chicago Board Options Exchange. Here’s a look at these end user domain name sales from the past week: (You can ... read more ...

What domain names Time Inc. and others bought during a finish of a year - Time Inc. bought a sports domain name and Sears might start a site at Wash.in. Sedo turned in $2 million worth of domain name sales during the last two weeks of the year, a fairly high number of the holiday period. I think it was helped by a couple big sales, because $2 million is high for a transaction volume of just 648 domains. Some large companies bought domains, including Time and (I believe) Sears. Here’s a look at these end user domain name sales from the past week: (You can view previous ... read more ...

End user domain name sales adult to $50,000 - A “Merry Christmas” edition of the end user sales report. Sedo has changed its weekly sales disclosure to only include sales of $2,000 or less. Their median sales price is well below $2,000, so this means the volume of end user sales I can report is significantly lower. I’m going to work with Sedo to get additional data for this report going forward. But for this week–the last end user report of the year–I’ve discovered 11 end user sales of up to $50,000. Here’s a look at these end ... read more ...

Sharks.TV, 420.agency and other End User domain name sales - A condo board, marijuana company and rugby site bought domain names last week. Is the low-hanging fruit in short domain names gone? Sedo’s sales and dollar volume dropped this week. It turned in 602 transactions totaling $1.1 million. That’s nothing to sneeze at, but is lower than previous weeks. No matter. This column is about end user domain name sales. YogaShop.com and TheHairShop.com are still in escrow, but at $20k each, they’re definitely end user purchases. Sharks.tv sold for $15,000, ... read more ...

15 finish user domain name sales that happened final week - A bus service, real estate firm and other companies that bought domain names last week. Sedo handled $1.4 million worth of domain name transactions last week. The end of 2015 is helping Sedo finish the year in style. Last week it handled 654 domain name transactions for a total of $1.4 million. Among the end users that bought domain names were a New Zealand company that bought a .co to match its .co.nz, a pharmaceuticals company that is rebranding, and a site that wants to be a gathering place for ... read more ...

What domain names Cox Media, Steinway and other finish users bought final week - From DoorMint.com to SouthernKitchen.com, here are some end user domain name purchases from the past week. Sedo had yet another strong week of sales led by short domain names. It handled 832 transactions for $1.4 million in sales. Sales to end users included some new TLDs, such as Robots.life and Production.club. Here’s a look at end user domain name sales from the past week on Sedo: (You can view previous lists like this here. If you’d like to learn how to sell your domain names like these on ... read more ...

What domain names eBay, Mastercard and 22 others bought this week - Big brands among domain name buyers at Sedo this past week. Sedo had another strong week for domain name sales with a whopping 1,080 transactions for at total of $1.5 million. Many of these sales were, once again, short letter and numeric domain names sold to people in China. But this column focuses on end users. You’ll read about the domain name eBay paid just $780 for, why a credit union forked out $25,000 for a long domain name, and 22 other end user domain name purchases. Here’s a look at ... read more ...

What domain names Business Insider and 18 others bought final week - Here are companies that bought domain names last week. Sifting through Sedo’s weekly sales list to find end user domain name sales is becoming a time-consuming task, but it’s good news for Sedo and the domain name aftermarket. The run on short domain names is filling Sedo’s coffers. Last week the company handled an unusually high 807 domain name transactions for an unusually high $2.4 million in sales. Based on the total of public sales, that means the company also handled some high value private ... read more ...

This man is totally stoked to get his domain name! (End User Report) - Car rental company Enterprise and a guy named Sam among those buying domain names this past week. What does it feel like when you’re able to acquire a domain name matching your common first and last name? This is what San Francisco resident Sam Bishop posted at SamBishop.com after acquiring the domain name: That’s the entire website. And I know the feeling! Sam was just one of many end users buying domain names at Sedo this past week. The company handled 788 domain name transactions for $1.3 ... read more ...

End user domain name sales adult to $100,000 including AOL - AOL was among the companies buying domain names in the aftermarket last week. Sedo had a great sales week last week, handling $1.7 million of domain name sales on 688 transactions. End users were a big reason for this solid sales week. An Austin company led the public charts with its $100,000 purchase of Material.com. AOL also bought a domain name…for only $700. Even a .taxi domain name was among the 29 end user domain name sales I uncovered. Here’s a look at end user domain name sales from ... read more ...

What domains Birchbox and 22 other companies bought final week - Makeup sample subscription service buys a domain name. Birchbox, one of the most successful subscription services, bought a domain name through Sedo this past week. It was just one of many companies buying existing domain names last week, including an SMS company that bought SMS.me, a negotiation coach that dropped the hyphen from its name, and a company with a .CH domain name buying the matching .com. Overall, Sedo handled 672 transactions last week for a total of $1.2M. Here’s a look at end ... read more ...

These 19 companies bought aftermarket domain names final week - From bitcoin to car care to family entertainment, here are some of the end users that bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 624 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.7 million, a bit more than usual. While the list includes a number of four letter domains, it’s a lot fewer than two weeks ago. Among the end users snapping up domain names: a city in Ontario buying the name of one of its landmarks, a Chinese astronomical group buying its acronym and an Australian bitcoin company ... read more ...

What domains Genentech and 20 other finish users bought final week - Genentech, Roche, and Booking.com bought domain names last week. Sedo had a great last week, handling 689 transactions for $1.5 million. The volume was driven by 100 four letter .com domain name sales, but its end user sales also had strong prices. The 64,000 dollar question this week is, “Who paid $64,000 for PassItOn.com at Sedo?” The domain is still being transferred, and the current holding page for a company in stealth mode is left over from the seller. Perhaps we’ll find out next week ... read more ...

20 finish user domain name sales adult to $20,000 - A firefighting equipment manufacturer, event crew provider and celebrity news site bought domain names last week. Sedo handled 697 domain name transactions this past week, for about $1 million in sales. This includes a number of solid end user domain name sales in the five figure range, such as YouConnect.com and Cardx.com for $20,000 each. Here’s a look at end user domain name sales from the past week on Sedo: (You can view previous lists like this here. If you’d like to learn how to sell your ... read more ...

Company that bought eBet.com for $1.35M buys another domain name + 20 finish user sales - eBet buys V68.com and GE buys a financial domain name. eBet, which bought its eBet.com domain name from Rick Schwartz for $1.35 million, just paid $44,000 to acquire the domain name v68.com at Sedo. It doesn’t resolve yet. Perhaps an additional brand? v68.com was one of a higher-than-usual 615 domain name transactions taking place at Sedo last week for a total of $1.3 million. Another notable end user buyer is GE. Here’s a look at end user domain name sales from the past week: (You can view ... read more ...

Wine.co for $25,000 and other finish user domain name sales - Wine.co tops list of public domain name sales at Sedo for the week. Sedo handled $1.4 million worth of domain name transactions last week, with 56% of them resulting from “buy now” sales. The top public sale was Wine.co, purchased by the wine store at Wine.com.br, for $25,000. A lot of interesting sales are still in escrow. I’m curious who paid $2,000 for nepotism.org and $12,500 for CloudStore.com. Here’s a look at end user domain name sales from the psat week: (You can view previous lists ... read more ...

17 finish user sales including a .XYZ domain name - Sedo sold $1.1 million of domain names last week, including these end user sales. Sedo handled a higher-than-usual 647 domain name transactions last week totaling $1.1 million. 56% — slightly hire than usual — were “buy now” sales. Among the end user buyers were a site that connects bands to wedding gigs, a food sustainability organization, and some guy named Paul who bought Paul.xyz. (The abc.xyz effect continues!) Here’s a look at 17 end user purchases that took place at Sedo over the ... read more ...

What domains Under Armour and other companies bought final week - Under Armour wants you to Rule Yourself. Under Armour is getting ready to move into its new Austin office. It also has a new domain name in its portfolio. The company was one of many that bought domain names at Sedo this past week, led by Zoff.com at $25,000. Read about these domain name purchases and others in this week’s DNW End User report. Here’s the list: (You can view previous lists like this here. If you’d like to learn how to sell your domain names like these on Sedo, download this ... read more ...

18 finish user domain name sales including a .Science domain name - End user domain name sales from the past week. You are getting sleepy…very sleepy…you will visit Domain Name Wire several times a day and visit the advertisers’ sites… Oh, excuse me. I’ve gotten carried away after writing about Hypnosis.science selling for $3,000 to an end user this past week. Sedo had a great week, selling $1.7 million worth of domain names. That total must include a big one that isn’t disclosed. As for what’s disclosed and was purchased by an end user, here’s a ... read more ...

End User domain name sales including .XYZ - Company buys two .xyz domain names after Google increases awareness of the domain. Want an example of how awareness can propel new top level domain aftermarket sales? An enterprise software company bought Customer.xyz and Customers.xyz, presumably after hearing that Google chose abc.xyz for its new holding company domain name. These domains were two of the 461 transactions on Sedo’s domain name sales platform for the past week. Other buyers include a satellite company, a staffing company and a ... read more ...

Juice sequence among finish user domain name buyers - A look at recent end user domain name purchases at Sedo. JuiceLand is a popular juice and smoothie bar here in Austin. It has 13 local locations and one in Brooklyn. But it’s been hampered by the domain name JuiceLandAustin.com. No more…the company just paid $20,000 to acquire JuiceLand.com. JuiceLand is just one of the end users that bought domain names through Sedo over the past week. Other buyers include a software company, a fabric company and a new food delivery service called BiteHop. Here’s ... read more ...

50 End User Domain Name Sales adult to $500,000 - Here are recent domain name purchases by end users. During the past week, Sedo reported 550 public domain transactions, totaling around $1.6 million. At an even $500k, Give.com receives the laurels. Notably, a domain industry veteran was the buyer and will be the end user. Other high sales included KBeauty.com ($55k) and WolfSpeed.com ($70.2k). Below I’ve gathered 50+ domain purchases where an end user could be identified. A minority of these are domains that sold during the preceding week ... read more ...