Tag Archives: sales

Tue 19th November 2013
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Sedo gets understanding with Donuts for Sunrise and Premium Domains - Sedo gets a tasty customer for new top level domain name services. Sedo has nabbed a big client with Donuts signing on to use its services to resolve sunrise contention as well as sell some of its premium domain names. Donuts will use Sedo’s auction technology for cases in which more than one company submits a sunrise-eligible claim on the same domain name. Sedo will also auction off some of Donuts’ “premium” second level domain names. This deal is interesting ... read more ...
 
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Yahoo! domain auction now has over 500 domain names - More domains, including several hundred from Associated Content, have been added to the Yahoo! domain auction. The list of domain names Yahoo! is offering in a domain name auction currently running on Sedo has expanded to over 500 domain names. Many of them are listed with reserves below $5,000 and some are below $1,000. The auction ends on Thursday. There’s a wide range of quality beyond the headline domain names such as AV.com and Sled.com. For example, if your ... read more ...
Mon 18th November 2013
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What a Yahoo! auction tells us about removing PR for domain name auctions - If you want press about a domain auction, you need a unique angle. Last week Sedo announced its latest online auction, and the press ate it up. The auction was covered by L.A. Times, Investors’ Business Daily, TechCrunch, CNET, MarketWatch, CNBC, Engadget, and on and on. Compare this to the typical auction Sedo and its competitors run. They might be covered be a few domain blogs, and the press release will get syndicated, but that’s about it. Back in the good ... read more ...
Fri 15th November 2013
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The GoDaddy and Afternic finish user domain name sales list - GoDaddy handles $1.8 million in aftermarket sales, including these end user domain name sales. GoDaddy/Afternic sold $1.8 million worth of aftermarket domain names last week. Here are 23 that were end user sales. Domain, Price – buyer AllRenovations.com $3,288 – All Renovation Construction LLC in Staten Island, which uses the domain AllRenovationLLC.com. MichiganSealCoating.com $1,250 – B E Sealcoat Products, Inc in Blanchard, Michigan. YHCA.com $1,088 – ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy to finish the Sedo domain sales partnership - Sedo to lose key domain distribution partner next year. GoDaddy is ending its domain listing syndication partnership with Sedo as of March 31, 2014. The partnership enabled domain names listed with Sedo to show up on GoDaddy Auctions as well as in the registration path on GoDaddy.com when a customer searched for a domain listed for sale with Sedo. The decision comes in the wake of GoDaddy’s acquisition of Sedo’s competitor Afternic in September. “We’re all ... read more ...
Thu 14th November 2013
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JustCloud.com Buys Mega.Co For $60,000 - JustCloud.com a company which allows you to store all you “information in the cloud” just bought the domain name Mega.co for $60,000 The domain name was owned by  InterNetworX Ltd. Co. KG. The domain sale was brokered by Rocket Name™ According to Rocketname.com, it’s the fifth biggest .co sale to date after O.Co ($350,000), e.Co ($81,000), cruises.co ($82,500) and mesothelioma.co ($76,000). It should be noted that e.Co was subsequently sold for more than $81,000 in a unreported transaction. Mega.com ... read more ...
 
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Some new TLDs will run “Early Access Programs” for a Landrush phase - The TLD launch phase typically known as Landrush might look very different with new top level domain names. Top level domain name launches over the past decade have followed a fairly similar path. First, there’s a sunrise period in which trademark owners can get first claim on domains. Then the domain proceeds to a landrush phase. In landrush, prices are generally higher and there are auctions if more than one person is interested in the same domain. Finally, the ... read more ...
 
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Under Armour buys MapMyFitness for $150 million - Company didn’t spend a lot of money for its domain names. Athletic apparel company Under Armour has acquired Austin, Texas company MapMyFitness for $150 million. So what does this have to do with domain names? Well, it’s kind of interesting when you dig into it. The name MapMyFitness immediately set off alarm bells in my head when I heard about the acquisition. Not because it’s a local company, but because they recently bought a domain on the aftermarket. My ... read more ...
 
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My picks for a Heritage Auctions domain name auction - Reasonable reserves should lead to some good sales in HA.com’s first domain name auction. The Heritage Auctions domain name auction, the first domain name auction to be undertaken by a major auction house, ends one week from today. The actual auction will take place on November 21. Reserves will be posted on HA.com tonight, but after taking an advance look, it seems like there are some great domains with very reasonable reserves. I’m not sure if these will sell, ... read more ...
Wed 13th November 2013
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Sedo auctioning off 100 of Yahoo’s domain names including AV.com - AV.com, Sled.com, and other Yahoo domain names go on the auction block. Sedo is holding an auction this month in which it is selling over 100 of Yahoo’s domain names. The auction runs November 11-21. Currently there are just 29 domains listed on the auction page, but an email I received from Sedo says there will be more than 100 domains in the auction. The names are quite good. Here are some of my favorites: Sled.com – would be good for a winter sportsgoods site ... read more ...
 
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Motorola spends $7,500 shopping MotoG.com domain name for the new phone - Motorola buys domain name for phone at last minute. This week’s Sedo end user sales report includes a few big companies. One of the companies buying a domain on the aftermarket was Motorola, which bought MotoG.com for its new moto g phone that comes out today. It forwards the domain to its moto-g.com website. Here’s the list: EasyLoan.co.uk 3,500 GBP – Easyloans LTD, a UK company. It doesn’t seem to be the same company that owns EasyLoans.co.uk. MiamiWatersports.com ... read more ...
Tue 12th November 2013
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Afternic.com/Godaddy.com Sells $1.8MM in Domain Names, Led By SelectHomes.com For $21K - Afternic.com/Godaddy.com just report $1,802,489 in domain name sales for the week of November 4th – November 10th 2013 All sales were led by SelectHomes.com which sold for $21,000. Non .com sales were led by R2.Co which sold for $8K. southcarolinastatefair.com at $4,888 was one of our BIN domains that sold. Savealifetoday.com was included twice but we left it as it was in the totals provided Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Sedo Transactions Total Over $1.2 Million - Over the past week, 748 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2 Million This amounts to $58 Million in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 45% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Sedo also congratulates  the buyer of iban.net: The website offers a free online software designed to validate an International Bank Account Number (IBAN) called “Reverse IBAN Checker”. “Now they moved from Reverseiban.com to iban.net – a much shorter and memorable ... read more ...
 
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DomainNameSales.com Sells $1.3 Million In Domains Led By Ride.com For $325K - DomainNameSales.com just reported its sales for October 16th- November 12th so a little less than a month reporting $1,291,612 in domain name sales. I’m told that the only sales reported are public sales handled by the brokerage team. DomainNameSales.com  does not track or report on  “self brokered” sales made by their customers without the help of the brokerage team All sales were led by Ride.com which sold for $325,000.   Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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22 finish user domain sales, including a slurl - More end user domain name sales. These are GoDaddy/Afternic sales from two weeks ago that appear to involve an end user. One of these domains is a slurl. See if you can spot it! SGCP.com $20,000 – SG Capital Partners in Stamford, Connecticut. Suzan.com $2,000 – Japanese company Suzan, which uses Suzan.co.jp ForTheRide.com $5,600 – Triumph Motorcycles ResidentialFlagpoles.com $3,000 – Concord Industries, maker of flag poles. LillyLaw.com $3,333 – law firm ... read more ...
Mon 11th November 2013
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What domain names General Motors and others recently purchased - GM buys a domain for $795 and other end user domain name sales. I was traveling last week, so I’m a bit behind on end user sales reports. This report is for two weeks ago. PhoneTracker.com $50,000 – Spy Phone Labs LLC, creator of the Phone Tracker software for monitoring your child’s cell phone. Propertybase.de 4,165 EUR – Real estate software company Propertybase, which already uses Propertybase.com. FirstBrothers.com $21,000 – Investment and advisory firm ... read more ...
Thu 7th November 2013
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KK.com Sells For $2.4 Million Dollars In A Deal Brokered By Moniker.com/SnapNames - The domain name KK.com just sold for $2.4 Million Dollars. brokered by Moniker.com /Snapnames.com The news was posted on the company’s Facebook pages “Congratulations to the Moniker SnapNames Brokerage Team, and Brokers Kevin Kopas and John Mauriello for the sale of KK.com. The domain sold at a price of $2,400,000.00. Great work!” The domain name is now in the name of Liang Zeng of Zijin Digital Plaza in Bejing China according to DomainTools.com The domain name was owned under privacy for ... read more ...
Wed 6th November 2013
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Web-Design.com Sells For $38,500; ClassicTrader.com Sells For $39,000 - The domain name Web-Design.com just sold for $24,001 GBP, which equates to just over $38,500. The domain name was most recently owned by  SANDERA LTD, The domain names ClassicTrader.com also sold today for 29,000 euro’s which is over $38,000. ClassicTrader.com was owned by a company out of Luxembourg. Two very nice sales. Congrats to the buyers and sellers..   Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
Tue 5th November 2013
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Afternic.com/Godaddy.com Sells $1,821,172 in Domain Names, Led By Outbreak.com For $73K - Afternic.com/Godaddy.com just released its weekly sales report with $1,821,172 in sales. All sales were led by OutBreak.com which sold for $73,000.  The domain was sold by Dreamissary from Oakland Ca. Non .com sales were led by shiver.net which sold for $10K and no I don’t get it either but good for the seller.   <![CDATA[]]> Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Marchex’s Archeo Division Sells 81 Domains For $1.9 Million; Ave Price $23,500 -   Marchex report earnings today after the market closed and its Archeo unit which operates the domain name portfolio of Marchex sold a total of 81 domain names for $1.9 Million in the third quarter of 2013. The total sales in the 3rd quarter averaged $23,457 per domain based on the total sales figures Archeo had total revenue of $4 Million dollars for the quarter meaning their domain monetized over $2 million dollars in revenue in the quarter. Here are the details: Archeo Q3 Business Highlights: Revenue. ... read more ...
 
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.2 Million; 49% Are Buy It Now - Sedo just issued their weekly report  for the past week, 614 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2 Million Dollars. This amounts to $57.2 Million in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings which I think is an all time high percentage for Sedo. Highlights of public sales include: ·         Top .coms: phonetracker.com at 50,000 USD ·         Top ccTLD: label.ca at 11,950 USD ·         ... read more ...
Mon 4th November 2013
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Servers.com domain name to sell for $300,000 after no one shows adult to auction - Stalking horse bidder will walk away with valuable domain name Servers.com. Last month I wrote about how the Servers.com domain name was headed for sale in a bankruptcy auction. There was a stalking horse bid of $300,000, and no other parties submitted an interest in the domain name, so the domain name will sell for $300,000 subject to court approval. The buyer listed on the original court document is XBT Holdings Ltd. I can’t find an exact match for that name when ... read more ...
 
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Here are a tip 25 NameJet sales from October - Vida.com leads NameJet’s list of October sales. NameJet has been kind enough to publicly release some of its monthly sales data. The past couple times I’ve received the lists I’ve tried to do an end user sales list, only to run into a couple problems. First, almost all of the domains are owned by domainers are are under whois privacy. Second, although an end user might now own some of the domains, I discovered that they actually didn’t buy the names through ... read more ...
Sat 2nd November 2013
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GoDaddy Auctions sells 39,830 domain names in October - GoDaddy Auctions sells nearly 40,000 domain names in October. The monthly GoDaddy Auctions Domain Market Report won’t be as full of surprises going forward now that GoDaddy is publishing its sales along with Afternic’s each week. But there is still unique data in the October report. The headline number: GoDaddy Auctions sold 39,830 domain names last month. Whereas Buy Now and Auction sales usually account for about half each, this time auctions had a noticeable ... read more ...
Thu 31st October 2013
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ING Direct Canada to turn Tangerine? They bought Tangerine.com for $100k. - Odds are that ING Direct Canada will soon by called Tangerine. David and Michael Castello recently sold Tangerine.com for $100,000, as reported on DNJournal this week. The buyer? ING Direct Canada. George Kirikos, a Canadian domain name investor, just tweeted out that he believes ING Direct Canada is about to change its name to Tangerine: Scotiabank announced a deal about a year ago to acquire the company, and time is running out for it to change the bank’s name. ... read more ...