Tag Archives: sales

Tue 20th July 2010
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It Started With A Chat At A Cocktail Party, Overstock Buys O.Co For $350K - Internet S.A.S., the company which is operating the registry for the .Co  ccTLD announced today that Overstock.com, a member of the USA Today Internet 50 Index, purchased the domain name O.CO from it for $350,000 We told you a big announcement of a record setting sale for a .CO was coming this week, and it didn’t take long. I can give you a little background on the sale. I had a conversation with a representative of OverStock at at a cocktail party which was an official event at the ICANN meeting ... read more ...
 
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Did Overstock.com Pay More for o.biz Than o.co? - Both purchases were big when you add it all up. e.biz was the highest selling one letter .biz domain name at $66,001, right? And at $350,000, Overstock.com paid a lot more for o.co than o.biz, right? Don’t jump to that conclusion. Overstock was awarded o.biz, which it currently uses as a b2b commerce store, through a request for proposal from .biz registry Neustar. Although the RFP didn’t require Overstock to pay much money directly to the registry, it did ... read more ...
Mon 19th July 2010
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Overstock.com Buys O.co For $350,000 - Internet retailer snaps up one character .co domains for big bucks. On the eve of the .co general availability launch comes news that Overstock.com purchased the o.co domain name for a whopping $350,000. This must be the sale that Michael Berkens alluded to. From the press release: Many visionary companies see the new .CO domains as an opportunity to extend their brand or expand their online offerings in a way that was not previously possible due to limited availability ... read more ...
Wed 14th July 2010
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FreeMarket.com Proves It’s a Free Market during $93,000 - FreeMarket.com leads domain name sales for the week. Hey, it’s a free market out there. That means the price of a domain name is dictated by how much someone is willing to sell it for and how much someone is willing to pay. A prime example: FreeMarket.com, which Sedo just brokered for $93,000. Another example of the free market at work: HighInterestSavingsAccount.com, a four word, 26 letter domain that sold for $18,000. Now if only I could find a savings account ... read more ...
Tue 13th July 2010
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Find.com Sells For $16.5m? - From a press release SEC filing from today: Generation Zero Group Inc. (OTCBB: GNZR), an Atlanta-based Internet marketing company, has entered into an agreement to buy nearly all of Find.com URL Holdings LLC for $3.19 million in cash and notes plus shares worth $13.5 million, most of which will go to Scientigo Inc. (OTC: SCNG) for foregoing its option to buy a 40 percent stake in URL Holdings, according to an SEC filing. The value of the shares is based on Generation Zero’s trading price ... read more ...
Thu 8th July 2010
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Moniker Releases Domain Auction Catalog for NYC (Already) - Catalog issued well in advance with some big names. One of my (and others’) complaints about live domain name auctions is that the catalogs are released at the last minute. That hardly gives time for serious buyers to pull together the necessary money or approval to make big purchases. But Moniker just released the auction catalog for its August 18 auction at DOMAINfest NYC. That’s a refreshing change. The list of domains includes some of those big dollar domains ... read more ...
 
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Moniker Auction Results: 30 .Us Domain Name Sell - US country code auction sells over $40,000 worth of domain names. [Updated: the official tally is 30 domains sold. I originally reported 29 domains sold.] Moniker’s .us domain name auction sold 29 30 of 86 domain names, or 35%. That’s a much stronger showing than recent online auctions held by the company. The key to success was a lot of good keyword domain names with low reserves. Having them at prices most people can afford helped, too. In total over $40,000 ... read more ...
Wed 7th July 2010
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Sedo Closes $800,000 More Domain Sales - No big sales this week, but still a strong performance. Sedo rang up another $800,000 worth of domain name sales in the past week, although the domain broker didn’t turn in any six figure sales. The top sale was 363.com, which brought home $41,000. The second highest sale is notable, with docs.com.cn selling for $31,000. Here are the company’s reported $5,000+ sales for the week: .Com 363.com 41000 USD safetysupplies.com 29000 USD rnr.com 24712 USD stackit.com 15000 USD ecsi.com 13000 USD winportal.com 13000 EUR trouvaycauvin.com 10500 USD liked.com 10000 USD dietetique.com 7500 EUR hardwaretools.com 7100 USD r10.com 7000 EUR serialkiller.com 7000 USD thinkeco.com 7000 USD topart.com 6750 USD firstaidsupplies.com 6500 USD eheaven.com 6200 USD settlementservices.com 5900 USD artrite.com 5800 USD dotalert.com 5650 USD dasbesteodernichts.com 5625 USD remortgagedeals.com 5500 GBP stickerbooks.com 5400 USD lovebaby.com 5000 USD verito.com 5000 USD ìcon.com 4950 EUR ccTLDs docs.com.cn 31000 USD budgetair.in 20000 USD kopfhörer.de 6500 EUR tou.ch 5500 EUR tarta.se 5000 EUR logodesign.ca 4500 USD moebeltransporte.de 4400 EUR crazycasino.co.uk 3500 GBP Other boxing.net 15000 USD exe.org 8500 USD landlordinsurance.net 7000 USD dishtv.org 5000 USD drogist.net 5000 EUR ... read more ...
Sun 4th July 2010
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.US Domain Name Auction Off to Strong Start - Moniker times auction with Independence Day, and it’s off to a great start. What better domain name topic to write about on July 4 than .us? Moniker’s .us domain name auction at SnapNames is off to a strong start with 11 of the 86 domain names already receiving bids. The auction runs through July 8. Compared to many recent Moniker auctions, this one would sell a higher percentage of domains even if it closed today. The main reason for the strong start is a good ... read more ...
Fri 2nd July 2010
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Is Sex.com Really a World’s Most Valuable Domain Name? - Sex.com is worth a lot, but other domain names might be worth more. The headlines have been screaming about Sex.com the past 24 hours, saying that the world’s most valuable domain name is for sale. But is it? Is Sex.com the most valuable domain name (by the domain itself) in the year 2010? Ask me five or ten years ago and I’d say “of course”. But now things have changed. I’m not an expert on online adult entertainment. Michael Berkens knows quite a bit ... read more ...
Thu 1st July 2010
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Sex.com Now Officially for Sale during Sedo - Storied domain name now available at domain broker. It’s been in the works for a while, and I understand an agreement was signed a few weeks ago, but today Sedo announced that Sex.com is up for sale. It will be sold along with two trademarks. As of now it looks like Sedo is treating this as a broker deal. I suspect there’s a (high) asking price, and Sedo is trying to gauge interest. If multiple buyers are interested I wouldn’t be surprised to see some sort ... read more ...
Wed 30th June 2010
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Moniker Sells Slots.Ca for an Amount “In Excess of $200K” - Moniker.com just informed me, that hot on the heals of the sale of Slots.com for an amount in excess of $5.5M they have brokered the sale of the domain name, Slots.CA for “an amount in excess of $200,000.” The buyer was not disclosed but this marks yet another six figure sale by Monte and his team in this year. The next big even up for Moniker will be a one day DomainFest Event in New York on August 18th. I have seen a few domains that will be up for auction at that event, and it may wind up ... read more ...
Tue 29th June 2010
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Fannie Mae Spends $50,000 to Buy Domain Name - Fannie Mae dips into pockets to buy KnowYourOptions.com. Mortgage backer Fannie Mae has spent $50,000 (of basically your money) to buy the domain name KnowYourOptions.com. The site will no doubt explain your options if you find yourself behind on your mortgage. The deal tied another domain name — VideoDating.com — for the top spot at domain broker Sedo this week. The seller of VideoDating.com is Steve Newman. He was president of GreatDomains back in the day ... read more ...
Tue 22nd June 2010
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Sedo Hits 6 Figures with Three Domain Names - Domain broker has good sales week. Sedo completed three six figure domain name sales last week, capping off a great week for the company. First, it sold the three number domain name 027.com for $100,000. It also sold Pengyou.com and Pengyou.net, each for $100,000. PengYou appears to be a Mandarin word for “friend”. Two of Sedo’s other big sales are ones I’ve already written about, including Rage.com for $49,999 and TVs.co.uk for 51,000 GBP. Here are other ... read more ...
Fri 18th June 2010
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ZeniMax Buys Rage.com for Upcoming Rage Video Game - Video game creator shoots bullseye with domain name purchase. A long awaited video game has a new home on the web – Rage.com. ZeniMax Media Inc. purchased the domain name from a man in Great Britain for $49,999, and is now forwarding the domain name to rage.bethsoft.com (Bethsoft is the publisher). The deal was handled through Sedo. The seller moved his web site to RageLive.com. That a company would spend so much for a domain name for a video game should come ... read more ...
Wed 16th June 2010
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Sedo Sells TVs.co.uk for $75,000 - Big electronics UK domain name sells. Sedo has brokered the sale of TVs.co.uk for 51,000 GBP, or about $75,000 USD at today’s exchange rate, according to the recent sales section on the domain name broker’s web site. If you visit TVs.co.uk today you’ll see an online store for TVs. A note at the bottom of the page links to PCs.co.uk, as the web sites were both owned by the same UK entity. The seller purchased the domain name for 1,000 GPB in December 2007. The ... read more ...
Tue 15th June 2010
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Beach.org for $95,000? Maybe Next Year. - Company acquires Beach.org, but it’s more like a lease with option to buy. Publicly traded Generation Zero Group, Inc. has entered into a purchase agreement for the Beach.org domain name for $95,000. But there’s a catch. The company only has to pay $50 a month until the end of 2011, at which point the balance is due. Here’s the information from the company’s 8k: On or around June 8, 2010, Generation Zero Group, Inc. (“we,” “us,” and the ... read more ...
 
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Kredit.com Sells for 220,000 EUR - Monster deal headlines sales week. Sedo has brokered the sale of Kredit.com (Credit in German) for 220,000 EUR, or about $265,000 USD at today’s exchange rate. The domain name was purchased by GoAdvertising Limited of Ireland, an internet media company that also owns the Excite Europe group of portals. Sedo also brokered ChinaVision.com, which was purchased by the owner of Chinavasion.com and forwarded to that URL, for $75,000. Another notable sale for the week ... 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 ...
Fri 11th June 2010
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The Coming Fall in Domain Name Values - It’s only a matter of time before sales prices of second tier TLDs fall. Is it unwise to invest in generic non .com domain names right now? With the exception of ccTLDs and perhaps .org, I think so. Sometime within the next 2-3 years we’ll see a flood of new top level domain names on the internet. We’ll see some topical TLDs such as .radio, .eco, and .radio. We’ll see geographical TLDs such as .nyc and .vegas. We’ll see some top level domains in non-Latin ... read more ...
Thu 10th June 2010
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NationalService.org Sells On NameJet.com For $9,700 - The domain name NationalService.Org sold today on NameJet.com for $9,700 NationalService.Gov is the official site of the “Corporation for National Community Service”. which according to Compete.com gets 31,000 visitors a month. Another good .org, mediators.org sold for $5,100 a few days ago on NameJet.com In other sales in the last few days on NameJet.com: investmentsoftware.com sold for $5,564 roullete.com (yes another typo) sold for $4,100 Avfc.com sold for $3,500 (Avfc.co.uk goes to the  ... read more ...
 
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Chery.com Sells For $200K On Sedo - The domain name Chery.com sold for $200k on Sedo with the new owner taking possession according to the whois Yes the domain is Chery.com not Cherry.com Of course I have no idea of what the Buyers plan for the domain is however Chery is one of the largest car manufacturers in China. The buyer does not seem to be the car company,  as its registered to an individual with an address in California. Let’s hope this purchase doesn’t become the headline for another post under the “legal” category ... read more ...
 
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e.co Auction Ends Today, .Net Reserves Lowered during Latonas Auction - Auction festivities taking place today. A widely publicized auction for e.co ends today on Sedo at 4 PM EDT. As of the time of writing ten different bidders have pushed the price up to $38,000. Given the number of early bids in this auction this one could sizzle toward the close. Don’t rule out a six figure closing price. Later this afternoon Latona’s will hold its premier domain name auction at the TRAFFIC conference in Vancouver. Rick Latona tells me that ... read more ...
 
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Domain Investor Picks Up e.co Domain Name for $81,000 - e.co auction a big success. I just finished watching a live simulcast party at TRAFFIC Vancouver of the e.co domain name auction. It ended at $81,000, and from the video it appears that the winning bidder was domain name investor Lonnie Borck. Bidding had already reached around $39,000 by the time the simulcast started, and quickly took from from there. My initial prediction of the final auction price was $50,000, but that was before a couple things occurred: 1. ... read more ...
Wed 9th June 2010
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NameDrive to Auction 760 Three Letter .EU Domains Starting during 1 Euro - Three letter domains starting at just 1 Euro. NameDrive’s NDX market is running an auction for 760 three letter .eu domain names starting tomorrow. Each domain starts at 1 euro. That’s like a buck twenty starting price, although it might be cheaper by tomorrow if the Euro keeps sliding. The auction will run for seven days. In order to bid you’ll need to open a NameDrive account before the auction starts, and will also need to fill out a “Certified Trader ... read more ...