Tag Archives: sales

Tue 18th November 2008
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Bank Buys 3 Character Domain Name for $50,000 - Sale of ABL.com headlines sales week at Sedo. Fresh off a million dollar sales week, domain broker Sedo is keeping the momentum alive despite not completing any six figure transactions over the past week. The top sale for the week was ABL.com for $50,000. The seller was ABL Research, Inc. of Duluth, Georgia. The buyer appears to be Allied Bank of Pakistan, which has used the domain name ABL.com.pk for its web presence. The latest balance sheet for the bank show ... read more ...
Mon 17th November 2008
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Sedo Improves Security of Escrow Process - Online account interface makes spoofing more difficult. It has been a while since I’ve sold a domain on Sedo, so I noticed a new security enhancement today when transferring a domain to a buyer. The security problem was that Sedo’s escrow process used to be handled exclusively by e-mail. After Sedo received funds, the seller received an email with instructions for transferring the domain. This e-mail could be spoofed (indeed, I recall reading about at least ... read more ...
Fri 14th November 2008
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Aftermarket.com Traffic Down Under Auction Underway - Live auction kicks off online today, live next week. The Aftermarket.com live auction at the Traffic Down Under conference in Australia has begun. Domains are finalized and bidding is now available on the Aftermarket.com site. Lots will begin closing when the on-site auction in Australia begins on November 20th and 8:30 a.m. local time. That’s 5:30 PM EST on November 19. Aftermarket.com is offering a text message reminder service to notify you when the auction ... read more ...
Wed 12th November 2008
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Auction Results: Games.mobi Headlines Lackluster .Mobi Auction - Games.mobi sold for $44,000 in .mobi domain name auction. If you believe in .mobi, the top level domain for mobile devices, then today was a great buying opportunity for you. The Sedo .mobi auction concluded with many domains selling at discounts of 50%-90% of what they would have sold for just 6 months ago. Back in September I said this auction would be a “defining moment” for .mobi. It has been defined, as the economy and perhaps an oversupply of “quality” ... read more ...
Tue 11th November 2008
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Sedo has a “Banner” Week for Domain Name Sales - Domain name aftermarket completes transfer of 3 six figure domain names. Sedo had a “banner” week for domain name sales, including completing the transfer of Banners.com for $360,000. But that wasn’t the highest sale; LowFare.com changed hands for $365,000. The sales prowess didn’t stop there. The company also completed the sale of pisos.net for a staggering 150,000 EUR, which easily makes the top ten list of published .net domain name sales of all time. ... read more ...
Tue 4th November 2008
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Sedo Completes Sale of All-In.com for $40,000 - Domain name aftermarket completes sale of domain name to Canadian man. Domain name aftermarket Sedo has completed the sale of All-In.com for $40,000 to a Canadian man. The seller was Internet Media Consutlants SA of Switzerland. There is currently a placeholder on the page, but we can assume the domain name will be used for Poker, as “all in” is a common poker term. It’s a good thing this name wasn’t named by Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear in his assault ... read more ...
Mon 3rd November 2008
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Domain Name Wire Acquires DNW.com - Domain name will forward to DomainNameWire.com. Domain Name Wire has acquired the three letter domain name DNW.com. By acquiring the short, easy-to-remember domain name and acronym for the site, Domain Name Wire will now be even easier to access by web users: they can just type-in DNW.com rather than the longer DomainNameWire.com. “I’m excited about the acquisition of this premium domain name,” said Domain Name Wire editor Andrew Allemann. “Domain Name ... read more ...
Sun 2nd November 2008
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SarahPalin.com Lands on Afternic [Updated} - An auction for SarahPalin.com has started on Afternic, although the authenticity has not been verified. An auction for SarahPalin.com has started on domain name aftermarket Afternic.com. The auction will end November 7 and is currently $501 with three bids. Domain Name Wire was unable to confirm that the person who listed the domain for sale actually owns the domain name. The domain has a private whois record, but based on historical whois records and the nameserver ... read more ...
Fri 31st October 2008
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Submit Domains to Aftermarket.com Auction by Saturday - Priority deadline is Saturday for Australia auction. Domainers wishing to sell their domains in the upcoming Aftermarket.com auction at TRAFFIC Down Under should submit their domains by this Saturday. Domains can be submitted through the online system at Aftermarket.com. The submission process is similar to the one used for the New York TRAFFIC auction. “From a customer’s perspective, the submission process itself is relatively the same,” said Thought Convergence’s ... read more ...
 
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Anatomy of a Domain Name Press Release - Silly press releases for eBay auctions abound. Here’s how they work. OK, Elliot. You got me. Earlier today Elliot Silver sent me and e-mail with the subject “BREAKING DOMAIN NEWS”. The body of the e-mail read “Big News… thought you might want to cover this…” and then there was a link to a press release on PRweb. Elliot sends me news leads from time to time, so I anxiously clicked the link. That’s when I knew I’d been had. The link was for a press ... read more ...
Tue 28th October 2008
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Live Current Hopes to Sell 6 Geo Domain Names for $6M-$10M [Updated] - Domain holder engages investment bank to sell geo domains. [UPDATED] Some of the world’s best geo-related domain names are on the block. Live Current Media (OTCbb: LIVC.ob) announced today that it is selling up to 6 of its premium domain names. Domain Name Wire has learned that the 6 domains are the company’s geography related domain names. Based on the company’s portfolio, these domains are likely Brazil.com, Vietnam.com, Indonesia.com, Malaysia.com, Canadian.com, ... read more ...
 
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Sedo Sells MoneyWatch.com for $125,000 - Aftermarket brokers sale of MoneyWatch.com to CNET for $125,000. Sedo has completed the sale of MoneyWatch.com to CNET for $125,000. CNET was purchased by CBS Networks earlier this year. One of CBS’ programs is called Money Watch. The domain currently forwards to a financial page on CNET’s BNET site. The domain was previously owned by Washington, D.C.-based Vantix. The domain was then transferred to DNStination, Inc, which is a holding entity that MarkMonitor ... read more ...
Tue 21st October 2008
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Pay Attention: Domains are Selling for Cheap - Recent sales at Sedo show that you should pay attention as deals abound. If you haven’t been watching domain auctions lately, you might be missing out on some great values. Consider these Sedo/GreatDomains sales completed over the past week: Fifties.com for $5,099 and BananaSplit.com $3,100. Now these aren’t the world’s greatest domain names, but I could see them selling for 2 or 3 times as much just a year ago. And frankly, I could see them selling for ... read more ...
Sun 19th October 2008
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Afternic Gets October.com Auction during $16,000 - Auction one of the highest on site for a long time. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to write about an exciting auction over at Afternic, but the aftermarket has snagged one with October.com. The domain has a $16,000 bid and an auction has started. It will conclude next Saturday. October.com’s whois record has had privacy protection since 2006. The last public whois record for the domain name showed Acronym Media, Inc. as the owner. Afternic has ... read more ...
Wed 15th October 2008
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
More than 100,000 Brazilian (.com.Br) Domains will be “Liberated” Saturday - This is a guest post by Juan Enrique Sánchez S., President of nameaction.com who is responsible for its content. This Saturday, October 18,  Nic Brazil will free more than 100.000 domains which were not renewed by their registrant and become available for registration by anyone. (It seems the registry releases domains only 2x a year). If you want to review the complete list of domains which will be available to be registered Click here According to the rules of NIC Brazil, if the same domain is ... read more ...
Tue 14th October 2008
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Value Your Domain Names a Dark Blue Sea Way - A look at how Dark Blue Sea values domain names. Dark Blue Sea (ASX: DBS.AX) is one of the world’s largest holders of domain names, with over 550,000 domain names in its portfolio. It’s also a publicly traded company, which helps us peer in to see how the company works. Only a small percentage of DBS’ domain names are profitable, in that domain parking revenue covers the approximately $7 per domain it costs for annual registration. The company holds on to ... read more ...
 
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Sedo Completes UD.com sale for $99,000 - After an off week, Sedo is back with some solid completed sales. Sedo completed the sale of UD.com for $99,000 over the past week, narrowly missing a six figure sale. But after a slow week for completed sales the prior week, Sedo is back in action with some solid sales. Here’s a drumroll of its notable sales: machineryzone.com 52,000 USD breaks.com 50,000 EUR GreatDomains imagebay.com 24,000 USD website vconversion.com 20,000 USD website igossip.com 18,000 USD equigroup.com 15,000 USD canadians.com 10,099 USD GreatDomains brews.com 9,100 USD GreatDomains fion.com 8,000 USD llll.com 7,900 USD GreatDomains zzl.com 5,550 EUR prai.com 5,500 USD domain.my 16,000 USD gays.nl 15,000 EUR basketball.fr 12,000 EUR iam.co.uk 8,000 USD airtrain.de 5,500 EUR barhocker.ch 5,000 EUR tiertv.de 3,900 EUR address.net 20,010 USD GreatDomains I ... read more ...
Mon 13th October 2008
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DBS: Domain Name Sales Up - Domain name company sees robust domain names sales. I’ve written several times about how Dark Blue Sea (ASX: DBS.AX), parent company of Fabulous, has seen a massive drop in domain parking revenue. But what I haven’t highlighted is growth in the company’s domain sales. I’ve dismissed it somewhat because its latest financial year’s sales include a couple large portfolio sales. But the numbers are too much to ignore. In its most recent annual report for ... read more ...
Wed 8th October 2008
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Sedo’s Domain Sales Pipeline is Growing - After dismal week for domain name sales, aftermarket is filling up pipeline. Last week was a dismal one for completed domain sales, although the pipeline is full thanks to the TRAFFIC auction. Sales are also looking up over at Sedo. Just a few minutes ago SeedsDirect.com sold for $20,000. The domain gets about 500 visits a month. There are bigger sales on the horizon. All-In.com is active at $40,000 and will close on October 14. Government.net also has a bidder ... read more ...
Tue 7th October 2008
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Domain Name Bargain Hunting on eBay - A look at some of the more comical domains for sale on eBay. Every once in a while you find a good domain name for sale on eBay. Not today. Here are some of the more comical offers I found when looking through eBay’s domain name category today. Item: TheFallofWallStreet.com Historical Domain Name! Behold! Misery! Dow drops 777 points and you can own this domain! Just liquidate 1 million of your AIG shares to buy this domain for only $999. But don’t risk ... read more ...
Fri 3rd October 2008
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Moniker Silent Auction Nets Another $900k - Moniker’s silent auction concluded yesterday with $900,000 in sales. You can raise the tally on Moniker’s TRAFFIC auction to about $4 million, thanks to another $900,000 in sales in the silent auction. Nearly 200 domains sold in the silent auction. loto.com $91,331 (Spanish for “Lotto”) wholesale.net $88,240 sparesorts.com $70,590 claudia.com $35,000 newyorkrestaurants.com $30,240 furnitureworld.com $29,420 bluecollar.com $28,750 650.com $27,000 auctions.net ... read more ...
Thu 2nd October 2008
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Does Microsoft Want to Buy Your Domain Name? - Here’s a hint that you’re dealing with Microsoft (or another big company). Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has snapped up more generic domain names, this time buying SearchPerks.com from a California man to promote its “search sweepstakes”. In May Microsoft bought Cashback.com, although it hasn’t promoted the domain for its cashback search program. Try as I might, I haven’t been able to get details about the CashBack.com deal nor the latest deal, despite interviewing ... read more ...
 
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New Domain Name Aftermarket Launches - PremierDomains.com launches. Is there room for more domain aftermarkets? It seems like new domain name aftermarkets pop up every month. Most of them are just copycat sites with features similar to Afternic and Sedo. They don’t gain traction and linger in aftermarket wasteland. One new site caught my eye today – PremierDomains.com. The site inked a deal with NameMedia to syndicated Name Media’s AfternicDLS listings. This gives the site an instant inventory ... read more ...
Wed 1st October 2008
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How’s a Financial Climate for Domains? - A domain parking update from ParkQuick’s Leonard Holmes. by Leonard Holmes, ParkQuick There has been some debate on how the current banking and financial crisis is affecting the domain industry.  Whether or not this specific crisis affects domains, the general economic slow-down is definitely having an effect.  While $2,000,000 $3,000,000 did change hands in Moniker’s T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York live domain auctions, this is down from $10,000,000 ... read more ...
 
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Moniker Should Use Marketplace Pro Instead of SnapNames - Silent auctions make more sense on Moniker’s legacy platform. In late 2006 Moniker launched “Marketplace Pro”, the domain registrar’s answer to domain aftermarket sites. It used Marketplace Pro for its silent auctions as well. The platform wasn’t perfect, but made it easy to find domains and place bids. For the past few silent auctions Moniker has switched to SnapNames, which is owned by Moniker’s new parent company Oversee.net. SnapNames has the added ... read more ...