Tag Archives: Sedo

Thu 22nd October 2009
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.De Domain Name Auction Melts Sedo’s Servers - .De auction traffic halts auction. Massive traffic for Sedo’s .de “pre-auction” has taken the site down. A message on the site reads: Due to the extremely high participation in the .De Pre-Auction Sedo?s website was temporarily down. We have decided to extend the auction until 8:00 PM CET. If necessary we will extend the auction later than this time to accommodate additional bids. Presumably that means 8:00 PM ET. Actually they mean Central European Time, but ... read more ...
 
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TV.de Auction Ends Over $400,000 - TV.de leads .de domain name pre-auction. When .de registry DENIC starts releasing previously unavailable domain names tomorrow, you can bet a lot of Sedo’s partner registrars will be hammering the registry for TV.de. A “pre-auction” for TV.de closed at 279,499 EUR, which is about $419,000 USD at today’s exchange rates. The auction is still ongoing as I write this (thanks to Sedo’s web site failing under the bidding activity), but only one character .de domain ... read more ...
Tue 20th October 2009
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Understanding Simultaneous Bidding Threads during Sedo - Multiple bidding threads may cause confusion. It sure seemed that there was a glitch in Sedo’s system. I started receiving offers for one of my domains listed at Sedo — TaxiScreen.com — last week. The offers were small, and I countered with a reasonable asking price. But something was weird. After the potential buyer offered a few hundred dollars, I received an email informing me that a bid had been received. I logged in to check it — and it only showed ... read more ...
Mon 19th October 2009
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Resumes.com Domain Sells for $400,000 - Broker makes another blockbuster sale in Resumes.com. Sedo has brokered the sale of Resumes.com for $400,000. The domain is currently in Sedo’s brokerage account, so it is unclear who the buyer is. Potential buyers include resume services and online job boards. The domain was originally registered in 1993. We’ll keep you posted as we find out who the buyer is. Here are Sedo’s other notable domain name sales for the week, including the first handful of ... read more ...
Tue 13th October 2009
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French Domain Name Mutuelle.fr Sells for $115,000 - .Fr domain takes top honors on domain sales list. The French country code domain name mutuelle.fr, which means “mutual” as in mutual insurance company, has sold for 78,001 EUR at Sedo. That’s about $115,000 USD at today’s exchange rates. The mutuelle.fr sale was the biggest by far for the week at Sedo, perhaps because some of the biggest buyers were hanging out in Key West. Here are some other notable sales completed at Sedo over the past week: .com activecare.com 13,000 USD localtube.com 11,000 USD mypsoriasis.com 11,000 USD isban.com 10,500 EUR blossomlearning.com 10,000 USD game-shop.com 10,000 GBP candyapple.com 8,000 USD familysafety.com 7,800 USD adfactory.com 7,000 USD parkstreet.com 6,500 USD ilsportal.com 6,000 USD gamblingcard.com 5,500 USD klaas.com 5,500 EUR crazyringtones.com 5,100 USD bradfordnews.com 5,000 USD effectix.com 5,000 USD intreo.com 5,000 USD findairfare.com 4,600 USD bikebay.com 4,250 EUR namebook.com 4,000 USD datacite.com 4,000 USD entradasbaratas.com 4,000 EUR Cheap ... read more ...
Thu 8th October 2009
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Scenes from SedoPro Event in Key West, Florida - SedoPro event kicks off. The SedoPro Partner Forum opened last night in Key West, Florida. Getting to the event turned into a bit of a challenge for some attendees. I got stuck on a plane in Dallas, resulting in missing my connection in Miami to the island. I caught the next flight, which had about a half dozen people going to the event. But American Airlines had a few problems — apparently letting people on to the plane who didn’t have tickets — which ... read more ...
Mon 5th October 2009
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RSS.com Leads Sedo’s Sales for Week during $125,000 - Good values in six figure domain names as RSS.com sells. RSS.com took home the top prize this week at Sedo, with the domain name selling for $125,000. TheDomains reports that the buyer is Ron Sheridan, one of the earliest employees at Oversee.net. Sheridan left Oversee earlier this year. This is another example of the good values available for high end buyers right now. The domain was originally listed at $750,000 before being dropped substantially. Big price ... read more ...
Wed 30th September 2009
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Sedo Founders Sell Remaining 24% of Company, Schumacher Promoted - AdLINK has purchased the remaining 24% of Sedo and promoted its managing director. Sedo parent company AdLINK Group has purchased the outstanding 24.06% of Sedo shares owned by its founders. AdLINK will purchase the shares for 5.5M EUR in cash plus 4.25 million shares of AdLINK. At today’s exchange rates and stock price, and assuming no restrictions on the stock, that values Sedo at about $130 million. Sedo Managing Director Tim Schumacher has also been named ... read more ...
 
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e.Biz Sells for $66,001 - e.Biz steals the show at successful one character .biz auction. It’s no surprise that e.Biz was the top selling domain name in Sedo’s one character .biz domain name auction. But $66,001? That will certainly turn a lot of heads. Especially since the winner could have picked the domain up for a few hundred dollars and a commitment to develop/market it had it gone through .biz registry Neustar’s RFP process. About 20 bidders participated, but just two bidders ... read more ...
 
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Sedo to Release Domain MLS in 2010 - Sedo creating network to provide more exposure to domain name listings. [UPDATE: Sedo actually introduced its MLS platform earlier this year and I wrote about it here. Sedo’s recent marketing email about SedoMLS is that all Sedo customers will get access to sell domains on it sometime in 2010. Currently, only certain partners and large portfolio holders are able to use SedoMLS. I have updated the story accordingly.] Domain broker Sedo will introduce expand its ... read more ...
Mon 28th September 2009
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AdMedia.com: Another Play on Ad.com? - The Ad.com saga gets more interesting. Sedo has completed the sale of AdMedia.com for $50,000. This is a curious sale because of what is now up at AdMedia.com: Zoom in on a couple key elements, including the logo and copyright notice: It sure looks like whomever has created this basic web site at AdMedia.com is trying to make a play on Ad.com, the disputed trademark that has caused some million dollar heartache. There’s very little information about AdMedia.com ... read more ...
Thu 24th September 2009
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e.Biz and x.biz Off to Strong Start in Domain Name Auction - One character .biz domain name auction off to strong start. An auction for one letter and one number .biz domain names at Sedo is off to a strong start. After just a day of bidding, e.biz leads the pack at $6,201 with 17 bids. X.com biz is close behind at $5,000 with four bids. It appears that all domains have a reserve of $5,000, and only e.biz and x.biz have met their reserves so far. However, many other domains are getting close, including u.biz and 1.biz. The ... read more ...
 
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Sedo Acquires ParkingPanel - Sedo acquires another domain name parking company. In a long rumored transaction, Sedo has acquired domain name parking company ParkingPanel.com for an undisclosed price. ParkingPanel was launched in 2006, but ran into a few roadblocks. In March of 2008 it lost its advertising feed and was forced to look for an alternate provider. It announced its relaunch in August of 2008. But, like many small domain name parking companies, it has faced a tough slough in today’s ... read more ...
Tue 22nd September 2009
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Private Jet Company Buys Jets.com - Concord Private Jets buys Jets.com for $375,000. When I asked Damian Klinger for the name of his company, he promptly answered “Jets.com”. “OK, I mean what’s your old company name,” I asked. Klinger is co-founder and president of Concord Private Jets, which just forked over $375,000 to buy Jets.com. And he’s excited about it. So don’t expect him to refer to his company as Concord Private Jets anymore. When the domain name became available, Concord ... read more ...
Mon 21st September 2009
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Jets.com Sells for $375,000, One of Three Six Figure Sales during Sedo - Jets.com leads pack at Sedo. By now you’ve probably heard that Sedo brokered the sale of Jets.com last week for $375,000. But that’s not the only great sale from Sedo this page week; it also sold two other six figure domains. But first let’s discuss Jets.com. [UPDATE: We now know that the domain was bought by Concord Private Jets.] The domain is still in the transfer process so we don’t know who bought it. After the nameservers were switched to Sedo parking, ... read more ...
Tue 15th September 2009
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Rent.co.uk Domain Name Auction Clears $100,000 - UK domain name will clear six figures. The domain name Rent.co.uk is set to sell on Sedo this Friday for at least £65,000 GBP. That’s about $107,000 USD at today’s exchange rates. So far there’s only one interested buyer in the domain name, which would chart itself well for sales of .co.uk domains. 8q.com will also close on Friday. It has attracted two bidders and a top bid of $10,100. The most active auction at Sedo right now is for xoxide.com. It ... read more ...
Mon 14th September 2009
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Hotel-Reservation.com Domain Checks in for Over $200k - Hyphenated domain sale is a shocker. Sedo has brokered the sale of Hotel-Reservation.com for a shocking 142,800 EUR, or about $208,000 USD at today’s exchange rate. This is certainly one of the most expensive hyphenated domain name purchases of all time. With nearly 700,000 global searches monthly for this term on Google (and 25 million for the plural version reservations), the SEO value of this domain is certainly high. Whois records show that the likely seller ... read more ...
Mon 31st August 2009
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Live Current Sells Call.com Domain Name for $1.1 Million - Live Current sells Call.com domain name for seven figures. Live Current Media has sold the domain name Call.com for $1.1 million through domain brokerage Sedo. The domain has a storied history. Live Current, when it was known as Communicate.com, sold the domain name as part of a package including Makeup.com, Automobile.com, and Exercise.com. Part of the sale included lifetime royalties on all earnings for these domains. Communicate.com reacquired Call.com in 2006 ... read more ...
Tue 25th August 2009
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Sedo’s Auto Categorization Tool Hits a Home Run - Categorization tools saves time and increases odds of sale. Sedo announced its new auto categorization tool last week. The most painful part of adding domains to Sedo (or Afternic, for that matter) is taking the time to categorize them. But since categorized domains are more likely to sell, this is an important step. Sedo’s expansion to over 2,000 categories means more targeted searches, but more of a headache submitting domains — if it weren’t for it’s ... read more ...
Mon 24th August 2009
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Farsi.com Domain Name Sells for $75,000 - Farsi.com sells for $75,000 through domain brokerage. An entire language has been sold for $75,000. Well, an entire language as a domain name. Sedo has brokered the sale of Farsi.com for $75,000. The domain was first registered in 1995. As of now, it’s not clear who the buyer is. Although Farsi.com will certainly grab the headlines, it wasn’t Sedo’s top sale this past week. Brax.com topped the charts at $80,000. Other notable .com domain sales include ... read more ...
Thu 20th August 2009
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Sedo Releases New Domain Parking Features - Sedo releases new domain parking features to boost revenue. As domain parking revenue falls, parking companies have to focus on what they can control. They can’t control algorithm changes at Google and Yahoo, but they can improve optimization. This week Sedo rolled out major changes to its parking platform, designed to boost overall revenue. 2 Click Landers – Sedo now offers two-click landers for each of its templates. This means the first page will not have ... read more ...
Mon 17th August 2009
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BookHotels.com Domain Sells for 50,000 EUR - Hotel domain name top Sedo’s weekly sales list. Sedo cooled down a bit this week after a few weeks of blockbuster sales. But its sales are nothing to sneeze at. The top sale this week was BookHotels.com. The buyer, who paid 50,000 EUR for the domain, is using privacy protection to block whois for now. Coming in second place at $25,000 is GermProof.com, a domain that should come in handy as cold and flu season rolls in. The domain was bought by Amazon Thunder, ... read more ...
Wed 12th August 2009
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Sedo COO Named to Boston 40 Under 40 - Key Sedo leader and ICA president names to prestigious list. Sedo chief operating officer and general counsel Jeremiah Johnston has been named to the 2009 Boston Business Journal 40 Under 40. This prestigious list recognizes 40 people under the age of 40 that have been recognized as leaders and are “people to watch” in their respective fields. A company press release describes Johnston’s success at Sedo as well as his civic involvement: “As a company, ... read more ...
Mon 3rd August 2009
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Server.com Sells for $770,000, Jesus.net for $124,000 - Domain brokerage Sedo turns in slew of major domain name sales this week. Sedo completed two six-figure domain name sales this week, including a monster sale of Server.com for $770,000. The domain name is showing a standard GoDaddy parked page right now, and was previously parked at Dotzup. According to Compete.com the domain name receives over 12,000 unique visitors per month. Sedo also turned in a spectacular .net domain name sale, selling Jesus.net for $124,337. ... read more ...
Tue 28th July 2009
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French Insurance Domain Names Sell for $87,000 - Pair of insurance domains top Sedo’s weekly sales list. Assurancevie.com and Assurance-vie.com, which means life insurance in French, have sold on Sedo for a combined price tag of $87,000. The domain broker also sold Texel.de this week for 39,500 EUR. But the big talk may be a smaller sale — BodyBuilding.info at $13,500. This is a very high price for a .info domain name. Another interesting sale this week is one of the quickest flips I’ve ever seen on the ... read more ...