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1. Domainer's Gazette
   June 21st, 2007 | 8:22 pm

   on auctions where the reserve wasn’t met, would there be a way for you to list what the highest bid was?

   would be interesting to see what type of offers aren’t meeting reserve limits..

   great info though..thanks for sharing..

   (God Bless Webmaster Radio for broadcasting this…)

2. Editor
   June 21st, 2007 | 8:41 pm

   I just updated it with the reserve not met prices when I captured them. Take them as an estimate as it’s hard to hear.

3. Gil
   June 21st, 2007 | 8:46 pm

   Any idea WHO bought creditcheck.com??

   great coverage, it’s a big help for those of us who could not make it.

4. Editor
   June 21st, 2007 | 8:56 pm

   I don’t know who bought the domain. I think he came only for that domain because he ran out the door as soon as he bought it.

5. Editor
   June 21st, 2007 | 8:56 pm

   I should note CreditCheck.com included FreeCreditBid.com

6. Rob Sequin
   June 21st, 2007 | 8:59 pm

   Thanks for the info. Good coverage.

7. Domainer's Gazette
   June 21st, 2007 | 9:47 pm

   I’m gonna hang myself if this auctioneer says “Let’s start it off” one more time..

8. Ramiro Canales
   June 21st, 2007 | 9:58 pm

   Thanks for the updates!

9. Joe Domainre
   June 22nd, 2007 | 12:19 am

   Bubble burst??
   How do you see a bubble burst?? There were huge bids placed on those .mobi names. Just because the reserves were not met, does not take away from the fact that scores.mobi had an offer of over 100k and pay.mobi had an offer of 45k. I see strong interest there.

   I see no bursting of bubbles with the offers made on that auction for the .mobi names listed.

10. Tony
    June 22nd, 2007 | 2:16 am

    Hi,

    Great job on getting these results up so quickly and on your coverage of the TRAFFIC conference in general. I taped the auction and having listened to it again I can fill in some of the blanks in your data by giving you the highest bids for some of the domain names you weren’t able to provide such details on. They were;

    Pedestrians.com ($7,500)
    TattooParlor.com ($27,500)
    Scores.mobi ($115,000)
    Planet.com ($350,000)
    Polling.com ($70,000)
    EC.com ($250,000)
    Ethanol.com ($600,000)
    Vacations.mobi ($30,000)
    Hospitals.us ($8,000)
    Catalogs.net ($15,000)
    Union.com ($185,000)
    Stuff.com ($1,500,000)
    Slots.com ($4,500,000)
    PDA.net ($25,000)
    CateringService.com ($15,000)
    Elections.com ($600,000)
    555.mobi ($7,500)
    Text.mobi ($21,000)
    ForbiddenCity.com ($20,000)
    MP4Player.com ($15,000)
    QR.com ($85,000)

    The station went on an ad break at one point so I don’t know how high Draw.com, 62.com, InternetRadio.com or Commodities.com went.

    Regards,

    Tony.

11. » ‘Targeted Traffic’ Auction In New York Domain Blog:
    June 22nd, 2007 | 4:20 am

    [...] There has been alot of comment on blogs and forums that the high reserve prices are indicative of ‘greedy’ domainers, who are not interested in gaining sales unless it is at top dollar. Others are reporting "The big story today was also the bubble bursting for .mobi domains" due to the lack of sales. [...]

12. Harry
    June 22nd, 2007 | 5:21 am

    What a pitch. The highst bid for pda.net was $25,000.- and the “take home price” was $25,000.- too but the domain was not sold, because including the 15% commission the “minimum sale price” is $29,412.-

    Harry

13. Domain auction Yields 10m++ at TH·E CON·CEP’TU·AL·IST
    June 22nd, 2007 | 9:01 am

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14. Rob Chandler
    June 22nd, 2007 | 9:45 am

    Thanks for the great coverage! Wow, even two .info dn’s sold for 17,000. and 21,000!

15. TRAFFIC live auction results are in - domain auction exceeds 10MM
    June 22nd, 2007 | 4:13 pm

    [...] As an aside, DomainNameWire live blogged the auction from the conference.  Need any more evidence of the power of blogging?  I didn’t think so. [...]

16. Editor
    June 23rd, 2007 | 12:13 am

    Joe Domainre: many of the .mobi bids made were below the posted reserve category, so these bidders knew there was no chance they would end up buying the domains. .Mobi’s still have value, but people will have to wait awhile to get a return on their money for most of the domains that have resold since launch.

17. Editor
    June 23rd, 2007 | 12:24 am

    Thanks Tony! I have updated the reserve prices for those.

    -Andrew

18. steven emery
    June 23rd, 2007 | 12:30 am

    pimple for 85,500 can this be reality?

19. italiandragon
    June 23rd, 2007 | 1:51 pm

    I think some .mobi haters are just pathetics.

    They wait every single little opportunity to just start all over the same arguments.

    First they said it will never be worth anything that extension.

    Then after hundreds of good sales , they just wait this auction to say that the bubble is bursting?

    I just can`t read such BS anymore.

    Let`s have a look:

    2. StageRental.com 0 (5600 no sale)
    16. ComicBooks.com 0 (400,000 no sale)
    17. Supplies.com 0 (250,000 no sale)
    18. Breathalyzer.com 0 (70,000 no sale)
    19. Invest.net 0 (50,000 no sale)
    20. PX.net 0 (15,000 no sale)
    22. Sale.mobi 0 (55,000 no sale)
    23. AutoClassifieds.com 0 (135,000 no sale)
    24. Six.com 0 (1,000,000 no sale)
    25. Scotland.com 0 (3,000,000 no sale)
    26. Pedestrians.com 0 (7,500 no sale)
    30. TattooParlor.com 0 ($27,500 no sale)
    33. 46.com 0 ($70,000 no sale)
    34. Flights.net 0 ($85,000 no sale)
    35. Scores.mobi 0 ($115,000 no sale)
    36. Planet.com 0 ($350,000 no sale)
    37. PressReleases.com 0 ($2.5M no sale)
    41. Polling.com 0
    42. EC.com 0 ($250,000 no sale)
    43. Ethanol.com 0 ($600,000 no sale)
    44. Vacations.mobi 0 ($30,000 no sale)
    48. Hospitals.us 0 ($8,000 no sale)
    49. Catalogs.net 0 (15,000 no sale)
    52. Union.com 0 (185,000 no sale)
    53. Stuff.com 0 (1.5M no sale)
    54. Slots.com 0 ($4.5M no sale)
    56. PDA.net 0 (25,000 no sale)
    57. CateringService.com 0 (15,000 no sale)
    66. Draw.com 0
    69. 62.com 0
    70. InternetRadio.com 0
    71. Commodities.com 0
    72. Elections.com 0 (600,000 no sale)
    75. 555.mobi 0 (7,500 no sale)
    76. Text.mobi 0 (21,000 no sale)
    77. Forbiddencity.com 0 (20,000 no sale)
    81. Student.com 0 (3M no sale)
    82. PuertoRico.com 0 (3.5M no sale)
    83. Passover.com 0 (50,000 no sale)
    84. Bhutan.com 0 (50,000 no sale)
    85. HY.com 0 (100,000 no sale)
    86. Fitnesscenter.com 0 (100,000 no sale)
    95. CustomMotorcycles.com 0 (55,000 no sale)
    96. HighDefinition.com 0 (65,000 no sale)
    98. Pay.mobi 0 (45,000 no sale)
    99. NewYorkRealty.com 0 (120,000 no sale)
    101. Dollars.com 0 (600,000 no sale)
    102. DSL.com 0 (1.25M no sale)
    103. TalentAgent.com 0 (35,000 no sale)
    104. PropertyManagement.net 0 (20,000 no sale)
    107. Z.md 0
    109. HorseRacing.com 0 (4.5M no sale)
    110. Gin.com 0 (250,000 no sale)
    111. 401kPlans.com 0 (250,000 no sale)
    113. TGP.com 0 (225,000 no sale)
    114. InsuranceRates.com 0 (150,000 no sale)
    115. Manufacture.com 0 (75,000 no sale)
    119. Dermatology.com 0 ($4-$5M no sale)
    120. SecurityEquipment.com 0 ($20,000 no sale)
    121. ChocolateCandy.com 0 ($25,000 no sale)
    122. IndividualRetirementAccounts.com 0 ($20,000 no sale)
    123. Carburetors.com 0 ($25,000 no sale)
    124. Pesos.com 0 ($35,000 no sale)
    127. MastersDegree.com 0 ($60,000 no sale)
    129. Cats.com 0 ($2M no sale)
    130. Naked.com 0 ($1.5M no sale)
    135. 300.mobi 0 ($4,000 no sale)
    137. MartialArts.com 0 ($600,000 no sale)
    138. 06.com 0 ($60,000 no sale)
    141. Europe.mobi 0 ($14,500 no sale)
    143. PrescriptionMedication.com 0 ($35,000 no sale)
    145. Menopause.com 0 ($1.75M no sale)
    146. ComputerEquipment.com 0 ($110,000 no sale)
    149. Phones.mobi 0 ($35,000 no sale)
    156. Auction.com 0 ($4.5M no sale)
    159. OBGYN.com 0 ($1M no sale)
    160. QR.com 0 ($85,000 no sale)
    165. GY.org 0 ($11,000 no sale)
    166. Artist.com 0 ($750k no sale)
    170. 82.com 0 ($70,000 no sale)
    171. Rollercoaster.com 0 ($100,000 no sale)
    172. Tourist.com 0 ($750,000 no sale)
    173. Whiskey.com 0 ($400,000 no sale)
    174. CD.net 0 ($22,500 no sale)
    176. Mayor.net 0 ($5500 no sale)
    177. StockMarket.tv 0 ($7500 no sale)
    178. GED.net 0 ($15,000 no sale)
    182. Fresno.us 0 ($4,000 no sale)
    186. VenusFlytrap.com 0 ($27,500 no sale)
    188. How.com 0 ($600k no sale)
    189. Bourbon.com 0 ($300,000 no sale)
    190. Spend.com 0 ($70,000 no sale)
    195. SO.net 0 ($25,000 no sale)
    197. Coed.com 0 ($75,000 no sale)
    201. Character.com 0 ($27,500 no sale)
    202. Smoothie.com 0
    203. DomainPark.com 0 ($60,000 no sale)
    205. Racism.com 0 ($125,000 no sale)
    208. PP.org 0 ($30,000 no sale)
    209. MP4Player.com 0 ($15,000 no sale)
    211. Shows.net 0 ($23,500 no sale)

    TOTAL: 101 UNSOLD DOMAINS OUT OF 218 DOMAINS.

    Names as Scotland.com , SIX.com , 62.com , Commodities.com, Cats.com and more ARE UNSOLD.

    So, please…..Domain Name Wire ….just be realistic: it`s not a .mobi bubble burst but rather you can`t exepct to find MILLIONS $$$ for every domain just because it is for sale. Who were the buyers this time and who were at the other traffic auctions? And plus you can`t expect that just a few bunch of investors or rich annoyed people that just want that domain is willing to buy all domains offered.
    Maybe the whole industry should think how to move ahead and do not pretend to ask millions for everything without not even being able to explain who is going to be targeted as buyers, which domains are offered and why….plus so many other things that people don`t get to know because only the money seem to be important. Well, keep things this way and I won`t be surprised if the whole domain industry will implode pretty soon, not just .mobi

    Have just a look at the reality.

20. Double Your Pleasure With Double Valuation at TH·E CON·CEP’TU·AL·IST
    June 23rd, 2007 | 8:33 pm

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    June 23rd, 2007 | 8:43 pm

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22. Editor
    June 24th, 2007 | 12:44 am

    Italiandragon: I’m far from a .mobi hater. In fact, I think it’s the only new domain extension to make sense:

    http://domainnamewire.com/2006/09/26/why-mobi-makes-sense/

23. Lloyd Fletcher
    June 24th, 2007 | 2:52 am

    For those folks who couldn’t afford to buy artist.com,be advised both artist.us & artists.us are in the silent auction.Good Luck!

24. Over $10 Million in Domains Sold Live at TRAFFIC at
    June 24th, 2007 | 4:33 am

    [...] Another successful TRAFFIC conference in NYC this week. Over $10 Million in domains sold at live auction according to Domain name wire who posted live results yesterday. (6/21/07) The $10 million dollar “pot” is expected to increase dramatically with the silent auction. I like to see these events and the exposure they bring to the domain industry. As Frank Schilling is fond of saying (and I absolutely agree), Dotcom IS the top domain. Looks like .mobi owners found out with lack of sales from overpricing the reserve. While a think .mobi can have it’s place, it’s definitely not the extension to topple dotcom or even rival for a moment. It was quite surprising the levels some of the prices went to though, some very high bids on the .mobi names, however, if those name were dotcom, the prices would have gone up quite a bit more. I’m just a big dotcom fan, not knocking the .mobi’s especially since I own a few :)) Go .mobi Go! LOL. [...]

25. 2w.com
    June 24th, 2007 | 2:58 pm

    there’r many posts questionning the veracity
    of those bids @ TRAFFIC NYC ,
    is that the case : :::::
    they couldnt ‘the grape , so ,
    they critickise the grape as sour ????
    by th way ,
    i also could eat ‘the grape ,
    i also didnt have any property sold out there
    but ,
    i dont think ‘the grape were sour ;–^),
    o k
    o k ,
    now u can delete my ugly post
    in your earliest conveniency ;–^),
    cheers , ThANKye

26. Don M
    June 24th, 2007 | 10:30 pm

    The .mobi does not plateform just yet for video ads for your mobile phone. Though once it hits it will skyrocket. >mobi are just a play right now for the bigger investors, a buy and hold strategy, you can’t get any ppc money from your .mobi right now so prices are leveling off.. I mean how can you complain about buying a 60.00 .mobi and 4 months later you get offers in 5 digit range like I have, on at least 6 of the names…

    >the .mobi is strong but is retreating a bit back which is good… He did not buy flowers.mobi because of mothers day.

    We should all thank the editor for his work and views on this event.

27. 2w.com
    June 26th, 2007 | 7:45 am

    hi greetings ,

    while
    many people-including-
    the-professionnal-domainers-even
    -including-my-dear-Sir-Sloan-o\’[of]-Business2
    thought that some sales of TRAFFIC NYC too dear ,
    but ,
    very interrestingly ,
    some SEO experts thought they may b[be] cheap
    !!!!
    4example , TropicalSeo ,
    http://tropicalseo.com/2007/2br-apartment-in-soho-for-100k-what-a-ripoff/ ,
    therein , he explained very logiccally ,
    particluarrly-of-logiccal-interest-4[for]-or-in-contrast-to-those-wetBlankets-\’4/for\’-domainers is that
    : :::::
    ““ Considering domainers as of yet haven’t grokked the synergy between SEO and keyword.com, it’s not surprising that much of the perceived value remains hidden. \”\”\”\”\”

    ““ it’s not surprising that much of the perceived value remains hidden. \”\”\”\”\”
    ????!!!!!

    i have a \’coloured\’[oyes-literrally-coloured];–^) edittion of that TropicalSeo\’s post in my own generic-domains-blog 4[for] easiest reading : :
    http://gdoms.blogspot.com/2007/06/2br-apartment-in-soho-for-100k-what.html

    some interresting backsground : :::::
    traditionnally[?] there have been being some feuds between SEOptimisers n[and] domainers ,
    but now ,
    even some SEOptimisers have been awakennd up n[and] recognise the values of generic domains
    +
    the synergy of SEO w/ domains

    by the way ,
    my dear Sir Andrew Alleman , me-seems ,
    u[you] dont cover much about the topic o\’[of]
    the synergy of SEO w/ domains ,

    sorry for any mis-understanding
    sorry for my English[English?];–^),
    sorry for not being the native English speaker ,
    ThANKye

28. Michael C
    June 27th, 2007 | 8:34 pm

    Hi when will the next auction be held. Im located in NY.

29. Editor
    June 27th, 2007 | 9:27 pm

    Michael, the next one associated with the TRAFFIC conference will be in Florida this fall. Other auctions are listed here:

    http://marketplacepro.moniker.com/auction/index.html

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