AZ.com Gets $500k Bid Ahead of Auction, Rebate(s).com Sells for $1.0M
Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Before the Domain Roundtable live auction kicked off in Seattle today, AZ.com has already received a $500,000 bid.
The Domain Rountable live auction gets started at 2PM EDT/11AM PDT today. The event will be broadcast live online at www.domaintools.com/live-auction/live with a video feed.
Before the auction even started, online bidders have already started the bidding frenzy. Here are the current notable bids:
AZ.com $500,000
FineCars.com
MakeMoneyOnline.com $95,000
p6.com $27,000
p4.com $30,000
ConsumersGuide.com $45,000
Free-Credit-Report.com $27,000
Stronger.com $25,000
WebGeeks.com $20,000
GoodHotels.com $35,000
Name Intelligence, the promoters of Domain Roundtable, are pushing the technological envelope with this auction. Buyers in the audience or online can bid in real time. There is no fee for absentee bidding and admission to the auction is free. This should ensure that all interested bidders participate. The video stream of the auction will be on a short delay, but the online interface will be in real time. Before the auction started, there were already close to 1,000 people watching the feed.
Another difference between this and other live auctions is that the first bid meets the reserve. This should allow the auction to move more quickly as people will not bid if they don’t want to pay the reserve price. It will also eliminate most worries about shill bidding, as anyone who bids could end up winning and paying for the domain.
Whether or not the technology will work as planned remains to be seen. One concern is fraud and deadbeat bidders, since it is easier to hide online than if you actually show up at the event.
This article will be updated during the auction.
LIVE: UPDATES
Invention.com sells for $500k!
Rebate.com and Rebates.com sell for $1.0M!
Further Reading:
Surprised to see that free-credit-report.com made the auction list and even garnered such a notable bid. I thought dashes in domain names are out and this one has two!
For an SEO person, dashes are OK. Search engines parse them well.
Final tally $3,643,128 worth was sold.
165 out of 450 names or 37%
47150.com $21,250
Ahora.com $31,000
AirbrushSupplies.com $2,000
AirIonizer.com $2,050
Albinos.com $31,500
Answer.net $15,000
AntiLock.com $1,400
AntiPiracy.com $10,100
AntiTobacco.com $2,100
Army.org $99,000
ArmyBrat.com $3,500
AZ.com $500,000
BakeryFoods.com $1,000
BakerySale.com $1,000
BankLocator.com $6,000
BcTours.com $2,778
Blackjack101.com $1,050
BridalRegistries.com $8,000
BrokerageAccounts.com $5,400
BudgetProperty.com $8,450
CaliforniaDoctor.com $5,000
CameraPhotos.com $1,000
CareerResource.com $7,500
CarManufacturers.com $5,000
CarpetInstallations.com $5,000
CasinoPokerOnline.com $1,000
Castillo.com $35,500
CelebrityCouple.com $3,300
CharlotteHousing.com $1,000
CheapGadgets.com $5,600
Chinaware.com $7,500
ChristianSoul.com $1,100
cMail.com $10,000
Cohabitant.com $2,050
CoinStores.com $6,900
CommercialPainter.com $4,000
CompanyManager.com $1,000
ConsumersGuide.com $66,750
Convulsion.com $2,500
CouchLand.com $1,000
CreditSurvival.com $1,250
CurlyFries.com $3,250
Customers.eu $1,000
DailyFeeds.com $4,600
DayTradingSchool.com $1,500
Defectors.com $2,200
Dine.mobi $5,000
DirectorySearch.com $7,000
DomainList.com $7,100
Dreaming.com $35,750
DropCatcher.com $14,500
DrPoker.com $3,000
DrugRefills.com $5,000
eDoll.com $1,350
EmptyJar.com $1,000
EscrowFee.com $3,050
EssentialVitamins.com $1,600
Event.com $165,000
FederalStudentLoans.com $50,750
FieldGoals.com $1,550
FigureSkater.com $8,000
FinancialCounseling.com $7,550
FineCars.com $30,000
FitnessDating.com $4,000
FoodConsultant.com $3,000
FoodContents.com $1,000
ForeignCurrencies.eu $1,000
ForexCalculator.com $2,050
Free-Credit-Report.com $28,250
FreeHealthInsurance.com $25,000
FreeNameSearch.com $2,500
FunDate.com $5,100
FuneralArrangements.com $9,500
GameRules.com $12,000
Gastronomy.com $15,000
GayDiscos.com $1,000
GirlsBags.com $1,100
GoodCar.com $3,700
GoodHotels.com $35,000
GreatBands.com $3,300
Growers.com $25,000
Hastily.com $1,000
HawaiiDoctors.com $3,000
HikerWorld.com $1,050
HippieClothing.com $3,500
HollywoodHousing.com $1,050
HorseMedication.com $1,100
Hot.tv $35,000
HotDestinations.com $3,400
HummerRentals.com $5,100
ImageBuilder.com $2,200
InternetHub.com $5,000
Invention.com $500,000
IpodNews.com $1,000
JacksonvilleHousing.com $1,000
JapaneseAutos.com $6,100
JayD.com $2,050
KidCrazy.com $1,250
LadyShaver.com $1,000
LaserPens.com $9,000
LatestPolls.com $2,150
LawRecords.com $1,800
LeaseTakeovers.com $1,000
LetsPlayPoker.com $2,250
LoanProperty.com $7,050
Locals.org $9,100
LocationMap.com $3,000
Loudon.com $6,200
LowestCost.com $25,000
LowPriceFlights.com $4,100
LuxuryGift.com $10,000
MackDaddy.com $4,300
MakeMoneyOnline.com $95,000
MathSites.com $1,600
MedicalClaimBilling.com $1,000
MedicalInjuryLawyer.com $2,450
messenger.eu $5,400
MusicReleases.com $5,000
NewYorkSource.com $2,000
p4.com $30,000
p6.com $27,000
Paper.info $5,000
PayRates.com $25,000
PersonalsSite.com $1,000
PhoneSmart.com $5,200
PhotographyGear.com $3,300
PictureConverter.com $1,050
Poker.in $60,000
PortlandHousing.com $2,050
PrisonGuard.com $8,000
r11.com $1,000
Rebate.com $1,000,000
RecordingStudios.com $25,000
SanfranciscoPersonals.com $1,000
SanjoseHousing.com $1,050
SecureLending.com $3,900
SecureProxies.com $3,500
SecureVoip.com $5,000
SeoHints.com $2,150
Shedding.com $4,300
SkiTrainers.com $1,300
Slightly.com $3,000
Southerner.com $6,100
SpaceDesigns.com $1,100
SpaHoliday.com $5,600
SpanishGold.com $6,800
SpokaneHousing.com $1,000
StockTradingAccount.com $1,000
StoreBargain.com $1,000
StreetTruck.com $4,000
Stronger.com $25,000
Suspects.com $10,500
TaxRefundLoans.com $7,600
UltraDisk.com $1,250
UniversityPersonals.com $4,300
UsedMotorcycle.com $39,000
VacantHouse.com $1,050
Vaccinated.com $3,000
VictorianPaintings.com $3,500
Voys.com $4,000
WebGeeks.com $20,000
WebSupport.com $20,000
WrestlingFans.com $6,300
xCode.com $5,000
YourDomainName.com $12,250