Next auction begins November 28 at Sedo.com.
mTLD, the registry for .mobi domains, must be very happy with its relationship with domain aftermarket Sedo. Sedo is working with mTLD to auction off premium .mobi domains. By all accounts, Sedo is getting top dollar for the domains.
At the last auction, Sedo sold Taxi.mobi for $75,000 and Dating.mobi for $73,000.
The next .mobi auction will start November 28. A quick review shows that this auction has perhaps the best names yet, and most have low reserves. The low reserves are an indication that mTLD and Sedo are comfortable that the domains will sell at fair prices.
Here are some of the good domains and their reserve prices; you can see a full list here.
Art.mobi $5,000-$20,000
Astrology.mobi < $5,000
Bar.mobi < $5,000
Beer.mobi $5,000-$20,000
Bikes.mobi < $5,000
Careers.mobi $5,000-$20,000
Chocolate.mobi < $5,000
Classifieds.mobi < $5,000
Coffee.mobi < $5,000
Comedy.mobi < $5,000
Dictionary.mobi < $5,000
Entertainment.mobi < $5,000
Flower.mobi < $5,000 (Flowers.mobi sold for $200,000, which started the .mobi land rush)
Games.mobi $5,000-$20,000
Horoscopes.mobi < $5,000
Job.mobi $5,000-$20,000
Jokes.mobi < $5,000
Movies.mobi $5,000-$20,000
Music.mobi $5,000-$20,000 (this domain could clear $100k)
Radio.mobi < $5,000
Restaurant.mobi < $5,000
Roses.mobi < $5,000
Soccer.mobi < $5,000
Sports.mobi $20,000-$50,000
Wine.mobi $20,000-$50,000
Domains like Music.mobi and Horoscopes.mobi make perfect sense for mobile devices. If the previous auction is any indication, I predict that this auction could clear $1,000,000 in sales.
ian says
I just bought one premium .mobi domain at the last auction. Paid for it on the 7th november. Have sent about four or so emails and yet to receive one personal response. Phoned sedo at least twice, still no domain. Now ordinarily, I wouldnt care, I am patient, but in the terms they say “Domain to be registered by auction winner within 10 days of receiving authorization code” And yet they offer no assistance or advice in getting the domain transferred. I will definitely not be bidding in the next .mobi premium domain auction.
Kate Donahue says
Hi Ian,
I’m sorry to hear that there have been delays in transferring your name. Please feel free to shoot me an email with the domain and I can look into it for you. I can be reached at [email protected].
Best,
Kate Donahue
barney says
Ian I hear you. They actually turned down a few of my one worded domain names for their premium auction. I,m not worrying though domainfest will probably be picking them up. I would hope they could hire more people to attend to those type of customor problems you are having at sedo. I guaranty you if I told you which names they turned down you would’nt believe it.
Andrew says
Barney, I suspect they turned down the names because of the reserves, not the name quality. They want good names at reserves that are likely to result in a sale.
ian says
Thanks Kate, I just sent you an email with the details.
Kate Donahue says
Hi Guys,
I just wanted to clarify something. These auctions feature domains from the dotMobi Registry’s Premium Names List that were not previously available for registration. The dotMobi Premium Names list is a set of more than 5,500 commonly used words that the dotMobi domain name registry set aside during its formation. dotMobi is the first domain company to offer selected names directly to the market via an auction process rather than a traditional “first come, first served” process.
If there is enough demand from the Sedo Community we may consider doing a .MOBI auction with members’ owned names.
Best,
Kate Donahue
DomainerPro says
Are these all being released by the dot mobi registry? Are any coming from private sellers?
Andrew says
DomainerPro – see Kate’s comment above. The comment was held in moderation when you posted yours.