Big names buy domain names in the aftermarket.
The World Bank is one of the most notable groups to buy domain names on the aftermarket this week.
The group bought two domain names through Afternic: GlobalPartnership.com for $4,588 and EducationPartners.org for $1,088. It already owns GlobalPartnership.org but hasn’t developed it yet. It doesn’t own EducationPartners.com.
Television network Telemundo bought yPunto.com for $2,510.
Another notable buyer is FriendFinder Networks, which bought DMEC.com for $6,471. I can’t figure out what they plan to do with the domain.
Here are some other “end user” domain purchases this week:
Location app SpotOn (getspoton.com) bought Fondu.com for $5,000. Note that’s not Fondue.com. A name change in the works?
The owner of travel site Alaska.org bought AlaskaApp.com for $4,000.
MetroGistics, LLC bought MetroLogistics.com for $2,600.
Bookseller Thomas Nelson bought WhereintheBible.com for $1,895, probably for a book name.
Mobile Annex, which had been using MobileAnx.com, bought MobileAnnex.com for $1,788. A smart and affordable domain upgrade.
Scrap processing company Cohen Brothers Inc. upgraded from CohenBrothersInc.com to CohenUSA.com for $1,600.
Outsourced affiliate program management company AffiliateManager.com bought AffiliateRecruitment.com for $1,500.
Trade Street Capital bought Trade-Street.com for $1,088.
US Foodservice, which bought USKitchens.com for $2,300 last week, picked up USFoods.net for $5,200.
Locking C-Clamp Pliers says
Man….folks are just giving away their assets when they use Afternic.
If you don’t just about give away your domains, they don’t sell on Afternic, IMO.
What’s the point of being in this biz if they are going to sell that low?
Silly.
Carlos says
If you are a full time domainer and you are not getting constant sales above $1,000 (at least once or twice a month) it’s better to apply for a real job imho.
I agree with the comment above, i guess it’s a good time to buy rather than selling.
Ryan says
I have to agree, domainers are handing over at such cheap prices here, have some backbone, and stand strong on your price points.
Richard says
These sales prices are strong for such mediocre names IMHO. Congrats to the sellers, and buyers.
WeBuyThe.Com says
I’d like someone to run a whois on all of the names that buydomains.com sold last week.
They sold close to $1,000,000 and most of the names are their own which they paid reg fee for so before you assume they are giving names away look at the big picture. They probably made $750K last week selling “Mediocre” names at 2K-5K each. I think it’s impressive, who would disagree?
Andrew Allemann says
@ WeBuyThe.com – I don’t think they pay close to reg fee for most of their domains.
Steve M says
Agree w/the up posters; seller’s gave these end-user names away.
Rick S. would have gotten at least 10x those amounts; no reason others can’t do the same thing.
Sellers: Be firm. Be patient.