Check out what sold over the past two months. NameJet and SnapNames had a couple of slow months to finish the year, at least as far as sales of $2,000 or more are concerned. Namefold's two expired domain services combined for $239k of sales in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dynadot’s monthly .ai auction grosses over $300k with six figure sale
· Expired DomainsHere's everything that closed at $500 or more. Dynadot's monthly .ai expired domain name auction ended last Monday. It was New Year's Day and I wasn't able to keep tabs on the auction. However, I now have the final bid prices. Assuming all of ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Monthly expired .AI auction ends on New Year’s Day
· Expired DomainsCelebrate the holiday in front of your laptop. Domain investors have something to do on New Year's Day besides nurse a hangover and watch football: bid on .ai domain names. This month's expired .ai auction started on December 22, and since ... Continue Reading1 Comment
What to do if your domain at Freenom/OpenTLD expires
· Expired DomainsYour domain should be safe even if you can't renew it because ICANN terminated the registrar. A Domain Name Wire reader contacted me last week with a big concern: they couldn't renew their domain at Freenom (OpenTLD B.V.). ICANN has ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.AI expired domain auction grosses over $425k, led by engage.ai
· Expired DomainsDynadot's monthly auction is a scorcher. Dynadot's monthly .ai expired domain name auction, held in conjunction with the .ai registry, concludes today. Domains started closing this morning, but not all lots have completed. These auctions are a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Newfold sales led by 802.com and weapons.com
· Expired DomainsNameJet and SnapNames combine for 73 sales of $2,000 or higher last month. Newfold Digital has revealed 73 sales of $2,000 or more from its platforms NameJet and SnapNames during October. The sales total $442,000. Here are some of the sales that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Over $160k of expired .ai domains sold today
· Expired DomainsDynadot's monthly .ai auction concludes today. Dynadot's monthly .ai expired domain auction concludes this morning. Many of the auctions have already closed, but the auctions have generous extensions for late bids, so others will close later ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy Auctions raising minimum bid to $25
· Expired DomainsHigher starting bids will go into effect for auctions starting Monday, October 30. GoDaddy Auctions will raise the minimum bid in expired domain auctions from $12 to $25 on October 30. The increase will apply to auctions that begin on that day and ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Namecheap institutes deposit requirement to improve auction integrity
· Expired DomainsNew users must deposit $100 in their Namecheap account before bidding on auctions. Namecheap has started requiring some users to make a deposit before bidding in auctions, with the goal of improving auction integrity. New users must deposit $100 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Expired domains: where each registrar sends their domains
· Expired DomainsKnow where to bid on expiring domains at each registrar. Many domain name registrars send their expired domain names to exclusive partners before deleting them. Knowing where these names go is critical for domain investors and end users alike. I ... Continue Reading4 Comments