Company to hold month long auction with just 50 domains.
Moniker is holding a premium domain name auction starting next month that will be limited to 50 top domains.
The auction will run for a full month beginning October 1820. Domain submissions are due by October 13.
The company is looking for good 1-2 word generic domain names or 1-4 character domains.
If Moniker does this right I think it could be a good opportunity for sellers. The company has had a solid year selling premium domain names that were originally listed in auctions. By focusing on just 50 domain names and letting them get exposure for a full month, it’s possible we’ll see some decent activity both in and out of the auction.
Of course the key ingredient will be good domains at good prices.
RaTHeaD says
but lousy overpriced domains have value too… no? if not i may be in the hurt locker.
Adam says
didn’t they just have this same opportunity with domainfest?
john mauriello says
The last online auction Moniker just completed, in conjunction with DFG NYC meetup had 130,000 in sales online plus another 400,000 in sales offline just days after the online auction ended. In some cases sellers lowered the reserve to take the high bid and in other cases the buyers increased their offers offline. More sales will be added in next few weeks. We will announce those sales and others as they complete through Escrow shortly.
Steve Jones says
A month sounds like quite a while…life and business moves so fast that I bet a lot of people would forget about it by the time it ends.
Nonetheless, hopefully they get good submissions for it.
craig says
50 domains….not a lot of competition, and good exposure.
I’m going to give it a try!
Jim says
The Moniker submission site does not work, both options fail each time.
“We appologize for the inconvenience, but we are currently unable to process your submissions. If this problem persists, please contact customer support at (800) 385-4075.”
john mauriello says
This type of error message normally means the creditcard number in the Snapnames account used is expired or no longer valid, Please update the expiration date and try again or contact me directly at [email protected]