List includes a dozen three letter .com domain names.
A Domain Name Wire reader spotted that the lineup for April’s Heritage Auctions domain name auction has been posted.
Although this list may be preliminary, it shows 103 domain names in the auction. It’s loaded with valuable domain names such as Tablets.com, Future.com, March.com, Digital.com, CorpusChristi.com, etc.
There are also a dozen three letter .com domain names. The list includes HP’s DEC.com, which is described as the fifth oldest domain name ever registered.
The list is solid. The big question that remains is what the reserve prices are.
The auction will conclude on April 9. It was pushed back slightly so it wouldn’t conflict with domain name conferences taking place in late March/early April.
Fred Face Phd says
Wow…rock solid list of domains that one could build a company around. I`ll bet the reserves are sky-high though.
Aron - HA.com says
We will officially release the list in about 10 days.
The list will be finalized by then (a few names may be added or deleted in the meantime) and we will offer opening bid prices too.
We aren’t yet ready to make the list official yet — but it’s close.
Thanks!
Aron
Anticareer.com says
There’s some great domains in there, there’s also some that I don’t think anyone would pay more than a hundred bucks for. Expected the upper tier ones, surprised that some of the lower quality ones were allowed in.
Aron - HA.com says
Once we release the full list, I’ll give our thoughts behind the picks.
We chose about 1/2 of the names based on what our client base might like (coins, comics, sports, art, jewelry) etc.
The rest are – for the most part – short 1 or 2 word .com domains that are generic in meaning. These are great to use for branding a company, product, service, app, etc.
The goal is to continue to grow our clients’ interest in domain names — so we have to keep placing names in front of them that they may like (at all price levels).
Thanks!
Teddy K says
If you are going for brandable domains…as in, Google search numbers may be low, yet the domain could be a “brand”, then the list is solid.
Let’s face it: facebook, yahoo, & google were all built on domains that most domainers never would have registered for $10
Teddy K says
Where are the reserves listed?
Lance Zeidman says
Bit surprised was looking for extreme quality names for their second ever domain auction. Although I see a few it seemed to go south quick. Not sure why gunblue even as a brandable would make the grade on HA. I understand the target audience but would seek out the owners directly of upper emd domains to list. You know like GUN.com, stampcollection.com, sportscollectables.com sportmemorabilia.com all seem to be avail for sale. Feel free to use this idea lol but I am open to contacting them on your behalf for 5% of sale…Deal?
Sal O. says
Lance,
1. 90% of the domains on this latest HA list would certainly be welcome in my portfolio (for the right price, of course).
2. You are clearly not a firearm owner, if you really don’t get why “gun blue” is both a strong two-keyword term AND brandable. Gunblue.com will probably sell for $10,000+ in this auction (actually, I will be bidding on it).
3. I like your idea about contacting logical, existing end-users to market these domains to (in addition to the HA target audience). I believe they do call these potential end-users to make them aware of the auction(s).
Lance Zeidman says
Sal- No I am not a firearm owner. What separates HA from any other domain auction marketplace though if nothing then okay but $10,000?- You just made my case for me.
Lisa Edwards says
I think what separates them is that they market these domains to affluent investors who have no idea what sedo or afternic are, but who might recognize the value of a memorable .com domain (this is just my take based upon reading past articles).
thelegendaryjp says
Nice list, I actually used to own some of those names years ago.
Josh
Joseph Peterson says
Keep in mind, Heritage Auctions is trying to merge different audiences: (1) Seasoned domain investors, (2) End Users, and (3) Its own long-term clientele of affluent collectors.
Given these diverse audiences, their domain list will be mixed as well. Even though 100% of the domains won’t be what domainers buy, what matters is that HA present a list that has something of interest in it for everybody. I think they’ve done that twice now.
Bitcoins CEO (@CoinDomains) says
I believe Digital.com and Dec.com were the same computer company in the 80’s and 90’s