Hooked on Agar.io? You'll recognize this week's top selling expired domain name. China took a back seat last week. For that matter, so did NameJet. Among expired domain auctions, SnapNames claims the top 3 results. Normally I'd research each of these; ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Expired Domain Report: From CHSI.com to Adroit.com
· Expired DomainsJoseph Peterson recaps the past week in expired domain name sales. Tim Schoon is generally credited with coining the term "CHIP", which stands for "Chinese premium" and refers to the vowel-less, "V"-less, acronym-like domains prized in China – stuff ... Continue Reading1 Comment
From TP.com to CHIPs and more: a look at NameJet’s February
· Domain SalesDuring February, NameJet reported $2.79 million from 287 sales over $2000 apiece. However, 30 of those payments were leftovers from NamesCon auctions back in January. Setting their $548.9k contribution aside reduces February's total to $2.24M. Also, ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Expired Domain Report: Wupload.com, LastSupper.com and more
· Expired DomainsJoseph Peterson reviews the past week in the expired domain name markets. Early in 2012, the file-sharing website MegaUpload was shut down, its domains seized by the feds, and its owners arrested for copyright infringement. Almost immediately, similar ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Expired Domain Reports: Pregnancy domain names and more
· Expired DomainsPregnancy-related domains among past week's expired domain inventory. This week, we answer the age-old conundrum, "Which came first – the chicken or the egg?" Sort of. No hens made the charts, and eggs did't come 1st; but they do rank 2nd, 5th, and ... Continue Reading3 Comments
EXUE.com for $31.4k and other expired domain name sales
· Expired DomainsDuring the first week of the Chinese New Year, Chinese buyers remained active, as I reported last time. Although many predicted a lull in purchasing, prices stayed on course. Domains had expired. Back in December or January. And buyers still showed up to ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Expired Domain Report: KeyPoint.com, SellOff.com and more
· Expired DomainsA weekly roundup of expired domain name sales. February 8 marked the Chinese New Year. Yes, 2016 is to be the "Year of the Monkey". After the amazing surge in prices we saw during 2015 – the "Year of the Sheep", it amuses me to say – the Chinese domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Not Quite What You’re Thinking: Tesila.com (Expired Domain Report)
· Expired DomainsHere are expired domain names that sold within the past week. Here's something you're going to see more and more as brands contend with the vagaries of foreign pronunciation and transliteration: Tesila.com ($14.0k). As you must have guessed, that price ... Continue Reading4 Comments
January domain name sales in-depth
· Domain SalesJoseph Peterson takes an in-depth look at January's domain name sales on NameJet. January 2016 was a busy month for NameJet. Not only did the auction platform deliver its customary mix of expired domains and seller-managed inventory; it also handled ... Continue Reading25 Comments
CHIPs, Numbers, and other expired domain name sales
· Expired DomainsJoseph Peterson analyzes the past week of expired domain name sales. Once again, China tops these charts – but not in the customary way. Rather than numerical domains, 4-letter "CHIPs", or even Chinese Pinyin, we're looking at an English domain about ... Continue Reading9 Comments