Audit your account to prevent accidental sales at low prices. The other day I saw a lead in my Afternic account for a domain I recently acquired. The asking price was correct, but the floor price at which it could be sold was below what I paid for it; I ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Escrow.com reports uptick in domain sales
· Domain SalesEscrow.com shows sequential growth in domain sales but down year over year. Escrow.com released its Q1 Escrow Domain Investment Index (pdf) today, which reported a slight uptick in domain sales compared to the Q4 of last year. Overall, the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
End user domain name sales up to $100k
· Domain SalesA .ar domain name leads the pack. Sedo's top reported domain name sale this week was x.ar, which was bought by a blockchain augmented reality company for close to $100,000. I had difficulty finding many end user sales in Sedo's latest batch of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Jackpot: hack pay.day fetches €21,000 on Sedo, plus end user sales
· Domain SalesA form-building app, a grilling products company, and a process automation consultant bought domain names. The owner of the new TLD hack pay.day got a payday this week: they sold the domain on Sedo for €21,000. Google's registry launched this ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
13 end user domain name sales up to $25,000
· Domain SalesAn insurance company, a domain registration business, and a lingerie seller bought domain names. Sedo publicly reported 45 domain sales of $2,000 or more for the past week. There are some nice domains in this batch, but it's difficult to figure out ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy to nix customer listings on GoDaddy Auctions
· Domain SalesCustomers can no longer list domains on the platform as of April 29, but Afternic listings will still be syndicated. GoDaddy will no longer let customers list domains directly on GoDaddy Auctions, effective April 29. The company announced today ... Continue Reading3 Comments
End user domain sales: cool lights, antimicrobials and more
· Domain SalesA title insurance company, a rummy game app, and a cool lighting maker bought domain names. Sedo had a nice rebound in domain sales after a slowdown last week. Many of the top domains don't have obvious buyers at the time of publication, including ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
I care more about consistent payment timelines than fast payments
· Domain SalesPay me at the same interval every time, and I'll be happy. I hear a lot of complaints about payouts from Afternic. Most of these complaints are about payments taking too long. I'm not really concerned with how long it takes to receive payments ... Continue Reading4 Comments
End user domain sales up to $50,000
· Domain SalesA very cool bird feeder company bought the top (publicly revealed) domain at Sedo this week. Sedo had a very slow week for public domain sales, probably owing to the Easter holiday. The company reported just 32 sales of $2,000 or more, which is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
3 interesting things about how GoDaddy is presenting premium domains
· Domain SalesThese changes should help sell more premium domain names. I was recently searching for domains on GoDaddy and noticed a few interesting things about how it presents premium domain names listed through Afternic. Lease-to-own GoDaddy appears to be ... Continue Reading5 Comments