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Domain sales at NameJet in October

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October was a slow month at NameJet.

NameJet had a very slow October, at least when it comes to sales of $2,000 and higher.

The company reported 37 such sales for a total of $133,000. Muhu.com was at the top of the stack with a $15,200 sale price.

Other notable sales include GeorgiaBulldogs.com (a risky domain name), eBbay.com (another risky one) and LakeProperties.com (a fantastic domain that sold for a low price).

Here’s the complete list of $2,000+ sales at NameJet last month.

DOMAIN AMOUNT
muhu.com15200
beme.com10056
georgiabulldogs.com6200
buno.com6000
lasvegaslaw.com5188
alliancegroup.com4622
mysolutions.com4589
shiwo.com4500
ebbay.com4100
86778.com3999
333b.com3520
cubics.com3433
gtcc.com3411
rheumatologists.com3000
geniuskids.com2990
lakeproperties.com2988
gotrinidadandtobago.com2790
propertyowners.com2756
vord.com2700
finmark.com2677
worc.com2599
statto.com2560
respecting.com2501
46y.com2500
domainplace.com2500
pantie.com2400
luxurygetaways.com2299
sportspsychology.com2188
financiacion.com2188
eded.com2110
yoursurgery.com2100
89006.com2017
68007.com2011
empros.com2011
92336.com2000
63379.com2000
trafficmonsoon.com2000
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End user domain sales led by a .Space domain name

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A UK training provider, a travel site for Equatorial Guinea and a cryptocurrency bought domain names last week.

GDPR has made it more difficult to uncover end user domain name sales. But searching for sold domains that already resolve, as well as using what’s left of Whois, helps uncover some of them.

This week’s top sales at Sedo include some interesting end-user prospects. The top .com sale, Kiaro.com could be used for a an inkjet label printer. Also, take a look at Air.Space, which set a record for the highest publicly-reported .space sale to date according to Namebio…by a long shot. Sedo tells me the domain sold through the SedoMLS Channel.

Here are some of the end user sales at Sedo this past week, and you can view previous weeks’ lists here. Click here to see the list

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Kim Komando on Domain Names

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Popular tech writer/podcasts introduces her audience to domain investing.

News stories and podcasts about domain investing that are geared to a mass audience can be hit or miss.

Kim Komando, “America’s Tech Goddess”, just published a podcast that includes a segment about buying and selling domain names for profit.

She has two guests who talk about how to value domains, where to sell them, and how to make money with domains. Kim also discusses how much she paid recently to buy two domains, including PodNet.com.

It’s an interesting high-level introduction to domain investing, and I’m curious what you think about the advice the two guests share. You can listen to the podcast here.

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.DE domains lead the way in $350k Sedo auction

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German country code domains sizzle in monthly auction.

Sedo’s October Great Domains auction ended yesterday with a higher-than-usual tally of $350,000. It was the highest-grossing Great Domains auction of 2018.

The top sale was wg.de at €102,501. WG is short for a flat/apartment share or dorm in German. There were 35 bids and the domain easily eclipsed its €65,000 reserve price.

NFC.com sold for €68,200. While higher than most three-letter domain sales to investors, NFC is short for near-field communications. NFC is used for contactless payments such as Apple Pay.

NOVO.com brought home a top bid of $52,999. Novo is a very popular name for companies. Just Google it.

Other top names include grillen.de (Barbecue) for €41990, wc.de (Water Closet) for €29000 and yal.com for $20,500

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“We Buy TLDs”

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Companies really want to buy TLDs, but at a fair price.

I was amused to see a sign at Afilias’ booth at ICANN 63 in Barcelona today that read “We Buy TLDs” (pictured).

It reminds me of that old t-shirt that read “I Buy .Coms”. I think Skenzo created the shirts.

Now people are buying entire namespaces.

Afilias is not alone in wanting to acquire top level domains. Donuts has acquired some and Radix is actively looking. CentralNic, Neustar, etc. are all on the lookout to expand their portfolios.

There still seems to be a disconnect between the price new top level domain owners want for their domains compared to how much buyers are willing to pay. Some sellers are perhaps stuck on 2014 prices while buyers are valuing them based on 2018 reality. That’s why many of the transactions you see are for defunct domains.

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