Ocean Tomo, one of the world's premier intellectual property (IP) firms, will feature domain names in its upcoming live IP auction. Ocean Tomo is famous for its live IP auctions, and this fall's event in October will include several domain names and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Computer.com and Banks.com sell
· Domain SalesTwo large domain name companies are responsible for major transactions. Perhaps the two of the largest domain transactions of the year occurred recently. First, InterSearch Group, Inc. (OTCBB:IGPN) acquired Banks.com. Depending on the size of the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Oversee.net continues acquisition spree
· Domain SalesDomainSponsor's parent company has acquired 10 domain portfolios in the past two months. At the beginning of this month I wrote an entry titled Acquire or Die: the future of domain parking companies. I suggested that domain parking companies will ... Continue Reading2 Comments
NewYork.info sets another mark
· Domain SalesNewYork.info has changed hands again, setting a new record for .info sales. According to DNJournal's latest sales report, NewYork.info has sold for $46,392, setting a record for the highest reported .info sale ever. The domain made headlines when it ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Saddam.com shows power of Press Release
· Domain SalesAfter selling on Afternic for $2,000 several months ago, Saddam.com is being auctioned on eBay with the help of a press release. Saddam.com sold on Afternic several months ago for around $2,000. The seller then tried to sell it on DNForum several ... Continue Reading1 Comment
MovieTheaters.com attracts attention
· Domain SalesMovieTheaters.com has been bid up to $12,500, but still has room to go. A listing for MovieTheaters.com has attracted 7 bids on Afternic since I placed an initial bid last month. The latest offer is $12,500, but the seller has not indicated a reserve ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Mid-tier domains gaining ground
· Domain SalesDomains priced $1,000-$10,000 are picking up steam, as evidenced by recent sales at Afternic. Big, 6-figure domain sales get all of the press. But let's face it, most of us can't afford to play that game. I typically buy domains under $10,000 and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
40 bids on Afternic
· Domain SalesAn auction for ThreePieceSuits.com shows the value of Afternic's "Closing Soon" section. Have you received an offer on a domain listed at Afternic that isn't quite as much as you'd like? One option is to lower the reserve for your domain to the offer ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Wiki.com proves value in unregged domains
· Domain Sales$2.86M for a domain registered this decade? Many domainers that got in early like to scoff at people who register freely available domain names. "If it's available, it can't be worth anything," they say. Wiki.com is just once example of why that's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Business 2.0 article about international TLDs
· Domain SalesBusiness 2.0 has a new article about the rising value on non-.com domain names. .Com is king. We all know that. But it seems like every week we see huge domain prices for non-.com domains. Of particular interest is .de, which frequently rings up ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment