Afternic and TDNAM have a number of domain auctions closing soon -- at good prices. Bargain shoppers should take a look at Afternic's boards for some good values closing soon. If you invest in one word domains, you might consider Purveyance.com. It's ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
On.com turns on $635,000
· Domain SalesOn.com has sold for $635,000, according to DNJournal. The two character, one word domain is the highest reported domain name sale of 2006 and headlined a great week for domain sales. On.com wasn't the only two character domain to sell this week as ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain names as alternative investments
· Domain SalesAn article on Advisor.ca gives a good, if not slightly flawed, overview of domain names as portfolio investments. The article, geared toward high-end financial investors, discusses the value of domain names compared to other investments (e.g. stocks). ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Basketball Domain Names
· Domain SalesMarch Madness, college basketball's annual tournamount, is upon us. Are there any good basketball domain names left to register? I decided to take a look at both unregistered basketball domains and similar domains on the resale market. If you have ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Farm.com sells
· Domain SalesIt appears the owners of Dog.com and Fish.com have purchased Farm.com. The dog may have a new farm... An astute reader emailed me yesterday saying that Afternic showed the sale of Farm.com for $200,000 on its "Recent Sales" page. By the time I ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The rising tide of alternative TLDs
· Domain SalesThe sale of Camping.info for $28,100 is one example of the rising tide of alternative domain names. Many of the domain name industry's big players sware they'll only touch .com domain names. But as .com domain values skyrocket they are bringing the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TDNAM testing extended auctions
· Domain Sales, Expired DomainsGoDaddy's TDNAM service is testing auto-extensions of domain name auctions. This is one of the features I requested in my post on November 3 (see GoDaddy's Domain Name Aftermarket adds features). Certain domain auctions will automatically extend for 5 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Big day at Afternic
· Domain Sales6 domains close at Afternic today, and a bunch more close tomorrow. Are any of them good values? Afternic's "Closing Soon" category is sometimes short on domains, but today is an exception. 6 domains will be sold to the highest bidder today and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2006 Domain Name Wire Survey results
· Domain Registrars, Domain Sales, Expired Domains, Policy & Law, ServicesI've finally released the complete results of the 2006 Domain Name Wire Survey! Here is the press release that goes out tomorrow morning: Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 28, 2006 -- DomainNameWire.com has released results from its 2006 Domain Name Wire ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
VoIPService.com going, going…
· Domain SalesJust a day after after SatellitePhone.com grabbed a $50k bid on Afternic, VoIPService.com has met its reserve of $25,000. The domain will sell to the highest bidder within the next 7 days. This domain had been in Afternic's Showcase Domains section ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment