Domain name aftermarket Sedo closed out 2005 with a bang. The company announced it sold 1,125 domains for a total price of $2,878,279. That averages out to $2,558, but that's misleading. Take a look at the big sales that skew that number: ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sex.com sells for $14M
· Domain SalesOne of-- if not the-- most coveted domain names of all time has changed hands for $14M. The Sex.com domain name was reportedly sold to Boston-based Escom LLC. I was under the impression that Internet Real Estate Group (IREG), formerly Deal Jam, had an ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Jew.us sells for $29,500
· Domain Sales, Expired DomainsJew.us sold for $29,500, the highest "New TLD" sale ever publicly disclosed to DNJournal. Jew.us topped the previous high of $28,086 set by NewYork.info. This sale was big enough to compete with .com domains in the DNJournal sales charts this week. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Cheap Domains for High Prices
· Domain SalesFirst it was CheapGifts.com selling for a not-so-cheap $90,000. Now CheapGames.com has sold for $30,000. I was amazed to hear about the CheapGifts.com on DNJournal's sales report this week. But I was even more amazed to see that Sedo recently sold ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
FlashGames.com sells for $226,950
· Domain Sales, Expired DomainsAnyone looking for a sign that 2006 will be a good year for domain investors need look no further than this week's DNJournal sales chart. The year started off with a bang as a two word domain FlashGames.com pocketed $226,950 at Moniker. Moniker also ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Is Oprah buying TOWS.com?
· Domain SalesTows.com has met its reserve on Afternic. Is Oprah Winfrey the buyer? I know it's a little weird, but I have a daily habit of checking out the "closing soon section" at Afternic. This section includes domains that have met their reserve price and are ... Continue Reading2 Comments
FranchisesForSale.com sells for $26,000
· Domain SalesFranchisesForSale.com sold for $26,000 at Afternic. Although it's a long domain, the term "Franchise for Sale" bids at $2.57 on Overture. A long but common phrase can command a big check. Let's not forget about ForSaleByOwner.com, which sold for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Apple and iPhone.org – What does it mean?
· Domain Sales, Policy & LawApple may have acquired a domain name prior to product launch -- but I have my doubts. I have long been a critic of Apple for its poor domain name practices. It neglected to register any of the VideoiPod domains. It didn't register iPodNano.com ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Earth.com sells for $800,000
· Domain Sales, Expired DomainsDNJournal's final sales chart of 2005 includes the sale of Earth.com for $800,000. Combined with the previously announced Annuity.com sale at $600,000, 2005 went out with a bang. This year saw 9 announced domain name sales of $500,000 or ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Casinos.ws keeps .ws domains in the spotlight
· Domain Registrars, Domain SalesCasino.ws sold at Sedo for $1,500 -- not bad for a .ws domain. Let's face it. .Ws domain names haven't traded hands for tons of money. But savvy internet marketers realize the value of a good keyword CC TLD. Sedo just completed the sale of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment