Domain buyers didn't let the holidays slow them down, according to the latest sales figures from DNJournal. The biggest sale of the week was consummated at Sedo, which sold ASB.com for $50,000. That's a solid number for a three character .com. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Recycling.com sells for $300,000
· Domain SalesDNjournal's latest sales figures are out, and it was an incredible week! The week was highlighted by the $300,000 sale of Recycling.com at Sedo. Sedo also sold ProShop.com for $100,000. As I mentioned in a previous post, Blogster.com sold for ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Company declines buy-back of Asia.com, India.com
· Domain SalesHow frequently do you see a line item for "Gain on domain names repurchase agreement" on a company income statement? EasyLink Services (NASDAQ: EASYE) has such a line item on its recently filed 10-Q. The company reported a one time gain of $1.9M from ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Huge domain sales are in closing!
· Domain SalesThere are some big domain sales in the pipeline! First, over at DNForum, it appears there is a tentative deal for Racing.com. The details are subject to a non-disclosure agreement, but it appears the sales price is around ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Afternic’s “Or best offer”
· Domain Sales, ServicesWhen you receive a bid for a domain name listed at Afternic you are presented with a number of options. First, you can accept the offer as is and execute the sale. But the bidder probably offered your minimum amount and you might want to get more. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Blogster.com sells for $100,000
· Domain SalesThe Blogster.com domain name has been purchased for $100,000. This comes on the heels of MyBlogs.com selling for $400,000. According to a press release: "We were attracted to the name immediately," said Tony Colan, Vice President of Blogster.com. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Hugo Chavez for $10,000
· Domain SalesVenezuelan president Hugo Chavez has a lot of enemies. Chavez is known for idolizing communist dictator Fidel Castro of Cuba and for his anti-globalist push. Those aren't popular opinions and it's no wonder Venezuela is in shambles right now (other than ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wifi.us and Fax.info
· Domain SalesI made two domain name acquisitions over the past week that landed in slots #6 and #7 at DNJournal's New TLD sales chart. The first is Wifi.us. I have plans for developing this domain into a wifi hotspot finder in the United States. The second ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Someone lost a $250,000 lottery ticket
· Domain Sales, Expired DomainsIf you had a lottery ticket worth $250,000, would you just toss it in the trash? If you had a nice car worth $250k, would you abandon it on the side of the road? That's basically what the previous owner of A1.com did. The domain expired and was ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2006 Domain Name Survey
· Domain Registrars, Domain Sales, Expired Domains, Policy & Law, Services, UncategorizedDomain Name Wire is doing a study of the domain name market and where we're headed in 2006. Please take a few minutes to complete our survey. Survey results will be provided free of charge at the conclusion of the survey period. If you have a domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment