I've bought--and sold--many domains on domain name exchanges like Sedo and Afternic. These transactions usually go well because of the exchanges' built in escrow services. I've been able to complete transactions--including the domain transfer--in as ... Continue Reading3 Comments
New TLDs score biggest sales week ever
· Domain SalesWhen I closed on my purchase of blogs.info for $3,000 last week, I figured it might land in the top three spots on DNJournal's weekly sales report for new TLDs. Last week the #3 spot on the charts was the $3,000 sale of Footwear.info. The week before ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Business 2.0 Article about domain name industry
· Domain Sales, UncategorizedJust days after a story about the domain name market appeared in The Wall Street Journal online, Business 2.0 has 6 page spread about the domain name business. (See December 2005 issue, page 138). Using the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference held in Florida ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Sedo sells record number of domains in October
· Domain SalesDomain brokerage Sedo reported that it sold 1,208 domains in October, a new record for the leading company. The company did not report the total dollar value yet. Sedo has some new listings worthy of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Bogota.com sells for $159,500
· Domain SalesAn auction for Bogota.com ended at SnapNames yesterday for $159,500. Yep, SnapNames. That means that this is an expired domain. Someone lost over $150,000 by not renewing their domain name. One person who was bidding in the auction said it was at ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wall Street Journal covers domain name industry
· Domain Sales, UncategorizedThe Wall Street Journal Online has a story about the booming domain name industry. As the article explains, the current boom in domains is based on current cash flows, not just speculation. Click here to read the story. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Bills.com sells for $964,500 (sort of)
· Domain SalesComing off the heels of the Fish.com sale at $1,020,000, the domain community has learned of a letter of intent for the domain Bills.com and associated trademarks. According to a press release, Payment Data Systems, Inc. (OTC BB: PYDS), an integrated ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Expired domain sells for $135,250
· Domain SalesThe Fish.com sale was the big announcement this week. DNJournal is reporting that the actual sale amount for the domain was $1,020,000. Not bad! But even without Fish.com this would have been a heck of a week for domain sales. The one that shocks me ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Fish.com sells for $1M
· Domain SalesFish.com just became the highest announced all cash domain sale of 2005! The domain sold for $1,000,000. Afternic.com managed the sale to the current owner of Dog.com, Horse.com, and Bird.com. Obviously these domains have proven successful enough to ... Continue Reading3 Comments
The latest domain name sales scam – Trademarks
· Domain Sales, Policy & LawMost domain name investors are familiar with the domain name appraisal scam. You get an e-mail from someone interested in buying your domain. When you agree to a price, they ask you to get an appraisal from a particular company so they can be sure of ... Continue Reading11 Comments