Sedo.com, a leading domain name aftermarket, sold over 1,000 domain names in April. This compares to 866 domains in March, and is indicative of booming domain name values. Sedo sold 1,016 domains for a total of $1,597,901, or an average of $1,555 per ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Innovations.com sells for $108,000, .US domain sells for $25,000
· Domain SalesInnovations.com sold for $108,000 on Pool.com this week. Not only was this a huge domain sale, but keep in mind that this was an expiring domain! In other words, someone owned this 6-figure domain name and let it expire. Oops. This week also saw the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Another big 3-character domain name sale
· Domain Sales, Expired Domains3 character domain names continue to sell and the prices keep going higher. (See OLT.com Sells for $93,000.) Last week EOL.com sold for $43,000 according to DNJournal. An even shorter domain, 58.com, sold for $26,000. Drop service Pool.com snagged a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afternic adds eNom, raises fees
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DesignerShirts.com, next generation video game domains sell at Afternic
· Domain SalesAfternic is having a great week for domain name sales with a flury of top dollar sales since Saturday. Among the top sellers is DesignerShirts.com, which cracked the 5-figure mark and sold for $10,000. With Microsoft's latest XBOX 360 announcement, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Marchex domain name company posts 142% revenue increase
· Domain Sales, ServicesMarchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) announced its first quarter earnings yesterday. Marchex is famous for purchasing 100,000 domains for nearly $165M last year. -Revenue was up 142% from the same quarter last year. -The company expects $86M revenue this ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NewsWeek covers growing domain name market
· Domain SalesNewsweek has an article about the growing domain name market. It discusses how the market is growing again after the bubble. Among the points it makes: -Sedo has seen its transactions triple between 2003 and 2004. Sedo explains that the market is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
AutoLine.com sells for $42,000
· Domain SalesI love Tuesday evenings. Why? Because that's when DNJournal releases its weekly sales report. The report includes top sales from Sedo, Afternic, Pool, SnapNames, and more. This week's top sale was AutoLine.com, which went for $42,000 at SnapNames. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Are Overture inventory numbers being manipulated?
· Domain Sales, Expired DomainsDomain names that get type-in traffic are among the most valuable on the resale market. To calculate the number of type-ins a domain name receives, domain buyers use the Overture inventory tool. By typing in a domain name (including the extension, e.g. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy launches domain name aftermarket, will auction off expired domains
· Domain SalesIn a move that might send ripples through the domain name aftermarket, GoDaddy has launched a domain name aftermarket for reselling domain names. The biggest news is that it appears GoDaddy is auctioning off its expiring domains through the service, ... Continue Reading4 Comments
