More sales are good but recent integrations might cause headaches. GoDaddy made a couple of recent changes that could push more inventory to its distributed Afternic network. More inventory is good, but I worry that the new inventory will include a ... Continue Reading8 Comments
14 end user domain sales including a $60,000 .io
· Domain SalesA shed seller, a nanny service, and a site that generates QR codes bought domain names. Sedo's top public sale for the past week was vital.io. Vital, a company that offers technology to emergency health providers, bought his domain name. Question: ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Radix reports solid premium domains sales and renewals in H2 2022
· Domain SalesNew registration revenue was down, but overall revenue held steady. Radix has released its H2 2022 Premiums Report, disclosing data about how its premium domains sold in the second half of last year. Overall, registrars grossed $3.76 million ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afternic introduces Lead Center
· Domain SalesNew beta feature gives domain investors transparency into which domains are being negotiated. Afternic has introduced a new feature called Lead Center that is designed to provide more insight into leads that Afternic brokers are working, and to ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Nearly $600k of last month’s auction sales:
· Domain SalesHere's what sold on NameJet and SnapNames. Newfold Digital's domain auction services NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell 96 domains for $2,000 or more last month. These sales totaled $586,000. Many of the sales were less about the domain and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
17 end user domain sales up to $40,000
· Domain SalesA software company, a job board and an airplane marketplace bought domain names. Sedo didn't report any six figure sales this week (at least publicly) after reporting two last week, but it had some nice end user sales. Here's a list of end user ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Hand-registered trend domains can take a while to pay off
· Domain SalesI waited over five years for AI domains to pay off. Last month I sold three domains that were hand registrations from a single order in 2017. Why did these domains, which were registered on the same day in 2017, suddenly sell this month? Because ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Escrow.com reports signs of life in high end of domain aftermarket
· Domain SalesThere are some "green shoots" in the domain aftermarket. Escrow.com released its Q4 Domain Investment Index (pdf) today. Its Q4 2022 was rather dismal, with just $80 million in domain transactions compared to $158 million in Q4 2021. But ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Interesting aftermarket data from Global Domain Report
· Domain SalesIONOS companies release in-depth report on the domain name market. Sedo and InterNetX, both part of publicly-traded IONOS, released their 2023 Global Domain Report this week. It's an in-depth look at the primary and secondary markets for domain names. ... Continue Reading3 Comments
18 end user domain sales up to $400,000
· Domain SalesA second-hand furniture site, a school in Honduras and a taxi app bought domain names. Sedo had a heck of a sales week led by giveaway.com at $400,000 and PFP.com at $353,000. A new owner is listed in Whois for the first one, but the second one ... Continue Reading2 Comments
