The eth.link case brings up an interesting question. Earlier this month, the domain name eth.link expired because the domain owner didn't renew it. He had a pretty good excuse: he's in prison. Parties interested in the domain tried to renew it. ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Eth.link domain sold for $852k in unique situation
· Expired DomainsDynadot auctioned the domain after the previous owner landed in prison. [Update: Ethereum Name Service and the domain's previous owner have sued to stop the transfer of the domain.] An auction for eth.link ended at a staggering $851,919.30 in a ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Here are 108 domains that sold for $2k+ on NameJet and Snapnames last month
· Expired DomainsSales dropped in July on Newfold's aftermarket platforms. Newfold Digital's domain name aftermarket platforms NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell 108 domains for $2,000 or more last month. These domains totaled $447,000, but keep in mind this ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Verisign gets another expired domain patent
· Expired DomainsPatent describes a separate "cache" pool for expired domains. The current method of drop catching domain names — throwing as many registrar add commands at the registry as possible — hasn't changed. But that doesn't mean the world's largest domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
GoDaddy improves expired domain pullbacks, expands API access
· Expired DomainsAuction winners should experience fewer pullbacks and can now snap domains in closeouts via the API. GoDaddy (NASDAQ: GDDy) has made two changes to its expired domains auction platform that domain investors have requested for a long time. First, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Newfold reports $600,000 in aftermarket domain sales
· Expired DomainsHere's what sold last month. Newfold Digital's domain aftermarket platforms combined for 121 sales of $2,000 or more last month. The sales on NameJet and SnapNames totaled about $600,000. Here are some notable sales from the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Bitcoin.xyz auction ends at $42,501
· Expired DomainsTwo bidders pushed the final bid up by $15,000. An expired domain auction for bitcoin.xyz ended at $42,501 on Namecheap today. Bidding was at $15,001 with less than a minute left on the original auction, but like most hot auctions, late bids ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Newfold’s $540k domain sales from last month
· Expired DomainsA .org domain led the charts. Newfold Digital's domain marketplaces (NameJet and SnapNames) combined to sell 118 domains for $2,000 or more last month, totaling $541,000. The expired domain VIP.org led the way at $36,888. Here are some other ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NameJet adds SMS notifications for auctions
· Expired DomainsYou can finally get alerted in a timely fashion. One of the most infuriating things about buying domains on NameJet is the lack of timely alerts about being outbid. Email alerts arrive late. Alert functionality on the NameJet app (which doesn't ... Continue Reading1 Comment
PorkBun moves expiry stream to GoDaddy Auctions
· Expired DomainsIt's one of at least a dozen registrars that use GoDaddy to auction off expired domains. While reviewing expired domains at GoDaddy this week, I noticed that PorkBun has moved its expiry domains to GoDaddy Auctions. PorkBun is a relatively small ... Continue Reading6 Comments
