Two 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 Reading4 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
How to find available one word domains using ExpiredDomains.net
· Expired DomainsExpiredDomains.net isn't just a resource for determining which domains to buy in the drop. I started dabbling a bit in .gg domain names a couple of years ago, and I found good domains to register in an unexpected source: ExpiredDomains.net. I use ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Feature idea: deletion dates for domain marketplace listings
· Expired DomainsMarketplaces could help themselves by making it easier for domain investors to delete their listings on preset dates. Last week I sold two geo domains on Squadhelp on two consecutive days. Unfortunately, I had let one of the domains expire a few ... Continue Reading3 Comments
GoDaddy to roll out Radar to all Investor app users
· Expired DomainsFeature makes it easier to find good domains that are about to be sold. Next week, GoDaddy will roll out its new Radar feature to all Investor app users. Radar is essentially a last-minute board for GoDaddy Auctions. The feature shows all ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
An interesting UDRP case involving an expired domain
· Expired DomainsThis panelist understands expired domain names. National Arbitration Forum published an interesting case decision today involving a domain picked up at DropCatch.com. Dr. Alan Y. Chow, d/b/a Optobionics, owned the domain optobionics.com but let ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Expired domains: where do they go?
· Expired DomainsHere's a list of which expired domain services have exclusive deals for registrar inventory. One common question I get about expired domains is where to backorder them. Certain platforms have direct deals with registrars for their expired ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Expired domain shuffle: GoDaddy picks up 2 registrars, loses Namecheap
· Expired DomainsTwo CentralNic registrars join GoDaddy Auctions but Namecheap leaves. Three registrars have changed where they are sending expired domain names. Based on recent searches at GoDaddy Auctions, GoDaddy has picked up Moniker's and Key-Systems' ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
