Man who let domain expire gives up on lawsuit. The former owner of blockchain.ai has voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit against Identity Digital, CentralNic, Namecheap, and OnlyDomains. The dispute began when the domain expired and went through ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy Auctions adds “Hidden Gems” for searched domains
· Expired DomainsSearch filter finds domains that otherwise might not be on your radar. GoDaddy Auctions has launched a "Hidden Gems" search for all users. Hidden Gems shows domain names that have been searched for availability on GoDaddy within the past year. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
404 Media recounts buying 404media.com in expired domain auction
· Expired DomainsMedia company that uses .co domain got a "steal" on the matching .com, 404 Media, a popular technology news site, started in 2023 with a very low budget. Each of the founders chipped in $1,000, and the only domain they could afford was 404media.co. ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Oh, irony: expired domain snafu strikes during domain podcast recording
· Expired DomainsA domain expiration at my podcast platform hit while I was recording. ICANN has several policies in place to prevent people from accidentally letting their domain names expire. One of these is that registrars must "interrupt" the site by changing ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NameJet and SnapNames sold these 126 domains last month
· Expired DomainsThese domains were auctioned for $2,000 or more in November. Newfold Digital's domain sales platforms, NameJet and SnapNames, combined to sell 126 domains for $2,000 or more in November. These sales totaled about $468k. There weren't any massive ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How to bulk add domains to your GoDaddy auctions watchlist
· Expired DomainsRecent feature improves process for adding domains to the watchlist. My process for expired domains works something like this: Find domains I want to buy through ExpiredDomains and save them to the ExpiredDomains watchlist Copy the list and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NameJet and SnapNames sell $749k domains in October
· Expired DomainsPlatforms combine for 136 sales of $2,000 or more. Newfold Digital's two domain marketplaces, NameJet and SnapNames, combined to sell about $749k of domain names over $2,000 last month. The total does not include the many sales below that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NameJet reveals $743k of expired domain sales
· Expired DomainsLancer .com leads September's domain sales on NameJet and SnapNames. NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell 127 domains for $2,000 or more in September, totaling $743,000. Here are some of the sales that stand out to me. Lancer .com $63,000 - ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
SnapNames and NameJet roll out “bid or buy” second chance inventory
· Expired DomainsNew program offers second chance at domains for a reduced price. Last week, I was searching domains on SnapNames when I saw an unusual price and tag next to a domain (see image). The auction was for only $19, and the tag showed I could buy the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Top NameJet and SnapNames sales from August
· Expired DomainsExpired domain platforms sold 106 names for $2,000 or more last month. Newfold Digital has published sales data for the NameJet and SnapNames platforms for August. The list includes sales of domains that were auctioned for $2,000 or ... Continue Reading1 Comment
