More domains and — more importantly — better names at better starting prices. GoDaddy has announced its next premium domain auction event, which looks better than the last one. The auction will start on December 3, with names closing on December ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Two domain name auctions end this week
· Domain SalesRight of the Dot and Afternic have online domain auctions ending this week. Two domain name auctions conclude this week. First up, Right of the Dot's extended domain name auction from NamesCon ends Tuesday, June 18 at 1 pm CT. Right of the ... Continue Reading3 Comments
GoDaddy to hold another NameFind domain name auction
· Domain SalesAnother NameFind auction takes place this month, with more possibly on the horizon. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) is planning another auction of its NameFind inventory following a successful auction in December. The next auction will start June 13 at ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Domain auction bidder agrees to $842k settlement for not completing purchases
· Policy & LawSettlement comes after sales of fish.com and bird.com in 2021 auction fell through. A recent lawsuit settlement should be a warning to domain auction bidders: don't bid on something you can't pay for. In February 2021, Right of the Dot held what ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Live domain auction grosses $2.2 million
· Domain SalesLast week's Right of the Dot domain auction at NamesCon in Austin was widely viewed as a success, auctioning off 56 domain names for close to $2.2 million. [Update: it turns out one of the domains was not authorized for sale. It represented $1.4 million ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Going once, going twice… – DNW Podcast #437
· PodcastsGet ready for next week's live domain name auction. NamesCon is next week, and that means it’s time for another live domain name auction. On today’s show, Monte Cahn of Right of the Dot discusses what goes into planning a live auction, some of the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Tucows examines softness in expired domain market
· Expired DomainsCompany generated less money per expired domain in 2022. Last month I reported about Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) generated less revenue from its expired domain stream. It added some color to this in its recently-published annual report (pdf). Like many ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NamesCon auction looking for premium domains — and NFTs
· Domain SalesRight of the Dot will auction domain names and NFTs at this year's NamesCon. Right of the Dot has opened submissions for its live domain name auction at NamesCon on September 1. The group plans to include NFTs in its auction this year. While ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Sedo two letter domain auction results
· Domain SalesA two letter .org domain takes the top spot. Sedo's two letter domain name auction ended this morning (PST). None of the valuable two letter .com domains got much traction, with top bids of just above $100,000. The two letter .com domains had ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Valuable two letter domain names hit the auction block
· Domain SalesSedo auction will help us understand the market for two letter domains. Sedo is running a two letter domain name auction that continues through Thursday, January 27. It will be interesting to see where the market for these short domains is, and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
