Settlement 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 SalesSeven figure sale of holiday.com highlights auction. Last 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. The headline sales were holiday.com ... 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
Thought Convergence auction recap – DNW Podcast #367
· PodcastsAuction grosses over $2 million. Here are the takeaways. Last week Thought Convergence liquidated much of its domain portfolio through a three-day auction. On today’s show, I talk with Thought Convergence CEO Ammar Kubba and domain investor Adam ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Aftermarket.com sells for $280k, Threat.com for $186,000 [Updated]
· Domain SalesThought Convergence auction brings in big bucks on its second day. Update: after posting our story on Wednesday, NameJet and SnapNames announced that many of the auctions would be extended due to technical issues on its platform. It completed the ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Beer.com, AKA.com, Nonstop.com and other great domains go to auction
· Domain SalesOne of the best domain portfolios is hitting the market, and many of the domains have no reserves. A stellar portfolio of domain names is hitting the market and many of them have no reserve. Thought Convergence, a company that once ran a domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment