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Add.com auction sale falls through

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Add.com sale didn’t add up.

The words "domain name auction" overlayed on photo of auctioneer gavel

The $800,000 winning bid for Add.com at last month’s NamesCon live domain name auction won’t be completed, Domain Name Wire has learned. It seems that the winning bidder, who bid online, made an error.

That brings the total haul from the live auction portion of the event down to $1 million. This does not include the extended online auction portion of the auction. Also, I’ve received several emails on names I bid on in the extended auction (that didn’t meet their reserves) that show that Monte Cahn at Right of the Dot is still working to close additional sales.

During the live auction, Add.com was the top sale, followed by Offices.com at $260,000 and Please.com at $141,000. You can see the full results here.

$1.8 million in domains sold in live domain name auction

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Auction led by Add.com.

Picture of auctioneer Wayne Wheat auctioning domain names at NamesCon in Austin, Texas

Auctioneer Wayne Wheat leads the domain name auction at NamesCon in Austin, Texas.

This year’s Right of the Dot domain name auction at NamesCon concluded with $1.8 million in sales. An extended online auction ends on February 14, 2020.

The top sale was ADD.com for $800,000. Many people have commented on how this domain fails the radio test—people might hear it was ad.com—but someone still wanted the domain even at this high price. [Update 2/28/20 – the winning bidder made an error and the sale was not completed.]

Offices.com was second at $260,000 and Please.com sold for $141,000.

I was in the room for about half of the live auction and thought the technology side of it flowed a lot better than previous auctions. They also had an excellent bid spotter and system in place to update bids when an online bid was placed. The pacing was still an issue, though, with the auctioneer taking too long to close out auctions in the beginning and then making up for it later in the auction.

Here’s a list of all of the domains that sold. Domains that didn’t sell are still available in the extended auction.

Domain Price Bid Type
ADD.comcanceledonline
Offices.com260000live
please.com141000online
directions.com*75000online
hrb.com70000live
ActiveWear.com50000live
AlcoholTreatment.com32000online
xtream.com26000live
irp.com25000live
TravelAgency.com25000online
Landlords.com23000live
FreshFood.com20000live
8545.COM19000live
Childbirth.com18500live
mgv.com17000online
VUY.COM15000online
mistakes.com14500live
ULJ.COM13500live
JM.ORG9500live
bv.net9000live
RoadShows.com9000online
printers.info8500live
Med.org8500online
Toolchest.com6900Live
texashotels.com6200online
playhockey.com6000live
BeautySpa.com5500live
Stardate.com5250live
laws.net5000online
GhostStories.com4750online
pnp.org4000live
legalfees.com4000live
icebergs.com3200online
even.net3200online
Asheville.org****3000live
70a.com3000online
ArtDesign.com2900online
closet.org2600live
TechM.com2600live
iqiq.com2500live
cabservice.com2500live
ucme.com2400online
Recreation.org2300live
earthlings.com2200live
hixe.com2200live
potoil.com2000online
racebikes.com2000online
cuxa.com1900live
DevilDogs.com1900online
cgnc.com1700online
bicycleshops.com1600live
otag.com1600live
autodealerships.com1500live
ffvv.com1400live
coldremedies.com1400live
rix.net1300live
b4.net1300live
sawx.com1300live
xyloonlines.com1200live
Singl.es1200live
Zyfu.com1200live
lez.org1100live
Refitted.com1100online
TimeshareSales.com1000live
autobiography.net900live
emeraldearrings.com800live
csct.com750live
OverEater.com700live
Kffr.com700live
ukp.org600live
bvlg.com600live
ZLKi.com500online
motorcyclesale.com400online
tatoo.me400online

NamesCon preview – DNW Podcast #270

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Michael Cyger and Monte Cahn preview the action in Austin this week.

dnw-podcastThis week the domain name industry will converge in Austin, Texas for NamesCon 2020. To preview the action, I talk to Michael Cyger of DNAcademy about which panels he’s attending. Then, I speak to Monte Cahn about the live domain name auction taking place on Thursday. Check out the links below if you are interested in bidding.

See you in Austin!

Sponsor: DAN.com

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Show links: remote live auction registration if not attending the auction, pre-bidding, all auction info/details

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Live domain name auction on tap for Austin next week

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Valuable domain names will be sold in live auction next week.

The words "domain name auction" overlayed on photo of auctioneer gavel

Right of the Dot is holding its annual live domain name auction in conjunction with NamesCon next week in Austin.

The auction starts at 4:30 pm on Thursday, January 30 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Austin.

In addition to live bidding, remote bidding is available through ProxyBid.

The auction list hasn’t been set yet, but pre-bidding is running on GoDaddy Auctions. On January 27th, the final list of domains will be selected based, in part, on pre-bidding activity. At that point, bidding will continue in the live auction.

Several domains have high bids in pre-bidding, although most of these have not met their reserves. Add.com has a $201,000 bid but the reserve is over $500,000. Illionois.com is at $102,000 with a reserve somewhere between that price at $500,000.

Names that have met their reserves include HRB.com at $18,550, MGV.com at $8,000, Med.org at $5,200 and 70a.com at $3,050.

Live domain name auction nets $2.3 million

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NamesCon auction tops $2 million and extended auction closes in two weeks.

People holding bid cards in an auctionThis week’s NamesCon domain name auction in Las Vegas grossed $2.3 million in sales.

Five domain names sold for six figures:

OL.com $900,000
Leads.com $435,000
DomainNames.com $370,000
DJs.com $130,000
Stop.com $110,000

The auction went much faster than previous ones as the auctioneer and organizer Monte Cahn did a good job moving the bids and hammer.

An extended online auction is taking place on NameJet and will close on February 13. Last year Great.com sold for $1.2 million in the extended auction, so the $2.3 million total is sure to rise.

Here’s a full list of sales from the live auction:

DOMAINPRICESALE TYPE
ol.com900000Floor
leads.com435000Phone
domainnames.com370000Floor
djs.com130000Floor
stop.com110000Floor
mywebsite.com70000Pre-Auction
mez.com29000Floor
chatsites.com21000Pre-Auction
bg.net20000Floor
xga.com20000Floor
traceroute.com14300Internet
abdul.com13000Floor
np.net13000Floor
cannabiscompany.com12000Floor
repossession.com11000Internet
smartdrugs.com9500Floor
fk.org9000Internet
coordination.com8000Floor
solvent.com7600Floor
insurance.us7000Internet
qv.net7000Floor
70s.com6000Floor
shoerack.com6000Floor
dietsupplements.com5500Floor
ibar.com5500Floor
xm.co4500Floor
pathological.com4200Internet
dieticians.com4000Floor
dingy.com4000Internet
glucose.org4000Floor
illc.com4000Floor
numerals.com4000Floor
startupfunding.com4000Floor
safevape.com3600Floor
multiplexer.com3500Floor
start-up.com3500Floor
corporatebrand.com3200Floor
lotus.net3100Floor
thebes.com3000Floor
localapp.com2600Floor
abomination.com2300Internet
vap.net2100Floor
poov.com1900Floor
purged.com1800Floor
tms.net1800Internet
byuc.com1600Floor
antiqueappraisals.com1500Floor
coat.net1500Floor
rfc.net1460Internet
flexible.org1300Floor
carpetflooring.com1200Floor
chelsy.com1200Floor
medschools.com1200Internet
mpm.net1200Floor
ncb.net1200Floor
salvager.com1200Floor
surgical.center1200Floor
enfl.com1100Floor
makingnoise.com1100Floor
sharp.net1100Floor
byga.com1000Floor
city.directory1000Floor
nutritionalproducts.com1000Floor
bathroomsink.com900Floor
billiardgames.com900Floor
debtprograms.com900Floor
rkn.net900Floor
welcomegift.com900Floor
bellybuttonrings.com800Floor
internetmarketingservices.com800Floor
readinglessons.com800Floor
pfkc.com700Floor
tourism.global700Floor
bab.org600Floor
qt.club600Internet
vok.net600Floor
vti.net600Internet
bzl.net500Internet
een.org500Floor
escort.io500Internet
lcsm.com500Floor
prostitute.org500Floor
vab.net500Internet
cheapflights.global400Floor
equation.org400Floor
lasvegas.events400Floor
solarbackpack.com400Floor
sportswear.co400Floor
vm.club400Floor
xaf.net400Floor
craft.info310Internet
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