Over 30 domains under nTLDs sold last week, and some for high prices. The live portion of last week's Right of the Dot domain name auction at NamesCon delivered about $1.5 million of sales. New top level domain names accounted for just over 20% of this ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Thoughts on yesterday’s $1 million domain name auction
· Domain SalesA strong auction with a headline-grabbing .club sale but dominated by .com. By now you've probably read a bit about yesterday's Right of the Dot domain name auction at NamesCon. Here are my takeaways: 1. The auction sold just shy of $1 million worth ... Continue Reading13 Comments
ROTD auction at NamesCon will sell a lot of domain names
· Domain SalesSell-through rate at next week's auction is guaranteed to be high. Right of the Dot (ROTD) is hosting a live domain name auction next Tuesday during NamesCon. From the looks of it, they're going to sell a lot of domain names. The only question is how ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Right of the Dot posts response to private TLD auction antitrust claims
· Policy & LawCompany says private auctions do not automatically violate U.S. antitrust law. Last month new TLD applicant Uniregistry published a press release that announced it would not participate in private auctions for new TLDs due to anti-trust concerns. It ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Why Sale.com has everything to do with “Right of the Dot”
· Domain SalesIt's left of the dot, but it's going to benefit from the right of the dot. When I first saw the press release today about Right of the Dot brokering Sale.com, I had a chuckle. What is a company named "right of the dot" doing selling a domain name that ... Continue Reading8 Comments