Toys 'R' Us loses search traffic from Toys.com domain name. As I predicted a couple weeks ago, Toys.com has been de-indexed by Google because the domain is forwarded to ToysRUs.com. Now the value of Toys 'R' Us' $5.1M purchase of Toys.com has been ... Continue Reading32 Comments
Will Toys ‘R’ Us Flub $5.1M Toys.com Purchase?
· UncategorizedDomain is merely forwarding to ToysRUs.com. Toys 'R' Us' $5.1M purchase of Toys.com has been approved by the court. The domain has not been transferred according to whois, but the domain name is now forwarding to ToysRUs.com. Big ... Continue Reading25 Comments
Court Approves Toys.com Sale
· Domain SalesBankruptcy court approves landmark domain name sale. Judge Brendan Shannon of the United States Bankruptcy Court District of Delaware has approved Toys 'R' Us purchase of the toys.com domain name for $5.1M. The domain name was auctioned last ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Stupid Domain Name Press Release of the Week
· Domain SalesHere come the toys.com sale riders. After Toys 'R' Us bought Toys.com for $5.1 million, I joked that we'd start seeing forum postings for mycrappytoy.com domain names. "I'm only asking $100,000. Toys.com sold for $5.1M, so this is worth ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Toys ‘R’ Us Buys Toys.com Domain Name for $5.1M
· Domain SalesReauction of Toys.com goes for $5.1M. It's not over yet (subject to court approval), but it looks like Toys 'R' Us will be purchasing the Toys.com domain name for $5.1M. The company outbid National A-1 Advertising in an auction that was live blogged ... Continue Reading26 Comments
Toys ‘R’ Us, Frank Schilling Among Bidders to Pay $1.35M or More for Toys.com
· Domain Parking, Domain Sales6 companies to bid in Friday's Toys.com auction. In a review of qualified bid documents, Domain Name Wire has discovered some familiar faces in Friday's auction of Toys.com: Frank Schilling, National A-1 Advertising, and Toys 'R' Us to name a few. ... Continue Reading36 Comments
Toys.com To Be Auctioned February 27
· Domain SalesMinimum bids, asset purchase agreement, and 10% deposit required by February 25. In the continuing saga of Toys.com, a new auction will be held February 27. The domain name was originally won at a bankruptcy auction earlier this month for $1.25M by ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Toys.com Back On Auction; May Sell for Over $1.25M
· Domain SalesToys.com will be auctioned again; Faculty Lounge will be stalking horse bidder. Domain Name Wire has learned that the sale of Toys.com has been halted by the bankruptcy court and the domain name will be auctioned again. Faculty Lounge, the company ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Goldberger on Toys.com Team, eToys.com Buyer Remains Mystery
· Domain SalesFollow up to yesterday's auction story. I spent several hours yesterday reading through bankruptcy documents before breaking the news about a major domain name auction in Delaware on February 4. Since then I've read more documents to try to piece ... Continue Reading15 Comments
