Three second level domains under new top level domains sold for least $500,000 each. Big dollar sales of new top level domain names are rare, but Donuts announced three blockbuster deals in 2018--each clipping the prior record by a small ... Continue Reading24 Comments
April’s top domain stories on Domain Name Wire
· UncategorizedHere's a list of the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by pageviews. Also, check out the list of podcasts from the past month -- there were some great ones! 1. GoDaddy is closing an expired domain “loophole” - Backorders placed after ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Why Mike Kugler spent $500k on Vacation.Rentals – DNW Podcast #181
· PodcastsMike Kugler's company VacaRent paid a record amount for a new TLD. Find out why. Mike Kugler is CEO of VacaRent, a company that just paid a record price for a domain under a new top level domain: $500,300 for vacation.rentals. On today’s show, Kugler ... Continue Reading26 Comments
Vacation.rentals domain name sells for record $500,300
· Domain SalesSale of vacation.rentals eclipses home.loans sale. A vacation rental company has paid $500,300 to acquire the domain name vacation.rentals from registry Donuts in an all-cash transaction. This is the highest publicly reported sale of a second level ... Continue Reading36 Comments