Comments on: Live TRAFFIC Auction Nets $2.55 Million

By: Our Picks From The RickLatona.com TRAFFIC Auction | Domaining Manual

Our Picks From The RickLatona.com TRAFFIC Auction | Domaining Manual — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:48:30 +0000

[...] PostalCodes.com $300-$400 (I have record of this selling for $42K at TRAFFIC 2008) [...]

By: admin

admin — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:08:16 +0000

Pinky

To your credit, you guys always have placed reasonable reserves on the domains you submit to TRAFFIC.

However men.mobi and computers.mobi sold for 5 times less than hot.mobi sold for a year ago?

There was a .org sale in the six figures, and a .net sale for $50K.

By: Pinky Brand

Pinky Brand — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:18:06 +0000

“.mobi were the big losers today when 15 of the domains held by the .mobi registry failed to get much interest. as .mobi’s struggled to find buyer’s”

I was at the auction and from my perspective there was enviable interest in .mobi names. In fact all but one sold in the live auction. When one considers all the factors at play for this particular event—the venue, the timing in proximity to a major holiday weekend and general economic conditions, I’d say the .mobi’s fared quite well in comparison to at least 15+ other TLD names that had reserves out of whack with current reality.

By: Stian Eng Holtet

Stian Eng Holtet — Sun, 25 May 2008 14:15:45 +0000

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Orlando definitely looked like a blast and both my names sold in the live auction as well, so I’m happy. Too bad I couldn’t be there myself, but it was amusing to follow the live feed via the SnapNames client. Now I’m really looking forward to T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York, as it’ll be the first Traffic conference I’ll attend. Great work!

By: admin

admin — Sat, 24 May 2008 17:25:59 +0000

Bob

Thanks for your review of the show. It’s great to get the perspective of people in attendance.

By: How Do You Quantify Traffic East? - Domainly

How Do You Quantify Traffic East? - Domainly — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:57:35 +0000

[...] To read more about Traffic East auction results and read various opinions/thoughts, see Michael Berkens’ The Domains. [...]

By: Live TRAFFIC Auction Brings $2.55MM | Domain Magnate

Live TRAFFIC Auction Brings $2.55MM | Domain Magnate — Sat, 24 May 2008 14:40:04 +0000

[...] on this: Elliot’s blog, The Domains, Dominik Mueller, [...]

By: How Do You Quantify Traffic East? at Conceptualist.com, By Sahar Sarid

How Do You Quantify Traffic East? at Conceptualist.com, By Sahar Sarid — Sat, 24 May 2008 13:37:01 +0000

[...] To read more about Traffic East auction results and read various opinions/thoughts, see Michael Berkens’ The Domains. [...]

By: Bob Luther

Bob Luther — Sat, 24 May 2008 05:13:00 +0000

Its Friday night and I’m still here at Disney World. This was Traffic’s first show here, and I feel it was an all around success. The weather has been pleasant, with occasional showers. I did bring my kids and found that it was a great mix…I dont like to go to the parks myself, so it worked great for me to spend the days at TRAFFIC and have my wife and kids at the various Disney parks each day. The Grand Floridian Resort is all-around one of the nicest properties I have ever stayed at (no, this is not an ad for Traffic or Disney…just my two cents). As to the auction, this is the sixth TRAFFIC I have been to….and it seemed like the best auction of the six. Many, many names sold. Except for a small group of expensive names with what were probably high reserves, the quality of the names was excellent….and it seemed like most reserves were really reasonable. So it meant there was sale after sale after sale after sale. This was not at all like other TRAFFIC auctions that I have been to, where there were many, many No Sale names in a row. Of course, there was a lot of online bidding and sales to online bidders, that had a big effect too. If the grand total of dollar sales doesn’t compare well to other sales, I think it is because there was not one or two big dollar names to lift the averages….and the total. But I bet it was a very high sales percentage, that is…sold names versus unsold names.

By: Greg Nelson

Greg Nelson — Sat, 24 May 2008 02:59:07 +0000

cemeterylots.com – a solid buy and a fairly easy development. Someone should bank that one.