.Ai is going to be initiating deposit requirements for their expired auctions. Vincent Cate also doubled down on the fact that only the domain owner will know when their .ai domain name expires. You can click on the below tweet to read the discussion. Would you like to see other auction house follow this move? How would it look if GoDaddy made all potential bidders adhere to a deposit … [Read more...]
GoDaddy to auction off some names from their NameFind portfolio (no reserve)
GoDaddy is auctioning off some domain names from the NameFind portfolio, names like Cliche.com, VisitVegas.com and Sitcom.com to name a few. In a press release they said it was to mark the end of the Beta phase of the new GoDaddy Auctions. The fact that these are no reserve auctions should attract a fair amount of interest. From the release: To mark the end of the Beta phase, we're … [Read more...]
X8Bet.com for $67,666?
When we see big prices on GoDaddy auctions where the name seems to not hold much value, it's a backlinks play. So I saw X8Bet.com close today for $67,666. I immediately went to Ahrefs.com to see how many backlinks the domain had and it turned out to be 3. A Domain Rating of 0. A Google search revealed that if we switch the X and the 8 to 8Xbet.com and we have an international sportsbook based … [Read more...]
Nestlé drops the ball and allows FrozenYogurt.com to drop – Where does it close?
Nestlé is the world's largest food & beverage company, the Swiss multinational let one slip through the cracks on the domain name side. Registered in 1995, FrozenYogurt.com was left to drop and was caught by DropCatch. DotDB.com shows that Frozen Yogurt is registered in 42 extensions. There are over 400 more registrations with a keyword like someone's name in front of Frozen Yogurt. … [Read more...]
ICObench.com expires and closes over 6 figures at GoDaddy auctions
icoBench.com was a free ICO rating platform and a blockchain community supported by a wide range of experts that provides analytical, legal, and technical insights to the investors. That's according to CrunchBase. The domain name expired and closed at $101,000 at GoDaddy auctions. Their Facebook page has 11,000 plus followers but not updated since 2021. The domain authority and backlinks are … [Read more...]
Portugal.com hits the low end of the reserve range at Sedo, will it sell?
Sedo's Great Domains auction ends today and Portugal.com hit $250,000 the low end of the reserve range. $250,000 - $499,999 is pretty wide. The reserve is not met yet and it will be interesting to see if this one can sell. The highest selling country names of all time are England.com at $2M, Russia.com at $1.5m, Britain.com sold for $1m. Singapore.com sold for $800,000, NewZealand.com and … [Read more...]
NamesCon/RightOfTheDot open pre-bidding for first group of names to be auctioned
The first group of premium domain names / Digital real estate and assets have been made available for pre-bidding in the NamesCon/RightOfTheDot Premium Digital Real Estate Auction at ROTD.hibid.com! Broadcasting live from a professional video streaming production studio in South Florida, RightOfTheDot will be conducting a 100% LIVE and simulcasted domain auction with World Champion Auctioneer … [Read more...]