So I was talking with another domainer yesterday about acquisitions and aftermarket prices. He shifted the conversation with the following statement, "Boy guess I have attended my last Namescon." I asked him forever? He said yes and that his wife drove home the point by telling him if he ever thought about attending a large conference he would be hit with divorce papers. The live events … [Read more...]
Uni’s Registry Steps into Tomorrow as UNR
Uniregistry announces plans for their registry business moving forward. The company put out a press release to let everyone know what the future holds. First off a rebrand, Uni Naming & Registry (UNR). The business is focused on expansion. So it stands to reason they will be a big player in the second round of new gtlds launched. Full release April 9, 2020 - Grand Cayman - Uni … [Read more...]
It looks like Notion.com has been acquired
Notion.com was registered back in October of 1997. The domain name looks to have been sold according to some new data. It looks like Notion.com was bought by the productivity app Notion.so. Notion.com is now forwarding to Notion.so and has CloudFlare nameservers. .So is the country code for Somalia. Tip of the cap to Adam from GreenJobs.com … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by UHR.de
Sedo released their weekly sales and UHR.de led the way at 70,000 Euro, ($76,275). Searcher.com was second at $40,000 the name previously sold for $32,000. Wi.de was third at 29,750 Euro, ($32,417). 22 .com sales 15 cctld sales 5 other tld sales Lowest number of .com sales all year. 4 out of 22 were hyphenated. GTV.org for $3,000 was a good buy in my opinion. .De had a great … [Read more...]
GoDaddy buying Neustar’s registry business
GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), announced they will acquire the registry business of Neustar. The company shares were up 12.96% in regular trading. GDDYGoDaddy Inc.58.82+6.75+12.96% Back when GoDaddy withdrew their appliaction for .home they noted: It was noted that it was withdrawing its applications to focus on its core registrar business, thereby removing competition with competitive … [Read more...]
Ebl.com at auction on Sedo the name is reportedly stolen
The domain name EBL.com is apparently stolen and on auction at Sedo. Enrique Parrilla sent out a tweet and express his frustration. So it looks like Sedo should be halting the auction and letting this situation get resolved. Tip of the cap to Furquah … [Read more...]
Post the best name you have for sale for $500 or less
$500 or less This post should be used to sell a name where you are making some money with no commission, and leave a little for the next buyer. With things the way they are I am going to allow up to 5 names to be listed to give you a little more exposure. Every once in awhile there will be a comment about do we expect great names listed for $500? come on. No we don’t expect a great name, … [Read more...]
