According to a blog post by Lori Ann Wardi, the .Co registry is planning on auctioning off around 100 former Land Rush domains that were in auction but never closes due to non-payment or other issues.
The date and method for the auction was not announced.
Here is the blog post:
As you may know, shortly after the global launch of .CO in August 2010, the .CO Landrush auctions commenced for the approximately 2,500 .CO domain applications that received multiple bids. The auctions took place throughout the months of August and September, and overall the process ended as a great success.
Here are some of the highlight Landrush sales.
mesothelioma.co $76,000 denver.co $50,001 duiattorney.co $44,500 vehicles.co $18,500 shirts.co $17,000 This said, at the end of the Landrush phase, there were a small number of domain names that did not result in sales, for one reason or another (e.g., no bidders, non-payment, etc.). I’m happy to announce that soon, the last 100 of these domain names will be made available to the public in a Special Auction to all interested participants.While the original Landrush auctions were “closed” (meaning that you could only participate in the bidding if you had previously applied for the domain name during the Landrush phase); the re-auctions will be “open” to all (meaning that you can participate even if you didn’t apply for the particular domain name during the Landrush).
The Landrush (Re)Auctions will be managed by Pool.com (the same company that managed the original Landrush auctions). We will publish more details about where, when and how you can participate soon.
Given the robust secondary marketplace that has evolved for .CO domain names this past year, we expect to see a lot of excitement and active participation in The .CO Landrush (Re)Auctions!
Stay tuned for more info…
Looks like someone has built a mini site on duiattorney.co, IMOP i think this is a bad time to auction off these gems althow the market as recently picked up i think these gems would 3 times in value in 2 to 5 years. Althow i think its a bad idea on the other hand i can not knock the sales management for the .CO register because its been the most sucessful launch and sales i have ever seen. I think because a huge percentage of companies and domainers believe in .CO and invested in .CO thats nothing to do with promotion thats just anylizing the quality of the dot and most see huge potential. I orderd 120 to register and only managed to get 6 however within a few weeks i sold 3 for over $7k i thought i was great price for hand regs. I then invested further in buying 1 word premiums privately with good direct type in traffic. .Co is going to be huge and some people expect this to happen over night that did not happen with ( .com ) it took about 10 years, with .CO personally i think it will take 5 to 10 years. I predict their will be a 7 figure .CO sale within 2 years from now.
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IMO it’s not an ideal time to hold an auction. We’ll see.
I agree with James, the .CO is going to be one of the most solid domain extensions in about 4 or 5 years. The general availability of domains on the new gTLD´s will most likely transfer stronger value to simplicity and memorability. Both of which are offered by the dotCO.
It’s GFC……..Bad time for auction…good luck to sellers and buyers…
Agree with Tomas.
“…The general availability of domains on the new gTLD´s will most likely transfer stronger value to simplicity and memorability. Both of which are offered by the dotCO…”
.CO will provide a shorter and clearer branding opportunities for any global companies to stand out…. as opposed to many variations and confusions among new gTLD flooding into market…
IMO nothing ending in “.co” is a gem, so the quicker they unload them the better for themselves. Might as well take the money now before hundreds of other new tld’s flood the market.
.co stands on its own merits, I dont think the ‘new and confusing’ gtld will make much difference. How confusing is chicago.pizza or las.vegas anyway huh
Amazon owns the AMAphone.com domain!
whois.domaintools.com/amaphone.com
the single #1 criteria for figuring out the value of your domain name is its length.
This is without a doubt the #1 determining factor in any domain book.
So it goes without saying that
.Co
holds a certain step up in value over .com
@ Robert
“the single #1 criteria for figuring out the value of your domain name is its length.”
Wrong. Once again you display your complete lack of understanding of the domain market.
There is a reason a name like QZJ.co is worth hardly anything, and a 15+ letter .COM can be worth six figures. There is far more that goes into domain valuation than length.
Brad
Does anyone know where these names are listed? I would love to see the list of what they are going to auction.
Dave
Brady,
I think you purposely miss my point
LLL.com is going to be worth more than LLLL.com because it is one character less
by same argument you can say
LLL.co is worth more than LLL.com because it is one character less.
this is the all important key point to know.
checkmate.
Professor Cline is correct, one need only to look at values of .ws and .cc names, gangbusters.
Yahtzee.
@ Robert
“LLL.com is going to be worth more than LLLL.com because it is one character less”
High quality LLLL.com frequently sell for more than low quality LLL.com. Length is only one factor of many. There are many other factors you don’t seem to understand – branding, commercial use, etc.
“LLL.co is worth more than LLL.com because it is one character less.”
You can make the same argument with any 2 letter ccTLD – all are shorter than .COM. It means nothing to the value.
The worst quality LLL.co are worth $0. The worst quality LLL.com are worth about $4,000+.
Your arguments makes no sense.
Brad
@Robert Cline
“…LLL.co is worth more than LLL.com because it is one character less…”
It’s very true….the lesser characters it is, the more valuable the domain name.
Because you connect quicker by typing less letters in 4G Smartphones…iPads…in any mobile device etc
SHORT AND QUICK is a winner in business..these days…it’s like making INSTANT NOODLE…quick and fast is a secret of success…look at China how successful it is…fast economy…
@ Rayy.co
“Because you connect quicker by typing less letters in 4G Smartphones…iPads…in any mobile device etc”
Well, my phone has .COM autocomplete and a .COM button. You will never see that with .CO
Brad
It’s nice to be reminded that there are yes, 200 plus other extensions out there.
But we, nope, most of us men know
.Co
is a man among boys when it comes to extensions.
You simply need to look at what
Google gives up by going with
G.Co
It gives up >$1,500,000.00
It gave up opportunities to brand itself
why the hell would a smart company be doing this.
All for the sake of SHORTNESS and
it knows, now like so many other companies that,
.Co
is a must have if you want to be a recognizable respected company on the internet today.
period zip end of story.
Now unless you are bigger and smarter than Google,
I don’t want to hear a peep from you.
@ Robert
I give up. You don’t get it, and never will.
I would respond point by point, but have better things to do.
I actually run a real business.
Brad
.CO is a better and powerful branding than .com
According to new/young generation:
.CO is a new tech (1 year old)
.com is an old tech (16 year old(
According to Sensei Cline, Google paid over $1.5 million for G.co. We can be sure that he has the facts to support that assertion.
Real me reg .Co.
yes, best to fold a losing hand early.
props for that.
Certainly, Mr. Cline, now let’s go get some co’s.
@ Robert
You might want to read this article.
The Lifecyle of a Top Level Domain Fanboy –
http://domainnamewire.com/2010/02/26/the-lifecyle-of-a-top-level-domain-fanboy/
Brad
@former Land Rush domains that were in auction but never closes due to “non-payment” or other issues.
LOL!
.Co is dead…………If you insist on buying this cctld go to cax dotcom, they have some great ones starting at $40 bucks a pop.
@Brad, Always enjoy your comments. They make the blog richer!
g.co expires in 2012.
how much will they pay to renew?
another 1.5M + % increase?
lol.
why pay so much for these L.co’s? #1 because they can. #2 if using L.co domains becomes a popular trend, google is covered. so is twitter. and amazon. etc. it’s more like (expensive) insurance than a “bet”.
right now, L.co is not a popular trend compared to the traditonal, longer .com hostnames.
and there’s no guarantee this will change.
when you become one of the top web companies the goal is to be insured against any possible future trend that may become popular. acquire early and often. these companies then become trend followers not trend setters. all google “products” other than search were acquisitions that aimed at up and coming web trends. in most cases users had never heard of the acquired companies. that’s how early they get snapped up. the ones we hear about are the ones who get greedy and hold out. the ones who say no we won’t accept your offer.
it’s just another game of whack-a-mole. potentially promising startups that could gain wide popularity are the moles.
Ooks.com more valuable than Books.com. Naturally, it’s shorter.
.CO is better than .COM and will reign supreme until .C arrives.
Yahtzee.
I guess we will find out some facts about valuation when Sex.co is on auction the 18th at TRAFFIC.
“Your arguments makes no sense.
Brad”
Amen to that Brad 🙂
@R.cOBERT .CoLINE
“.co is a man among boys when it comes to extensions.”
I did not know this turned into an adult thread – that said a 10 letter “extension” would suit me fine.