The domain name ComputerRepairs.com sold yesterday on NameJet.com for $25,655.
There were 235 bidders in the auction.
There were 3 bidders willing to pay $10k or more for the domain.
The winning bidder goes by the bidder Id of “22twos”.
In some other sales this week on Namejet.com, 43.net sold for $8,800; Certification.net sold for $7,5o1 which seems to be a nice price; cush.com sold for $5K and Sendo.com for $3,811
Sendo.com – nice name!
good deal for all but one doesnt need an auction, can get those deals all day long at sedo, godaddy, buydomains.com and the best one http://www.domainmarket.com
The really sad part of the whole thing is the name was dropping. If I’m not mistaken, that’s the only way NameJet gets names for auction. So the previous owner, who needed only pay a renewal fee, lost $25k. Imagine that!
The WHOIS database now shows a company in Atlanta that manages / perhaps owns the domain: Rockbridge Systems, Inc.
Danny, NameJet allows private auctions as well for select sellers, so it wasn’t necessarily dropping. From checking the whois, it looks like this was a seller’s auction.
It appears ComputerRepairs was sold by its owner. The present whois is the same for many years. Expiration date – 1-6-13.
Namejet sells many domains for the present owner. And, some domain brokers/owner sell their domains thru NJ. I bought 2 yesterday on NJ that MediaOptions owns.
Wow, that is a great sale for ComputerRepairs.com
(I own ComputerRepairers.com if anyone wants).
@domainer: I was not aware of that, but I don’t typically sell.
A great sale for a great domain.
Well done to buyer and seller!
🙂
” (I own ComputerRepairers.com if anyone wants). ”
Domainer, why do you guys use other people’s blog (real estate) to advertise your domains?
If you want to advertise your portfolio, buy ad space from Michael.
(one of my pet peeves.)
Yep, repair/repairs names tend to do well. I own guitarrepairs.com if anyone wants to make a bid.
He also owns rugs.com … I offered $100k but he said NO.
Make rugs.com a humor site about William Shatner. LOL!
LMFAO
The idea that the owner somehow “lost” $25,000 is fuckin laughable
It’s the “domainers dichotomy” (or whatever the correct term is)
By holding it, the owner NEVER would have got inquiries leading to a $25,000.
Y’all know it’s fucking true
When it expires, the only entity that makes money off of it…is the drop shop
Anyway, waste of money $25,000
Computer repairs is a local business that is not scalable, with tiny margins.
Most people just junk it to buy a new one
The new owner – most likely – has paid more than any “end user” would have
Was this REALLY the best way to spend $25,000 today…where there are tons of relative bargains to be had..
Fucking chump
ComputerRepairs.com is the type of domain that Elliot would typically buy for under $2000
He loves these repair/gardening/pool/handyman/dogwalking/cat-grooming etc service type domains
LOL
Lots of things are laughable. I just purchased a 13 year old domain – OnlineWallet.com for low $xxx , some people dont understand the value of domains, and some loose sight of potential!
ComputerRepairs.com could end up as one of the infomercial brands on TV selling virus software like “finallyfast.com” and “pcmatic.com”. Not to mention, a more memorable name to boot. $25k is cheap compared to television ad costs if it is memorable well beyond the commercials.
BTW- The better name would probably be computerrepair.com (singular) . Could lose a lot of traffic bleed to this url….
VERY VERY LOW PRICE for a so widely usable domain
Nice to see a vote on a computers domain, when many are saying that smartphones and tablets are taking over.
@Domains
Smartphones and Tablets ARE the computers of the future for the majority population of the world.
Hello MHB
2to 3 years from now this name will easily sell for 250,000 $ URLs are the worlds most powerful Marketing Tools in Recorded History. Whoever bought this was a believer and whoever sold this has no idea what he owned. Simply Amazing !
Gratefully, Jeff Schneider (Contact Group) (Metal Tiger)
Weren’t you guys at thedomains.com the high bidders on certification.net ?? so when you say good price does that mean you bought it for a good price or the seller got a high dollar amount?
Here’s one for you, in 5 years time which one will hold the most value –
ComputerRepairs.com
TabletRepairs.com
SmartphoneRepairs.com
?
tablets’ repairs, no doubt
Great comment guys ! ComputerRepairs.com $25K What a great buy ! BARGAIN Congratulations to the new owner –
very chip computer repairing and others like Namejet.com, 43.net sold for $8,800; Certification.net sold for $7,5o1 which seems to be a nice price; cush.com sold for $5K and Sendo.com for $3,811 it is an awesome for me and every one.http://goo.gl/CoRHW
Hello MHB
Would be interesting to know of the 200 + bidders how many were representing Ad Companies?
Can you imagine what an Ad company would charge you for this pure play?
The tides are turning and slowly Ad companies are realizing the Strategic values of these Perpetual Marketing Machines called Virtual Business Foundations. Names like this can be virtual Gold Mines for Advertising Firms, because they can charge a premium for the most important part of their strategy the Business Address. They also can charge for ongoing Ad support on a cotinual basis. Arguing that they are dearly needed for success , which is a lie with a name of this stature. But hey it works for them.
Gratefully, Jeff Schneider (Contact Group) (Metal Tiger)
ComputerRepairs.com, TabletRepairs.com, SmartphoneRepairs.com?
None.
Electronics are already disposable (or covered by extended warranties). Replace repair with recycle and you have something.
@Unknowndomainer
If this is the case, how is ComputerRepairs.com valuable?
Tim
We were not the high bidders of certification actually we bid no higher than the initial $69 bid