Verisign released their Q2 2018 DOMAIN NAME INDUSTRY BRIEF. There was an increase of approximately 6.0 million domain name registrations, or 1.8 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2018 From the report: .COM AND .NET BREAKDOWN The .com and .net TLDs had a combined total of approximately 149.7 million domain name registrations in the domain name base3 at the end of the second quarter of … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by Christian.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Christian.com led the way at $600,000. The domain sold for the same price 9 years ago. VideoEditor.com was second at $49,000. 46 .com sales 28 cctld sales 8 other tld sales I thought uGold.com was a good buy at $2,500. Domain … [Read more...]
In the next round of new extensions will .Coin go for a pretty penny?
When the next round of new gtlds comes around, (yes there will be another round). What will be the extensions in demand? As many know Mike was involved heavily in the first round of new gtld's consulting with Monte at RightofTheDot.com. Mike and I had a conversation where he shared with me that many people have contacted him for his thoughts on the next round. The one keyword coming up over and … [Read more...]
If you know you can’t pay on time- Don’t Bid
As reported by Elliot Silver the dispute.com sale did not go through at $65,000 but rather $38,000. The unfurling of the story and subsequent comments on DomainInvesting.com tell a lot. It also seems that GoDaddy needs to make some changes. Joe Styler who works for GoDaddy left a comment: The reason for default was not that there were not legitimate bids. We are pretty good at making sure … [Read more...]
Did the .net holder just pay $20,000 to get the .com?
KruegerGroup.com has had a lot of owners that kept giving up on the name. The name was owned by a Timmy Krueger from Corona del Mar Properties. The domain was left to expire in 2011 after being registered for just one year. Then along comes Mike Mann's DomainMarket.com and hand regs it 3-31-2011. He must have sold it to Krüger GmbH & Co. KG. The name expired in 2016 and was acquired by … [Read more...]
iBanks.com takes another price cut
iBanks.com has been around the block, the domain closed today on GoDaddy auctions at $4,550. This is the second time the name has taken a price cut over the last decade. The name registered in 1997 sold on Sedo for $38,000 on 4-3-2008. Then on this day 3 years ago the domain closed at $7,877, now to be fair it did not change hands, I have emailed Michael Sumner as he might want to remove that … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by a 5 way tie at the top
Sedo reported their weekly sales and a group of names tied for the top spot. OpenWeb.com, MedicalCRM.com, Caliva.com, Camisetas.com.br and USbetting.net all sold for $15,000 in a light week for domain sales. The usbetting story is an interesting one. This week's sales underlies a lot of the confusion and frustration many domainers have. After looking at the .com list, I am sure many will say … [Read more...]
