LTU.com closed for a second time at DropCatch. Last month it closed at $35,550 but it was a no pay. Of course this happened with Kau.com which went for less the second time around. Epara.com has been auctioned three times with two no pays. On Thursday LTU.com closed at $32,001. So a little over a 10% drop on the reauction. … [Read more...]
Once subject to UDRP and ACPA battles NewportNews.com expires
NewportNews.com is a domain name that has quite the history. A former owner once defended a UDRP successfully but then lost an ACPA case. This led Michael Berkens to call this registrant stupid domainer of the year for 2011. Michael wrote: In 2009 Newport News won summary judgment against the domain holder and the court also awarded the trademark holder $80,000 in statutory damages AND it’s … [Read more...]
Chatroom.com closes at $65,167 on NameJet
Chatroom.com closed at $65,167 at NameJet on Thursday. Creation Date:March 9, 1996 DOTDB.com shows 92 extensions registered and 2,991 related domains. These would be names that contain chatroom or chatrooms. The domain name was owned by Internet Reit back in 2008, the domain name has been under privacy for years. Parked at Parking Crew. … [Read more...]
Kau.com and Epara.com see much lower prices on the reauction
The bidding action was a bit more subdued the second time around for KAU.com and epara.com. Back on October 29, I wrote about Kau.com and epara.com closing for big bucks. Kau.com closed at $100,350 and epara.com closed at $58,056. Kau.com was registered in 1996 and owned by a Japanese company. There are no trademarks for KAU as a standalone registration. Kau is the southernmost district on … [Read more...]
How should auction houses handle non payment by the winning bidder?
How should auction houses handle non payment by the winning bidder? Back on October 29, I wrote about Kau.com closing at $100,350 at DropCatch. That bidder did not pay, it's being reauctioned. Is that the right way to handle things? I have written many times on how DropCatch and NameJet have benefited by GoDaddy failing to secure payment. Koupons.com closed at $6,100 on 8/17/20 at … [Read more...]
Two $50,000 + closes at DropCatch – Kau.com closed at $100,350
A couple big domain name closes at DropCatch on Wednesday. Kau.com closed at $100,350 and epara.com closed at $58,056. Kau.com was registered in 1996 and owned by a Japanese company. There are no trademarks for KAU as a standalone registration. Kau is the southernmost district on the island of Hawaii. The name of a river in India and an airport code for an airport in Finland. Epara.com was … [Read more...]
Those are some expensive BUTTERMILK CRISPY TENDERS
Sometimes you see a domain name go for 4 figures and laugh. Once you investigate you see the bidder logic. BUTTERMILKCRISPYTENDERS.COM closed at $4,050 at GoDaddy auctions. ButterMilk Crispy Tenders became the new name for Chicken Selects at McDonald's in 2017. That's when McDonald's registered the domain name. They even have their own Wikipedia page: Crispy Tenders (formerly called … [Read more...]
