Afilias has written ICANN asking that it disqualify Nu Dot Co’s $135 million winning bid for .Web, which as we now know would give Verisign (VRSN) control of what many consider to be the best of the new gTLD. Afilias also asked ICANN to conduct an investigation, and has also filed a complaint with the Ombudsman. This is in addition to the amended lawsuit filed last week by Donuts’ after it … [Read more...]
Cock.com closes at $93,000
Cock.com closed at $93,000 on NameJet. There were 156 bids made in the auction. In a poll we posted yesterday 26% of respondents guessed correctly that the auction would close in the $75,001 - $99,000 range. Most voters actually thought the domain would close $100,000 + Bidder Amount Date notadomainer $93,000 8/9/2016 10:52 AM currencycommerce $92,500 8/9/2016 … [Read more...]
Where Will Cock.com Close ?
There are less than 24 hours to go in the Cock.com auction on NameJet. The reserve has been met at $51,500. Estibot gives the domain a value of $1million. Where do you think it closes ? Where Does Cock.com Close There won't be another bid $51,500 $52,000 - $60,000 $60,001 - $75,000 $75,001 - $99,999 $100,000 + Do Riddles … [Read more...]
That’s a lot of eights
So it looks like we either have two bidders that desperately want a name, or they are playing games. The 16 year old domain name 88888888.net closes today on Go Daddy Auctions. The bid is at $4,001. You will see that bidder 10 has been popping the bid by $500 at a time. Bid Date Bid Expires Bidder Bid Amount 2016/08/08 02:45 AM (PDT) 2016/08/08 10:24 AM … [Read more...]
Namejet.com Announces $600K+ in Sales In July
Namejet.com reported $616,344 in domain name sales in July 2016. Only sales of $2,000 or more are reported and only domains sold and paid for in July are included. All sales were led by Present.com for $90,600 The high sale was followed by two first names very popular with women and then two three letter .com's Here is the list: Domain Name Payment … [Read more...]
NameJet.com Announces Over $1.2 Million in Sales in May
Namejet.com reported $1,274,656.00 in domain name sales in May 2016. Only sales of $2,000 or more are reported and only domains sold and paid for in May are included. All sales were led by 281.com which sold for $201,100 The next 5 highest sales were all three-letter .com's Here is the list Domain Name Payment … [Read more...]
212.com Does Not Sell One reader picked this outcome standing on 749,999
212.com did not sell on NameJet today, the auction resulted in 0 bids after the backorder period. A reader here picked this exact outcome and wins the $50. Another reader missed by $1. Steven says May 26, 2016 at 11:27 pm (Edit) $749,999 Brock Nosbisch says May 27, 2016 at 12:03 am (Edit) 750,000 Only 3 bids over … [Read more...]