So one registrant allowed 7 canna related names to expired and it netted GoDaddy over $15,000 on Wednesday. The gentleman apparently was involved with FreedomLeaf.com and owned the names under another company name. It looks like he has moved on to another business and left the names to just expire. cannado.com3,250 USD2020-05-20GoDaddycannakitchen.com3,051 … [Read more...]
Round 2 for Tema.com buyer did not pay $128,938
May 13 I wrote about Tema.com closing at $128,938 on DropCatch. The name is back on DropCatch so no one paid the first time. There just have to be better systems when you let people bid that high. Want to bid $50,000 send us a deposit, something these just get ridiculous, make the industry look bad and that whole binding agreement a complete joke. … [Read more...]
A bunch more of Jane Both’s blockchain domain names expire
Sadly it's Deja Vu for the estate of Jane Angela Maginsky Pantalone Both. I wrote about her passing and her blockchain related domains expiring in January of 2018. Back then over 100 domains and $100,000 in expired domain auction sales transacted. After this took place Paul Nicks and I talked and GoDaddy did donate some of the proceeds to charity. I wanted to publish that, but Paul said they … [Read more...]
Tema.com just closed at $128,938
Tema.com just closed at $128,938 at DropCatch. The domain name was owned by a Swedish company named Rectus for years. Rectus was acquired by Parker Hannafin in 2007. The bidding popped from $109,137 to $128,888 by namecatching but the bidder determined all along 888bbb had them covered. Spanish translation to the word Theme, or Subject. Hungarian for topic. Looks to be a couple other uses. … [Read more...]
Think.ai leads monthly .Ai auction results
Whois.Ai completed their monthly auctions and Think.ai topped the list again, it was auctioned last month but was not paid for in the allotted time. This how things work with .Ai auctions. https://whois.ai/auctionfaq.htmlAnyone who makes a login on auction.whois.ai and deposits $100 can bid. If they win an auction and do not pay the full amount they will forfeit the $100 and the domain will … [Read more...]
Those are some incredible bids
So while I was looking at GoDaddy auctions this morning, four auctions stood out. whatsaap.org7- - $11,750 *USD$ 3D 8H feverr.net7- - $11,500 *USD$ 3D 8H xvideos.page7- - $11,500 *USD$ 3D 8H orderfoodonline.org6- - $11,000 *USD$ All four of … [Read more...]
AskMe.com closed in 2016, laid off 4,000 people, domain closes today at $95,000 on NameJet
AskMe.com closed at $95,000 on NameJet on Wednesday. The domain was owned by Getit Infoservices Private Ltd. A company with an interesting backstory. The company based out of India closed up and laid off 4,000 people. LiveMint.com wrote: AskMe.com logs off operations, 4,000 employees lose their jobs. AskMe accuses its investor, Astro Entertainment Networks Ltd that owns 99% stake in the … [Read more...]