The RickLatona.com domain name auction from the TRAFFIC Dublin show just ended with what I'm pretty sure is an all time low for a TRAFFIC show. Just 12 domains sold for a total of 86,820 Euro's or around $110K. Two domains accounted for 85% of the total sales, ShortFilms.com sold for €58,000 and Italian.net €15,400. Meaning that the other 10 domains sold accounted for only €13,420 in … [Read more...]
Quick Poll: Which Domains Will Sell At TRAFFIC Dublin?
RickLatona.com will hold a live domain name auction from TRAFFIC Dublin show on Wednesday, August 25th at 3:00 PM UK (GMT) which is 10:00 AM EST. (You can see the full list here) Bidding is already opened on Proxibid. As the auction is being held on Europe all reserves are stated in Euro’s, not dollars. As of today 1 US dollar = 0.7883 euros So a domain priced at 1,000 euro’s will … [Read more...]
From A $25K Domain To A $10 Million Dollars Sale in Less Than 2 Years: HotPotato.com
According to TechCrunch.com the site HotPotato.com is being bought by Facebook for something between $10M-$15M. What makes this story interesting, is the domain HotPotato.com was for sale at the TRAFFIC auction in Orlando in May 2008 with a reserve price of $10k-$25K. The domain which at that point was a developed site, did not sell reaching a high bid of $17,500 (You should check out … [Read more...]
RickLatona Releases Live Domain Name Auction Catalog For TRAFFIC Dublin
RickLatona.com just published the Live domain name Auction list for TRAFFIC Dublin The auction will be held on this Wednesday, August 25th at 3:00 PM UK (GMT) or 10:00 AM EST. The Dublin TRAFFIC show will be held on August 24th and 25th. Bidding is already opened on Proxibid. As the auction is being held on Europe all reserves are stated in Euro's, not dollars. As of today 1 US … [Read more...]
Quick Poll: What Was The Best Buy From DomainFest New York
Now that the DomainFest auction has concluded its time to make your pick as to which domain names was the best buy from the auction. You can place your votes to the right (one vote per person only) and place your comments below. … [Read more...]
Corrected: Official Tally From DomainFest Today: $537K
Moniker’s live auction at DomainFest New York concluded today with an official tally of $537K in Domain names sold. There was a lot of confusion concerning the number and amount of domain names sold at the auction, due to multiple domain sales being reported on the Live SnapNames.com feed which they erroneous showed as sold. Apparently many of those domain did not sell. I have confirmed … [Read more...]
PCWorld Covers DomainFest Live Domain Auction: “The New Way To Make Fast Money Is To Invest In Domain Names”
A new article from PCWorld.com talks about domain names in general and the Live DomainFest domain Auction today in particular. "Forget real estate, the stock market or Internet startups, the new way to make fast money is to invest in domain names, argues a domain name brokerage that will auction off a passel of domain names on Wednesday in New York." "Domains, really, are almost like … [Read more...]