So with all the anger and disappointment in the auction houses, as evidenced by polls and comments on TheDomains and Namepros, what changes would you like to see implemented? Some domain investors might be past the point of no return, but for those who believe things can be improved, where do we start? GoDaddy stands out as the only auction house of the big 4 to not have bidder handles, and … [Read more...]
When it comes to auction sites the Domain King says “they all suck”
So I posted a poll here and on Namepros to see what readers, users, domain investors think about auction marketplaces. The poll focused on the big 4, places like Sedo and Flippa don't handle expiry auctions and don't do the volume. Rick Schwartz weighed in on our auction marketplace thread, safe to say Rick does not like any of them. Rick Schwartz says August 25, 2018 at 10:41 … [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...]
Payoneer shutting down escrow service
It looks like Payoneer is shutting down it's escrow service. The page is still up for escrow. https://www.payoneer.com/escrow/domain-names/ According to DomainMarketPro.com We just received an email notice moments ago from a representative of Payoneer that “Payoneer is discontinuing our escrow business”. This appears to be effective immediately. Help is offered to “successfully transition our … [Read more...]
Some new domainers feel they know more than the veterans
It's no surprise to anyone following the blog space that Rick Schwartz has been hitting the new gtld's pretty hard lately, One of many examples includes: Rick wrote: Most products may have 1 or 2 weak points. GTLD's have 122 weak points! They sold you a bag of shit and you ate it like Filet Mignon! That's the ugly truth, deal with it! GTLD's took a thriving industry and derailed it. Did not … [Read more...]
Sedo will have a scheduled system wide downtime June 30
Sedo will be having a little down time this Saturday so don't freak out, this is planned. The company tweeted: On Saturday, June 30 we will move our servers to a new data center. There will be a system-wide down time on Sedo's website. This will approximately last for 3 hours. We’ll be back online around 6AM EST. More information is in your Sedo account login area. #takeabreak #downtime — … [Read more...]
French State wins dispute with regards to ‘France.com’ trademark
Worldipreview.com published an article (initially posted on TBO) that the France.com tm case has been resolved in favor of the French state. From the article: In December 2014, the French State opposed the application based on its figurative international registration for ‘France’ (number 1032440) where the word appears underneath an image of the Eiffel Tower, with a French flag in the middle … [Read more...]
