As tomorrow is Father's Day I decided to put up a $500 blowout post, sell a name, buy Dad a gift. This post should be used to sell a name where you are making some money with no commission, and leave a little for the next buyer. So this post is for .com only and the max price is $500. You may list up to 2 names. There have been a few who have tried to post more names using a different email … [Read more...]
New gTLD .Africa Closes It’s Sunrise Period With Over 930 Domain Registrations
The long awaited and much contested new domain extension .Africa just closed its Sunrise period on June 2nd and according to the zone file there are over 930 domain name registrations. It appears a Sunrise domain name cost somewhere around $200 depending on the registrar. The Sunrise period is opened to those trademark holders registered with the Trademark Clearinghouse The next phrase … [Read more...]
Full list from the $500 blowout
We had a pretty active $500 sales post over the weekend, some names got sold including HotelOption.com, JumpYou.com and HolidayBaby.com. Many people asked if I could put together the full list and list it in a post so they could scan easier for potential purchases. So here is the full list: SilverRate.com – 500 AloeCare.com – 500 PilotsWorld.com – … [Read more...]
Look out Domain King this guy says he has a $200 million portfolio
I hope everyone in the U.S. is enjoying the Memorial Day holiday, and hope everyone else is having a pleasant day as well. Here is one of the more interesting new threads today, a member at Namepros valuing their portfolio at $200 million. It is not a comic thread or parody. Needless to say the thread is well worth your read on a lunch or dinner break. The portfolio: GalaxyPalazzo.com- … [Read more...]
$500 weekend blowout
Well a month ago our $1,000 post was very successful, a number of sales took place and it brought about members engaging with one another to get some deals done below the stated price as well. The last couple sales posts did not do as well, there were a couple sales at $1,500 which was nice. I also want to thank those that emailed me offering to send me a piece of the sale. I have declined … [Read more...]
You never discuss available domains out in public (Part 2)
It seems like coffee shops are the perfect place to get ideas for domain names or to exact a bit of revenge on a loud patron. Back in 2012 I wrote a story about a guy who was sitting behind a bunch of people in a coffee shop, they were loud and were throwing out names for their new business. The guy sitting behind them let's them know he has been registering their names for the last 20 … [Read more...]
.Art Gets 3K Domain Registrations on 1st Day of General Availability
According to the .Art registry during the first 24 hours of general availability which started yesterday, over 3,000 .Art domain names were purchased/registered. Of those about 95% were "standard" domains e.g., personal names of people and organizations, while the rest belonged to the .ART inventory of word and word combinations. While the personal names are mostly sold at standard prices, … [Read more...]