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...]
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...]
Starworld.com sold for $35,000 in 2016 expires goes for $5,850
StarWorld.com was left to expire and closed at $5,850 on DropCatch. The domain name had sold for $35,000 just four years earlier on Sedo. Anyweb Co.,Ltd out of Korea was the seller back in 2016. Looking at Archive.org the domain was just a landing page at Uniregistry after the sale. The domain name was under privacy since the sale. Sad to see a $35,000 purchase to be lost like this, I do … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – DropCatch 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also … [Read more...]
DropCatch responds to Namepros members’ concerns on bidding activity
A thread that started a few days back with regards to bidding discrepancies has picked up steam on Namepros. Namepros member Arca got the thread started with regards to non paying bidders and domains that needed to be re-auctioned. At the heart of the matter was focus on the name CannaMarket.com which has been re-auctioned three times and currently in limbo. Along with the action around … [Read more...]
Closing on DropCatch tomorrow a UDRP in waiting
Tomorrow the domain Facebbok.com is closing on DropCatch. The domain is currently at $3,750. The domain was originally registered way back in 2006. The other factor when these types of domains drop is the current auction participants have no idea if the reason the domain dropped was the previous registrant got a cease and desist from the tm holder. So here you are bidding on a name that's already … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – DropCatch
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also encouraged. One of the goals of the column is that company representatives will see … [Read more...]