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...]
GoDaddy annual report out – insight into Uniregistry purchase price
You can now view the GoDaddy annual report which came out today. View the full report here. There are some hints at the Uniregistry acquisition price, another note was where GoDaddy values their portfolio Under subsequent events: Subsequent Events In February 2020, we entered into agreements for two acquisitions with an aggregate purchase price of approximately $196.9 million, of which … [Read more...]
GoDaddy reports Q4 and full year 2019 results
GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) reported earnings after the close today. After hours stock moving up 74.15 +3.28 (4.63%) The company made news on Tuesday with the announcement of their acquisition of Name Administration Inc. and Uniregistry. That deal will close in Q2 which normally gets reported in the first couple days of August. The acquisition was mentioned under business highlights in this … [Read more...]
Back in 2013 GoDaddy decided not to compete on the registry side
With all the news around GoDaddy ( NYSE: GDDY ) acquiring Name Administration Inc, and Uniregistry. There was some of the back and forth between .commers and new gtld fans. Some made comments saying see GoDaddy did not want the registry business because they are not high on new gtlds. That's not true, they made a decision years ago not to compete. They make money in other ways from new … [Read more...]
GoDaddy acquiring Uniregistry and Name Administration
The first blockbuster deal of the decade. Something that someone predicted to me who had no knowledge over the holiday season. I was having a conversation day after Christmas and someone said to me, "I bet you GoDaddy buys Uniregistry" I said why, they thought with Schilling not as high profile anymore that he would sell out. GoDaddy stock currently 69.89 USD +0.47 (0.68%) GoDaddy is not … [Read more...]
Reported domain sales 2019 vs 2018 GoDaddy up – Sedo and Park.io down
Now that all the reported sales data for 2019 is in, it looks like 2019 reported sales for GoDaddy were up big in 2019 vs 2018. Sedo on the other hand saw sales slip by $2.5million. Park.io had a down year in 2019 vs 2018 as well. Reported sales were off by $343,300 or 31%. A few notes about the Namebio data that are important for context include: Sedo does not report sales lower than $2,000 … [Read more...]
Who is in charge of domains at Maxim?
Maxim magazine has been around since 1995, started in the U.K. and then headquartered in New York since 1997. The magazine has gone through some ownership changes but it's the intellectual property, specifically domain names, that I want to dive into. Maxim.com is the home of the magazine. Earlier this year the domain name MaximOnline.com expired and sold for $32,000. At the time I … [Read more...]
