Dispute.com a 22 year old, one word premium domain name has expired and hit GoDaddy auctions yesterday. The bidding is already over $30,000 with the auction not closing until 8/7. Post where you think the auction will close and the guess closest to the closing price will have a $25 donation made in their name to Elliot Silver's Pan Mass challenge. The post will be closed for comments on … [Read more...]
Does GoDaddy have too much power?
It seems more and more domain owners are rebelling against the GoDaddy monopoly. Huge Domains also appears to be in the crosshairs of more angry domainers. Over the last week three threads on Namepros have popped up that deal with different levels of disdain, and in one thread it has been suggested to give your names away to another Namepros domainer, rather than let GoDaddy and Huge Domains … [Read more...]
Too early to try to flip?
Vape.net was sold in 2016 for $9,000 on Sedo, the seller was from Austria. The domain immediately went under privacy. The domain name was developed as a review site. The domain expired apparently and went for $30,000 at GoDaddy auctions on 2-25-18. The buyer put the name back up for auction which closes today and it's sitting at only $4,000. Of course there is a reserve but I think it … [Read more...]
BinaryOption.com closes at $10,600
BinaryOption.com closed at $10,600 and commenter Ariful came within $600 of an exact guess. ariful says March 1, 2018 at 1:31 am (Edit) $10,000 They win $25 and St.Jude Hospital will also receive $25. I thought the name might go higher, at one point the name was over $20,000 but GoDaddy must have seen some bids as incorrect and adjusted back down to the $2,900 range. Will … [Read more...]
Where will it close? Win cash for you and charity
You follow all kinds of domain names and then there are some that are on topics you have a great interest in. One of those just came on to GoDaddy auctions Monday for me, BinaryOption.com. The plural would be better but still a great name. For those who don't know what binary options are: A binary option is a financial option in which the payoff is either some fixed monetary amount or … [Read more...]
Verisign shares hit new high while Tucows is down 6.6%
Verisign shares hit a new high today, the high on the day was $121.61 before closing at $120.55. 120.55 +4.20 (3.61%) Range 116.23 - 121.61 52 week 81.58 - 121.61 Open 116.47 Vol / Avg. 2.32M/939,093.00 Mkt cap 11.76B P/E 32.74 Div/yield - EPS 3.68 Shares 97.59M Beta 0.92 Inst. … [Read more...]
The lady responsible for all those blockchain names and an idea for GoDaddy
So over the last couple weeks GoDaddy has reaped the rewards of one ladies' efforts. An avalanche of blockchain related domains sold at auction that had expired. The registrant was certainly a forward thinker who was earlier than most to the blockchain game. Jane Angela Maginsky Pantalone Both passed away sadly in March of 2017. It was unexpected as she was out walking her dogs. She was only … [Read more...]