The question in the above headline is being asked on Namepros and quite a debate is breaking out. Some say business is business and think it's fine, while others feel that the convention has no moral obligation to anyone. On the flipside some are appalled and find the name in bad taste. NamesCon being the premier event in the industry does not need this kind of attention and some feel it's … [Read more...]
Bar.com Auction Group of Domains Draw $1 Million Dollar Bid At Namejet/ROTD Namescon Auction
A group of premium domain names are being auctioned off in one lot by RightoftheDot.com/Namejet.com auction at Namescon next month and yesterday drew a $1 million dollar bid. The group of domain names is highlighted by Bar.com. In addition to Bar.com the other domain names included in the lot being auctioned off are Bar.net, Cafes.com, Grill.com, Place.com, Pub.com and Shelter.com. So if … [Read more...]
Right Of The Dot Auction On NameJet Starts Closing Monday
RightoftheDot.com (ROTD) themed auction of domain names that were in the Namescon auction but went unsold, start to close out tomorrow afternoon, Monday March 14th All the auctions are public, meaning you didn't/don't have ot pre-order the domains to bid on them. You can join the auction on any given domain, anytime before an auction ends. As you can see below, the while some of the … [Read more...]
.Club Sells Over $140K in Premium Domains In January: Over $3.5 Since Launch
.Club reported on its blog that it sold $142,470.52 in Premium Name Sales in January bringing the total cumulative premium name sales for .CLUB to $3,540,637.79. During the month of January 2016 there were 408 premium names sold. 5 names (Athletic.club, Night.club, Pot.club, Space.club and Strip.club) were sold in the NamesCon auction. The bulk of the remaining premium name sales were … [Read more...]
Namejet.com Reports Almost $2.5 Million In Domain Sales In January
Namejet.com reported almost $2.5 Million dollars in domain name sales in January 2016. Only domain names that sold for $2,000 or more are included as are only domain sales that were paid for by the end of the month. In all Namejet.com reported over 300 domain sales including many from the RightoftheDot.com auction that was held on Namejet.com as part of the Namescon Conference. By … [Read more...]
.Car, .Cars & .Auto Hauls In Another Cool Million
The new gTLD's .Car, .Cars and .Auto went into it's first day of general availability (GA) yesterday a domain name could be registered on a first come, first severed basis. According to RegistrarStats.com here are the totals from the first day of GA .Auto 164 .Car 136 .Cars 129 So basically 430 domain registrations at a wholesale price to the registry of $2,000 per domain, let call … [Read more...]
Extended Namescon Auction Ends Tomorrow 125+ Domains Will Sell
The RightoftheDot.com extended auction from the Namescon conference ends on Namejet.com tomorrow afternoon starting around 3pm EST and closes in staggered fashion until around 5pm EST subject to Namejet's normal closing rules. As of publication there are over 125 domain names that have hit reserve (or had no reserve) and have 1 or more bids that will sell tomorrow. Any domain name that did … [Read more...]