So back on November 14 Rick Schwartz posted on X that a domain name that he paid just $480 for had closed in a $1.3M LTO deal. Today Rick gave more info on the deal on X, he mentioned that the South Florida Business Journal covered the story. When Rick announced that the domain name was AiReviews.com, Rick helped some registrars and registries pick up domain registrations they otherwise would … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz weighs in on the second Coinbook.com auction
Rick Schwartz weighed in on the second CoinBook.com auction. The auction closed at $19,077. Rick did have a talk with Todd Han over his concerns about the first auction and the proper price that should have been offered to him as the second bidder. They did not come to an agreement. Last week I wrote about Rick's displeasure with how the first auction was handled. Rick wrote: And let’s be … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz is not pleased with how Dynadot handles non paying auction winners
Rick Schwartz has gone public on LinkedIn about an auction issue he had with Dynadot. Many in the business including myself have written about this before. How does a marketplace handle non paying bidders? Some reauction, others offer it to the second highest bidder but leave the fraudulent winning bidder's bids. A few will remove all their bids. Rick was in the auction for CoinBook.com and here … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz is not pleased with offers being made without email verification
So Rick Schwartz is mighty pissed at the ability for someone to make an offer on Spaceship without the email address being verified. Rick posted, "You mean, they don’t even verify the email address for an anonymous offer? Sounds ridiculous to me. How about You?" Spaceship replied: “Hello, Thank you for your patience! We would like to clarify that our system allows anonymous offers, which … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz on the exceptional value and power of domain names
Rick Schwartz posted on X his plans for his 30th year in the business. Rick shares insights to his story over the past 30 years and makes the case for power of domain names. Full Post: As I begin my 30th anniversary year, this is the statement I plan to make consistently. It’s how I’ll make the case for the exceptional value and power of domain names and at the same time, tell my own story. … [Read more...]
Rick is older than the Pope!
Rick Schwartz celebrated his birthday on a yacht and our esteemed leader here at TheDomains.com Mike Berkens showed up with custom tee shirts, they say "Rick is older than the Pope" amintoto amintoto slot qris cantiktoto totoagung totoagung totoagung restoslot4d sakuratoto cantiktoto Happy Birthday to Rick and let's see what he comes up with for Mike's birthday. I chartered an 88-foot … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz details every domain he has acquired since 2022
Rick Schwartz gave an intimate look at his recent domaining activity that few others do. Rick discusses the years 2022 through present, all his acquisitions and the prices he paid. Many don't get to see this info as Rick's X account is private. I did contact Rick and ask him if it would be permissible to post this. He replied yes. idn live So here is the data: Total Domains acquired in the … [Read more...]