Page Howe did a post today on DN.biz that Uniregistry expired inventory is going to Dynadot's marketplace. Page wrote: Uniregistry names seem to carry a higher than normal $50 fee, (Dynadot owned names start at $12.99) and seem to be at a set time, about 8 PM EST. That a smart move as opposed to the tough to follow all day expired names period for Dynadot names. You can read the … [Read more...]
Do you want to sell your portfolio for a wholesale price?
On Saturday Uniregistry announced their domain liquidity program. Frank added in the comment section of that post yesterday: This is a beta product which Uniregistry has developed to allow our buyer-pool to purchase investment quality names at wholesale clearing-house prices. Using our service, we expect sellers to be able to gain liquidity quickly without paying auction house purchase … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – Uniregistry 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 encouraged. One … [Read more...]
Uniregistry is removing TopCoin from their platform
Uniregistry will be removing TopCoin, the loyalty based rewards program offered when registering domain names. Many people would always ask how they could use their TopCoins or what value they had. From their website: Topcoin is based on the belief that alternative currencies, and specifically those based on the Bitcoin protocol, will introduce creativity & lower transaction costs in … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Auctions is removing some domains listed for sale in your account
A reader sent in the following email they received from GoDaddy. Apparently certain new gtld extensions cannot be made for sale on the auction platform at GoDaddy. All the strings removed belong to Uniregistry. Dear Sir or Madam: Due to a backend change on our end, your domain listings for any domain ending in the list of domain extensions below will be removed from the auctions … [Read more...]
Uniregistry has sold 3617 domains totaling more than 29,000,000 USD in the first 8 months of 2017
Uniregistry put out a press release that breaks down the first 8 months of 2017. The company is having a solid year with over $29 million in sales on their marketplace. The number of transactions increased by more than 24% over the same time period in 2016. Average sale prices since 2011 have seen steady gains year over year, with 2017 showing some signs of moderation as the average … [Read more...]
Hum: 50K Domains Registered on The New gTLD .Realty at Uniregistry in 2 days; Almost All Under Privacy
The new gTLD .Realty which went into general availability on April 24th has 53,705 registered domain names. On the face, it seems like .Realty is off to a great start however of those 53,705 registered domains, 99.43% of them are registered at Uniregistry. The registrar with the 2nd most .Realty registrations is 101domain.com which has only 69 domain registrations. Of the 53,705 … [Read more...]
