Sedo released their weekly doamin name sales and gereedschap.nl led the way at 35,750 Euro, ($42,418). Tools in Dutch. Flinks.com was second at $25,000 and Jey.com was third at $20,000. 69 .com sales 25 cctld sales 6 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: · coin.cloud at 15,000 EUR This sale is not noted in the list but Sedo included for MLS … [Read more...]
New disclaimer alert for GoDaddy Appraisal tool
Over the weekend I noticed a little triangle as an alert when using the GoDaddy appraisal tool. Disclaimer The Estimated Value is based on an algorithm utilizing data GoDaddy has available to it to help estimate predicted sale price of domains. However, we do not make any guarantee or other promises to any results that may be obtained from your purchase or sale of any domain, and this is … [Read more...]
Kau.com and Epara.com see much lower prices on the reauction
The bidding action was a bit more subdued the second time around for KAU.com and epara.com. Back on October 29, I wrote about Kau.com and epara.com closing for big bucks. Kau.com closed at $100,350 and epara.com closed at $58,056. Kau.com was registered in 1996 and owned by a Japanese company. There are no trademarks for KAU as a standalone registration. Kau is the southernmost district on … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by segretaria.it
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and segretaria.it led the way at 62,000 Euro, ($73,209). Italian for secretary. Merkato.com was second at $35,000. DatingApps.com was third at $30,000. 41 .com sales 21 cctld sales 13 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: · zhushangfang.net at 12,400 USD · astock.com at 9,999 … [Read more...]
Name.com will now allow billing in preferred currency
Name.com sent out an email that customers can now select their preferred currency. This will help customers to avoid currency conversion fees. Name.com wrote: We're pleased to announce that you can now be billed in your preferred currency while making purchases at Name.com. This can help you avoid foreign transaction fees and take out the guesswork of converting U.S. Dollars to your native … [Read more...]
Escrow.com Domain Investment Index Q3 2020 Total transactions $77.5 million
Escrow.com released their Q3 2020 stats and sales rebounded to $77.5 million vs $55.2 million Q2. You can download the full report here Escrow.com Domain Investment Index Q3 2020 highlights: The total transacted domain name amount has recovered in Q3, after the lull in the previous quarter due to effects from the COVID-19 pandemic. The total domain name transaction amount for Q3 was … [Read more...]
How should auction houses handle non payment by the winning bidder?
How should auction houses handle non payment by the winning bidder? Back on October 29, I wrote about Kau.com closing at $100,350 at DropCatch. That bidder did not pay, it's being reauctioned. Is that the right way to handle things? I have written many times on how DropCatch and NameJet have benefited by GoDaddy failing to secure payment. Koupons.com closed at $6,100 on 8/17/20 at … [Read more...]