Over at Namepros today Lambo.com posted an AMA and revealed that he sold the domain name Coinex.com for $500,000. Great sale on Lambo.com's part, it looks like Media Options was involved too. … [Read more...]
Buyer was begging for a UDRP and got one
On May 18 I wrote about BarclaysBank.com being sold for $3,003 on NameJet. The domain was registered in 1999 and owned by Roy Edward Messer the man who sold Vodka.com for $3 million in 2006. In the comments Roy said: roy e messer says May 18, 2020 at 6:50 am I tried multiple times to GIVE the name to Barclay and no one from the bank followed up on the transfer, thus, i let exprire. Well … [Read more...]
NameJet/Snapnames sales for August led by ZML.com
Web.com released their August aftermarket report for domain name sales, and ZML.com led the way at $34,000. Taiyuan.com was second at $17,500 and RumorFix.com was third at $15,750. Just 76 sales $2,000 or more in August, 67 were … [Read more...]
Jobless.com sells for $2,500 after selling for $19,025 nine years ago
Jobless is unfortunately a keyword that is on the minds of many in 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a spike in jobless claims in the U.S. and many other parts of the world. Below is a look at Google trends which saw a spike from 4 to 100 for the keyword jobless in March. The number has been drifting down over the past few months. When it comes to domain names Jobless.com seems … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by HotelsGuide.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and HotelsGuide.com led the way at 50,000 Euro, ($59,250) Bags.co.uk was second at 40,000 Euro, ($47,400) and Wintage.com was third at $17,000. 40 .com sales 22 cctld sales 2 other tld sales Top 3 highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: · wintage.com at 17,000 USD · fortfinancial.com at 7,399 USD · securelayer.com at 5,499 … [Read more...]
piratebay.org is at $25,250 at DropCatch closing today – Risky play?
The Pirate Bay is one of, if not thee most well known bit torrent websites on the Internet. There are several domain extensions affiliated with the Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay first came online during the summer of 2003, its main point of access was thepiratebay.org. ThePirateBay.org and ThePirate-Bay.org are hosting content and today we have PirateBay.org closing at DropCatch. The auction … [Read more...]
Do domain name appraisals do more harm than good?
Honest opinion or validation When it comes to opinions, some people care about everyone's opinion, others only care about the opinions of those that are more successful and others don't give a damn what anyone thinks on a certain topic. When the topic of domain appraisals comes up, things can get spicy and sometimes nasty. I have always believed many just want validation, not an honest … [Read more...]