A decade ago it was the scandal that rocked the domain industry, the Snapnames Halvarez bidding scandal. Mike wrote The 5 Most Surprising Things That Came Out Of The SnapNames Scandal Michael Arrington wrote at TechCrunch: SnapNames: Apologies Shouldn't Be Conditional, Especially When You Steal From Customers Mike again posted 12,000 Auctions, 8,900 Bidders and 350,000 Bids: We Conclude … [Read more...]
Weekend blowout – list your best .coms for sale up to $200
This post should be used to blow out a few names at wholesale where you are making some money with no commission, and leave some for the next buyer. So this post is for .com only and the max price is $200. You may list up to 3 names. There have been a few who have tried to post more names using a different email address/name same IP all submissions will be deleted if caught. Names will get … [Read more...]
Niche Pursuits review on Flippa – not great
Brady Cargle over at NichePursuits.com published a review on Flippa. The review is focused on buying websites at Flippa. From the article: Flippa is a lower end marketplace for online business owners. It’s a pretty good place to sell your site if you don’t mind dealing with a lot of tire kickers. I can’t recommend that anyone buy a site on Flippa though. There are just too many scams out … [Read more...]
Is now the time for Punchh to go after Punch.com?
So today it was reported that Punchh a company that did loyalty cards that has now expanded to analytics raised $40 million. Punch.com is owned by Dr. Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. They also own and have the trademark for Hawaiian Punch. Punch.com which surprisingly has a registration date of 1995 DomainIQ gave me incorrect info Domain Name: punch.com Registry Domain ID: … [Read more...]
Canadian Organization takes on Global Domain Name Disputes
A new player is entering the domain dispute arena. The Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre or (CIIDRC) put out a press release announcing their entry into the world of UDRP. Press release: MONTREAL, Nov. 13, 2019 /CNW/ - The Canadian International Internet Dispute Resolution Centre (CIIDRC) is thrilled to announce that it is now open for business and accepting … [Read more...]
4600.com closes at $68,000 and another interesting 4N.com story
4600.com expired at GoDaddy auctions and just closed at $68,000. This sale should go through at some price at least it can't be renewed. Back in September 4065.com closed at $14,294 but apparently some people didn't pay and the name was eventually settled at $504. Someone I know confirmed the non paying bidders and must have shared it with Namebio. The name sold back in 2009 on the cheap too, … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by Saxx.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Saxx.com led the way at $65,000. OLi.com was second at $50,000 and ZEQ.com was third at 40,000 Euros, ($44,000). DYO.com sold for $35,000. Odds.co was the top cctld sale at 25,000 GBP, ($32,122). Home.pro sold for $2,000. 58 .com sales 17 cctld sales 4 other tld sales Domain … [Read more...]