You follow all kinds of domain names and then there are some that are on topics you have a great interest in. One of those just came on to GoDaddy auctions Monday for me, BinaryOption.com. The plural would be better but still a great name. For those who don't know what binary options are: A binary option is a financial option in which the payoff is either some fixed monetary amount or … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by SuperShop.de
Sedo reported their weekly sales and Supershop.de led the way at 30,000 Euros ($36,686). ooni.com led the way for .com at $35,000. 51 .com sales 18 cctld sales 3 other gtld sales Host was a popular keyword this week. Domain … [Read more...]
Sometimes it might be better to just sell
Many in the business know the story of Nissan.com, the large multinational car company wanted Nissan.com from it's owner Uzi Nissan. Jalopnik.com wrote an excellent piece on the history of the dispute and how it affected the life of Uzi Nissan. The story is food for thought if you could or would take on a large multinational over a domain name. Of course people love to comment, "F them" or "I … [Read more...]
Ziff Davis acquires BlackFriday.com
George Kirikos has broken another domain story with BlackFriday.com being acquired by Ziff Davis. Ziff Davis, a subsidiary of j2 Global, Inc., is a leading global digital-media company operating in three core verticals: Technology, Gaming, and Shopping. Its brands – PCMag, Mashable, Speedtest, ExtremeTech, Geek, Toolbox, IGN, AskMen, Offers.com, TechBargains, emedia and Salesify – produce and … [Read more...]
Some chin music for Baseball.net
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYlB623VnJI Baseball.net struck out, after selling for $52,500 at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. auction in 2008, the domain sold on Flippa for $15,100. Over at Namepros Kate said, This is what happens when domainers buy at end user price, hoping to flip for a profit ? That price felt like an end user price back in 2008 and hopes for a flip were very ambitious if that … [Read more...]
From airplanes to tires the journey of Continental.com
Usually when a large company owns a one word .com they tend to hold onto it even after a merger. Continental.com was once owned by Continental Airlines who merged with United back in 2012. The company has always looked out for domain names infringing their ip. They filed UDRP's at the beginning of the 2000's for names like continentalairlines.biz and the typo … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by a pair of $50,000 sales
Sedo released their weekly sales and VideoDesign.com and OCX.com shared the top spot at $50,000. 1MY.com sold for $39,600, great price in my opinion. 48 .com sales 33 cctld sales 8 other gtld sales Stealth.org was the top other gtld sale at $15,000. Domain … [Read more...]