Namepros member Arca posted a disturbing story about their account at Network Solutions. Everyone should read the post below and check their account. I just logged into my Network Solutions account and discovered that my “primary payment option” has been changed. The credit card and personal information of another NetworkSolutions customer is now listed there. So basically I have somebody … [Read more...]
DomainNames.com should have never been listed for sale according to Web.com
Yinan Wang the buyer of DomainNames.com received an update from Web.com. They actually called him on a Friday night. They say domain name should never been listed for sale nor can be transferred, there should have been a registrar lock. Just an update: A vice president of Web.com gave me a call last night, he told me he would like to appologize for this matter personally (I do … [Read more...]
Verisign shares hit new high while Tucows is down 6.6%
Verisign shares hit a new high today, the high on the day was $121.61 before closing at $120.55. 120.55 +4.20 (3.61%) Range 116.23 - 121.61 52 week 81.58 - 121.61 Open 116.47 Vol / Avg. 2.32M/939,093.00 Mkt cap 11.76B P/E 32.74 Div/yield - EPS 3.68 Shares 97.59M Beta 0.92 Inst. … [Read more...]
DomainNames.com was purchased for $2,577 and now it’s been taken back
Yesterday I wrote a post about DomainNames.com being sold. Most assumed it must have been a big sale. Nope, it was purchased for just $2,577. Now the buyer says Network Solutions removed the domain from their account. Hi, guys I'm the buyer of DomainNames.com, I did the search via NetworkSolutions.com on 12.Feb, and found it's in their premium domain name lists with a very bargin … [Read more...]
DomainNames.com sold?
Josh from Brand Consultants gets the tip of the cap here as he spotted the valuable name moving from New Ventures Services Corp to a Wang, Yinan out of Beijing. The domain was registered in 1996. Currently the site does not resolve to a website. … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by Bitkey.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Bitkey.com led the way at $25,000. PotPourri.com was second at $22,500. There were 5 four letter .com sales, alty.com being the highest at 9,650 GBP ($13,406). 47.com sales 31 cctld sales 8 other gtld sales DrGrammar.org sold for $8,450. Domain … [Read more...]
Gerald M. Levine on ADO.com and asking high prices for domains
Gerald M. Levine over at ip legal corner wrote an excellent article discussing the ADO.com UDRP. Mr. Levine has a lot of experience and expertise in these matters and gives a very detailed breakdown of the case. (tip of the cap to GeorgeK) I wrote about the case here and how it could have other implications. From the article: The single most prominent reason long-held domain names are … [Read more...]