According to Mike Mann Facebook page his company just sold Women.co for $25K
Also according to his Facebook page Mike sold the domain name ChinaDiscovery.com for $13,000, a domain he just acquired on May 2, of this year; yes just about a month ago for $69.
In what other business can you turn $69 into $13K in a month?
Congrats to Mike and his team
Congrats to Mike!
That’s why he is a multi millionaire turning domains into deals like this…
If only the rest of us could do this…
Absolutely amazing.
Any idea who bought Women.co ? great price just makes you think whats the top .co adult words are worth example Sex.co Gay.co Porn.co im guessing in the near future names like this could hit 7 figures who knows Sex.com sold at $13, million
I feel sorry for the poor bastard that let ChinaDiscovery.com expire……………
I feel sorry for the sucker that bought chinadiscovery at that price
(whining voice)
But Miiiiiiiiiiike,
There aren’t any oppportunities for new comers with low budgets to make
money in this industry anymore…
– Aron
Interesting… again that no owner change on the whois for women.co.
This won’t be posted as a sale at DN Journal since Ron does not consider a domain to be SOLD until the whois info changes. I think that a fair metric in order to declare a domain sold.
Also, these “sold” domains below haven’t changed ownership yet either.
automotive.co
finance.co
ski.co
chinadiscovery.com
Apparently Mike is able to find buyers who don’t mind leaving the whois in Mike’s name.
Are these domains “sold” by a payment plan or financing?
Just asking.
Very nice sales, quiet an old one from 1998
I’ll take a wild guestimate and say it was bought by chinadiscoverytours.c o m
Congrats, there’s gold in them thar hills
“In what other business can you turn $69 into $13K in a month?”
narcotics?
So if someone posts an update on their facebook that makes it official now? This is stupid.
the ChinaDiscovery.com $13K sale is surprising especially if we consider that it isn’t gramatically perfect like DiscoveryChina.com or DiscoverChina.com, both names already registered by (after this sale) very lucky guys
Decent sale, but another domain assigned far before open registration began.
These were not won on the open market facing competition.
Sales of these amazing terms, registered before open registration, are not that relevant to the rest of the .CO market.
How many landrush auction domains been resold for a major profit? That would be more impressive.
Brad
I think that is a pretty good guess that chinadiscoverytours.c o m bought ChinaDiscovery. C om because they probably would want to shorten their current domain.
Other domain owners like TheMenswearSite. c om would probably want MenswearSite.c om
or Workered.O rg would want Workered.c om which both I own.
Or someone wanting a great chance to make a DailyDeals.c om site might want DailyDealCom.C om.
So there are definitely some good opportunities out right now before we start seeing domain price explosions, especially with the .Coms since they definitely rank highest in the search engines.
DiscoverChina.com – Creation date: 29 May 2003 owned by Marchex
Blake
“”So if someone posts an update on their facebook that makes it official now? This is stupid.””
Well not someone but Mike Mann.
Yes if Mike Mann says he sold a domain I believe the guy.
When I send Ron Jackson one of my sales, I send him an email saying
“Hey Ron hope your and your beautiful wife are doing well.
I sold xxxxxxx.com for $xx,xxx”
Hope to see you soon
Mike”
That is and should be good enough.
I don’t send Ron any verification nor does he ask for it.
My word is my word whether its on the blog, on email, on Twitter or Facebook.
I hope everyone feels the same.
My Global:
““In what other business can you turn $69 into $13K in a month?”
narcotics?”
No I don’t think you can turn $69 into $13K in a month selling drugs
“When I send Ron Jackson one of my sales, I send him an email saying
“Hey Ron hope your and your beautiful wife are doing well.
I sold xxxxxxx.com for $xx,xxx””
Agree. He will take your word for the price but I don’t think he posts it as a sale until the whois changes.
Don’t you wonder why the whois is not changing on his sold domains?
Mann is a man of his word
Just ask his wife
He has some great Facebook google and Microsoft names that should fetch big bucks too
Another friction wacko in domainland
I don’t think Mike Mann is the kind of guy that would do such stupid things, for the simple reason that he doesn’t need to.
Here is Lori Anne Wardi, Director of Global Communications, .CO Internet
working hard today talking about .CO in a topic
Master Your Domain at IWNY.CO
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/15247680
I forgot to add that things like the above seminar are what is getting
.CO
so popular
That, and lets not forget…YOU Robert.
Mike is making publicity for .CO registry. He has never sold any .co domain name. He is just making things up. He is getting paid to do that
@Emma
What brings you to that conclusion? Why would someone who has made millions off the sales of domain names and his own credibility in the domain market put it all on the line to prop up any domain extension let alone the .CO extension.
If he was making up sales, wouldnt it behoove the people paying for his made up sales to maybe markup the domain sales numbers a little higher to kind of make them competitive with the sales numbers of .COM?
I am just saying that is someone is going through the troubles to pay off a respected domainer (in his own right) to falsify sales numbers, one would assume that they would make the numbers a great deal better for premium names then just 25K. The higher the numbers the more attention it would bring. If that is what you are insinuating… it would only make sense that they would bring the numbers up higher to gain more attention.
But imagine the outcome if you where correct in saying that the sales are false. I would think that would crush Mike Mann’s credibility not to mention the company that you think is paying him off. I am not sure giving the a business savvy guy like Mike Mann would fall victim to such a stunt and would especially think that if he did, he would be smart enough to cover his own ass.
Just my opinion to your comment.
I would like to see proof to a statement like that however. That would make a huge story.
Cheers
If Mike said he sold it, he sold it. And, I congratulate him on the sales.
Boasting about selling ChinaDiscovery is “ok” among good friends within the domain category (facebook wall). However, that is not the type of publicity we need by announcing it to mainstream news. The world already think all of us are cybersquatters. We don’t need to paint the picture that every domain produces those type of instant results.
He got lucky on that sale. Good for him.
He was the only bidder for the domain on 5-1-11. And, he didn’t snipe the bid. He reserved it 1/2 day before the 11 pm deadline. Nice Pick !!!
How would falsifying numbers help me? Im sure all real domainers know my credibility and the rest of you who post nonsense are nonsensical like usual.
ChinaDiscovery is a great and generic name for the worlds biggest market, to discover and open new internet markets with a permanent, powerful, easy to say and spell .Com brand name. Each of these names is a ridiculous bargain for the buyers and the people that didnt buy such great brands at such low prices are the ones making the mistakes.
There are many thousands of great underpriced brands at domainmarket.com, most $350 but I dont post the 10 of those we sell every day. Rob Sequins whois theory is amusing, but it is irrelevant when they change their whois info as long as they are paid in full. Rob is an amusing yet pointless chap.
Thanks good folks, and sorry for you hating scammers who cant make bank.
Just sold cambridge.at for 22200 EUR (32500 USD) via Adomino.com, catched the domain in March 2010 for 7,50 EUR (11 USD)
NONONO.CO
SOSOSO.CO
PLEXTOR.CO
JUE.CO
STAROPRAMEN.CO
DIOXIDE.CO
5OO.CO
who’s that guy with the dating site who took of photo of his check from google? maybe he thought people would doubt him. he made bank.
I was watching Lori Wardi, moderating
Master Your Domain at today’s Internet Week
and it is just fascinating how wonderfully and elegantly she presents .CO
“it levels the playing field”
so I searched on google for
Loadout
and lo behold
Loadout.co is on the 1st page.
wow
WOW
WOW
and I should also add
Loadout.co
has 4x more traffic than
Loadout.com
Well done Mike! Hope we can follow your footstep soon.
The gist of all this and what I have learned from this is:
If you have the correct content, a
.Co will be just as good as a .Com
“Rob Sequins whois theory is amusing, but it is irrelevant when they change their whois info as long as they are paid in full.”
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This is not an unreasonable point in my view. Most people would not consider a domain sold if the whois has not changed.
women.co sell for $25,000 but really worth $25,000,000,000,000!
International Monetary Fund declare that all the money in entire world not enough to pay for what this name actually worth!
.co hot hot hot! Must buy now!
Act fast! Soon no more .co domain left and you miss boat!
.co SHORTER than .com! Mean “company” or even “conglomerate”!
.ws mean WEBSITE and SHORTER than .com too!
HOT HOT HOT!
MUST BUY NOW!
I HAVE lll.co DOMAIN FOR SALE! BUT MUST ACT FAST!
SOON YOU NO BE ABLE TO BUY lll.com DOMAIN FOR LESS THAN $1,000,000!
wow
WOW
WOW
LOADOUT.co on first page of Google!
All 3 people who search that term every single month now witness undeniable proof that .co domain name have power to reach bottom of Page 1 for hyper-competitive term such as “loadout”!
[gong noise]
“Boasting about selling ChinaDiscovery is “ok” among good friends within the domain category (facebook wall). However, that is not the type of publicity we need by announcing it to mainstream news. The world already think all of us are cybersquatters. ”
@ Meyer
ChinaDiscovery.com was a 1998 reg, just because the domain may have not been available to buy for a few years and someone else “may” have bought a similar domain in the meantime it doesn’t mean that its not fair game.
That happens all the time because the best terms have been taken (usually years ago)
Its pretty generic and there doesn’t appear like there’s any trademarks on it.
JMO.
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“…and it is just fascinating how wonderfully and elegantly she presents .CO
“it levels the playing field”
so I searched on google for ”
@Robert – Hmm, levels the playing field eh ?
I searched google too, maybe they will sell you some of these for $30 if you ask them nicely
Thailand.co
England.co
Russia.co
Spain.co
Cyprus.co
Egypt.co
Germany.co
Jamaica.co
LosAngeles.co
Taiwan.co
Milano.co
Rio.co
Cancun.co
Elsalvador.co
Salvador.co
Bangalore.co
Ukraine.co
Delhi.co
Israel.co
Estonia.co
Capetown.co
Virginislands.co
Tanzania.co
one.co
Data.co
Mobiles.co
Ringtone.co
Milk.co
….and hundreds of others….just fascinating
On the flip side of the coin…the smile on Mr. Mann’s face after ringing up the cash register on those might be wiped off cuz of the following unpleasant hiccup:
“Facebook takes control of disputed domains once owned by Mike Mann’s Domain Asset Holdings”
http://fusible.com/2011/06/facebook-takes-control-of-disputed-domains-once-owned-by-mike-manns-domain-asset-holdings/
“Killfacebook.com, MoneyWithFaceBook.com, FriendsonFaceBbook.com and 18 other domain names that included the word Facebook have now been transferred to social networking giant Facebook following a recent decision by World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The disputed domain names were part of a case filed at WIPO by Facebook ”
SOURCE: Fusible.com
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OUCH !
Mr Mann
Speaking of nonsensical
Perhaps you care to illuminate for all those who can’t make bank how you propose to maintain your seemingly glowing reputation in light of your own nonsensical diatribe against your wife on your blog and in light of your registration and obviously infringing use of domains which correspond to hugely famous trademarks
Forgive me if I am wrong but were you not recently required to relinquish ownership of 21 domain names that included the term Facebook in them? Perhaps you think that making bank somehow equates to having integrity
Those closest to u can see and have testified to your own irratic and nonsensical ways
Now that the Facebook names have been culled from your portfolio you may want to voluntarily pull the google Microsoft and other tm names you own before the world sees you as the fraud that you are. Remember mike money can’t buy happiness or love two areas of your life in which you are not only not making bank but in which you are apparently bankrupt
Oh and for the record rob sequin is a man of good reputation who speaks the truth something that large scale domineers can neither handle or face. Enjoy your money while it lasts. once your wife is through with you your bank will be half it’s current size
To Mike Mann:
Out of dozens of comments you pick mine and go on the attack???
I said this:
Interesting… again that no owner change on the whois for women.co.
This won’t be posted as a sale at DN Journal since Ron does not consider a domain to be SOLD until the whois info changes. I think that a fair metric in order to declare a domain sold.
Also, these “sold” domains below haven’t changed ownership yet either.
automotive.co
finance.co
ski.co
chinadiscovery.com
Apparently Mike is able to find buyers who don’t mind leaving the whois in Mike’s name.
Are these domains “sold” by a payment plan or financing?
Just asking.
END
and you say this:
Rob Sequins whois theory is amusing, but it is irrelevant when they change their whois info as long as they are paid in full. Rob is an amusing yet pointless chap.
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What exactly is my theory?
I posted a question and you attack me?
Apparently you are fortunate to have customers who pay many thousands of dollars for domains but aren’t concerned about changing the whois info or even nameservers in the cases of ChinaDiscovery.com ($13k) or Finance.co ($25k).
I do see that Sedo Executive Marius Würzner is now the whois owner of record for automotive.co and ski.co. I suppose this is some sort of Sedo brokerage holding account.
Hey who cares about those trademark and famous trademark indefensibles? Take ’em all. No worries.
We never needed those. It’s the defensible generic names that are the most valuable. (Buy some now! At only 10-100x the registration fee. .co is hot!)
Look, see this great generic name? That’s what domaining is all about. (Never mind those blatently trademark infringing names we have registered. They just slipped past our automated registration filter. They’re worthless anyway.)
Strange to attack Rob Sequin. His question was a reasonable one. Not like the unreasonable cynicism above.
@clobert
.ws means “website”
lol
that’s almost as good as
.swf means “small web file”
Rob
I see that Ski.co is not on Sedo.com list of sold domains so it looks like that one is complete
“…I searched google too, maybe they will sell you some of these for $30 if you ask them nicely
England.co
Russia.co
Spain.co…..”
If you can’t get those above, try 3D versions:
3dEngland.co
3dAustralia.co
3dChina.co
3dAsia.co
3dGermany.co
3dMexico.co
3dRussia.co
3dNYC.co
3dAbuDhabi.co
3dBerlin.co
The end-user who acquired ChinaDiscovery got shafted. The sale is comparable to the same bad deal as the visit domains. Because Mike makes a fortune overpricing his domains, he can afford to give away his dot co domains to influence that particular extension. No person making money will want to give another a chance to use the domain.
Homeless dot com at $300,000. You’ll go homeless purchasing that domain. Bragging about phones and SEO dot com on a blog. The top domainers don’t need to defend their elite status on blog boards. Mike seems to let these domainers get to him. I know a few top 10 domainers who barely speak because they don’t need to – their actions speak volumes.
I know of a few buyers who claimed they made a mistake purchasing a coin and another domain. The people with the large inventories can afford to sit and reject offers. The domain industry is not as lucrative as many claim it to be. Elite domainers will reply back with high offers, especially for domains not worth the price.
Elite domainers make high sales due in part to their track record. They can ask ridiculous prices. I would rather hear of an average domainer making a great sale than wealthy people who don’t need the money.
Dot .co is not as hot as you think. Besides the o.co, no other .co sale has exceeded $100k. Average domainers can afford to wait 5 years to take a risk. The top dot co keywords were withheld from the general public.
In my opinion, dot co are worthless for ad revenue. My dot info perform better than my dot co. Even dot us makes more ad revenue. Newbies will lose big listening to the wrong people. There are plenty of dot com available for registration. Domain owners let their gems drop.
The 3D country dot co are a bad purchase. Too risky unless you find an end-user who plans to develop these domains. Why purchase a 3D country domains when you can locate a 4 character 3D dot com? I located a nice 3D 4 character dot com a few months ago.
Good names don’t come knocking on your door. You have to put in the work to find good domains. It’s worth your time.
Domainers are not cybersquatters. When a domainer provides quality content on their sites, then they’re giving people what they want. If these people are searching for a resume, job, movie reviews and other answers, you deserve to make some revenue in exchange for your time.