Moniker.com has released the domains that will be auctioned off at the premier live domain auction at DomainFest next week.
The auction will be held at Thursday Janaury 29, 2009, at the DomainFest show in Hollywood, CA at 1:30-5:30pm PST.
Live and online remote live bidding through snapnames.com will be available for this auction.
There are some great domains here.
There are 5 more .me domains being offered by the registry following the successful auction of 10 .me in New York at TRAFFIC as well as 5 .travel domains being sold by its registry, with low reserves.
Now that the list is out we will be running our poll on the right so you can predict the total sale for the live auction. Please take a second to vote.
As usually, reserve prices are stated in ranges and the list is subject to change:
adblocker.com $ 10,001 – $25,000
aerospace.com $100,001 – $250,000
affiliate.asia $ 10,001 – $25,000
aircraftengines.com $ 5,001 – $10,000
airplanemodels.com $ 10,001 – $25,000
alabamaforeclosures.com $ 5,001 – $10,000
alert.me $ 5,001 – $10,000
americanantiques.com $ 1 – $5,000
antidepressant.com $ 10,001 – $25,000
apartmentrentals.com $100,001 – $250,000
arrangements.com $ 10,001 – $25,000
artclasses.com $ 10,001 – $25,000
artdealer.com $10,001 – $25,000
artistmanagement.com $10,001 – $25,000
auctioneers.com $50,001 – $100,000
autoclassifieds.com $50,001 – $100,000
babyfood.com $100,001 – $250,000
bachelor.com $100,001 – $250,000
backside.com $5,001 – $10,000
bailoutpackages.com $1 – $5,000
blooms.com $50,001 – $100,000
breed.com $10,001 – $25,000
bribes.com $ 5,001 – $10,000
bridgette.com $10,001 – $25,000
bullfighter.com $10,001 – $25,000
burgandy.com No Reserve
businessdegrees.com(+site) $50,001 – $100,000
businesstravelers.com $5,001 – $10,000
car.info $10,001 – $25,000
cardstores.com $1 – $5,000
centralamerica.info $1 – $5,000
cheesecakes.com $100,001 – $250,000
chew.com $25,001 – $50,000
city.travel $1 – $5,000
claypottery.com $1 – $5,000
cleanmycredit.com $10,001 – $25,000
clients.com $100,001 – $250,000
collectiblefigurines.com $1 – $5,000
commercialmodeling.com $5,001 – $10,000
complementary.com $1 – $5,000
comptroller.com $5,001 – $10,000
concerttour.com $10,001 – $25,000
consumerelectronics.com $25,001 – $50,000
contact.me $5,001 – $10,000
copiers.com $1MM – $5MM
CosmeticEyeSurgery.com $5,001 – $10,000
cosmetics.net $25,001 – $50,000
crawl.com $50,001 – $100,000
cruise.net $50,001 – $100,000
customcars.com $50,001 – $100,000
customizedhomes.com $5,001 – $10,000
datefinder.com $1 – $5,000
dayplanner.com $25,001 – $50,000
dealerships.com $100,001 – $250,000
debbie.net $1 – $5,000
debtcollection.org $5,001 – $10,000
debtcollections.com $5,001 – $10,000
detour.com $10,001 – $25,000
devotion.com No Reserve
dictionaries.com $50,001 – $100,000
digitalimaging.com $25,001 – $50,000
diploma.net $1 – $5,000
discount.org $25,001 – $50,000
discountshops.com $1 – $5,000
discounttravel.com $100,001 – $250,000
distancelearningcolleges.com $1 – $5,000
drive.net $10,001 – $25,000
drugs.net $50,001 – $100,000
electricoven.com $5,001 – $10,000
england.mobi $1 – $5,000
errors.com $5,001 – $10,000
europe.travel $1 – $5,000
evaluated.com $1 – $5,000
exhausted.com $10,001 – $25,000
exhibitionists.com $25,001 – $50,000
fajitas.com $5,001 – $10,000
falseteeth.com $5,001 – $10,000
FamilyCoverage.com $5,001 – $10,000
familyleave.com $5,001 – $10,000
famouschefs.com&famouschef $10,001 – $25,000
feed.me $5,001 – $10,000
figureskaters.com $5,001 – $10,000
filet.com $10,001 – $25,000
fixedapr.com $10,001 – $25,000
fly.travel $1 – $5,000
forclosures.net/Foreclosures.net $100,001 – $250,000
FourthDown.com $5,001 – $10,000
free.travel $1 – $5,000
freecreditreports.net $25,001 – $50,000
freequotes.com $250,001 – $500,000
freewireless.com $50,001 – $100,000
fungus.com $50,001 – $100,000
gardens.net $5,001 – $10,000
gaymarriage.com $100,001 – $250,000
gels.com $10,001 – $25,000
gerbils.com $1 – $5,000
goldmines.com $10,001 – $25,000
golfbag.com $1 – $5,000
goods.com $25,001 – $50,000
healthcareplans.com $50,001 – $100,000
heatingequipment.com $5,001 – $10,000
homeinsurancepolicy.com $1 – $5,000
homevalues.net $5,001 – $10,000
honk.com $25,001 – $50,000
houstontexas.com $5,001 – $10,000
husband.com $10,001 – $25,000
iauctions.com (package) $25,001 – $50,000
incrediblebargains.com $5,001 – $10,000
information.travel $1 – $5,000
intranet.net $5,001 – $10,000
inventions.info $1 – $5,000
jet.com $500,001 – $750,000
jp.net $25,001 – $50,000
judgments.com $10,001 – $25,000
kiev.com $50,001 – $100,000
kitchenredesign.com $5,001 – $10,000
landforeclosures.com $1 – $5,000
laptopskins.com $5,001 – $10,000
lasvegasresorts.com $25,001 – $50,000
lawreview.com $5,001 – $10,000
lenders.org $5,001 – $10,000
lightingsupplies.com $5,001 – $10,000
lodi.com $50,001 – $100,000
lowfatyogurt.com $10,001 – $25,000
luxurioushomes.com $10,001 – $25,000
marcia.com $50,001 – $100,000
metalsmarket.com $10,001 – $25,000
mild.com $50,001 – $100,000
monalisa.com $100,001 – $250,000
movie.info $5,001 – $10,000
nutritionists.com $50,001 – $100,000
officesupplystores.com $1 – $5,000
organicbabyfood.com & Foods $25,001 – $50,000
organicchicken.com (package) $10,001 – $25,000
organicfoodstores.com $5,001 – $10,000
palmreadings.com $1 – $5,000
parentalcontrol.com $100,001 – $250,000
partyboat.com $1 – $5,000
payperlead.com $10,001 – $25,000
petbirds.com $5,001 – $10,000
phonenumber.net $10,001 – $25,000
plo.net $1 – $5,000
ppc.info $1 – $5,000
printercartridges.com $100,001 – $250,000
privatepractice.com $25,001 – $50,000
psychiatricdisorders.com $1 – $5,000
publishing.com $1MM – $5MM
pucks.com $5,001 – $10,000
radiobroadcasting.com $25,001 – $50,000
range.com $10,001 – $25,000
ratequotes.com $25,001 – $50,000
read.me $5,001 – $10,000
readers.com $25,001 – $50,000
recordbreaker.com $10,001 – $25,000
reducing.com $10,001 – $25,000
refund.me $1 – $5,000
reimbursement.com $10,001 – $25,000
relative.com $50,001 – $100,000
reserved.com $10,001 – $25,000
richard.com $100,001 – $250,000
ringtones.cn $5,001 – $10,000
rinse.com $10,001 – $25,000
rodeodrive.com $100,001 – $250,000
rumours.com No Reserve
sacramentohotels.com $10,001 – $25,000
sarasota.org $5,001 – $10,000
save.me $5,001 – $10,000
sciencefiction.com $100,001 – $250,000
screensavers.com $1MM – $5MM
scrimmage.com $5,001 – $10,000
securitycameras.net $5,001 – $10,000
seniors.net $25,001 – $50,000
septictankcleaning.com(+site) $1 – $5,000
shock.com $1MM – $5MM
sleep.com $1MM – $5MM
smokin.com No Reserve
snack.net $10,001 – $25,000
solarbusiness.com $10,001 – $25,000
sports.info $10,001 – $25,000
spotlights.com $100,001 – $250,000
starsearch.com $50,001 – $100,000
stimulant.com $10,001 – $25,000
stockmarket.info $5,001 – $10,000
stockticker.com $25,001 – $50,000
sugarfreerecipes.com $1 – $5,000
superstores.com $10,001 – $25,000
sushirestaurants.com $25,001 – $50,000
tablets.com $25,001 – $50,000
tabloid.com $50,001 – $100,000
tennisplayer.com $5,001 – $10,000
toyrecalls.com $5,001 – $10,000
trafficanalyzer.com $1 – $5,000
twentyone.com $25,001 – $50,000
urologists.net $5,001 – $10,000
vacationing.com $10,001 – $25,000
virtualmaps.com $1 – $5,000
viruses.com $250,001 – $500,000
vixen.com $50,001 – $100,000
voiceringtones.com $5,001 – $10,000
vote.info No Reserve
webhostingcompanies.com $1 – $5,000
weblog.com $500,001 – $750,000
wife.com $50,001 – $100,000
winterclothes.com $5,001 – $10,000
zimbabwe.com $100,001 – $250,000
I was expecting to see a lot of ‘steals’ being put on the table for this auction, but if the reserves are any judge, it seems that valuations haven’t receded all that much from last year, despite the downturn in the credit markets.
I guess whether or not these names sell at these types of reserves will be the final arbiter of exactly where the domain market is in early 2009.
Joe
At TRAFFIC NY there were some great names put in at zero reserve.
I think there is a lack of confidence by Sellers that buyers won’t show up so no one wants to offer up there name way below value in this market
Having said that I think there are many great buys at the current reserve range:
Here are just a few:
adblocker.com $ 10,001 – $25,000
aircraftengines.com $ 5,001 – $10,000
airplanemodels.com $ 10,001 – $25,000
alert.me $ 5,001 – $10,000
artdealer.com $10,001 – $25,000
babyfood.com $100,001 – $250,000
breed.com $10,001 – $25,000
businesstravelers.com $5,001 – $10,000
claypottery.com $1 – $5,000
collectiblefigurines.com $1 – $5,000
complementary.com $1 – $5,000
comptroller.com $5,001 – $10,000
consumerelectronics.com $25,001 – $50,000
contact.me $5,001 – $10,000
CosmeticEyeSurgery.com $5,001 – $10,000
cosmetics.net $25,001 – $50,000
cruise.net $50,001 – $100,000
datefinder.com $1 – $5,000
dayplanner.com $25,001 – $50,000
debtcollections.com $5,001 – $10,000
devotion.com No Reserve
digitalimaging.com $25,001 – $50,000
diploma.net $1 – $5,000
discountshops.com $1 – $5,000
discounttravel.com $100,001 – $250,000
europe.travel $1 – $5,000
exhibitionists.com $25,001 – $50,000
falseteeth.com $5,001 – $10,000
feed.me $5,001 – $10,000
figureskaters.com $5,001 – $10,000
fly.travel $1 – $5,000
free.travel $1 – $5,000
gaymarriage.com $100,001 – $250,000
gerbils.com $1 – $5,000
goldmines.com $10,001 – $25,000
golfbag.com $1 – $5,000
heatingequipment.com $5,001 – $10,000
judgments.com $10,001 – $25,000
landforeclosures.com $1 – $5,000
lightingsupplies.com $5,001 – $10,000
movie.info $5,001 – $10,000
nutritionists.com $50,001 – $100,000
officesupplystores.com $1 – $5,000
organicbabyfood.com & Foods $25,001 – $50,000
organicchicken.com (package) $10,001 – $25,000
partyboat.com $1 – $5,000
privatepractice.com $25,001 – $50,000
psychiatricdisorders.com $1 – $5,000
pucks.com $5,001 – $10,000
range.com $10,001 – $25,000
read.me $5,001 – $10,000
readers.com $25,001 – $50,000
reserved.com $10,001 – $25,000
ringtones.cn $5,001 – $10,000
rinse.com $10,001 – $25,000
rumours.com No Reserve
save.me $5,001 – $10,000
sciencefiction.com $100,001 – $250,000
seniors.net $25,001 – $50,000
septictankcleaning.com(+site) $1 – $5,000
smokin.com No Reserve
sports.info $10,001 – $25,000
stockmarket.info $5,001 – $10,000
stockticker.com $25,001 – $50,000
superstores.com $10,001 – $25,000
trafficanalyzer.com $1 – $5,000
twentyone.com $25,001 – $50,000
vacationing.com $10,001 – $25,000
virtualmaps.com $1 – $5,000
viruses.com $250,001 – $500,000
vote.info No Reserve
webhostingcompanies.com $1 – $5,000
winterclothes.com $5,001 – $10,000
I think that the names that have legs are overpriced. In this market, the names should be cheaper relative to the opportunity costs.
I noticed a few names that either were recently acquired from drops or from other auctions. It will be interesting to see if those sell and at what price.
Good luck with your gaymarriage.com name.
Michael is correct. Why offer a domain that might be worth $ xx,xxx for sale at $ 1. ??
It happened to me in the past and will not happen again.
You could never replace it for that price.
Also, why offer to sell a domain that is worth $ xx,xxx for $ x,xxx just satisfy the people that say
“I don’t see any deals on the list”.
In the past, they were usually the people not bidding anyway.
If someone owns a diamond, there is no reason they need to sell it at cut glass prices. The only reason would be they desparately need the money.
Otherwise, hold on for better times.
IMO, first mistake…
Something is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Period!
As domainer owners we are fortunate that the holding costs are insignifigant which is not the case with actual Real Estate so you can afford to wait and pray for a better offer.
Just because a name was once selling for XX,XXX and is now priced at X,XXX does not make it cheap. It just means that it costs less which doesn’t neccessarily translate into cheaper.
Under that logic, you should be buying Bank Of America and Citibank by the truckoads.
Steven
Thanks
Steven, I disagree with your premise.
That the price a domain sells at Domainfest is its market value.
It is only the market value for the people that know about the auction and are in a position to bid.
Domains are very illiquid.
Whereas, stocks have a more predicable value and are easier to transfer.
Moreever, the value of BAC and Citi shares can become worthless if the gov’t nationalize the banks.
Your comparison is more like apples and oranges.
As most domainers know, buying and selling domains involve a factor of timing.
At this point in time, buyers have the advantage.
Domainer
You are spot on here.
You can not compare domains to stock of a public company which trades daily and whose price varies 30% a day (look at BAC this week) for various reasons many having nothing to do with the true value of the company.
I do not think it is comparing apples to oranges at all actually. I know they are not exact but more similiar than not.
Stocks have analysts that interpret what is going on with a company and say various things about it. People buy and sell based on this info.
Occasionally, a company will merge because it is priced right and will be accretive to their earnings or the company believes it can make 1+1=3 resulting in more money
Domains have the similair characteristics except the players are different.
We are the analysts, we are the market, domains with value are actually liquid. Just because you bought it for some price and think it was cheap or you think it is a great name and would never sell it for “auction prices” does not mean it is illiquid.
Definition: The state of a security or other asset that cannot easily be sold or exchanged for cash without a substantial loss in value. Illiquid assets also cannot be sold quickly because of a lack of ready and willing investors or speculators to purchase the asset. The lack of ready buyers also leads to larger discrepancies between the asking price (from the seller) and the bidding price (from a buyer) than would be found in an orderly market with daily trading activity.
You pointed out the other day how much money is spent on domains just with the drop houses. Seems very efficient and liquid to me.
The differance is we as domain investors think that end users should see the value and buy our names. However, in most cases that will never happen. So you have to ask yourself, who is the market? What is the market? I guess this answer will be different for everyone. If you think end users are the only market, than of course its illiquid because we think end users should buy our names when the chance of that occuring is extremely limited.
I know i buy domains in only two instances. They appear cheap where I can see them appreciate because the fundamentals ( not pure speculation) support the purchase or I KNOW it can be developed into a profitable site and therefore my 1+1=3.
Steven
Domainers do not sell domains to end users because very few have set up a channel to sell domains.
Simply waiting for someone to think about your domain, find your whois info (assuming you have correct and current info) and then write you, is what how most domainers get their sales from end users.
However, this method is not going to lead to numerous and continuous sales.
Those who have set up a channel to sell domains, do so to end users on a regular basis.
Look at BuyDomains.com, Fabulous.com’s domain distribution channel and MostWantedDomains.com.
All get end user buyers on a regular basis.
This is some of what I’ll be taking about at DomainFest next week
Domainers must treat domaining as a business if they want to do business.
The current stock market is not definable in any rational form.
Bank of America since you brought it up, went down 30% on Tuesday, up 30% on Wed and down 20% today.
The value of companies, or anything else, does not change like that overnight.
Finally your buying strategy is not everyones, so although you don’t buy a domain unless its a bargain, you might be missing out on some very valuable domains you could make a nice profit on.
Mike,
I look forward to discussing this more in person next week.
I will just say that I think the below statement about domainers not having sales channels in misleading.
Domainers do not sell domains to end users because very few have set up a channel to sell domains.
For a small fee, any domainer can tap into the very companies that already have these channels set up and invest money in them. A domainer can use DDN, Afternic, Sedo, private brokers, and other avenues to market their names to end users.
I do not think that is valid rational as to why alot more names are not sold to end users. I go back to my fools gold theory as to why they do not sell, not having the wrong sales channels.
Steve hit the spot.
Cheap or high priced?
It’s in the eye of the beholder. Some names seem expensive and some worthless in opinions of different domainers. But some of the names might be worth 100 or 1000 times the factor if you think ahead.
Example:
I registered a long tail .com name also the fitting IDN .com which was needed for the language of the country using the service. The sight was developed and put to action.
To secure the service and make sure “I” get the visitors. I offered buying that same long tail name in the fitting ccTld which had been registered for 3 years and not put to use. After buying that ccTLD I wanted to go 100% and bought the same name as an IDN in the ccTLD which was also registered from a different person.
To get to the point.
I had the long tail .com name both ways (also the IDN) and still reached deep into my pocket just for security measures and bought the fitting ccTLD’S.
This LONG TAIL name would have been seen worthless to 99,999999 % of domainers and end users, specially being non .com!
But for me it was worth close to 100 x more than what I would have paid a year earlier.
Cheap or expensive?
When I bought them they where expensive.
Now 8 months later? They where a bargain.
Anybody seen the extended online auction list yet.
Kevin
The list is out but its over $4K long.
Will publish it once the live auction is over