Great.com was the big sale at NamesCon's live auction last night. Some expressed doubts if the domain sale would close. We did a poll on Twitter with not many votes but the majority voted no it would not go through. https://twitter.com/thedomains/status/958560746539048961 Monte Cahn left a comment that it's a done deal monte cahn says January 31, 2018 at 2:00 pm (Edit) LOL … [Read more...]
Great.com sells for $900,000 to lead NamesCon auction
There were 135 lots in the live auction and 82 sold. The top sale was Great.com at $900,000. The reserve was higher but looks like it was lowered and an online bidder won the auction. PayPerClick.com was sold at $100,000. Stop.com sold for $75,000 owned by Monte, Mike tweeted out that Monte said it did not sell now after it showed sold on the live auction. Over $1.6 million in … [Read more...]
NamesCon Auction today, Lucky.com has a 7 figure bid
RightOfTheDot will conduct the live auction today at 4:00 PM Pacific Time at the NamesCon conference. The domain name Lucky.com has a bid of over $1millon but still shy of reserve. Now Domains.co.uk tweeted out that it met reserve, but when looking at NameJet it shows not met reserve. https://t.co/MFcotbuzeW meets reserve with a bid at $1,006,000 and just under 12 hours left! … [Read more...]
Bitcoin typo in .org with a $10,000 auction bid
Either someone misread something and didn't see the typo or one of the greatest typo sales is about to take place on Sedo. Regged since 2011, Bitcion.org closing in 4 hours has one bid. Offer Views 859 Bids 1 Watcher 3 Traffic 463 Maybe someone knows something, but that is one hell of a price for a typo in .org. Tip of the cap to Bobby TV … [Read more...]
Bidding war reels in $29,650 for Unafraid.com
Unafraid.com just closed at auction on GoDaddy, the closing price $29,650. Bidder 18 and 19 were the two that came in and shook things up, prior to their entry the name was hovering at $2,300. Only one more bidder even bid after the back and forth started. Bidder 20 was out after bidding $6,100. Unafraid.com is a 22 year old domain that was the web address for Unafraid Publications. … [Read more...]
The Domain King is getting upset
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tL9JgMt4okM Rick Schwartz is getting tired of some of the games in the auction business. Rick has been tweeting out a few things today about GoDaddy auctions I am still trying to get off the floor. My @GoDaddy rep just told me that they have no problem with people bidding on their own #Domains in their auctions. Please someone revive me and tell me I’m not … [Read more...]
27 year old Gradient.com closes at $125,001
So I posted an article on 11-15 that Gradient.com was expiring on GoDaddy auctions. The 27 year old domain name was at $31,000. The auction closed Sunday at $125,001. So now the rush for those looking to contact the old owner and tell them how to renew or transfer begins. That's a great price and it's great to be GoDaddy who potentially profits huge for doing nothing. Bid Date Bid … [Read more...]