GoDaddy removed the auction for RapeKids.com on their platform today. Lance @tldn had tweeted @WtfDomains with a link to the auction, @DNUpdate retweeted it with a message and Noah Plumb who has the super cool handle of @no took care of the situation. That’s not right. We took it down and are looking into how it happened so it doesn’t happen again. Thanks for keeping us in check — Noah Plumb ? … [Read more...]
Rare sighting: 2 expired 3L.coms on GoDaddy auctions
With 8 and 9 days left on their auctions respectively, the domain names GTJ.com and MNT.com are expiring on GoDaddy auctions. You can view the auctions by clicking their name above, GTJ is currently at $32,888 and MNT.com is currently at $31,333. GTJ.com - registered since 2000, been under privacy for years and parked at Sedo. MNT.com - registered since 1997, owned by, Crystal Beacon … [Read more...]
Bidding war for former popular tor service
On Saturday there was a bidding war for a domain that many might have wondered, "What's all the fuss?" The auction was for Torcache.net, the auction closed at $4,952. Bidders 11 and 12 battled it out from $1,623 to the close. Eventually bidder 11 won the auction. Bidder 11 looks to just have had a pretty high proxy bid TorrentFreak.com covered the news last August when the service was … [Read more...]
Odd GoDaddy auction activity, might be tied to new appraisal valuations
So GoDaddy revamped their appraisal tool and now when someone is bidding at GoDaddy auctions they see where GoDaddy is valuing the name. Elliot Silver wrote a couple articles on the topic. On Twitter and as a sidenote in the Daily Sales Recap on TLDinvestors.com I expressed my doubts about this. @DInvesting @godaddyauctions I think it hurts GoDaddy more than helps if worthless names have … [Read more...]
Update on Domaining Europe auction
Domaining Europe has provided an update with regards to their online auction. Already, more than $100,000 in bids have been submitted. ABC.net is getting a lot of attention and is currently at $27,000. Domaining Europe takes place in Berlin from May 14 - May 16. Full Release: "Domaining Europe" Auction has Something for Everyone Amsterdam, the Netherlands— [May 11, 2017] — Even before … [Read more...]
Still time to submit a name to the Domaining Europe domain auction
Undeveloped put out a press release today with regards to their auction at Domaining Europe. There is still time to submit a premium name for the auction. Whiskey.com stars in the "Domaining Europe" auction managed by Undeveloped.com Amsterdam, the Netherlands— [April 5, 2017] — Once again, Undeveloped.com is leading the charge at "Domaining Europe" 2017, armed with a group of premium … [Read more...]
NAACP fails to renew Nigger.com, Domain Now On Auction At NameJet
There are names and then there are names, some are so controversial and vile that most people would never want any association with them. We wrote back in December about the uproar surrounding the domain name Retarded.com being auctioned at Namescon. Well now what is one of, if not the most offensive word in the English language, so offensive it is usually only mentioned as "The N Word" has … [Read more...]