I just got an email from Namejet.com that effective sometime today their "promotional pricing" of $39 minimum on backorders on Pending Delete domain names is ending. The new minimum backorder for Pending Delete domains will now be $69. "This is being done as part of a broader initiative to increase our drop-catch efficacy and to improve the overall customer experience on NameJet by better … [Read more...]
43.com & 866.com To Be Auctioned As Part of Domaining Europe Conference
According to a press release we received today, the domain name marketplace Undeveloped.com will host a unique domain name auction in cooperation with the Domaining Europe conference Undeveloped.com, which will start 24th of May and last until 31th of May. Reza Sardeha, Undeveloped's founder and CEO is quoted as saying: “We’re auctioning 150 domains including the 5 most premium domains in … [Read more...]
55588.com back on auction, $91,060 sale did not go through
On March 9th we wrote about 55588.com closing at $91,060 on DropCatch.com. The domain is back at auction. DropCatch noted "Due to complications involving potentially fraudulent activity, one or more auctions you had participated in are being restarted." Namebio needs to remove the sale to avoid confusion, I have emailed Michael over there. … [Read more...]
Right Of The Dot Auction On NameJet Starts Closing Monday
RightoftheDot.com (ROTD) themed auction of domain names that were in the Namescon auction but went unsold, start to close out tomorrow afternoon, Monday March 14th All the auctions are public, meaning you didn't/don't have ot pre-order the domains to bid on them. You can join the auction on any given domain, anytime before an auction ends. As you can see below, the while some of the … [Read more...]
The Dropped Domain Name 55588.com Sells For $91,060
The domain name, 55588.com which just dropped a few days ago, just sold at DropCatch.com for $91,060. The domain name was owned by VARTEX Media Marketing GmbH at the German registrar, Vautron Rechenzentrum AG. VARTEX Media Marketing GmbH owned the domain since at least 2007 according to domaintools.com The domain had a creation date of 02-17-2000 according to DomainTools.com, before it … [Read more...]
HA.com Announces 42 Domains For Live Auction On April 19th: Quick.com, VE.com; Sit.com
HA.com just released the 42 domain names it will be auctioning off live on April 19th in San Francisco. Bidding is now open at: http://domains.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=1230 Here is the press release we just received from Aron Meystedt of HA.com: Quick.com | This is one of the first 100 domain names ever registered on the Internet. Original registration in 1987! It’s also a perfect … [Read more...]
.XYZ Holding Exclusive Premium Auction of 150 Domains With West.Cn including 1.xyz
According to a press release we just received, ".XYZ is proud to announce that we have partnered with West.cn for a second time to host an exclusive .xyz premium name auction between March 16 - March 31." "Over 150 .xyz domains will be auctioned off at no reserve. "Many of these domains have never been registered before, since they were originally variably priced premium names, which renewed … [Read more...]