Now that the DomainFest auction has concluded, its time for you to weigh in with your pick as to which domain name was the best buy. You can select from 12 of the domains that sold or "none of the above". You can vote on the right and of course leave any comments below. … [Read more...]
Zero.com Sells For $330K & DomainFest Prague Winds Up WIth Almost $1.8 Million In Sales
The extended auction for Domainfest ended yesterday on SnapNames, with several domains selling including Zip.com which was reported last night as selling for $1,058,830. Another great domain name, one we selected as a top pick, Zero.com sold for $329,420. Between the live and Extended (EXT) auction and the sale of ShortSale.com which occurred after the live auction, which we reported about a … [Read more...]
The Domain Name Auction List For The IDN New York Show Is Released
The IDN Event & Auction show will be held in New York on October 3oth. The auction includes prime .COM terms in Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, Hebrew and other languages. Elliot Silver, Patrick Carleton and Edmon Chung will be headlining the roster of speakers. To see the agenda for the event click here According to the organizers the show is being held at the largest private room in … [Read more...]
Moniker.com Sells DayTrading.com For $200,000; DomainFest Live Auction Brings In $458K
Right after the DomainFest auction came to a close, Moniker.com sold the domain name DayTrading.com for $200,000. While the domain did not officially sell in the auction (it was passed) a deal was struck immediately after the close of the auction. With the rest of the domains that sold at the Live auction I get an UNOFFICIAL total of $458,200 Interesting that 3 top Wall Street financial … [Read more...]
Our Picks & Pans From The Moniker.com DomainFest Auction To Be Held Tomorrow
Moniker will be holding a live domain name auction from the DomainFest show in Prague Tomorrow October 6th starting at 10am EST. Remote bidding will be available through SnapNames.com Lets start with the star of the auction, Restaurants.com The domain name Restaurants.com besides being a category killer domain is an active site with revenue. Here are the facts and figures from the … [Read more...]
Now That TRAFFIC Has Announced A Show For 2011, Whose Going To Run The Auctions?
The TRAFFIC show organizers announced yesterday that its going to hold its first show of 2011 right before the ICANN show in March in San Francisco. Now the questions becomes who is going to run the domain name auctions for them. I have checked with the show organizers and they confirmed that they don't have a contract with anyone to run the auctions for them next year. There are … [Read more...]
Here We Go Again: The 1st Quarter of 2011 Shaping Up To Be A Busy Conference Schedule
Just a little over a week ago RickLatona.com announced he was canceling the TRAFFIC Hong Kong show due in large part to the number of domain shows this year: "The simple fact of the matter is that we are in a cottage industry." "The domain world is small and it can’t sustain so many companies fighting over attendees. So, I’ll bow out." So its interesting that 2011 is already setting up … [Read more...]