BinaryOption.com closed at $10,600 and commenter Ariful came within $600 of an exact guess. ariful says March 1, 2018 at 1:31 am (Edit) $10,000 They win $25 and St.Jude Hospital will also receive $25. I thought the name might go higher, at one point the name was over $20,000 but GoDaddy must have seen some bids as incorrect and adjusted back down to the $2,900 range. Will … [Read more...]
Where will it close? Win cash for you and charity
You follow all kinds of domain names and then there are some that are on topics you have a great interest in. One of those just came on to GoDaddy auctions Monday for me, BinaryOption.com. The plural would be better but still a great name. For those who don't know what binary options are: A binary option is a financial option in which the payoff is either some fixed monetary amount or … [Read more...]
Verisign shares hit new high while Tucows is down 6.6%
Verisign shares hit a new high today, the high on the day was $121.61 before closing at $120.55. 120.55 +4.20 (3.61%) Range 116.23 - 121.61 52 week 81.58 - 121.61 Open 116.47 Vol / Avg. 2.32M/939,093.00 Mkt cap 11.76B P/E 32.74 Div/yield - EPS 3.68 Shares 97.59M Beta 0.92 Inst. … [Read more...]
The lady responsible for all those blockchain names and an idea for GoDaddy
So over the last couple weeks GoDaddy has reaped the rewards of one ladies' efforts. An avalanche of blockchain related domains sold at auction that had expired. The registrant was certainly a forward thinker who was earlier than most to the blockchain game. Jane Angela Maginsky Pantalone Both passed away sadly in March of 2017. It was unexpected as she was out walking her dogs. She was only … [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...]