On this day back in 2015 Michael Berkens announced that he sold the majority of his portfolio to GoDaddy. (171 comments). At the time Michael could not give numbers but after things settled the numbers came out, DomainInvesting.com covered the purchase price of $35.5 Million. The credit goes to George Kirikos: According to a series of tweets from George Kirikos this evening, GoDaddy … [Read more...]
TheDomains.com turns 12
TheDomains.com turned 12 on Wednesday and 10,725 posts and 112,592 approved comments later, Mike, Judi and I would like to thank everyone for their support the past 12 years. Thank you to Escrow.com, Radix, 101Domains, DAN.com and all the other companies/persons that have advertised with us throughout the years. While Michael enjoys his retirement from full time domaining he does keep a … [Read more...]
Black Friday special list names for $200 or less
List your Black Friday specials $200 or less, .com only So this post is for .com only and the max price is $200. You may list up to 3 names. There have been a few who have tried to post more names using a different email address/name same IP all submissions will be deleted if caught. Names will get some added exposure on Twitter. The post should consist of the following … [Read more...]
Sell your best 4,5,6L pronounceable .coms
List your best 4, 5, 6 pronounceable .coms, names must be pronounceable. $2,000 max price. So this post is for .com only and the max price is $2000. You may list up to 3 names. There have been a few who have tried to post more names using a different email address/name same IP all submissions will be deleted if caught. Names will get some added exposure on Twitter. The post should … [Read more...]
That time when they doubted Mike’s sale
Long before the doubts about Chocolate.com, were the doubts about a sale from the founder of this blog. In 2012 Michael sold NewYorkApartmentsForSale.com and the comments on Namepros went from nice sale, and wow that's a great price for such a long name to: Still under Sedo Escrow...after 2.5 months It smell fishy This domain is still in escrow after 3 months, yet it is still listed … [Read more...]
Weekend blowout – list your best .coms for sale up to $200
This post should be used to blow out a few names at wholesale where you are making some money with no commission, and leave some for the next buyer. So this post is for .com only and the max price is $200. You may list up to 3 names. There have been a few who have tried to post more names using a different email address/name same IP all submissions will be deleted if caught. Names will get … [Read more...]
Berkens Bits – Mike on domain offers circa November 2009
Here is another look back at a post from Mike a decade ago. This was published in November of 2009. The post generated a lot of traffic and 65 comments. 1st Rule Of Dealing With Domain Offers Is: People Lie We generally receive 10-15 offers a day, everyday so several thousand a year, and here is the 1st general rule of thumb. Buyer’s lie. Yes people on the Internet often lie. Yes … [Read more...]