The domain name VSB.com hit GoDaddy auctions on Friday and the expired three letter .com is already up to $13,750. Leave a comment on where you think this name will close, the winner will receive $25 via Paypal. Comments will close 5/7/18 at 8 pm Eastern time. The domain was owned by Yadkin Bank Yadkin Financial Corporation was a bank holding company and the parent of Yadkin Bank, a … [Read more...]
The ADO.com decision brings up another potential problem
With all the news yesterday about the ridiculous UDRP decision on ADO.com, I read a comment on DNW.com that I thought was very interesting. The point made by commenter RP may require people to rethink whether all these logos are needed to sell very short names like three and four letter .coms. As Andrew Allemann pointed out, part of the discussion that motivated these 3 panelists to rule against … [Read more...]
Namejet Reports Over $770K In Sales For October 2016
Namejet just reported over $770,000 in domain name sales for October 2016. Namejet.com only reports domains that were bought and paid for by the end of the month that sold for $2,000 or more Included in this list are some substantial sales from the .NYC auction. Of the top 12 sales for the month, 8 were three-letter .com's and 2 were .nyc … [Read more...]
Namejet Reports Over $1,250,000 In Domain Sales In April
Namejet.com reported over $1,250,000 in domain name sales in April 2016. Only domain names that sold for $2,000 or more are included and only those domains that sold and were paid for in April are included All sales were led by 746.com at $121,000 The next 4 highest sales were 3 letter .Com domain names. 11 out of the top 14 sales in April were three-letter .com domain names including … [Read more...]
.Pet Went Live On Tuesday & Has Over 5.4K Domains Registrations
The new gTLD .Pet went live into general availability (GA) on Tuesday where is could be registered on a first come, first served basis and according to ntlstats.com .Pet has 5,428 domain name registered. There were less than 100 .Pet domain names registered before GA in Sunrise. Godaddy is charging $11.99 for a .Pet domain for example but there are also premium domain names like Vet.Pet … [Read more...]
The Story Of How Harvey Levin Bought The Domain TMZ.com For $5K
The Newyorker, just published a very interesting story on the history of TMZ, including the story on how the founder of the company, Harvey Levin bought the domain name for just $5,000 back in 2005. "The site needed a name, and “Feed the Beast,” “Frenzie,” and “Buzz Feed” were all considered, according to Rowe’s notes. Then, one day, a Telepictures executive suggested “Thirty Mile Zone.” It was … [Read more...]
55 Three Letter .Com’s From My Former Portfolio Sold & Buyer Is NOT From China
I just noticed that 55 three-letter domain names (LLL.com) that I sold as part of my portfolio to Godaddy/Afternic, which was announced a week ago Monday, have already been sold off and the biggest surprise maybe the buyer was not from China. Domain investor Nat Cohen's Telepathy is now the owner of the following three-letter .com's. All appear to be the type of letter domain names favored … [Read more...]