Back on May 22 we had a 2 million pound bid on Lifestyle.com at Sedo. That auction was later cancelled. After seeing this and asking Sedo why a bid was cancelled? What about verification? It turned out that when someone gets an offer and pushes to auction, there is no verification. Chris from Sedo replied on Namepros: Verification is only necessary when buyers want to make bids for … [Read more...]
Registrant lets Canna names expire nets GoDaddy $15,000+
So one registrant allowed 7 canna related names to expired and it netted GoDaddy over $15,000 on Wednesday. The gentleman apparently was involved with FreedomLeaf.com and owned the names under another company name. It looks like he has moved on to another business and left the names to just expire. cannado.com3,250 USD2020-05-20GoDaddycannakitchen.com3,051 … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly domain sales led by TXO.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales report and TXO.com led the way at $27,500. DP.co.uk was second at 10,250 GBP, ($12,585). RealPrice.com was the third highest sale at 10,000 Euro, ($10,850). 36 .com sales 18 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Domain … [Read more...]
Things not to say to an undercover agent – Coronaprevention.org seized by ICE
CoronaPrevention.org seized ICE has seized the domain name Coronaprevention.org. Apparently the seller listed it for sale and engaged in communication with an undercover agent. Among the things he relayed to the agent was that it was “genius” to sell “fake testing kits” using this domain. The seller further stated that the seller “wanted to do that but I couldn’t get enough cash to bulk buy … [Read more...]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle fail to secure domain name for new foundation
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's formed a foundation named Archewell. They however did not register the domain name ArchewellFoundation.com. PageSix.com reports the domain name was registered and redirected to the Kanye West hit song Gold Digger. Fans who type in http://www.archewellfoundation.com are diverted to a YouTube video of Kanye West’s 2005 hit featuring Jamie Foxx. The Duke and … [Read more...]
Uni’s Registry Steps into Tomorrow as UNR
Uniregistry announces plans for their registry business moving forward. The company put out a press release to let everyone know what the future holds. First off a rebrand, Uni Naming & Registry (UNR). The business is focused on expansion. So it stands to reason they will be a big player in the second round of new gtlds launched. Full release April 9, 2020 - Grand Cayman - Uni … [Read more...]
Some domain name registration deals
A few domain registration deals for those looking. Dynadot is offering $5.99 .coms for March EwallHost is offering a special $5.49. I have never dealt with this registrar. They posted on Namepros tonight, .COM at $5.49, the lowest price on the current market. The offer will be valid from 10th March 2020 for a limited time (and limited count). Registration - … [Read more...]