DNPric.es database of domain name sales passed over 1,000,000 historic records. According to the developer of the site, not only it makes DNPric.es, the first one to gather so much public entries in one place, it is also times bigger than any other known data provider. According to the statistics section on the site: "The database has 1,089,771 sales records of 1,015,189 domain names … [Read more...]
DomainPros Buys 260 Five Digit Domains For $1M; $3,850 Per
DomainPros.com announced today that it just acquired 260 five number domain names (NNNNN.com) for $1,000,000 That works out to just over $3,800 per domain name. "Most of those 260 domains originally belonged to Marchex’s portfolio of 5 digit domains" which Godaddy bought from Marchex. Back in April we announced that Godaddy paid $26.2 Million dollars for Marchex's portfolio of over … [Read more...]
Domains Are Cheaper than Booze
On Saturday we reported from the Art Basel show in Miami and compared the prices of art work to domains. Now comes the report from the Christie's auction held this past Saturday in New York that a bottle of 1926 Macallan Scotch sold for $54,000, or $2,100 an ounce. It set a record for a bottle of scotch. It also beat expectations. The total generated at the distilled spirits auction was … [Read more...]
Domains Are Cheap!!!!!!!!!!!
I spent seven hours at the huge Art Basel Show in Miami yesterday. I saw the obligatory canvases painted completely white (25k+), Black (65K+) and a very pretty green color priced, at a no doubt what is a steal, at $335,000. Also on display were the white canvas with simply words like "die collector scum", and "meat is death". I also got to see the back doors of what appeared to be a 60's … [Read more...]
Domain Truffles
Every day we receive many offers from retail customers looking to purchase domains. The vast majority of these folk still don't grasp the concept that a domain is worth anymore than the registration fee. Most people compare domains to real estate. I view domains more like commodities and collectibles. A commodity is something that has limited amounts and demand for them. A collectible is … [Read more...]