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Domain Name Wire
Top .com domain name registrars
Welcoming CentralNic to the top 10 ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2020. This is the first month that I’m aggregating CentralN...
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Top .com domain name registrars
Welcoming CentralNic to the top 10 ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2020. This is the first month that I’m aggregating CentralN...
Discussion
February 4, 2021, 2:36 pm
Domain Shane
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, February 4th, 2021
If you ever want to know why production in the US and brick and mortar is dying, don’t look to the Internet. Look at your insurance companies. The amount of money I pay for Workers comp and health insurance is getting out of control and it ge...
Discussion
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, February 4th, 2021
If you ever want to know why production in the US and brick and mortar is dying, don’t look to the Internet. Look at your insurance companies. The amount of money I pay for Workers comp and health insurance is getting out of control and it ge...
Discussion
February 4, 2021, 10:44 am
Domain Name Wire
Web.com aftermarkets generated $500k in big sales last month
Another strong month at NameJet and SnapNames. Web.com’s NameJet and SnapNames auction platforms generated nearly $500,000 in sales of domains $2,000 or more last month. 115 domains met the threshold. It was down from January’s $700k, but...
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Web.com aftermarkets generated $500k in big sales last month
Another strong month at NameJet and SnapNames. Web.com’s NameJet and SnapNames auction platforms generated nearly $500,000 in sales of domains $2,000 or more last month. 115 domains met the threshold. It was down from January’s $700k, but...
Discussion
February 3, 2021, 8:27 pm
The Domains
NameJet/Snapnames January domain sales led by 31op.com
NameJet/Snapnames released their January sales data and 31op.com was the top sale at $29,500. Top NameJet Sale: shes.com – $22,722Top SnapNames Sale: 31op.com – $29,500NameJet had 3 domains sell over $10KSnapNames had 3 domains sell over ...
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NameJet/Snapnames January domain sales led by 31op.com
NameJet/Snapnames released their January sales data and 31op.com was the top sale at $29,500. Top NameJet Sale: shes.com – $22,722Top SnapNames Sale: 31op.com – $29,500NameJet had 3 domains sell over $10KSnapNames had 3 domains sell over ...
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February 3, 2021, 5:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Fortune China 100 and domain opportunities
Kassey Lee investigates which domains the top companies in China are using. I believe domain investment based on real demand from end users is a solid investment. For this reason, I spend almost every day researching companies in China. Fortune publi...
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Fortune China 100 and domain opportunities
Kassey Lee investigates which domains the top companies in China are using. I believe domain investment based on real demand from end users is a solid investment. For this reason, I spend almost every day researching companies in China. Fortune publi...
Discussion
February 3, 2021, 4:29 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF FEBRUARY 2, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on February 2, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
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AUCTION RECAP OF FEBRUARY 2, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on February 2, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
February 3, 2021, 3:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 more end user sales
A couple of financial advisory firms, a game developer, and a wrestling site bought domain names. Sedo had some nice end user sales this past week, including to a company based on the island I live on. It’s always interesting to see loca...
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18 more end user sales
A couple of financial advisory firms, a game developer, and a wrestling site bought domain names. Sedo had some nice end user sales this past week, including to a company based on the island I live on. It’s always interesting to see loca...
Discussion
February 3, 2021, 2:51 pm
Domain Shane
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021
Unless you are in my phone already, I’m not answering the phone. I’m even starting to get calls that have taken old numbers from people in my phone. I got a phone call the other day and thought to myself. “That motherfucker died ...
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Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, February 3rd, 2021
Unless you are in my phone already, I’m not answering the phone. I’m even starting to get calls that have taken old numbers from people in my phone. I got a phone call the other day and thought to myself. “That motherfucker died ...
Discussion
February 3, 2021, 10:45 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by flitterwochen.de
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and flitterwochen.de (Honeymoon in German) led the way at 20,000 Euro, ($24,083). Tourist.it was second at 15,000 Euro, ($18,065) and Pay.do was third at $18,000. 52 .com sales 23 cctld sales 16 other tld ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by flitterwochen.de
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and flitterwochen.de (Honeymoon in German) led the way at 20,000 Euro, ($24,083). Tourist.it was second at 15,000 Euro, ($18,065) and Pay.do was third at $18,000. 52 .com sales 23 cctld sales 16 other tld ...
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February 2, 2021, 9:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here come the $50 closeouts
GoDaddy Auction closeouts now start at $50. It’s February, and that means GoDaddy has changed the pricing for closeout domain name auctions. Expired domain names that don’t receive bids move to closeouts, where a Dutch auction begins. Pre...
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Here come the $50 closeouts
GoDaddy Auction closeouts now start at $50. It’s February, and that means GoDaddy has changed the pricing for closeout domain name auctions. Expired domain names that don’t receive bids move to closeouts, where a Dutch auction begins. Pre...
Discussion
February 2, 2021, 5:42 pm
