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The Domains
Schwartz Sells eBet.com For $1,350,000: 5 Online Appraisal Services Value it From $40K to $55
I thought it would be interesting to see what the automated appraisal services had to say about the value of the domain king, Rick Schwartz $1,350,000 Million dollar sale of eBet.com If your a frequent reader of thedomains.com you know I’m not ...
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Schwartz Sells eBet.com For $1,350,000: 5 Online Appraisal Services Value it From $40K to $55
I thought it would be interesting to see what the automated appraisal services had to say about the value of the domain king, Rick Schwartz $1,350,000 Million dollar sale of eBet.com If your a frequent reader of thedomains.com you know I’m not ...
Discussion
October 10, 2013, 4:50 pm
The Domains
The 1st Godaddy/Afternic Weekly Sales List: $1.625 Million In Sales: MGM Buys SkyLofts.com For $41,250
GoDaddy.com and Afternic.com just issued its first combined weekly domain sales list since Godaddy acquired Afternic.com Here are the reportable or the week of 9/30/13 – 10/6/13 Total domain sales for the week, including confidentia...
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The 1st Godaddy/Afternic Weekly Sales List: $1.625 Million In Sales: MGM Buys SkyLofts.com For $41,250
GoDaddy.com and Afternic.com just issued its first combined weekly domain sales list since Godaddy acquired Afternic.com Here are the reportable or the week of 9/30/13 – 10/6/13 Total domain sales for the week, including confidentia...
Discussion
October 10, 2013, 4:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Are you going to TRAFFIC?
The next TRAFFIC domain conference takes place in Fort Lauderdale starting October 20. This year’s fall TRAFFIC conference is just ten days away. The conference returns to The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Fort Lauderdale October 20-23. As usual, there...
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Are you going to TRAFFIC?
The next TRAFFIC domain conference takes place in Fort Lauderdale starting October 20. This year’s fall TRAFFIC conference is just ten days away. The conference returns to The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Fort Lauderdale October 20-23. As usual, there...
Discussion
October 10, 2013, 2:47 pm
Elliot's Blog
Be Patient With End Users
When you are selling a domain name to an end user buyer, you need to exercise patience. There are a number of opportunities for deals when making deals with end users, especially if you are doing a deal with a large or publicly traded company. I want...
Discussion
Be Patient With End Users
When you are selling a domain name to an end user buyer, you need to exercise patience. There are a number of opportunities for deals when making deals with end users, especially if you are doing a deal with a large or publicly traded company. I want...
Discussion
October 10, 2013, 1:14 pm
The Domains
ICANN Sends Out 1st Community Priority Evaluation Invitations; .Immo & .Taxi
ICANN has invited eligible community applicants to elect Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) as a potential method to resolve string contention. Today, the first two invitations were sent via ICANN’s Customer Portal to STARTING DOT on its .IMMO...
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ICANN Sends Out 1st Community Priority Evaluation Invitations; .Immo & .Taxi
ICANN has invited eligible community applicants to elect Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) as a potential method to resolve string contention. Today, the first two invitations were sent via ICANN’s Customer Portal to STARTING DOT on its .IMMO...
Discussion
October 10, 2013, 11:27 am
The Domains
NameJet.com Holding its 1st Ever .US Domain Name Auction
For the very first time, NameJet is offering .US domains on our auction platform. “These exclusive domains are priced to sell at no or low reserves, between now and 10/24/2013.” advertisements.us bed.us bras.us clip.us connection.us...
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NameJet.com Holding its 1st Ever .US Domain Name Auction
For the very first time, NameJet is offering .US domains on our auction platform. “These exclusive domains are priced to sell at no or low reserves, between now and 10/24/2013.” advertisements.us bed.us bras.us clip.us connection.us...
Discussion
October 10, 2013, 11:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Signed new TLD registry contracts have a wide range of priority numbers
Priority numbers helped companies at the beginning of the process but do not correlate closely with signed registry contracts. Yesterday ICANN executed its contract with dotCareer, LLC for the .career top level domain names. The application had a pri...
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Signed new TLD registry contracts have a wide range of priority numbers
Priority numbers helped companies at the beginning of the process but do not correlate closely with signed registry contracts. Yesterday ICANN executed its contract with dotCareer, LLC for the .career top level domain names. The application had a pri...
Discussion
October 10, 2013, 10:51 am
The Domains
Afilias .Info Domain Auction Ends On SnapNames Today & Total Bids Are Under $5K
The domain name auction of registry owned .Info domains closes on SnapNames.com in a few hours and as of time of publication bids for all 25 domain names in the auction total less than $5,000. The auction closes at 3:15pm EST in according with ...
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Afilias .Info Domain Auction Ends On SnapNames Today & Total Bids Are Under $5K
The domain name auction of registry owned .Info domains closes on SnapNames.com in a few hours and as of time of publication bids for all 25 domain names in the auction total less than $5,000. The auction closes at 3:15pm EST in according with ...
Discussion
October 10, 2013, 10:44 am
Elliot's Blog
What Is Broncos.com Worth?
I am sure you’ve heard the news that the Broncos.com domain name will be coming up for auction during the TRAFFIC conference in a couple of weeks. According to organizer Rick Schwartz, “the reserve is less than half of what Cowboys.com so...
Discussion
What Is Broncos.com Worth?
I am sure you’ve heard the news that the Broncos.com domain name will be coming up for auction during the TRAFFIC conference in a couple of weeks. According to organizer Rick Schwartz, “the reserve is less than half of what Cowboys.com so...
Discussion
October 10, 2013, 10:36 am
Domain Name Wire
Google and Amazon.com backpeddle on closed top level domain names
Google to make one more domain open, Amazon relents on 25. Google and Amazon.com have changed their minds about operating some of their applied-for generic top level domain names as “closed” domain names. For many domains, the companies h...
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Google and Amazon.com backpeddle on closed top level domain names
Google to make one more domain open, Amazon relents on 25. Google and Amazon.com have changed their minds about operating some of their applied-for generic top level domain names as “closed” domain names. For many domains, the companies h...
Discussion
October 10, 2013, 10:16 am
