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Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Material.com, Essential.com, 742.com, More
Listed below are updates on the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. Ouch, there are few development examples this week. Most of of these names were acquired near the heights of the Q4 2015 liquid domain craze, and ...
Discussion
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Material.com, Essential.com, 742.com, More
Listed below are updates on the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. Ouch, there are few development examples this week. Most of of these names were acquired near the heights of the Q4 2015 liquid domain craze, and ...
Discussion
October 29, 2016, 8:28 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 28, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 28, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 28, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 28, 2016. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an...
Discussion
October 29, 2016, 5:18 pm
The Domains
Pheenix.com Launches Sellers Platform; Adds Escrow.com; Increasing Backorder Fees
The backorder service Pheenix.com is adding a Seller’s Platform and increasing prices of backorders. Here are the highlights of an email we received about the changes: Escrow.com and Pheenix.com are now partners. Yes you heard right. Two of the...
Discussion
Pheenix.com Launches Sellers Platform; Adds Escrow.com; Increasing Backorder Fees
The backorder service Pheenix.com is adding a Seller’s Platform and increasing prices of backorders. Here are the highlights of an email we received about the changes: Escrow.com and Pheenix.com are now partners. Yes you heard right. Two of the...
Discussion
October 29, 2016, 1:32 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, October 29th
Really big list today, you can use the table of contents links to jump to a particular section. There’s a ton of LLNN NNLL some with bids. Most have been getting backordered lately or at least picked up quick. I’m not sure if they have v...
Discussion
DSAD.COM: IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, October 29th
Really big list today, you can use the table of contents links to jump to a particular section. There’s a ton of LLNN NNLL some with bids. Most have been getting backordered lately or at least picked up quick. I’m not sure if they have v...
Discussion
October 29, 2016, 9:48 am
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 27, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 27, 2016. .nyc dominates the Namejet list today If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF OCTOBER 27, 2016
A comprehensive look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the auction list posted on October 27, 2016. .nyc dominates the Namejet list today If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction...
Discussion
October 28, 2016, 5:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
14 more end user domain name sales
Not as many big companies, but some good end user domain name sales. Which end users bought domain names at Sedo last week? Everyone from a machinery company to a healthcare provider. A couple companies made return trips to Sedo to buy domain names, ...
Discussion
14 more end user domain name sales
Not as many big companies, but some good end user domain name sales. Which end users bought domain names at Sedo last week? Everyone from a machinery company to a healthcare provider. A couple companies made return trips to Sedo to buy domain names, ...
Discussion
October 28, 2016, 2:21 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday, October 28th
One of the most difficult times in domain investing is when you need money quickly. Selling names takes time. Even selling names at auction takes weeks or months to actually get cash in hand. It leaves people selling on forums where you ...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday, October 28th
One of the most difficult times in domain investing is when you need money quickly. Selling names takes time. Even selling names at auction takes weeks or months to actually get cash in hand. It leaves people selling on forums where you ...
Discussion
October 28, 2016, 10:18 am
Domain Name Wire
New York City domain name auction tops $70,000 as RealEstate.NYC sells for $21,300
Real estate terms sell for big bucks in .nyc domain name auction. Earlier today I wrote about a registry auction for .NYC domain names on NameJet. The auction has concluded with 19 of 20 domain names selling for a total of $70,650. RealEstate.nyc led...
Discussion
New York City domain name auction tops $70,000 as RealEstate.NYC sells for $21,300
Real estate terms sell for big bucks in .nyc domain name auction. Earlier today I wrote about a registry auction for .NYC domain names on NameJet. The auction has concluded with 19 of 20 domain names selling for a total of $70,650. RealEstate.nyc led...
Discussion
October 27, 2016, 9:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
The cliff is here: Verisign predicts .com/.net domain base to fall this quarter
Company forecasts a drop for Q4. Verisign (NYSE: VRSN) expects the total number of .com and .net domain names registered at the end of the fourth quarter to be less than at the beginning of the quarter. In other words, more domain names will be delet...
Discussion
The cliff is here: Verisign predicts .com/.net domain base to fall this quarter
Company forecasts a drop for Q4. Verisign (NYSE: VRSN) expects the total number of .com and .net domain names registered at the end of the fourth quarter to be less than at the beginning of the quarter. In other words, more domain names will be delet...
Discussion
October 27, 2016, 8:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign reports $288 million revenue, 0.9 million growth to domain base
Revenue up, but new registrations down from a year ago. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) reported third quarter earnings after the bell today. The company reported revenue of $288 million for the third quarter, up 8.2% from Q3 2015. Net income was $114 million, ...
Discussion
Verisign reports $288 million revenue, 0.9 million growth to domain base
Revenue up, but new registrations down from a year ago. Verisign (NYSE:VRSN) reported third quarter earnings after the bell today. The company reported revenue of $288 million for the third quarter, up 8.2% from Q3 2015. Net income was $114 million, ...
Discussion
October 27, 2016, 8:25 pm
