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Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 3rd
There was some interesting news yesterday from Morgan Linton. He’s hired Raymond of Hybrid Domainer to start writing for his blog. A great hire for two reasons. One, Raymond is a good writer and very knowledgeable about domains. Two, I think he...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on the 3rd
There was some interesting news yesterday from Morgan Linton. He’s hired Raymond of Hybrid Domainer to start writing for his blog. A great hire for two reasons. One, Raymond is a good writer and very knowledgeable about domains. Two, I think he...
Discussion
January 3, 2013, 3:15 am
The Domains
Amazon Finally Starts Using A.co & Cloud.co
Amazon.com is finally starting to use half of the .co domains they bought back in 2011. A.co is now being used as a shortener for Amazon.com and cloud.co is being used for Amazon’s Cloud Drive service It was back in May 2011 that Amazon announc...
Discussion
Amazon Finally Starts Using A.co & Cloud.co
Amazon.com is finally starting to use half of the .co domains they bought back in 2011. A.co is now being used as a shortener for Amazon.com and cloud.co is being used for Amazon’s Cloud Drive service It was back in May 2011 that Amazon announc...
Discussion
January 2, 2013, 7:28 pm
The Domains
Sedo Transactions for Two Weeks Total Just $1.38 Million
Sedo just published its weekly sales lists for the two weeks of December 17th—24th and December 24th—31st. Over the past two weeks, only 932 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.38 million. Over...
Discussion
Sedo Transactions for Two Weeks Total Just $1.38 Million
Sedo just published its weekly sales lists for the two weeks of December 17th—24th and December 24th—31st. Over the past two weeks, only 932 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.38 million. Over...
Discussion
January 2, 2013, 5:24 pm
Domain Shane
What Do You Think: If You Sell a Name Outside of a Running Auction Do You Pay Commission to the Auction House?
Elliot Silver (how ironic) reported today the sale of Silver.com for $875,000 to JM Bullion, a precious metals trader. A great sum and the seller should be congratulated. There is only one problem. There is still an auction going on at Fl...
Discussion
What Do You Think: If You Sell a Name Outside of a Running Auction Do You Pay Commission to the Auction House?
Elliot Silver (how ironic) reported today the sale of Silver.com for $875,000 to JM Bullion, a precious metals trader. A great sum and the seller should be congratulated. There is only one problem. There is still an auction going on at Fl...
Discussion
January 2, 2013, 4:54 pm
Domain Shane
Sedo’s Reported Sales for December 17th to the 31st
Sedo had the usual 40% BIN and an overall total of $1.38 Million. Take a look at the name .COMs zodia.com ” 35,421 ” USD sansan.com ” 30,000 ” USD reveal.com ” 27,001 ” USD delight.com ” 25,000 ” ...
Discussion
Sedo’s Reported Sales for December 17th to the 31st
Sedo had the usual 40% BIN and an overall total of $1.38 Million. Take a look at the name .COMs zodia.com ” 35,421 ” USD sansan.com ” 30,000 ” USD reveal.com ” 27,001 ” USD delight.com ” 25,000 ” ...
Discussion
January 2, 2013, 4:07 pm
Elliot's Blog
Silver.com Acquired for $875,000
I want to share news of a large sale that was just reported to me. Silver.com was acquired on December 27, 2012 for $875,000. The buyer sent me a copy of the Escrow.com closing statement to prove the transaction was completed. The acquiring company i...
Discussion
Silver.com Acquired for $875,000
I want to share news of a large sale that was just reported to me. Silver.com was acquired on December 27, 2012 for $875,000. The buyer sent me a copy of the Escrow.com closing statement to prove the transaction was completed. The acquiring company i...
Discussion
January 2, 2013, 3:26 pm
Elliot's Blog
Tip To Find a Domain Owner
I have been trying to track down the owner of a domain name that was registered to DNStination Inc. I’ve seen that company in a number of Whois lookups, and I am pretty sure a number of large companies use them for domain registration and likel...
Discussion
Tip To Find a Domain Owner
I have been trying to track down the owner of a domain name that was registered to DNStination Inc. I’ve seen that company in a number of Whois lookups, and I am pretty sure a number of large companies use them for domain registration and likel...
Discussion
January 2, 2013, 2:23 pm
The Domains
Loft.XXX Becomes 1st Reported .XXX Domain Sale Of 2013 At $17k
Just crossing the Sedo.com wire is the sale of the domain name Loft.XXX for a very respectable 13,000 euros or just over $17,000 based on today’s exchange rates. The seller appears to be Markus Herbig who got the domain back in Decem...
Discussion
Loft.XXX Becomes 1st Reported .XXX Domain Sale Of 2013 At $17k
Just crossing the Sedo.com wire is the sale of the domain name Loft.XXX for a very respectable 13,000 euros or just over $17,000 based on today’s exchange rates. The seller appears to be Markus Herbig who got the domain back in Decem...
Discussion
January 2, 2013, 2:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
Go Daddy Auctions sold 32,767 in December, led by $50k Marchex deal
Travel domain sells for $50,000 to lead Go Daddy sales last month. Go Daddy Auctions is reporting 32,767 domain names sold in December. The top sale was VisitSanFrancisco.com, a domain sold by Marchex. The $50,000 purchase was made by San Francisco T...
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Go Daddy Auctions sold 32,767 in December, led by $50k Marchex deal
Travel domain sells for $50,000 to lead Go Daddy sales last month. Go Daddy Auctions is reporting 32,767 domain names sold in December. The top sale was VisitSanFrancisco.com, a domain sold by Marchex. The $50,000 purchase was made by San Francisco T...
Discussion
January 2, 2013, 12:33 pm
Elliot's Blog
$0
The beginning of January is the most difficult time of the year for my business. Each January 1, my P&L turns to $0, and I get an anxious feeling, no matter how exceptional the prior year was. I am usually on vacation until mid-January, making it...
Discussion
$0
The beginning of January is the most difficult time of the year for my business. Each January 1, my P&L turns to $0, and I get an anxious feeling, no matter how exceptional the prior year was. I am usually on vacation until mid-January, making it...
Discussion
January 2, 2013, 12:19 pm
