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I care more about consistent payment timelines than fast payments
Pay me at the same interval every time, and I’ll be happy. I hear a lot of complaints about payouts from Afternic. Most of these complaints are about payments taking too long. I’m not really concerned with how long it takes to receive pay...
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I care more about consistent payment timelines than fast payments
Pay me at the same interval every time, and I’ll be happy. I hear a lot of complaints about payouts from Afternic. Most of these complaints are about payments taking too long. I’m not really concerned with how long it takes to receive pay...
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April 4, 2024, 5:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Radix reports $4.8 million of premium domain sales in H2 2023
One time $400k sale buoys premium revenue. Top level domain name registry Radix has released its Premiums Report (pdf) for the second half of 2023. The company reported $4.8 million in premium domain sales at retail prices, a 28% increase over the se...
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Radix reports $4.8 million of premium domain sales in H2 2023
One time $400k sale buoys premium revenue. Top level domain name registry Radix has released its Premiums Report (pdf) for the second half of 2023. The company reported $4.8 million in premium domain sales at retail prices, a 28% increase over the se...
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April 4, 2024, 12:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales up to $50,000
A very cool bird feeder company bought the top (publicly revealed) domain at Sedo this week. Sedo had a very slow week for public domain sales, probably owing to the Easter holiday. The company reported just 32 sales of $2,000 or more, which is about...
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End user domain sales up to $50,000
A very cool bird feeder company bought the top (publicly revealed) domain at Sedo this week. Sedo had a very slow week for public domain sales, probably owing to the Easter holiday. The company reported just 32 sales of $2,000 or more, which is about...
Discussion
April 3, 2024, 5:10 pm
Domain Name Wire
Payments company Euronet Worldwide, Inc. tries reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist points out many flaws in the Complainant’s case. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Euronet Worldwide, Inc. guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The payments company filed a UDRP against Euronet.com...
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Payments company Euronet Worldwide, Inc. tries reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist points out many flaws in the Complainant’s case. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Euronet Worldwide, Inc. guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The payments company filed a UDRP against Euronet.com...
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April 3, 2024, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Transfer domains between registrars? Remember to re-add to Fast Transfer
Ask your Afternic account manager to help get your domains on Fast Transfer after a domain transfer. When I win expired domains, I immediately list them for sale on Afternic. If they are at a Fast Transfer registrar such as Network Solutions, I&rsquo...
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Transfer domains between registrars? Remember to re-add to Fast Transfer
Ask your Afternic account manager to help get your domains on Fast Transfer after a domain transfer. When I win expired domains, I immediately list them for sale on Afternic. If they are at a Fast Transfer registrar such as Network Solutions, I&rsquo...
Discussion
April 2, 2024, 3:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unstoppable Domains promises not to sue over .wallet
But the Handshake .wallet owner wants to press his case. A long-running dispute between Unstoppable Domains and the owner of .wallet in the Handshake protocol has taken a strange twist. The controversy started when Scott Florsck began selling domains...
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Unstoppable Domains promises not to sue over .wallet
But the Handshake .wallet owner wants to press his case. A long-running dispute between Unstoppable Domains and the owner of .wallet in the Handshake protocol has taken a strange twist. The controversy started when Scott Florsck began selling domains...
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April 2, 2024, 12:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Oh, Canada! – DNW Podcast #478
Understanding the domain name market in Canada. Oh, Canada! This week, I chat with domain investor Frank Mardian, founder of the DN.ca domain name forum popular with Canadian domain name investors. Frank talks about becoming interested in websites wh...
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Oh, Canada! – DNW Podcast #478
Understanding the domain name market in Canada. Oh, Canada! This week, I chat with domain investor Frank Mardian, founder of the DN.ca domain name forum popular with Canadian domain name investors. Frank talks about becoming interested in websites wh...
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April 1, 2024, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
3 interesting things about how GoDaddy is presenting premium domains
These changes should help sell more premium domain names. I was recently searching for domains on GoDaddy and noticed a few interesting things about how it presents premium domain names listed through Afternic. Lease-to-own GoDaddy appears to be test...
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3 interesting things about how GoDaddy is presenting premium domains
These changes should help sell more premium domain names. I was recently searching for domains on GoDaddy and noticed a few interesting things about how it presents premium domain names listed through Afternic. Lease-to-own GoDaddy appears to be test...
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April 1, 2024, 1:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
Capital One sues to get Discover merger domain names
Cybersquatters registered domains within days of acquisition announcement. Capital One Financial Corporation has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against three domain names related to its planned acquisition of Discover. Last month, Capital One announce...
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Capital One sues to get Discover merger domain names
Cybersquatters registered domains within days of acquisition announcement. Capital One Financial Corporation has filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against three domain names related to its planned acquisition of Discover. Last month, Capital One announce...
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March 29, 2024, 3:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
.IO is not raising prices
Despite a recent announcement by one domain registrar, .io domains prices aren’t jumping. Earlier today, domain name registrar Hexonet sent a notice to customers about a .io price increase. The message stated: We have recently been informed abo...
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.IO is not raising prices
Despite a recent announcement by one domain registrar, .io domains prices aren’t jumping. Earlier today, domain name registrar Hexonet sent a notice to customers about a .io price increase. The message stated: We have recently been informed abo...
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March 28, 2024, 7:56 pm
