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Domain Name Wire
BrandBucket adds lease-to-own option
Marketplace will let buyers pay for domains over 12 months. Brandable domain name marketplace BrandBucket is joining a growing number of marketplaces that will let buyers pay off domain purchases over time. Sellers will be able to opt in to the new s...
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BrandBucket adds lease-to-own option
Marketplace will let buyers pay for domains over 12 months. Brandable domain name marketplace BrandBucket is joining a growing number of marketplaces that will let buyers pay off domain purchases over time. Sellers will be able to opt in to the new s...
Discussion
March 19, 2021, 4:44 pm

The Domains
Leet.io sells for $10,000
Another five figure .io sale as Leet.io sells for $10,000. This was not an expired auction. Looking at the Whois it looks like Mike Carson’s company Humbly, LLC sold the domain name. The domain name redirects to REH.at. The buyer is a street ar...
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Leet.io sells for $10,000
Another five figure .io sale as Leet.io sells for $10,000. This was not an expired auction. Looking at the Whois it looks like Mike Carson’s company Humbly, LLC sold the domain name. The domain name redirects to REH.at. The buyer is a street ar...
Discussion
March 19, 2021, 4:36 am

DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Mar 18 2021: Fortune Favors the Bold: SPCE.com, NFT.tv, CFOC.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: SPCE.com, NFT.tv, & CFOC.com;• We discuss domains coming up for auction on NameJet, such as Se...
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DomainSherpa Review – Mar 18 2021: Fortune Favors the Bold: SPCE.com, NFT.tv, CFOC.com
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: SPCE.com, NFT.tv, & CFOC.com;• We discuss domains coming up for auction on NameJet, such as Se...
Discussion
March 19, 2021, 3:20 am

The Domains
Radix sees revenues up 31% in 2020 vs 2019
Radix published their full year 2020 results and the numbers were up from 2019. The $28 million in revenue was up 31% over 2019. Radix CEO Sandeep Ramchandani, said, “2020 was a really strong year for us, both, financially and strategically. Si...
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Radix sees revenues up 31% in 2020 vs 2019
Radix published their full year 2020 results and the numbers were up from 2019. The $28 million in revenue was up 31% over 2019. Radix CEO Sandeep Ramchandani, said, “2020 was a really strong year for us, both, financially and strategically. Si...
Discussion
March 18, 2021, 8:06 pm

Domain Name Wire
The bland split. Two decades later, a battle for the domain
Reverse domain name hijacking in dispute over Cro-Mags.com. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that a cybersquatting dispute over the domain name cro-mags.com was filed in abuse of the policy. Savoia NYC, an entity associ...
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The bland split. Two decades later, a battle for the domain
Reverse domain name hijacking in dispute over Cro-Mags.com. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that a cybersquatting dispute over the domain name cro-mags.com was filed in abuse of the policy. Savoia NYC, an entity associ...
Discussion
March 18, 2021, 6:39 pm

Domain Name Wire
Tucows throws weight behind Nominet (.UK) initiative
Tucows is the largest registrar to date to support the initiative. Tucows, the largest wholesale domain name registrar, has said it will vote in favor of an initiative to replace five of Nominet’s board members. Nominet is a non-profit that run...
Discussion
Tucows throws weight behind Nominet (.UK) initiative
Tucows is the largest registrar to date to support the initiative. Tucows, the largest wholesale domain name registrar, has said it will vote in favor of an initiative to replace five of Nominet’s board members. Nominet is a non-profit that run...
Discussion
March 18, 2021, 4:53 pm

Domain Name Wire
New TLD company Radix posts $28 million revenue in 2020
Revenue and profit surged during 2020. New top level domain name company Radix grossed $28 million in revenue in 2020, the company announced. That’s up 31% over 2019 numbers and is a better topline growth rate than the 26% growth between 2018 a...
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New TLD company Radix posts $28 million revenue in 2020
Revenue and profit surged during 2020. New top level domain name company Radix grossed $28 million in revenue in 2020, the company announced. That’s up 31% over 2019 numbers and is a better topline growth rate than the 26% growth between 2018 a...
Discussion
March 18, 2021, 4:15 pm

Domain Name Wire
Comparing expired domain name platforms
A look at the three big expired domain platforms. The majority of domain names I acquire are expiring domain names sold on GoDaddy, DropCatch, and NameJet/SnapNames. Each platform has something going for it, but all have some drawbacks as well. This ...
Discussion
Comparing expired domain name platforms
A look at the three big expired domain platforms. The majority of domain names I acquire are expiring domain names sold on GoDaddy, DropCatch, and NameJet/SnapNames. Each platform has something going for it, but all have some drawbacks as well. This ...
Discussion
March 18, 2021, 1:58 pm

The Domains
Auction of over 900 Gleissner trademark registrations in Latvia set to be undertaken
WorldTrademarkReview.com published an article about an upcoming auction of over 900 trademark regs in Latvia. Michael Gleissner has filed approximately 6800 trademarks according to the article. I have sold and brokered domain names to Mick in the pas...
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Auction of over 900 Gleissner trademark registrations in Latvia set to be undertaken
WorldTrademarkReview.com published an article about an upcoming auction of over 900 trademark regs in Latvia. Michael Gleissner has filed approximately 6800 trademarks according to the article. I have sold and brokered domain names to Mick in the pas...
Discussion
March 18, 2021, 5:37 am

The Domains
Create.com moves to Namecheap as GoDaddy updates policies and unlocks Oxley’s domains
Brent Oxley’s domain names are now unlocked at GoDaddy. Paul Nicks posted the following at Namepros: All, I’d like to provide the community with another update on the recent situation. I appreciate all the opinions and engagement from the...
Discussion
Create.com moves to Namecheap as GoDaddy updates policies and unlocks Oxley’s domains
Brent Oxley’s domain names are now unlocked at GoDaddy. Paul Nicks posted the following at Namepros: All, I’d like to provide the community with another update on the recent situation. I appreciate all the opinions and engagement from the...
Discussion
March 18, 2021, 4:39 am