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Domain Shane
Domain Flips (Pedal.com, GXV.com, BBOO.com) and Flops (FirstMedical.com, USMT.com)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips FourFold.com sold for 2,455 USD recently at BuyDomains, vs 360 USD on 2015-07-14 at GoDaddy. That would be nearly seven fold, in four months. . Pedal....
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Domain Flips (Pedal.com, GXV.com, BBOO.com) and Flops (FirstMedical.com, USMT.com)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips FourFold.com sold for 2,455 USD recently at BuyDomains, vs 360 USD on 2015-07-14 at GoDaddy. That would be nearly seven fold, in four months. . Pedal....
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November 22, 2015, 9:39 pm
The Domains
AT.com Gets a $1.5 Million Bid At NameJet.com
On Thursday we told you that the domain name AT.com was added to the RightoftheDot domain name auction being held as part of the NamesCon Conference on January 11th 2016, for which pre-bidding is now opened on Namejet.com There is now a qualified $1....
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AT.com Gets a $1.5 Million Bid At NameJet.com
On Thursday we told you that the domain name AT.com was added to the RightoftheDot domain name auction being held as part of the NamesCon Conference on January 11th 2016, for which pre-bidding is now opened on Namejet.com There is now a qualified $1....
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November 22, 2015, 4:16 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s List of Domains at Auction for Sleepy Sunday the 22nd
Yesterday was a hell of a day. Started with a run. November in Illinois is usually starting to get cold but we never get snow. When I say never, I should have said usually because it was snowing like crazy. Snowflakes so...
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DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s List of Domains at Auction for Sleepy Sunday the 22nd
Yesterday was a hell of a day. Started with a run. November in Illinois is usually starting to get cold but we never get snow. When I say never, I should have said usually because it was snowing like crazy. Snowflakes so...
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November 22, 2015, 10:46 am
Domain Shane
Knowing the Two Letter Codes of Chinese Cities Will Help Make You Money: Here They Are
The alpha numeric two letter codes of Chinese cities are desired. Its why you see JS and SS as the first two letters selling for more money than other names. Its why you see JS5387 sell for $500 plus. This chart I found does as good of a job li...
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Knowing the Two Letter Codes of Chinese Cities Will Help Make You Money: Here They Are
The alpha numeric two letter codes of Chinese cities are desired. Its why you see JS and SS as the first two letters selling for more money than other names. Its why you see JS5387 sell for $500 plus. This chart I found does as good of a job li...
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November 21, 2015, 9:50 pm
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Z.com, EMH.com, BMH.com, App.nl, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Z.com sold for $6,784,000 Sold by Nissan to GMO Internet Group of Japan, a provider of internet services which appears to have a market cap of...
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Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Z.com, EMH.com, BMH.com, App.nl, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. Z.com sold for $6,784,000 Sold by Nissan to GMO Internet Group of Japan, a provider of internet services which appears to have a market cap of...
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November 21, 2015, 8:13 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s List of Domains at Auction for Saturday the 21st
I was looking for an old email when I stumbled on an email from a friend that asked if I was interested in buying over 1000 Chinese premium names for $500 each. I passed it on to 3 people at the time. This was in July of this year. ...
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DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s List of Domains at Auction for Saturday the 21st
I was looking for an old email when I stumbled on an email from a friend that asked if I was interested in buying over 1000 Chinese premium names for $500 each. I passed it on to 3 people at the time. This was in July of this year. ...
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November 21, 2015, 10:26 am
Domain Name Wire
Judge: .XYZ statements were puffery and opinion
Judge explains why he dismissed Verisign’s lawsuit. Judge Claude M. Hilton has issued his reason for granting .XYZ’s motion for summary judgment in a battle with .com giant Verisign. The judge granted the motion for summary judgment on Oc...
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Judge: .XYZ statements were puffery and opinion
Judge explains why he dismissed Verisign’s lawsuit. Judge Claude M. Hilton has issued his reason for granting .XYZ’s motion for summary judgment in a battle with .com giant Verisign. The judge granted the motion for summary judgment on Oc...
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November 20, 2015, 11:08 pm
The Domains
Judge In 1st Verisign vs. XYZ Case Publishes 15 Page Opinion
The federal judge CLAUDE M. HILTON who granted a summary judgement in favor of .XYZ and Daniel Negari last month throwing Verisign’s case for false advertising out, today handed down a 15 page Memorandum Opinion supporting the summary judgement...
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Judge In 1st Verisign vs. XYZ Case Publishes 15 Page Opinion
The federal judge CLAUDE M. HILTON who granted a summary judgement in favor of .XYZ and Daniel Negari last month throwing Verisign’s case for false advertising out, today handed down a 15 page Memorandum Opinion supporting the summary judgement...
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November 20, 2015, 10:20 pm
Domain Shane
New gTLD Development: Nonprofit Edition with .Global, .Help, .Gift
Following up on last week’s holiday and gift theme, we’re looking at nonprofit and humanitarian sites this week. As usual, screenshots below are linked to the sites if you would like to check them out. NepalAction.global The Global Actio...
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New gTLD Development: Nonprofit Edition with .Global, .Help, .Gift
Following up on last week’s holiday and gift theme, we’re looking at nonprofit and humanitarian sites this week. As usual, screenshots below are linked to the sites if you would like to check them out. NepalAction.global The Global Actio...
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November 20, 2015, 9:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
XYZ 2, Verisign 0
Judge dismisses registry change lawsuit. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Verisign filed against .XYZ and CentralNic. Verisign sued the companies after two of Verisign’s clients sold their top level domain names to .XYZ and switched to C...
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XYZ 2, Verisign 0
Judge dismisses registry change lawsuit. A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Verisign filed against .XYZ and CentralNic. Verisign sued the companies after two of Verisign’s clients sold their top level domain names to .XYZ and switched to C...
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November 20, 2015, 9:13 pm
