A couple weeks ago I wrote about QM.net being put up for auction on Namepros. You don’t see a valuable, liquid name such as a 2L.net be put up with a $1 start, no reserve. The auction started on July 29, so it took two weeks to close but the auction closed at $13,777 and […]
Continue ReadingIt’s good to be GoDaddy
Thursday was another shining example of why it’s good to be GoDaddy. Someone let’s 44 six number .coms that start with 888 expire and BAM. $48,000 plus for doing nothing. Thanks to Namebio for the data: 44 Total Sales $48.7k Dollar Volume $1,106 Average Price $173 Standard Deviation $363 Low Price $1,556 High Price 888263.com […]
Continue ReadingWhen domain auctions jump the shark
There was a thread that’s now closed on Namepros where someone pointed out that a member wanted an auction to end 278 hours after the last bid. Some felt that this is fine, let the seller take as long as they like, they are trying to promote a good name. The name is average at […]
Continue ReadingGoDaddy really needs to scrap these valuations
Anyone who has been in this business for just a solid year, knows that artificially generated valuations are crap 99% of the time. I had an interesting conversation about a week ago where someone asked me about the GoDaddy valuations. I said they are mostly for entertainment purposes but I do think they do harm […]
Continue ReadingWhatAboutWatermelon.com closes at $1,975
Sometimes you see a name close at auction and you just say, “Wait, what?” WhatAboutWatermelon.com closed on GoDaddy auctions at $1,975, GoDaddy had a valuation of $1,294. The domain was actually developed into a website about what else? Watermelon. Solid backlink profile, data courtesy of Majestic SEO External Backlinks 11,408 Referring Domains 541 Referring IPs […]
Continue ReadingDomaining Europe full auction list
Domaining Europe will run May 14 to May 16 in Berlin, Germany. Agenda Sunday 14th of May Monday 15th of May Morning sessions start at 9.00 until 13.00 Monetization Parking-Development-Landing Pages Co-operation – New Developments Afternoon Session starts at 14.00 until 18.00 Aftermarket Brokers- Marketplaces- Tendencies- Auctions- Direct-Sales Promotions/Branding 20.00 – Berliner Dinner Tuesday 16th […]
Continue ReadingSomeone really wants WorldAirways.com
The action has really picked up on WorldAirways.com. The 19 year old domain is expired and the auction closes today on GoDaddy. The price was at $1,525with bidder 1 in the lead, then bidder 10 came in and shook things up. The prices started jumping by the thousands, the price is now $66,000, will be […]
Continue Reading5111.com closes at $218,000
So 5111.com closed at $218,000 with bidder 19 winning the auction. Bidders 13,14 and 15 dropped out once 16 came on the scene. At the end it was bidder 17 vs 19. If the auction is paid for and not renewed it will be the third highest 4N.com sale reported at Namebio. For our little […]
Continue ReadingNow it’s getting ridiculous
So now GoDaddy has brought bidder 14 back and a bidder 15 has joined the fray on 5111.com. The auction is now back at $174,000 high bid. Yesterday I highlighted how bidder 14 was removed and the high bid was $91,000. So where this auction will close only GoDaddy knows. Bid Date Bid Expires Bidder […]
Continue ReadingGoDaddy may make a bit less from 5111.com
In a post we did back on April 14, we highlighted a big windfall for GoDaddy as 5111.com is expiring and was currently at $152,000. The bidding got to $175,000. There is also a $20 bounty to the person who comes closest to guessing the closing price. Well now it seems GoDaddy has cancelled some […]
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