Dynadot released their September sales data in a number of categories. Expired auctions, Last Chance auctions, Backorder auctions, Use auctions and Marketplace. The top sale was icon.net for $11,200. GasFees.com was interesting at $1,825. TOP SALES – EXPIRED AUCTIONS – SEPTEMBER 2021 Domain Name Sold Price icon.net $11,200.00 bkseries.com $3,250.00 gipcghana.com $2,550.00 megadede.la $2,249.00 watchepisodeseries1.com […]
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NameSilo September Marketplace Stats
NameSilo (an advertiser on TLDinvestors) released their September marketplace stats. AVERAGE DAYS TO SELL A DOMAIN came in at 142, this was the average number of days between a domain listing and sale The oldest domain sold was 24 years old! 79% of all sales were .com. France and Canada make up close to half […]
Continue ReadingNameSilo reports 2020 year end results
NameSilo Technologies (CSE:URL) (OTC:URLOF)(CNSX:URL.CN) released their 2020 year end results. The registrar has now become the 12th largest registrar. with over 3.9 million active domains under management. Data source as of December 2020. The report also pointed out NameSilo Technologies also manages a portfolio of public and private investments. 2020 was a strong year as […]
Continue ReadingDynadot wins the Namepros end of the year favorite registrar poll
So Dynadot won the Namepros end of the year poll. The poll was held to get the voting on schedule for future years. Epik still won best registrar 2020. This poll had some different mechanisms such as three votes. Even though it said no employees vote, some employees did vote, but no way to prevent […]
Continue ReadingNameSilo marketplace stats for September
NameSilo (an advertiser here) released September marketplace stats, October are not yet out. Marketplace Stats September 2020 AVERAGE AGE OF SOLD DOMAIN 5.3 years AVERAGE DAYS TO SELL A DOMAIN 171 OLDEST DOMAIN SOLD 24 years old $348 was the average transaction size TOP BUYING COUNTRIES United States34.96% Canada28.78% Czechia7.04% Great Britain5.8% Italy3.71% Australia3.45% France2.68% Russia1.96% […]
Continue ReadingHow can they take that or do this? The answer is usually in the TOS
Many years ago I remember helping a .tv investor Fleaking on Namepros. Trying to figure out how Verisign could take a .tv from him that he acquired by trading a .biz domain to the original registrant? The answer is always in the Terms and Conditions. So earlier tonight on TheDomains. I wrote about our advertising […]
Continue ReadingRegistries that are providing some form of relief
101Domain.com (an advertiser here) put together a database of registries that are providing some form of relief during the current Covid-19 pandemic. In a blog post they lay out all the info: As part of our effort, we work closely together with the various domain name registries around the world, which are adjusting their policies […]
Continue ReadingDynadot tops Namepros registrar safety poll
In a poll that was not as celebrated as best registrar, Dynadot won the title for something many registrars find important. Safety. Things like a registrars’ overall security. Do they have a strong Financial position. How do they handle your privacy when prompted by say a government agency. Do you feel safest when it comes […]
Continue ReadingEpik wins the Namepros 2020 Best registrar
Epik wins the Namepros 2020 Best registrar As I have stated before this year’s poll was pretty contentious for the first time the poll was public. This allowed for everyone to see who voted in the interest of transparency. Over 28,000 views and over 500 replies. The number of votes this year was almost identical […]
Continue Reading24 hours left in the most contentious, heated, best registrar poll ever
Things got quite spicy in this year’s Namepros best registrar in the business poll. I have run a poll the last three years, this one was started a little earlier because I was just having some fun timing it with March madness. As with most things in domaining it can never just be a smooth […]
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