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 […]
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Verisign DNIB Q1 2020 (Registrations up 1.2% compared to Q4 2019)
Verisign released their Domain Name Industry Brief for Q1 2020. From the looks of the report it was a good quarter for new gtlds. An increase of 3 million registrations over Q4 2019. NEW GTLD DETAIL Total new gTLDs (ngTLDs) domain name registrations were 32.3 million at the end of the first quarter of 2020, […]
Continue ReadingLifestyle.com auction cancelled
On May 22 I wrote about Lifestyle.com getting a bid of 2,000,000 GBP, ($2,436,480). It looked like there was one offer made and the owner pushed to auction. A few hours ago it looks like the auction was cancelled and now there is a minimum offer set of 2,000,000 GBP. Looking at the attention the […]
Continue ReadingLifestyle.com has a 2 million pound bid on Sedo
Lifestyle.com is at auction on Sedo and a bid was made for 2,000,000 GBP, ($2,436,480). The domain looks like it was pushed to auction, with this bid as it just happened and has 6 days to run. Seems like a risky strategy if it’s a legit bid. You would hope Sedo has something in place […]
Continue ReadingSome domain investors really just love to burn money
I actually laughed out loud when I saw the name, because it’s just so stupid to register. I was browsing UDRP decisions on The Forum and came across JakeFromStateFarm.club. .CLUB??? Why? Why would you register that in .club? Like who is going to buy it? You really can’t develop it Why would you go with […]
Continue ReadingGoogle Meet is now free for all, but someone paid $1,950 for the .com and now comes the UDRP
Last week when you logged into your Gmail account you probably noticed you now have Meet in your lefthand sidebar. Google released Meet for free to everyone earlier this month. The Zoom rival was announced in a blog post on the Google blog. From the article: Google Meet, originally built for secure business meetings, to […]
Continue ReadingGoDaddy valuations change again 2 days later NH.tv up $5k
Two days ago I wrote about GoDaddy valuations changing and them dipping for most of the names where I knew the valuation exactly. NH.tv a name of mine was valued at $11,833 and it’s now at $8,935. Anchorman.net I just sold on Namepros when I posted the auction and quoted the valuation, it was $1,896. […]
Continue ReadingeName April domain sales
Here is a recap of the top sales at eName for the month of April. For those unfamiliar, Launched in 2005, the #1 domain name marketplace in China and the preferred platform for all Chinese domain investors. 21 of the top 25 sales were .com I especially thought TQB.com was a good buy, I would […]
Continue ReadingTech.pro the fourth highest reported .pro goes for a lot less the second time around
Taking a look at Friday’s domain name sales action and names that transacted for the second time around. Sometimes it’s as simple as the name expired and it’s not an end user buying but rather a domain investor. Sometimes it is a sale to another end user. Other times the name even though expired is […]
Continue ReadingPhotoModel.com goes for half of 2011 sale price – NeverTrump.com closes at $2,070
Taking a look at some of the domain name sales action from Thursday, a couple names got a lot less the second time around on a reported transaction. Sometimes it’s as simple as the name expired and it’s not an end user buying but rather a domain investor. Sometimes it is a sale to another […]
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