Archive for May, 2010:
Way to go Monte. From the start I thought this would be one of the best auction’s in a long time and you proved me right.
SnapNames and Moniker just closed a highly successful auction at DOMAINfest Ft. Lauderdale, with the sale of Dating.com leading the way at $1.75 million. Total sales from the live auction were nearly $2.4 million.
This is on the heels of several high-profile sales, including:
Photo.com for $1.25 million
Guns.com for $800,000
PartySupplies.com for $360,000
ScreenSavers.com for $335,000
Full results:
Total sales: $2,386,550.
Domain
Price
Dating.com
$1,750,000.00
BoardGames.com
$450,000.00
Therapists.com
$50,000.00
Antidepressant.com
$30,000.00
GolfResorts.com
$22,500.00
EFP.com
$9,950.00
GJ.net
$7,200.00
BJH.com
$6,500.00
Birth.net
$6,000.00
PatioTables.com
$5,500.00
Sentimental.com
$5,250.00
Taunt.com
$5,000.00
ArtAppraisal.com
$4,000.00
Vinyl.net
$4,000.00
QWZ.com
$3,850.00
CarSecurity.com
$3,500.00
LasVegasDiscounts.com
$3,500.00
UsedHybridCars.com
$3,250.00
CakeStand.com
$3,000.00
CaribbeanCruises.net
$2,500.00
DivorceRecord.com
$1,500.00
StoneFurniture.com
$1,500.00
SchoolTutors.com
$1,200.00
AAC.co.uk
$1,000.00
CherryTrees.com
$950.00
BudgetOnline.com
$900.00
SportsSites.com
$850.00
MicroManaged.com
$600.00
LateShows.com
$500.00
LowerUtilityBills.com
$500.00
Day.me
$400.00
CdCollection.com
$300.00
NYC.asia
$300.00
TaxTube.com
$300.00
PersonalBanker.net
$250.00
In addition, the .ME auction results are available here: worked with registry, sold 83 pct of names
http://showcase.snapnames.com/archive?id=61
SnapNames worked directly with the .ME registry for this auction, and sold 83% of the available lots.
Please contact me with any questions at (503) 407-2555 or Corinne Forti (copied here).
The Domainfest auction is going strong. I was just told that Dating.com sold for $1,750,000. Other high sales include boardgames.com at $450,000. The auction is still in progress, but is turning out to be a winner.
Update _ Just found out Domainnamenews.com is doing up to date results. Ps I was also told hobbies.com sold at $150,000 but per DNN that does not look to be the case. I’m sure Monte will send out full results after the show.
No huge sales last week at Sedo. Everythingeverywhere.com@ 1900 GBP is the story of the week as a domainer sold this name not knowing that Sedo was representing a huge buyer. After the sale he read that Orange and Tmobile were combing to become Everythingeverywhere in the uk.
Domain name Price Currency
.Coms
grapple.com 34000 USD
isg.com 23000 USD
vins.com 18000 EUR
hairfree.com 12500 EUR
hotelhotel.com 11500 EUR
regalomascotas.com 11000 EUR
cirepa.com 10000 EUR
mubi.com 10000 EUR
postup.com 10000 GBP
gloan.com 10000 USD
youpic.com 10000 USD
jdsports.com 10000 USD
kangen.com 10000 USD
allistanbulhotels.com 9900 USD
waam.com 9140 USD
ketuba.com 9000 USD
wibo.com 8500 EUR
medicalpractice.com 7700 USD
cux.com 7500 USD
cloture.com 7000 USD
whiteroom.com 6640 GBP
0g.com 6600 USD
zaroo.com 6500 USD
localinsurancequotes.com 6000 USD
cheap-airfare.com 6000 USD
fips.com 5105 USD
festivalorlando.com 5001 USD
bluebella.com 5000 GBP
alberguesjuveniles.com 5000 USD
kerstboom.com 5000 EUR
xld.com 5000 EUR
freequiltpatterns.com 5000 EUR
austinbrown.com 5000 USD
reitartikel.com 5000 EUR
xeltis.com 5000 USD
kinderhawk.com 5000 USD
dailydaily.com 5000 USD
gancia.com 4999 USD
nordico.com 4900 EUR
zmodel.com 4000 USD
blogme.com 4000 USD
vqw.com 3900 USD
vnq.com 3700 USD
goldgas.com 3688 USD
vikingauction.com 3500 USD
smells.com 3500 USD
lakoo.com 3500 USD
kelresto.com 3500 EUR
driftking.com 3000 USD
indexzertifikate.com 3000 USD
mooda.com 3000 USD
privatetalk.com 3000 USD
marvelsquad.com 3000 USD
hospicepartners.com 3000 USD
privaterentenversicherung.com 3000 EUR
halloweencontactlenses.com 3000 USD
euroq.com 3000 USD
loveindonesia.com 3000 USD
helan.com 2860 EUR
sysqa.com 2500 EUR
safesocial.com 2500 USD
borderbangers.com 2500 USD
golfmix.com 2500 USD
bottes.com 2500 EUR
ModernApparel.com 2500 USD
flugsimulator.com 2400 EUR
twogo.com 2400 EUR
wetmag.com 2288 USD
caffee.com 2050 USD
fukuno.com 2000 USD
kmkcapital.com 2000 USD
optimine.com 2000 USD
icaring.com 2000 GBP
ridestore.com 2000 USD
benzion.com 2000 USD
alaindairy.com 2000 USD
backupmywebsite.com 2000 USD
profitcasino.com 2000 USD
gameanalytics.com 1997 USD
boxbright.com 1993 USD
robbell.com 1950 USD
everythingeverywhere.com 1900 GBP
confundo.com 1900 EUR
youjoy.com 1888 USD
compil.com 1750 EUR
astanga-yoga.com 1600 USD
lasvegaslistings.com 1600 USD
cassiopee.com 1600 USD
newstorage.com 1500 USD
onlinecasinoadvice.com 1500 GBP
splashstars.com 1500 USD
axibank.com 1500 USD
inspirationalinteriors.com 1500 USD
ekupon.com 1500 EUR
pisosembargados.com 1500 EUR
handmadejewellery.com 1500 USD
guyroulette.com 1500 USD
1ad.com 1500 USD
i-can.com 1500 USD
pocketmicroscopes.com 1500 USD
profumodifirenze.com 1500 USD
taxfreecar.com 1475 EUR
bausatzhaus.com 1400 EUR
horsecribbing.com 1349 USD
leaddirector.com 1325 USD
requested.com 1210 USD
greenbird.com 1200 EUR
tyvekbands.com 1200 USD
shiine.com 1100 EUR
paintstick.com 1100 USD
emarketable.com 1100 USD
poolmagic.com 1090 EUR
afrodisiacos.com 1050 EUR
asthme.com 1050 EUR
anycal.com 1025 USD
informationagent.com 1001 EUR
boatpaints.com 1000 USD
uklandlord.com 1000 EUR
7pe.com 1000 EUR
emojis.com 1000 EUR
jennyslist.com 1000 USD
alfahosting.com 1000 EUR
coppercorp.com 1000 USD
thegoodness.com 1000 USD
beely.com 1000 USD
amateurbook.com 1000 EUR
petroseal.com 1000 USD
efka.com 1000 EUR
quickso.com 1000 USD
binst.com 1000 EUR
buy3dpc.com 1000 USD
sydneydance.com 1000 EUR
mangamax.com 995 EUR
mocoffee.com 990 USD
buerokauffrau.com 975 EUR
procured.com 970 USD
builderhub.com 950 USD
4everyone.com 900 USD
archivbox.com 900 USD
pokervipprograms.com 900 USD
duurzaam.com 900 USD
crewpass.com 900 USD
soyquol.com 895 USD
appacademy.com 879 USD
friendlink.com 850 USD
1800stylist.com 850 USD
communication-skills.com 821 USD
smilecheck.com 820 USD
lobkowicz.com 800 EUR
woman4you.com 800 EUR
youseed.com 800 USD
komuniko.com 800 EUR
evaluating.com 795 USD
360bid.com 795 USD
stardrink.com 750 EUR
52poker.com 750 USD
paulkowal.com 750 USD
mdreviews.com 750 USD
beverlyhillsforsale.com 750 USD
green1.com 750 EUR
vegasnights.com 750 USD
matrixsearch.com 748 EUR
bggr.com 745 USD
wohnung-mieten.com 725 EUR
medicalpulse.com 712 USD
lovemeattender.com 710 USD
bookmarkplace.com 710 USD
doxee.com 700 EUR
find-machine.com 700 EUR
ohh2.com 700 USD
ccTLDS
4×4.co.uk 24000 GBP
wasser.eu 9000 EUR
juegos.bo 6200 USD
me.eu 5895 EUR
promoties.be 5000 EUR
casablanca.ch 5000 EUR
griechischer-wein.de 4200 EUR
armada.co.uk 4112 GBP
chitterchatter.co.uk 4000 GBP
betnet.co.uk 3705 GBP
funds.ch 3500 USD
cameleon.nl 3375 EUR
ewering.de 3200 EUR
diq.eu 3160 EUR
soccergame.co.uk 3000 EUR
creditlife.nl 3000 EUR
diamondengagementring.co.uk 3000 USD
youthhostels.eu 3000 EUR
iet.de 2975 EUR
agriculture.in 2900 USD
ldlines.de 2800 EUR
firstline.de 2500 EUR
europrint.de 2500 EUR
primadonna.de 2500 EUR
tvstar.co.uk 2500 GBP
cardiofrequenzimetro.it 2400 EUR
mobiles.be 2250 EUR
pesa.eu 2200 EUR
ctn.de 2200 EUR
lithiumenergy.eu 2200 EUR
ambassadors.eu 2125 EUR
scottrade.cm 2000 USD
beachball.tv 2000 EUR
boomtown.us 2000 USD
sonnengelb.de 2000 EUR
offset.de 2000 EUR
fagro.de 1900 EUR
tagesgeld-angebote.de 1900 EUR
adse.eu 1900 EUR
universalgutscheine.de 1800 EUR
erlebnisfuehrer.de 1800 EUR
kickerstar.de 1785 EUR
womensdresses.co.uk 1700 GBP
wood.ch 1550 USD
elternzeit.de 1500 EUR
wohnportal.de 1500 EUR
hld.fr 1500 EUR
livecricket.tv 1500 USD
roulette.org.uk 1500 GBP
rockson.de 1400 EUR
leiharbeiter.at 1350 EUR
taxback.us 1325 USD
suntop.de 1300 EUR
beam.be 1250 EUR
jobbörse-thüringen.de 1250 EUR
jackbox.de 1250 EUR
privatefinanzen.de 1210 EUR
efitness.it 1200 EUR
sicherheit.tv 1200 EUR
cash-man.de 1200 EUR
startclub.de 1200 EUR
eportfolio.de 1190 EUR
katzen-futter.de 1100 EUR
z.ai 1050 USD
houtwinkel.nl 1050 EUR
soccer.ch 1050 USD
off.us 1001 USD
electricitesolaire.fr 1000 EUR
webcamster.nl 1000 EUR
year.in 1000 USD
raffle.in 1000 USD
vuesurmer.fr 1000 EUR
bueroversicherungen.de 1000 EUR
your24.de 1000 EUR
standardcharteredbank.co.kr 1000 GBP
schwimmen.tv 1000 EUR
fatboy.at 1000 EUR
reparatur.eu 1000 EUR
steuerberater-hotline.de 1000 EUR
knowledgeworker.ch 1000 EUR
toprural.de 1000 EUR
tca.at 900 EUR
psychics.tv 900 USD
biofood.ch 900 EUR
teethwhiteningkits.co.uk 895 GBP
bootshausurlaub.de 875 EUR
behas.nl 850 EUR
happyenergy.de 850 EUR
sugarbabes.de 833 EUR
myskin.de 800 EUR
baby-magazin.de 800 EUR
oceanic.eu 800 EUR
strassenverkehrsamt.eu 800 EUR
streamgames.de 800 EUR
jerzees.co.uk 799 GBP
kondome.ch 765 EUR
effekto.de 750 EUR
calcularseguro.es 750 EUR
607.nl 750 EUR
107.nl 750 EUR
508.nl 750 EUR
609.nl 750 EUR
trusted.es 750 USD
online-slots.de 750 USD
messages.in 750 USD
esl.tv 750 EUR
telvision.de 749 EUR
hotelsgermany.asia 700 EUR
bookinghotels.asia 700 EUR
rechenzentrale.de 700 EUR
shopstyle.co.in 700 USD
fff.ch 700 EUR
adebar.de 700 EUR
Other
analytics.net 12500 USD
industrial.net 3600 USD
pas.net 3000 USD
extermination.net 2500 USD
relaxation.net 1906 USD
bestjobs.net 1500 USD
mobilhome.net 1450 USD
gynecomastia.net 1350 USD
eilkredit.net 1188 USD
testament.net 1050 USD
logotipo.net 1000 EUR
wholesalesunglasses.net 1000 USD
companyincorporation.net 949 USD
armax.net 873 USD
silverbracelet.net 788 USD
storagefinder.net 750 USD
noms.info 997 USD
peces.info 800 EUR
folk.info 800 GBP
affiliate.biz 2800 EUR
granit.biz 1590 EUR
32.biz 700 USD
hairtransplant.org 20000 USD
24.org 7100 USD
octopus.org 7000 USD
casinooyunlari.org 1667 EUR
dep.org 1550 USD
duschkabine.org 1020 EUR
hipreplacement.org 1000 USD
chatte.org 1000 EUR
edupedia.org 950 USD
treasuremap.org 899 USD
studentenrabatte.org 770 EUR
voipsoftware.org 750 USD
issafrance.org 700 USD
eramet.mobi 2000 EUR
Technology Review which is published by MIT listed what they feel are the Top 10 emerging technologies. Here they are:
Real-Time Search
Mobile 3-D
Engineered Stem Cells
Solar Fuel
Light-Trapping Photovoltaics
Social TV
Green Concrete
Implantable Electronics
Dual-Action Antibodies
Cloud Programming
You can also see there top 10’s for the years 2001 -2009 and see how well their prior choices did.
Check out each at Technology Review
Well, almost. It seems Rick is pulling out all stops to get people to attend the traffic show in Vancouver. He’s lowered the price to $ 395 per ticket. At that amount, he is probably going negative or in other words he is paying you to attend. I’m sure the more people attending, the better the auction and less rumbling from vendors who have taken booths only to see very few attendees to promote to. Good luck Rick, I hope it pays off. for more on this go to Ricks website.
I was sorry to see Bido.com shut down last week. Sahar is an old friend and a true entrepreneur. Some say you learn more from failure than success. I have no doubt we will be seeing more from him in the near future.
I was a surprised this morning that I received a Bido.com email promoting the service. It only proves that in cyberspace nothing ever truly ends.
here is a copy of the email.
Hello larry,
It’s the start of a new week at Bido, so we have reset your complimentary voting points to 0. You have all week to use these points to vote on inventory that you wish to see go to auction.
If something that you voted on sells, you become a partner in the profits. So be sure to use the credits and vote on inventory at Bido wisely. The first person to vote on an item earns the most. So be sure to check what’s been submitted on a regular basis to find the gems first.
If you use up your complimentary voting points, you may exchange 1 Bido Credit for 2220 additional voting points.
To learn more about the Vote For Profits program, view the payout scale, and try the earning calculator, please click here:
http://www.bido.com/VoteForProfits
Bido offers a downloadable file of what’s been submitted, view it and vote now at http://www.bido.com
Regards,
The Bido Team
—
This message was automatically generated by Bido.com
Every few days, I’ll check out namejet.com to see what’s dropping. Last week I saw Napa.org go into auction. It sold for $ 7101, which I thought was a great price. Today I noticed computersupply.com. Currently the bidding is at $1010. I’m sure it will close higher. Two other domains listed also had me do a double take. I tried to understand why schumpeter-2006.org and trawlbase.org were both listed with current bids over $1,000 each. Normally I look further for curiosity but I’m swamped today. If anyone knows why those 2 have such high bids, lMK.
Last night I went for a cinco de mayo party. Yes, it was the day after but with 30 of us that’s the only way to get a table. As we sat and talked I noticed that only the older men (over 30) were wearing watches. In addition, everyone came after work, so I was surprised not to see anyone wearing a tie. It made me start to think. When i spoke to a few of the under 30, I asked if any of them owned a watch. Only one did and said it was a gift from his dad. He told me he never wears it since there is no need. He has an iphone that he can check for time. Why would he need to wear one he asked?
Would I start a business in either of those areas, no. Thats not saying you could not have a successful business. Look at Rick Latona. He started a site called webuywatches.com and is doing fairly well. However, it is not his only business.
We have seen alot change on the web. Netscape was the first major browser and had at one point virtually all of the market. That is no longer the case. Yahoo used to be the premier search engine on the web. That is no longer the case.
There are also trends showing upside of various products and industries. An art auction at Sotherbys the other day, someone purchased the highest recorded sale at auction for a painting. Over 100 million USD for a Picasso. People are spending that much because it is an amazing and unique work of art that cant be replicated and whose value has shown increasing over time. The same thing can be said about generic domains. They are unique and cant be replicated. A generic domain is like a fine piece of art. The trend for domains is increased registrations especially with all the new tld’s. As more domains come into the market place it only raises value for the prime generic .com’s as they are domaining’s answer to fine art.
Here is the latest and most likely THE live auction list – not in order yet. It looks like Monte put together a great list.
This is downloadable here: http://domainauctions.moniker.com/viewCatalog?id=55&x=67&y=7
Domain Name Opening Bid/Range
3dTVs.com $100,001 – $250,000
47.org $5,001 – $10,000
Aac.co.uk $501-$1000
Air.travel $2501 – $5000
Analyze.net $2501 – $5000
Arbitration.com $100,001 – $250,000
ArtAppraisal.com $2501 – $5000
Birth.net $2501 – $5000
Bjh.com $5,001 – $10,000
BoardGames.com $250,001 – $500,000
BoatRaces.com $1001-$2500
BrassBeds.com $10,001 – $25,000
BudgetOnline.com $501-$1000
By.net $100,001 – $250,000
Bylaws.com $5,001 – $10,000
CakeStand.com $2501 – $5000
CaribbeanCruises.net No Reserve
CarSecurity.com $2501 – $5000
CdCollection.com No Reserve
Cheap.org $10,001 – $25,000
CherryTrees.com $501-$1000
Code.com $750,001 – $1MM
Collapsed.com $1001-$2500
CommunityCollege.com $1MM – $5MM
CompactSpeakers.com $1001-$2500
Consoles.com $25,001 – $50,000
Counselors.com $50,001 – $100,000
Dating.com $1MM – $5MM
DatingOnline.com $50,001 – $100,000
Day.me No Reserve
DesignerKeyRings.com $501-$1000
Detox.com $100,001 – $250,000
EAgent.com $10,001 – $25,000
EFP.com $5,001 – $10,000
ElectricRazors.com $5,001 – $10,000
EliminateDebts.com $5,001 – $10,000
ERelationship.com $10,001 – $25,000
Evenings.com $5,001 – $10,000
FitnessStore.com $10,001 – $25,000
FreeDSL.com $10,001 – $25,000
FrontSeats.com $5,001 – $10,000
Gj.net No Reserve
GolfResorts.com $10,001 – $25,000
Guns.eu $2501 – $5000
HardDrives.com $500,001 – $750,000
Hobbies.com $250,001 – $500,000
Hologram.com $250,001 – $500,000
HomeStereo.com $10,001 – $25,000
IKC.com $5,001 – $10,000
Jeans.com $1MM – $5MM
JeffersonMemorial.com $1001-$2500
Karate.com $500,001 – $750,000
LasVegasDiscounts.com $2501 – $5000
LateShows.com $1-$500
LedMonitor.com $5,001 – $10,000
LowerUtilityBills.com No Reserve
Marriages.com $25,001 – $50,000
Masquerades.com $5,001 – $10,000
Mediation.com $100,001 – $250,000
MedicalGrants.com $1001-$2500
MetricSocketSets.com $501-$1000
Microcomputers.com $5,001 – $10,000
MicroManaged.com No Reserve
Nix.net $2501 – $5000
NYC.asia $1-$500
Obedience.com $10,001 – $25,000
OnlineBilling.com $25,001 – $50,000
PatioTables.com $5,001 – $10,000
PersonalBanker.net No Reserve
Petroleum.net $5,001 – $10,000
Qwz.com No Reserve
Raises.com $5,001 – $10,000
Receivable.com $5,001 – $10,000
Reducing.com $5,001 – $10,000
Relationship.com $1MM – $5MM
Require.com $10,001 – $25,000
Safety.com $1MM – $5MM
Saws.com $50,001 – $100,000
SchoolTutors.com $1001-$2500
SecondLanguage.com $25,001 – $50,000
SecondMortgage.com $100,001 – $250,000
Sentimental.com $5,001 – $10,000
SingleWomen.com $250,001 – $500,000
Snuggly.com $5,001 – $10,000
SportsSites.com $501-$1000
SpywareBlockers.com $100,001 – $250,000
StoneFurniture.com $1001-$2500
TanningProducts.com $5,001 – $10,000
Taunt.com No Reserve
TaxTube.com No Reserve
TemporaryJobs.com $50,001 – $100,000
TemporaryStorage.com $10,001 – $25,000
Therapists.com $25,001 – $50,000
Thrilled.com $25,001 – $50,000
TicketOffices.com $5,001 – $10,000
Tiebreaker.com $10,001 – $25,000
TireStores.com $5,001 – $10,000
ToasterOvens.com $10,001 – $25,000
Townhouses.com $100,001 – $250,000
TreasuryBonds.com $100,001 – $250,000
Troops.com $50,001 – $100,000
Tumbling.com $10,001 – $25,000
Usage.net $1001-$2500
UsaMarketing.com $5,001 – $10,000
UsedHybridCars.com $2501 – $5000
VDU.com $5,001 – $10,000
Versailles.com $25,001 – $50,000
VHS.com $10,001 – $25,000
Vinyl.net $2501 – $5000
VS.net $10,001 – $25,000
Watchmaker.com $10,001 – $25,000
WebcamRoulette.com $100,001 – $250,000
WeedKiller.com $10,001 – $25,000
WesternFurniture.com $5,001 – $10,000
Wifi.com $1MM – $5MM
WineInvesting.com $1001-$2500
I was looking today at the names listed on the Snapnames Ft Lauderdale auction. I thought the auction had the best list of generic domains that I have seen at auction in while. I emailed Monte to tell him that and also to ask if he had any comments on the Million dollar Photo.com deal.
Here is what he said:
Thanks. This was a sale that took several months to complete. An end
user purchased the domain but their site is not ready yet….we just
could not wait to make the announcement given DFG and some of the best
names in the industry are going up for sale next week. Did you see the
great names we have? We just locked up CommunityCollege.com,
Karate.com, and of course have WiFi.com, Dating.com, Detox.com,
Jeans.com, etc. Look at the gems on this list:
https://www.snapnames.com/store/liveprebid.action?ig=524#store;storeName
=liveprebid
We are really focusing on the end user and corporate buyer more than
ever before. Our last 3 auctions had more names purchased by end users
than all the years prior so now I think we are in the best position to
bring the very best names to the end user/corporate market and validate
ROI and value. Sellers still have to be reasonable on their price to
create a bidding environment – that is exactly what happened with
Photo.com. We had 3 parties interested after making the name available
in an earlier auction. The Buyer and the Seller had very specific needs
to get the transaction completed and we were extremely flexible in
making that happen. Other sales that we still cannot report, are coming
in due to having flexible payment term options through Moniker’s Escrow
and Secure Transfer services and that is also enabling more higher end
sales to get done.
Thanks Monte for your reply
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