I think this is the first public auction in years that has attracted the quality of domain names listed here. I have to congratulate Monte and Moniker on putting this list together.
Here is the press release. Please comment below:
Premium Names Available for Bidding
The Moniker live auction includes a broad selection of premium domains as well as names across all price points. Following the Moniker auction, SnapNames will host an online auction that will run through Wednesday, August 25 at 5 p.m. US Eastern time.
The complete catalog can be found at:
http://domainauctions.moniker.com/2010/DOMAINfest-New-York.
Premium domains include:
Rate.com
Quotes.com
Stocks.com
StockQuotes.com
Cable.com
Reggae.com
Patents.com
ByOwner.com 1-800-ByOwner®
Artist.com
BigApple.com
Invitro.com
XXX.com
Alcohol.com
Testing.com
Voters.com
Partner.com
Lawsuits.com
“Recent domain name sales, such as Slots.com, Photo.com, and Dating.com, demonstrate that businesses of all sizes, from start-ups to mature corporations, are now embracing keyword-rich domain names as a core strategy to build their brands,” said Monte Cahn, founder of Moniker. “In fact, most of these recent premium domain names were acquired by businesses for the purpose of developing and increasing the value of their e-commerce sites.”
“These successes were enabled partly by the enhanced SnapNames and Moniker platform,” said Craig Snyder, General Manager of the SnapNames and Moniker. “We’re able to reach global buyers and sellers in a fast, safe and easy way.”
Pre-Bidding for Moniker Live Auction
Pre-bids may be submitted on any domain listed in the auction until Aug 18, 11:00 am US Eastern time. The highest bid for each domain will then become the starting bid in the live auction. All live auction pre-bidders will be notified via email of their position in the auction along with instructions for joining the live and extended auction.
To participate in the pre-bidding process and learn more about the auction, please visit http://www.moniker.com/dfauction
SnapNames Online Auction
Bidders not attending the live auction can watch the auction and submit bids in real-time via a free online live auction system powered by SnapNames Live™ technology. Interested bidders may also submit an absentee bid form to the auctioneer or sign up for telephone proxy bidding.
The online auction will run for a full week, starting Wednesday, August 18 at 3:15 p.m. US Eastern time to Wednesday, August 25 at 5 p.m. US Eastern time. For more information, including details on how to submit an absentee bid or bid via telephone proxy, visit:
http://www.moniker.com/dfauction
DOMAINfest NYC Power Networking Event
The Moniker Live Auction on August 18th is part of DOMAINfest’s NYC Power Networking Day event. This event offers attendees the opportunity to build relationships with motivated professionals sharing similar interests. Experts will facilitate free-flowing networking discussions on the following subjects:
• Local Search Trends—Is it Time to Invest?
• How to Get the Most Out of Affiliate Marketing
• Online Advertising Trends
• Legal Q&A
To view agenda, sponsorship and registration details for DOMAINfest NYC, visit http://www.domainfest.com. The registration fee is $175 and includes all sessions, lunch, the auction, and dinner cocktail party.
That is a nice list of premium names, could see some big sales in NY.
I agree. This auction could bring in total sales over 8 figures.
I also have seniorcitizens.org in this auction. It is 11-years old and ranks #1 in SEO for all major search. It is the only .org that I think the .org fits better than the .com.
By far the best deals in this auction are Companion.com which I feel is worth at least 500,000 and DownloadPornos.com which I would think would be worth 100,000 plus.
Both have an extremely low reserve.
Final note. I’ve been watching these auctions for over a decade and have never seen such a quality list of domain names.
Thumbs up Moniker for putting together such a quality list. Your definitley going to drag me from half way across the world to this show.