Sex.com Auction May Not Happen Tomorrow
I have it on good authority that a petition was filed in Bankruptcy court late this afternoon to stay the foreclosure proceedings on the Sex.com domain. The auction is currently scheduled to take place tomorrow.
Will Sex.com Sell At Thursday’s Foreclosure Auction?
By now, everyone on the planet, or at least the domain and adult world knows that Sex.com is in a foreclosure auction this Thursday. As Elliot Silver notes in his blog, the auction is being classified as having No Reserve:
From Eliotts Blog:
“I was just informed by Richard Maltz of Maltz Auctions that there will be no reserve price for the Sex.com auction. Registered bidders will be permitted to bid online or in person at the Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP offices. In addition, Maltz added, “the secured party does reserve the right to bid under the law.”
The truth of the matter is, there is a reserve. As with most Real estate auctions, the secured party will be there and out bid any low bidders. They will have to decide when to cut their loses.I know personally that in the past the lenders have been unwilling to bend under 8 figures. Whether that will be the case on Thursday is anyone’s guess. The excellent promotion of this auction will bring out every player possible. My thoughts is that it will not sell on Thursday but someone will be able to put a deal together within days or a few weeks after the auction similar to the way Porn.com did not sell at it’s auction but had a deal together shortly after.
BTW for those of you with money to burn on this auction, feel free to inquire as to purchasing xxx.com.
Sedo Weekly Sales List Headed By Yahoo’s Sale of MusicVideos.com for $250,000
The Top sale of course was MusicVideos.com for $250k. onlinecheckup.com 7,774USD, gold.co.uk 42,050 GBP webstyle.com 16,500 USD and Paydayloans.info at 24K
some other notable buys.
Domain name Price Currency
.Coms
musicvideos.com 250,000 USD
313.com 25,000 USD
webstyle.com 16,500 USD
949.com 13,560 USD
bgm.com 12,501 USD
giftcardmessages.com 12,000 USD
buty.com 11,500 USD
singlesdating.com 11,001 GBP
dogsbite.com 11,000 USD
pokerist.com 11,000 USD
freestay.com 10,000 GBP
pimpcash.com 10,000 USD
7g.com 9,999 USD
421.com 8,955 EUR
99problems.com 8,000 USD
dragonballs.com 7,900 USD
onlinecheckup.com 7,774 USD
thek.com 7,500 USD
toonix.com 7,000 USD
dogvip.com 6,000 EUR
custodyrights.com 5,100 USD
robofx.com 5,000 USD
ehong.com 5,000 USD
mdct.com 5,000 USD
marketingconsultancy.com 5,000 USD
rembi.com 4,888 USD
infobuy.com 4,000 USD
avoxa.com 3,850 EUR
leaseadomain.com 3,750 USD
riobingo.com 3,750 GBP
crosspointmedia.com 3,750 USD
fotokarten.com 3,588 USD
dragoncore.com 3,500 USD
tele5.com 3,500 USD
dashit.com 3,500 USD
bizpad.com 3,500 EUR
solarmade.com 3,500 USD
taxdebtattorney.com 3,500 USD
organicturkeys.com 3,375 USD
automieten.com 3,200 EUR
easypoll.com 3,100 USD
cafehotels.com 3,000 USD
saldi.com 3,000 EUR
marathashaadi.com 3,000 USD
vivess.com 3,000 USD
imprintedpens.com 2,688 USD
prepaid-creditcard.com 2,500 USD
geok.com 2,500 USD
sentfromabove.com 2,500 USD
helicopterflights.com 2,500 EUR
ultramarcars.com 2,380 EUR
apotheekonline.com 2,300 USD
weddinggloves.com 2,250 USD
swissmed.com 2,200 EUR
adix.com 2,200 USD
londonfashion.com 2,200 USD
deformed.com 2,116 USD
englishlakes.com 2,088 USD
undergroundmovie.com 2,000 USD
twirling.com 2,000 USD
poisson.com 2,000 USD
pizzarecipes.com 2,000 USD
dataeast.com 1,999 USD
insurance-benefits.com 1,999 USD
hypno-therapy.com 1,999 USD
betterbeauty.com 1,995 USD
datingmedia.com 1,993 USD
lookoutpost.com 1,988 USD
yes-you-can.com 1,888 USD
mochilero.com 1,800 EUR
shift-consulting.com 1,750 USD
scotlandfirst.com 1,667 USD
telvis.com 1,642 EUR
boatdealerships.com 1,550 USD
vpn-service.com 1,500 EUR
mefitness.com 1,500 USD
adunique.com 1,500 EUR
golfizus.com 1,500 USD
next-idea.com 1,500 USD
coastman.com 1,500 USD
keyboardpro.com 1,499 USD
ergebnisse24.com 1,400 EUR
astroawani.com 1,400 USD
plantillasgratis.com 1,400 EUR
morpol.com 1,400 USD
casinopartner.com 1,400 USD
appchecker.com 1,400 USD
tier2.com 1,350 USD
dailygrocer.com 1,342 USD
promotionjobs.com 1,300 EUR
softwarepackage.com 1,260 USD
exquisitesearch.com 1,250 USD
nordicstar.com 1,250 USD
fabquip.com 1,250 USD
événementiel.com 1,200 USD
bubka.com 1,200 EUR
promotionaltotes.com 1,200 USD
airlebnis.com 1,200 EUR
muabannhadat.com 1,200 EUR
liebeleben.com 1,200 EUR
thefitlab.com 1,200 USD
solargold.com 1,190 EUR
scienceindex.com 1,101 EUR
eleven-eleven.com 1,100 USD
marriageinislam.com 1,100 USD
travelrater.com 1,100 USD
360ms.com 1,100 USD
hubhosting.com 1,100 USD
simulateur.com 1,075 EUR
experttv.com 1,075 USD
poweraccu.com 1,000 EUR
friendcube.com 1,000 USD
skyparking.com 1,000 EUR
eurotrak.com 1,000 USD
thetry.com 1,000 USD
tagpad.com 1,000 USD
hi-vis.com 1,000 EUR
viajeaestambul.com 1,000 EUR
apuestasinternet.com 1,000 EUR
otwarte.com 1,000 EUR
architravel.com 1,000 EUR
telecorpinc.com 1,000 USD
3key.com 1,000 EUR
123files.com 1,000 USD
minerals1.com 1,000 EUR
trafficlauncher.com 1,000 USD
visitpoconos.com 1,000 USD
euro-consult.com 1,000 USD
cllinfo.com 1,000 USD
itismyfault.com 1,000 USD
carbontaxes.com 999 EUR
yourfirstcar.com 995 USD
websitehostingblog.com 985 USD
cyphermail.com 945 USD
automm.com 900 USD
textore.com 900 USD
rentmaps.com 900 USD
bikinicollection.com 900 USD
3rdpower.com 900 USD
eisenhans.com 900 EUR
mimit.com 888 USD
imprintedumbrellas.com 880 USD
findyourlyrics.com 850 EUR
sigsag.com 850 GBP
engravingequipment.com 802 USD
pestcontrollondon.com 800 USD
tricomsystems.com 800 USD
badical.com 799 USD
custom-flags.com 777 USD
t-list.com 750 USD
imedigap.com 750 USD
limonet.com 750 USD
meefeedia.com 750 USD
factuals.com 750 USD
thelongevitydiet.com 750 USD
continentalgold.com 750 USD
cubedesigns.com 750 USD
krankentagegeldversicherung.com 750 EUR
highrollerscasino.com 750 USD
ring1.com 750 USD
cityofbonitasprings.com 750 USD
winotes.com 730 EUR
vipbilling.com 708 USD
cabin-crew.com 700 USD
alojamentos.com 700 EUR
lodj.com 700 USD
ioflow.com 700 USD
expoxxi.com 700 EUR
bidp.com 700 USD
Domain name Price Currency
gold.co.uk 42050 GBP
paydayloans.info 24000 USD
terrasse.de 13000 EUR
ips.nl 9520 EUR
fibrebroadband.co.uk 8500 GBP
whisky.net 8000 EUR
krimi.tv 6500 EUR
ma.de 6100 EUR
jo.de 6100 EUR
thebible.co.uk 5600 GBP
bathroom-tiles.co.uk 5425 GBP
adsforfree.co.uk 5000 GBP
erkältung.ch 5000 EUR
kgb.mx 5000 USD
ubm.net 5000 USD
financialaid.tv 4750 USD
gamesmaster.co.uk 4500 GBP
choisir.fr 4350 EUR
sushishop.eu 4250 EUR
energyagency.eu 4200 EUR
weddingdress.de 4000 EUR
provence.us 3500 EUR
proenergie.net 3500 EUR
presupuestos.net 3188 USD
tanninglotion.net 3100 USD
ratenkredit.info 3000 EUR
qmf.de 3000 EUR
check.in 3000 EUR
physicianassistantprograms.net 3000 USD
mkx.net 3000 USD
hundepraxis.de 2975 EUR
singapur.net 2788 USD
archivierung.eu 2750 EUR
style.in 2650 USD
leadershiptraining.co.uk 2600 EUR
hotelclub.com.my 2500 USD
nickelodeon.ru 2500 USD
personalplaner.de 2490 EUR
sportbekleidung.net 2450 EUR
casino-spiele.de 2300 EUR
energybody.de 2250 EUR
oporto.net 2200 USD
showroom.org 2188 USD
tourism.mobi 2100 USD
shooting.net 2050 USD
maternitydresses.net 2000 USD
kalifornien.net 2000 EUR
2019.org 2000 USD
jobpromoter.de 2000 EUR
elcasino.net 2000 EUR
h.im 2000 EUR
business-webhosting.de 2000 EUR
hoveniers.be 2000 EUR
janeiredale.de 2000 USD
implantesdentales.net 1988 USD
xpartner.de 1950 EUR
todays.eu 1800 EUR
wirtschaftsstrafrecht.eu 1785 EUR
cityfx.co.uk 1750 USD
smokingkills.org 1650 USD
touchscreen.us 1560 USD
foerdermittel.eu 1550 EUR
callway.de 1500 EUR
parislanuit.fr 1500 EUR
webwatch.tv 1500 EUR
onlinelife.org 1500 USD
lupen.de 1500 EUR
radiologie-duisburg.de 1460 EUR
kinderbuecher.net 1388 USD
schools-out.de 1300 EUR
boya.de 1300 EUR
lhh.it 1250 EUR
voeux.net 1250 EUR
hotel-booking.net 1248 USD
cprtraining.org 1200 USD
mysticker.de 1200 EUR
immobilienungarn.de 1150 EUR
sachsen-kontakte.de 1100 EUR
airportcar.co.uk 1050 USD
dlc.net 1000 EUR
domainsnapper.de 1000 EUR
freetea.co.uk 1000 GBP
iva.biz 1000 GBP
thecostumeshop.co.uk 1000 GBP
boisdechauffage.be 999 EUR
astrosurf.net 990 USD
videokonferenz.net 988 USD
teekannen.de 950 EUR
fachhandel24.de 950 EUR
touchscreens.us 925 USD
ilpd.net 917 USD
grundstück.eu 908 EUR
breakersyard.co.uk 900 GBP
e-mountainbike.de 900 EUR
zapfen.de 900 EUR
feedback.info 889 EUR
leichtathletik-live.de 850 EUR
onlinepraxis.ch 850 EUR
wirelessbroadband.org 825 EUR
ifashion.de 800 EUR
asiatherme.de 800 EUR
descargargratis.org 800 EUR
büroservice.de 800 EUR
mobiltelefon.org 788 USD
wenman.org 770 USD
tikla.de 750 EUR
sportsexpert.co.uk 750 GBP
c7.de 750 EUR
nisha.org 750 USD
consolidationdebt.org 750 USD
archivierung.net 750 EUR
catapult.tv 740 USD
untergroesse.de 714 EUR
ptz.nl 700 EUR
hoses.net 700 EUR
ferien-wohnung-berlin.de 700 EUR
brilliantideas.org 700 USD
emountainbike.de 700 EUR
projektor.net 700 EUR
Let’s Discuss – The Future Of Domains and Internet Companies
Recently I had the opportunity to talk with some well known internet pioneers. This was totally by accident but I took the opportunity to ask them a few questions. The specific part of the conversation that I want to mention was our talk on domains and also our discussion of the larger internet companies. For generic domains, 3 out of the 4 thought they were the one of the best investments you could make to help get a jump on the competition in a specific category. They thought .com for business in the US was a necessity. They split as wether to use the domain alone as the business name or use it to direct traffic to the home page or related part of their business. All 4 thought the new tld’s would cause more confusion and mostly likely make business spend more money to protect their bands.
As for the Internet, we discussed what major companies would be on top 10 years from today. While 2 did not want to go out that far, they all agreed that Google’s grasp is enormous and if any company would be out in front it was them. They also gave high marks Ebay, Amazon and Facebook. When I asked about Yahoo, they felt that it was finally going in the right direction but in their minds they fell behind the other mentioned.
Please let me know your thoughts.
This freaked me out. “I Know You…Your Larry Fischer the Domainer”
We sit here in our little domain world thinking we live in a bubble. Most people outside of this world have no idea who we are or what we do. If you live in this world, there is a good chance we know each other. Outside, we are just like everyone else, maybe a little more nerdy.
Here’s a amusing story I thought some of you might enjoy. As some of you know, my son Jeff is going to college next year. I told him if he wants to raise some cash to save for college, I have a bunch of stuff that he could put on Craigslist. He posted a few items and received an email inquiring about one of the items. The couple asked if they could come over and see it. When they arrived, I introduced myself, as did they. He had mentioned that he used to work in IT for a big bank but was now retired.He said I looked familiar but I did not recognize him. When he asked him what i did, I felt the easiest thing to say was that I was in internet marketing. He then startled me by asking are you Larry Fischer the domainer. At first I was stunned, but said yes. Do you you know me, I asked? He said he had very little domain knowledge but he remembered that we talked a few years earlier when he was looking into acquiring a domain for the Bank he worked at. Also he said that had read some articles in which I was mentioned.
At first it kind of freaked me out that this person knew who I was. But I guess in this word of Facebook, blogs and constant news, more people know about other people than we can imagine. BTW In case you were curious, he did not ask for an autograph.
Sedo Weekly Sales led by Guagua.com at $100,000
Guagua.com led the weekly sales list at $100,000. Other notable sales include pepe.com @45k euro (congrats Francois), gastronomie.com @35k euro. some others that looked nice include shareprice.com @$4,000 (not as good as stockquotes.com though 🙂 ), speedchat.com @3,300, escortservice.de @ 16,660 EUR and open.org @ 6,200 USD. Let me know your thoughts on the list.
Here is the complete list:
Domain name Price Currency
.COMs
guagua.com 100,000 USD
pepe.com 45,000 EUR
gastronomie.com 35,000 EUR
telemar.com 12,000 EUR
xtrader.com 10,000 USD
afx.com 8,100 USD
mallchina.com 6,000 EUR
buffalogroup.com 5,432 USD
cosmetiques.com 5,150 USD
okta.com 5,100 USD
bookmate.com 5,000 EUR
jpsports.com 5,000 USD
qualcos.com 5,000 USD
landingpagedesign.com 5,000 GBP
stayfair.com 5,000 USD
tridien.com 5,000 USD
clientstream.com 4,985 USD
zli.com 4,500 USD
poppunk.com 4,100 USD
jechange.com 4,000 EUR
shareprice.com 4,000 USD
freisein.com 3,854 USD
tracktec.com 3,388 USD
techi.com 3,388 USD
speedchat.com 3,300 USD
newsfromhome.com 3,000 USD
whatsstoppingyou.com 3,000 USD
rockaoke.com 3,000 USD
allotments.com 3,000 USD
totophoto.com 3,000 USD
mobiledistribution.com 2,788 USD
allsleep.com 2,600 USD
phimosis.com 2,550 USD
domainapps.com 2,500 USD
comparus.com 2,500 EUR
mailsuite.com 2,500 USD
mandaris.com 2,500 USD
stylejobs.com 2,500 EUR
tachan.com 2,500 EUR
summitbrokers.com 2,500 USD
yborcigars.com 2,500 USD
ditosama.com 2,500 USD
pureaqua.com 2,500 USD
vps247.com 2,499 USD
theroute.com 2,488 USD
finntours.com 2,488 USD
jobverse.com 2,295 USD
neuhoff.com 2,250 EUR
patentinsurance.com 2,200 USD
langzeitmieten.com 2,142 EUR
hiding.com 2,055 USD
inktree.com 2,000 USD
gameslaboratory.com 2,000 USD
fusee.com 2,000 EUR
casinotrac.com 2,000 USD
flatmatch.com 2,000 USD
koshki.com 2,000 USD
ocsports.com 2,000 USD
visionhunter.com 2,000 USD
mobiledollars.com 2,000 USD
g-tour.com 2,000 EUR
wattclub.com 2,000 USD
ccTLDs
risultati.it 32,000 EUR
energieagentur.de 21,500 EUR
escortservice.de 16,660 EUR
transpower.nl 15,500 EUR
ioffer.co.uk 11,500 USD
jb.de 9,500 EUR
stelle.it 8,000 EUR
shirts.co.za 8,000 USD
73.de 7,500 EUR
87.de 7,500 EUR
call.at 6,750 EUR
drucker-toner.de 6,500 EUR
carworld.eu 6,000 EUR
designshop.ch 6,000 EUR
luxury.co.za 6,000 USD
tmb.de 5,950 EUR
healing.de 5,950 EUR
mamme.it 5,900 USD
xa.de 5,700 EUR
hurghada.ch 5,000 EUR
hausfinanzierung.de 4,600 EUR
greencar.de 4,000 EUR
cyclette.it 3,600 EUR
volksversicherung.de 3,500 EUR
extra.be 3,000 EUR
freienstein.de 2,600 EUR
staatsanleihen.de 2,550 EUR
bookwithme.co.uk 2,500 GBP
rückenprobleme.ch 2,500 EUR
kabellos.de 2,500 EUR
diabetes-shop.de 2,360 EUR
dinnerfortwo.de 2,350 EUR
goodies.de 2,223 EUR
easysports.de 2,222 EUR
swx.de 2,200 EUR
xxl-print.de 2,100 EUR
unternehmen-zukunft.de 2,083 EUR
schwibbogen.de 2,083 EUR
vivabingo.es 2,000 EUR
autoexport.eu 2,000 EUR
salvia.fr 2,000 EUR
badplatsen.se 2,000 EUR
staffshop.co.uk 2,000 GBP
edreams.com.au 2,000 USD
gaudin.fr 2,000 EUR
congress.co.uk 1,900 GBP
checkin.at 1,800 EUR
decorating.co.za 1,800 USD
alkoholproblem.de 1,750 EUR
fotopuzzel.de 1,650 EUR
tgm.co.uk 1,650 GBP
evict.co.uk 1,600 GBP
zwi.de 1,600 EUR
dach-spezialist.de 1,555 EUR
viaggio.eu 1,500 EUR
wep.ch 1,500 EUR
leihfahrrad.de 1,500 EUR
eurostores.eu 1,500 EUR
stayalive.de 1,452 EUR
hooks.co.uk 1,450 GBP
tabak-pfeife.de 1,312 EUR
virtusa.co.uk 1,250 USD
onshop.de 1,250 EUR
hytteforum.no 1,200 EUR
webac.co.uk 1,200 EUR
geschaedigtenforum.de 1,200 EUR
ildolcetto.it 1,200 EUR
hunde-futter.de 1,200 EUR
trachtenmode.eu 1,200 EUR
rugs.ws 1,200 USD
inews.co.uk 1,200 GBP
möbel-kempf.de 1,100 EUR
powernap.de 1,100 EUR
schichtdicke.de 1,050 EUR
xyros.de 1,050 EUR
alternate.pl 1,040 USD
blue-ray.de 1,000 EUR
passaggi.it 1,000 EUR
medinfo.ch 1,000 EUR
gesundheit-aktiv.de 1,000 EUR
topviaggi.it 1,000 GBP
newyork-hotels.de 1,000 EUR
inspe.de 1,000 EUR
esense.de 1,000 EUR
jjc.eu 1,000 USD
religion.eu 999 EUR
maldini.de 950 EUR
highrollercasino.co.uk 950 EUR
mediamonitoring.de 950 EUR
übersetzer.eu 900 EUR
friendfinder.it 900 EUR
infection.ch 900 EUR
emobility.ch 875 EUR
zürich.eu 850 EUR
dampfdusche.eu 850 EUR
enterprises.ws 850 USD
übersetzungen.eu 827 EUR
sks.at 800 EUR
de-brief.de 800 EUR
unidata.de 775 EUR
klangkoerper.de 750 EUR
webagency.nl 750 EUR
metalldichtungen.de 750 EUR
kleinfeldtore.de 700 EUR
adventuretravel.tv 700 USD
webimmo.fr 700 EUR
Other
sys.net 12,500 USD
open.org 6,200 USD
analytics.info 5,000 USD
docs.net 5,000 USD
al3aab.net 4,000 USD
billigfliegen.net 3,500 EUR
probefahrt.org 3,500 EUR
telefon.info 3,050 EUR
wvtv.org 2,300 USD
adultdatingsites.org 2,300 USD
luminaires.org 1,800 USD
relatos.org 1,750 EUR
feel.net 1,750 USD
surgeon.pro 1,750 USD
surgery.pro 1,750 USD
bookstores.org 1,500 USD
thecombine.org 1,500 USD
videoporno.org 1,400 USD
careeraptitudetest.net 1,300 USD
englishtown.net 1,275 USD
950.net 1,250 USD
enaplus.net 1,100 EUR
fgt.org 1,100 USD
thek.net 1,046 USD
amarket.net 1,041 USD
rideaux.net 1,000 EUR
reinigung.org 1,000 EUR
vijay.org 900 USD
autoverhuur.info 800 EUR
firstmedical.org 795 USD
cutterbuck.info 790 USD
grattage.org 700 EUR
Horoscopes.com -Is it really for sale?
Last week I received an email from a Paul Ginsburg. Some of you may know that name as it was listed back in 2003 as the owner of Horoscopes.com and some other valuable generic domains. However, back in 2003 the whois email was bad and so was the phone number. Sometime around 2004 the name and all other domains associated with Paul Ginsburg were put under privacy. The email offered the name for between 600k and 700k .
My first thought was let’s get on the phone and discuss the name. I asked him to call me. He emailed no. I asked him to give me a phone number so I could call him. He emailed back again that he would not speak on the phone. He would not call me or give me a number to call him. I found that odd especially since it was a high figure deal.
I also noticed that he misspelled the domain horoscopes.com within his subject area (it was spelled correctly within the email). That could be petty but i would think if your asking that much for a six figure domain, you would spell it correctly in the subject area. They did want to use an escrow service, However that left me with no way to substaniate who they were if there were issues. In the end, I decided to pass on the name. I’m sure it will sell at a good price once a buyer finds his own comfort level with the seller of the name. BTW If someone can come up with title insurance for domains, it has the potential to be a good business.
Using PPC For Success – Free Seminar
Search Engine Strategies is having a seminar next week entitled “Segment Your Way to PPC Success, Part 2 of 2″. according to the email :
Experienced PPC managers know that proper campaign optimization calls for hyper targeting. This means setting up new campaigns to address small target audiences, and over time, “slicing and dicing” campaign elements to target smaller and smaller audiences. In this advanced webinar you’ll learn to:
Include and exclude campaign settings that can spell success or failure for your entire campaign
Maximize Quality Score by regularly splitting ad groups
Isolating brand terms to minimize cost
Using different landing pages based on visitor intent.
If you want to see part 1 of 2, Top 10 PPC Advertising Tips for Killer PPC Results, Part 1 of 2 click here
Phishing Attack -Beware Of Fake GoDaddy.com Email
Beware. A very good phishing email is being sent out by some entity claiming to be Godaddy.com. The email is an exact copy of an email that Godaddy regularly send out for Icann review notices. When you click on the link in the email it takes you to a carbon copy of a Godaddy.com page however the Url contains godaiddiy.com not godaddy.com. The sender is trying to catch your user name and password. I will not include the full link as I do not want anyone to use it by accident. FYI Going to the main domain home page will not show the fraudulent site. I just spoke with Godaddy.com and they confirmed it and are trying to get the site taken down ASAP.
Do These Guys Deserve to Go To Jail?
The are many comparisons to the following story and domaining.
It seems a company called Wiseguys Tickets Inc. figured out a way to beat Ticketmaster and other ticket vendors the moment tickets went on sale (think of domains dropping). Wiseguys set up an elaborate automated system to go after these names so they could get multiple amounts of tickets (think domains) and then resell them at a higher value. The ticketing companies had tried to stop this type of automation by using Captcha (random words that have to be retyped in) and limiting the amount of tickets any one person could buy. Wiseguys was one step ahead of them by figuring out how to beat the Captcha’s and setting up various companies to buy the tickets. These methods turned out to be very profitable for Wiseguys as it is reported that they made over $25 million over the few years that they have been doing this. Why do I think that the ticket companies are going after these guys?. Plain and simple, It’s about money. Recently ticket vendors have set up or partnered with resale sites so that the ticket vendors and the artists could make more money by selling the same type of tickets that Wiseguy sold (think registrar auctions and domain drop auctions). So do these wiseguys deserve to go to jail or should more oversight be placed on the ticket vendors (registrars) ?