The New gTLD Applicant Group (NTAG) send a letter complaining to ICANN about the numerous delays in the New gTLD program. The letter was sent on the 21st of December and was just published by …
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ICM Registry sells Dolls.xxx for $7,425
ICM Registry has been offering a list of 1046 .xxx domain names for sale with prices. This week 1 more domain has been sold: Dolls.xxx for $7,425. Doll.xxx is still available for sale at $5,940. …
Read More »Go Daddy and Sedo integration having more problems
Go Daddy Auctions and Sedo integration seems to be having a few problems today. I got an offer today on one of the few domains I have left at Sedo through Go Daddy auctions. I …
Read More »December 2012 Go Daddy Auctions Report – VisitSanFrancisco.com sold for $50k and League.com sold for $40k
Go Daddy sold 32,767 domains in December. That is almost on par with November’s 32,850 domains. 55% of the sales were from auctions, 43% of the sales were from Buy Now listings and 2% were …
Read More »Sedo sells 932 domains worth $1.38 million: Zodia.com sells for 35,421 USD and ContactBank.ru for 23,000 USD – Weeks 18/12-31/12 2012
This week, 932 transactions (945 last week) took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.38 million ($1.48 last week). Only 330 domains (183 last week) were reported by Sedo this week. The other …
Read More »pack.org private Namejet auction ended at $1,018 – Namejet loses $1,094
A few days back Namejet started a private auction for the domain name pack.org because the winning bidder didn’t pay for the domain. The Private Auction ended at $1,018 that means that Namejet lost $1,094 …
Read More ».org 10% price increase coming on July 1st 2013 but the registry contract expires June 30, 2013
PIR, the .org domain name registry, have announced a price increase in .org effective July 1st 2013. Registrar price for .org will increase from $7.45 to $8.19. If you add the $0.25 ICANN fee the .org …
Read More »Namejet support is first class
My last experience with Namejet support was smooth and most importantly pretty fast considering the timing of my support ticket. I contacted support a few hours before 2013 and I got a reply almost immediately …
Read More »Target missed as UDRP complaint for the domain name TargetApplication.com was denied at NAF
Target had it’s UDRP complaint denied for the domain name TargetApplication.com. Panel said that a website with advertising links, can be a legitimate use, and that the presence of pay-per-click links on its site does …
Read More »The Impossible – Inspiration to start off 2013
If you need some inspiration to start off this year you need to watch this. Olympiacos Piraeus from Greece came back from 19 points behind, with 12 minutes to go, to win 62-61 the 2012 …
Read More »2013 – Happy New Year
I am starting 2013 with some hope that things will be better than the past 2 years. 2011 and 2012 were pretty rough years on my family. These were the 2 worst years of my …
Read More »2012 Best Buyer Award – The Overpaying Buyer
I have setup my own sales landers for about 5000 of my domain names. (more on this at a forthcoming article) I did that a couple of months back when I started leaving Sedo. At …
Read More »pack.org is now in a private Namejet auction after the winning bidder failed to pay
I just got an email from Namejet informing me that I entered a private auction for the domain name pack.org. The domain dropped on the 28th of November and it was caught by Namejet. The …
Read More »Helion.com gets hit with a UDRP a month after it was sold at Snapnames for $9,445 – The complaint was denied at NAF
Helion.com got a UDRP complaint at the National Arbitration Forum a month after it was sold at Snapnames for $9,445. The domain was caught by Snapnames on the 7th of October 2012 and the auction …
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