The live domain name auction from Domainfest Global just ended resulting in $717,450 in sales.
QR.com led the way selling for $325,000.
Empire.com sold for $135,000 and another two letter .com QE.com sold for $85,00
Marriages.com sold before the auction started for $36,000
Catfood.com sold for $62,000 after selling just a little more than 2 years ago at the TRAFFIC auction in Las Vegas in January 2010 for $41K, a 50% return.
Here are all the domain names that sold:
| Domain |
Price |
| Qr.com |
$325,000 |
| Empire.com |
$135,000 |
| Qe.com |
$89,000 |
| CatFood.com |
$61,000 |
| Marriages.com |
$36,000 |
| ICard.com |
$26,000 |
| RentalTrucks.com |
$12,500 |
| Avengers.com |
$4,000 |
| Margo.com |
$4,000 |
| StripMall.com |
$3,700 |
| LiverDonor.com |
$3,000 |
| VintageMirrors.com |
$2,750 |
| SportsTherapist.com |
$2,500 |
| CivilUnion.com |
$2,400 |
| ActivityCenter.com |
$1,900 |
| AntiqueGuide.com |
$1,700 |
| CaliforniaRolls.com |
$1,500 |
| LiberalArtsColleges.com |
$1,500 |
| AutoSupply.net |
$900 |
| Xeam.com |
$900 |
| Guavas.com |
$800 |
| WeddingCards.net |
$700 |
| HotCoupons.net |
$400 |
| PrescriptionRefill.net |
$300 |
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$717,450 |
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We were are remotely live blogging the auction results of the DomainFest 2012 SnapNames Moniker Auction
. One domain name has sold before the auction began, Marriages.com for $36,000. Out of 60 domain names, 10 names had already met their reserve at the start of the auction. Please note that while we do our best to provide accurate results, we do not guarantee that these are the official results. Unsold names will remain in the silent auction until Feb 16th, 2012 at 12:15pm PT (3:15pm ET).
The total of sales according to our own tally was $393,450 USD for 23 sold domains out of 61 domains. The sale of qr.com will most likely not go, since the bidder was apparently thinking they were bidding on another name.
The top 10 sales were:
| Place
|
Domain
|
Reserve
|
Status
|
Price
|
| 1 |
Empire.com |
$100,001 – $250,000 |
SOLD |
$135,000.00 |
| 2 |
Qe.com |
$25,001 – $50,000 |
SOLD |
$89,000.00 |
| 3 |
CatFood.com |
$50,001 – $100,000 |
SOLD |
$62,000.00 |
| 4 |
Marriages.com |
$25,001 – $50,000 |
SOLD |
$36,000.00 |
| 5 |
ICard.com |
$5,001 – $10,000 |
SOLD |
$26,000.00 |
| 6 |
RentalTrucks.com |
$5,001 – $10,000 |
SOLD |
$12,500.00 |
| 7 |
Avengers.com |
$501-$1,000 |
SOLD |
$4,000.00 |
| 8 |
Margo.com |
$2,501 – $5,000 |
SOLD |
$4,000.00 |
| 9 |
StripMall.com |
No Reserve |
SOLD |
$3,700.00 |
| 10 |
LiverDonor.com |
$201-$500 |
SOLD |
$3,000.00 |
See the full results after the jump.
| Domain | Price Range | Status | Price |
| Marriages.com | $25,001 - $50,000 | SOLD | $36,000 |
| CaliforniaRolls.com | No Reserve | SOLD | $1500 |
| Guavas.com | $501-$1,000 | SOLD | $800 |
| Xegg.com | $1,001-$2,500 | pass | |
| LiberalArtsColleges.com | $1,001-$2,500 | SOLD | $1500 |
| PlasmaTv.com | $25,001 - $50,000 | pass | |
| Planners.com | $50,001 - $100,000 | pass | |
| Promo.com | $1MM - $5MM | pass | |
| HotCoupons.net | No Reserve | SOLD | $400 |
| AutoSupply.net | No Reserve | SOLD | $900 |
| RentalTrucks.com | $5,001 - $10,000 | SOLD | $12,500 |
| Trinkets.com | $10,001 - $25,000 | pass | |
| Nurseries.com | $25,001 - $50,000 | pass | |
| Empire.com | $100,001 - $250,000 | SOLD | $135,000 |
| Bargain.com | $750,001 - $1MM | pass | |
| Avengers.com | $501-$1,000 | SOLD | $4,000 |
| WeddingCards.net | $501-$1,000 | SOLD | $700 |
| PrescriptionRefill.net | No Reserve | SOLD | $300 |
| LiverDonor.com | $201-$500 | SOLD | $3,000 |
| CivilUnion.com | $1,001-$2,500 | SOLD | $2,400 |
| SportsTherapist.com | $1,001-$2,500 | SOLD | $2,500 |
| ActivityCenter.com | $1,001-$2,500 | SOLD | $1900 |
| ICard.com | $5,001 - $10,000 | SOLD | $26,000 |
| SurveillanceCamera.com | $10,001 - $25,000 | pass | |
| Drill.com | $25,001 - $50,000 | pass | high bid $42,000 |
| Democracy.com | $100,001 - $250,000 | pass | |
| Juice.com | $750,001 - $1MM | pass | |
| Work.com | $1MM - $5MM | pass | |
| Qe.com | $25,001 - $50,000 | SOLD | $89,000 |
| Eo.com | $100,001 - $250,000 | pass | $200,000 (high bid) |
| Qr.com | $250,001 - $500,000 | not sold | $325,000 (accidental bidding) |
| 12.com | $750,001 - $1MM | pass | |
| Xeam.com | $501-$1,000 | SOLD | $900 |
| Margo.com | $2,501 - $5,000 | SOLD | $4,000 |
| Feuds.com | $5,001 - $10,000 | pass | $5,000 |
| Sox.com | $50,001 - $100,000 | pass | $50,000 |
| Eco.org | $100,001 - $250,000 | pass | |
| Eve.com | $500,001 - $750,000 | pass | |
| Platinum.com | $750,001 - $1MM | pass | |
| StripMall.com | No Reserve | SOLD | $3,700 |
| AntiqueGuide.com | $501-$1,000 | SOLD | $1,700 |
| VintageMirrors.com | $501-$1,000 | SOLD | $2,750 |
| LoveLine.com | $10,001 - $25,000 | pass | |
| Reconnect.com | $50,001 - $100,000 | pass | |
| VideoDownloads.com | $10,001 - $25,000 | pass | |
| InternetRadio.com | $100,001 - $250,000 | pass | |
| CloudMusicStorage.com | $501-$1,000 | pass | |
| Emails.com | $500,001 - $750,000 | pass | |
| CardSwiper.com | $1,001-$2,500 | pass | |
| Servers.com | $250,001 - $500,000 | pass | |
| Host.com | $1MM - $5MM | pass | |
| GuitarClasses.com | $5,001 - $10,000 | pass | |
| WorksCited.com | $10,001 - $25,000 | pass | |
| Security.com | $1MM - $5MM | pass | |
| BanquetHall.com | $10,001 - $25,000 | pass | |
| 1800Business.com | $10,001 - $25,000 | pass | |
| Cheyenne.com | $100,001 - $250,000 | pass | |
| HomeOwner.com | $250,001 - $500,000 | pass | |
| CatFood.com | $50,001 - $100,000 | SOLD | $62,000 |
| Unplugged.com | $100,001 - $250,000 | pass | |
| Jackpot.com | $750,001 - $1MM | pass | |
| UniqueWatches.com | $5,001 - $10,000 | removed? | |
Explanation of the Auction Stati:
- SOLD: Domain was sold to highest bidder
- SOLD * pending seller approval: Domain was pronounced sold by the auctioneer since bidding was close to the reserve price. However since the reserve price was not reached, the sale needs to be approved by the seller.
- Pass: The domain name was not sold since there were no bids or bidding did not reach the reserve. In some cases we’ll still list the last amount bid.
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A bill just proposed in the Hawaii state legislature seeks to require the Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism to make application for the new gTLD’s of .hawaii, .hi, and .aloha.
One of the TLD the legislature is requiring the state to apply for .Hi isn’t even available to be applied for under the Guidebook so if they make application for it, they will basically be throwing their $185K away.
Here is the bill in part:
“SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers is expanding the realm of generic top-level domains, such as .corn, .gov, and .org, to include new domains. The application window for new generic top-level domains opened on January 12, 2012, and closes on April 12, 2012.”
“The fee for an application for a domain is $185,000 while the annual expense affiliated with a domain is $165,000.”
“It is imperative for the State of Hawaii to claim the .hawaii, .hi, and .aloha domains to prevent the misappropriation of those domains and potential damage to the State’s reputation.”
“The purpose of this Act is to:
(1) Require the department of business, economic development, and tourism, in cooperation with the State’s chief information officer, to:
(A) Apply to the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers for the domains .hawaii, .hi, and .aloha
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In an OpEd piece published by USA Today, the CEO of ICANN Rod Beckstrom says of the new gTLD program that “It will create space on the Internet that is more secure than what exists today.”
“Applicants will undergo criminal background checks, financial evaluations and challenging technical assessments. More than 300 pages of rules govern the application process.”
“Tough standards will be a major deterrent to cyber criminals looking to take advantage of consumers. Most of these schemers and scammers will not invest the money and time needed to clear the application hurdle, nor will the new domain names — with more protections — be attractive to them.”
“Once applicants meet these high standards, they’ll be required to adopt several new safeguards, among them a process to quickly take down domain names of those who engage in clearly malicious conduct, such as trademark infringement. There are new procedures to secure remedies against wrongdoers.”
“ICANN is not just expanding the domain space. We’re improving it. We’ve heard from hundreds of experts around the world — from law enforcement to leading global trademark authorities — and we’ve incorporated their recommendations.”
“The new registries will also make information about website owners more accessible in the “Whois” databases, and create a one-stop location where accredited parties, such as law enforcement investigators, can view registry data.”
“It is simplistic to argue that expanding the Internet domain space will expand the possibility of online malfeasance. That’s like arguing that building more homes increases the possibility of home burglaries. The argument ignores the fact that this new part of the Internet’s domain-name system will offer substantially improved security, strengthened enforcement and greater transparency.”…
According to an email we just received the popular daily newsletter, JustDropped.com just released an App for the iPhone
The newsletter has “well over 65,000 subscribers” and I have been using it for years as well.
Here is the screenshot of the App available for free in iTunes
Congrats to another South Florida domainer, Dan Rubin
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The domain name GEB.com just sold on Sedo for 40,000 Euro’s or around $50K.
The seller appears to be a Gerard Brady.
The domain is currently at Escrow.com awaiting transfer…
According to tweets from a couple of people at NeuStar, the ICANN TAS system is having problems today.
Jeff Neuman of NeuStart Tweeted today:
“Check your applications in TAS. Reports of missing applications- Our application 4 .Neustar is 1 of them”
“”TAS also lost our “unique” ID which we got upon paying initial 5k. We need ID to pay remainder, fill out app & see all apps.”"
Ken Hanson of Neustar also Twitted today:
“Check your applications in TAS this morning. Reports of missing application”
On Tuesday we were on a blogger call with Rod Beckstrom the CEO of ICANN who told the bloggers that everything was “running smoothly” on the new gTLD process.
Looks like today there maybe an issue which apps getting lost during the submission process.
We will keep checking Twitter for other reports of problems and will update you as the day goes on.
UPDATE
ICANN has now tweeted:
“A display issue occurred in TAS, it has been corrected. All data is now visible & no information was lost”
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Last night CBS aired a one hour TV show “Super Bowls Greatest Commercials” and Godaddy and .Co starred, taking up the 1st five minute the show.
The show was co-hosted by Godaddy’s Spokesman Jillian Michaels who appeared frequently in Godaddy gear.
Also appearing on the show were Bob Parson’s, and three Godaddy commercials including last year’s .Co commercial featuring Joan Rivers and this years .Co commercial, Natalia Velez.
Congrats to Godaddy and the .Co Registry on some great extra exposure.
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