NamesCon Europe will be held outside Lisbon, Portugal in June. They recently announced that submissions for the live auction are open. You can complete the form here to have your domain names considered for inclusion. The live auction will be held on the afternoon of June 20th during the event. As with previous NamesCon events the auction is being run by Monte Cahn's … [Read more...] about Namescon Europe Auction Submission Open
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GeoDomain Auction Adds More High Profile Domains
The GeoDomain auction over on Aftermarket.com had some interesting inventory, with names like toweroflondon.com on the table. However the inventory got a lot more interesting in the last 24 hours with the addition of several high value names: ticket.com (starting bids will need to be over $3.3 million) miss.com mundo.com frenchkissing.net and several others ... If you're … [Read more...] about GeoDomain Auction Adds More High Profile Domains
Bido To Relaunch Next Week
Domain auction site Bido.com, which was forced to close last year due to technical issues, is relaunching next week.The first auction is scheduled for February 19th, with the inventory for upcoming auctions being made available on February 16th.What makes Bido that bit different is their approach.Unlike Sedo and other auction sites which offer thousands of domains at any given … [Read more...] about Bido To Relaunch Next Week
Sedo Expands UK Presence
Sedo are expanding their UK offices and adding more staff at all levels. They're also moving from Reading into London.While there have been rumours of issues in the parking industry it's obvious that not all companies are feeling the squeeze just yet. … [Read more...] about Sedo Expands UK Presence
One and Two Character Domains? Dotmobi and dotcoop
Short domains are more memorable.You can't really argue with that.However a lot of registries don't allow them for a variety of reasons.The Isle of Man is one of the few exceptions that springs to mind, as they allow pretty much any length, but charge more for the shorter ones.The Irish domain registry does not allow two letter domains, but will allow two character domains. … [Read more...] about One and Two Character Domains? Dotmobi and dotcoop
TRAFFIC West Auction – Windows Users Only Again!
Adam has posted the results from the TRAFFIC West auctionThere were some really nice domains on offer including dvds.com which went for $300k and porn.mobi which went under the hammer at $110k.Some people weren't overly impressed by the results or how the auction was conducted.I couldn't participate for one very simple reason - the software was Windows only!Now I know I … [Read more...] about TRAFFIC West Auction – Windows Users Only Again!
Porn.mobi To Go Under The Hammer
Caroline Greer's latest post to the dotMobi blog includes a preview of some of the domains that are up for auction next month.The auction, which will take place at T.R.A.F.F.I.C West in Las Vegas will be handled by MonikerSome of the domains are sure to attract a lot of attention, as they include banks.mobi, cards.mobi, tickets.mobi and porn.mobiSo how much will they … [Read more...] about Porn.mobi To Go Under The Hammer
DomainFest Live Auction – Day 1
DomainFest's first live auction was held today from 4pm onwards in the ballroom.I picked up my paddles after signing the buyer contracts etc., earlier during the day. While I'd listened to several domain auctions online or followed them using the various tools available, today was the first time that I'd actually attended an auction of this kind in person.Domainfest with … [Read more...] about DomainFest Live Auction – Day 1
DomainFest Countdown – More Auction Changes
SnapNames have made available the final list of domains for the DomainFest auction.There are a few changes from the initial lists that came as a surprise.To start with all the co.uk and .de domains have vanished from the list.Considering some of the domains that were on that list and the prices that cctld domains have been fetching over the last year, it seems like a very odd … [Read more...] about DomainFest Countdown – More Auction Changes
DotMobi Premium Auction Postponed
As I've mentioned in the past, dotMobi has been running auctions to allocate some of its "premium" names. There was quite a bit of controversy surrounding the last auction which seems to have left a bad taste in some people's mouths.The next auction was originally scheduled to take place on January 23rd, but has now been postponed.According to a post yesterday on the company's … [Read more...] about DotMobi Premium Auction Postponed