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Sedo auction for MrWebmaster.com has started with a reserve price of $350. To bid, simply go to sedo.com and sign up. Auction ends Thursday October 8th 2009 at 7 PM EST.
As a brandable, you could hardly do better at directly targeting an audience dealing directly with information on website building, content, SEO and more. MrWebmaster.com offers professionals the perfect place to sell their services directly , or team up with affiliates to sell the services of others.
How much is Mr Webmaster worth on the open market? Take a look at these past auctions:
The MrWebmaster.com auction ends Thursday. Put it on your watchlist and get ready to bid!
Written by Davine Busch Thursday, 01 October 2009 14:43
Namejet's second big .ME release auction ended with a bang as HOST.ME hit the 15k mark. A full recap so far follows:
| Domain Name | Type | Source | Winning Bid | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| host.me | Private | Pre-Release | $15,200 | 10/1/2009 |
| review.me | Private | Pre-Release | $1,610 | 10/1/2009 |
| free.me | Private | Pre-Release | $1,200 | 10/1/2009 |
| rate.me | Private | Pre-Release | $3,105 | 9/30/2009 |
| drive.me | Private | Pre-Release | $565 | 9/30/2009 |
| know.me | Private | Pre-Release | $764 | 9/30/2009 |
| rescue.me | Private | Pre-Release | $3,700 | 9/29/2009 |
| answer.me | Private | Pre-Release | $2,347 | 9/29/2009 |
| protect.me | Private | Pre-Release | $3,550 | 9/29/2009 |
| chat.me | Private | Pre-Release | $810 | 9/28/2009 |
| monitor.me | Private | Pre-Release | $2,600 | 9/28/2009 |
| photo.me | Private | Pre-Release | $640 | 9/28/2009 |
| rifle.me | Private | Pre-Release | $78 | 9/28/2009 |
| tones.me | Private | Pre-Release | $69 | 9/28/2009 |
| employer.me | Private | Pre-Release | $78 | 9/28/2009 |
| specialty.me | Private | Pre-Release | $78 | 9/28/2009 |
It appears as if a real preference is being established for brandable .ME names. Standard keywords simply don't generate enough bidders. Notice on the weaker auctions for Tones, Employer, Specialty and Rifle, that these names would have made a much better showing in any other TLD. Drive.ME was a bit surprising for such a low mark and perhaps some of the euphoria for .ME is limited and good deals can still be found. However, it also shows that a top ME domain has top dollar potential.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 30 September 2009 09:28 Written by Ed Muller Wednesday, 30 September 2009 08:32
What do we see when we look into the future of domains? What examples can history provide to guide us? What pressures do we face now that will alter our course?
This is a document in progress, aimed at discovering our possible futures in the domain space as both corporate entities and private individuals and entrepreneurs. We welcome all input on this subject.
A few considerations that should probably be treated as true for the purpose of this discussion:
- ICANN goes Global - US regulates only as oversight in existing TLD space.
- New TLD process is approved - possibly in 2010
- Financial Markets are stable - lower average volatility than 4Q 2008
- Domain Sales continue - the right to buy and sell domains, and their meaning in search & branding remains strong
- Hardliners like China, Iran Turkey and even moderates like Brazil will take a defensive stance to domains and attempt to change rules in the existing namespace.
- Offensive gTLD names may face a great deal of opposition, lowering their turnover value
- Normally neutral names may become deprecated if not explicitly protected by copyright or trademark
- Buying .com domains may no longer be an explicit right protected by freedom
- Country Code domains will provide a safe-haven for locals looking to express their thoughts and ideas
- .Us, .Co.Uk, .Fr, .De potentially becoming the monikers of free speech in their respective countries
- .COM behaves more like a corporate entity than a web presence address
- Cities and Countries will begin to demand their own names in all TLDs and a power struggle will ensue globally.
- More than likely, existing names will not be affected or stolen, but the right to sell might be diminished.
- Buying GEO names in your own TLD may simply vanish as a right, depending on your country of residence.
- Oodles of paperwork to even get approved to buy a new city/state name
- Existing GEOs may be provided with a static buyout offer by ICANN
- Namespace flooded by a TLD for every word in the alphabet
- Thousands of copyrights and trademarks will be filed once the new TLD process is approved.
- ICANN has made it clear it adheres to trademark laws, so this is likely how TLDs will play out
- Lawsuits will ensue over quaint extensions - .BIG vs .LARGE, will drag out over years
- Long slow road to proper implementation - most software only supports auto-inking/indexing of com/net/org
- Countries begin to speak their mind on the TLD process and slow it down even further.
- New TLD spaceowners build massive campaigns and launch globally in a way not previously experienced. Auctions for generic landrush names go into the millions.
- Some hardware will include the prepaid .TLD as buttons/icons/keys etc with big payouts for device manufacturers from the TLD marketing agents
- Cheap techniques and scandals are uncovered. Corrupt TLDs are dragged to civil and criminal court. Smart TLDs sell out to big corporations.
- After the massive launches which happened over a 5 year period, the new TLD namespaces prove to have limited value as COM remains the most powerful commodity. Non-premium domain value in the outer TLDs plumets. Please refer to the Mortgage Meltdown or Holland Tulip Craze for further inspiration. Corporations take over all the gTLDs and pronounce them safe for everyone.
- Value of COM as a corporate entity continues unsurpassed, but for the average unfunded domainer becomes daunting.
Wednesday, 30 September 2009 05:12
As reported by Davine in our Namejet auction for week ending 9/20/2009, CheapYachts.com was sold for $1,979. The winner of the auction at that time was "skyblue99" who had set an high auto-bid which was not surpassed during the auction.
On Namepros, one of our readers commented that cheap yachts wasn't so cheap. Apparently skyblue thought the same thing and defaulted on the winning bid. Cheap Yachts is now up for reauction which will conclude Friday October 2nd 2009.
Update: CheapYachts.com was reauctioned and went for $1,700 on the second go-round. Winning bidder was Taryn. We were in this auction for a client but gave up after $1,000.
If you are interested in bidding on any auction which is not in your watchlist, please Contact us. We charge a 15% commission to act as your bidder on private Namejet, Snap and Pool auctions. Please keep in mind you must agree to the terms of our Proxy Bidding service.
Monday, 28 September 2009 08:07
GoDaddy top auction results for the week ending September 27th. In the table below you will be able to see all the latest expiring domain sales at GoDaddy Aftermarket.
| Item ID | Domain Name | Current Price  |
Bids |
Time Left |
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| 27339741 |
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$671 |
29 |
|
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| 27411817 |
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$1,705 |
67 |
|
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| 27408364 |
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$1,205 |
54 |
|
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| 27404293 |
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$955 |
52 |
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| 27443810 |
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$926 |
65 |
|
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| 27431373 |
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$501 |
47 |
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| 27476329 |
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$3,620 |
141 |
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| 27527660 |
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$1,005 |
43 |
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| 27575922 |
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$3,006 |
102 |
|
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| 27563301 |
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$3,724 |
57 |
|
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| 27563312 |
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$8,005 |
76 |
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| 27554731 |
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$1,455 |
55 |
|
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Topping the results include
AseanCooperation.com - possibly one of the major asean websites purchasing this name?
HotelMelbourne.com and HotelsSydney.com - Clear top domains for hotesl in Australia. Possibly both purchased by the same person for a major site launch or rebranding.
TSCS.com - Very high number for a LLLL - clearly more there than just the four letters. Some traffic and PR in this one but not enough to justify the end price. Possibly looking at another end user sale at GD.
Sunday, 27 September 2009 13:22
Here's our list of domain auctions which completed the week ending Friday, Sept 27th 2009. You will note some large monies were distributed to the pockets of NJ partners.
| Domain Name | Source | Winning Bid | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| grandbank.com | Pre-Release | $5,099 | 9/26/2009 |
| playtherapy.com | Pre-Release | $2,300 | 9/26/2009 |
| sawgrass.com | Pre-Release | $2,999 | 9/26/2009 |
| 6m.org | Pre-Release | $1,311 | 9/26/2009 |
| crna.com | Pre-Release | $5,100 | 9/25/2009 |
| villages.net | Pre-Release | $1,205 | 9/25/2009 |
| mydick.com | Pre-Release | $2,655 | 9/25/2009 |
| unclaimed.net | Pre-Release | $1,201 | 9/25/2009 |
| nextrx.com | Pre-Release | $6,600 | 9/24/2009 |
| pornntube.com | Pre-Release | $1,260 | 9/24/2009 |
| flexisaga.com | Pre-Release | $1,400 | 9/23/2009 |
| tote.net | Pre-Release | $1,709 | 9/23/2009 |
| electronicswarehouse.com | Pre-Release | $5,000 | 9/22/2009 |
| yourwall.com | Pre-Release | $2,600 | 9/21/2009 |
| esami.com | Pre-Release | $3,599 | 9/21/2009 |
| sla.net | Pre-Release | $1,533 | 9/19/2009 |
Some sales that stand out include:
GrandBank.com - Clearly a category killer for Banking with at least one bank in every state utilizing the name "Grand Bank" based on SEs.
Villages.net - Due to some recent weakness in the .net market between domainers, this excellent domain went for less than it probably would have gotten two or three years ago.
Sawgrass.com - A very common corporate name. Clearly only for resale to end users.
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