TEMPE, AZ - GoDaddy has launched a new, invite-only marketplace for high-value domain names at the incredible web address: DomainNames.com, positioning it as a curated showroom for one-word .com and .ai domains, rare two-letter names, and short numerics typically valued in the six-figures and up. The rollout follows industry teasers earlier this month and formal launch coverage this past week. This is a distinct, curated tier within GoDaddy’s aftermarket universe-separate … [Read more...]
Domain Name Biz Uniregistry Scores on Domain Name “DomainNames.com”
NEW YORK - A few weeks ago at NamesCon Global 2019 one of the industry’s best domain names, in my opinion, was acquired by Uniregistry, the brainchild of founder Frank Schilling, who operates the company from its Cayman Islands headquarters. As many in the domain industry were, Schilling was in attendance and won the highest bid on DomainNames.com for $370,000, one of the largest sales in the live auction. The remainder of domains which were not sold at the live event, … [Read more...]
How .COM Domain Names Have Changed Value Over Time; Commercial Interest Term
NEW YORK, NY - There is only one thing better than speculation; and that's fact. Wouldn't you agree? Let’s look at some historical sales data on .com domain names which have “sold at least twice” and include the words “real estate”, a good commercial interest term. (Data gathered from a list of every .com domain name on record at NameBio which sold more than once in the past 10 years). Thanks to NameBio, we can see that out of 39 transactions, 20 of them (51%) declined … [Read more...]
Top 250 “Automotive” “Cars” and “Real Estate” .Com Domains Sold in Last 5 Years
NEW YORK, NY – Have a domain name with the word "Automotive" "Cars" or "Real Estate" within it? The following list contains the top 250 .com domain sales which have taken place within the last 5 years for domain names with the word "Automotive" "Cars" or "Real Estate" in the URL. This is for “reported” domain sales according to NameBio. The highest sale was TorontoRealEstate.com at $140,000.00 (Nice One!) Being from Long Island I also really like LongIslandRealEstate.com … [Read more...]