PALM BEACH, FL – This is another follow-up from last years list; .NET Year in Review (2017): (It's been a busy year and it looks as though I got to it late this year) According to NameBio, as of now there are 2,430 total domain sales are on the books for the .net domain name in 2018. (Compared to the 4,325 .ORGs) The value of these top 100 totals just $946,689 - much worse than the .org domains did ($1,698,630.00) last year - looks bad for .net. We can add this … [Read more...]
.ORG Year in Review (2018): Top 100 Highest Reported .ORG Domain Sales (NameBio)
PALM BEACH, FL – This is a follow-up from last years list; .ORG Year in Review (2017): Top 100 Highest Reported .ORG Domain Sales (NameBio) According to NameBio, as of now 4,325 total domain sales are on the books for the .org domain name. The value of these top 100 totals $1,698,630.00, about 500k higher than the year prior, however, it is later in the year and some straggling sales could appear when they are finally reported. These lists seem to change slightly if and … [Read more...]
Domain Industry Takes Note of ICANN Update to Public Comment Guidelines
PALM BEACH, FL – On October 9, 2019, ICANN, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, a nonprofit corporation that sets policy for the global Domain Name System (DNS), updated its “policy guidelines” for how it collects and takes into considering feedback from the ICANN community or the general public. The update was posted on the organizations website by David Olive, Senior Vice President of Policy Development Support. The ICANN site states the … [Read more...]
.Inc Domain Set to Be Next New gTLD ‘Flop’ Accompanied by Ridiculous Price Tag
NEW YORK, NY – If you have been waiting to get your hands on a new .inc domain name, you might as well just keep waiting; that is, until the price comes down somewhere between ‘reason-ability’ and ‘reality’. I’ve been interested in one of these domain names for quite some time now, however, checking the availability of a specific name, I’ve noticed that it will cost a whopping $3,500.00 to secure it during the early registration period. When the name becomes available for … [Read more...]
ICA Lays Ground for Compelling Argument Even the Most Bias of Opinion Cannot Deny
NEW YORK, NY – Two things happened on November 1, 2018, when the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced it would renew its Cooperative Agreement with Verisign while removing price caps on fees it charges registries: Verisign’s stock (VRSN) shot up $25 per share in a single day (then levelling off at still a healthy gain), Verisign came out blasting domain industry participants, calling them “Domain Scalpers” near suggesting that … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Weekly Domain Sales List Includes .App at $14k, .Me at $8,500
NEW YORK, NY – Recently released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as Ivypay.com at $22,000 USD, the top ccTLD as Hola.me at $8,500 and the top other as Host.app at 12,000 EUR ($14,020.20 USD). Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 07/16/2018 – 07/22/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 07/09/2018 – 07/15/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Recently released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as BTCExchange.com at $55,000 USD, the top ccTLD as Park.co.us at 22,500 GBP ($29,508.19 US) and the top other as KYG.org at $8,800 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 07/09/2018 – 07/15/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
Top 100 .com Domain Name Sales of 2016 Verses 2017 Suggests Market Stabilization
NEW YORK, NY - Last year about this time (June) I compared the highest valued .com sales of 2015 to 2016 which were publicly available at that time via NameBio.com (the list changed slightly today effectively creating a $2M difference and 30% decline rather than 35% indicated at that time[provided that 2015 remained unchanged]). It's also important to note that 2015 contained two blockbuster sales for $8M each. Today, comparing numbers for 2016 to 2017, from what data is … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 05/08/2018 – 05/14/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Recently released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as IXA.com at 25,000 EUR ($29,609.62 US), the top ccTLD as NX.de at 33,320 EUR ($39,465.81 US) and the top other as BroadwayTickets.nyc at $25,000 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 05/08/2018 – 05/14/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 05/01/2018 – 05/07/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Much like the previous list, this one is also a little late due to the holiday weekend. Recently released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as EasternUnion.com at $18,000 USD, the top ccTLD as Weltkirche.de at 7,999 EUR ($9,575.11 US) and the top other as Jiami.org at 4,999 EUR ($5,984.00 US). Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 05/01/2018 - … [Read more...]
A Look at the Top 100 “.IO” Domain Names Sold in During Past 12 Months (2017-2018)
NEW YORK - Today I purchased two domain names in the '.io' extension - which continues to do well (and I only have a few; less than 10). I registered Heaters.io and Injured.io and I will see what happens with those. They seem like great domains and for Reg fee, there is little to loose. I'm not too sure why the IO tld has done so well recently (it's been around since 1997), but I don't fully understand cryptocurrency either, and that continues to dominate much of the … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 04/23/2018 – 04/29/2018
NEW YORK, NY – This list is a little late, but as these Sedo lists are a big hit with readers, it's not worth missing it. Recently released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as MicroMobility.com at $50,000 USD, the top ccTLD as App.co at 20,000 USD and the top other as My.bio at 49,900 EUR ($59,767.63 US). Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 04/23/2018 – … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 04/09/2018 – 04/15/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as Stelline.com at $20,000 USD, the top ccTLD as Ilmiotappeto.it at 5,450 EUR and the top other as Penta.org at 5,000 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 04/09/2018 - 04/15/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 04/02/2018 – 04/08/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as Closers.com at $50,000 US, the top ccTLD as Network.co.uk at 9,800 GBP and the top other as Live.casino at 24,500 GBP. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 04/02/2018 – 04/08/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
A “PRIME” Example That .COM Leads in Necessity; nGTLDs Registered Defensively
NEW YORK, NY – It has been recently discovered, that the single word domain name Prime.com, which had been reportedly for sale in the seven figure range (Between $1M and $5M), at least since 2011, is now intellectual property of tech-giant Amazon. The name, which was originally registered in 1987, shows being parked since 2004 via archive. An exact ‘price’ of the domain is not currently known (although I am sure someone out there is working diligently to try and dig … [Read more...]
Winners and Losers; A Look at “Digital” Domains; Prices Over Last 10 Years
NEW YORK – With each passing day we are living and working in more of a 'digital' world. One of my latest companies is called "Cars Digital Inc." It is a digital advertising agency which focuses on lead generation specifically for car dealers. That's why today we are looking at domain name price changes over time for all URLs that changed hands at least twice over the past 10 years (22,065 publicly, those on record at NameBio) that also included the word "Digital". Thanks … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 01/15/2018 – 01/21/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as CryptoWorld.com at $194,888.00 US, the top ccTLD as Pens.de at 23,740 EUR ($29,199.01 US)and the top other as VR.berlin at 5,990 EUR ($7,367.04 US). Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 01/15/2018 – 01/21/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
Winners and Losers; A Look at 3 Letter (LLL) Domain Investments Over Last 10 Years
NEW YORK – Three letter .com domain names are pretty solid investments. They are often referred to as “liquid domains” – those which can be converted into cash quickly. Thanks to NameBio, it’s easy to see that the majority of three letter domain names which have changed hands at least twice in the last 10 years, (publicly, those available at NameBio), have made their traders profits. Although there are some losses on record here, the majority, 68% (194) of all 286 … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 01/08/2018 – 01/14/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as HappyMath.com at $35,000.00 US, the top ccTLD as Kraken.co at $10,000.00 US and the top other as Intuitive.asia at $5,000.00 US. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 01/08/2018 – 01/14/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
Round Two: .COM Domain Values List, “Domainer Domains”, Not Much Change
NEW YORK, NY - Yesterday, we looked at how some commercial interest .com domain names have changed in value over the last decade. There really was not too much to see with about half of the domain names going up in value (46%) and half going down (51%). I guess it is fair to say that more declined than went up, but it was pretty close to even. Today I wanted to look at domains with less commercial value, so we will looked at pure domainer domains. This list examines 35 … [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...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 01/01/2018 – 01/07/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as Publica.com at $75,000.00 USD, the top ccTLD as Traumjob.de at 8,000 EUR ($9,550.40 US Dollars) and the top other as ttc.org at $5,580.00 US. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 01/01/2018 – 01/07/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
