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Darpan Munjal Doing AMA on X

I have always appreciated how Atom.com CEO Darpan Munjal has been willing to share data freely. It’s helpful to see what types of domain names are selling across his platform and to understand how people are finding domain names to buy.

Darpan has also been willing to engage with domain investors on X. Yesterday morning, Darpan opened up an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on X. He invited people to pose questions to him, and he has been answering them. Darpan said he will continue answering questions through the weekend, so if there’s anything you would like to know about his platform or domain name sales / marketing in general, now would be a good time to ask:

Results from One Month with Afternic Boost

Afternic began charging for its upgraded “Boost” features on September 4th. Instead of paying 15% commission for selling a domain name via Afternic with their nameservers enabled, sellers now pay 20% commission. Sellers could opt out of Boost if they preferred, and the commission fee would remain at 15%. They would not have some of the search and result page features discussed by Afternic if they opted out.

I have a portfolio hovering around 2,000 domain names. When Boost went into effect, I kept all of my domain names priced below $2,000 opted-in to Boost. Those 1,000+ domain names all have Afternic nameservers, and I think nearly all of them have the new “custom” landing page design. Some have make offer enabled and others are just BIN or BIN + LTO.

Video: How Anime.com was Acquired

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I heard the Anime.com domain name had been recently acquired, but I knew nothing about it. Anime is a a style of Japanese animation, and it is popular throughout the world. Obviously, Anime.com would be a fantastic brand for creators and people who enjoy watching this genre of animation.

I came across a video interview conducted by Leon Abboud featuring Alex Xu, the founder of the company that acquired Anime.com. The interview is a bit longer than 40 minutes, and it touches on the acquisition of the Anime.com domain name. Not surprisingly, the domain name had a $10 million price tag, and it was listed for sale via GoDaddy.

Negotiating Like Double Down Video Poker

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When I was 18, I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise with my family. It was the first time I was able to gamble in a casino. One night during dinner, I left the table to play video poker in the casino. I returned about 30 minutes later hunched over from carrying buckets full of quarters.

The video poker game had a double up feature. When I won a hand, the game gave me the option to double my winnings by choosing a card that was higher than the dealer’s. I could continue to choose to double down until I cashed out or lost. I won a big hand and successfully doubled a bunch of times until I cashed out with buckets full of quarters. Even though the win wasn’t technically a jackpot, the casino gave me a “jackpot” t-shirt because it was a substantial win.

Spaceship Now Offering Sedo MLS Fast Transfer

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Spaceship Founder Richard Kirkendall announced that Sedo MLS Fast Transfer capabilities are now available for domain names registered at Spaceship:

Sedo CMO Christian Voss Announces Departure

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This morning on LinkedIn, Sedo’s Chief Marketing Officer Christian Voss announced he is leaving the company. Christian began his tenure at the company as Head of Sales and CMO back in 2013. He has been a mainstay at domain industry conferences and events. Along with some of the company’s standout brokers, Christian has been the face of Sedo to many domain investors.

Christian’s post announcing his departure is below:

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Darpan Munjal Doing AMA on X

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I have always appreciated how Atom.com CEO Darpan Munjal has been willing to share data freely. It's helpful to see what types of domain...

Results from One Month with Afternic Boost

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Afternic began charging for its upgraded "Boost" features on September 4th. Instead of paying 15% commission for selling a domain name via Afternic with...

Video: How Anime.com was Acquired

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I heard the Anime.com domain name had been recently acquired, but I knew nothing about it. Anime is a a style of Japanese animation,...

Negotiating Like Double Down Video Poker

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When I was 18, I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise with my family. It was the first time I was able to gamble...

Spaceship Now Offering Sedo MLS Fast Transfer

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Spaceship Founder Richard Kirkendall announced that Sedo MLS Fast Transfer capabilities are now available for domain names registered at Spaceship: Sedo MLS fast transfer for...