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GoDaddy to Host Domain Academy Meetup in Arizona

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GoDaddy will be hosting a Domain Academy meetup in the company’s Tempe, Arizona office on May 7th. Domain investors who are members of the Domain Academy platform are invited to attend the in-person meeting. The free event will be held from 3-7pm, and an RSVP is requested.

If I didn’t have family commitments, I would consider attending. If I were to attend, I would be sure to set meetings with my Afternic and GoDaddy partners who I work with on a regular basis. I haven’t personally met a few of these people, and it would be a good chance to meet in person.

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Andrew Miller is Escrow.com Master of Domains for 2026

Elliot Silver
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The Escrow.com Master of Domains award honors the top producing domain name brokers each year based on the volume of deals they transact via Escrow.com. For the last seven years, Andrew Rosener of Media Options has taken the top spot in the list. This year, a different Andrew finished at the top.

Andrew Miller of ATM Holdings and Hilco Digital Assets sits at the top of the Escrow.com Master of Domains list for 2026. Through his weekly Random Sunday Thoughts posts on LinkedIn, Andrew has shared many of the domain names he advised on that were sold. I also detected numerous exceptional domain name that transacted where Andrew played a major role.

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Don’t Let AI Overprice Your Domain Name

Elliot Silver
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I recently won a one word .io domain name auction at Park.io. I spent a few hundred dollars to purchase the domain name, which I think was a pretty reasonable deal. I then listed it on Afternic for just shy of $15,000, which would be a solid ROI should it sell.

In addition to the Afternic listing, I submitted it to Atom because I think it’s the type of domain name that could stand out. Upon submission as a Premium domain name, Atom said it is “Eligible for Instant Approval.” It gave me a recommended price of $69,495 with a price range of $17,399 – $208,499.

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Be Cautious of Portfolio Bloat

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During the past few years, I have spent additional time and money growing my domain name portfolio. In some cases, I found niches that did well for me and hand registered dozens or more related domain names. In addition, I made a greater effort to acquire inventory-quality domain names in expiry and drop catch auctions. The results have been decent, but I am now more mindful of portfolio bloat.

One thing that I hoped wouldn’t happen but sort of expected was a drop in STR. Had my STR kept up with the rate of acquisition, that would have been fantastic. It would have been unexpected – but I would have been very happy. I can’t say for sure if it’s the market conditions or I am not buying the absolute best inventory, but my STR is down a bit in the last 6 months. It’s not at the point of urgency, but it’s a concern on my radar.

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OpenPay .com Auction Restarted – Verification Required

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Yesterday, I wrote about the OpenPay.com auction hitting the $500,000 mark in auction at DropCatch.com. This afternoon, I received an email from DropCatch announcing that the auction would be restarted.

Here’s what I was sent:

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OpenPay.com Auction Hits $500k with 3 Days to Go (Updated)

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OpenPay.com expired at the end of January. It appears to have been owned by a company called DXC Technology. Because the domain name was registered at MarkMonitor, which I don’t believe has an expiry auction partnership, the domain name ended up getting deleted. The drop catching auction platforms competed to grab the domain name, and it was caught by DropCatch.com.

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