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Namecheap Prioritizing Sedo Listings Over Afternic

Michael Sumner from NameBio mentioned an unexpected uptick in sales closed via Sedo over the past couple of weeks, and he asked about whether a major registrar began prioritizing Sedo listings:

In response to the question, Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall confirmed that happened. Namecheap is now prioritizing Sedo listings when a domain name is listed on Sedo and Afternic:

Cloud.ai Sells for $600k via GoDaddy DBS

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This afternoon, James Booth announced the $600,000 sale of Cloud.ai. The domain name was acquired anonymously by the buyer using GoDaddy’s Domain Broker Service (DBS). The buyer was represented by GoDaddy broker Tim Perkins.

OnlyFans Founder – He’s One of Us

I read a NYPost article about the owner of OnlyFans, Leo Radvinsky, who is reportedly looking to sell his business for billions of dollars. The article was primarily about OnlyFans, but it also mentioned his proclivity to buying domain names:

Later, he would register hundreds of domain names — many of them X-rated or referencing celebrities of the early 2000s.

From what I have read and understand, Mr. Radvinsky also owns some great generic domain names like Stars.com, LR.com, and Leo.com. The company recently acquired Fans.com, which I believe was overseen by Andrew Miller of Hilco, and it also owns OF.com. I presume he owns additional great domain name assets.

While reading the article, I couldn’t help but think of the following scene in Wolf of Wall Street:

How Would You Spend $50,000 USD?

There’s no doubt great .AI domain names are selling for big money on the aftermarket. This has been the case with great .com domain names for many years, but .AI domain names have really proven themselves to be in demand this year.

For the last 10 years or so, it has been difficult (primarily time consuming) but possible to buy a good one word .com domain name for $50,000 USD. It has gotten much more difficult in the last few years, but it has been generally possible. Lately, not so much.

Do You Want a Domain Portfolio Tracking Tool?

Over the weekend, Atom’s Darpan Munjal mentioned that Atom is considering building a domain portfolio tracking tool. He asked if anyone is using a tool to track their portfolio, and if so, what makes a tool like this useful:

ICANN to Increase Fee to $.20 on July 1

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For as long as I can remember, ICANN has imposed a fee of $.18 for all domain name registrations and renewals. A retail domain registrar might charge $12 to buy a .com or .net domain name, but the buyer will be billed $12.18/year. This fee will increase to $.20/year on July 1, 2025. Notably, this fee is charged for gTLD registrations and renewals (like .com and .org) but not on ccTLDs (like .CO or .AI).

I haven’t received a notification from many registrars, but I received an email from Dynadot yesterday announcing the fee increase:

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Namecheap Prioritizing Sedo Listings Over Afternic

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Michael Sumner from NameBio mentioned an unexpected uptick in sales closed via Sedo over the past couple of weeks, and he asked about whether...

Cloud.ai Sells for $600k via GoDaddy DBS

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This afternoon, James Booth announced the $600,000 sale of Cloud.ai. The domain name was acquired anonymously by the buyer using GoDaddy's Domain Broker Service...

OnlyFans Founder – He’s One of Us

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I read a NYPost article about the owner of OnlyFans, Leo Radvinsky, who is reportedly looking to sell his business for billions of dollars....

How Would You Spend $50,000 USD?

1
There's no doubt great .AI domain names are selling for big money on the aftermarket. This has been the case with great .com domain...

Do You Want a Domain Portfolio Tracking Tool?

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Over the weekend, Atom's Darpan Munjal mentioned that Atom is considering building a domain portfolio tracking tool. He asked if anyone is using a...