Bird.com Sold for $2.5m; Fish.com for $1.6m at ROTD Auction (Updated)

Bird.com has been sold for $2.5 million at today’s Right of the Dot live domain name auction. Fish.com was the next domain name up for auction, and that domain name was sold for $1.6 million. Based on the location information shown on the bidding page, the winning bidder appears to be the same for both of these auctions.

Bird.com and Fish.com have long been owned by TABcom LLC. Bird.com does not resolve to an active website at the moment, but Fish.com has a fully developed business operating on it.

Once the payments for these domain names have been made and the domain name transfers are completed, I am sure ROTD will report the sales to DNJournal and NameBio for archiving. These will undoubtedly be two of the largest domain name sales of 2021. From my recollection, they are two of the largest live auction domain name sales in many years.

Update: According to an article in Domain Name Wire on May 11, 2021, a lawsuit has been filed by ROTD and the seller of Bird.com and Fish.com.

Elliot Silver
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9 COMMENTS

  1. I wonder how much domains would sell for if there was no UDRP threat. I think anyone who intends to spend a tidy sum on a domain should probably conduct an international trademark search first – especially in light of the panelists having decided an ownership transfer “resets the clock.”

  2. John –
    You nailed it.
    #1)
    For me I keep all my domains at a registrar where I live and where I conduct business – insuring any civil case occurs on my turf.

    #2)
    And for the domains you keep control over after a stupid frivolous claims – that is where a polished broker is needed if you intent to sell the domain.

    #3)
    In these domain sales – no doubt they did their Due Dilly – and decided would probably lose a UDRP, may have to pay civil penalties under ACPA and most of all – they just really wanted the domain for now or future uses.

    Its all about the system creating work for the panel and the brokers – i.e. living the American Dream – and there is nothing wrong with that.
    Bri

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