The SelfieSticks.com domain name sold in auction this afternoon for $29,100 at NameJet. There were three bidders who bid over $19,000 in this auction, and there were 78 bidders who had backordered this domain name.
Based on the current expiration date, it looks like the SelfieSticks.com domain name was a privately held domain name that was sent to auction rather than the usual expired domain name auction that is most regularly seen at NameJet.
The domain name has a creation date of
As you’ve likely heard by now, NamesCon will be conducting its first domain name auction later on this afternoon. The auction was organized by Right of the Dot (ROTD), and there is a big focus on the new gTLD domain names. Just about every time I’ve seen ROTD founders Monte Cahn and Mike Berkens at NamesCon, the duo seem to be huddling together over a laptop, most likely working on the auction.
I am most curious to see how the bidding goes on the new gTLD domain names. Although I have heard about many new gTLD sales, most seem to be private and unreported (sidenote, if I ran a new domain name registry, I would prohibit non-disclosure agreements on registry sales). This auction may give more of an indication about the new gTLD aftermarket, although usage of domain names will trump big sales.
There are a variety of domain names from new extensions including
The date and venue for the next domain name auction being conducted by Heritage Auctions has been set. According to Aron Meystedt, Director of the Domain Name and Intellectual Property Department at Heritage Auctions, the live auction will be held on February 9, 2015 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. The Waldorf is one of the most famous hotels in the City.
Previously, Heritage Auctions put out a call for submissions, and it seemed clear that the company was only looking for the best of the best domain names. In the email sent out today, the company shared more details about the quality of domain names they expect to include.
Here is what Aron had to say about the domain names the company is considering:
According to an email sent to people on the company’s domain industry mailing list, Heritage Auctions is “now accepting premium domain submissions for exclusive February auction.” Judging by some of the domain names used as examples, they are truly looking for the best of the best when it comes to domain names for this auction.
The email came from Aron Meystedt, Director of the Intellectual Property Department at Heritage Auctions, and submissions should be sent directly to him for review.I do not have any details about the event, bidding, or anything else regarding the auction, so if you have any questions about it, you should direct them to Aron.
For your convenience, the content of the email I received is below:
I saw and wanted to share the tweet below from .Club registry CEO Colin Campbell regarding the Wine.Club domain name and its inclusion in the NamesCon domain auction that is being conducted by Right of the Dot:
@jeanguillon Wine .club is set at $150,000 reserve at the Namescon auction. We expect to sell it for more than that.
— Colin.club (@ColinDotClub) November 18, 2014
I reached out to Campbell and .Club Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Sass to ask about the auction and the $150k reserve price. Here’s what Sass had to say in a response to my email:
Breathe Luxury is holding a live domain name auction during the World Travel Market event in London next week. I believe Holiday.com is the most notable domain name that is up for sale in the auction, and there are 35 domain names that will be up for bid during the auction. A large group of .TV domain names are also up for auction.
This afternoon, I received a list of the starting bids for the domain names that are included in the auction. For your convenience, I have published that information for your review:
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