TRAFFIC Auction Accepting Submissions

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TRAFFIC-2013-buttonIf you are interested in having your domain name(s) listed for sale at the TRAFFIC conference auction in Las Vegas, right now is the time to submit them. Submissions are being accepted for a week (or less). The conference will be held from May 29 – June 1 at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino.

Conference organizers have done away with the paid submissions in an effort to have more control over quality, and they are targeting 85%+ of the auction to be no reserve to keep things interesting and for a higher sales rate. It also appears that they are targeting one word domain names.

Here are ten aspects about the submission requirements shared by Rick Schwartz this morning:

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Before Buying Expiring Domain Names, Be a Sleuth

Elliot Silver
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I buy many domain names at NameJet, and on occasion I bid on names at SnapNames. I think there are some good values out there, especially when you manage to find a name that has few bidders.

One thing I think is important is to do some research on the previous owner to try and figure out some things about the domain name to determine if it’s worth buying (in addition to keyword research). By looking at the Whois history and doing a bit of additional research, you can uncover some possible reasons for why it’s expiring:

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eDoctor.com Sells for $43k on NameJet

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eDoctor.com sold on NameJet this afternoon for $43,310. The domain name was a “pending delete” auction, which means the domain name creation date is February 16, 2013 rather than its original creation date, as is the case with pre-release auction domain names.

The domain name has a bit of an interesting history. According to the Whois History tool, eDoctor.com appears to have been previously registered by global healthcare giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). eDoctor.com was originally created back in 1995, and at least at one point, it was registered at Melbourne IT.

I could not find a screenshot of a website on Screenshots.com, so it does not appear that the eDoctor.com domain name was used in the last several years.

I don’t know why this domain name wasn’t renewed, but it turned into a large sale for NameJet.

Tucows Offering Great Domain Names for Sale on NameJet

Elliot Silver
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I recently noticed that Tucows has listed a number of high quality descriptive domain names for sale on NameJet. Some of these domain names have reserve prices and others are no reserve. To participate in the auctions, you’ll need to back order them any time from now until the deadline (varies depending on the name).

Some of my favorite Tucows-owned domain names that are coming up for sale include:

  • CheapServers.com
  • eFlicks.com
  • COO.com
  • TheHotel.com
  • Veggies.com
  • Playwright.com
  • BeautyQueen.com
  • ItalianFashion.com
  • LOO.com
  • YOM.com
  • Raccoons.com
  • Wages.com
  • Vultures.com
  • Siesta.com
  • RockClimbers.com
  • WaterSkiers.com
  • WindSurfers.com
  • PrizeFight.com
  • Parakeets.com
  • Hygienist.com

I am looking forward to participating in some of these auctions and think they’ll probably generate well into the 6 figures for Tucows.

My Picks for the Webfest Auction

Elliot Silver
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The Webfest Global live auction is tomorrow, and I want to share my top five picks. There are some pretty solid names at fair reserves, and I think it will do pretty well. Bali.com is my favorite name in the auction, and the price seems reasonable for a top tourist destination.

You can bid on the auction via your SnapNames account, or you can bid in person. The auction runs  Wednesday, February 6, from  4:00 – 5:30 Pacific (7:00 – 8:30 Eastern). If you aren’t available to bid on the auction, you can pre-bid right up until the start of the auction.

Top five picks:

  • Bali.com
  • Bez.com
  • DV.co.uk
  • WebsiteBrokers.com
  • Jambalaya.com

What are your favorite domain names in this auction?

Trip.ME Produces Highest Sale in Great Domains Auction

Elliot Silver
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The January Great Domains auction at Sedo ended last week, and the largest sale was Trip.ME at £10,200, or roughly $16,000 USD. The auction netted just under $50k, although a number of names (like Clams.com) received bids that didn’t hit the reserve price. Of the 200+ domain names at auction, 44 sales were closed.

Listed below are the results from the auction.

trip.me 10200 £
prv.com 6900 $US
pec.net 5200 $US
salbei.de 3100 EUR
711.net 1716 EUR
filtercoffee.com 1049 $US
onlinedeals.net 1000 $US

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