Domain Auctions

My Favorites for Epik / Moniker Live Auction Today

The Epik Developers Conference will be holding a live auction today at 4:30pm Eastern time. You can bid on the auction via Snapnames if you are interested in bidding remotely. Below are the list of names scheduled to be in the live auction, and my favorites (with reserve prices in mind) are bolded. I do not have any domain names in the auction.

10 DvdStand.com No Reserve
20 BeachBags.net $501-$1000
30 Diode.net $2501 – $5000
40 ClothingRack.net $501-$1000
50 CamcorderMicrophones.com $1001-$2500
60 EthernetRouters.com $2501 – $5000
70 3gPhones.com $5,001 – $10,000
80 AbdominalTrainer.com $10,001 – $25,000
90 Bridle.com $25,001 – $50,000
100 HdmiAdapters.net $501-$1000
110 GirlsTees.com $2501 – $5000
120 Analyze.net $5,001 – $10,000
130 AdvertisingSales.com $10,001 – $25,000
140 ComputerTips.com $10,001 – $25,000
150 CurryDishes.com $10,001 – $25,000
160 CarTransporters.org $25,001 – $50,000
170 Pillows.net $10,001 – $25,000
180 Cuffs.com $25,001 – $50,000
190 HairCare.com $250,001 – $500,000
200 Poster.com $1MM – $5MM
210 BabyDecor.com $5,001 – $10,000
220 Dishwasher.net $10,001 – $25,000
230 Downline.com $10,001 – $25,000
240 GelPens.com $25,001 – $50,000
250 HardDrives.com $250,001 – $500,000
260 HoodedRobes.com $501-$1000
270 CottonThread.com $1001-$2500
280 RollerBlade.org $2501 – $5000
290 Drapes.net $10,001 – $25,000
300 SlideShow.com $1MM – $5MM
310 ExerciseMat.net $1001-$2500
320 Brakes.net $5,001 – $10,000
330 CamoBedding.com $5,001 – $10,000
340 NecklaceExtender.com $5,001 – $10,000
350 FishingLure.com $10,001 – $25,000
360 LedStrips.com $10,001 – $25,000
370 Nuisance.com $25,001 – $50,000
380 Bikinis.net $50,001 – $100,000
390 FlowersAndPlants.net $1001-$2500
400 Earmuffs.com $50,001 – $100,000
410 HdProjector.com $50,001 – $100,000
420 PackingMaterial.com $25,001 – $50,000
430 Hobbies.com $250,001 – $500,000
440 Leggings.net $10,001 – $25,000
450 Heroine.com $50,001 – $100,000
460 Saws.com $50,001 – $100,000
470 Comfort.net $5,001 – $10,000
480 Magazine.net $50,001 – $100,000
490 Ring-tones.com $25,001 – $50,000
500 ComputerHardware.net $5,001 – $10,000
510 ETF.com $5MM and up
520 Ship.net $50,001 – $100,000
530 Lemons.net $10,001 – $25,000
540 Spoons.com $50,001 – $100,000
550 Digital-watches.com $5,001 – $10,000
560 Modem.net $10,001 – $25,000
570 GolfSet.com $5,001 – $10,000
580 Hearing-aids.com $5,001 – $10,000
590 PlusSizeTops.com $50,001 – $100,000
600 SdCard.net $2501 – $5000
610 OrganicTea.com $10,001 – $25,000
620 Co2.com $500,001 – $750,000
630 PrinterWireless.com $5,001 – $10,000
640 HepaFilterVacuums.com $5,001 – $10,000
650 PearlEarring.com $10,001 – $25,000
660 SolitaireDiamond.com $25,001 – $50,000
670 Collision.com $250,001 – $500,000
680 Hair-straighteners.com $1001-$2500
690 Phones.de $10,001 – $25,000
700 DnaSequencing.com $250,001 – $500,000
710 RewardsCreditCard.com $10,001 – $25,000
720 Hobos.net $5,001 – $10,000
730 Insect.net $5,001 – $10,000
740 MalteseDog.com $5,001 – $10,000
750 Maid.com $250,001 – $500,000
760 Patents.com $1MM – $5MM
770 KidsChairs.net $1001-$2500
780 MiniPerfume.com $5,001 – $10,000
790 RiversideMovers.com $10,001 – $25,000
800 WeddingTiara.com $25,001 – $50,000
810 Wifi.com $1MM – $5MM
830 UltrasoundMachine.com $10,001 – $25,000
840 SanduskyStorage.com $10,001 – $25,000
850 StereoAmplifiers.com $5,001 – $10,000
860 Lubricant.net $5,001 – $10,000
870 WhoWoreItBest.com $2501 – $5000
880 SkirtsDresses.com $2501 – $5000
890 BathingSuit.net $5,001 – $10,000
900 WirelessHeadPhone.com $50,001 – $100,000
910 VesselSink.com $10,001 – $25,000
920 RacingJerseys.com $501-$1000
930 TacticalKnife.net $2501 – $5000
940 LargeSunglasses.com $1001-$2500
950 CardioEquipment.com $5,001 – $10,000
960 Complain.com $50,001 – $100,000
970 ScannerAccessories.com $5,001 – $10,000
980 NaturalHair.com $50,001 – $100,000
990 Seo.mobi $2501 – $5000
1000 Snoopd.com $10,001 – $25,000
1010 BeerCoolers.net $1001-$2500

Picks from Epik’s Live Auction

As you know by now, Epik will be holding a live auction in conjunction with its Development Conference in less than two weeks. I saw a list with many of the domain names that will be auctioned by Moniker/Snapnames, and I wanted to share some of them with you. One of the neat things is that each domain name will come with an Epik-built site.

You can see more information about the auction on the Snapnames website once the final sales list is announced.

  • WiFi.com
  • Maid.com
  • ETF.com
  • Poster.com
  • Slideshow.com
  • Collision.com
  • Haircare.com
  • HardDrives.com
  • EarMuffs.com
  • Saws.com
  • Spoons.com
  • GolfSet.com
  • BabyDecor.com

Visit the Epik Developers’ Conference website to get more details on the conference, auction, and bidding.

Moniker Auction at Epik Conference

Epik Domain Conference and Auction

Rob Monster and his Epik team will be holding its first Developer Conference in Seattle September 15-17, 2010. You can learn more about the conference on the Epik website. I haven’t decided if I am going to attend, but it looks like it will be a good conference for people who have been developing, and it certainly promises to bring something different to the domain conference scene.

In conjunction with this conference, Moniker will be running a live auction presumably using the Snapnames platform. Epik is now accepting auction submissions, but domain names must meet at least one of the following requirements to be considered:

  • Is a com with an appraised value of $25,000 or more on Appraise.Epik.com
  • Is a .net with an appraised value of $5,000 or more on Appraise.Epik.com
  • Is .co, .co.uk, .tv., info, or ,org with at least 5,000 exact matches
  • Is currently getting at least 100 monthly unique visitors.
  • Is currently earning at least $50 in monthly revenue
  • Is in the top 5 positions on Google for the exact match term.

There will be 100 domain names listed for sale in the live auction, and the silent auction will consist of 200 additional domain names. Adult and trademark domain names will not be considered for inclusion in this auction.

Visit Epik.com for more information about the conference and auction.

XXX.com For Sale – $7,000,000 Reserve

This afternoon, I noticed that Bari from Moniker posted a note that XXX.com is coming up for sale at the DomainFest New York City auction on August 18th. I have known about this for a few weeks, but she also posted some additional information you might find interesting.

The reserve price is $7,000,000 for this domain name. According to Bari, in April 2010 the domain name received 1,510,670 visits and in May 2010 the domain name saw 1,513,457.   Additionally, “traffic has more than doubled to 120K uniques per day and revenue has doubled since the announcement of the .xxx extension becoming available.” That’s a shit ton of traffic for this undeveloped domain name.

As mentioned, the .XXX extension was recently approved, and there will probably be north of 100,000 .XXX domain names purchased in the first year. This may lead to even more traffic to the site via typo traffic.

Of course a big unknown is the current revenue numbers as a parked domain name. If that number isn’t revealed, people may assume the numbers aren’t great, otherwise there wouldn’t necessarily be a reason to keep that info quiet.

Nevertheless, this is a very valuable domain name that will soon be for sale.

After Liquidation Ski Market Domain Name Expires

SkiMarket.comIn December of 2009, Ski Market filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company, which was founded in 1958 and originally known as St. Moritz Sports, changed its name to Ski Market in 1971. There were 16 locations in the northeast US chain at the time of its bankruptcy filing.

The company also did business on its website, SkiMarket.com. Compete still shows over 1,500 visitors per month, but I’ve generally found those numbers to be light (for my websites anyway).

Because no other retail stores placed a bid to purchase Ski Market, in February of 2010, the bankruptcy court approved the company’s sale to Gordon Brothers, a Boston-based liquidation company. Gordon Brothers was hired to sell the company’s merchandise via liquidation sales over the following two months to help pay back creditors which were owed a significant sum of money.

For some reason, the bankruptcy court didn’t take action on the domain name, which would certainly be a salable asset. In June of 2010, the domain name expired and is currently on the pre-release list at NameJet and already has a $500 bid with 71 bidders.   Instead of the creditors getting anything from the sale (which included South Shore Savings Bank), the proceeds will go to NameJet and Network Solutions if this domain name is auctioned.

How Great Domain Names Drop

I was looking at upcoming dropping domain names on FreshDrop.net a couple of days ago, and I saw that the nice 3 letter domain name JIS.com was pending deletion at Network Solutions. According to the last Whois record before the deletion in June, the domain name was owned by a company named Jacksonville Internet Services, Inc., and it was registered to a person named Karl Renaut.

In July of 1997, Jacksonville Internet Services merged with a company called Southeast Network Services Inc, whose President was Karl Renaut. After further mergers and acquisitions, I believe the company started doing business as Florida Digital Network, using FDN.com as a domain name. In June of 2007, Florida Digital Network, Inc. merged with NuVox, Inc, where Renaut currently serves as VP Technology Development, according to his LinkedIn profile.

In June of 2008, JIS.com was renewed for two years, and it had an expiration date of June of 2010. The domain name was registered to Renaut, whose email address used the floridadigital.net domain name. Unfortunately for the company, it appears that FloridaDigital.net expired in May of this year.

Whether Nuvox/Windstream wants JIS.com is anyone’s guess since they haven’t used it, but it’s interesting to follow the anatomy of a domain drop. It will be also interesting to see if someone picks up FloridaDigital.net at auction or via drop catch prior to the auction of JIS.com and tries to redeem JIS.com after re-creating the registrant’s email address. I have no idea if that would even be possible this late (or legal), but I am sure it’s something to keep an eye on in the next few weeks.

This should also serve as a good reminder for people to keep their Whois information updated and accurate, especially for companies that use email addresses on their own domain names.

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