Domain Auctions

TRAFFIC Silicon Valley Auctions

Both Moniker and Rick Latona have released preliminary lists for live auctions that will take place during the TRAFFIC conference in Silicon Valley April 27-30. Below are the lists, with my favorites bolded. Unfortunately, I won’t be attending the auction, as I am traveling to Burbank for a few days right after the GeoDomain Expo in San Diego.

Moniker auction:
111.org $1 – $5,000
15yearmortgagerates.com No Reserve
24.org $25,001 – $50,000
700.com $10,001 – $25,000
accreditation.com $5,001 – $10,000
ad.com $250,001 – $500,000
affiliateadvertising.com $1 – $5,000
aircraftengines.com $5,001 – $10,000
allterrainvehicles.com $5,001 – $10,000
allusion.com $1 – $5,000
announced.com No Reserve
antihistamine.com $5,001 – $10,000
athletic.com $25,001 – $50,000
authorization.com $10,001 – $25,000
automating.com $5,001 – $10,000
backgammonsets.com $1 – $5,000
backhoe.com $25,001 – $50,000
baptistchurches.com $1 – $5,000
barbequegrill.com $5,001 – $10,000
bargain.travel $1 – $5,000
bicentennial.com $1 – $5,000
bionic.com $5,001 – $10,000
blackpanthers.com $10,001 – $25,000
BoatRepairs.com $5,001 – $10,000
bottledwater.com $25,001 – $50,000
breeding.com $25,001 – $50,000
bribes.com $1 – $5,000
buffoon.com $1 – $5,000
BuildingPermits.com $5,001 – $10,000
businessbankruptcy.com $1 – $5,000
californiacommercialrealestate.com $1 – $5,000
CampingSupplies.com $10,001 – $25,000
Cancun.org $5,001 – $10,000
caribbeanvacations.com $100,001 – $250,000
carpetstores.com $5,001 – $10,000
chargingstations.com $10,001 – $25,000
cheerleaders.org $1 – $5,000
collegecourse.com $10,001 – $25,000
comedyclub.com $50,001 – $100,000
commitment.org $1 – $5,000
corporatejets.com $50,001 – $100,000
cosmetician.com $5,001 – $10,000
creditchecks.net $1 – $5,000
cureforcancer.com $1 – $5,000
datingwomen.com $5,001 – $10,000
debtcollection.org $1 – $5,000
debug.com $10,001 – $25,000
dietandexercise.com $1 – $5,000
dietician.com $25,001 – $50,000
diets.net $10,001 – $25,000
discountairfares.org $1 – $5,000
discretion.com $10,001 – $25,000
domainauction.com $100,001 – $250,000
downriggers.com $1 – $5,000
EarnMoney.com $1 – $5,000
europeanvacations.com $100,001 – $250,000
ewills.com $5,001 – $10,000
ExecutiveAssistant.com $5,001 – $10,000
exhibiting.com $1 – $5,000
explored.com $10,001 – $25,000
fatalattraction.com $1 – $5,000
federalairmarshals.com $1 – $5,000
ferriswheel.com $1 – $5,000
filebankruptcy.com $50,001 – $100,000
filet.com $10,001 – $25,000
financing.net $50,001 – $100,000
findjobs.com $100,001 – $250,000
fixture.com $25,001 – $50,000
flatpaneltvs.com $5,001 – $10,000
flightinstructors.com $10,001 – $25,000
FloridaAttorney.com $5,001 – $10,000
foreclosurerefinance.com $1 – $5,000
freightlines.com $1 – $5,000
garagekits.com $1 – $5,000
gardencenter.com $10,001 – $25,000
gardenofeden.com $10,001 – $25,000
ghoststories.com $25,001 – $50,000
glasspanels.com $1 – $5,000
glutenfreerecipes.com $5,001 – $10,000
golfcaddy.com $1 – $5,000
governmenthousing.com $10,001 – $25,000
graders.com $5,001 – $10,000
greatfalls.com $10,001 – $25,000
hairwax.com $5,001 – $10,000
HeadShot.com $5,001 – $10,000
highspeed.net $1 – $5,000
homemortgage.net $5,001 – $10,000
hotproducts.com No Reserve
illegalimmigrants.com $10,001 – $25,000
imageconsultants.com $5,001 – $10,000
indianaforeclosures.com $1 – $5,000
influential.com $10,001 – $25,000
intelligentdesign.com $1 – $5,000
invasion.com $10,001 – $25,000
john.mobi $1 – $5,000
Jonesboro.com $10,001 – $25,000
junk.net No Reserve
kidnap.com $10,001 – $25,000
kingcrab.com $5,001 – $10,000
laptopcomputers.info No Reserve
lineart.com $10,001 – $25,000
lists.net $1 – $5,000
liveauctions.com $25,001 – $50,000
loancalculator.com $250,001 – $500,000
lz.ca $1 – $5,000
maintaining.com $1 – $5,000
marketingfirm.com $50,001 – $100,000
marriages.com $25,001 – $50,000
mbajobs.com $50,001 – $100,000
mediarooms.com $10,001 – $25,000
migraine.com $100,001 – $250,000
millionaire.org $5,001 – $10,000
modernhouses.com $1 – $5,000
mouthguards.com $1 – $5,000
moviemaking.com $10,001 – $25,000
movingservice.com $1 – $5,000
mr.org $5,001 – $10,000
noevil.com $1 – $5,000
nonprofits.com $10,001 – $25,000
officesupplystores.com $1 – $5,000
onlinetelevision.com $10,001 – $25,000
organicchicken.com $5,001 – $10,000
organictea.com $10,001 – $25,000
oxygentanks.com $10,001 – $25,000
packages.net $1 – $5,000
photodeveloping.com $1 – $5,000
physicalexamination.com $5,001 – $10,000
pinballwizard.com $1 – $5,000
pitches.com $5,001 – $10,000
plans.com $100,001 – $250,000
popupblockers.com $1 – $5,000
pornos.net $25,001 – $50,000
primers.com $5,001 – $10,000
punks.com $1 – $5,000
realty.com $1MM – $5MM
redistribution.com $1 – $5,000
reelect.com $1 – $5,000
refund.me $1 – $5,000
reimbursement.com $1 – $5,000
rejected.com $5,001 – $10,000
relatives.com $25,001 – $50,000
rentcenter.com $10,001 – $25,000
repaired.com $10,001 – $25,000
researchcenter.com $10,001 – $25,000
respected.com $1 – $5,000
retrain.com $5,001 – $10,000
roomairconditioners.com $10,001 – $25,000
sacked.com $5,001 – $10,000
salinas.com $50,001 – $100,000
samuraiswords.com $25,001 – $50,000
SanBernardino.com $25,001 – $50,000
santaclara.com $100,001 – $250,000
season.com $25,001 – $50,000
sham.com $10,001 – $25,000
shutter.com $10,001 – $25,000
siamesecats.com $1 – $5,000
silos.com $10,001 – $25,000
slots.asia $10,001 – $25,000
sports.info $5,001 – $10,000
stallions.com $10,001 – $25,000
statenislandrentals.com $1 – $5,000
steakknives.com $10,001 – $25,000
stimulant.com $5,001 – $10,000
sued.com $1 – $5,000
sushirestaurants.com $10,001 – $25,000
taxinformation.com $5,001 – $10,000
Telemarketers.com $25,001 – $50,000
terrorist.com $10,001 – $25,000
toasterovens.com $25,001 – $50,000
trafficaccidents.com $10,001 – $25,000
transferring.com $1 – $5,000
travelconditions.com $5,001 – $10,000
usedhummers.com $10,001 – $25,000
viajes.com $1MM – $5MM
vixen.com $10,001 – $25,000
wager.co.uk $1 – $5,000
weddingcards.com $10,001 – $25,000
WeddingGift.com & WeddingGifts.com $250,001 – $500,000
workoutclothing.com $1 – $5,000
ycg.com $1 – $5,000

Rick Latona’s Auction (first half)
French.com $200,000
rickshaws.com $1,000
propertymanagers.com $8,500
antiqueautosales.com $1,000
Belgium.com $500,000
apartmentnetwork.com $1,000
Sofas.com $250,000
apparelshow.com $1,000
divorcio.com $50,000
archers.net $1,000
SavingsBonds.com $1,500,000
asianflu.com $1,000
TripleCreditReports.com $33,000
bigsizes.com $1,000
Seoul.com $750,000
footballs.net $1,000
PinballMachines.com $40,000
pickles.net $1,000
JobPlacement.com $100,000
TennisCamp.com $1,000
Novelties.com $90,000
spa.travel $1,000
Palermo.com $65,000
jet.travel and jets.travel $1,000
RemoteControls.com $25,000
mudracingtires.com $1,000
Purebreds.com $15,000
HealthSnacks.com $1,000
TempLabor.com $15,000
MotorcrossRacingTires.com $1,000
NiceLegs.com $6,000
Matchable.com $1,000
SleepingPill.com &
SleepingPills.com (pair) $500,000
ConcealedGunPermit.com $1,000
DietPill.com $500,000
DataReader.com $1,000
Menos.com $18,000
NetMarketers.com $1,000
SanJose.net $7,000
BuckeyeState.com $1,000
coaddiction.com $5,000

Double Dumb Domain Mov(i)e

I just saw a commercial for a new Paramount movie called “State of Play,” staring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, and Rachel McAdams. The URL chosen by Paramount was StateofPlayMovie.net. First off, Paramount is forgiven for not buying or leasing StateofPlay.com because it’s owned by a company of that name.

However, I don’t know why they chose the .net of a second class domain name.   They did buy the .com (StateofPlayMovie.com), but that domain name doesn’t resolve.   Jeeze… if you are going to brand the .net and you own the .com, at least forward it to your active website.

It’s 2009, and some companies don’t get the basics… DUMB x 2!

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Million Dollar Domain Sale Going Down

I just confirmed with Rick Latona that the $1,000,000 bid on WebCam.com at his domain auction is legitimate, and it will be sold to the highest bidder. The seller agreed to lower his reserve on the domain name, so it will be one of the first million dollar sales of 2009.

The auction doesn’t close until Sunday at 2pm, so if you have been thinking about bidding on this ultra premium domain name, now is the time to do so. To bid on WebCam.com or one of the other 600 great adult domain names, visit Rick Latona’s auction page before Sunday at 2pm.

I know Rick and his team have been working tirelessly to bring great domain names at great prices, together with buyers to make this auction successful, and their efforts are going to pay off. Congratulations in advance to all parties in this deal in the making.

Preliminary TRAFFIC Auction List Unveiled

Moniker has released the preliminary list of domain names for the upcoming TRAFFIC conference auction. The live auction takes place Wednesday, April 29 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. Pacific Time in Santa Clara, California. The extended online auction will be held from April 29 – May 7.

Preliminary contenders for inclusion in the final auction catalog are:

–       Realty.com
–       Ad.com
–       Viajes.com (Spanish – travel)
–       RepairMyCredit.com
–       BestCDRates.com
–       BusinessBankruptcy.com
–       DebtCollections.org
–       DiscountToyStore.com
–       OfficeSupplyStores.com
–       MovingService.com
–       OnlineTelevision.com
–       PopUpBlockers.com
–       NonProfits.com
–       CureForCancer.com
–       Junk.net
–       SanBernardino.com
–       SantaClara.com
–       FreightLines.com
–       CollegeCourse.com
–       SiameseCats.com
–       Punks.com
–       Reunions.info
–       HairReplacement.info
–       Commitment.org
–       DiscountSoftware.org
–       Deal.mobi

The complete catalog will be released on April 14.

Phoenix Forum Extended (Adult) Domain Auction

For those of you who may have missed Saturday’s Phoenix Forum domain auction or were unable to bid for some reason, you have an opportunity to bid in the extended auction. There were some notable sales on Saturday, including my personal favorite StripClubs.com, and several top domain names remain on the auction block, including XXX.com – Yes – you read it right. See the news release below for more information.

Rick Latona Auctions started their first extended domain auction.   There are 600 adult domains currently for sale at very low reserves and the auction is over Sunday at 2:00 EDT.

Atlanta, Georgia USA – April 6, 2009 – Today, Rick Latona Auctions started their first extended domain auction.   The sale will be over this Sunday at 2:00PM EDT.   “Domain names aren’t selling for the kind of money we saw a year ago, or even 6 months ago.” said Rick Latona, CEO of www.RickLatona.com.   “This is great news if you are a BUYER…there are really some good values on our list that rolled over from the live sale in Phoenix.   Our minimum sale price is $300 and I think there are over 350 names that would sell for $300 and if you are willing to go up to $500 you would hit the reserve price on over 75% of the domain names in our sale.”

There are over 600 adult domain names featured in this auction, including:

XXX.com
WebCam.com
CamGirls.com
BangedUp.com
Porno.co.uk
GirlonGirl.com
Novelties.com
Sadistic.com
SexShows.com
Skimpy.com
Shocker.com
Nudist.net
CyberPorn.com
NiceLegs.com
Wet.co.uk
Womanizer.com
Whoppers.com
FirstDates.com
NicheTube.com
StudFinder.com
Posing.com

This is the first time Rick Latona Auctions has had an extended sale and it comes off of the heels of the live auction at The Phoenix Forum on Saturday, April 4 which had sales below hoped for levels.   This is really good news to buyers because they were able to pick up domain assets for below market values at the live sale and there are still a lot of domain names with very low reserve prices in the extended sale.

The entire list of names can be viewed at www.proxibid.com/ricklatona.   Registration and bidding are also at www.proxibid.com/ricklatona.   All technical questions regarding Proxibid registration and bidding can be answered by calling toll free 877.505.7770 from inside the US or +1.402.505.7770 from outside the US.

About Rick Latona:

Rick Latona Auctions was founded as a natural extension to www.RickLatona.com to pursue other avenues in the domain marketplace to sell domain names.   When asked why he made the decision to launch now, Rick said, “I had been considering the idea for years.   When I realized that I was one of the largest individual resellers and brokers of domains it really became an issue of timing.   Rick Schwartz created that timing for us…I understand what names people want and what prices will get them to bite. It’ll be more than interesting to see how this winning formula will perform in a live format.”

Mr. Latona has been in the internet and domain industry since the mid-90s and Rick Latona Auctions is just one of several companies that Mr. Latona has founded during that time.   Other ventures include:
www.RickLatona.com – RickLatona.com stays busy Buying, Hosting, Transferring, and Selling more than 1,000,000 USD worth of domain names per month.
www.DigiPawn.com – DigiPawn is the first company to recognize domain names as assets and loan money on them.   Today, it remains one of the largest companies of its kind in the world.
www.aeiou.com – Aeiou.com offers an affordable development solution for domain owners ready to move forward with their internet properties.

Rick Latona’s Live Auction at Phoenix Forum

Rick Latona is running a live auction starting now. You can watch a live video feed of the auction at Domaining.com, and you can also easily bid online at http://proxybid.com/ricklatona.   The auction is taking place at The Phoenix Forum, and it features primarily adult domain names and services.

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