Domain Sales

NameBio does a very good job of tracking down and reporting domain name auction results. Domain investors aren’t the only people who use NameBio to find domain sales data. Domain brokers and domain name buyers use NameBio to get intelligence on domain names they want to buy.

Once a year in a domain name sale negotiation, a counterparty mentions the purchase price I paid to buy a domain name. I guess the prospect may think it’s a way to get a lower price and/or justify their low offer. This tactic works as well as someone mentioning that they’re a student looking to buy a domain name for a school project.

Domain investors have another option to transact domain name sales. Dynadot Founder and CEO Todd Han announced that Dynadot customers can now import their own leads onto its marketplace sales platform:

You can now bring your own lead at Dynadot. We handle payment and pushing the domain for you. The commission is just 5%.

This feature is still in soft launch, though I am sure the aftermarket team won't mind if I tell my select twitter friends😁 pic.twitter.com/BNuVcNKNFM

— Todd Han (@dynatodd) November 7, 2024

In an April of 2024 SEC filing, Cuentas reported the $303,000 acquisition and $301,000 sale of the https://t.co/IbEH9vgoJx domain name. Both transactions occurred in 2023. My guess is the name was acquired from a domain investor. 1/3https://t.co/UOMCfXSn41 pic.twitter.com/ozM5V2ATJ9

— Elliot Silver (@DInvesting) November 1, 2024

I was looking through recent SEC filings, and I learned about a six figure domain name sale that reportedly transacted last year. A company called Cuentas reported that it acquired the Roofs.com domain name for $303,000 in May of 2023. The Annual Report filing also reported the subsequent sale of the domain name for $301,000 in October of 2023:

“On May 18, 2023, the Company purchased the domain www.roofs.com in consideration of $303. On October 24, 2023 the Company entered into a sale agreement with a third party according to which, the Company sold its rights in the domain for $301.”

Notably, those amounts are “(USD in thousands).”

The OOV.com domain name was acquired for $400,000. The news was announced by Saw.com, the domain brokerage that helped its client privately acquire the domain name:

Pleased to announce we facilitated the sale of Oov(dot)com for $400,000! A premium, three-letter domain like this offers unmatched brand potential. Interested in elevating your brand with a top-tier domain? Let’s work together!

— sawsells (@sawsells) October 22, 2024

This $400,000 sale is the largest publicly reported 3 letter .com domain name sale of 2024 (to date), and on the higher end of recent LLL.com domain name sales. Once recorded by DNJournal, it will tie the $400,000 sale of Peace.com. I doubt it will stay in the top 10 sales of 2024 for very long. Notably, in a recent podcast, Ryan McKegney said that DomainAgents brokered the sale of a three letter .com earlier this year for $2 million, but the domain name that was sold can not be revealed due to a non-disclosure agreement.

Liner is a AI-driven search engine for students and researchers. The company operates on the off-brand GetLiner.com domain name. Last week on X, the company announced a $29 million Series B funding round:

🚀 We’re thrilled to share ‘s $29M Series B funding round, led by InterVest and Atinum Investment, with support from Samsung Ventures, LB Investment, and existing investors Capstone Partners and SL Investment.@liner_app is an AI search engine for students and researchers. It… https://t.co/SVgtbkXZu5

— Liner (@liner_app) October 10, 2024

This morning, Ariyas noted the post about the funding round and wondered if Ammar Kubba had sold the brand matching Liner.com domain name. As of today, Liner.com forwards to a Notion website featuring the Liner logo.