VVVV.com Sells for $22,100 on NameJet

Elliot Silver
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Unique types of domain names tend to sell for significant sums of money. This afternoon, the VVVV.com domain name sold at auction for $22,100 on NameJet. There were a total of 287 bids placed and 210 bidders involved in the auction. This domain name is unique in the sense that there are only 26 repeating four letter .com domain names.

It looks like VVVV.com was an expired domain name auction. Pending payment from the NameJet buyer, the domain name’s registrant is still listed as Pending Renewal or Deletion, and it is registered at Network Solutions. It appears that the domain name had been previously registered to a business based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The VVVV.com domain name was originally registered in 1997, and since it is an expiry auction, the domain name will retain its creation date.

I took a look at the other 25 four letter repeating .com domain names, and it appears that the

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Get Attention from a Press Release

Elliot Silver
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When a domain broker or domain brokerage takes an excellent domain name under exclusive listing, it’s a smart idea to distribute a press release to announce that the domain name is for sale. The broker will want to share information about the domain name, why it is special, and perhaps include some pricing information. The idea is to let as many people possible know the domain name is on the market.

In my opinion, the release is important, but getting it in front of the right people is even more important. I think there are four types of people who should receive the press release, directly from the broker:

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Hueston.com: Big Flip for Mike Mann

Elliot Silver
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I was browsing Twitter this morning when I noticed the tweet embedded below from Mike Mann, announcing the sale of Hueston.com for $25,000. This is a solid sale price, but even more impressive is the ROI achieved from the sale. Mann reportedly acquired the Hueston.com domain name in March of 2011 for $69.

Judging by the $69 price point and the fact that the Whois shows the domain name had been

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My Thoughts on Phone Negotiations

Elliot Silver
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I have never really enjoyed chatting on the phone. This sometimes goes for chatting with friends, but it almost always pertains to domain name negotiations. There are some times when a phone conversation can be fruitful though, and I thought I would share some thoughts on phone negotiations.

When I want to inquire about a domain name as a buyer, I will usually send an email and follow up with a phone call if it could be fruitful. For instance, if the domain owner seems willing to sell the domain name and we need to come to terms on the price, I might give a phone call. Some people will brush off my call and stick to email, but others are more chatty, and we can finalize a deal quickly. I like the fact the I can speed up a discussion rather than extend it hours or days with email.

When someone randomly calls me to discuss a domain name,

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.DE Leads the Way at December Great Domains Auction

Elliot Silver
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Sedo’s Great Domains auction for December ended yesterday, and there was about $188,000 USD in sales closed (several of the sales were in Euros instead of US Dollars). Out of the ten domain names that met reserve and sold, four of them were .DE domain names, Germany’s ccTLD extension.

There were quite a few three letter .com domain names with reserve prices included in the auction, as Aaron Wilkin mentioned last week. Only one of those LLL .com domain names, CCT.com, met its reserve price and sold. I saw that quite a few bids were placed below reserve on those three letter domain names, so perhaps Sedo will be able to close additional sales post-auction.

Listed below are the ten sales from

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Dock Name: Crowdsourced Domain Name Finder for Startups

Elliot Silver
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I was sent the link to an interesting website that might be of interest to domain investors looking to sell their domain names. Dock Name is a website that lets startup founders post their domain name requests and visitors may submit their own domain names that might match the needs of the startup.

More precisely, according to the website, “Dock Name is a crowdsourced service that helps startups find a domain name, by describing their business/product and get proposals from people that have suitable domains for their needs.” Dock Name allows people to promote their domain name requests, which is how the company makes money.

Here are three partial examples of the current domain name needs posted by users:

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