Domain Holdings Brokering DN.com

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Domain Holdings is currently brokering the DN.com domain name, and I assume this opportunity might be of interest to companies in our business. Not only is DN.com an excellent short domain name, but it could obviously be used by a domain name company because of the DN abbreviation. The asking price of DN.com is $750,000.

DN.com appears to be owned by Verio. The company’s main offering is web hosting services, although they also sell domain names as well. According to Screenshots.com, the DN.com domain name was previously used by Verio, although it appears that domain name sales were not the primary objective of the former DN.com website (granted this is an old screenshot). The domain name currently forwards to a Domain Holdings inquiry page.

In my opinion, DN.com could be

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Igloo DomainSponsor Marketplace Announced

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I want to share an announcement that I received that is of personal interest and will likely be of interest to many people within the domain space. Over the course of the last few years, I’ve inquired about quite a few domain names owned by Oversee.net. Earlier this year, Rook acquired DomainSponsor  (DS), and with it came a large portfolio of domain name assets, including domain names I had previously inquired about.

As you will see from the press release below, “Igloo.com and Rook Media have entered into a long term exclusive agreement to provide brokerage and related services.” This news means that Igloo.com will be responsible for the marketing and selling of the DS domain name assets, as well as the possibility of other types of deals (ie joint ventures, leasing…etc). In addition, the creation of the “Igloo DomainSponsor marketplace” was also announced, and that will help facilitate the sale of these domain names.

If you made an offer on one of the domain names in the portfolio or if you are interested in acquiring a domain name, you should be in touch with Igloo.com to discuss. I am going to touch base with them this week and perhaps we will be able to work out a deal.

Here’s the full press release announcing the news:

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WW.com Sold in Private

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“WW.com sold to the same buyer yesterday – June 25. It may be another 7 figure sale, which will be unreported.”

Earlier this week, I reported on the $1.2 million sale of MM.com, which was brokered by Sedo domain broker Dave Evanson. Based on the current Whois record, it appears that the same buyer may have acquired WW.com in private this week (the buyer is unconfirmed). Although the registrant company name is not the same for MM.com and WW.com, there are some similarities, including the registrant name, Xu Caijun.

I reached out to the former owner of WW.com, Jacques Mattheij, and he confirmed that a deal was struck, but he prefers to keep the price private. Prior to selling, Mattheij owned the domain name for about ten years. According to Mattheij, “the broker was Thomas Adams who worked tirelessly to get it sold.”  Prior to this, I had not heard of Adams, but I saw that he was listed as the domain broker of record on the Pizza.net deal, which was sold for $150,000 (via  DNJournal).

Although Mattheij

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Dave Evanson Reports Sale of MM.com for $1.2 Million

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According to a tweet just posted by Sedo broker Dave Evanson, Sedo brokered the sale of the MM.com domain name for $1,200,000. This sale will rank as the sixth largest public sale of 2014 when it is reported and recorded by Ron Jackson in DNJournal. I believe that Dave has had this exclusive listing for about two months.

 

The seller of MM.com appears to be a company called Minnesota MicroNet. The domain name has a creation date of January 18, 1994, and the domain name was registered to the same company for as long as the DomainTools Whois History Tool has a record.

The current registrant of the domain name

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Why a Domain Broker Keeps Sales Private

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Most domain brokers and brokerages are happy to report a successfully closed sale, and some report acquisitions as well. Each week, we see dozens of sales reported from some of the well known domain name brokerages. A solid public sale reinforces the aftermarket value of domain names, and it can also augment a domain broker’s reputation as someone who is able to get deals done at a high level.

Despite the fact that domain brokers can benefit from publicly announcing sales, there are important reasons for them to not disclose sales.

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Have You Sold a Domain Name via Twitter?

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I saw this GoDaddy tweet, which I embedded above and was curious if you’ve ever tried to sell a domain name via Twitter. If so, were your efforts successful? I have never used Twitter as a medium to sell domain names, and there are several reasons for this:

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