Moniker Brokers the Sale of Eve.com

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Eve.com domain nameI recently learned that John Mauriello of Moniker was the broker of record for the sale of the Eve.com domain name. Unfortunately, the sale price was private, but I would imagine it was in the six figure range. Eve.com was listed for sale in the 2012 DomainFest Global Auction with a reserve price between $500,000 – $750,000, and it didn’t sell at that point. The sale was recorded in Q1 2013.

EVE.com was acquired by a massively multiplayer game developer called  CCP Games, which is based out of  Reykjavik, Iceland. The company has been using EVEOnline.com for its  MMORPG community. It appears that EVE.com is

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Nice For Sale Landing Page

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I stumbled across a domain name “for sale” landing page, and I wanted to share it with you because I think it seems effective.

From my experience, many domain buyers don’t know about the Whois directory, and the way they check to see if a domain name is available to buy is by visiting that domain name. If they see a “for sale” link, they are likely to click it for more information. In my opinion, the more clear it is that a domain name is for sale, the better.

I wanted to share a very nice looking landing page that I think can be effective in selling domain names. When you have a chance, check out Changoo.com in a new window. I don’t know the owner, but I think it’s a nice lander.

The landing page makes it very clear that the domain name is for sale, and there aren’t PPC links to distract someone from making an offer for the domain name.

Here’s what I like about this particular landing page:

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Escrow.com Now Accepting Euros

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Escrow.com ShieldAt the end of February, Escrow.com announced that the company would begin accepting Euros for transactions, and the target date was sometime in April. This came as good news for domain investors in Europe, who most likely had to deal with currency conversion, which isn’t cheap.

I just heard that Escrow.com is now accepting Euros. This morning, the company released this ability on domain name and general merchandise transactions, and the currency is also supported through Escrow.com’s API.

The fees mirror the company’s USD fee schedule, but the minimum fee is 35 Euros (vs. $25 USD). Wire transfer will be the only incoming payment type and disbursement type for Euro-based transactions, and the company will not charge the seller a disbursement fee. Visit the Escrow.com fee calculator page to see the fee schedule.

I am told that Escrow.com will roll out Euro transactions for other transaction types such as vehicle, domain name holding, broker, and milestone “in the near future.”

Domain investors have requested that Escrow.com accept other currencies, and I will keep you updated if the company begins accepting additional currencies.

Sedo and Domain Holdings Co-Broker 6 Figure Domain Name

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Sedo and Domain Holdings are two of the best domain brokerages, helping to broker millions of dollars in annual domain sales. More often than not, these two companies work independently on behalf of their clients.

Sedo broker Dave Evanson just tweeted that the two companies worked together to co-broker the domain name, Breathalyzer.com, which sold for $115,000. Dave Evanson worked with Steve Smith from Domain Holdings to secure the deal.

The transaction is still in escrow at Sedo, so the buyer isn’t yet known. The seller appears to have been longtime domain investor Roy Messer.

It’s great to see companies like Sedo and Domain Holdings working together to help their clients close deals. I am sure all parties are happy with the outcome of this transaction.

Confirmed: NBA Buys Pelicans.com

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Pelicans.com Domain NameA few weeks ago, I noticed that the Whois had changed for the Pelicans.com domain name, and Marksmen was listed as the registrant. Neither the domain broker nor a representative from Marksmen  would confirm what I assumed, that the NBA was the buyer for Pelicans.com.

According to the most recent and current Whois information, the NBA did purchase the Pelicans.com domain name, and it will be used by the New Orleans basketball team that will be known as the Pelicans beginning next season.

When Media Options was brokering Pelicans.com, the asking price for the domain name was

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Mexico.com Up For Sale

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It’s no secret that I believe exact match .com geodomain names can be turned into profitable businesses. I haven’t had much luck doing this, but I believe exceptional geodomain names like Mexico.com or Philadelphia.com have considerable valuable.

According to a press release (posted below this write up) this morning, the Mexico.com domain name is now for sale, and Boston-based Domain Advisors is the broker for this domain name. Mexico.com is currently developed, and Screenshots.com shows several iterations of the website since 2004. I clicked on a number of the links on the home page, and they seem to mostly take visitors to other websites. Google does show that 480 Mexico.com pages are indexed.

Privacy is currently enabled, so I can’t be sure of the current owner.  There appears to be some type of connection between Vegas.com and Mexico.com. In June of 2012, Vegas.com was listed as the Administrative Contact according to DomainTools  (before it went private). In addition, on the “Our History” page on Mexico.com, it says “Mexico.com is operated by VEGAS.com, a customer-friendly, innovative and comprehensive travel company located in Henderson, NV.” It further states that “Mexico.com and VEGAS.com are part of the Greenspun Family of companies. The Greenspun family has supported and helped Vegas grow for more than 60 years, starting with the publication of the oldest family-owned newspaper in Nevada, the Las Vegas Sun.”

In 2004, a UDRP was filed

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