NameJet is holding a private auction with Afilias, and 79 keyword rich .info domain names are up for sale. The actual auctions will take place from May 3rd to May 10th, although backorders need to be placed in order for bidders to participate in each of the private auctions. There is no reserve on any of the auctions.
Here are a few of the domain names that are up for sale in this auction:
The NameJet auction for the MD.org domain name has surpassed half a million dollars, and it is continuing as I write this (each bid adds an additional four minutes to the auction). The auction has met its reserve price, and it will sell to the highest bidder. The auction is a private auction, so only bidders who placed a backorder can participate.
As of the time of this posting, the current high bid is $506,600, with the bidder handle “freedotcom” leading the auction. The underbidder in this auction goes by userid “winters.” Assuming the leading bidder is someone associated with the Free.com domain name, it’s almost certain they are legit. I also recognize the second place bidder’s nickname, and that person is also a legitimate buyer.
Assuming the MD.org sale is completed, it will be
I held a contest to see who could guess the value order for my seven domain names I had up for auction this week on NameJet. Unfortunately, not one person guessed that PortStLucieRealEstate.com would be the highest valued sale, so nobody won the $200 contest.
The auctions didn’t do as well as I hoped, but as with all no reserve auctions, it can be a bit of a gamble. In retrospect, I should have practiced what I preach and reached out to end users about the auctions. Stupidly, I turned down a higher offer for one of the names in January, and I didn’t contact that person to let him know about the auction. Pure laziness and I lost out on a couple grand in profit. Live and learn.
Ultimately, I came out about even, with some profitable deals and a couple of losses. I think the buyers grabbed decent names at good prices, and hopefully, they will make money on their investments.
Here are the results of the auctions:
Earlier this week, I shared a small list of domain names I am auctioning at NameJet. Some are nearing the backorder deadline and others will be coming up to the deadline within the next few days. Here’s a contest to see if anyone can guess the correct value order of the auctions from highest to lowest. Assuming someone correctly guesses the order, that person will receive a $200 Paypal payment from me.
To clarify this a bit, I want you to post a list of the seven domain names in numeric order with your guess of what will achieve the highest sale price to lowest sale price. You don’t need to guess the prices, but just the order in terms of highest sale price to lowest sale price. If you are able to correctly guess the order based on the final sales prices, you’ll win $200 via Paypal. If more than one person correctly guesses the order from highest to lowest, the person who posted the order first will win the $200. If nobody guesses the correct value order, nobody will win.
Listed below, are the names as a reminder, along with a link to the respective auction. You can see that one domain name already has an $800 bid. Submission deadline is Tuesday, April 2 at 2pm. One guess per person or your submissions will not count.
I wrote an article about Tucows offering a number of great domain names for sale on NameJet this week. The auctions have been closing over the past couple of days, and the auction for COO.com ended today with a sale price of $45,000.
There were 347 bidders for this auction, and it appears that a regular NameJet bidder won the auction.
I would think $45,000 is on the low side of the end user valuation scale for a name like COO.com. Obviously my first thought is that COO would stand for Chief Operating Officer, and there are a number of publications (online and offline) geared towards COOs. I bid on the auction, but my concern when bidding on high value names in auction is that they can be difficult to profitably re-sell in the short term.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see this one re-sold down the road should development not be in the plans for the buyer.
Other Tucows names that are closing in the next couple of days include TheHotel.com, Playwright.com, and Veggies.com, among others.
