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NamesCon Live Auction Results

The NamesCon live auction was held yesterday afternoon, and I received the auction results from Scott Pruitt, NameJet’s Director of Marketing. Overall the live auction, was pretty successful, grossing $1,495,400 in sales. 92 of the 131 live auction listings were sold, which is a sell through rate of around 70%.

The top live auction sale was Lawn.com, which sold for $240,000. Tuscany.com was the second largest sale of the auction, closing at $157,500. Penis.com was the third largest sale of the day at $110,000. I think three of the best deals of the night were Erotica.com at $80,000, Consignment.com at $34,000, SouthAmerica.com at $30,000.

Scott had some thoughts on the biggest surprise of the night, which was the sale of the non-.com domain names:

“The biggest surprise was the success of the non-.com names offered in the auction. 36 non-.com names were sold for a total of $354,600, with an average sale price of $9,850! Some of those included 88.xyz @ $70,000, web.hosting @ $52,500, stock.photo @ $16,000, and 8.link @ $14,500. If this is any indication of things to come, 2016 may turn out be the year of the non-.com names.”

Although Monte’s prediction that this year’s NamesCon auction would set a record has not yet come to fruition, there are still many of the better domain names in a silent auction that is ongoing. I would imagine that they will move some of these domain names. I would not be shocked if the final tally is in the $3-4 million range.

The live auction results have been published below:

NamesCon 2016 Live Auction List

There are a ton of great domain names listed for sale in the NamesCon 2016 auction on NameJet. The live auction will take place tomorrow (Monday), Jan 11th at 2pm PST. Mike Berkens posted an article with information on how to bid on the live auction names.

Monte Cahn emailed me the list of live auction domain names, and I published it below. If any of the domain names are of interest to you, it’s important to read Mike Berkens’ article, especially if you are not attending the conference in person.

Here’s the link to the live bidding platform for tomorrow’s auction.

NamesCon 2016 live auction list of domain names:

DOMAIN LOT NUMBER

NamesCon 2016 Sponsor Spotlight on Undeveloped.com

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NamesCon begins today, and 1,200 attendees are expected here in Las Vegas. This is the largest NamesCon to date, and the conference promises to be productive.

One of the final NamesCon sponsor spotlight interviews is with Andres Ramirez, Vice President of Undeveloped.com. If you have questions for Andres, you can ask them in the comment area or you can ask him in person.

What is your company’s mandate, what sets you apart?

What sets Undeveloped apart is that we’ve just had it with the status quo that’s keeping the entire industry from reaching its true potential. We’re breaking old habits and introducing a new wave of excitement in a market that had been at a standstill for far too long.

From 2011 on we observed that the rise of adblockers & Google penalising domains parked on ad filled pages, the industry should shift towards becoming more sales oriented. This insight gave birth to Undeveloped.

We set out to build the first

NamesCon 2016 Sponsor Spotlight on NamePros

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Excited about NamesCon? We are expecting 1,200 conference attendees at this year’s conference. NamesCon 2016 runs from January 10-13 at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas. Conference passes and hotel rooms are still available.

This morning’s interview is with Edward Zeiden, Managing Director of the popular NamePros domain forum. You are welcome to ask Edward any questions you may have in the comment section.

Thank you to Edward for taking the time to do this interview!

What is your company’s mandate, what sets you apart?

NamePros is the largest community of domainers in the world. Our company strategy and vision set us apart from the crowd with free resources for entrepreneurs.

Who benefits from your product or service?

We provide services to a

NamesCon 2016 Sponsor Spotlight on Radix

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Final preparations are being made for NamesCon 2016! The agenda is all set, and upwards of 1,200 people are expected to attend this event. This should be the largest NamesCon yet!

Today’s sponsor spotlight interview is with Karn Jajoo, Global Communications Manager at Radix. In the interview, Karn discusses how Radix was started, how the company is working to achieve its milestones, and some thoughts on the domain industry and new gTLD extensions.

If you have any questions about Radix, you are welcome to ask them here. See you all soon!

What is your company’s mandate, what sets you apart?

Radix is part of the Directi Group, an industry leading Web products and services Provider serving a growing audience of customers in over 230 countries.

Each Directi venture has organically grown without any external investment or debt. They are all profitable and among the top 5-10 worldwide in their respective space.

A proven track record, long term vision and strategy, and a portfolio of the very best extensions is what sets Radix apart.

Who benefits from your product or service?

Small businesses, big brands, non-profits,

Poll: Will NamesCon Auction Set a Record?

I think the NamesCon domain auction being held on NameJet has the potential to be big. There are many awesome names up for sale and it seems like most of those already have bids. As of right now, there are several million in bids placed, although only one auction with a reserve price north of $10k has hit its reserve. There are several no reserve auctions above $10k though.

Monte Cahn, a co-founder of Right of the Dot, is one of the organizers of this year’s auction. In a tweet on Monday, he said that he believes the NamesCon auction is going to set a record for the largest domain name auction (beating the $12.3 million high water market set at TRAFFIC 2007).

I think there is a

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