It is frustrating to see a domain name I own listed for sale on a sales venue without my permission. Sometimes these listings are from a prior owner, sometimes they are done in error, and sometimes they’re fraudulent. Not only can this prevent a domain registrant from listing names that are already listed, a potential buyer could see the name listed for a lower price and have that price in mind when subsequently negotiating a purchase.

When I see one of my names listed for sale somewhere without my permission, I quickly contact my account manager or the support team to request the removal of the listing ASAP. Every sales venue has a procedure for reporting unauthorized listings.

This morning, Sedo emailed its weekly sales report, and the top reported sale was NPC.ai. The NPC.ai domain name sold via Sedo for $250,000 USD. Notably, this sale transacted via SedoMLS, meaning the domain name was purchased through a partner domain registrar.

According to NameBio, the $250,000 sale of NPC.ai is the largest publicly reported .AI domain name sale of all time. Previously, the largest .AI sale was Service.ai, which sold in late July for $127,500. Also according to NameBio, this is the fifth largest publicly reported domain name sale of the year at Sedo.

According to a LinkedIn post from Sedo’s Sr. Broker Dave Evanson, the SolarEnergy.com domain name was sold via Sedo for $175,000:

Sedo announced the addition of six new payment options for domain name buyers using its platform. According to a representative from Sedo, “[T]hese additional payment methods are particularly advantageous for domain sellers: they ensure that buyers worldwide can now choose their preferred local payment method, making it even easier to purchase domains.”

Buyers can now purchase domain names using these six options: