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Snapnames & Moniker Down Prior to Auction

With the DomainFest live auction scheduled to begin in about 10 minutes (10:00am) EST, it appears that some Oversee websites are down. I’ve tried to access Moniker, Snapnames, and even the Oversee corporate website with no luck.  For some reason, the auction page on Moniker’s site is working, but the others don’t appear to be working right now.

Fortunately for those who park with Domain Sponsor, it does not appear that the outage is impacting parked pages or the DS website.

I’ve reached out to Oversee spokesman Mason Cole for an update, and I will let you know what I hear. I would imagine the live auction will not start until the website is working, but I will keep you posted.

*** Update from Oversee***

Due to a technical issue, the Moniker Live auction in Barcelona slated for today will not be conducted as scheduled.   Our tech team is working to identify and resolve the problem as soon as possible.

Moniker and SnapNames very much regret the inconvenience this has caused our customers.   The difficult decision was made in order to protect the integrity of our auctions for both buyers and sellers.

.TV Auction Results: $175k in Sales

.TV auctionSnapnames / Moniker held an auction for .TV domain names last week, and the results of the auction are below. The auction grossed a little bit under $175,000.  I am very impressed with the percentage of names that sold (122 total sales), but I am underwhelmed by the actual sales prices. I thought the 2 letter .TV domain names were going to sell for more.

I bid on a few of the two letter names during the closing moments, but my domain investments don’t really deviate much from .com, so I wasn’t willing to put a few thousand dollars into this type of speculation. Additionally, since many of my clients are other domain investors, I assumed they  were likely bidding or observing and quick flips would be unlikely.

What are your thoughts on the auction and the results?

ko.tv $7,261.00
il.tv $5,500.00
hi.tv $5,000.00
gg.tv $4,800.00
stocks.tv $4,300.00
streaming.tv $4,200.00
uu.tv $4,200.00
mr.tv $3,700.00
bb.tv $3,700.00
hr.tv $3,300.00
ar.tv $3,100.00
tax.tv $3,054.00
dd.tv $3,005.00
mx.tv $2,900.00
ee.tv $2,250.00
ae.tv $2,250.00
oo.tv $2,150.00
ii.tv $2,110.00
jr.tv $2,050.00
no.tv $2,050.00
vv.tv $2,024.00
tc.tv $2,000.00
xl.tv $1,950.00
mo.tv $1,903.00
mt.tv $1,816.00
can.tv $1,800.00
bm.tv $1,776.00
ll.tv $1,700.00
tn.tv $1,676.00
jj.tv $1,663.00
ky.tv $1,626.00
ct.tv $1,613.00
tt.tv $1,602.00
ks.tv $1,600.00
sn.tv $1,600.00
fm.tv $1,583.00
iq.tv $1,550.00
er.tv $1,550.00
big.tv $1,550.00
air.tv $1,550.00
british.tv $1,500.00
hp.tv $1,450.00
hm.tv $1,402.00
va.tv $1,325.00
lo.tv $1,252.00
vb.tv $1,251.00
oh.tv $1,250.00
hb.tv $1,250.00
mb.tv $1,211.00
bg.tv $1,200.00
du.tv $1,200.00
familia.tv $1,180.00
wm.tv $1,151.00
mn.tv $1,150.00
lg.tv $1,150.00
ie.tv $1,150.00
ib.tv $1,150.00
heather.tv $1,150.00
iv.tv $1,101.00
kd.tv $1,100.00
ww.tv $1,051.00
vn.tv $1,050.00
qa.tv $1,050.00
bw.tv $1,050.00
al.tv $1,050.00
ak.tv $1,050.00
bv.tv $1,000.00
kv.tv $1,000.00
mp.tv $1,000.00
wk.tv $1,000.00
ys.tv $975.00
yb.tv $950.00
wb.tv $927.00
om.tv $925.00
ah.tv $900.00
ht.tv $850.00
mz.tv $825.00
wv.tv $814.00
set.tv $800.00
kw.tv $800.00
ho.tv $800.00
ov.tv $775.00
mw.tv $751.00
ix.tv $727.00
po.tv $716.00
hv.tv $700.00
gi.tv $700.00
32.tv $677.00
vd.tv $650.00
vm.tv $626.00
00.tv $625.00
rf.tv $600.00
rant.tv $590.00
mommies.tv $590.00
gene.tv $590.00
ej.tv $580.00
dz.tv $578.00
kb.tv $575.00
ty.tv $575.00
lm.tv $551.00
sw.tv $550.00
pv.tv $525.00
ol.tv $525.00
lp.tv $525.00
jt.tv $525.00
ax.tv $525.00
vi.tv $501.00
ym.tv $500.00
rw.tv $500.00
fax.tv $500.00
chatroom.tv $500.00
pz.tv $475.00
xm.tv $475.00
asp.tv $462.00
tots.tv $432.00
wx.tv $425.00
jz.tv $400.00
jock.tv $375.00
php.tv $350.00
ch2.tv $300.00
los.tv $300.00
nas.tv $300.00

Snapnames .TV Auction Ends Soon

.TV auctionThe Snapnames / Moniker .TV auction that is being run in conjunction with Mashable (which started during the SXSW conference), is coming to a conclusion today. I listed my favorite domain names in this auction in a previous post.

It’s impressive to me that so many of the names in auction (around 75%) have received bids. I am pretty surprised that the bids aren’t higher since we’re talking about many 2 and 3 letter  domain names. I don’t really follow the .TV market much since I don’t own any .TV domain names (to my knowledge), but the prices seem very low to me at this juncture.

With just about two hours remaining in the auction, here are the auctions with current bids (see the site for updated bids):

Domain Name Current Bid
gg.tv $4,800
mr.tv $3,600
hi.tv $3,300
stocks.tv $2,500
streaming.tv $2,500
er.tv $1,550
big.tv $1,550
british.tv $1,500
air.tv $1,500
ar.tv $1,400
il.tv $1,350
mb.tv $1,161
fm.tv $1,161
heather.tv $1,150
ko.tv $1,111
no.tv $1,100
oh.tv $1,100
iq.tv $1,100
kick.tv $1,100
mx.tv $1,000
bv.tv $1,000
mp.tv $1,000
wk.tv $1,000
ee.tv $925
tn.tv $883
ww.tv $802
ct.tv $777
xl.tv $775
hr.tv $775
can.tv $775
bb.tv $750
ae.tv $725
jr.tv $725
dd.tv $675
po.tv $666
mo.tv $651
al.tv $650
mn.tv $650
rf.tv $600
gene.tv $590
tt.tv $580
oo.tv $550
qa.tv $550
va.tv $550
bm.tv $525
ie.tv $525
jj.tv $525
sn.tv $525
vv.tv $525
yb.tv $525
32.tv $525
hm.tv $525
ll.tv $525
bw.tv $525
who.tv $525
lo.tv $510
ix.tv $502
rant.tv $502
om.tv $500
ax.tv $500
bg.tv $500
ib.tv $500
ym.tv $500
gi.tv $500
hb.tv $500
ks.tv $500
lp.tv $500
kb.tv $500
ii.tv $485
lm.tv $477
vm.tv $476
ky.tv $476
uu.tv $475
mt.tv $475
tc.tv $475
xm.tv $475
00.tv $475
lg.tv $450
sw.tv $450
ak.tv $450
pv.tv $450
ty.tv $450
ht.tv $450
jt.tv $450
kd.tv $450
hp.tv $425
kw.tv $425
wm.tv $425
pz.tv $425
mw.tv $402
du.tv $400
wb.tv $400
ah.tv $400
dz.tv $400
jz.tv $400
kv.tv $400
mz.tv $400
rw.tv $400
vi.tv $400
vn.tv $400
ej.tv $400
ol.tv $400
ov.tv $400
vd.tv $400
wv.tv $400
ys.tv $400
ho.tv $375
iv.tv $375
vb.tv $375
wx.tv $375
tax.tv $375
hv.tv $350
and.tv $333
jock.tv $325
set.tv $325
asp.tv $300
ch2.tv $300
chatroom.tv $300
fax.tv $300
nas.tv $300
php.tv $300

Moniker / Snapnames Holds .TV Auction

.TV AuctionMoniker will be holding an auction for .TV domain names on Snapnames beginning this afternoon at 12pm (EST). The auction will end on Wednesday, March 23rd at 3:15 pm. It looks like Moniker has been advertising with Mashable, and the company has a special .TV promotion during the SXSW conference in Austin.

I’ve been hearing quite a bit about .TV domain names, and I expect this auction will do very well, especially the two letter domain names that have low reserves. I actually might try to buy my first .TV domain names via this auction, although that remains to be seen.

It looks like there are some pretty good names in the auction, and my selections are bolded below:

00.tv $201 – $500
32.tv $201 – $500
Ae.tv $201 – $500
Ah.tv $201 – $500
Air.tv $1001 – $2500
Ak.tv $201 – $500
Al.tv $201 – $500
And.tv $201 – $500
Ar.tv $201 – $500
Asp.tv $201 – $500
Attorneys.tv $5,001 – $10,000
Ax.tv $201 – $500
Azul.tv $501 – $1000
BailBond.tv $1001 – $2500
Bargains.tv $5,001 – $10,000
Bb.tv $201 – $500
Bg.tv $201 – $500
Big.tv $1001 – $2500
Bluegrass.tv $5,001 – $10,000
Bm.tv $201 – $500
British.tv $1001 – $2500
Bv.tv $201 – $500
Bw.tv $201 – $500
Can.tv $201 – $500
CelebNews.tv $1001 – $2500
Ch2.tv No Reserve
Ch6.tv No Reserve
Ch7.tv No Reserve
Ch8.tv No Reserve
ChatRoom.tv $201 – $500
Cowgirls.tv $1001 – $2500
Ct.tv $201 – $500
Cycle.tv $2501 – $5000
Dd.tv $201 – $500
DoJo.tv No Reserve
Du.tv $201 – $500
DuiLaws.tv $501 – $1000
Dz.tv $201 – $500
Ee.tv $201 – $500
Ej.tv $201 – $500
Er.tv $201 – $500
Familia.tv $1001 – $2500
Familias.tv $2501 – $5000
Fax.tv $201 – $500
FitnessTrainers.tv $501 – $1000
Fm.tv $201 – $500
GarageBands.tv $501 – $1000
Gene.tv $501 – $1000
Gg.tv $201 – $500
Gi.tv $201 – $500
Golfers.tv $5,001 – $10,000
GreenLiving.tv $1001 – $2500
Hb.tv $201 – $500
Heather.tv $1001 – $2500
Hi.tv $201 – $500
Hm.tv $201 – $500
Ho.tv $201 – $500
Hp.tv $201 – $500
Hr.tv $201 – $500
Ht.tv $201 – $500
Hv.tv $201 – $500
Ib.tv $201 – $500
Ie.tv $201 – $500
Ii.tv $201 – $500
Il.tv $201 – $500
Infomercials.tv $2501 – $5000
Iq.tv $1001 – $2500
Iv.tv $201 – $500
Ix.tv $201 – $500
Jj.tv $201 – $500
Jock.tv No Reserve
Jodi.tv $1001 – $2500
Joe.tv $5,001 – $10,000
Jr.tv $201 – $500
Jt.tv $201 – $500
JugAdOr.tv $1001 – $2500
Jz.tv $201 – $500
Kathleen.tv $201 – $500
Kb.tv $201 – $500
Kd.tv $201 – $500
Kick.tv $1001 – $2500
Ko.tv $201 – $500
Ks.tv $201 – $500
Kurt.tv No Reserve
Kv.tv $201 – $500
Kw.tv $201 – $500
Ky.tv $201 – $500
Lawyers.tv $10,001 – $25,000
Lg.tv $201 – $500
Ll.tv $201 – $500
Llc.tv $501 – $1000
Lm.tv $201 – $500
Lo.tv $201 – $500
Los.tv $201 – $500
Lp.tv $201 – $500
Mashups.tv $1001 – $2500
Mb.tv $201 – $500
Mn.tv $201 – $500
Mo.tv $201 – $500
Mommies.tv $501 – $1000
Mp.tv $201 – $500
Mr.tv $201 – $500
Mt.tv $201 – $500
Musicos.tv $1001 – $2500
Mw.tv $201 – $500
Mx.tv $201 – $500
Mz.tv $201 – $500
Nas.tv $201 – $500
No.tv $201 – $500
Oh.tv $201 – $500
Ol.tv $201 – $500
Om.tv $201 – $500
Oo.tv $201 – $500
Ov.tv $201 – $500
Philippine.tv No Reserve
Php.tv $201 – $500
Po.tv $201 – $500
Psp.tv $201 – $500
Pv.tv $201 – $500
Pz.tv $201 – $500
Qa.tv $201 – $500
Rant.tv $501 – $1000
RapStar.tv $501 – $1000
RapStars.tv $501 – $1000
Rasta.tv $1001 – $2500
Rewards.tv $2501 – $5000
Rf.tv $201 – $500
Rw.tv $201 – $500
Set.tv $201 – $500
Skaters.tv $2501 – $5000
Slap.tv $501 – $1000
Sn.tv $201 – $500
Specials.tv $1001 – $2500
Stocks.tv $2501 – $5000
Stop.tv No Reserve
Streaming.tv $2501 – $5000
Sw.tv $201 – $500
Tabloid.tv $10,001 – $25,000
Tax.tv $201 – $500
Tc.tv $201 – $500
Tn.tv $201 – $500
Tots.tv No Reserve
Tt.tv $201 – $500
Ty.tv $201 – $500
Utilities.tv $501 – $1000
Uu.tv $201 – $500
Va.tv $201 – $500
Vb.tv $201 – $500
Vd.tv $201 – $500
Vegetarians.tv $501 – $1000
Vi.tv $201 – $500
Vm.tv $201 – $500
Vn.tv $201 – $500
Vv.tv $201 – $500
Wb.tv $201 – $500
WeatherReport.tv $1001 – $2500
Who.tv $501 – $1000
Wk.tv $201 – $500
Wm.tv $201 – $500
Wv.tv $201 – $500
Ww.tv $201 – $500
Wx.tv $201 – $500
Xl.tv $201 – $500
Xm.tv $201 – $500
Yb.tv $201 – $500
Ym.tv $201 – $500
Ys.tv $201 – $500

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Snapnames Backorder Price Now in Line With NameJet

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Last night, I received word from Snapnames that the minimum backorder price on deleting domain names will increase from $59 to $69/each beginning today. This price point is in line with the minimum backorder price for domain names at competing drop catcher, NameJet.

As much as I don’t like to pay more, it’s probably a very smart move. When it comes to deleting domain names, I believe domain investors are accustomed to paying the $69 fee, so it’s not going to be a big deal. With a fairly small profit margin, an extra $10 per name is a pretty big increase.

The price will not impact expiring domain names or names that have been put up for sale by domain investors.

Here’s the full release:

On February 15, SnapNames will raise the starting bid for backorders for all deleting domain names from $59 to $69.   This starting bid increase applies only to orders for names that are deleted from their respective registries (not the expiring or privately held names listed from registrar partners or sellers).

This change applies exclusively to new orders—any previously placed deleting domain name backorders will be grandfathered in and remain at a starting bid amount of $59; thus, $59 will be the opening bid if the name enters our system.   (Note, if you are the only bidder in this scenario, like today you will be the buyer at $59. If another party backorders the same name after February 15, that party’s opening bid will be at $69 and the system will alert you to raise your bid if you so elect.)

As is the case today, all non-deleting domain names will enter our system at the starting bid price specified by the listing party.   Opening bids for those names will stay at the amounts originally set.

There is no change to auction procedures.   If there is only one bidder for a name at the time of its availability, the name will be awarded to that bidder.   For names with more than one interested party, the names will go to auction and the highest bid at or above the starting bid amount will prevail.

Questions can be directed to the SnapNames support team:

E-mail: support@snapnames.com
Web: http://support.oversee.net/login.php

Snapnames/Moniker Releases DomainFest Live Auction List with My Picks

Snapnames/Moniker has released the final inventory list for the DomainFest live auction, which will be held in Santa Monica on Thursday, February 4, 2011 at 4:30pm local time (7:30 ET). Bidding will also be held online on Snapnames. You can view the full inventory on the Moniker website.

My favorites are bolded below (I did not submit any names):

Vnq.com $2,501 – $5,000
TrafficJam.com $10,001 – $25,000
DrunkDrivers.com $10,001 – $25,000
SecurityEquipment.com $10,001 – $25,000
P5.com $100,001 – $250,000
Kkt.com $10,001 – $25,000
LocalCalls.com $2,501 – $5,000
Flaw.com $10,001 – $25,000
Relative.com $25,001 – $50,000
Kiss.me $5,001 – $10,000
PartyFood.com $10,001 – $25,000
HomeRestoration.com $25,001 – $50,000
Location.net $50,001 – $100,000
TourGuides.com $50,001 – $100,000
OnlineDrugs.com $50,001 – $100,000
RentalHouse.com $50,001 – $100,000
AdvertisingAgency.com $100,001 – $250,000
Love.me $5,001 – $10,000
Seasons.com $100,001 – $250,000
Hy.com $250,001 – $500,000
ExoticCars.com $250,001 – $500,000
Footwear.com $750,001 – $1MM
SlotMachine.com $1MM – $5MM
Savants.org $2,501 – $5,000
HomeAppraiser.com $5,001 – $10,000
Ufn.com $5,001 – $10,000
SnowboardingEquipment.com $5,001 – $10,000
Bloodline.com $10,001 – $25,000
Linen.com $10,001 – $25,000
IShows.com $25,001 – $50,000
RoadBikes.com $25,001 – $50,000
TennisCourts.com $10,001 – $25,000
Hikers.com $25,001 – $50,000
Apn.com $50,001 – $100,000
FileSharing.com $100,001 – $250,000
InsuranceProducts.com $100,001 – $250,000
HomePrices.com $100,001 – $250,000
Won.com $100,001 – $250,000
Dust.com $100,001 – $250,000
Countries.com $100,001 – $250,000
ComicBook.com $250,001 – $500,000
Smoking.com $250,001 – $500,000
HouseInsurance.com $500,001 – $750,000
HomeRefinancing.com $500,001 – $750,000
Cotton.com $750,001 – $1MM
MedicalBilling.com $750,001 – $1MM
Girl.com $1MM – $5MM
InsuranceQuote.com $1MM – $5MM
Vehicles.com $1MM – $5MM
RxRx.com $5,001 – $10,000
EasyDivorce.com $25,001 – $50,000
Tabloids.com $25,001 – $50,000
ChatWorld.com $50,001 – $100,000
Newlyweds.com $50,001 – $100,000
Loo.com $50,001 – $100,000
Dorms.com $100,001 – $250,000
Toasts.com $100,001 – $250,000
Bootleg.com $100,001 – $250,000
Eel.com $100,001 – $250,000
DatabaseRecovery.com $50,001 – $100,000
Rash.com $50,001 – $100,000
Row.com $50,001 – $100,000
Chili.com $100,001 – $250,000
BankAuctions.com $250,001 – $500,000
WirelessPhone.com $250,001 – $500,000
MountainBiking.com $250,001 – $500,000
OfficePark.com $5,001 – $10,000
RecyclingCenters.com $5,001 – $10,000
ComputerCrash.com $10,001 – $25,000
Engraved.com $25,001 – $50,000
Porn.org $500,001 – $750,000
Designers.com $500,001 – $750,000
ICarts.com No Reserve
Uzy.com $5,001 – $10,000
BankWires.com $10,001 – $25,000
BridgeLoan.com $10,001 – $25,000
Decades.com $10,001 – $25,000
FaceValue.com $10,001 – $25,000
SportsCamps.com $50,001 – $100,000
Deductible.com $25,001 – $50,000
Damages.com $25,001 – $50,000
SearchFlights.com $25,001 – $50,000
Bucket.com $50,001 – $100,000
Abg.com $250,001 – $500,000
Closings.com $25,001 – $50,000
BeachDestination.com $25,001 – $50,000
Allergists.com $50,001 – $100,000
LoanQuotes.com $50,001 – $100,000
PregnancyTest.com $500,001 – $750,000
List.com $1MM – $5MM
UsTravel.com $25,001 – $50,000
TemporaryJobs.com $50,001 – $100,000
WireCash.com $50,001 – $100,000
Bvi.com $100,001 – $250,000

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