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Andrew Allemann Wins 2022 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award

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The ICA presented the 2022 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award today during NamesCon. The deserving winner of this year’s award is Andrew Allemann of Domain Name Wire.

I have been reading DNW for many years, and I admire Andrew for his exceptional coverage of the domain name space. Andrew has always provided unparalleled and unbiased coverage of this industry, and I think all domain investors are better off as a result.

I am happy to see Andrew honored with the award that was named after a close industry friend of mine.

Thanks to Fred Kauber for sharing the news.

My Favorite Kind of Sale

Elliot Silver
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Every morning, regardless of where I am or what I have planned for the day, I spend an hour or so looking through lists of expired domain names that are either scheduled to be auctioned or pending delete. I use several different tools to analyze names, including Dropping.pro, ExpiredDomains.net, and personally curated lists using auction platform-provided search tools.

From these lists and tools, I hone in on a small group of domain names I want to buy. Some already have many bids and others have not received any bids that I can see. Using DropCatch and NameJet for pending delete domain names, I place backorders based on my risk tolerance. If I really want a particular name, I place a $79 bid at NameJet and a $59 bid on DropCatch and let them fight it out. For names I am less certain about, I use the Discount Club at DropCatch.

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Eternal.com Sold by Anything.com

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Yesterday morning, I read an article that refuted reports that Zomato, an India-based food delivery service, would rebrand itself as Eternal. This article made me curious about the Eternal.com domain name that may have been necessary had the company opted for this rebrand. There is some circumstantial evidence that leads me to believe that the company may have acquired the Eternal.com domain name.

Whois records show Eternal.com is registered under Whois privacy at 101Domain. The Zomato.com domain name is also registered at 101Domain. The only registrant-related information shown on the Zomato.com Whois record is the registrant country is IN (India). A recent entry from the Whois History tool at DomainTools in February shows the registrant country for Eternal.com was also IN, before the domain name changed to Whois privacy. Both Eternal.com and Zomato.com use AWS nameservers.

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Maintaining the Status Quo

Elliot Silver
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2022 started off on a very strong note. I closed some great deals, and things were looking positive, despite some dire economic predictions. The Summer has been quite slow, and I am sure it is not isolated to my business.

As a result of this roller coaster year so far, I have been maintaining the status quo. I am opportunistically buying good domain names, but my priority is to preserve cash for a longer downturn. On the sale side, I am still saying “no” quite a bit, as I am not motivated to move good names for prices I believe are too low. I would say I am more willing to move replaceable inventory for more reasonable prices though.

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NamesCon 2022 Auction Details

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Scott Pruitt from Right of the Dot sent me the details for this year’s upcoming NamesCon domain name auction. The live portion of the auction will take place at the Downtown Omni Hotel on September 1 at 3:00 PM CDT. Wayne Wheat will be conducting the live auction, which is being managed by Right of the Dot.

Here are some of the important details shared with me by Scott:

Bidders may bid in person at the event or by registering to bid online at https://rotd.hibid.com. idders will need to provide a government-issued photo ID to place bids above $2000.
Approximately 100 lots will be selected from the over 700 other active lots for the live event.
NFTs will also be made available in auction for the first time at NamesCon.
Complimentary food and beverages will be served during the event.
An extended online-timed auction will run throught September 15.

The auction page on the HiBid.com website has the domain names that are up for sale. Some of the names listed in auction that were shared with me are Semester.com, NFC.com, Organic.CO, Sims.com, Medium.io, Late.com, and Digest.com.

If you have any questions prior to the auction, you should connect with Scott or Right of the Dot Founder, Monte Cahn.

Sold in December for $1,718, Calpers.com Lost in UDRP

Elliot Silver
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According to NameBio, the Calpers.com domain name was sold for $1,718 in December of 2021 at NameJet. The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, commonly known as “CALPERS,” filed a UDRP against the domain name at the National Arbitration Forum and won the decision. The domain registrant did not submit a response.

In looking through the UDRP decision, this seems to have been a pretty easy case for the panelist to decide. Apparently, the “resolving website displays click-through advertising links to products and services, some of which compete with those of Complainant.” A domain name that matches a complainant’s trademark combined with infringing PPC links is a recipe for disaster for a domain registrant.

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