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BeEasy.com UDRP May Have Been Triggered by Front Running

Elliot Silver
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According to my records as an underbidder, BeEasy.com was sold in a NameJet auction on December 31, 2024 for $2,610. The domain name was the subject of a UDRP filing at WIPO. Fortunately for the domain registrant – a domain investor – the UDRP was denied by the single member panel.

From what I can tell, it looks like the UDRP was triggered by front running that appears to have occurred while the domain name was still in auction. An excerpt from the decision shows that someone made contact with the complainant, an entity called Be Easy Trust, on December 28, 2024:

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LLLL.com Seller on Afternic Shares YoY Analysis

Elliot Silver
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Afternic highlighted a year-over-year domain name sales analysis shared by one of its sellers. What makes this analysis particularly compelling is the scale and focus of the seller’s portfolio. The seller reportedly has more than 20,000 four-letter .com domain names (LLLL.com) listed for sale at Afternic, and the portfolio consists exclusively of this single domain name category.

Most domain investors I know hold more diversified domain name portfolios. They may own some LLLL.com domain names, but those are typically mixed in with one-word .coms, two-word domain names, brandable domain names, and/or domain names in non-.com extensions. That kind of diversification can make it difficult to isolate performance trends for a specific domain name class like LLLL.coms.

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Jeff Fischer Joins Larry at GetYourDomain

Elliot Silver
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Larry Fischer is one of the top domain investors of all time. Larry has been in the space for decades, and he has acquired, sold, and advised on hundreds of millions worth of domain name deals. His company, GetYourDomain, represents a portfolio of the highest value domain names.

I had the chance to briefly meet Larry’s son, Jeff Fischer, at the ICA meeting in Las Vegas last month. After spending several years in a range of finance roles, Jeff transitioned into the domain name industry and has been working alongside Larry. He holds an MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and began his post-MBA career as a Banker at Barclays.

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Be a Niche Expert for Domain Name Purchases

Elliot Silver
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I’ve been fortunate to acquire some good domain names at very good prices because I had significant knowledge of the topic. The result of buying good names at great prices was helpful when I was able to sell them for market prices.

I didn’t spend time becoming an expert in a niche topic to buy and sell domain names. Most of the time, I became an expert due to life experiences, and that gave me a better understanding of specific domain names that came up for sale or that I targeted in the aftermarket.

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Namecheap Publishes 2025 Domain Insights & Trends Report

Elliot Silver
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Namecheap announced that it published its 2025 Domain Insights & Trends Report. The report analyzes its data to offer a look at how domain name usage, registrations, and buyer behavior continue to evolve over the last year. The report pulls from Namecheap’s internal data coupled with broader market observations.

While the report focused on data from last year, it also shared some insights into the current year and what the company expects on the horizon. For instance, the company shared the following insight about some of the extensions that are seeing growth:

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Bodis to Cease Operating on January 31

Elliot Silver
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Bodis has long been a pay per click parking service provider. The company allowed domain investor to monetize their domain names with PPC parking links. Google recently shut down its service that placed ads (via PPC partners) on parked domain names. As a result, PPC parking took a major hit. By and large, PPC revenues have been dwindling over the years, so that was pretty much the deathblow.

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