Tag Archives: domain sale

April, 2010

• 22 April

  Imoveis.com.br sells for $300,000 USD

  In this year’s second-biggest ccTLD sale, Brazilian domain Imoveis.com.br (Portugese for “real estate”) sold at auction, earning seller Gustavo Volcan $300,000 USD. Brazil’s economy has grown steadily over the last decade and is a rising power. Whoever bought the domain is very smart. Although there might be a slump in …
• 20 April

  Domain sales recap

  Every day, thousands of domains sell in private transactions and publicly on auction sites. Here’s a recap of some of the more recent domain sales of note. First up is Bateaux.com. This domain, which means “boats” in French, sold for a solid €25,000. Meanwhile, Swisstv.com and tires.org sold for $15, …
• 14 April

  Sofas.com sells for $231,500

  Have a seat and listen to this. Domain sofas.com has sold for a whopping $231,500 USD. In addition, CamRoulette.com garnered $151,000. The seller got a great deal, having bought it for only $1,400 two months ago. As far as I’m concerned, there’s a bubble in the domain market if a …
• 13 April

  GoDaddy sells expired domain for $15,671

  Exactly one week after covering Go Daddy’s sham backorder service, here’s a prime example of the company in action. After a customer failed to renew the domain PondPumps.com, the registrar sold it at auction for $15,671 USD. Talk about a great deal for Go Daddy. While I’m all for a …
• 7 April

  Flying.com sells for $1.1 million

  UsedAirplanes.com CEO Mark J Horne announced today that his company has bought Flying.com for a solid $1.1 million USD. Regarding the sale, he stated: Owning a domain name of this caliber will allow us to expand our talents deeper in the aviation business and build upon the success of UsedAirplanes.com. …

March, 2010

• 30 March

  Files.com sells for $725,000

  File download are sites are very popular, so it’s no wonder that files.com sold at auction for a whopping $725,000 USD. In addition, prize.com also sold for $100,000. Other sales of note include kip.com for $80,000, mum.co.uk for £20,000, onlinecasino.se for $32,000 USD, and italy.tv for $19,000. In other news, …
• 24 March

  Two domains sell for six figures

  Topping domain sale news this week are CamRoulette.com and DolceVita.com, which sold for $151,000 USD and $120,000 USD respectively. Interestingly, CamRoulette.com is a very new name– the seller registered it three months ago on December 12, 2009. Other domain sales of note include pakistan.de for €65,450 and SecurityGuards.com for $20,000 …
• 16 March

  MusicVideos.com sells for $250,000

  There have been a lot of big domain sales as of late. Adding to the list is MusicVideos.com, which just sold for $250,000 USD. Given the huge popularity of music videos with Internet-savvy youths, this name is a hot ticket, right? Even though there is a huge market for music …
• 15 March

  Domain news recap

  The domain world never sleeps. Here’s a recap of what’s happened over the last few days: 1. WeddingGift.com and WeddingGifts.com sold together for $160,000 USD. The buyer was smart to grab both names, but in my opinion, he overpaid. 2. In what is probably one of the biggest disappointments so …
• 10 March

  Guagua.com fetches $100,000 USD

  Domain Guagua.com sold at auction yesterday for $100,000 USD. While not nearly as much as the $800,000 guns.com fetched, I don’t think I would pass up the chance to earn six figures from a domain. “Guagua” is a Spanish nickname for a type of small bus common in urban areas. …