Domain sales
The Big Domain Name Scandal Of 2009
Newsflash: The Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal disclose that what could be the world’s largest shill bidding scam that’s caused thousands of domainers to pay more than they should have for the domains they bought. It’s hot news, a major scandal and one with wide implications.
How does shill bidding work? Dishonest sellers set […]
Valuation of websites, blogs and domains
Valaution of intangible assets is always a tricky proposition. There are numerous online valuation tools, many claiming to value your site or domain for free. And several that charge for the privilege. Are any of them any good or is a site/domain worth just what someone will pay for it?
Value is really in the eye […]
Porn.com sells for $9.5 million
It seems Moniker is at the forefront of a lot of high profile deals lately, just closing the $9.5 million deal for porn.com. It represents the largest all cash transaction in domain history.
“The sale of Porn.com further reinforces the growing trend of businesses that place a high strategic value on generic domains related to […]
Casino Domain Names Sell for $1.3 Million
Gambling911.com reported that Moniker’s silent auction of online gambling domain names brought in $1.3 million.
From that figure, Scores.com took the largest percentage securing a hefty $1.2 million. Slots.com and other online casino related domains each sold for no more than $100,000 each.One of the most sought after names, Poker.com, is not included in the above […]
$1.2 Million Sold During Moniker’s Silent Auction
Moniker’s Silent Auction of premium domain names at the Casino Affiliate Convention Amsterdam 2007 closed yesterday with more than U.S. $1.2 million worth of gaming and casico industry domain names sold during the week long online auction.
Scores.com was purchased for $1.18 million, making it one of the top […]
The Top 7 Domain Names Sold
Here’s a fun video I found that goes through the top domain names ever sold.
Just a bit of Saturday fun…
Ashford.com sells for $400,000
Luxi Group of New York has just finished up with an acquisition. The price? $400,000.00 for Ashford.com.
Ashford.com used to be the online retailer of jewelry and luxury goods.
According to the Miami Herald:
The deal follows Odimo’s sales last year of the domain names Diamond.com and WorldofWatches.com in separate transactions valued at almost $10 million.
Odimo is now […]