RightOfTheDot and NameJet Reveal Ultra-Premium Domain Names Up for Grabs at NamesCon Global 2019

RightOfTheDot and NameJet on Wednesday announced the release of the initial list of ultra-premium domain names up for pre-bidding before the live, in-person and online domain name auction at NamesCon Global 2019, the largest annual domain-industry conference.

The live domain auction takes place on January 28, 2019, from 4 pm – 7 pm PST at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pre-bidding and the extended auction will take place on the NameJet.com auction platform found at namejet.com/featuredauctions/liveauction.

The auction will feature some of the best domain names available, including “leads.com,” “give.com,” “drone.com,” “texasholdem.com,” “cellularphones.com,” “qo.com,” “prize.com,” bride.com,” “sucks.com,” “broker.com,” “domainnames.com,” “tablets.com” and many more, including several super-premium non-.com domains such as “mortgage.pro,” “chinese.restaurant,” ”boater.club” and “newyork.pizza.” There will be an estimated 400 names in the overall auction with an estimated 120 domains offered at the live auction.Last year’s auction resulted in the highest sale in NameJet’s history with “super.com” selling for a record-breaking $1.2 million, which has since been used to create a $50 million venture-capital fund for the video-game industry. Other notable sales from that auction include “great.com” for $900,000, “runner.com,” “fakenews.com” and “tees.com.”

“RightOfTheDot and NameJet have generated millions in revenue for our clients and sold domain names never before available to a wide array of established companies, start-ups and individuals,” said Monte Cahn, RightOfTheDot’s president and director. “Continuing to raise the overall value for the domain industry is our joint mission, and we look to further that effort with this year’s list of fantastic domain names.”

“We are thrilled to once again partner with RightOfTheDot to support the live domain auction at NamesCon,” said Jonathan Tenenbaum, general manager of NameJet.

Many of the premium domains will be priced at no and low reserves to promote competitive bidding and true market prices. Additional domain names will be considered for inclusion by submitting names at rotd.com/auction-submission/. Only ultra-premium names will be considered.  

A NameJet account is required to participate in the online and live auctions. Bids for domains may be placed now on the NameJet website. Accepted names will be added continually to pre-bidding before the start of NamesCon so participants should check the auction page often for new additions and bidding activity. Following the live auction, the online auction will continue on the NameJet website for an additional 16 days, closing on February 13.

NameJet Now Wholly Owned By Web.com

The Web.com Group has announced it has acquired from Tucows all remaining interest in the domain name aftermarket platform, NameJet. With this transaction, Web.com now owns two of the top platforms in the domain name aftermarket. The company also owns SnapNames Web.com, a pioneer in the domain name aftermarket space

The Web.com Group has announced it has acquired from Tucows all remaining interest in the domain name aftermarket platform, NameJet. With this transaction, Web.com now owns two of the top platforms in the domain name aftermarket. The company also owns SnapNames Web.com, a pioneer in the domain name aftermarket space.

NameJet launched in 2007 as a joint venture between eNom, Inc., a subsidiary of Tucows, and Web.com subsidiary, Network Solutions, LLC. Like SnapNames, NameJet has exclusive partnerships with top domain name registrars across the globe and helps domain professionals, businesses and individuals acquire valuable domain names, including those that have recently expired.

“This move to complete ownership aligns with our goal of nurturing our core domain business, supporting and anticipating the diverse needs of our customers, and driving new opportunities for innovation and growth,” said David L. Brown, Web.com’s chief executive officer and president.

“We welcome the NameJet team to the Web.com family and are excited to leverage their thought leadership and expertise as we continue to invest in the aftermarket industry,” added Michael White, aftermarket vice president for Web.com.

“Web.com has been a great partner and we look forward to working with and leveraging their aftermarket expertise in the future,” said David Woroch, domains executive vice president for Tucows.

DollarCity.com Tops Weekly Chart in $90K Sale

Domain Name Journal logoThere weren’t any 6-figure sales in the week ending 30 September, but dollarcity.com sold for a very handy $90,000 through DomainMarket to top the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales

Domain Name Journal logoThere weren’t any 6-figure sales in the week ending 30 September, but dollarcity.com sold for a very handy $90,000 through DomainMarket to top the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales.

Coming next was 08.net and looka.com which sold for $87,000 and £50,000 ($65,000) through Sharjil Saleem and Sedo respectively.

ON the TLD side of things there were 15 .com sales ,2 for .org and one each for .online, .net and .co. Sedo had a good week with 14 sales while NameJet had 4.

To check out the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for the week ending 30 September in more detail, see:
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2018/20181010.htm

Calltracking.com Jumps Almost Six-Fold in 14 Months To Top Weekly Sales Chart

Domain Name Journal logoCalltracking.com sold for $120,000 to top the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for the week ending 29 July, an increase of close to 6 times what the seller bought it for 14 months ago

Domain Name Journal logoCalltracking.com sold for $120,000 to top the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for the week ending 29 July, an increase of close to 6 times what the seller bought it for 14 months ago.

In May 2017, DNJ reports, Peter Askew bought the domain name for $21,000 but the developed website didn’t meet his expectations.It was put up for sale again and call tracking company CallRail.com came to the party and bought it for $120,000.

Coming in second was a sale for the Australian ccTLD, .au, with cpa.com.au selling for A$50,000 ($37,000) through Drop.com.au while TajMahal.com came in third selling for $29,999 through NameJet.

On the TLD side of things there were 15 .com sales on the chart and one each for .com.au, .ch, .asia, .co.uk and .de. For the aftermarket outlets, Sedo and NameJet tied with 8 sales each.

To check out the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for the week ending 29 July in more detail, go to:
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2018/20180808.htm

It’s 0007.com Topping Weekly Sales Chart

Domain Name Journal logoIt’s not quite 007, but 0007.com made it to the top of the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for the week ending 3 June, selling for a very nice $172,500 through DomainsNext

Domain Name Journal logoIt’s not quite 007, but 0007.com made it to the top of the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for the week ending 3 June, selling for a very nice $172,500 through DomainsNext.

Coming in second and third were flo.com and wsb.com, which sold for €109,106 ($128,745) and $85,000 respectively through Sedo.

Sedo took out positions 2 to 6 and 12 of the top 23 (there was a 4-way tie for 20th position) while NameJet had 9 sales on the chart. On the TLD side of things, .com was even more dominant than usual taking out 20 of the top 23 with one each for .org, .co and .global.

To check out the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for the week ending 3 June in more detail, go to:
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2018/20180613.htm

4 Domain Name Sales Top $50K

Domain Name Journal logoTotaldesign.com has topped the weekly sales chart for the week ending 29 April in a $60,000 sale brokered by DomainMarket, according to the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales

Domain Name Journal logoTotaldesign.com has topped the weekly sales chart for the week ending 29 April in a $60,000 sale brokered by DomainMarket, according to the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales.

Coming in second for the week was my.bio in a €49,900 ($59,880) sale followed by a tie for third for micromobility.com and ycoin.com selling for $50,000, all 3 sales through Sedo.

There were 16 .com domain names in the top 20 and one each for .bio, .org, .tax and .co. On the aftermarket side of things, there were 10 sales through Sedo, 4 each through DomainMarket and NameJet and 2 through a NameJet/RightOfTheDot NamesCon Auction.

To check out the Domain Name Journal chart of the top reported sales for the week ending 29 April in more detail, go to:
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2018/20180509.htm

Top Weekly Seller Just Misses 6-Figure Mark

Domain Name Journal logoFor 2 weeks in a row there hasn’t been a 6-figure domain name sale! But in the week ending 1 April, only just, with the top reported sale on the Domain Name Journal chart being handle.com which sold for €77,500 ($99,975) through Sedo

Domain Name Journal logoFor 2 weeks in a row there hasn’t been a 6-figure domain name sale! But in the week ending 1 April, only just, with the top reported sale on the Domain Name Journal chart being handle.com which sold for €77,500 ($99,975) through Sedo.

Coming in second and third respectively were bey.com.com and optimization.com which sold for $31,000 and $27,700, both through NameJet.

There were 17 .com sales in the top 20 with one each for .net, .in and .group. NameJet had a hand in 12 sales, one of which was part of the NameJet/ROTD NamesCon Auction, while Sedo had 6.

To check out the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported domain name sales for the week ending 1 April in more detail, go to:
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2018/20180411.htm

Super $1.2m Sale of Super.com

Domain Name Journal logoThe $1.2 million sale of super.com rocketed it to the top of year-to-date domain name sales. In a week where Name Jet and RightOfTheDot released sales that have now closed from their live and online auctions at the NamesCon conference in January, there were 5 6-figure sales, 3 of which make up the top 3 sales of the year-to-date

Domain Name Journal logoThe $1.2 million sale of super.com rocketed it to the top of year-to-date domain name sales. In a week where Name Jet and RightOfTheDot released sales that have now closed from their live and online auctions at the NamesCon conference in January, there were 5 6-figure sales, 3 of which make up the top 3 sales of the year-to-date.

Topping the fortnightly Domain Name Journal chart, because there were so few reported sales in the first of the weeks the week became 2 weeks, was the aforementioned super.com, followed by great.com ($900,000), liquid.com ($750,000), tokens.com ($500,000) and star.org ($225,000). The top 2 sales came from the NameJet/ROTD/NamesCon auction, the next 2 through Starfire Holdings and Sedo took out the next.

In the fortnight to 4 March there were 9 sales through the NameJet/ROTD/NamesCon auction, another 3 through NameJet on their own and 5 through Sedo. On the top level domain side of things, there were 16 .com sales, and one each through .org, .co, .ventures and .de.

To check out the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for the fortnight to 4 March in more detail, go to:
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2018/20180315.htm

For Fifth Week in a Row, 6-Figure Sale Tops Chart With OKEY.COM

Domain Name Journal logoFor the fifth week in a row, and final for 2017, a 6-figure domain name sale topped the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales. But wait. There’s more. There were 2! First up in the week ending 31 December was the sale of okey.com which sold for $250,000 through Uniregistry, while second was wmn.com selling for $200,000 in a private sale

Domain Name Journal logoFor the fifth week in a row, and final for 2017, a 6-figure domain name sale topped the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales. But wait. There’s more. There were 2! First up in the week ending 31 December was the sale of okey.com which sold for $250,000 through Uniregistry, while second was wmn.com selling for $200,000 in a private sale.

Coming in third was cryptorate.com which just missed out on the 6-figure mark, selling for $99,888 through FoundationDomains and GoDaddy.

On the aftermarket side of things NameJet came out tops, reporting 10 of the sales on the top 20 while Sedo had 6. On the top level domain side of things there were 18 .com sales and one each for .ca and .net.

To check out the final Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for 2017, for the week ending 31 December, go to:
http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2017/20180104.htm

eMarketing.com Tops Weekly Chart in Big Six Figure Sale

The sale of the domain name eMarketing.com topped the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for the week ending 3 December, selling for a very big $265,000 through GetYourDomain, easily eclipsing the next biggest sale, that of toll.com, which sold for $50,000 through BQDN and then ton.org, which sold for $48,000 through Sedo

The sale of the domain name eMarketing.com topped the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for the week ending 3 December, selling for a very big $265,000 through GetYourDomain, easily eclipsing the next biggest sale, that of toll.com, which sold for $50,000 through BQDN and then ton.org, which sold for $48,000 through Sedo.Domain Name Journal logo

In the top 20 reported sales, there were 17 .com sales and one each for .org, .com.au and .fi (interestingly wi.fi). And on the aftermarket side of things there were 9 through NameJet, 5 through Sedo and 2 through DomainMarket.

To check out the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for the week ending 3 December in more detail, see: http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2017/20171213.htm