iGoldrush.com, launched in 1996 is recognized by many in the industry as the original and most comprehensive domain resource, providing everything from basic details on registering domain names to advanced domain name strategy and sales.
.Co Domain Launch
With the Local Sunrise phase of the .Co ccTLD launch closed and roughly
two weeks until the end of the Global Sunrise, Landrush (public
availability at a price of around USD $300 per year) is not far away.
The Landrush phase is provided for businesses that do not hold a
registered trademark for a particular name, but wish to protect their
brand. This phase gives them the opportunity to register the .co
variation of their existing domain, though owning the existing domain
is not a requirement. Since this phase is technically open to anyone,
many of the bigger domainers will be buying up valuable generic
domains. The high price is designed to discourage domainers from
snapping up too many domains, during this phase. If two or more people
attempt to register the same domain during this phase, it will go into
an auction.
All your domains belong to us
Some extensions require to be a resident of a specific country or to own a business.
If you don’t qualify yourself, it may be tempting to own the domains to use the services of a third party.
However, is it the right choice ? There are two main issues with this approach:
Slots.com sold for $5.5 million
Slots.com has sold for $5.5 million through Moniker. Slots.com now tops the highest reported domain sales list for 2010 and is one of the highest selling domain names, ever.
Slots.com was originally registered in 1995. The website currently leads players to other Internet casinos offering slots.
Dating.com sold at DOMAINfest Live Auction for US$1,750,000.
DOMAINfest Live Auction
The DOMAINfest Live Auction sold 35 domains, with the total exceeding $2 million! Dating.com was the highest selling domain at US$1,750,000.00 and the lowest sale, PersonalBanker.net sold for US$250.00.
See the list below; in highest to lowest selling prices:
Dating.com
$1,750,000
Boardgames.com
$450,000
Therapists.com
$50,000
Antidepressant.com
$30,000
Golfresorts.com
$22,500
Efp.com
$9,950
.co Pricing from accredited registrars and resellers
I had a look at the various .co (Colombia) registrars, resellers and included their pricing below for the various stages:
Global Sunrise: Apr 26 – June 10, 2010 (for Global TM holders)
Landrush: June 21 – July 13, 2010 (for top generics)
General Availability: July 20, 2010(for anything that is left)
Photo.com sells for $1,250,000
Photo.com sold for $1,250,000 through Moniker on the 5th of May. Photo.com now tops the highest reported domain sales list for 2010.
The generic domain name is currently registered under the care of Network Solutions.
It is reported that the new owner of Photo.com will build a website for the domain, to be launched in the next couple of months.
Moniker down
We have just been informed that the domain name registrar and auction house Moniker has been down for the past 15 hours. It seems to …
Bido.com Shutting Down, Effective May 5
Domain Auction Service Bido.com will cease business operations effective Wednesday May 5, 2010. The company was originally founded in 2008. Four of the original founders include Ron Jackson …
Q1 Domain Sale Prices Increase-Total Dollar Volume Down
According to DNJournal first quarter 2010 sales report, total dollar volume was down 18% from same quarter 2009. While overall volume was down, the median sales price show a slight improvement over both 1Q-2009 and last 4Q-2009.
The median sales price reported in 1Q 2010 was $2,643 as compared to 4Q-2009 that number was $2,610 and 1Q-2009 it was $2,600. This suggest that the overall domain values have held up with slight improvement over the past 12 months.
