June 16th, 2009 by 
David Goldstein
The Domain Roundtable Aftermarket.com auction catalogue has been posted and is available for early bidding at Aftermarket.com. Be the first to bid on a catalogue of high-quality premium domains before the LIVE auction on June 16th. … more
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June 16th, 2009 by David Goldstein
Sex sells, and in domain names this is even more true. This week the highest ever reported sale of a .au domain name took place since auDA, the policy and regulatory body for .au domain names, allowed the transfer of domain names for any reason a year ago. The domain name in question was SexToys.com.au and it sold for $25,500. … more
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June 8th, 2009 by David Goldstein
One year on from auDA, the Australian Domain Name Administrator, allowing the transfer of .au domain names for any reason, the local market has been rather slow to develop. But a market has developed nonetheless. … more
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June 5th, 2009 by David Goldstein
While it was a live auction at the inaugural T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs meeting held in Amsterdam, it was a .com name that snared the highest price at Rick Latona’s auction on Thursday. … more
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June 3rd, 2009 by David Goldstein
The two weeks to June 1 saw a slow couple of weeks for Sedo when it comes to high value sales. Although the sales are happening, the last two weeks saw no high value sales. The highest value sale was moviles.net which sold for €25,000. Other sales in the week to June 1 were muziekinstrumenten.nl (€13,000) and w4.com (US$20,000). … more
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May 27th, 2009 by David Goldstein
80.com is up for grabs on Sedo, and with just over one day to go at the time of writing, the current bid is for US$51,000 with the reserve not yet met. … more
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May 26th, 2009 by David Goldstein
Domain name sales numbers have continued to increase Sedo’s Secondary Domain Market Study for Q1 2009 has found, but the average value of domains sold has continued to decline, undoubtedly a symptom of the global financial crisis. … more
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May 24th, 2009 by David Goldstein
Domain name holders in the .AR ccTLD will no longer be able to have more than 200 domain names, a move that appears aimed at domainers. The change in policy to limit the number of domain registrations sees each entity limited to a maximum of 200 COM.AR or ORG.AR domain names. … more
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May 22nd, 2009 by David Goldstein
In the week of reported domain sales to May 10, the biggest selling domain name was ggg.co.uk, sold by Sedo, selling for £17,700 (US$26,900) according to the recent list of sales by Domain Name Journal. … more
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May 20th, 2009 by David Goldstein
Three weeks of Sedo sales arrived at once, but they were a quiet three weeks for big sales at Sedo. The biggest seller in the three weeks to 18 May was seereise.de, which could translate as “ocean travel”, selling for €59,500 (US$80,900). Could the lack of six-figure sales in recent weeks could be a reflection of the GFC (global financial crisis)? … more
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May 7th, 2009 by David Goldstein
Sedo has launched its first Spanish-themed auction today, May 7, to take advantage of the growing interest in domain names in the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish domain name market grew by a “staggering 30 per cent in 2008” says Sedo, and with 400 million people speaking Spanish around the world, making it the world’s third most spoken language, there are great opportunities to be had. … more
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May 7th, 2009 by David Goldstein
Moniker is hosting an extended online auction in conjunction with the live event that concluded last week, where the domain name ad.com was sold for $1.4 million, offering thousands of additional names for sale. The online auction started on Wednesday, April 29 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time (8:00 p.m. Eastern) and will run for a full week, closing on Thursday, May 7 at 12:15 p.m. Pacific time (3:15 p.m. Eastern). … more
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May 3rd, 2009 by David Goldstein
LiveStream.com was the only reported domain name sale to break six-figures in the week to April 19 according to Domain Name Journal, selling for US$100,000. Other notable sales were Jeddah.com ($58,050) and LevelUp.com ($50,000). … more
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May 3rd, 2009 by David Goldstein
Sedo has launched Sedo.com/Adult, a new portal to showcase the best adult domain names available through the website. The portal aims to tap into the global adult industry which they estimate to be worth $13 billion annually. … more
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May 3rd, 2009 by David Goldstein
A mediocre sales week for Sedo in the week to April 27 with 90.com the biggest seller, selling for €56,000 (US$74,350) followed by concept.com (€40,000/$53,100) and teamfeed.com ($35,000). In the ccTLD sales, the highest seller was pizzeria.at, the first time a .at name has topped this chart to memory. The domain name sold for €17,000 ($22,550). LoanModification.net was the highest non.com gTLD sale, selling for $10,000. … more
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