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Toys.com sells for $5.1 million in heated domain auction
Toys ‘R’ Us is the lucky winner of Toys.com. The domain was bought by the toy store chain in a heated phone auction that took place earlier today at the final bid of $5.1 million. DirectNavigation blogged live from the auction here.
According to Domain Name Wire, the following bidders participated in the auction:
1-800-Diapers
Toys ‘R’ [...]
LLL.com Domains Reach New Low
The following no-reserve domain auctions just ended on Sedo's most recent Greatdomains auction:
KXV.com - $3,000
KFQ.com - $3,000
KQH.com - $3,000
KBQ.com - $3,100
SJQ.com - $3,300
JXV.com - $3,600
SOL.com attracted 13 bids, the highest being 15,500 euros, but the reserve was not met. COP.com attracted 3 bids, the highest being $20,500, but the reserve was not met either.
According to [...]
Security Alert from Sedo
Sedo just sent out the following security alert:
We have been informed that due to a security problem at one of our competitors a list of their customer data including plaintext passwords is currently circulating on the web including relevant hacker forums.
Our Security and Compliance Team has found several of our own customers matching the publicly [...]
Fly.com sells for $1.76 million
DNJournal's latest Top 20 chart of domain sales prices is shown below.
Fly.com leads the list with an amazing $1,760,000 sale. The domain was brokered by Sedo and bought by TravelZoo, a publicly listed company. TravelZoo plans to use the domain to launch a travel search engine later this month.
Brian Clark, senior vice president and [...]
In 2008, Premium Domain Values Dropped By 11% While End User Sales & Development Increased By 76.42%
Premium domain names continue to be an outstanding investment. This is nothing new to domain investors, and despite a recent slowdown in the reseller market, the actual numbers confirm that the end user market remains strong.
Looking at DNJournal's List of Top 100 Reported Sales of 2006, 2007 and 2008, the top 100 median sales [...]
2008: A Year That All Domainers Will Remember
2008 was a very unique year in the domaining industry. The popularity of domaining continued to rise even as prices dropped. Increasing numbers of end users noticed the value of domains as well and there were quite a few astonishing sales reported throughout the year. At the same time, domain parking came to a virtual [...]
"If Only I Had Been Around in 2008"
The word is out: The domaining bubble has finally burst. Many domainers are short on cash and prices are falling across the board. What created the bubble, how did it end, and is there a way to profit from the slowing economy and financial crisis?
The Components of a Seductive Bubble
A significant percentage of the domaining [...]