ChickenShit.com, BirdsandBees.com, PocketVibrator.com, and other FUN names that have expired

chicken shit

We enjoy watching the domain name aftermarket web sites.  It's always interesting to monitor the expiring domain sites from day to day and see which domains have been allowed to expire by their owners.  And more recently, a lot of good names have appeared.  From Pocket Vibrators to the … [Read more...]

$17,600 Domain Name Coupons.info, Already Up and Running by Domain Name Addict Andrew Hazen

All Coupons Direct

Surprising to some, the domain name Coupons.info recently sold through GreatDomains for $17,600.  The name was acquired by a company that knows a little bit about the domain name and online coupon business - AllCouponsDirect.com.  All Coupons Direct not only owns and operates free coupon … [Read more...]

Owner of JerseyShore.com cashes in on domain name, and sells

Jersey Shore Girls

In early January we wrote about the domain name JerseyShore.com and how the owner failed to cash in on the success of MTV's Jersey Shore reality TV series, as a blank page served as the home page instead of a destination web site for the Jersey Shore.  In January 2010, traffic to JerseyShore.com … [Read more...]

One of the most recognized pages online Expires: PageNotFound.com

page not found

One of the most recognized terms on the internet "Page Not Found" also known as HTTP 404 error has expired.  Registered since 1999, the domain name PageNotFound.com expired on February 24, 2010.  Though the keywords "Page Not Found" get a fairly low search volume (less than 1,500 searches locally) … [Read more...]

Domain Name CamRoulette.com Sold for $151,000, but will it really change hands or is it a tease?

Chatroulette Girl

Domain Madness 2, the live domain auction, ended up with strong numbers boosted entirely by one domain name: CamRoulette.com. The domain name sold for a staggering $151,000, in a story that many find hard to believe, not just newbies in the Domain industry. We occassionally have to remind … [Read more...]

Yahoo! Continues Dumping their Domain Assets by Selling Domain Name ClassicGames.com for $25,000

"Yahoo Games"

In early January CookingGames.com sold for a whopping $350,000 to Hallpass Media. Sales petered off after that for "games" domains with ArcadeGames.org selling for $1,060 and ViewGames.com selling for $300 on Snapnames - that is, until today. Sedo GreatDomains announced the sale of … [Read more...]

Another one bites the dust: Companies Going Out of Business let their Big-Money domains expire

Punches

One of the largest Pharmacy and gift shops in Northern Michigan, who also got their hands on a good domain name back in the nineties, appears to be the latest "Going out of Business" victim, with a domain name that was allowed to expire, instead of being renewed.  The domain name Punches.com … [Read more...]

Sex.com the biggest waste of money for a domain name, and it’s not the only one (there are plenty of more)

Sex.com

The whole argument that you have to have a category-killer domain name to be successful in business is getting silly and it's becoming even less and less of an argument as more and more people realize that good content, a good business plan, marketing, search engine optimization and other web 2.0 … [Read more...]

Domain Name of eBay Drop-off store that raised Millions in VC, Expires and ends up on Aftermarket

Auction Drop

AuctionDrop one of the rising stars in the eBay Drop-off business in the early 2000s that had raised millions of dollars has ended up on the domain name aftermarket. The domain name AuctionDrop.com expired on March 1, 2010 and is pending renewal or deletion. It's up for bidding right now at NameJet … [Read more...]

DatingSecrets.com sells for $25K: Follows Dating.org, Singlesdating.com to lead 2010 Dating Domain Names

Dating Secrets

Another five-figure dating domain name has sold in 2010. DatingSecrets.com sold for $25,000 on Sedo Great Domains. With the sale of DatingSecrets.com, 2010 has seen a strong start for domains related to dating. Other top sales in 2010 include Singlesdating.com which sold for $16,722 and … [Read more...]