Month: April 2010

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Sale of Nasty.com for $200,000 leaves bad taste in Seller’s mouth, Seller Lost Money on Deal

Nasty Girl
Nasty.com was previously purchased for $200,000 in 2006.
Nasty Girl
Nasty.com was previously purchased for $200,000 in 2006.

Several domain blogs are reporting today the sale of the domain name Nasty.com for $200,000 on the Sedo Marketplace.  The sale places Nasty.com in the top 15 reported domain sales in 2010 so far, according to the tracking done by DNJournal, but what’s hailed by many domain investors as a fantastic sale in 2010, likely isn’t the case for the seller, who was likely reluctant to sell for the amount. 

Why? 

Nasty.com was purchased for $200,000 in 2006 and was even reported in The DNJournal Top 20 Reported Domain Sales – Mon. July 17, 2006 – Sun. July 23, 2006.

Selling on Sedo, isn’t FREE
 
Selling on the Sedo Marketplace isn’t free.  Assuming the base fee of 10% commission was taken by Sedo, the seller lost at least $20,000 on the transaction based on the original purchase price they paid to Sedo.

Listing a domain for sale is FREE.

Selling is not.  And the seller chose not to pay an additional 2.5% to keep the sale private.   

While this may have been the best option for the seller who might be cash-strapped, it’s certainly a loss and not a surprising sale given it sold in 2006 for the same price.

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Baffled: Huge Product Domain expires, ends up on aftermarket: Alternators.com

"Alternators"Until you see some of the names that end up on the aftermarket, you wouldn’t believe that the previous owners allowed the names to expire. 

Product domains have always been a huge draw amongst domain investors in the aftermarket and Alternators.com shouldn’t be any exception.

The domain name expired on March 27, 2010 and is pending renewal or deletion through Network Solutions.  Because Network Solutions has a partnership with NameJet, the name will be put up for auction on May 1, 2010, unless of course the owner renews in time.

Some stats on the domain name: Alternators.com
 
The keyword “alternator” gets over 100,000 exact searches globally on a monthly basis, while the keyword “alternators” gets over 20,000.  There is certainly no lack of businesses specializing in selling alternators, both online and in brick-and-mortar storefronts.

Back in the early 2000s, the domain name was owned by OEM Industries, Inc. who specialize in the manufacture of precision and commercial gears, as well as other machined parts.  And they have an active web site to this day at oemindustries.net (but they no longer own the name, and by the looks of it, they haven’t in some time).

It’s baffling that companies allow these names to expire, but good for the domain industry if the next buyer is able to pick it up at a reasonable price and resell it for a much greater price.

At the time of this posting the name only has 14 bidders with a high pre-bid of $69.  Valuate.com appraises the name at $20,000.

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.ME Personal Name Auction Starts Apr. 5, Hundreds of First Names and Surnames (James.me, Paul.me, MORE)

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The Personal Name auction starts April 5th and ends between April 12th and April 16th exclusively at NameJet.  The minimun bid price is $150 and all the domains are previously unreleased.

Potential buyers have already been placing their bids.  There are some great first names up for sale like Paul.me, Brian.me, Jason.me, James,.me, Amy.me and hundreds more.  Depending on your interest in .me domains, your wallet and your involvement in social networking, this could be your chance to own your first name in a  top level domain. 

You can participate here and get a glimpse of the personal names being auctioned.

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Expired Domain Name Gazillions.com Attracts Several Early Bidders, Despite Low Statistics

"Dr Evil Gazillion Trillion Dollars"Some people make millions.  Some people make billions.  But now Gazillions.com is available after expiring on March 20, 2010. 

In case you’re wondering just how much a Gazillion is, it’s an extremely large, indeterminate number.  Saying a Gazillion, is kinda like saying Dr. Evil’s memorable quote in Austin Powers for a ransom amount of, “One… Hundred… BILLION DOLLARS!”.

In 2003, the domain name Gazillions.com was owned by WackyLotto – a website that claimed to run a $10,000,000 online Daily Lotto.  The WackyLotto.com site is now offline.

Despite a low vaulation, low monthly search volume under 1,000 searches,and zero traffic, the domain has attracted over 40 bidders at NameJet with the current high pre-bid of $230.  The name doesn’t go to auction until April 23, 2010.