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Unbelievable: Six-figure domain name Childhood.com expires at Network Solutions, going up for auction

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It appears the owner of childhood.com, a domain name which appraises for $136,000 at Valuate.com, has neglected to renew it.  The domain expired at Network Solutions on January 18, 2011, and is now pending renewal or deletion. 

Childhood.com is being made available at NameJet, the aftermarket auction company, which has an exclusive partnership with Network Solutions, the registrar where the domain is currently registered.

At the time of this story being published, the domain is in the pre-bidding phase and already has a high pre-bid of $5,000 with over 100 interested buyers.  The name is set to go to private auction on February 22, 2011.

A little history of childhood.com

Childhood.com was first registered back in 1996, at a time when premium .com domain names were readily available.

In the late nineties, the URL served as the home page for the Carlon family web site, according to Archive.org.  The multi-page web site featured family photos, art, and more about the family.

By 2000, the homepage got a new look.

Instead of showing off things about the family, the owner listed several domains that they had registered and were willing to take offers on.  The names included anonymoustips.com and anonymoustip.com – two domains which appear to be registered to new owners.  Anonymoustips.com sold at Afternic in 2005 for $1,260.

Who knows why the owner of childhood.com let their domain name expire, because it has definitely expired according to the latest Whois information.

Childhood.com domain name

Maybe it’s because they never got the right offer  or maybe perhaps they began neglecting their domains starting back in 2000. 

Whatever the case, if childhood.com isn’t renewed in time, it’s certain to fetch top dollar at NameJet.

Updated:  In a discussion thread over at NamePros that was started from this story, members had some interesting comments about the expired domain.  Keith writes, “A quick search shows that the name was expired this time last year as well. It was obviously renewed and it was under the same ownership. Maybe he will do the same thing again.” 

This is a technique used constantly, as Shane_mac points out.  ” Without a doubt he will renew it, same as last year. Its just very clever marketing from a very shrewd businessman”.

Though it might be nothing more than a marketing stunt, members have tried to call the phone number listed for the doman.  Though it’s an incorrect number, Keith from Namepros mentioned on the discussion thread that the person has received a number of calls from people inquiring about the domain name, “Funny thing is that the guy who answered said, man there have been a ton of calls lately from people who are asking for this person, lol. The domain vultures in action!”

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Seller of Kilometer.com domain sees nearly a 500 percent return on investment

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A 500 percent return on investment is a great return for a domain name, especially when you spent $2,989 to originally buy it. 

Andrew Allemann of Domain Name Wire has a list of recent Sedo sales, which includes the sale of xeniatchoumitcheva.com to Swiss Model Xenia Tchoumitcheva for 27000 EUR, ffactor.com for 9000 USD, and several other .com and ccTLD sales.

One of the more interesting sales on the list, was the sale of Kilometer.com – which sold for $17,000 USD. 

The seller originally bought the domain in August 2009 on NameJet for $2,989, according to DNJournal, the same week GooglePhone.com sold on NameJet for $2,615, a domain Google now owns.

In just over a year of holding onto the domain, the seller has flipped it for nearly a 500% profit.

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Years after discontinuing its Hardwire products, Xilinx lets Hardwire.com expire

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Founded more than 25 years ago, Xilinx the semiconductor company, whose programmable chips can be found in 3D televisions, mobile communications equipment and even on board the Mars Rover space mission, has allowed its hardwire.com domain name to expire. 

Hardwire.com, originally registered in the mid-nineties, expired on 11/27/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion.  The expiration comes years after the company discontinued its HardWire line of products in February 2003.

The name is now up for auction on NameJet with the high pre-bid topping $1,000.   

Could Xilinx, whose own domain name was first registered in 1991, have just simply forgotten to renew the name? 

Whatever the reason, don’t expect Hardwire.com to go for cheap.  There are a number of uses and products for Hardwire – and at the time of this story, there are over 130 bidders angling to be the new owners.

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Roughly valued at $55,000, Capitalize.com expires

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Despite the high priced public sales of domain names in 2010, it’s still hard to believe the caliber of some domain names that individuals and companies let expire.  This year alone, Huddle.com sold for $131,400, JobHunt.org sold for $18,800, Cambridge-MIT.org sold for $13,100, and GDB.org sold for $12,906 – all domain names that expired after the previous owners failed to renew the registration.   Those are just a few examples.

Now add Capitalize.com to the mix.   

Roughly valued at $55,000 USD by Valuate.com, the domain expired on 11/20/2010 and is pending renewal or deletion.

With a backorder deadline of Dec. 25, 2010 8:00 PM PST, the expired domain has nearly 200 pre-bids already placed on NameJet, with a high pre-bid of $2,085. 

But once the private auction ends, you can expect it to go for a lot more.

Any guesses on how much the name will sell for?

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ePark.com expires, expect this domain to be hard-fought at auction

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The domain name ePark.com expired on November 13 and is pending renewal or deletion.

With an overwhelming amount of domain investors looking for the next best parking solution for undeveloped properties, and companies looking to win their business, ePark.com could be a great brand name for building the next parking solution.

Pre-bidding closes on December 18, then the name heads to private auction at NameJet.  At the time of this story, the listing has 62 bids with a high bid of $78.

By the time the name hits private auction, I would fully expect to see a lot of heavy bidding, not just from regular domain buyers, but from “domain parking” companies looking to create or strengthen their existing “domain parking” brand with a great domain name.

Parking companies trying to win business

Domain parking companies have been trying to maintain and win business as pay-per-click earnings continue to dry up, prompting some customers to switch providers and try out different models. 

Companies try to win business by promising to deliver higher pay-outs, more control over layout and content and many other services.

It is a competitive market, not only for “domain parking” solutions but for names with “park” in the domain. 

In 2008, webpark.com sold for $15,817 at SnapNames.  The domain name is currently parked using Google’s own domain parking service.

Many domains with “park” in the name, deal with domains.  Here’s a look at a handful of domain names with the keyword “park”.

WhyPark.com  WhyPark is a domain development platform, that pitches itself as a better alternative to traditional parking solutions: “Unlike traditional parking services, WhyPark’s content helps establish a domain’s brand until it matures by promoting legitimate indexed websites that offer relevant information for visitors. WhyPark’s suite of premium services is also available for the highest level of content development and SEO for the more advanced domain investor.”

Parked.com  Parked.com is “a domain parking solutions company, leverages technology for dynamic domain name optimization providing leading edge relevant parked pages for internet users and targeted traffic for advertisers.”

Park.com  Epik’s Rob Monster is co-chairman of Park.com, but the site (which hasn’t officially launched), will actually be a service for parking “real” cars, not domains.  However, if you’re interested in parking your domain names, a message on the home page says: “Visit Epik.com to learn about next-generation domain parking solutions.”

iPark.com  iPark is a domain merger & acquisition broker.