DomainFest Sells Over $2.3 million In Auction Finale!

texmexi · 01-23-2008, 07:28 PM

My blog crashed several of times due to the large surge of visitors! Sorry guys! Working on getting it fixed so it never happens again.

DomainFest has just concluded the finale auction of the conference. They sold over $2,329,000 in domain sales on auction today. A grand total of over $3,148,000 for both days of the auction. (Final auction results will be released by DomainFest, this is a rough estimate, but fairly accurate

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????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/422728-domainfest-sells-over-2-230-000-a.html

The top names sold were; porn.net $400,000, bookmarks.com $300,000 photograph.com $195,000, females.com $90,000, intimate.com $80,000

You can check out the full details on http://simplygeo.com/2008/01/23/doma...-simplygeocom/

The extended auction is still left and we will see how that goes.

Please leave comments here and on the blog for others to read and interact.

Thank you in advance for you interaction. This was exciting! Please feel free to subscribe to my RSS, thanks!

E-Thunder · 01-23-2008, 07:30 PM

Great job updating your blog. Thanks for sharing!

owntype · 01-23-2008, 07:32 PM

IMO, the auction is not that successful, but as the 1st live auction by snapnames deserves the respect! congrats to all buyers and sellers.

I sold tube.mobi (though don't know if the online bidder would pay) but the price is very near the 2 highest offers I have received so far. But anyway, I can invest on other decent names.

duceman · 01-23-2008, 07:34 PM

Reserves were way to high on most names.

Diabro · 01-23-2008, 07:35 PM

Thanks for the articles. Great job

I think no.org going for $37,500 was a steal. It is a great name for lots of organizations.

Jeff · 01-23-2008, 07:36 PM

Awesome, Steve ... some of these sales figures today in general and at first blush seem a bit lower than they should be, IMHO.

I think Politics.net at $35,000 is juicy! Some folks that I know here in NH - fresh off the Primary - would eat that up for much more than that, I'd be willing to bet.

Thanks much.
-Jeff

equity78 · 01-23-2008, 07:39 PM

Females.com seems somewhat cheap but I guess nowhere near as good as women.com or girls.com

owntype · 01-23-2008, 07:41 PM

I am curious, what's you guys' opinions on the $400k of porn.net and $100k of yemen.com?

-REECE- · 01-23-2008, 07:42 PM

Holland.com was a steal

owntype · 01-23-2008, 07:42 PM

Originally Posted by Reece

Holland.com was a steal

it's .net

Jeff · 01-23-2008, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by owntype

I am curious, what's you guys' opinions on the $400k of porn.net and $100k of yemen.com?

See above (lower than I would have thought), IMHO.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=422728

Originally Posted by Reece

Holland.com was a steal

At $27,500, I totally agree with you Mr. Reece ... http://us.holland.com

Am I missing something?

-Jeff

texmexi · 01-23-2008, 07:48 PM

Thank you guys.

It was fun, but very frustrating when my blog crashed 3 times.

The auction was a success if you think about the recession currently going on.

Just because tube.mobi did not do better that you expected, does not mean it was not a healthy auction.

There were alot of great .com names that did not sell because of the credit crunch going on right now in the economy.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=422728

approve.com
authorize.com
dude.com
track.com
natural.com

Either way, this was great for the domain industry and will continue to gain steam into the year with the traffic expo next month.

Good luck to all of you and thanks for visiting the SimplyGeo.com blog.

Godspeed!

Jeff · 01-23-2008, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by owntype

I sold tube.mobi (though don't know if the online bidder would pay) but the price is very near the 2 highest offers I have received so far. But anyway, I can invest on other decent names.

Congrats, Owntype ... I remember seeing that one around (and in your Signature)!

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=422728
Please keep us posted with the escrow / transfer, etc.
-Jeff

owntype · 01-23-2008, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by texmexi

Just because tube.mobi did not do better that you expected, does not mean it was not a healthy auction.

No, no, no, mate, you misunderstood my words

It has nothing relates to tube.mobi sold price. It is a bit lower than I thought, but that's the reflection of existing .mobi market.

It is a healthy auction, I mean it should be more successful because many decent .com domains didn't sell. I believe there were many other high quality names with good reserve price but snapnames let them go. In auction, the reserves are too high, and the increasement is too high to bidders.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=422728

Anyway, I am glad to be part of the auction.

Originally Posted by Jeff

Congrats, Owntype ... I remember seeing that one around (and in your Signature)!

Please keep us posted with the escrow / transfer, etc.
-Jeff

Thanks, Jeff, that depends on how bidder does and how snapnames handle the payment from online bidders

wot · 01-23-2008, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Jeff

Awesome, Steve ... some of these sales figures today in general and at first blush seem a bit lower than they should be, IMHO.

I think Politics.net at $35,000 is juicy! Some folks that I know here in NH - fresh off the Primary - would eat that up for much more than that, I'd be willing to bet.

Thanks much.
-Jeff

HollsWaaaay tooooo cheeeeap for many.

A success for the sellers and snap/moniker but has devalued names a lot.

And Holland.com - daylight robbery.

texmexi · 01-23-2008, 08:00 PM

Oh, sorry, thought you were a little upset over the sale. Either way, that is a nice sale, will allow you to reinvest.

Congrats! I totally agree with you. Alot of great names did not sell. Which makes you wonder if the top bidders were even in the room.

They were probally hung over from last night! =) Slept in...

Jeff · 01-23-2008, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by owntype

Thanks, Jeff, that depends on how bidder does and how snapnames handle the payment from online bidders

Yes ... that's an important aspect of the finalized sale, IMHO.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=422728

You're a good dude, so I wish you the best (and please keep us posted, if you'd be so kind)!

Thanks muches.
-Jeff

texmexi · 01-23-2008, 08:23 PM

Doing some research, on why my blog crashed.

Looks like someon deliberately crashed my site using the following domain puzzlespot.com as search term to crash my site and keep it from working properly.

I am going to see if I can't discover the ip address.

Doing further research. This is crazy, why would someone be a jerk and crash my site?

wot · 01-23-2008, 08:43 PM

Apparently it was Holland.net for $27500 - better!

Jeff · 01-23-2008, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by wot

Apparently it was Holland.net for $27500 - better!

Ahhhh ... I was having vertigo there for a moment!

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=422728

Good to go, yet still - and many of these - on the lower side IMHO.
-Jeff

texmexi · 01-23-2008, 08:59 PM

yup someone used a bot on me with about 6 different IPS. Searched every one of my pages 2 seconds apart. That is fast, causing the denial of service.

A malicious attack. Why do we have people like this. Try and do something nice, and they do this.

ANyway, is there anyway to stop this kind of activity from occuring in the future?

Thank you for your assistance.

Giode · 01-23-2008, 09:13 PM

Originally Posted by wot

Apparently it was Holland.net for $27500 - better!

Ah, makes sense! Holland.com wouldn't sell for under 7 digits I'm thinking.

wot · 01-23-2008, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by texmexi

Doing some research, on why my blog crashed.

Looks like someon deliberately crashed my site using the following domain puzzlespot.com as search term to crash my site and keep it from working properly.

I am going to see if I can't discover the ip address.

Doing further research. This is crazy, why would someone be a jerk and crash my site?

Sicko's I am afraid, world seems to be full of em.

cache · 01-23-2008, 10:06 PM

use web proxy redirector to avoid the attack

Originally Posted by texmexi

yup someone used a bot on me with about 6 different IPS. Searched every one of my pages 2 seconds apart. That is fast, causing the denial of service.

A malicious attack. Why do we have people like this. Try and do something nice, and they do this.

ANyway, is there anyway to stop this kind of activity from occuring in the future?

Thank you for your assistance.

tonyfloyd · 01-23-2008, 10:35 PM

Originally Posted by Giode

Ah, makes sense! Holland.com wouldn't sell for under 7 digits I'm thinking.

yeah...lol...i thought there was something wrong there...i couldn't see yemen.com being sold for 3x the amount of holland.com....no wonder...it was .net...

01-23-2008, 07:28 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
texmexi NamePros Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 41	DomainFest Sells Over $2.3 million In Auction Finale! My blog crashed several of times due to the large surge of visitors! Sorry guys! Working on getting it fixed so it never happens again. DomainFest has just concluded the finale auction of the conference. They sold over $2,329,000 in domain sales on auction today. A grand total of over $3,148,000 for both days of the auction. (Final auction results will be released by DomainFest, this is a rough estimate, but fairly accurate ) ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/422728-domainfest-sells-over-2-230-000-a.html The top names sold were; porn.net $400,000, bookmarks.com $300,000 photograph.com $195,000, females.com $90,000, intimate.com $80,000 You can check out the full details on http://simplygeo.com/2008/01/23/doma...-simplygeocom/ The extended auction is still left and we will see how that goes. Please leave comments here and on the blog for others to read and interact. Thank you in advance for you interaction. This was exciting! Please feel free to subscribe to my RSS, thanks! __________________ Steve Morales www.SimplyGeo.com Learn More About GeoDomains at the GEO Forum www.SimplyGeo.net Last edited by texmexi; 01-23-2008 at 07:56 PM.

01-23-2008, 07:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
owntype Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,127	IMO, the auction is not that successful, but as the 1st live auction by snapnames deserves the respect! congrats to all buyers and sellers. I sold tube.mobi (though don't know if the online bidder would pay) but the price is very near the 2 highest offers I have received so far. But anyway, I can invest on other decent names. __________________ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z . C O M Last edited by owntype; 01-23-2008 at 07:39 PM.

01-23-2008, 07:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
Jeff Emeritus Join Date: May 2003 Location: Winter Break© Posts: 29,508	^ Agree. Awesome, Steve ... some of these sales figures today in general and at first blush seem a bit lower than they should be, IMHO. I think Politics.net at $35,000 is juicy! Some folks that I know here in NH - fresh off the Primary - would eat that up for much more than that, I'd be willing to bet. Thanks much. -Jeff __________________ Be cool. Be polite. Be professional.™

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01-23-2008, 07:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
owntype Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,127	I am curious, what's you guys' opinions on the $400k of porn.net and $100k of yemen.com? __________________ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z . C O M

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01-23-2008, 07:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
E-Thunder Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: US Posts: 1,156	Great job updating your blog. Thanks for sharing!

01-23-2008, 07:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
duceman Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Indy Posts: 2,270	Reserves were way to high on most names.

01-23-2008, 07:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
Diabro Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 802	Thanks for the articles. Great job I think no.org going for $37,500 was a steal. It is a great name for lots of organizations.

01-23-2008, 07:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
-REECE- NamePros Expert Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 8,984	Holland.com was a steal

01-23-2008, 07:48 PM	THREAD STARTER #12 (permalink)
texmexi NamePros Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 41	Thank you guys. It was fun, but very frustrating when my blog crashed 3 times. The auction was a success if you think about the recession currently going on. Just because tube.mobi did not do better that you expected, does not mean it was not a healthy auction. There were alot of great .com names that did not sell because of the credit crunch going on right now in the economy. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=422728 approve.com authorize.com dude.com track.com natural.com Either way, this was great for the domain industry and will continue to gain steam into the year with the traffic expo next month. Good luck to all of you and thanks for visiting the SimplyGeo.com blog. Godspeed! __________________ Steve Morales www.SimplyGeo.com Learn More About GeoDomains at the GEO Forum www.SimplyGeo.net

01-23-2008, 08:00 PM	THREAD STARTER #16 (permalink)
texmexi NamePros Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 41	Oh, sorry, thought you were a little upset over the sale. Either way, that is a nice sale, will allow you to reinvest. Congrats! I totally agree with you. Alot of great names did not sell. Which makes you wonder if the top bidders were even in the room. They were probally hung over from last night! =) Slept in... __________________ Steve Morales www.SimplyGeo.com Learn More About GeoDomains at the GEO Forum www.SimplyGeo.net

01-23-2008, 08:23 PM	THREAD STARTER #18 (permalink)
texmexi NamePros Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 41	Doing some research, on why my blog crashed. Looks like someon deliberately crashed my site using the following domain puzzlespot.com as search term to crash my site and keep it from working properly. I am going to see if I can't discover the ip address. Doing further research. This is crazy, why would someone be a jerk and crash my site? __________________ Steve Morales www.SimplyGeo.com Learn More About GeoDomains at the GEO Forum www.SimplyGeo.net

01-23-2008, 08:43 PM	#19 (permalink)
wot NamePros Expert Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Golden Triangle Posts: 5,854	Apparently it was Holland.net for $27500 - better! __________________ MonikerBlog.com

01-23-2008, 08:59 PM	THREAD STARTER #21 (permalink)
texmexi NamePros Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Fort Bragg, NC Posts: 41	yup someone used a bot on me with about 6 different IPS. Searched every one of my pages 2 seconds apart. That is fast, causing the denial of service. A malicious attack. Why do we have people like this. Try and do something nice, and they do this. ANyway, is there anyway to stop this kind of activity from occuring in the future? Thank you for your assistance. __________________ Steve Morales www.SimplyGeo.com Learn More About GeoDomains at the GEO Forum www.SimplyGeo.net

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DomainFest Sells Over $2.3 million In Auction Finale!

^ Agree.

Holland.com?