Domain investor and founder of DomainMarket.com, Mike Mann, has announced three more sales, totalling $20,000. All three domain names are two-word .COMs that Mike acquired years ago for a relatively low fee.
Each domain name sale was announced via Mike's Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon. The first sale was that of HeyBabe.com. Here's what Mike published:
As of writing, HeyBabe.com is still owned by Mike's company, since the WHOIS details haven't switched to their new owner. From my initial research, there's no obvious buyer for this name. As has been documented regularly on DotWeekly's Domain Movers series, big brands do still buy domain names for commercials and ad series, so perhaps this is another such example of that.
Still, after eleven years of ownership, Mike has made a 1,340% return on investment before calculating renewal fees.
Mike's second sale was announced just three hours later:
How many other investors would be able to sell this name for $10,000? I would imagine that there are relatively few who would be capable of achieving this feat. There are several "kidz" related domain sales on NameBio, but this is the largest by quite a way. The previous highest sale was KidzMania.com, which sold on Sedo in 2011 for $5,000.
As with HeyBabe.com, this domain is still listed as being owned by Mike Mann, as the WHOIS details haven't been changed to reflect the new ownership.
There is a child care organisation based in Edinburgh, Scotland, which owns the "KidzCare" name in many other domain extensions, so perhaps they have opted to buy the superior .COM. There is a trademark listed for KidzCare Pediatrics in North Carolina, too.
The third sale is SkinWin.com, which Mike bought in 2010 for $7.50:
No clues yet as to who the new owner is. There is a website called skinwin.club which looks to be a Russian gaming website. It's a popular site in Russia that has a 47,041 Russian Alexa ranking.
The phrase Skin Win could also be used as a brandable domain name within the beauty industry. There are many accounts on Twitter that seem to be using #skinwin.
Congratulations to Mike (@Mike Mann) on all three of his latest sales.
Each domain name sale was announced via Mike's Twitter account on Tuesday afternoon. The first sale was that of HeyBabe.com. Here's what Mike published:
@mikemanndotcom said:
Still, after eleven years of ownership, Mike has made a 1,340% return on investment before calculating renewal fees.
Mike's second sale was announced just three hours later:
@mikemanndotcom said:
How many other investors would be able to sell this name for $10,000? I would imagine that there are relatively few who would be capable of achieving this feat. There are several "kidz" related domain sales on NameBio, but this is the largest by quite a way. The previous highest sale was KidzMania.com, which sold on Sedo in 2011 for $5,000.
As with HeyBabe.com, this domain is still listed as being owned by Mike Mann, as the WHOIS details haven't been changed to reflect the new ownership.
There is a child care organisation based in Edinburgh, Scotland, which owns the "KidzCare" name in many other domain extensions, so perhaps they have opted to buy the superior .COM. There is a trademark listed for KidzCare Pediatrics in North Carolina, too.
The third sale is SkinWin.com, which Mike bought in 2010 for $7.50:
@mikemanndotcom said:
No clues yet as to who the new owner is. There is a website called skinwin.club which looks to be a Russian gaming website. It's a popular site in Russia that has a 47,041 Russian Alexa ranking.
The phrase Skin Win could also be used as a brandable domain name within the beauty industry. There are many accounts on Twitter that seem to be using #skinwin.
Congratulations to Mike (@Mike Mann) on all three of his latest sales.
