showcase Domains You Won at Auction or Closeout

[Ategy]

This thread is to share domains you've Won at Auction or Bought at Closeout
Closeout = After auction but before completely dropping from registrar and before going into redemption.


I *HIGHLY* suggest to post only after the domain is transferred *INTO* your account!

Go here if it's a domain you bought that was available at anytime for "hand registration": Your Reg of the Day
Go here if it's a domain you snapped / "drop-catched" after "Pending Delete": Your Snap of the Day


Feel free to disguise the domain like Slash // dot // com or any o|t|h|e|r w a y you want.
IMPORTANT: *If* someone does disguise their name, please respect them by quoting them directly, or copy/paste them directly.


Things to optionally include (or just simply post the domain name):

1. What you paid for the domain(s), or the price range, or no price info at all.
2. Any information, reasons or hard data (traffic, CPC, etc) that lead you to buy the domain(s).
3. Where (or who) you acquired the domain from.
4. How many other bidders there were.
5. Whether the domain was "expired" or not.
6. Whether the domain was at "closeout" or not.
7. The history of the domain.
8. What you see the domain being used for.
9. Who a potential buyer could be.
10. Anything else you want to share .. these are just possible ideas not "rules"

 

[Primary Names]

M E D I C G A R D E N dotcom. @ GD auctions

 

[Bonsu]

Impressive, ive always wanted to build an adsense site portfolio but i don't really know where to begin

Same here.

 

[Bonsu]

This thread is to share domains you've Won at Auction or Bought at Closeout
Closeout = After auction but before completely dropping from registrar and before going into redemption.


I *HIGHLY* suggest to post only after the domain is transferred *INTO* your account!

Go here if it's a domain you bought that was available at anytime for "hand registration": Your Reg of the Day
Go here if it's a domain you snapped / "drop-catched" after "Pending Delete": Your Snap of the Day


Feel free to disguise the domain like Slash // dot // com or any o|t|h|e|r w a y you want.
IMPORTANT: *If* someone does disguise their name, please respect them by quoting them directly, or copy/paste them directly.


Things to optionally include (or just simply post the domain name):

1. What you paid for the domain(s), or the price range, or no price info at all.
2. Any information, reasons or hard data (traffic, CPC, etc) that lead you to buy the domain(s).
3. Where (or who) you acquired the domain from.
4. How many other bidders there were.
5. Whether the domain was "expired" or not.
6. Whether the domain was at "closeout" or not.
7. The history of the domain.
8. What you see the domain being used for.
9. Who a potential buyer could be.
10. Anything else you want to share .. these are just possible ideas not "rules"

Never really understood what the closeout domains are all about

 

[Ategy]

Never really understood what the closeout domains are all about

GoDaddy has soooo many expiring domains going on auction every day. The most of the best ones obviously get bids .. and end up going to the highest bidder. But there are plenty of good domains that nobody found .. after the auction ends .. those domains go into "closeout". Meaning that anybody can simply "buy" them. No auction or competition. You simply put the domain in your cart and buy it. When the auction ends you can buy them for $11. 24 hours later they drop to $10 .. 24 hours after that $9 .. 24 hours after that $8 .. 24 hours after that it then drops to $5 for a final 24 hours before the domain drops completely (and goes into registry redemption for about 40 days .. afterwhich it becomes available to anyone as a drop-catch .. or hand-reg).

Tons of great domains slip through to $11 ... many even make it to $5.

2 things to keep in mind .. like auctions .. you still need to pay for renewal .. plus obviously like auctions, the original owner of the domain can renew the domain up until a week after the domain wen ton auction (this will be changing soon).

As far as I know .. only GoDaddy has "closeouts" .. although I couldn't say for sure.

 

[autobot]

GoDaddy has soooo many expiring domains going on auction every day. The most of the best ones obviously get bids .. and end up going to the highest bidder. But there are plenty of good domains that nobody found .. after the auction ends .. those domains go into "closeout". Meaning that anybody can simply "buy" them. No auction or competition. You simply put the domain in your cart and buy it. When the auction ends you can buy them for $11. 24 hours later they drop to $10 .. 24 hours after that $9 .. 24 hours after that $8 .. 24 hours after that it then drops to $5 for a final 24 hours before the domain drops completely (and goes into registry redemption for about 40 days .. afterwhich it becomes available to anyone as a drop-catch .. or hand-reg).

Tons of great domains slip through to $11 ... many even make it to $5.

2 things to keep in mind .. like auctions .. you still need to pay for renewal .. plus obviously like auctions, the original owner of the domain can renew the domain up until a week after the domain wen ton auction (this will be changing soon).

As far as I know .. only GoDaddy has "closeouts" .. although I couldn't say for sure.

All the domains you picked above are from closeouts?

 

[Ategy]

Many yes .. but not all .. some I won at Auction ... "closeouts" are just one part of the GoDaddy "Auction" platform .. so they are listed all together.

Some people don't like to share the price they bought a domain for .. because then it makes the domain seem cheap.

Also .. sometimes a domainer might make a $12 bid before the end of the auction in order to avoid the risk of somebody else grabbing a domain at $11 before them (once a domain goes to closeout it's obviously first come first served .. sometimes an $11 domain is taken in a couple of minutes. But if nobody else bids after them .. then it's pretty much the same thing .. $11 or $12. The opposite is true as well .. sometimes domainers specifically do NOT bid on a domain they want .. because if they do .. then there is a chance someone else sees the domain .. so they wait to closeout where it doesn't matter if anyone else sees .. they can no longer bid once you buy it!

I won't say exactly which I got on auction .. and which at closeout .. but the majority of the ones I've listed so far have been won at $12 and/or taken at close out for $11 down to $5!

Obviously .. if it's a VERY VERY good name .. sometimes I'll pay more for it. There are a couple like that above .. but surprisingly not that many so far.

It seems cheap .. but I also work at finding names 2-3 hours every night .. it's a LOT of time investment. But as you can see from some of the names I've shared that there are indeed some amazing names to be found sometimes.

It also goes in cycles I find .. sometimes there seems to be more people competing at auctions .. other times it's more quiet and names have a better chance of slipping through unnoticed until closeout.

You can check out a sampling of some of the names I find here:
https://www.namepros.com/threads/at...-closeout-domains.1006428/page-5#post-6438239

 

[varmuk]

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[Ategy]

ConquerSleep // dot // com
ArtificialHealth // dot // com
ProfileAnalyst // dot // com
RideMyCab // dot // com
HikerWear // dot // com

 

[Sub8Routine]

GoDaddy has soooo many expiring domains going on auction every day. The most of the best ones obviously get bids .. and end up going to the highest bidder. But there are plenty of good domains that nobody found .. after the auction ends .. those domains go into "closeout". Meaning that anybody can simply "buy" them. No auction or competition. You simply put the domain in your cart and buy it. When the auction ends you can buy them for $11. 24 hours later they drop to $10 .. 24 hours after that $9 .. 24 hours after that $8 .. 24 hours after that it then drops to $5 for a final 24 hours before the domain drops completely (and goes into registry redemption for about 40 days .. afterwhich it becomes available to anyone as a drop-catch .. or hand-reg).

Tons of great domains slip through to $11 ... many even make it to $5.

2 things to keep in mind .. like auctions .. you still need to pay for renewal .. plus obviously like auctions, the original owner of the domain can renew the domain up until a week after the domain wen ton auction (this will be changing soon).

As far as I know .. only GoDaddy has "closeouts" .. although I couldn't say for sure.

@Ategy.com , this is a market I wasn't aware of, it's really interesting. Thanks

 

[Ategy]

CosmicBakery // dot // com
Sidetopic // dot // com
AudioLesson // dot // com
ServiceHarmony // dot // com
ComfortHeels // dot // com

These are some of my favourite recent acquisitions ...
Cosmic Bakery is obviously fantastic name for marijuana edibles brand
Side Topic just a nice real world saying that is open to a lot of possiblities
Audio Lesson is just a huge name for online education
Service Harmony .. perfect name for customer service outsourcing
Comfort Heels .. amazing name for every woman in the world who would die for comfortable high heel shoes!

 

[anantj]

U/B/E/H in com

 

[anantj]

CosmicBakery // dot // com
Sidetopic // dot // com
AudioLesson // dot // com
ServiceHarmony // dot // com
ComfortHeels // dot // com

These are some of my favourite recent acquisitions ...
Cosmic Bakery is obviously fantastic name for marijuana edibles brand
Side Topic just a nice real world saying that is open to a lot of possiblities
Audio Lesson is just a huge name for online education
Service Harmony .. perfect name for customer service outsourcing
Comfort Heels .. amazing name for every woman in the world who would die for comfortable high heel shoes!

Very good names.. I like the last 3 the most

 

[Iam_leun]

Got this.

 

[stewmath]

NewSkis // com

 

[Ategy]

NameBrands // dot // org
RewardPoints // dot // org
PerfectPicture // dot // org
AntiqueStores // dot // org
Burgundy // dot // co
KeywordGenerator // dot // net

The majority of names I've been grabbing lately have been in .com .. but if I find a really REALLY good non-.com I definitely will grab it .. if the price is right of course!

Obviously NameBrands and RewardPoints are just monstrously amazing domains even in org .. they'll fit right in there with my PayPerView // dot // org.

The others are really good as well in my opinion .. i was trying to thin out my .co's a bit lately .. but good terms DO sell .. I think Burgundy makes an amazing brand .. even if the .co is 2-5% of the .com then this was an amazing buy!

I now think of .net as pretty much dead in the water when it comes to random keywords .. but I certainly do see it strong as a technology focused TLD .. as such KeywordGenerator fits perfectly.

 

[Ategy]

Uppio // dot // com
ShoppersAnonymous // dot // com
TheSushiRoom // dot // com
ErrorInJudgement // dot // com
Lorynn // dot // com

Uppio is a nice punchy pronounceable 5L .. I really like this one!
Shoppers Anonymous could be serious .. but also could be used sarcastically for ecommerce
The Sushi Room is obviously great name for a resto .. strong enough possibly for a chain
Error In Judgement is actually a common saying .. I see on of those joke video sites here with all the bloopers and fails
Lorynn I like just as a first name .. everyone wants their first name in .com so there is a good floor. But they also makes for a really good generic brand name!

 

[Ategy]

IntelligentWriting // dot // com
GanjaLove // dot // com
MorningLift // dot // com

Intelligent Writing is obviously good for a content creation / writing agency.
Ganja Love is pretty much anything Cannabis related.
Morning Lift I see as a good marketing name for coffee or a cafe .. could also be marketing name for a radio/tv station's morning show .. or any of a number of other things morning focused.

 

[Ategy]

DNALocker // dot // com
- Perfect name for DNA storage company

GenesisMultimedia // dot // com
- Amazing name for Media content creation company

 

[medomain]

livestyle // org

GladiatorMedical // com

HomeControl // TV

 

[Ategy]

livestyle // org GladiatorMedical // com HomeControl // TV

Can't say I like the first one much .. but I REALLY like GladiatorMedical ... sooooo much money for doctors taking care of boxers or football players etc etc!

HomeControl is pretty interesting as well .. I really don't like "product" .tv's .. however .. if it's a TV based keyterm .. then I do like them. Obviously "Remote" or "RemoteControl" would be the best one here .. but with all the IOT home products being shoved down the pipeline, "Home Control" is definitely a good brand name!