Personal curiosity: was it a make offer turned to an auction or did you "shell out" the 59 USD/EUR for a direct auction? If you don't mind sharing that info, that is?
Thanks for responding! I presumed that was the route, since for some reason direct auctions seem to fall flat on their faces. 2016/early 2017 seems to be a tough period for the domain industry, not only are the sales so few and far between, but the interest and prices achieved seem really on the downward slope. 2015 seems like a beautiful and distant dream at the moment.
Wish you all the best in 2017 and stronger market for both of us!