.mobi mTLD says: “Sedo Auction - Third and Final Round!” &"last online auction for a while"

[Mobi Cheap]

Not breaking news, the above headline is just in case anyone hasn’t seen mTLD’s official blog post.

Already posted the link and commentary in my other thread (the one that turned out surprisingly analytical) here:

http://www.namepros.com/dot-mobi/393711-sedo-3-100-more-mtld-premiums.html#post2354750

To keep the above thread focused on the issues being discussed, I’ll try to post here periodic updates as more and more domains exceed their reserve prices.

'Running commentary' posts are welcome here from anyone, preferably free of foul language

This is the '1k and above reserve-met' list (hence there are many more bids than shown here) two hours before the scheduled regular end time for all premium auctions - prices as at 2PM EST:

games.mobi 352,500
music.mobi 152,500
sports.mobi 61,000
juegos.mobi 36,000
game.mobi 29,500
movies.mobi 27,500
videos.mobi 22,000
entertainment... 16,500
photos.mobi 15,500
play.mobi 15,000
video.mobi 13,000
sport.mobi 12,042
radio.mobi 11,150
movie.mobi 10,603
horoscopes.mobi 10,600
job.mobi 10,100
restaurant.mobi 10,100
art.mobi 9,750
musica.mobi 9,600
fashion.mobi 8,400
dictionary.mobi 8,300
freegames.mobi 8,100
soccer.mobi 7,800
vodka.mobi 7,750
spiele.mobi 7,470
jokes.mobi 7,400
horoscope.mobi 7,000
flower.mobi 6,800
photo.mobi 6,600
beer.mobi 6,250
easy.mobi 5,655
fitness.mobi 5,600
hiphop.mobi 5,300
clubs.mobi 5,200
coffee.mobi 5,200
classifieds.mobi 5,100
film.mobi 5,100
fotos.mobi 5,100
gift.mobi 5,100
comics.mobi 5,000
videogames.mobi 5,000
florist.mobi 4,307
phonebook.mobi 3,750
nightclubs.mobi 3,661
bar.mobi 3,400
magazine.mobi 3,400
yoga.mobi 3,400
astrology.mobi 3,200
funny.mobi 3,200
chocolate.mobi 3,150
deportes.mobi 3,050
club.mobi 3,000
roses.mobi 3,000
dance.mobi 2,850
magic.mobi 2,700
comedy.mobi 2,550
florists.mobi 2,500
sportsbetting... 2,272
joke.mobi 2,150
song.mobi 2,150
chef.mobi 2,050
drink.mobi 2,000
resume.mobi 1,800
celebrity.mobi 1,750
sendflowers.mobi 1,700
rose.mobi 1,650
horoscopos.mobi 1,600
alcohol.mobi 1,500
phonecards.mobi 1,500
phonenumber.mobi 1,500
freemusic.mobi 1,350
freevideo.mobi 1,350
flores.mobi 1,250
sportwetten.mobi 1,100

Exactly one hour now till the NEW auction end times.

 

[Mobi Cheap]

This is the 5pm EST update - five hours after the start.

There are many more bids than this list would suggest; these are the domains that have met reserves only:

games.mobi 25,500 $US 22 bids
music.mobi 13,100 $US 24 bids
art.mobi 9,750 $US 5 bids
movies.mobi 6,000 $US 5 bids
game.mobi 5,700 $US 21 bids
videos.mobi 5,300 $US 14 bids
movie.mobi 4,500 $US 5 bids
clubs.mobi 3,000 $US 3 bids
jokes.mobi 2,700 $US 7 bids
fotos.mobi 2,000 $US 4 bids
juegos.mobi 1,650 $US 9 bids
musica.mobi 1,650 $US 10 bids
radio.mobi 1,600 $US 5 bids
bar.mobi 1,550 $US 10 bids
freegames.mobi 1,350 $US 3 bids
deportes.mobi 850 $US 6 bids
flores.mobi 750 $US 6 bids
spiele.mobi 510 $US 10 bids
astrology.mobi 470 $US 6 bids
astrologia.mobi 200 $US 2 bids
galleries.mobi 200 $US 3 bids
magazine.mobi 200 $US 2 bids
horoscopos.mobi 170 $US 5 bids
spiel.mobi 160 $US 4 bids
yoga.mobi 140 $US 7 bids
fitness.mobi 110 $US 2 bids
fastfood.mobi 70 $US 2 bids

 

[Pred]

typical, the one i really want every one is going mad on, i'm out already
art.mobi

bar.mobi is looking nice

 

[noonoo1]

Hey games is costing me a fortune, but i dont think i could stand seeing arnie running around naked. :hehe:

 

[tophatter]

Oh Yeah!! I do remember that statement Arnie made

 

[Mobi Cheap]

This is the 8pm EST update.

These are the domains that have met reserves only:

games.mobi 29,000 $US 27 bids
music.mobi 14,100 $US 26 bids
art.mobi 9,750 $US 5 bids
movies.mobi 6,000 $US 5 bids
game.mobi 5,900 $US 23 bids
videos.mobi 5,300 $US 14 bids
movie.mobi 4,500 $US 5 bids
restaurant.mobi 4,000 $US 4 bids
juegos.mobi 3,700 $US 29 bids
clubs.mobi 3,000 $US 3 bids
classifieds.mobi 2,700 $US 5 bids
jokes.mobi 2,700 $US 7 bids
fotos.mobi 2,000 $US 4 bids
musica.mobi 1,650 $US 10 bids
radio.mobi 1,600 $US 5 bids
bar.mobi 1,550 $US 10 bids
freegames.mobi 1,350 $US 3 bids
nightclubs.mobi 1,350 $US 3 bids
deportes.mobi 850 $US 6 bids
flores.mobi 750 $US 6 bids
spiele.mobi 510 $US 10 bids
astrology.mobi 470 $US 6 bids
spiel.mobi 210 $US 8 bids
astrologia.mobi 200 $US 2 bids
galleries.mobi 200 $US 3 bids
magazine.mobi 200 $US 2 bids
horoscopos.mobi 170 $US 5 bids
yoga.mobi 140 $US 7 bids
fastfood.mobi 110 $US 5 bids
fitness.mobi 110 $US 2 bids

 

[DomainTalker]

Hey games is costing me a fortune, but i dont think i could stand seeing arnie running around naked. :hehe:

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...


I reckon the icons....game(s), music, movie(s), video(s), sport(s) etc....all have a chance of beating flowers.mobi - and setting new benchmarks.....I see BIG $xxx,xxx's here...

Its only Day 1, and there's serious movement, already....I feel this SEDO 3 is going to be a lot bigger than SEDO 1 & 2...Just a hunch.


...Be great for .mobi, its brand, and the MOMENTUM for .mobi

.

 

[Mobi Cheap]

This is the 10pm EST update.

These are the domains that have met reserves only (now sport.mobi is in the running too - yes, the singular version, straight to 5k in 6 bids only):

games.mobi 29,000 $US 27 bids
music.mobi 14,100 $US 26 bids
art.mobi 9,750 $US 5 bids
movies.mobi 6,000 $US 5 bids
game.mobi 5,900 $US 23 bids
videos.mobi 5,300 $US 14 bids
sport.mobi 5,000 $US 6 bids
movie.mobi 4,500 $US 5 bids
restaurant.mobi 4,000 $US 4 bids
juegos.mobi 3,700 $US 29 bids
clubs.mobi 3,000 $US 3 bids
classifieds.mobi 2,700 $US 5 bids
jokes.mobi 2,700 $US 7 bids
fotos.mobi 2,000 $US 4 bids
musica.mobi 1,650 $US 10 bids
radio.mobi 1,600 $US 5 bids
bar.mobi 1,550 $US 10 bids
freegames.mobi 1,350 $US 3 bids
nightclubs.mobi 1,350 $US 3 bids
deportes.mobi 850 $US 6 bids
flores.mobi 750 $US 6 bids
spiele.mobi 510 $US 10 bids
astrology.mobi 470 $US 6 bids
spiel.mobi 210 $US 8 bids
astrologia.mobi 200 $US 2 bids
galleries.mobi 200 $US 3 bids
magazine.mobi 200 $US 2 bids
horoscopos.mobi 170 $US 5 bids
yoga.mobi 140 $US 7 bids
fastfood.mobi 110 $US 5 bids
fitness.mobi 110 $US 2 bids

 

[Mobi Cheap]

And now play.mobi is in play - a new entry at 2,250.

These are the domains that have met reserves so far (as at midnight):

games.mobi 32,000 $US 31 bids
music.mobi 14,100 $US 26 bids
art.mobi 9,750 $US 5 bids
game.mobi 9,100 $US 28 bids
movies.mobi 6,000 $US 5 bids
videos.mobi 5,300 $US 14 bids
juegos.mobi 5,100 $US 35 bids
sport.mobi 5,000 $US 6 bids
movie.mobi 4,500 $US 5 bids
restaurant.mobi 4,000 $US 4 bids
clubs.mobi 3,000 $US 3 bids
classifieds.mobi 2,700 $US 5 bids
jokes.mobi 2,700 $US 7 bids
play.mobi 2,250 $US 7 bids
fotos.mobi 2,000 $US 4 bids
musica.mobi 1,650 $US 10 bids
radio.mobi 1,600 $US 5 bids
bar.mobi 1,550 $US 10 bids
freegames.mobi 1,350 $US 3 bids
nightclubs.mobi 1,350 $US 3 bids
deportes.mobi 850 $US 6 bids
astrology.mobi 775 $US 15 bids
flores.mobi 750 $US 6 bids
spiele.mobi 510 $US 10 bids
spiel.mobi 210 $US 9 bids
astrologia.mobi 200 $US 2 bids
galleries.mobi 200 $US 3 bids
magazine.mobi 200 $US 2 bids
yoga.mobi 200 $US 9 bids
horoscopos.mobi 170 $US 5 bids
fastfood.mobi 110 $US 5 bids
fitness.mobi 110 $US 2 bids

 

[accent]

Very strong for the first day - and compare the GEO auction that had people wondering if the domain market was sliding - certainly not evident here.

Mtld will pause, it seems, after this, and hopefully watch as these domains develop and blossom. I await their next move with renewed optimism.

 

[Mobi Cheap]

Agreed.

The bidding here will also probably pause in the next five days or so (at least if past experience is a good guide) but in exactly six and a half days we'll hopefully have a good result.

As for the domain market in general, IMHO it's only natural that people are not flocking to buy domains right now. Among many other things, big portfolio holders should have very little liquidity left (even if they didn't take part in any recent auctions) after they renewed so many domains before the widely advertised increase of prices in October.
:imho:

 

[connections]

dam eveyr things jumping soo fast I want to buy one or two if my budget allows.

 

[quasar1138]

Very strong for the first day - and compare the GEO auction that had people wondering if the domain market was sliding - certainly not evident here.

I agree. This may end up being the highest auction this year.

 

[Mobi Cheap]

These are the domains that have met reserves so far - as at 10 AM EST (six new entrants since midnight, including entertainment.mobi):

games.mobi 36,000 $US 36 bids
music.mobi 15,000 $US 28 bids
art.mobi 9,750 $US 5 bids
game.mobi 9,100 $US 28 bids
job.mobi 6,000 $US 5 bids
juegos.mobi 6,000 $US 39 bids
movies.mobi 6,000 $US 5 bids
videos.mobi 5,300 $US 14 bids
sport.mobi 5,000 $US 6 bids
movie.mobi 4,500 $US 5 bids
restaurant.mobi 4,000 $US 4 bids
clubs.mobi 3,000 $US 3 bids
play.mobi 3,000 $US 13 bids
classifieds.mobi 2,700 $US 5 bids
jokes.mobi 2,700 $US 7 bids
radio.mobi 2,050 $US 7 bids
fotos.mobi 2,000 $US 4 bids
freegames.mobi 1,850 $US 13 bids
musica.mobi 1,650 $US 10 bids
bar.mobi 1,550 $US 10 bids
horoscope.mobi 1,500 $US 5 bids
entertainment.mobi 1,350 $US 3 bids
nightclubs.mobi 1,350 $US 3 bids
spiele.mobi 1,050 $US 19 bids
deportes.mobi 850 $US 6 bids
astrology.mobi 775 $US 15 bids
flores.mobi 750 $US 6 bids
yoga.mobi 510 $US 23 bids
hobbies.mobi 375 $US 4 bids
spiel.mobi 230 $US 11 bids
astrologia.mobi 200 $US 2 bids
dictonary.mobi 200 $US 1 bids
galleries.mobi 200 $US 3 bids
magazine.mobi 200 $US 2 bids
horoscopos.mobi 170 $US 5 bids
sendflowers.mobi 150 $US 3 bids
fitness.mobi 120 $US 4 bids
fastfood.mobi 110 $US 5 bids

 

[klm390]

Dear Santa, please bid on games dot mobi for me.

They're getting out of my league, but it makes a nice Christmas list.

 

[Mobi Cheap]

Dear Santa, please bid on games dot mobi for me.

They're getting out of my league, but it makes a nice Christmas list.

Santa said he'll see what he can do, but for now he is at least stopping other people from bidding for it - for the first time in a while the next update won't show new bids for games.mobi

Update:
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games.mobi 36,000 $US 36 bids
music.mobi 15,000 $US 28 bids
art.mobi 9,750 $US 5 bids
game.mobi 9,100 $US 28 bids
job.mobi 6,000 $US 5 bids
juegos.mobi 6,000 $US 39 bids
movies.mobi 6,000 $US 5 bids
videos.mobi 5,300 $US 14 bids
sport.mobi 5,000 $US 6 bids
movie.mobi 4,500 $US 5 bids
restaurant.mobi 4,000 $US 4 bids
clubs.mobi 3,000 $US 3 bids
play.mobi 3,000 $US 13 bids
classifieds.mobi 2,700 $US 5 bids
jokes.mobi 2,700 $US 7 bids
radio.mobi 2,050 $US 7 bids
fotos.mobi 2,000 $US 4 bids
freegames.mobi 1,850 $US 13 bids
musica.mobi 1,650 $US 10 bids
bar.mobi 1,550 $US 10 bids
horoscope.mobi 1,500 $US 5 bids
entertainment... 1,350 $US 3 bids
nightclubs.mobi 1,350 $US 3 bids
spiele.mobi 1,050 $US 19 bids
deportes.mobi 850 $US 6 bids
astrology.mobi 775 $US 15 bids
flores.mobi 750 $US 6 bids
yoga.mobi 600 $US 25 bids
hobbies.mobi 375 $US 4 bids
spiel.mobi 230 $US 11 bids
magazine.mobi 210 $US 3 bids
astrologia.mobi 200 $US 2 bids
dictonary.mobi 200 $US 1 bids
galleries.mobi 200 $US 3 bids
horoscopos.mobi 170 $US 5 bids
hiphop.mobi 150 $US 4 bids
sendflowers.mobi 150 $US 3 bids
fitness.mobi 140 $US 6 bids
fastfood.mobi 110 $US 5 bids
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39 new members of the ecosystem now, IMHO not too shabby for the first full day.

The new entry at number 36 is hiphop.mobi.

Off the heezy fo sheezy.

M.C.

 

[sags]

Appreciate the updates, mobi

Rep added.

Regards,

Sags

 

[quasar1138]

Games.mobi hit $51,000!!!

Wow......SEDO auction: Games.mobi hit $51,000!!!. This domain could hit into 6 digits. WOW!.

 

[Pred]

Wow......SEDO auction: Games.mobi hit $51,000!!!. This domain could hit into 6 digits. WOW!.

it will. without a doubt.
if it doesnt, arnies getting his
_\|/_ out! :sold:

 

[gemulder]

$52.000