auction The Great Hyphen Sale of 2008 - A-n-t-i-q-u-e.com, E-r-i-e.com, J-a-m-e-s.com +more

[Jennifer]

Welcome to "The Great Hyphen Sale of 2008" :kickass:

Don't fear the hyphen!!!!!!!! I have built a couple of websites using hyphenated domain names, and they do just as well... if not better than domain names without hyphens... :bingo:

Why am I selling?

I just moved from NY to CA, so I'm trying to raise a little extra $$$

NP = Namepros.com
GD = GoDaddy.com

6 Character / 4 Letter = Starting Bid: $10 each

A-q-u-a.com - NP - 8/27/2009
B-u-l-l.com - GD - 3/10/2009
E-r-i-e.com - NP - 5/26/2009
I-n-g-a.com - NP - 6/25/2009
L-i-s-a.com - GD - 4/03/2009
L-o-r-e.com - NP - 5/02/2009
M-a-l-i.com - NP - 4/05/2009
R-i-o-t.com - NP - 8/17/2009

9 Character / 5 Letter = Starting Bid: $9 each

C-e-l-l-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009
C-y-c-l-e.com - NP - 3/26/2009
D-o-g-m-a.com - NP - 8/12/2009
F-a-r-g-o.com - NP - 5/26/2009
F-o-r-m-s.com - NP - 4/01/2009
I-c-o-n-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009
J-a-m-e-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009
K-i-t-e-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009
S-a-l-e-m.com - NP - 5/26/2009
S-a-r-a-h.com - NP - 4/01/2009
S-o-r-r-y.com - GD - 3/10/2009
T-a-b-o-o.com - GD - 3/26/2009
W-o-r-m-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009

11 Character / 6 Letter = Starting Bid: $8 each

A-v-a-t-a-r.com - NP - 3/10/2009
S-t-e-r-e-o.com - GD - 3/26/2009

13 Character / 7 Letter = Starting Bid: $7 each

A-n-t-i-q-u-e.com - NP - 8/10/2009
S-e-l-l-e-r-s.com - GD - 3/26/2009
S-e-r-v-i-c-e.com - GD - 3/26/2009

15 Character / 8 Letter = Starting Bid: $6 each

B-a-r-b-a-d-o-s.com - GD - 7/17/2009
I-s-t-a-n-b-u-l.com - NP - 5/28/2009
S-h-a-n-g-h-a-i.com - NP - 3/17/2009
Z-i-p-C-o-d-e-s.com - GD - 3/26/2009

17 Character / 9 Letter = Starting Bid: $5 each

S-t-a-t-e-M-a-p-s.com - NP - 4/02/2009

19 Character / 10 Letter = Starting Bid: $4 each

C-h-a-r-e-l-s-t-o-n.com - NP - 4/26/2009


Increments: $1

NO BIN - Final bids win

Auction ends: 11/21/2008 at 8pm PST

Payment accepted via Paypal "MassPay" - Please don't bid unless you can pay within 48 hours of auction close. Please PM any questions... and bid away!

 

[buckshotdots]

I will start you off with

A-n-t-i-q-u-e $7


(God I hate moving, hope all went well)


thanks, gary-

 

[prague7]

$6 each for:

B-a-r-b-a-d-o-s.com
I-s-t-a-n-b-u-l.com
S-h-a-n-g-h-a-i.com
Z-i-p-C-o-d-e-s.com

[PS: Hope the move went well and you're settling in ok - that's quite a distance!! %%- ]

 

[philski]

A-Q-U-A.com $10 here

 

[prague7]

Don't fear the hyphen!!!!!!!! I have built a couple of websites using hyphenated domain names, and they do just as well... if not better than domain names without hyphens... :bingo:

Jennifer, I'm taking your advice and casting off my fear of the hyphen to bid on some more domains...!! :o

$9 each for:
F-o-r-m-s.com
I-c-o-n-s.com

$8 for
A-v-a-t-a-r.com

:tu:

 

[GF]

S-h-a-n-g-h-a-i.com $7

 

[Jennifer]

Welcome Bidders :tu: Thank you for kicking things off

Gary... I hate moving too... but all did go well... better than expected actually :tu: Thank you

prague7.... it is quite a distance... and we did it by van toting a uhaul - fun! I am glad you decided to put aside your fears and pick up some quality hyphenated keywords while they last... because just like every other trend... eventually, there will be none left :tu:

I will try to keep you as updated as possible to avoid any confusion... here are the current standings. Items in green have been opened... everything else is waiting for a starting bid!

6 Character / 4 Letter = Starting Bid: $10 each

A-q-u-a.com - NP - 8/27/2009 - $10 (philski)
B-u-l-l.com - GD - 3/10/2009
E-r-i-e.com - NP - 5/26/2009
I-n-g-a.com - NP - 6/25/2009
L-i-s-a.com - GD - 4/03/2009
L-o-r-e.com - NP - 5/02/2009
M-a-l-i.com - NP - 4/05/2009
R-i-o-t.com - NP - 8/17/2009

9 Character / 5 Letter = Starting Bid: $9 each

C-e-l-l-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009
C-y-c-l-e.com - NP - 3/26/2009
D-o-g-m-a.com - NP - 8/12/2009
F-a-r-g-o.com - NP - 5/26/2009
F-o-r-m-s.com - NP - 4/01/2009 - $9 (prague7)
I-c-o-n-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009 - $9 (prague7)
J-a-m-e-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009
K-i-t-e-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009
S-a-l-e-m.com - NP - 5/26/2009
S-a-r-a-h.com - NP - 4/01/2009
S-o-r-r-y.com - GD - 3/10/2009
T-a-b-o-o.com - GD - 3/26/2009
W-o-r-m-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009

11 Character / 6 Letter = Starting Bid: $8 each

A-v-a-t-a-r.com - NP - 3/10/2009 - $8 (prague7)
S-t-e-r-e-o.com - GD - 3/26/2009

13 Character / 7 Letter = Starting Bid: $7 each

A-n-t-i-q-u-e.com - NP - 8/10/2009 - $7 (buckshotdots)
S-e-l-l-e-r-s.com - GD - 3/26/2009
S-e-r-v-i-c-e.com - GD - 3/26/2009

15 Character / 8 Letter = Starting Bid: $6 each

B-a-r-b-a-d-o-s.com - GD - 7/17/2009 - $6 (prague7)
I-s-t-a-n-b-u-l.com - NP - 5/28/2009 - $6 (prague7)
S-h-a-n-g-h-a-i.com - NP - 3/17/2009 - $7 (GF)
Z-i-p-C-o-d-e-s.com - GD - 3/26/2009 - $6 (prague7)

17 Character / 9 Letter = Starting Bid: $5 each

S-t-a-t-e-M-a-p-s.com - NP - 4/02/2009

19 Character / 10 Letter = Starting Bid: $4 each

C-h-a-r-e-l-s-t-o-n.com - NP - 4/26/2009

 

[Jennifer]

Just a little bump... 3 days remain... auction standing are still as posting above... looking for more bids....

Get in on "The Great Hyphen Sale of 2008" before it's too late :tu:

 

[Name Trader]

I managed to get connected whilst I'm away. B-U-L-L.com $10

 

[Jennifer]

Notes of Interest:

E-r-i-e.com
Erie, PA Pop: 103,717. There is also an Erie in CO, IL, IN, KS, and others - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_(disambiguation)

I-n-g-a.com
Scandinavian female name, a group of indigenous peoples in Colombia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inga_(disambiguation)

L-o-r-e.com
all the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience. (folklore)

M-a-l-i.com
Mali is the seventh largest country in Africa, bordering Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. (pop: 11,995,402)

F-a-r-g-o.com
Fargo, ND (pop: 99,200)

S-a-l-e-m.com
Salem, MA pop: 40,922 / Salem OR pop: 136,924 / Salem, Tamil Nadu pop: 751,438 plus many others - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem

B-a-r-b-a-d-o-s.com
pop: 279,000

I-s-t-a-n-b-u-l.com
largest city of Turkey and the third largest city in the world. (pop: 11,372,613)

S-h-a-n-g-h-a-i.com
the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with over 20 million people in its extended metropolitan area (pop: 18,580,000)

Auction Update:

6 Character / 4 Letter = Starting Bid: $10 each

A-q-u-a.com - NP - 8/27/2009 - $10 (philski)
B-u-l-l.com - GD - 3/10/2009 - $10 (stub)
E-r-i-e.com - NP - 5/26/2009
I-n-g-a.com - NP - 6/25/2009
L-i-s-a.com - GD - 4/03/2009
L-o-r-e.com - NP - 5/02/2009
M-a-l-i.com - NP - 4/05/2009
R-i-o-t.com - NP - 8/17/2009

9 Character / 5 Letter = Starting Bid: $9 each

C-e-l-l-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009
C-y-c-l-e.com - NP - 3/26/2009
D-o-g-m-a.com - NP - 8/12/2009
F-a-r-g-o.com - NP - 5/26/2009
F-o-r-m-s.com - NP - 4/01/2009 - $9 (prague7)
I-c-o-n-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009 - $9 (prague7)
J-a-m-e-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009
K-i-t-e-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009
S-a-l-e-m.com - NP - 5/26/2009
S-a-r-a-h.com - NP - 4/01/2009
S-o-r-r-y.com - GD - 3/10/2009
T-a-b-o-o.com - GD - 3/26/2009
W-o-r-m-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009

11 Character / 6 Letter = Starting Bid: $8 each

A-v-a-t-a-r.com - NP - 3/10/2009 - $8 (prague7)
S-t-e-r-e-o.com - GD - 3/26/2009

13 Character / 7 Letter = Starting Bid: $7 each

A-n-t-i-q-u-e.com - NP - 8/10/2009 - $7 (buckshotdots)
S-e-l-l-e-r-s.com - GD - 3/26/2009
S-e-r-v-i-c-e.com - GD - 3/26/2009

15 Character / 8 Letter = Starting Bid: $6 each

B-a-r-b-a-d-o-s.com - GD - 7/17/2009 - $6 (prague7)
I-s-t-a-n-b-u-l.com - NP - 5/28/2009 - $6 (prague7)
S-h-a-n-g-h-a-i.com - NP - 3/17/2009 - $7 (GF)
Z-i-p-C-o-d-e-s.com - GD - 3/26/2009 - $6 (prague7)

17 Character / 9 Letter = Starting Bid: $5 each

S-t-a-t-e-M-a-p-s.com - NP - 4/02/2009

19 Character / 10 Letter = Starting Bid: $4 each

C-h-a-r-e-l-s-t-o-n.com - NP - 4/26/2009

 

[Jennifer]

Here's a bump... with only one day remaining. Get your bids in now for some great hyphenated domain names!

 

[nicedomains]

A-q-u-a.com $11

 

[Jennifer]

"The Great Hyphen Sale of 2008" will be ending tonight at 8pm PST / 11pm EST

Here are the current auction standings...

Auction Update:

6 Character / 4 Letter = Starting Bid: $10 each

A-q-u-a.com - NP - 8/27/2009 - $11 (nicedomains)
B-u-l-l.com - GD - 3/10/2009 - $10 (stub)
E-r-i-e.com - NP - 5/26/2009 - $10 (buckshotdots)
I-n-g-a.com - NP - 6/25/2009
L-i-s-a.com - GD - 4/03/2009
L-o-r-e.com - NP - 5/02/2009
M-a-l-i.com - NP - 4/05/2009
R-i-o-t.com - NP - 8/17/2009

9 Character / 5 Letter = Starting Bid: $9 each

C-e-l-l-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009
C-y-c-l-e.com - NP - 3/26/2009
D-o-g-m-a.com - NP - 8/12/2009
F-a-r-g-o.com - NP - 5/26/2009 - $9 (buckshotdots)
F-o-r-m-s.com - NP - 4/01/2009 - $9 (prague7)
I-c-o-n-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009 - $9 (prague7)
J-a-m-e-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009
K-i-t-e-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009
S-a-l-e-m.com - NP - 5/26/2009
S-a-r-a-h.com - NP - 4/01/2009
S-o-r-r-y.com - GD - 3/10/2009
T-a-b-o-o.com - GD - 3/26/2009
W-o-r-m-s.com - GD - 3/10/2009

11 Character / 6 Letter = Starting Bid: $8 each

A-v-a-t-a-r.com - NP - 3/10/2009 - $9 (buckshotdots)
S-t-e-r-e-o.com - GD - 3/26/2009 - $9

13 Character / 7 Letter = Starting Bid: $7 each

A-n-t-i-q-u-e.com - NP - 8/10/2009 - $7 (buckshotdots)
S-e-l-l-e-r-s.com - GD - 3/26/2009
S-e-r-v-i-c-e.com - GD - 3/26/2009

15 Character / 8 Letter = Starting Bid: $6 each

B-a-r-b-a-d-o-s.com - GD - 7/17/2009 - $7 (buckshotdots)
I-s-t-a-n-b-u-l.com - NP - 5/28/2009 - $7 (buckshotdots)
S-h-a-n-g-h-a-i.com - NP - 3/17/2009 - $8 (buckshotdots)
Z-i-p-C-o-d-e-s.com - GD - 3/26/2009 - $6 (prague7)

17 Character / 9 Letter = Starting Bid: $5 each

S-t-a-t-e-M-a-p-s.com - NP - 4/02/2009

19 Character / 10 Letter = Starting Bid: $4 each

C-h-a-r-e-l-s-t-o-n.com - NP - 4/26/2009


There is no better time than now to get your bids in!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck!

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This post has been updated to reflect the final bids.....
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[buckshotdots]

Erie 10
Fargo 9
Avatar 9
Stereo 8
Barbados 7
Istanbul 7
Shanghai 8

 

[Jennifer]

"The Great Hyphen Sale of 2008" Part 1 is over. PM's have been sent to the winning bidders.

Thanks to all who participated in this auction.

"The Great Hyphen Sale of 2008" continues with Part 2
http://www.namepros.com/domains-for-sale-auctions/535864-great-hyphen-sale-2008-part-2-a.html

If you didn't get what you needed take a look there... I've added more names!