Last week, James Booth announced that he sold the Nugget.com domain name, which was listed for sale via Atom.com. He was unable to share the sale price due to a non-disclosure agreement, but he speculated it was bought by a casino or something similar. https://t.co/Br67QiZmVV sold – NDA on price Im going to guess this […]Catchy.com

TRC.com expired at the end of November 2024. The domain name was apparently registered at a domain registrar that doesn't have a deal with an expiry auction platform, so it was fully deleted from the registry. As a result, drop catching auction platforms competed to catch the domain name once it made it through the […]Catchy.com

I use several different domain name purchase or sale agreements depending on the situation. Each of these agreements references "WHOIS" as a means of confirming ownership of a domain name before or after a sale. With the sunsetting of WHOIS in favor of the new RDAP, it might make sense for domain investors, brokers, and […]Catchy.com...

The Gong Show was a television talent show on ABC in the late 1970s. Contestants would perform a variety of acts while being judged by a panel of celebrity guests. If a judge found an act particularly bad, they could hit a large gong, abruptly ending the performance. It's too bad there isn't a gigantic […]Catchy.com

The Super Bowl was played last night, and a great deal of attention was on the Super Bowl commercials. In the recent past, domain names played a more minor role in the commercials, but that was not the case this year. There were quite a few standout domain names that played a prominent role. I […]Catchy.com

Three weeks ago, Samba.com sold for $143,000 in a NameJet expiry auction. Samba.com is an exceptional domain name, and there are many branded companies that would benefit from owning it. At $143k, it wasn't out of the realm of possibility that an aggressive domain investor acquired the domain name to be a portfolio asset. That […]Catchy.com...

If you use Afternic and its landing pages for your domain names, chances are good that you have a Lead Center filled with leads that look similar to this: If you're lucky, you have one or two sold domain names amongst many Stalled and Confused leads. This can be frustrating, particularly since sellers don't get […]Catchy.com

Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall has shared many .AI domain name sales over the last year or so. NameBio lists more than 1,000 .AI domain name sales at Namecheap in its database. This afternoon, Richard shared a handful of high value .AI domain name sales. He also shared some pretty big news about .AI expiry auctions […]Catchy.com

I went to the ICA meeting in Las Vegas last week. I don't particularly enjoy leaving my family when they have many different activities and events at happening home, but the trip was well worth that inconvenience. At around 200 attendees, the ICA event is fairly small and manageable. I was able to connect with […]Catchy.com

One of the things I like about DropCatch.com auctions is that I get control of the domain names almost immediately after I pay for them. I'll win an auction or receive the backorder success emails, visit the account to pay, and the names appear instantly in my associated NameBright account. That's what typically happens. Yesterday, […]Catchy....

Last year, I won a non-.com auction at Dynadot. The domain name may be considered a typo of another word word, but this "typo" has 100+/- TLDs registered, which is what caught my attention. In fact, at least 15 of those TLDs are developed, so there's quite a bit of usage around this brandable term. […]Catchy.com

I hand registered around 40 domain names this month. This is abnormally high, but I had a couple of recent sales in the category and figured I would use some of the income from those sales to try and generate additional sales. I registered these domain names in two groups – one of about 30 […]Catchy.com

The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) held its awards presentation last night during its annual meeting in Las Vegas. The domain industry at-large nominated people from within the industry for the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award and nominated companies for the new Trailblazer Award. ICA membership then voted on the winners, which were announced last ...

One of the nice things about having an Account Manager at GoDaddy is that he can help pull reports for me that would take longer for me to pull. At the beginning of the year, I ask my Account Manager to send me a report of all renewals I paid the previous year so I […]Catchy.com

When I was following the end of the DropCatch auction of Spend.com, I was unable to visit the landing page due to a website error. Observing the auction from the homepage, bidding had surpassed $700,000, and it appeared to be closing at $702,500 with more than 300 bids placed. Due to the technical errors that […]Catchy.com

Attending the ICA member meeting in Las Vegas last January was one of my business highlights of 2024. It's always nice to catch up with colleagues and friends who I haven't seen in a long time. I am heading out to Las Vegas for this year's meeting on Sunday. I appreciate the advocacy work the […]Catchy.com

DropCatch.com has won the sweepstakes to catch Spend.com, a domain name that was fully deleted by its former registrar, Amazon. The domain name will now be sold to the highest bidder when the auction concludes in a little less than 3 days. Spend.com was previously acquired for $275,000 in 2017 via Sedo. Prior to that, […]Catchy.com

Over the past few days, I received quite a few emails from GoDaddy with the subject "A product's been removed from your GoDaddy account." Jamie Zoch mentioned this on X, and I am sure there are many other GoDaddy customers who received the same email. This email is typically one I receive after letting a […]Catchy.com

I received an email from Atom.com notifying me that one of my domain names has been added to its new Sapphire Marketplace, which was announced earlier today: Introducing: Atom's Sapphire Marketplace The ultimate destination for the best non-.com domains! Featuring premium single-English-word gems across 100+ TLDs. Explore now: https://t.co/X0J...

As my portfolio has become larger, I have been spending more time evaluating whether to renew domain names or let them expire and save money. A domain name that looked good to me in 2016 may not look so good today. Renewals for .com domain names may be just in the $10/year range, but there's […]Catchy.com

The wholesale price of a .com domain name charged by Verisign (the .com registry operator) is approaching $10/year. I currently pay a little more than $11/year including the additional ICANN fee for my .com domain names at GoDaddy. This morning, Namecheap and Spaceship Founder and CEO Richard Kirkendall announced that Spaceship is offering .com dom...

In 2023, I noticed a company called Macro had announced a big funding round, and it was using Macro.com for its website. Its brand matching domain name caught my attention, and I learned the company had rebranded after being founded under the Coparse brand: Whoa – Macro isn't messing around. They secured the valuable https://t.co/WsuRKAXVd1 [...

For years, I would almost never touch non .com domain names. Reflecting changes I have noticed across the aftermarket, my viewpoint has been evolving. My portfolio now consists of approximately 7.5% non .com domain names. My goal is to increase that to 10% by the end of this year. I believe the top 3 extensions […]Catchy.com

We are doing some business with a local company that has Northern Lights in its branding. This is not a unique name, as it is shared with thousands of other companies. When we began working with them, I did a Whois search for NorthernLights.com to see who owned the domain name. Everyday dealings often spur […]Catchy.com

One benefit of consolidating a portfolio of domain names at a single registrar is receiving better bulk pricing for domain name registration, renewals, and inbound transfers. Most domain registrars offer these deals to their larger customers, with the priority pricing tiered – typically based on spend (varies by registrar). Like many registra...

My 2024 domain name sales were relatively flat year over year. I sold more domain names in 2024 than I sold in 2023, but it was by a slim enough margin that I will call it flat. My sale revenue was also slightly higher in 2024 than in 2023. I would still say the year […]Catchy.com

Last year, I purchased more than 400 domain names. I didn't spend as much on acquisitions as I have in previous years, but I increased the number of domain names in my inventory. I looked through my acquisitions from 2024 and want to share my 5 favorite domain name acquisitions from last year. The list […]Catchy.com

I was looking through my domain name acquisitions for 2024, and something caught my attention. Approximately 25% of my domain name acquisitions and registrations in 2024 were non .com domain names. With just about a day and a half remaining in 2024, I have purchased approximately 400 domain names this past year. I purchased a […]Catchy.com

A couple of years ago, I made an offer to buy a domain name. My email went unanswered for nearly two years before receiving a reply early this year. The longtime registrant and I exchanged a few emails, and I learned he and his wife lived less than an hour from me. He seemed apprehensive […]Catchy.com

I've sold a few lower-valued domain names using GoDaddy as the intermediary at 5% commission. These are generally deals I want to close quickly, and I am willing to give up $xx or $xxx for the sake of expedience. The one issue I have had with using GoDaddy and its custom checkout link is that […]Catchy.com

A month ago, I noticed the Claude.com domain name transferred from Network Solutions to corporate domain registrar MarkMonitor. The domain name had been registered under Whois privacy, and it is currently registered to DNStination Inc., Mark Monitor's privacy service. The domain name transfer was brought to my attention with the help of DomainTools...

I've known Phil Harris for many years. He was one of the first people I know who invested heavily in the new gTLD domain names. Phil still owns a portfolio of about 2,000 one word and one letter domain names in these alternative extensions, and he told me he is approaching seven figures in sales […]Catchy.com

Throughout the last several years, the size of my portfolio has ballooned. For many years, I kept somewhere in the ballpark of 400 – 500 domain names in my portfolio. It has now grown to more than 2,000 domain names and counting. With a larger portfolio, I pay more attention to domain name renewals. When […]Catchy.com

This morning on X, Sedo's Senior Domain Broker Dave Evanson announced the sale of Betz.com for $240,000: Just sold https://t.co/kS0IM6aSq8 for $240,000! Congrats to buyer and seller! dave evanson (@SedoDaveEvanson) December 17, 2024 The domain name is currently registered under Whois privacy at GoDaddy, so the buyer is not yet known. There are num...

As ICANN continues its preparations for the next round of TLD applications, the organization is hiring to fill roles that will help with these new domain name extensions and applications. Last week, ICANN posted a job opportunity on LinkedIn that might be of interest to someone who currently works in the domain name space. ICANN […]Catchy.com

For the past 15 years, Bob Mountain has held senior roles at NameMedia (then parent company of Afternic) and GoDaddy. During his tenure, Bob's area of expertise has been business development and partner management, serving in different C-suite and Vice President roles. Bob shared some personal news with me that he is allowing me to […]Catchy....

GoDaddy has been running a private auction featuring domain names from its NameFind portfolio. I have been following the auctions and bidding on a handful of domain names I like. Yesterday, I won the auction for Molasses.com. As I shared on X, it was won, paid for, delivered, and a landing page was launched within […]Catchy.com

Yesterday afternoon, Atom.com released its updated automated domain name appraisal tool. The tool is free to use and offers some insight into its value – as best as an automated appraisal tool may be able to do that. The company published a blog post to set expectations for the tool and how it can be […]Catchy.com

Liquidity Group, a company that is billed "as a leading AI-driven direct lender operating a multibillion-dollar portfolio globally," made a significant domain name upgrade. Liquidity Group acquired the Liquidity.com domain name. It had been using LiquidityGroup.com for its web presence. The company appears to use the shorter "Liquidity" in much of ...

I keep most of my domain names registered at GoDaddy because I find it is easier to manage a portfolio at one registrar. Throughout the year as I acquire domain names at auction, my other registrar accounts grow. I have domain names at Network Solutions, Namecheap, Dynadot, NameBright, and probably a few other domain registrars. […]Catchy.com

Update: After publishing this article, I heard from Freelancer.com CEO Matt Barrie (Freelancer is the parent company of Escrow.com). Matt told me the information in the article is incorrect, and these countries were added to the "do not service" list in error. Matt's full statement to me is here: "The article is erroneous – we […]Catchy...