Affiliate.us gets EUR 120,000 Bid
An auction for Affiliate.us is underway following receiving a 120,000 EUR bid at Sedo.
Affiliate.us is being auctioned at Sedo and the reserve is met. Bidding started following the owner received a EUR 120,000 bid (approximately $178,000 USD). The seller is well known, but it is unclear who the buyer is. Given the very high price, let’s hope Sedo verifies the bidder quickly to avoid any sort of embarrassment. “Affiliate” is a valuable term, but this auction would certainly set records.
Sedo has a few other auctions underway that are attracting attention. Porn.fr is right now EUR 30,000 (approximately $44,500 USD) and has met its reserve. DiscountTravel.co.uk is at 16,000 EUR ($24,000 USD), a very strong price for a .co.uk. Chrismas.co.uk has attracted 14 bids and is right now £13,000 ($27,000 USD), but the reserve isn’t met. Finally, ForexInvestor.com is 10,000 EUR ($15,000 USD).
A few of these domains may be up for sale from U.S. investors. By listing domains in Euros they can take advantage of current exchange rates. Although people ought to factor in differences between currencies, that may be thrown out the door in the heat of an auction.
Sedo’s next Great Domains auction kicks off on Thursday. Some of the top domains (and their reserve ranges) include:
Actors.com $50k-$200k
Coed.com $50k-$200k
Dormitory.com $5k-$20k
FatTuesday.com < $5k
Illustrate.com $20k-$50k
MailOrder.com $200k-$500k
Nap.com $50k-$200k
Our.com $50k-$200k
Per.com $50k-$200k
RSU.com no reserve
Silver.net $50k-$200k
[Update: Zimbabwe.com is now on auction at $130,000. The reserve has been met.]
[Update: Initial suspicions were founded. The auction for Affiliate.us has been removed from Sedo's site. My guess is this could sell for $5k-$20k, up to $75k under the right circumstances.]
