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Scenes at Domain Madness 2009 — Behind the

A look behind the scenes at the Domain Madness auction.

It’s Domain Madness time! Domain Consultant’s Domain Madness auction kicks off today at 2:15 CDT (12:15 PDT) with 48 domain names going under the hammer. To make things more interesting, someone will walk home with $1,000 for correctly picking the domain names that sell. Follow me on twitter @domainnamewire

Although most bidding action will come online, a number of domainers are gathering at the live auction at The Palms in Las Vegas. The event is being held in the Kingpin Suite, a massive pad on the 25th floor of The Palms’ Fantasy tower. Check out the video below:

Yes, that’s a two lane bowling alley, 8 flat panel displays, a projection display, pool table, and bar. The views aren’t bad, either.

The most expensive domain on the list is AutoFinder.com, an active lead generation web site for the car dealer industry. Other high profile domains include Baby.net, Speak.com, and Inventing.com.

Also on the wire

Other reporting from the domain desk.

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