Nets $4.4 Million, SkiResorts.com sells for $850,000 — Moniker Auction
Moniker’s live domain auction ends with mixed results.
If tonight’s domain name auction was a barometer for the domain industry, we know nothing more than we did ahead of the auction began. The results were, well, mediocre.
Ahead of it began, I set a personal range for the auction. Anything less than $4 million would be a failure, anything greater than $6M would be a success. The auction ended up squarely in the middle, with $4.4 million changing hands (counting $200,000 from Monday).
Here’s my take:
-.Mobi did very well, with Vegas.mobi going for $20,000, Tickets.mobi for $60,000, Property.mobi for $26,000, Porn.mobi for $110,000, and Shows.mobi for $20,000.
-A very low percentage of domains sold. When you combine it with the results of Monday’s live auction the sell rate is better, but still not great. A lot of domains didn’t meet their reserves.
-I’m not a fan of splitting the auction between low reserve and high reserve domains across two days. SnapNames pioneered this with the DOMAINfest auction last month. It keeps enthusiasm down, suppresses prices of lower-priced domains, and keeps smaller players from being interested in the main auction. With all of the domains that were passed tonight, even some low value sales mixed in between would have kept the tempo upbeat.
Here are the sold domains. These were captured live, so the results are not final.
skiresorts.com 850000
meds.com 470000
DVDs.com 300000
CPC.com 200000
[Adult names] 110000
GarageSales.com 110000
Autoclassifieds.com 110000
Porn.mobi 110000
husband.com 100000
SearchEngines.com 92500
niche.com 85000
SKINNY.COM 80000
GoldDigger.com and GoldDiggers.com 80000
cotton.com 75000
Hoax.com 70000
WeddingVows.com 62500
Tickets.mobi 60000
Organ.com 55000
Baseball.net 52500
Invest.net 45000
gags.com 45000
CheddarCheese.com 37500
DiscountStores.com 36000
vet.net 35000
formals.com 35000
pinup.com 35000
LearningToys.com 34500
antidepressant.com 30000
officemanager.com 30000
jewellers.com 30000
Faithful.com 29500
HealthStore.com 27500
Property.mobi 26000
OklahomaRealEstate.com 25000
FreeMovieDownload.com 25000
ConsultingFirms.com 22500
Vegas.mobi 20000
swimming.net 20000
lifesaver.com 20000
WoodCabinets.com 20000
shows.mobi 20000
CollectorPlates.com 18500
personalitytests.com 18000
deductions.com 17700
ChocolateChips.com 17500
OnlineFinancing.com 17500
repossessedhomes.com 17500
Preacher.com 17500
greencard.org 17000
DrugCard.com/.net/.org 17000
PortableGPS.com 17000
AirplaneCharters.com 17000
Broadway.mobi 17000
Computer.us 17000
USEDSNOWMOBILES.COM 16000
Hollywood.mobi 16000
lunatic.com 15000
vegasdiscounts.com 15000
WORLDPHONES.COM 15000
GreenVehicle.com 15000
Kitchenettes.com 15000
kosherrestaurants.com 14000
NewYorkCheesecake.com 12000
alaskankingcrab.com 12000
Banks.mobi 12000
GovernmentServices.com 11000
immigrationservice.com 11000
Naked.mobi 10500
dillpickles.com 10000
Doctor.mobi 10000
Lottery.mobi 9750
odds.net 8500
rvj.com 8000
FlatFeet.com 8000
DUI.MOBI 7000
Score.mobi 7000
FlatscreenTelevisions.com 7000
bail.org 7000
heartworms.com 6000
YouPhone.com and Uphone.com 6000
ComedyClubs.net 5000
Condoms.info 4000
