Domain name auction brings in $29,000 — .NYC tech

Web.nyc pulls in highest bid in latest auction of .NYC domain name.s

.NYC held an auction of technology and entrepreneur-themed domain names on SnapNames that concluded yesterday. The headline result was quite a bit lower than previous auctions.

18 domain names sold for a total of $28,872, led by Web.nyc for $8,638.

This compares to over $90,000 in the recent fashion-themed auction and $70,000 in the real estate auction.

Both of those auctions were headlined by major sales. The fashion auction sold Fashion.nyc for $37,000 and Shop.nyc for $33,500. (Fashion.nyc has not transferred yet so it’s not clear that the transaction was completed.) The real estate auction was led by RealEstate.nyc for $21,300.

The absence of one or two key bidders in these auctions can swing the pendulum quite a bit. That stated, I’m surprised to see names like Webdesign.nyc sell for under $1,000.

Here are the tech auction results:

web.nyc $8,638.00
startup.nyc $3,300.00
create.nyc $3,300.00
ux.nyc $2,150.00
connect.nyc $2,059.00
cloud.nyc $1,950.00
vc.nyc $1,750.00
dev.nyc $600.00
webdesign.nyc $550.00
geek.nyc $525.00
webhosting.nyc $525.00
chat.nyc $525.00
gaming.nyc $500.00
designs.nyc $500.00
webcam.nyc $500.00
contractors.nyc $500.00
consultants.nyc $500.00
wireless.nyc $500.00