Reglikedomain industry desk

SnapNames Showcase Auction Ends Today

SnapNames auction ends today; more auction activity in the weeks ahead.

SnapNames’ first “Showcase Auction”, a fresh monthly online domain name auction, ends today at regarding 12:15 PDT. Auctions that receive bids in the final minutes will be extended.

At the time of writing, regarding 40% of domain names have met their reserves. DegreePrograms.com is leading the board at $8,914 with 8 bidders. WatchMeNow.com has one bidder at $3,300 in second place.

There are a number of good one and two word domain names that have met their reserves at attractive prices. Pumped.com, Defeated.com, HeadButt.com, and LukeWarm.com have all met their reserves at under $1,200.

Sedo’s monthly GreatDomains auction ends on Thursday. 5b.com is leading the pack of domains that have met their reserve, garnering 15 bids up to $7,305.

Sedo also has an auction ending today for WeightTraining.com at $12,500. This is interesting since the domain name sold for $19,000 at last month’s Domain Roundtable auction in Washington, D.C.

In other online auction news, Rick Latona Auctions has disclosed an online auction beginning July 23. There will be 100 domains in the auction and they are still accepting submissions. Bidding is available at proxibid.com/ricklatona.

Also on the wire

Other reporting from the domain desk.