Expired Domains

Newfold reveals $400k of expired domain sales Read more

Newfold reveals $400k of expired domain sales

Company publishes list of 105 domains it auctioned last month. Newfold Digital, the parent company of NameJet and SnapNames, revealed its expired domain sales of over $2,000 from August. The company auctioned 105 domains that met this threshold, totaling just shy of $400,000. Here are some of the sales that stand out to me: Kaffee.com […]

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No Comments September 7, 2023 3:32 pm
Losing expired domain bidder tries reverse domain name hijacking Read more

Losing expired domain bidder tries reverse domain name hijacking

Biofuels company lost an auction and filed a UDRP against the winner. A company that lost a DropCatch.com expired domain auction has tried its hand at UDRP…and has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf). Kvasir Technologies ApS tried to upgrade its domain to Kvasir.com in a DropCatch.com auction last year. But it […]

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No Comments September 5, 2023 11:43 am
An update on domain name marketplace gaming Read more

An update on domain name marketplace gaming

Namecheap is making progress, but the industry has a long way to go. Last month, I wrote a post about domain name auction gaming. It started with, “Bidders are right to be upset, but solutions can be controversial, too.” Indeed, when Namecheap announced new measures this week to increase transparency, some people thought it went […]

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No Comments August 31, 2023 1:00 pm
Namecheap offers unprecedented view into rival auction bidders Read more

Namecheap offers unprecedented view into rival auction bidders

See how many auctions your competitors have won. Namecheap has introduced a new feature to help domain auction bidders know who they are against. The company has rolled out User Badges that will appear next to bidder names in its marketplace. The bronze, silver, gold and platinum badges are based on the amount spent on […]

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No Comments August 28, 2023 12:01 pm
197 recent NameJet and SnapNames sales Read more

197 recent NameJet and SnapNames sales

Sales led by two three-letter domains. Newfold Digital has published its domain sales over $2,000 from June and July. In June, the platforms combined to sell 106 domains for $2,000 or more, totaling $442,000. In July, they sold 91 domains for $2,000 or more, totaling $387,000. Here are some of the domains that stood out […]

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No Comments August 11, 2023 12:40 pm
My new domain auction bidding strategy Read more

My new domain auction bidding strategy

I changed my expired domain bidding strategy on a recent trip and liked the results. A couple of weeks ago, I changed my auction bidding strategy. And so far, it’s working well for me. Historically, I would place a bid that was perhaps 10%-25% above the current bid and then raise my bid as other […]

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Dynadot drops domain RGP to 30 days Read more

Dynadot drops domain RGP to 30 days

Popular domain registrar, Dynadot, has announced changes to its domain Renewal Grace Period (RGP) effective September 18, 2023. Regarding expired domains and according to a notification sent out by Dynadot, RGP changes from 40 days to 30 days. After da…

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How to automatically point Dropcatch.com wins to your for sale pages Read more

How to automatically point Dropcatch.com wins to your for sale pages

Here’s a quick tip to eliminate a step for pointing your domains to landing pages. Winning expired domains is only the first step. Then, you need to point the domains to sales landers and list them for sale on marketplaces. Fortunately, the drop-catching service DropCatch.com makes the sales lander part easy if you change one […]

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No Comments July 25, 2023 9:19 am
Domain name auction gaming and what can be done about it Read more

Domain name auction gaming and what can be done about it

Bidders are right to be upset, but solutions can be controversial, too. There’s been some discussion about gaming expired domain auctions lately, including a good back-and-forth on NamePros. The instant concern is people gaming auctions by setting up two bidders for the auction. These two bidders quickly bid up the price, and when the top […]

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No Comments July 19, 2023 12:28 pm