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Sedo.com Transactions For The Week Total $2.3 Million
Sedo just posted its weekly report for the period ending October 29th, 2012. In all, 892 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totalling nearly $2.3 million. Over 38% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. ...
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Sedo.com Transactions For The Week Total $2.3 Million
Sedo just posted its weekly report for the period ending October 29th, 2012. In all, 892 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totalling nearly $2.3 million. Over 38% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. ...
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October 30, 2012, 4:34 pm
The Domains
After 4 Years The Domain: vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv.com Can Soon Be Your’s
The domain name vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv.com which has been registered for 4 years can soon be yours. The domain name that was registered in 2008 is now in pending delete. With just 62 “v” its rare t...
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After 4 Years The Domain: vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv.com Can Soon Be Your’s
The domain name vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv.com which has been registered for 4 years can soon be yours. The domain name that was registered in 2008 is now in pending delete. With just 62 “v” its rare t...
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October 30, 2012, 12:45 pm
The Domains
PayPal Revises Terms: Any Depute Gets Decided By PayPal & Funds Are NOT F
Paypal.com just announced changes to its user agreement effective November 1, 2012. I know a lot of domainers use paypal to settle domain transactions and wanted to point out several “changes” in the policy, which could effect you...
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PayPal Revises Terms: Any Depute Gets Decided By PayPal & Funds Are NOT F
Paypal.com just announced changes to its user agreement effective November 1, 2012. I know a lot of domainers use paypal to settle domain transactions and wanted to point out several “changes” in the policy, which could effect you...
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October 30, 2012, 11:14 am
The Domains
Pizza.At Sells For Almost $100,000
In what’s going to be a head scratcher for some domainers, the domain name Pizza.At sold for 75,000 Euro’s or just over 97,000. .At is the ccTLD for Austria. We will have to check with Ron Jackson to see if this is a record price paid for...
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Pizza.At Sells For Almost $100,000
In what’s going to be a head scratcher for some domainers, the domain name Pizza.At sold for 75,000 Euro’s or just over 97,000. .At is the ccTLD for Austria. We will have to check with Ron Jackson to see if this is a record price paid for...
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October 30, 2012, 10:36 am
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Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick Award RickNielsen.com By UDRP Panel, But Is It A Correct Decision?
Richard A. Nielsen a/k/a Rick Nielsen, is the lead guitarist, backup vocalist, and primary songwriter for the American rock band Cheap Trick was just award the domain name ricknielsen.com in a UDRP handled by the National Arbitration Forum As I read...
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Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick Award RickNielsen.com By UDRP Panel, But Is It A Correct Decision?
Richard A. Nielsen a/k/a Rick Nielsen, is the lead guitarist, backup vocalist, and primary songwriter for the American rock band Cheap Trick was just award the domain name ricknielsen.com in a UDRP handled by the National Arbitration Forum As I read...
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October 30, 2012, 9:08 am
The Domains
After Blowing Through $40 Million, Cash4Gold.com Is About To Be Sold In Bankruptcy Court For $440K
According to Fortune, the company Cash4Gold.com which raised at one point $40 Million in Venture Capital funds is about to be sold, domain and all for around $440,000. The company which had a Super Bowl ad in the 2009 game featuring MC Hammer (who al...
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After Blowing Through $40 Million, Cash4Gold.com Is About To Be Sold In Bankruptcy Court For $440K
According to Fortune, the company Cash4Gold.com which raised at one point $40 Million in Venture Capital funds is about to be sold, domain and all for around $440,000. The company which had a Super Bowl ad in the 2009 game featuring MC Hammer (who al...
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October 29, 2012, 5:00 pm
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ICANN Pays Over $1.5 Million For Directors Travel & Compensations
ICANN released today the list of compensation and travel expense paid to or on behalf of Directors of ICANN for the fiscal year ending June 2012. “This table represents reimbursements and compensation paid directly to Board Members, payments...
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ICANN Pays Over $1.5 Million For Directors Travel & Compensations
ICANN released today the list of compensation and travel expense paid to or on behalf of Directors of ICANN for the fiscal year ending June 2012. “This table represents reimbursements and compensation paid directly to Board Members, payments...
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October 28, 2012, 1:00 pm
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A Founders Program Buyer’s Thoughts On Why ICM Made A Huge Mistake In Putting Up Over 1K Premium Domains For Sale
On Wednesday ICM Registry the company that operates the .XXX registry put up for sale over 1,000 premium registry owned domains, with prices ranging from $330 to $220,000 and a total value of $7.7 Million. For those who don’t know my company Wo...
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A Founders Program Buyer’s Thoughts On Why ICM Made A Huge Mistake In Putting Up Over 1K Premium Domains For Sale
On Wednesday ICM Registry the company that operates the .XXX registry put up for sale over 1,000 premium registry owned domains, with prices ranging from $330 to $220,000 and a total value of $7.7 Million. For those who don’t know my company Wo...
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October 27, 2012, 8:45 am
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Registrars Come Out Against Additional Rights Protections Policy Changes For New gTLD’s
In a letter sent by the Registrar Stakeholder Group to ICANN, today, the group has come out against making any additional changes to the Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPM) for trademark holders in the new gTLD’s. The letter was sent by the Chai...
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Registrars Come Out Against Additional Rights Protections Policy Changes For New gTLD’s
In a letter sent by the Registrar Stakeholder Group to ICANN, today, the group has come out against making any additional changes to the Rights Protection Mechanisms (RPM) for trademark holders in the new gTLD’s. The letter was sent by the Chai...
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October 26, 2012, 8:55 pm
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Verisign Reports: 119.9 .Com/Net Registrations; .Com Contract Still Pending & Stock Is Down 10%
VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012 today after the market closed and the news disappointed the market as shares are down over 11% in after market trading, a huge move for a stock li...
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Verisign Reports: 119.9 .Com/Net Registrations; .Com Contract Still Pending & Stock Is Down 10%
VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), reported financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012 today after the market closed and the news disappointed the market as shares are down over 11% in after market trading, a huge move for a stock li...
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October 25, 2012, 4:31 pm
