Nice to see the industry leaders working together, TRAFFIC in NY will have domains from all the major players:

1. Moniker
2. Aftermarket.com / DomainTools
3. Rick Latona
4. Bido.com
5. Sedo

thedomains reports these sales, totaling $25k:

eastorange.com                         $5,890.00
northolmstead.com                   $2,950.00
norridge.com                             $2,950.00
southeuclid.com                        $2,950.00
aaan.com                                   $920.00
carinsurancewashington.co       $890.00
StateOfNewMexico.org              $850.00
lakehavasu.tv                            $590.00
eastleon.com                            $590.00
japanonline.net                         $590.00 (more…)

The moniker.com auction from the Geo show in Chicago just concluded with a total of $284K of domains sold.

While there were some good sales, in general I’d say it didn’t do that well. Many people got bargains on city domains

Here is a list of all the domains that sold:

SantaClara.com                         $82,500
Afghan.com                             $30,000
Asia.org                                  $30,000
OysterBay.com                          $24,500
Guatemala.net                          $16,000
Cuban.com                              $15,000
Secaucus.com                           $11,000
SaintKittsAndNevis.com                 $10,500 (more…)

The silent auction which ended recently netted $99k, according to the domains reports:

The silent auction from the Paris Domainers show just concluded and a total of 64 domains were sold for $99K

sprints.com                                $35,300.00
asj.com                                    $15,300.00
jpv.com                                     $8,240.00
WorkFromHome.info                           $5,000.00
travelplus.com                              $3,530.00
MKF.NET                   $1,770.00 (more…)

Moniker confirmed that the sale didn’t occur! The haaretz article about the sale was based on false info,

With America.com in the low reaching only $1.7M, Israel.com sold for $5.88MM today through moniker, hitting it’s $5.5 MM reserve. While it will top the annually sales chart the domain is priceless to any Jewish person and holds a high sentimental value. With Israel’s 60 years of independence celebrations two weeks ago now was a good time to sell the name.

The internet domain name “Israel.com” was sold over the weekend for $5.88 million. The buyer’s identity has not been revealed.

At the beginning of May, the internet domain registrar Moniker announced that the domain name “Israel.com” will be auctioned at a starting price of $5.5 million. The auction began on May 23 and ended six days later.

Today, the domain holds a generic Website providing general and tourist information about Israel and its heritage. It is yet unclear what the new content will be following the sale of the domain. (more…)

The Silent Auction of the TRAFFIC show just ended and the total sales was just over $737,000, with DomainRegistration.com selling for $376K.  I would assume at that price it was picked up by a registrar rather than a domainer.

In all 195 domains sold

Here are the sales:

Title Bid

domainregistration.com $376,480.00

undies.com $70,590.00

lonelywives.com $35,300.00

grammas.com $28,481.00

kitchenette.com $17,650.00

Q1.com $17,500.00

553.com $14,242.00

vpr.com $11,399.00

refrigerated.com $10,360.00

ringtone.mobi $10,000.00

loseweight.info $5,890.00

saxophonist.com $5,890.00 (more…)

The recent live auction at the TRAFFIC show netted only $2,555,00, which is a big downtime from last action. The most lively domain of the day was one we picked out last week, postalcodes.com, which rode all the way from a $1,000 reserve, to a $42,000 selling price. Reportedly there were only 75 people in attendance at the start of the auction and another 75 online, which is quite different from previous shows when there were several hundred people in live audience. The highest price recorded was $225,000 which was a tie between, GasPrices.com and InsuranceRates.com.

As expected .mobi is losing its popularity fast: computers.mobi and men.mobi sold for $9,500 and $10,000 respectively. The highest .mobi of the day was mortgage.mobi which sold for $18,000.

Only 105 of the domains sold. Here is the full list of all domains that sold :

$225,000 gasprices.com
$225,000 insurancerates.com
$170,000 rainbow.com
$122,000 athlete.com
$120,000 ow.com
$120,000 ringtones.org (more…)

The low reserve/No reserve auction just completed in Orlando and the auction netted just over $63K

Here are the domains that sold

daycare.org                          $16,500.00
refinancing.net                     $8,000.00
SpaceForRent.com                $8,000.00
DietChocolate.com                $7,500.00
TreatmentProgram.com        $4,000.00
but.net                                 $2,900.00
period.net                            $2,750.00
15yearloan.com                   $2,750.00
licensedrealestatebroker.com
& licensedrealestatebrokers.com       $2,200.00
semisweetchocolate.com                    $2,000.00
BroadwayShows.info                             $1,750.00
INVESTMENTFUNDMANAGERS.COM    $1,500.00
encyclopedias.net        $1,000.00
ForexTradingTools.com        $800.00
any.biz                $800.00
XXX.SC                $300.00

ok, most of these are long and kinda crappy. I like SpaceForRent though.

Jpost, the top israeli newspaper, published an article on the upcoming Israel.com auction at moniker

You would think Israel.com would be an exciting, detailed Web site on the Jewish state, designed to attract tourists from abroad. But when the Web address is punched in to your Internet browser, all you get is a simple page with an Israeli flag smack in the middle.

In contrast, Australia.com has a virtual tour video where a young man from down under guides you through the complex and fun site, and Mexico.com helps Net surfers plan their entire vacation in “just one click.”

But come May 23, Israel.com should be on its way to becoming exciting and informative. The domain name will be auctioned off to the highest bidder on the Moniker.com live auction site. The physical auction will take place at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C East Conference in Orlando, Florida. (more…)

Moniker.com has released the list for the domains to be auctioned off at live auction at the TRAFFIC Orlando show on Friday May 24.

Remote live bidding will be available through snapnames.com.

There are some great names on the list.

As usual moniker.com lists a range of reserve for each domain rather than an actual reserve price

20.net $25,001 - $50,000

360.ORG $5,001 - $10,000

action.com $250,001 - $500,000

Affect.com $10,001 - $25,000

affiliateprogram.com $1MM - $5MM

Afghanistan.net $10,001 - $25,000

airforcebase.com $1 - $5,000

airlines.mobi $5,001 - $10,000

airports.info $1 - $5,000

Anger.com $25,001 - $50,000

Ankle.com $25,001 - $50,000

armtattoos.com $1 - $5,000 (more…)