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The Lowdown
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Oct. 3, 2008 Post
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Here's the The
Lowdown from DNJournal.com! Updated
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around the domain name industry!
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The
online domain auction that Moniker.com
ran in association with last week's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New
York conference ended last night with a total of more
than $900,000 |
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worth of sales. Added to the
nearly
$3 million in sales registered during their two live
auctions in New York, Moniker booked just under $4
million in total sales for their T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
related events. A very nice showing given that it comes at
a time when the financial world in general seems to be
teetering on the edge of collapse. Though no one is immune
from the kind of economic problems the world is currently
being threatened with, domains continue to hold up better
than most other asset classes.
The top sale in Moniker's
silent auction was Loto.com at $91,331,
followed by Wholesale.net at $88,240, |
Auctioneer
Wayne Wheat (left) and Moniker
CEO Monte Cahn running their live auction at T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
New York Sept. 25 |
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SpaResorts.com
at $70,590, Claudia.com at $35,000
and NewYorkRestaurants.com at $30,240. 11
more sales reached the five figure mark: |
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furnitureworld.com
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$29,420
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bluecollar.com
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$28,750
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650.com
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$27,000
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auctions.net
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$26,000
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american.info
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$23,530
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setup.com
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$20,000
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ankle.com
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$15,300
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mohamed.com
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$14,710
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512.com
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$14,120
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movingquotes.com
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$13,800
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proverb.com
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$10,130
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More than 200
domains were sold in the extended auction with some
changing hands for as little as $250.
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A new trade
association representing Canadian
domain owners will be launched Tuesday (Oct. 7) at
the Domain
Convergence conference in Niagara
Falls, Ontario. The Domain Owners Association of Canada
(DOAC) said it aims to protect and increase the value of its
members’ domain names. |
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Peter Maxymych,
President of Emall.ca and founder of the
DOAC, said “It’s high time Canadian domain owners get their voices
heard. Domain owners in Canada have often felt like they are working alone. This does not have to be the
case. With this association we can work together to promote our interests in
domaining.” |
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Frank
Michlick, Chairman of the Domain Convergence
conference added “We are looking forward to helping launch the ground-breaking association for domain
owners. Canadian
domain name owners have contributed immensely to the domain name industry and it is
comforting to know an organization will have our
backs.” More information about the Domain Owners Association of Canada will be released on
www.doac.ca once the association is officially launched. In the meantime,
you can contact Zak Muscovitch, the association’s solicitor,
by emailing Zak @ Muscovitch.com.
I
would have to echo Michlick's comments about
Canadian domain owners. That nation has produced
many of the most successful domainers in history,
including Frank Schilling, Kevin Ham,
Garry Chernoff and Shaun Pilfold to
name just a few from a list that goes on and
on.
(Posted
Oct.
3,
2008)
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