Tips on buying Domain Names from the Founder of PhoneTag (formerly known as Simulscribe) [4hWW]

The Toys.com domain name bankruptcy auction is now over. I caught the tail end of the auction and listened and Twittered as the 2 final bidders ToysRus and National A1 Advertising fought it out with $5,000 bid increments.  The final blow by Toys”R”us was a $5,100,000 bid that trumped National A1′s $5,000,000 bid.  Up until [...]

Larry over at DirectNavigation.com is live blogging the toys.com auction. So far Frank Schilling has dropped out of the auction and the last bid was placed in the amount of $3,130,000 by National A1. Minmum bid increments have been set to $5,000. [Update]: Adam is now also tweeting the Auction. Toys’R'Us bought the domain toys.com [...]

The aftermarket.com silent auction portion for Domainer Mardi Gras ends today at 5pm EST. Two of the passed domains from the live auction have now received bids. The current bid for Credenzas.com is $13,500 and GolfSet.com is currently at  $4,500 . In addition all of the remaining no reserve listings have received bids and some [...]

Sedo’s first themed auction of the year, the No Reserve Auction, started today at 1:00 PM EST and will run through to March 5 at 1:00 PM EST. There are plenty of great domains available under a wide range of categories – including SkiDestinations.com, TaxReturnOnline.com, Deposits.com, Dangerous.com, Speculate.com, FindWomen.com and many more. The highest bid [...]

Last week Sedo reported an incredible $1 million worth of domain sales. Although the results weren’t quite as high this week, closing at around $800,000, there were plenty of impressive sales including Forums.com for $399,990, Primus.com for $33,000, Statoil.ru for just under $30,000 (23,400 €), EnterpriseGroup.com for $17,500, and Mama.es for $15,000. Check out the [...]

It was another solid week for AfternicDLS with over $500,000 worth of reported domain sales. Some of the highlights included RCSI.com for $10,000, MLTD.com for $9,800, RippleEffect.com for $8,000, and AutomobileInsuranceQuotes.com for $6,750. Check out the full list – which includes several notable non-English .coms, a few decent IDNs, and a $5,000 .info domain – [...]

ICANN has gone mobile for the upcoming public meeting in Mexico City, using icann.mobi to publish useful information for all attending the event. The mobile version of the website will help conference attendees access information directly from their phones including the full meeting schedule, a map of the venue, a twitter feed, security advice, taxi [...]

Aftermarket.com announced on their blog today that they have added 10 more no reserve domain names to their Domainer Mardis Gras extended auction which ends on Friday Saturday. The company is also continuing their charity raising effort by agreeing to donate $100 for each No Reserve domain sold – no matter what the sales amount [...]

Sedo announced this morning that they purchased parking company RevenueDirect from registrar Dotster and expanded their partnership with the registrar. From the Sedo Press Release: The acquisition of RevenueDirect’s substantial customer base significantly increases Sedo’s North American market share. In addition to the acquisition, Sedo has formed a strategic long-term partnership with registrar heavyweight and [...]