Comments on: Domain Roundtable Scorecard

By: Frank Michlick

Frank Michlick — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:29:19 +0000

Great job Jay, Stephen and everyone else who worked behind the scenes. I had a good time at the conference.

By: Stephen Douglas

Stephen Douglas — Sat, 01 Sep 2007 05:44:14 +0000

Jay, Ray Bero, myself and the team at Name Intelligence would like to thank everyone for their support and their comments regarding our Domain Roundtable Conference 2007 Live Domain Auction (LDA). Your comments are very helpful and appreciated, and it will help us move forward to set the standard for LDA’s for future. Thanks Adam, for coming to the conference, and giving us some great insight in your discussions on the panels and also your post-coverage of the DRT Live Domain Auction here. Keep up the great work, and make sure Frank M. stays away from the body paint!

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8/12-8/18 2007: The Week in Domains » Domain Name News — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 21:44:06 +0000

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By: ActNow

ActNow — Sun, 19 Aug 2007 17:55:39 +0000

“I agree that someone should organize industry specific domain auctions”

Rob,

It sounds like Michael Mann was listening to you.

He made an announcement on DNJ.
http://dnjournal.com/lowdown.htm

By: Tim Davids

Tim Davids — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 21:54:34 +0000

Kudos to Jay for the online bidding (at no reg cost!) This is a huge step forward for the industry.

By: Jay Westerdal

Jay Westerdal — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:32:14 +0000

We brokered two domains at full reserve 20 minutes after the auction. Cab.com and another one on the list above. Just an update.

By: Rob Chandler

Rob Chandler — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:17:34 +0000

Good info on the comparison of the recent live auction results. Overall, Jay’s auction was not only innovative but also a success. Even though only 37% of the domains listed sold the dollar amount sold was very impressive. I myself had two domains featured in the auction; PersonalOrganizers.com and AffordableVacation.com. Even though they did not sell, I am happy with the exposure they received via the auction, which was the case for every other unsold domain name from the auction.

I agree that someone should organize industry specific domain auctions (real estate, autos, search, banking, travel, services, etc.). I also own some generic “spanish” domains (.com and .com.mx) such as Limpiaduria.com, Lavanderia.com, Banco.com.mx, Farmacia.com.mx, etc. I also agree that someone should organize language specific domain auctions (Spanish, German, Chinese, French ect.)… I believe this would initially be a big hit and eventually would reach the same potential and popularity as English only domains.

Good luck to all!

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Domain Auction Roundup | e3auctions — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:56:15 +0000

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By: David Sams

David Sams — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:50:51 +0000

The thing that impressed me the most was how Jay kept his cool during this entire auction. Yes, there were times that things seemed to be a bit rough around the edges — trying to combine a live, in person auction with a live Internet auction. Let’s remember, this was a HUGE challenge. Jay stepped up to the plate, and hit one out of the park — on every level.

Yes, there were probably too many domains being auctioned, but Jay took some risks — one of those risks paid off for me by selling a .tv domain for over 35k. Many people did not think anything would sell other than .com domains. Jay proved them wrong. I also sold a Spanish domain for over 35k. Where else are you going to find results like that?

I think there is a tremendous opportunity here for an auction of other extensions other than .com. I’m talking about .biz, .info, .mobi, .tv, .cc, .md, etc. While these domains may only garner a thousand to a few thousand dollars each, there is a market for them, as proven by the sale of Hot.TV. In addition, what about an auction for popular Spanish names? Might seem far fetched, but it could appeal to a whole new crowd.

Another thing that might work…(food for thought)…is an auction that puts domains into popular categories (Real Estate, Sports, Travel, etc.). The reason this might work is for one huge reason–it could be promoted to those specific industries. This would be a way to get people outside of domainers involved in the domain auction biz. We need to start reaching out to these other industries. This will do nothing but drive up the prices! (Note: This could be done in one big auction over 5 hours, with each Industry getting 30 minutes of auction time).

This was a very impressive effort. The domain industry should not only take notice, but give a big HIGH 5 to Jay and his team for a job very well done!

As for LoveStories.com, I, being the owner, obviously thought that Jay’s write-up was right on target. It did, in fact, get a 85% approval rating by voters. However, it just did not appeal to this particular auction crowd. I bought the domain several years ago to develop a tv show around it (I am a TV producer in Los Angeles). Maybe that’s why it didn’t sell. Maybe I’m still to do a tv show around the domain. Who knows. We’ll have to wait and see! I’ve already had several emails from people who want to know what I’m going to do with it.

By the way, for those of you who want to see how I promoted my domains at the auction itself, check out the Sams Global Domain Girls photos at DavidSams.net. It was a lot of fun!

By: MyZine.com

MyZine.com — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 06:36:48 +0000

I removed one of my domain when Jay site force it too be reserve at $15,000
Where previous I refused more than 5 offers and all of them where above that and the highest offer ever receive for that domain was 180,000

Anyway but I like that people where able to bid live online

MyZine.com
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