Domain Name Owners

Somewhere lost in the controversy earlier this week surrounding my post about bids made on domains that did not sell at the TRAFFIC/Moniker auction, as documented live in this post, was the radical idea that domainers were walking away from a lot of money — in essence, by choice.  Whether that choice came from an […]

The TRAFFIC West 2008 Conference ended this morning in Las Vegas.  Yesterday afternoon, and well into the early evening, the live auction of premium domain names lasted 4:25 hours.  I’m sure the auctioneer was exhausted.   
This live auction included the TRAFFIC attendees in the room, as well as  phone bidders and internet bidders (a nice […]

In the final analysis, doing business isn’t any fun without good relationships.  This year a few people have been especially helpful.  I’d like to thank Monte Cahn for his great services at Moniker; Rick Schwartz for stirring the pot, and providing a platform for professional domain professionals, including a private forum; Owen Frager for his […]

As requested, (then promised), I am reporting the live auction results, sorted by paddle numbers.  This is instructive to see the buying and selling behaviors and patterns of people who understand the value of domain names.  It also allows us to look at this, without naming names. (Even though I can identify many of them, I […]

The results of the silent auction conducted by Moniker and T.R.A.F.F.I.C. are due to be made public shortly.  Some of the domains that were bid on (and passed with a standing bid)  in the live auction, will likely end up sold through the silent auction, but it’s instructive to look at what kind of bids […]