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11-06-2006, 09:55 AM
MIAMI - Domain registrar Moniker.com (http://www.moniker.com/)’s live domain auction at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. (http://www.targetedtraffic.com/) conference moved $4.7 million worth of domains when all was aid and done, the company reported.
In addition to a live auction at the show, Moniker alsoconducted a silent auction that ran beyond the show and closed on Oct. 30. The silent auction added another $607,000—bringing the total to $5.3 million.
Cameras.com (http://www.cameras.com/) stole the show in the live auction, being taken for $1.5 million by Sig Solares of Parked.com (http://www.parked.com/). Flowers.mobi (http://www.flowers.mobi/) also made a splash after attracting a high bid of $200,000 from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. co-founder Rick Schwartz.
“First of all, before we are ‘domainers,’ we are ‘investors.’ At least, that is how I would describe myself. I decided that buying a few premium dot-mobi’s would possibly be a good investment. Time will tell,” Schwartz said.
Another dot-mobi also cracked the six-figure mark with Anything.com (http://www.anything.com/)’s purchasing Fun.mobi (http://www.fun.mobi/) for $100,000.
A dozen domains attracted six-figure-plus bids, and a total of 115 names were sold, averaging $42,000 per sale.
A complete list of domains and sale prices from the live auction is available
See the list and more of the story (http://avnonline.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Editorial&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=278215)
In addition to a live auction at the show, Moniker alsoconducted a silent auction that ran beyond the show and closed on Oct. 30. The silent auction added another $607,000—bringing the total to $5.3 million.
Cameras.com (http://www.cameras.com/) stole the show in the live auction, being taken for $1.5 million by Sig Solares of Parked.com (http://www.parked.com/). Flowers.mobi (http://www.flowers.mobi/) also made a splash after attracting a high bid of $200,000 from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. co-founder Rick Schwartz.
“First of all, before we are ‘domainers,’ we are ‘investors.’ At least, that is how I would describe myself. I decided that buying a few premium dot-mobi’s would possibly be a good investment. Time will tell,” Schwartz said.
Another dot-mobi also cracked the six-figure mark with Anything.com (http://www.anything.com/)’s purchasing Fun.mobi (http://www.fun.mobi/) for $100,000.
A dozen domains attracted six-figure-plus bids, and a total of 115 names were sold, averaging $42,000 per sale.
A complete list of domains and sale prices from the live auction is available
See the list and more of the story (http://avnonline.com/index.php?Primary_Navigation=Editorial&Action=View_Article&Content_ID=278215)