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Domaintools is at the live auction market once more, this time with a 50 domain premium auction (Scheduled for Sept 24th during the TRAFFIC conference) They were supposed to be releasing the list on Sept 17th, but instead released a “sneak peak” list of about 30 domain names. Needless to say, there are some “interesting” picks.

Overall, the list looks sub-par, for not just a Domaintools auction, but compared to the Rick Latona and Moniker Auctions, pretty embarassing.

So, what went wrong? Domaintools hired a third party company, DomainConsultant.com to evaluate the domain names, and determine which ones made the grade. Either DomainConsultant did a rotten job or the submissions for this auction were awful. Either way, this auction is looking to be a bust.

When a domain name like NameLender.com  makes it on a list of the Top 50 of “Thousands and Thousands” of submissions, your not going to have the quality supply of domains you want.

Best of luck to DomainTools/Aftermarket.com - your going to need it.

As some of you may already know, we are experiencing a few issues with the new site. This is expected, considering we just launched it. Despite all of our checks, thinking everything is fine, there is always a problem or two.

Currently we are working on the site loading better in IE, and our Premium Section is temporarily disabled while we resolve an issue there. We should have everything cleaned up soon and appreciate everyones patience.

On another note, there are 3 premium subscription spots left at the $7.95 intro rate. After that they will be $12.95 per month.

Thanks,

Justin

So far, things are off pretty smoothly. A few quarks here and there but were getting v4 running great. The response has been overwhelming positive, but we knew there would be a few who missed the old version. You can still access that version using this link:

http://namebio.com/old/

For those of you considering signing up for the Premium membership, I wanted to show a screen shot of what you can expect. We show you what the domain name sold for, and what TLDs are available that are probably worth picking up.

Just a reminder, the first 10 spots are grandfathered in at the introductory rate of $7.95 per month - there are only 5 spots remaining. After that the price will likely go up to $12.95 per month.

We are happy to announce the launch of NameBio 4.0. Its been a while comming, but we’ve listened to suggestions over the past year and came up with a few new concepts which should help make NameBio even more usable.

Major Changes:

• No longer Need to hit the search button, Searches are performed automatically as you change your search attributes
• Completely Redesigned for Easier Navigation
• Detailed Sales Info Page. This includes past sales information
• Graphing System, available to all you pattern fans (LLLL.com’s, ect)
• Premium Service (will discuss below)

Our premium service is subscription based. We track domain sales daily and search for sold keywords in other TLDs. For example, if a keyword.com sells for $5,000 we check and report the availability in other TLDs where we believe the value exists. The system runs automatically twice per day and just requires you to login to view.

The service is available for the first 10 subscribers at $7.95 per month. After the first 10 the price will be raised to $13.95 per month.

Justin

One of our recent acquisitions is going up for sale. Consummate means to bring something to close and often is associated with “finalizing” a marriage. This domain name was registered in 1995 and has been continuously since then. Below are the vital stats.

Domain: Consummate.com
Registered:1995-08-18
Expires: 2009-08-17
Registrar: Network Solutions

Price: $6,500 (Escrow only)

On another note. The newest version of NameBio is nearly complete. You guys are gonna love it!

Justin

I know its not Christmas, but considering I will forget by then I want to share something I saw today that I’ve decided I must have. Its a lego casing for a custom computer. Once I saw it, I new I had to have it. If your looking for Christmas presents for me, please - Get me this!

http://tfvlrue.wordpress.com/2008/06/25/lego-computer/ 

Some of you may have noticed recently when logging into NameJet, you were prompted to agree to a Fabulous service agreement. That prompted a few questions about what does Fabulous have to do with NameJet? That question was answered this evening by Mike from Fabulous.

As it turns out, Fabulous will now be sending their expiring domain names to NameJet. As of now, only Fabulous owned domain names will make it to the platform, however if successful expect all domains registered with fabulous to hit the auction block on expiration.

HomeAccessories.com found a new owner yesterday when it closed at Auction for $32,287.  This was a great domain name and got an incredible amount of attention. It saw at a couple thousand dollars for the first 2 days of auction, but really cleaned up on the last day. Congrats to the new owner.

For those of you interested. Were putting together a Fantasy Football league. The league is for Domainers and will be competitive. It will be $10 to join and were allowing 14 spots total. First, Second, and Third will be in the cash.  You can drop a comment on this post or email us through the contact link and we’ll send out details to those interested.

Justin

The first name domain, Shania.com sold on NameJet yesterday for $10,100. The name is famously associated with the recording artist, Shania Twain. Although popular names (both first and last) always tend to do well on the aftermarkets, I am beginning to question their real end-user appeal. The chances of having some crazy millionaire buy a domain name like Shania.com off of you for mid xx,xxx is seemingly more farfetched then perhaps I earlier thought.

Besides being a Novelty, is there a huge advantage to owning onces name domain? I cant tell you how much I would love to own Justin.com or Allen.com - but would I be willing to pay what is market value for those domains? Of course not. Its cost value is not worth its actual value to me. I believe resellers are driving up prices on these types of domain names, with very little chance of end-user sales.

Justin