The untold story of selling Bagels.com for $500,000 dollars
The sale of Bagels.com for $500,000 dollars is an epic saga of pure perseverance peppered by astute luck. Brokered by Sedo, the domain Bagels.com remained unused for decades, until an energetic Sedo broker stepped up to the plate, his mind focused on a mission to sell the premium domain. Mark Ghoriafi, the busy Briton broker […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sedo and InterNetX: Global Domain Report 2024 is now available to download
Sedo and InterNetX have released the latest edition of the Global Domain Report for 2024. The full report contains 80 pages of information, with valuable data and metrics; created jointly by InterNetX and Sedo—our kind sponsors—the report is a must-read for everyone in the domain industry. This is not a preview, it’s the full report and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Yandex.tv: Russian search engine filed and won UDRP
Despite global sanctions against Russia for its brutal invasion of Ukraine, a British domain investor attempted to sell the domain Yandex.tv to the Russian search engine Yandex. Obviously it backfired; the company filed a UDRP and won it at the WIPO. The Respondent didn’t file a formal response, but stated that “if my domain name […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.TBW.com: Another LLL .com domain has dropped!
It happens more often than it should: TBW.com, another “ancient” LLL .com domain, has dropped, becoming the youngest three letter .com in the known cosmos. Originally registered in 1997, TBW.com expired and dropped, eventually getting caught by one of DropCatch’s multiple registrars. TBW.com is now in a three day auction at DropCatch, where the price […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Mermet.com: French battle over family name takes the UDRP course
Two French entities, a company and a private person, crossed swords over the domain Mermet.com. Mermet S.A.S., France, took offense at the Respondent’s use of the domain and its pricing at 150,000 euro; it holds the MERMET trademark since 2007. The domain, however, was registered in 1998 by Respondent Didier Mermet, who is using the […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Escrow.com about to secure millions of Shopify sales
Escrow.com is the domain industry’s de facto platform to buy and sell domains on, but that’s not all. In a fresh announcement, Escrow.com is about to secure Shopify sales, becoming a payment option on Shopify.com. Note: Escrow.com is a premium sponsor of DomainGang. Escrow.com is not just another payment service provider; it’s your key to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sedo two-letter domain auction results topped by Ti.CO
Sedo held a week-long auction of two letter (LL) domain names in every TLD, via its GreatDomains platform. The auction involved almost 600 domain names with various reserve prices, ranging from $99 to thousands of dollars. The results are in: 54 domains were sold, for a total of $33,650 dollars (conversion to USD took place […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Upcoming Sedo auction: Submit your .AI domains for maximum exposure!
It’s all about AI (Artificial Intelligence) these days and Sedo has scheduled a dot .AI auction for those of you who want to submit their Anguilla domain names for maximum exposure! The Sedo .AI auction runs between March 21st to March 28th, 2024, so better send in your domains as soon as possible to be […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain sightings: Canada’s finest Bubbies!
I’m a sucker for sauerkraut and Canada’s finest pickled food arrives from the Bubbies brand. That’s right: An American company is using our northern neighbors’ fine produce to sell it to millions of fans after pickling and jarring it. Sauerkraut is finely cut raw cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria and […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.EatToLive.com: Self-represented Respondent beat trademark holder!
The domain name EatToLive.com was registered in 1998; its registrant failed to renew it last year and it was auctioned off as an expired domain at GoDaddy, selling for $1,437 dollars. DrFuhrman Online, Inc. was not the registrant who failed to renew the domain but picked that opportunity to file a UDRP and attempt to […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sonata.ai UDRP got denied; Domain investor won!
Sonata Software Limited, India, tried to usurp the domain Sonata.ai from its registrant; the Respondent won the UDRP on the basis of the domain’s generic nature as a dictionary word: “Moreover, and as indicated above, acquiring domain names consisting of dictionary terms for resale is not per se illegitimate. If a domainer makes a trade […]
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