Official update on the SnapNames auction refunds

SnapNames was on the receiving end of auction winner backlash, after it reversed the outcome of more than a dozen domain auctions and issued refunds. After communicating the issue with the SnapNames support team, its team lead supervisor got in touch with an explanation of what took place. We now have the official response that […]

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SnapNames auction refunds: Rare glitch or protectionism towards private domain sellers?

SnapNames is the sister company of NameJet; both marketplaces share the same domain inventory and even use the same front-end interface. In recent weeks, a series of domain auctions ended up being reversed, after the winners paid for the domain names. To each individual auction winner, SnapNames support claimed that each reversal incident was rare […]

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Pshiiit.com and Psst.com : Which one is more valuable?

“Pshiiit” is a verbal call for attention, and the matching domain Pshiiit.com sold for $1,300 dollars on DropCatch yesterday. The auction involved a dropped domain that used to be a nail polish brand. Somehow, the domain remained unused for the past four years and no more videos were shared on the matching YouTube channel. Meanwhile, […]

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NamesCon #domain auction : #SnapNames twitter account back from the dead

The twitter account of SnapNames is back from the dead; it stopped posting on May 18th, 2017. The account “woke up” on January 17th, with an onslaught of posts related to domain auctions taking place during NamesCon 2019. The first new post was about CPU.com: The event is operated by ROTD, and it seems that […]

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Locomotion .com : Former #Sony Pictures #domain asset now a car dealership aggregator!

Sony Pictures failed to renew its long-held domain asset, Locomotion.com, and the domain dropped. After a quick auction among those who backordered it via SnapNames, Locomotion.com was sold for a mere $13, 555 dollars on NameJet. The price is uncharacteristic of such a premium keyword. Even more interesting is its current use, as a car […]

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#Sony #domains : Locomotion.com dropped and #SnapNames caught it!

Sony Pictures fumbled the corporate ball with Locomotion.com, a formerly aged domain that was once part of its media and television stable. Registered in 1997, Locomotion.com was used for Locomotion, the TV channel by the same name, acquired by Sony. “Locomotion was a TV channel dedicated to Anime and Western animation, broadcasting movies and TV […]

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Crypto-domaining : SnapNames to offer domain mining “off the blockchain”

SnapNames, the definitive domain drop-catching service, will be offering domain mining for long term investing. Influenced by the success of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies aimed at digital gamblers, the SnapNames service will be totally off the blockchain. “At SnapNames we know what people want, it’s quick flips using a traceable model that can keep track […]

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SnapNames increases its domain drop-catching price

SnapNames is increasing its domain drop-catching prices, and they sent out an email outlining the price hike to $79 dollars per domain. The same price increase affects NameJet back-ordered domains pending delete as well. The price increase is effective July 19th, according to the email notice below: A message to our valued customers: For many […]

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Pokémon GO : SnapNames launches new Augmented Reality drop-catching service

Tapping into the lucrative Augmented Reality market, SnapNames is expanding its drop-catching services to the gaming industry. The Web.com company announced the launch of SnapKemon ™, an AR app designed to integrate with the popular Pokémon GO. “Many employees at Web.com are now taking extended lunch breaks, and while we’re a progressive company, wanted to […]

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Yikes! SnapNames now powers NameJet drop-catching

For those who like their peas and carrots separate and not mixed up, this isn’t great news. SnapNames announced that it will be powering the drop-catching services for NameJet, in a joint platform. In other words, one does not have to bid on both NameJet and SnapNames, in order to increase their chances of catching […]

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SnapNames: Black Friday domain auction at a discounted rate

If you use SnapNames to grab domains that are about to drop, or that are part of an auctioned inventory, we have good news. SnapNames is offering a discounted, $39 dollar rate as part of a Black Friday promotion. The SnapNames auction is ongoing, and ends on Friday. The current inventory to be auctioned at […]

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.CLUB dropping domains now available on SnapNames

According to a notification email sent out by drop-catching service, SnapNames, they are now offering the dot .CLUB inventory at their drop: SnapNames is now offering .CLUB dropping domains. Here are just a few reasons the industry is calling .CLUB the most popular new domain extension: #1 in usage, .CLUB has the most live sites […]

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