TopSchools.com: A “joint venture” candidate in the hands of Rick Schwartz!
After selling for $8,350 dollars at DropCatch, the domain TopSchools.com is now in the possession of the Domain King. That’s right, Rick Schwartz has acquired a remarkable domain and an exact match of “Top Schools” at a price that’s hundreds of multiples below its street value. As with every winning bid at DropCatch, Rick paid […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain investor baffled by “outrageous fees” on Dan.com
A domain investor was hit with a 30% commission fee after selling a domain via Dan.com. The sale completed after the buyer accepted a counter-offer of $3,500 dollars, thus triggering a sale via the GoDaddy-owned platform. The Europe-based seller was baffled when the payout was just $2,441.25 after fees and taxes. The effective 30.25% commission […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.The Domain King gives a thumbs up! 👍
The Domain King, Rick Schwartz, has been having a small “system upgrade” as part of a recent scare. The process went well and Mr. Schwartz is taking a break per his medical instructions. Getting fitted with an electronic widget is a routine procedure these days, for which Rick has already presented a “thumbs up.” This […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Winner of LeonardoDiCaprio.org auction lost domain via the UDRP process
From the “what were you thinking” department comes the UDRP of the domain LeonardodiCaprio.org. Matching the name of popular mega-star, Leonardo DiCaprio, this domain was in the possession of the Hollywood actor until August 2022 but it wasn’t renewed. Instead of dropping, the domain name ended up in a NameJet auction and someone from Indonesia […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Michele Neylon turns 50 on an .ICU!
Blacknight founder and domainer extraordinaire, Michele Neylon, is turning 50 years old today. While this is old by pre-Industrial Revolution standards, it’s still a very young age in 2023, even for men involved with the highly stressful industry of domains and web hosting. This time, Michele Neylon is celebrating his birthday on an .ICU – […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Fox.org: Aged domain name lost via the UDRP process
The domain name Fox.org was registered in 1996 and in recent years it didn’t resolve, or resolved to a basic page with links. Generic use aside, “Fox” is also a registered trademark by numerous entities and one of them filed a UDRP to get the domain, citing phishing attempts. Whether the domain was truly used […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.ImpossibleKick.com UDRP failed due to Complainant’s rushed filing
When you claim your mark has become distinctive but it hasn’t, filing a rushed UDRP won’t get you the domain name. Impossible Kicks Holding Company, Inc. filed a UDRP against the registrant of the domain name ImpossibleKick.com. The Respondent did not respond, but the sole panelist at the Forum (NAF) pointed out that the Complainant’s […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.LMG.net.au UDRP denied; it’s the Respondent’s initials, dummy!
Some Australian companies late to the domain game are using the UDRP process as the “Plan B” approach. In the case of the domain name LMG.net.au, the UDRP was filed by Liquor Marketing Group Ltd, claiming rights to the LMG mark in Australia. It seems that they could have known the acronym matched Leo Mark […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain sightings: AAA.com is the first LLL .com
When it comes down to three letter .com domains, they range from AAA .com to ZZZ .com for a total of 17,576 combinations. The first one is obviously AAA.com, the American Automobile Association (the “AAA” or “Triple-A”) which was founded on March 4, 1902, in Chicago, Illinois, in response to a lack of roads and […]
Copyright © 2025 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.MarkUpgrade: Give us $249 dollars first if you want to make an offer!
MarkUpgrade was founded in 2018 by “a small group of entrepreneurs” led by Tatiana Bonneau. The mystery-shrouded domain branding company leverages a portfolio of solid domains and they are priced accordingly. MarkUpgrade’s mission is to connect the best domain names available globally to the most suitable companies for them, according to their web site at […]
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