Where is the Projects.com auction winner?
Late last month, the premium, aged domain name Projects.com dropped; slipping from the capable hands of domain investor Merlin Kauffman. Projects.com was subsequently caught by drop-catching veteran service, SnapNames, and was auctioned off. The winning bid, at $87,550 dollars, was placed by user “qursan“, according to Mike Berkens who was in the auction. It’s now […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Projects.com : Who caught Merlin Kauffman’s dropped domain jewel?
The domain Projects.com, registered in 1995 was mysteriously allowed to expire and drop. Its former registrant, domain investor Merlin Kauffman and his company, True Magic LLC, owned it since 2008, having acquired it for an undisclosed amount. Somehow, Projects.com appears to have escaped Kauffman’s group of renewals; the domain was registered with Fabulous.com when it […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Nasty weather, snow, promote higher bids at domain auctions
A three-year research of domain auction venues, including Sedo, SnapNames, Flippa, GoDaddy TDNAM and NameJet has produced some very interesting results. The research was conducted by an independent panel of professionals, and included domain investors as part of the data analysis team, supervised by the Tallahassee Polytechnic of Sciences. Weather, apparently, plays a major role […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SnapNames rolls out its new domain escrow
SnapNames announced the immediate availability of its new domain escrow. The service promises to be easy and affordable, with timely updates of the escrow status, among other features. Here is the full press release: We are pleased to announce that the new SnapNames Domain Escrow service is now live! Escrow has never been easier. Within […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Moniker issues refund for Stolen Domain but some issues remain
It took several weeks, but eventually Moniker refunded an unsuspecting domain investor, who ended up receiving a stolen domain name via SnapNames. The sale of HKE.net to James Booth, became problematic, after the seller was told that he had acquired it on SnapNames from a domain thief. Moniker then repossessed the domain and gave it […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Moniker under fire as honest buyers got ‘tea-bagged’ by flawed credit system
Moniker is under fire once again, after a domain that changed ownership several times in recent months, was deemed as “stolen” and was reclaimed. In a sticky – and stinky, for Moniker – situation unfolding over at top domain forum, DNForum.com, the domain HKE.net was sold to domain investor James Booth, brother of popular domainer […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainers rave over incredible SnapNames customer service improvement
SnapNames, plagued by problems in recent months, has made an impressive about-face in customer service satisfaction which has been met with positive skepticism by some domainers. “I had a login issue with my SnapNames account and opened a ticket which was answered in 7 minutes, that can’t be happening,” said Kim Paris from Sacramento, California. […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SnapNames chargeback scam artists increasingly affect domain sellers
A domain seller who claimed his cash balance was ‘stolen’ from his SnapNames account, is reporting that the chargebacks were reversed by SnapNames. Despite this satisfactory closure, other users are reporting that the SnapNames domain selling platform is inviting scammers that reverse their payment – some as late as 120 days later. The end result […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domainer claims cash stolen from SnapNames account
In a case that is as clear as the muddy waters of the Florida gulf, a domainer is alleging that someone stole his SnapNames cash balance on two occasions. After selling two domain names to separate buyers, the seller remained unaware of any issues with the transactions. Apparently, that was not the case. A few […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Sedo removes SnapNames.com from its marketplace
It took them the better part of the week, but finally the deed is done: Sedo has removed the domain name, SnapNames.com, from its domain marketplace. Apparently, it should not have been there to begin with! 😀 The location of the seller was “Antigua & Barbuda“, nothing like the Luxemburg based KeyDrive that owns both […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Want to buy SnapNames? Make an offer on Sedo!
SnapNames is a popular venue for buying and selling domain names. The sister company to Moniker was sold by Oversee to KeyDrive a while back. Apparently, nothing is sacred these days, and everything is for sale – at the right price. As it turns out, SnapNames.com is available for sale on Sedo. That’s like selling […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.SnapNames: Add some salt to your account passwords ASAP
Moniker and SnapNames, both former companies of Oversee, don’t seem to get a break these days. After a recent security alert that led to the forceful resetting of every Moniker account password, the focus is now SnapNames, also owned by Luxemburg based KeyDrive. Apparently, when one forgets their password, they can request it via email. […]
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