Father Domainicus: Do not let China steal all the good numeric domains for a piece of bread
Greetings and salutations, my brothers and sisters in domaining; this is Father Domainicus, on a busy, productive and exhilarating Sunday. It is my understanding that this very electronic publication has completed its 5th year of journey, and I would like to bless it and its operators, readers and other alumni and members of the Domain […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain miracle: Sedo transaction completes after 12 years!
In what appears to be a record for a domain sale – at least, in terms of time it took to complete – a transaction at Sedo has completed after 12 years, four months and 27 days! This remarkable incident was the product of extraordinary circumstances: Right before the domain transfer, the seller went into […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Brewski & Brewski: Domain brokers that promise to “blow your mind”
With the latest expansion of the domain industry into a large mega-mall of gTLDs and other exotic extensions, the sprouting of new technology companies literally happens overnight. Domain brokerage is by far the most lucrative service, and we’re happy to announce the latest domain brokering powerhouse, Brewski & Brewski. Brothers Bruce Brewski and Bobby Brewski […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.False alarm, as ‘stolen’ domain was in fact a great Afternic sale!
Fresh from the “yes!wtf” department, is this funny incident about a panicked domain owner who contacted us earlier today. Bob, who shall remain otherwise anonymous for the sake of saving him the embarrassment, saw one of his domains change hands without his direct involvement. We received an email with the details, and it’s quite clear […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Domain offers from Iran and Pakistan: When a bad apple ruins the bunch!
After noticing an automatic response email being sent out for a domain parked at Domain Name Sales, we took a closer look at our account settings. Nope, automatic responses are disabled, so what triggered that email going out? For the record, the email triggered this message: “The inquirer’s email address is invalid or has bounced.” […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.From the Monday whine department: A domain backorder flaw at NameJet
NameJet has generated lots of sales over the years, and it’s one of these domain auction platforms that seem to attract dependable buyers. Naturally, its expansion into the exclusive sales territory added more inventory, but there is a fundamental flaw that can be frustrating at times. Domains that are being auctioned exclusively – that is, […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Flippa opens up its marketplace to place offers on unsold domains!
Flippa – the domain and web site marketplace from Down Under – has made a fundamental change to its listings. According to the latest news, one can now negotiate to buy any domain name or web site on listings that were not sold. In other words, if the seller of an unsold listing is open […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Flippa’s general manager: Here’s what’s new at Flippa so far this year
Flippa has been expanding its range of services into the second quarter of 2014, and has published an update on what has been achieved so far. Aiming at increasing the “stickiness” of its domain marketplace for domain buyers and sellers, Flippa achieved the following primary goals: Domains are more accessible on Flippa – Flippa now […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Flippa: No more credit card payments – mandatory Escrow or PayPal
Citing “safety” and “speeding” up of post-auction transactions, Flippa has now removed the option of making credit card payments as a means of funding domain transactions. It will now be compulsory for Flippa sellers to assign a payment method to their domain listing; the supported options are just two: Escrow.com and PayPal. The removal of […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Escrow.com: Some customers might need out-of-the-box attention
An issue involving the provision of a bank swift code for an Escrow.com transaction, started with a big bang headline over at DNForum; the “Escrow.com scam!!!” reference was quite emphatic. Escrow payouts in euro involve the disbursement of funds via bank wire, and for that function a swift code is required. The seller stated […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Flippa needs to block crap auctions like this one
A Flippa auction for the domain Lnvestor.org ends soon – and it’s shocking to see that this pseudo-typo got as many as 7 bids for $250 dollars. Perhaps because the listing subject “Premium Financial One Word Domain Name” attempts to present this junk domain in a positive light; the Flippa listing includes this ridiculous […]
Copyright © 2024 DomainGang.com · All Rights Reserved.Frank Schilling makes some bold predictions for 2015
Frank Schilling, founder of Uniregistry, has a strong followship of domain investors and entrepreneurs. Known for his typically low tone approach to domain investing and gTLDs, Frank has been increasingly vocal about the future of brands and gTLDs, in recent days. Going even further, Frank made a bold prediction about what 2015, that is, next […]
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