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Large US Registrar Upcoming Auction; Stupid Intelligence? Honey.ai Sold for $150k; Why Aren't my Domains Selling? Should I Revise my Counter-offer?

Large U.S. domain registrar to be auctioned with no reserve
Whoa! Applicant Auction is handling a no-reserve auction of a US-based domain registrar with one million+ domains under management and multiple accreditations. The registrar's identity is available only after signing an NDA...

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Large US Registrar Upcoming Auction; Stupid Intelligence? Honey.ai Sold for $150k; Why Aren't my Domains Selling? Should I Revise my Counter-offer?

Large U.S. domain registrar to be auctioned with no reserve
Whoa! Applicant Auction is handling a no-reserve auction of a US-based domain registrar with one million+ domains under management and multiple accreditations. The registrar's identity is available only after signing an NDA...

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Atrium Health filed a UDRP against AtriumHealth.ai, registered in January 2024. The domain is an exact match to the healthcare system’s ATRIUM HEALTH trademark, apart from the .ai extension. The Respondent acknowledged familiarity with Atrium Health and lives within 25 miles of its Charlotte headquarters, but offered a different explanation for the registration. He said “atrium”…

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Atrium Health filed a UDRP against AtriumHealth.ai, registered in January 2024. The domain is an exact match to the healthcare system’s ATRIUM HEALTH trademark, apart from the .ai extension. The Respondent acknowledged familiarity with Atrium Health and lives within 25 miles of its Charlotte headquarters, but offered a different explanation for the registration. He said “atrium”…

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Domain registrar and aftermarket platform Atom.com has notified customers of upcoming price increases for .com domain registrations, renewals, and transfers, effective November 1, 2026. The changes follow a wholesale price increase by Verisign, the registry operator of .com domains. Regular .com registrations at Atom will increase from $9.95 to $11.65, renewals from $10.85 to $11.65,…

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Domain registrar and aftermarket platform Atom.com has notified customers of upcoming price increases for .com domain registrations, renewals, and transfers, effective November 1, 2026. The changes follow a wholesale price increase by Verisign, the registry operator of .com domains. Regular .com registrations at Atom will increase from $9.95 to $11.65, renewals from $10.85 to $11.65,…

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Identity Digital selected .pickleball as a replacement string on three applications. Earlier this month, ICANN revealed the applications it received for new top level domains. One company selected .pickleball as its backup replacement string for three strings. Identity Digital, which applied for more TLDs than any other company, chose it as a replacement for .collective, […]

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Identity Digital selected .pickleball as a replacement string on three applications. Earlier this month, ICANN revealed the applications it received for new top level domains. One company selected .pickleball as its backup replacement string for three strings. Identity Digital, which applied for more TLDs than any other company, chose it as a replacement for .collective, […]

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These expensive domains aren’t developed yet. Sometimes we see domains sell for big money and then sit there idle. In the spirit of Halloween, today I’m going to reveal some domain sales that have ghosted the internet. It’s hard to fathom why someone would pay $3 million for a domain only for it not to […]

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These expensive domains aren’t developed yet. Sometimes we see domains sell for big money and then sit there idle. In the spirit of Halloween, today I’m going to reveal some domain sales that have ghosted the internet. It’s hard to fathom why someone would pay $3 million for a domain only for it not to […]

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What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?

In this show:
• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 52:20 mark) where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sherpas and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today's domains are Asia.net, Ojo.co, WhoDecides.com, and Qontext.com.
• They review a list of domains about to come up for auction on NameJet.com, including GardenFlowers.com, TheLeaf.com, Fore.org, and Committee.net.
• With Zach joining the show, the Sherpas get an update on Atom.com, the latest developments with its Ultra Premium Marketplace, and the broader state of domain marketplaces.
• The Sherpas also talk about the .si domain trend and the impact on .ai domains.
• Big news. Appraise.net is now a DomainSherpa sponsor! Sign up now at https://www.appraise.net/domainsherpa and get a discounted rate for the first month.
• Also, DomainSherpa is now integrating with Skiv.com - formerly Muse.ai - for episode transcripts and an AI-driven video player to easily look for topics, words, phrases, etc., and jump to the points in the video where they occur.

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What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?

In this show:
• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 52:20 mark) where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sherpas and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today's domains are Asia.net, Ojo.co, WhoDecides.com, and Qontext.com.
• They review a list of domains about to come up for auction on NameJet.com, including GardenFlowers.com, TheLeaf.com, Fore.org, and Committee.net.
• With Zach joining the show, the Sherpas get an update on Atom.com, the latest developments with its Ultra Premium Marketplace, and the broader state of domain marketplaces.
• The Sherpas also talk about the .si domain trend and the impact on .ai domains.
• Big news. Appraise.net is now a DomainSherpa sponsor! Sign up now at https://www.appraise.net/domainsherpa and get a discounted rate for the first month.
• Also, DomainSherpa is now integrating with Skiv.com - formerly Muse.ai - for episode transcripts and an AI-driven video player to easily look for topics, words, phrases, etc., and jump to the points in the video where they occur.

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RightOfTheDot.com (ROTD) Founder Monte Cahn has been center stage in just about every major live domain auction staged since he ran the first one ever at the inaugural TRAFFIC conference back in 2004. His company has rolled out many innovations along the way and they will be doing it again at the upcoming 2026 NamesCon Global conference in Miami.

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RightOfTheDot.com (ROTD) Founder Monte Cahn has been center stage in just about every major live domain auction staged since he ran the first one ever at the inaugural TRAFFIC conference back in 2004. His company has rolled out many innovations along the way and they will be doing it again at the upcoming 2026 NamesCon Global conference in Miami.

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DropCatch is a major domain backordering service that specializes in acquiring expiring domain names as soon as they return to availability. The platform uses an extensive network of ICANN-accredited registrars to improve capture success, submitting automated registration attempts at high speed when domains drop. When a domain receives multiple backorders, DropCatch moves it to a…

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DropCatch is a major domain backordering service that specializes in acquiring expiring domain names as soon as they return to availability. The platform uses an extensive network of ICANN-accredited registrars to improve capture success, submitting automated registration attempts at high speed when domains drop. When a domain receives multiple backorders, DropCatch moves it to a…

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In our earlier article about the Rain.vc acquisition, we reported on the buyer’s account of a negotiation that allegedly saw the domain’s asking price drop from $200,000 to just $5,000 dollars. New information provided by the seller presents a different timeline of events. According to the seller, the initial $5,000 dollar offer was recorded on…

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In our earlier article about the Rain.vc acquisition, we reported on the buyer’s account of a negotiation that allegedly saw the domain’s asking price drop from $200,000 to just $5,000 dollars. New information provided by the seller presents a different timeline of events. According to the seller, the initial $5,000 dollar offer was recorded on…

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GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 2026, with revenue rising 6% year on year to $1.34 billion. Full press release here GoDaddy (GDDY) Q3 2026 highlights: Courtesy of Yahoo...

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GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 2026, with revenue rising 6% year on year to $1.34 billion. Full press release here GoDaddy (GDDY) Q3 2026 highlights: Courtesy of Yahoo...

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Large number of big aftermarket transactions helps GoDaddy increase aftermarket revenue. GoDaddy’s (NYSE: GDDY) domain aftermarket business had a roaring Q3, helping the company post results in its Core Platform segment. Overall, GoDaddy’s revenue was up 6% year over year to $1.3 billion. The Applications & Commerce segment rose 9%, and the Core Platform segment, […]

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Large number of big aftermarket transactions helps GoDaddy increase aftermarket revenue. GoDaddy’s (NYSE: GDDY) domain aftermarket business had a roaring Q3, helping the company post results in its Core Platform segment. Overall, GoDaddy’s revenue was up 6% year over year to $1.3 billion. The Applications & Commerce segment rose 9%, and the Core Platform segment, […]

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Company suggests using down payments judiciously, as they could impact sales. Afternic introduced a new feature today that allows domain sellers to request a down payment when selling domains on a lease-to-own basis. The buyer pays the down payment first, then makes the remaining payments as normal monthly LTO payments. The down payment will show […]

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Company suggests using down payments judiciously, as they could impact sales. Afternic introduced a new feature today that allows domain sellers to request a down payment when selling domains on a lease-to-own basis. The buyer pays the down payment first, then makes the remaining payments as normal monthly LTO payments. The down payment will show […]

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Mena Speakers L.L.C. filed a UDRP against MenaSpeakers.com, a domain registered in 2010 and owned by Talal Abdulkarim. The Respondent was represented by IP attorney John Berryhill, Ph.D., Esq.The Complainant operates a speakers bureau in the Middle East and began its activities years after the domain was registered. Its MENA SPEAKERS trademark registrations date from…

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Mena Speakers L.L.C. filed a UDRP against MenaSpeakers.com, a domain registered in 2010 and owned by Talal Abdulkarim. The Respondent was represented by IP attorney John Berryhill, Ph.D., Esq.The Complainant operates a speakers bureau in the Middle East and began its activities years after the domain was registered. Its MENA SPEAKERS trademark registrations date from…

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Caterpillar Inc. filed a UDRP against CatInstructions.com, a domain registered by a Ukrainian registrant. It wasn’t instructions about domestic cats, however! The domain combines Caterpillar’s famous CAT trademark with the descriptive word “instructions,” creating an obvious association with Caterpillar’s extensive library of equipment manuals and technical publications. The associated website went well beyond the domain…

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Caterpillar Inc. filed a UDRP against CatInstructions.com, a domain registered by a Ukrainian registrant. It wasn’t instructions about domestic cats, however! The domain combines Caterpillar’s famous CAT trademark with the descriptive word “instructions,” creating an obvious association with Caterpillar’s extensive library of equipment manuals and technical publications. The associated website went well beyond the domain…

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Nominations are now open for the 2027 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award, which is presented annually by the Internet Commerce Association (ICA). The award will be presented at the ICA Meeting in Las Vegas this January. This will be the tenth anniversary of the award. The Lonnie Borck Memorial Award was created in memory of Lonnie…

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Nominations are now open for the 2027 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award, which is presented annually by the Internet Commerce Association (ICA). The award will be presented at the ICA Meeting in Las Vegas this January. This will be the tenth anniversary of the award. The Lonnie Borck Memorial Award was created in memory of Lonnie…

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