Posted on 31 March 2009
***Final Edit April 7th***
Twenty five domain names sold for a total of $147,120.
Domain Madness live auction results:
| Domain Name
ActingCoach.com
AntiDepressant.net
Antiseptic.com
AthleticSupporter.com
AutoFinder.com
AutoLoan.ca
Baby.net
BirdProof.com
BlockAds.com
CalfSkin.com
CutOut.com
Demetrius.com
Doodling.com
DurableGoods.com
ePills.com
FinancialGrowth.com
FlareUp.com
FurnitureCatalog.com
GirlBands.com
GJR.com
Groomed.com
HomeCleaners.com
IceSkating.net
InsectControl.com
Inventing.com
ITEmployment.com
JerusalemTrip.com
LawClass.com
LearnToGolf.com
Loco.com
MtEverest.com
PartyToys.com
PopUpTrailers.com
PrescriptionBenefits.com
SearchEngineTool.com
Speak.com
StayThin.com
Stenography.com
StudentOffers.com
Tale.com
TeaMakers.com
ToyFest.com
TravelGiveaways.com
TravelPlans.com
TrickOrTreating.com
UVDamage.com
VeryFast.com
WeddingStore.com |
Status
Not Sold
Sold $1,650
Sold $6,000
Not Sold
Not Sold
Sold $4,500
Not Sold
Sold $2,500
Sold $1,200
Sold $3,500
Sold $3,320
Not Sold
Sold $4,700
Not Sold
Sold $9,000
Sold $1,400
Not Sold
Not Sold
Not Sold
Not Sold
Sold $3,000
Sold $3,500
Sold $7,000
Not Sold
Not Sold
Sold $3,300
Not Sold
Not Sold
Sold $1,600
Sold $55,000
Not Sold
Sold $2,600
Sold $3,800
Not Sold
Not Sold
Not Sold
Sold $3,000
Sold $15,000
Sold $2,500
Not Sold
Not Sold
Sold $850
Not Sold
Not Sold
Sold $2,400
Sold $600
Sold $5,200
Not Sold |
Just some fun information, the live finale was held at the Palms Casino & Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. DomainConsultant.com did it big by renting out the 4,240 square foot Kingpin Suite which goes for $15,900 a night. Included in the $15,900 is a two lane bowling alley, 8 flat panel displays, a projection display, pool table, fully stocked bar, 6 bowling shirts, snack bar, VIP table at club Rain and spa access. Domaining is alive and kicking!
AutoFinder.com didn’t sell? That really surprises me=).
Antiseptic and Loco the top names. The rest were sold at non-impressive prices.
Nice details on the venue and the cost of the suite. Unless the auctioneers managed to sell a few domains that they owned then all their commission will go towards paying for the venue.
Unless they see something that I don’t or have some stealth strategy, I can’t see the business sense in holding the auctions in such a prestigious venue.
Well if they managed to get more domains sold then it would make perfect business sense, somehow.
I don’t know if they had to pay the full price of $15,900. That is the rate on the Palms website. I’m sure they negotiated the rate down, they’re domainers
Isn’t this thinking and spending the same crap that got companies and all of us into this problem? Whether they paid it or not… the ‘excess; is still disgusting, unnecessary and unfortunately typical. Seems like some still have not “gotten” it yet. (Maybe we are suppose to be impressed and ‘buy more’ because of it – I don’t know)
Thanks for the feedback and post Chef
@clay and @kevin
Thanks for worrying about us. We’re in this to sell domain names for our customers. Our promotion and the venue all tie together to make the event. The event is what draws people in. This is the job of an auction promoter. Pure and simple.
We had more people at our event then some live domain conferences get. We had a dozen domainers show up on a moments notice to be at the event as well. This is what sellers want. This is our job.
Thank you for your feedback on how we do our job. We’ll consider your suggestions on how and where we should run our next auction. Keep ‘em coming.
Coming from an extensive sales and marketing background, I can shed a bit of light on situations such as this. In any market it’s not always about what is, it is often times more about what it seems it is.
If anyone is curious about how perceptions can influence the outcome of a given situation, I will be holding an auction next month next to the recycling bin in the parking lot behind the Burger Shack down the road from my house, top notch names and an atmosphere that can’t well… you get the idea
I personally think LearnToGolf.com was a great purchase for $1,600.
Wow somebody bought autoloan.ca for $1,800 on sitepoint, and then flipped it for $4,500 at this auction, nice move