This auction has closed and the results are listed at the bottom of this post.

LuxuryNames two day auction is coming to an end today at 3pm EST.

So far there are three bids on three different domain names, dartmouthhotels.com $525, graduateprograms.org $2600 and graduatedegrees.org $2600.

Still available are my favorites which I posted two days ago…

BallerinaShoes.net
Chandeliers.net <– 673,000 EXACT SEARCHES PER MONTH
CorrectiveSurgery.com
CreditRestoration.org
MoscowVacations.com
PrivateAirplanes.com
RefinanceCalculator.com
RentalApartments.net

To place a bid and check out the rest of the inventory visit SnapNames.com.

Once the auction is over I will post the results right here.

Auction Results:

dartmouthhotels.com $525, easthamptonhotels.com $525, graduatedegrees.org $2,600, graduateprograms.org $2,600, motivationalquotes.org $525, refinancingrates.net $775 and refinancecalculator.com $7,750 for a grand total of $15,300.

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LuxuryNames.com is holding another auction! In fact, it started earlier today. It opened up today, March 2nd, and will end on Thursday, March 4th at 3:15 EST. The auction itself is being held at SnapNames.com.

These domain names stood out for me as I browsed the list:

BallerinaShoes.net
Chandeliers.net <– 673,000 EXACT SEARCHES PER MONTH
CorrectiveSurgery.com
CreditRestoration.org
MoscowVacations.com
PrivateAirplanes.com
RefinanceCalculator.com
RentalApartments.net

Two things I like about this auction is that it’s short, only two days and there are only 45 domain names available. I’d suggest finding a name that you like and bidding quick. Before you know it the auction will be over.

Visit SnapNames.com to view the full list and bid.

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This year Domainer Mardi Gras went with an online only auction which was hosted by SnapNames.com. I applaud DMG for not having a live auction. Coming off of two shows (T.RA.F.F.I.C. and DOMAINfest) there was just no room to hold a third live auction in less than 30 days.

Their online only auction closed today with a total of 35 domain names selling for $41,622.

Sales above $1,000:
artdealer.com $14,030.00
softmusic.com $3,530.00
yogurtmaker.com $2,300.00
ilovenyc.com $2,200.00
ticketplus.com $2,155.00
3x.org $2,000.00
myreversemortgage.com $1,950.00
redlips.com $1,716.00
exerciseplans.com $1,606.00
t4.org $1,000.00

To see a list of sales under $1,000 visit SnapNames.com.

My favorite three and what I believe to be great deals…ArtDealer.com, YogurtMaker.com and ILoveNYC.com. Instead of siding with the negatives, I think the auction did good with very little promotion.

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T.R.A.F.F.I.C. – Rick Latona’s auction closed yesterday with a grand total of 60 domain names that sold for an estimated $835,000. The top sale for this auction was LongIsland.com at $379,000. Based on the total sales and amount of domain names sold that is an average of $13,916 per domain.

DOMAINfest – Moniker’s auction closed yesterday with a grand total 201 domain names that sold for an estimated $1,319,037. The top sale for this auction was LoanCalculator.com at $215,000. Based on the total sales and amount of domain names sold that is an average of $6,562 per domain.

So which auction was better?

DOMAINfest sold more domain names, which comes as no surprise considering they had about 450 more live attendees than the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. show. Does this mean that their auction was better? Well, if you go by the amount of domain names sold, then yes. But if you go by the average domain sales price, no.

My personal opinions:

• Both auctions had overpriced domain names.
• LongIsland.com sale saved the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. auction.
• Deals will get done afterwords. The perfect example is Guns.com which was in the DOMAINfest auction. The highest offer was just shy of the $1mil reserve. I’m confident a deal will get done on this.
• No the sky is not falling and the domain industry is just fine. Domain name investors are more cautious, they want to make sure they are getting a deal. The principle of an auction is to pit bidders against each other which relies on emotions to raise the sales price.

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Make sure to get your bids in for the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. and DOMAINfest auctions ASAP, both end tomorrow!

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. / Rick Latona auction brought in an estimated $456,000 in sales during the live auction. The extended auction ends tomorrow at 1pm EST.

Top ten domain name sales so far:
$65,000     Fly.co.za
$50,000     GoFish.com
$49,000     Dietfood.com
$41,000     CatFood.com
$35,000     MotorcycleHelmets.com
$30,000     MensSuits.com
$25,000     Gels.com
$20,000     SEU.com
$19,000     Smelly.com
$10,500     Antihistamine.com and Antihistimine.com

DOMAINfest / Moniker auction brought in an estimated $1,071,000 in sales during the live auction. The extended auction ends tomorrow at 3:15pm EST.

Top ten domain name sales so far:
$215,000   LoanCalculator.com
$65,000     GolfLessons.com
$50,000     PearlEarrings.com
$45,000     Husband.com
$45,000     GolfShirts.com
$40,000     FederalAid.com
$30,000     SalaryCalculator.com
$27,500     OrganicCosmetics.com
$26,000     TabletComputer.com
$22,500     Dating.org

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