Not Sold Sold $1,650 Sold $6,000
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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
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Not Sold Sold $3,000 Sold $3,500 Sold $7,000
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Not Sold Sold $3,300
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Not Sold Sold $1,600
Sold $55,000
Not Sold Sold $2,600
Sold $3,800
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Not Sold Sold $3,000
Sold $15,000
Sold $2,500
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Not Sold Sold $850
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Sold $600 Sold $5,200
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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!
I have had the pleasure of meeting Donna Mahony through her private domainer forum DomainBoardroom. The other day she asked the members of her forum for donations for one of her passions, I was more than happy to help. Donna then posted for help on Facebook. Sahar Sarid was quick to jump in and lend a hand. I asked Donna if she would write something for my blog. Her words can get the message across better than anyone.
First I would like to thank the entire community for pulling together in this effort. It started in DomainBoardroom.com where we got feed money for almost 5 days. I then realized that I had to reach further so I put up a plea on Facebook. Sahar of Bido.com replied instantly with an offer of cash and request for more info. Once he heard the story he had to do more and the auction was born. You can see it here.
Although I made the plea, (begging is the real word) and The Bido.com team supplied the platform, the community as a whole is making it happen. As of this writing, more than 40 domains have been donated. The founder of the sanctuary has also donated a great gift as a thank you and it will go to the winner of the auction. You have to go to the auction page to see it
Arizona took a big hit in the economy. Donations have dried up. People can’t afford to keep their pets and they are forced to turn them loose as shelters, rescues and sanctuaries are full. Many places have shut down and had to ask other rescues to take their animals.
Here is a video of HaciendaDeLosMilagros.Org – House of Miracles
I tell the story of my own experiences there at For The Love of a Sanctuary here.
The sad part is, the burros were taken off of their own land by us humans. Rounded up and slaughtered. They deserve better. Some of the animals have suffered more than I care to talk about at the hands of man.
Now they live in their forever home at Hacienda De Los Milagros. The House of Miracles is not an adoption center. Wynne feels these creatures deserve a place that they can call home forever. Sadly, that doesn’t happen all of the time with adoptions. The animals spend their lives going from home to home with no security. My own dog, Max, came from a humane society. He had been returned after a previous failed adoption. He has always acted like he is so grateful for this home. He is always well behaved. But he suffers severe separation anxiety. It breaks our hearts.Animals, love, hurt, worry and rejoice. They mourn for us and their own. They give well beyond what many humans do. Let’s save this group, at least, and be an example of the strength in unity!
The domain community has come together in a way I haven’t seen in all my years as an industry.Let’s see how far we can get this and see the strength we all have together.
If you can’t give cash or a domain. If you can’t bid on the auction there are many other ways we need your help.
Please help spread the word. Find animal help centers of all sorts and give them the message and ask them to send it to their mailing lists. Maybe find appropriate forums and pass along the message. Contact the media if you can or write to jarred@bido.com and ask what you can do to help.
Thank you for caring!
Donna Mahony
PS. Here are some pictures I took yesterday. Lamas need love too
I was going through some of my Sedo sales before heading to bed and noticed a domain name I just had to post about. It’s late though and the sale doesn’t end for a few hours, I will be sure to post the results in the morning.
In the mean time…
Wedo, an obvious typo for Sedo is being sold on Sedo.com. Current bid is at $10,100 USD, only two bidders. How ironic that this name is being sold through Sedo.
Wedo.com sold for $16,700. Last night I mentioned only the typo of Sedo but this is a true GEM. A great call to action domain name, “We Do” can mean a lot. Having said that I am a little surprised it went for so little. Maybe it was the timing of the auction, it did end around 3am est. Great buy whomever picked up WeDo.com, best of luck to you.
This was the first auction I have attended at DNF. After talking to the guys on the forum they haven’t had one since September, not sure why though.
Overall I would say the auction went well, started with about 40 participants and worked its way down to about 20. The highlight of the night was the sale of STIE.com for $2,000.
Here are some of the other domains sold:
BOTB.com $420
AromaTherapySpray.com with AEIOU mini-site $250
NameChange.net $85
WIQS.com $40
BHHP.com $250
ForeclosureLoans.biz $30 (bought by me)
The .biz purchase is my first one, should make a great mini-site. Great keyword domain with high paying ppc.
Before I let you go, sign up for my newsletter. I am going to keep saying it, sign up. There are some gems that are being deleted and I am giving you the list for FREE. Once a week I send out a newsletter with deleting domain names. Don’t miss out!!!
We will now be covering all DNF Live Auctions! The next DNForum.com live auction is going to be held Tonight, Dec. 11th at 6pm EST in the chatroom. Although the auction queue is already set, the following information is for future reference. Only exclusive and platinum members can list auctions but all members may participate in bidding. Auction listings are free for exclusive/platinum members to list. There is no prebidding or proxy bidding so to win an auction you must be present.
This live auction should be a good one, there are a total of 60 lots being auctioned off and most of lots have no reserve. I have my eye on a couple lots including lot #1 as I am the seller. There are some really nice domains going to auction including several nice quad premium LLLL .coms. Below is a preview of some lots that I think may see some good action:
Quad Premium LLLL .coms
Lot #28 – Gosp.com
Lot #40 – Stie.com
Lot #60 – iibc.com
Lot #51 – Shhm.com (Chef’s Auction)
Generic .coms
Lot #29 – PawnBrokerage.com
Lot #25 – SafariHomes.com
Lot #40 – ManageSeo.com
Lot #11 – Unfledged.com
Other/Sleepers
Lot #4 – Blogger.biz
Lot #1 – Noun.info
Lot #31 – Five LLL .biz starting @ $1
Click HERE for complete auction queue. Chef Patrick will post some of the results after the auction.
There are some really nice domains going to auction including several nice quad premium LLLL .coms. Below is a preview of some lots that I think may see some good action:
