Moniker® and SnapNames®, both Oversee.net® companies, reported that the live auction at DOMAINfest® New York yielded over $1.8 million in total live auction sales. An extended online auction, featuring names from the live auction catalog as well as additional names, has two days of bidding remaining.
The highlight of the auction was the announcement of the pre-event sale of a group of five names —TShirts.com, T-Shirts.com, T-Shirt.com, Tees.com and Tee-Shirts.com — for just over $1.26 million. Further demonstrating the demand for strong keyword e-commerce domains, the TShirts.com bundle was purchased at a multiple above the published reserve price.
Other top auction sales included:
Tshirts.com
$1,265,000
Disco.com
$255,000
BigApple.com
$70,000
NewYorkApartments.com
$65,000
Companion.com
$45,000
Exterminating.com
$35,000
GroceryStore.com
$32,500
Auction results are available at: http://domainauctions.moniker.com/archive?id=56
Extended Online Auction Now In-Progress Through August 25 at 3:15 p.m. US Eastern time
Further extending the opportunity to bid on category-defining keyword domains at all price points, Moniker and SnapNames are currently hosting an online auction that runs through Wednesday, August 25 at 3:15 p.m. US Eastern time. Available premium names include:
ByOwner.com 1-800-ByOwner®
Physicians.com
LocalNews.com
Voters.com
Reggae.com
Rate.com
Stocks.com
Quotes.com
Cable.com
XXX.com
Assurance.com
Testing.com
Patents.com
Zimbabwe.com
PetStores.com
Invitro.com
CallingPlan.com
Antibiotic.com
SeniorCitizens.org
Dating.net
To view the complete catalog and join the auction go to: http://domainauctions.moniker.com/2010/DOMAINfest-New-York