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Area-Rugs.com sold for $787 and AreaRugs.com for $405,000

Area-Rugs.com sold for $787 and AreaRugs.com for $405,000

by admin on 12. Oct, 2009 in Domain Investment, Domain Sales

The domain name Area-Rugs.com just sold on Namejet for US$787 which seems like a real bargain compared to the stellar US$405,000 sale of AreaRugs.com last month. Is this really a good reflection of the relative values between hyphenated and non-hyphenated premium .com domains?
In this comparison, the value of the hyphenated version is not even 1% of the [...]

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QuinStreet Spends US$34 million to Buy Internet.com and Insure.com

QuinStreet Spends US$34 million to Buy Internet.com and Insure.com

by admin on 11. Oct, 2009 in Domain Investment, Domain Sales

QuinStreet Inc, a privately held company, has recently spent over US$34 million to purchase Insure.com ($16 million) and Internet.com ($18 million).
A lot of people not have heard of QuinStreet but they’ve been around since 1999 and have grown their revenue to over US$250 million a year by being “The Leader in Vertical Media and Marketing [...]

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Insure.com is Sold for US$16 million to QuinStreet Inc

Insure.com is Sold for US$16 million to QuinStreet Inc

by admin on 11. Oct, 2009 in Domain Sales

Insure.com Inc (Nasdaq: NSUR) announced that it has sold the domain name Insure.com to QuinStreet Inc for US$16 million and will be changing its corporate name to Life Quotes, Inc.
This transaction has been reported to be the Highest Domain Sale Recorded but it doesn’t seem to be a domain-only sale as Insure.com is developed and [...]

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US$405,000 Sale of AreaRugs.com Domain Name

US$405,000 Sale of AreaRugs.com Domain Name

by admin on 10. Oct, 2009 in Domain Investment, Domain Sales

The domain name AreaRugs.com was sold in September 2009 for US$405,000 to AreaRugs.com Inc, a company that plans to be a leading authority in the carpets and rug industry.
The great thing about this sale is that it’s not just another domainer to domainer flip. The buyer is already in the business of rugs with existing [...]

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Ticket.com Domain Name Sold for Over US$1.5 Million on AfternicDLS

Ticket.com Domain Name Sold for Over US$1.5 Million on AfternicDLS

by admin on 09. Oct, 2009 in Domain Industry, Domain Sales

The domain name Ticket.com was recently sold for US$1,525,000 on AfternicDLS, a leading domain name marketplace. This is a nice big ticket sale for a truly massive name.
The buyer seems to be from Denmark (as shown in updated whois records) and the seller is in fact BuyDomains.com, one of Afternic’s related companies owned by NameMedia.
Although the [...]

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