Sold.Com.Au .... Sedo Auction

[Data Glasses]

I noticed that the yahoo/sedo auction has sold.com.au as one of the listings

http://sedo.com/search/searchresult.php4?language=us&partnerid=

 

[Data Glasses]

Another interesting auction, high bids, even higher reserves !

http://domains.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=3369+793+794+792+2088+4294944233&No=0

 

[DomainNames]

SOLD.COM.AU sold.com.au (SOLD.COM.AU) is for sale

Reserve Price Range: 5,000 - 9,999 USD

The reserve looks ok for this one?

 

[DomainNames]

Another interesting auction, high bids, even higher reserves !

http://domains.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=3369+793+794+792+2088+4294944233&No=0

wow are these current bid prices real? .com.au's obviously havent peaked yet!Im amazed what people are paying

http://domains.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=3369+793+794+792+2088+4294944233&No=0

 

[snoopy]

This was another of Yahoo's stuff ups,

Yahoo! has closed its Australian auction website, sold.com.au, after signing a marketing deal with rival eBay.

Yahoo! bought Sold.com.au from John Fairfax, publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald, for $24 million in 2001.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/08/06/1060145721367.html

 

[Data Glasses]

wow are these current bid prices real? .com.au's obviously havent peaked yet!Im amazed what people are paying

http://domains.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=3369+793+794+792+2088+4294944233&No=0

Just to clarify....... this auction is for .coms, as for real prices ....ummm

 

[findtim]

http://screencast.com/t/uZQjPRUr0uP

WTF ?

tim

 

[DomainNames]

http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/13/5099536/yahoo-auction-domain-names-sandwich

 

[DomainNames]

wow what huge stats! Joke!
Visitors to this domain’s website: 100 (previous 31 days)

Thats only 100 unique visitors folks in 30 days! No wonder they dumped the website and are selling the name . If they can't make it work with all their resources and money no one can

Meet the seller
Country of origin: United States
Value added Tax (VAT) status: Not Applicable

some others they have are not bad as .com names.. once again they proved useless to them but

 

[snoopy]

The site has been closed for 10 years or more, and it isn't known if it has even been parked with sedo for 30 days.

 

[findtim]

If they can't make it work with all their resources and money no one can

I don't agree, its a good name, they paid way to much in the beginning.

I would have though it would be a good name for carsales or realestate dca

make a "firesale" type site, quick sales..... 1,2,3 SOLD

tim

 

[snoopy]

If they can't make it work with all their resources and money no one can

Don't agree either. Often it is the kiss of death when Yahoo gets involved. I'm not about to say this is some amazing name that should be developed, I think it would be very difficult. But Yahoo buying something and running it into the ground is par for the course.

 

[Cooper Mills DomainLawyer]

wow what huge stats! Joke!
Visitors to this domain’s website: 100 (previous 31 days)

Thats only 100 unique visitors folks in 30 days! No wonder they dumped the website and are selling the name . If they can't make it work with all their resources and money no one can

Meet the seller
Country of origin: United States
Value added Tax (VAT) status: Not Applicable

some others they have are not bad as .com names.. once again they proved useless to them but

The whois shows:

Domain Name: sold.com.au
Last Modified: 14-Nov-2013 02:16:26 UTC
Registrar ID: MARKMONITOR
Registrar Name: MarkMonitor Inc.
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited

Registrant: sold.com.au Pty Ltd
Registrant ID: ACN 87098664
Eligibility Type: Company

Registrant Contact ID: MMR-122031
Registrant Contact Name: Domain Administrator
Registrant Contact Email: Visit whois.ausregistry.com.au for Web based WhoIs

Tech Contact ID: MMR-2467
Tech Contact Name: Domain Administrator
Tech Contact Email: Visit whois.ausregistry.com.au for Web based WhoIs

Name Server: ns1.sedoparking.com
Name Server: ns2.sedoparking.com

14 November was the last update date, which in my view is when the name servers were switched to Sedo, which would explain the real traffic numbers (ie. being traffic from 14 November)

 

[Cooper Mills DomainLawyer]

Sedo has reported the sale of sold.com.au for $15600 USD

 

[333]

Congrats to whoever bought this..That is a *bargain*.

 

[snoopy]

Congrats to whoever bought this..That is a *bargain*.

In what way was it a bargain?

 

[Shane]

Sedo has reported the sale of sold.com.au for $15600 USD

A bargain indeed. If I was a real estate agent I'd be onto that as my website and email address for sure.

As a comparison, I was at a number plate auction a few years back when the Qld plate 'SOLD' went for $25k.

I love plates, but I'd much rather the domain.

 

[snoopy]

As a comparison, I was at a number plate auction a few years back when the Qld plate 'SOLD' went for $25k.

I love plates, but I'd much rather the domain.

That is a cool number plate for an agent, but no agency is going to call their agency "Sold". The numberplate works in that instance, the domain doesn't.

 

[James]

I think this domain is great if you were looking to make the following:

- Car Sales site.
- Real estate sales site.
- Pretty much selling any thing =)

Good luck to the buyer, I was thinking of bidding if it was only going to go for 6k USD hehe, 15k is still fair in my eyes.

 

[James]

That is a cool number plate for an agent, but no agency is going to call their agency "Sold". The numberplate works in that instance, the domain doesn't.

Why not? I have noticed a few agencies around with the words SOLD in the name, example: http://www.sold-it.com.au/