http://www.dmueller.com/2008/05/05/domain-names-domains/americacom-to-be-auctioned-off/ Dominik's blog about domain names, web search, online marketing and economics. Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:35:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://www.dmueller.com/2008/05/05/domain-names-domains/americacom-to-be-auctioned-off/#comment-3687 Dominik Mueller Wed, 07 May 2008 20:02:25 +0000 http://www.dmueller.com/?p=411#comment-3687 I would generally agree with you. But let's not forget that Sedo successfully ran the auction for Pizza.com, which was ultimately sold for $2.6 million. Moreover, there are a couple corporate buyers interested in America.com, according to the press release. So it is possible that Sedo or the domain owner promoted the domain in advance of the auction to attract more interest and to make a high sales price more likely. I would generally agree with you. But let’s not forget that Sedo successfully ran the auction for Pizza.com, which was ultimately sold for $2.6 million. Moreover, there are a couple corporate buyers interested in America.com, according to the press release. So it is possible that Sedo or the domain owner promoted the domain in advance of the auction to attract more interest and to make a high sales price more likely.

]]> http://www.dmueller.com/2008/05/05/domain-names-domains/americacom-to-be-auctioned-off/#comment-3686 jeff schneider Wed, 07 May 2008 19:30:27 +0000 http://www.dmueller.com/?p=411#comment-3686 We feel that America.com is a very valuable premium domain name. The timing of this sale in our opinion though is not good in the current auction market place. A name of this quality should be privately placed. The dynamics of auction sales are inferior to an end user placement. It is a shame that its owners chose an auction format. As auction multiples are typically lower than end user sales. We feel that America.com is a very valuable premium domain name. The timing of this sale in our opinion though is not good in the current auction market place. A name of this quality should be privately placed. The dynamics of auction sales are inferior to an end user placement. It is a shame that its owners chose an auction format. As auction multiples are typically lower than end user sales.

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