The past year was a cruel one for many dot com startups. Recent downturns in Internet stock prices caused some companies to go belly up and others to end up on the auction block...the online auction block! If you're thinking about becoming the next Jeff Bezos and would like to pick up a domain name cheap, here's how they did at auction over the past 30 days broken out by top level domain (domain suffix).
.com
Number of Items Sold: 31
Number of Items Unsold: 4,899
Sellthrough Rate: 0.63%
Highest Priced Item: $1,500
Lowest Priced Item: $1
Average Price: $119.26
.net
Number of Items Sold: 12
Number of Items Unsold: 231
Sellthrough Rate: 4.94%
Highest Priced Item: $610
Lowest Priced Item: $4.99
Average Price: $97
.org
Number of Items Sold: 3
Number of Items Unsold: 236
Sellthrough Rate: 1.26%
Highest Priced Item: $12
Lowest Priced Item: $1.10
Average Price: $8.03
International (.ca .de, etc.)
Number of Items Sold: 1
Number of Items Unsold: 371
Sellthrough Rate: 0.27%
Highest Priced Item: $1,500
Lowest Priced Item: $1,500
Average Price: $1,500
About the author:
David Steiner is President of Steiner Associates LLC, publisher of AuctionBytes.com and the EveryPlaceISell.com merchant directory. David, a former television producer, handles business development and advertising for AuctionBytes. You can reach him at dsteiner@auctionbytes.com
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