DomainFest concluded their live auction today.  The auctions resulted in selling over $3.1 million in domain sales for both days.  There is still the extended auction of 1,700 names taking place that will add to the bottom line.  Overall, this was a big win for the domain industry in the state of the economy at this time.  The Traffic Expo is the next conference scheduled for domain auctions.  We are off to a great start in 2008 and we are slowly proving that the domain industry is recession proof!

Todays auction did not turn out to be as exciting in sales as most had predicted.  However, it was still an outstanding performance for the domain industry.  DomainFest has just concluded the final auction of the conference.  They sold over $2.3 million in domain sales on auction today.  

The top names sold were; porn.net $400,000, bookmarks.com $300,000 photograph.com $195,000, females.com $90,000, and intimate.com $80,000.  There is still the extended auction that will take place from 24-27 January that will add to the bottomline of this successful auction.   

The auction was held at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood.  This was an exciting auction overall for the beginning of 2008!  Thank you for visiting the blog during these live updates.  Your comments are welcomed.

I will be reporting once again live for the DomainFest Auction.  It was very popular yesterday, and many readers enjoyed it very much.  I will be reporting Domains Sold for over $25,000 during this session and include a total running tally.  Everything seems to be working fine with the streaming video at this time.   I hope to communicate the excitement in the auction room thru the blog in words.  Please leave comments and tell me if its working.  It is always good to have historical records on events like this.  The auction is very exciting to watch, and I hope to reveal that to you thru the blog.   I will keep updating this post, so please check back often to see the recent Domains sold.  Domains added to the sold list will be in BOLD. 

beijing.net  $50,000
bookmarks.com  $ 300,000    
businessdegrees.com  $26,000
cavemen.com  $25,000
clandestine.com  $25,000
crocodile.com  $45,000 
eyesurgeon.com  $32,500
females.com  $90,000 
fishing.net  $52,500
flightinstruction.com  $27,500
fraudprotection.com  $32,500
no.org  $37,500
holland.net  $27,500
intimate.com  $80,000
joysticks.com  $67,500
kathy.com  $65,000
knee.com  $37,500
loseweightfast.com  $40,000
lowinterstloans.com  $35,000
onlinetranslator.com  $32,500
aux.com  $30,000
learners.com  $45,000
patriotic.com  $25,000
photograph.com  $195,000
politics.net  $35,000
porn.net  $400,000
publishing.net  $27,500
useddvds.com  $25,000
went.com  $25,000
wineguide.com  $32,500
yemen.com  $100,000

The DomainFest final auction will start in approximately 50 minutes.  Before DomainFest started, there was alot of talk about them setting new auction records.  They have a very strong list of premium names being auctioned off today.  It is not going to be easy to get a good deal with a room packed with eager domain investors.  We will see some huge sales today and only time will tell if DomainFest will set a new conference auction record today.  If they do, they will become the new leader in the domain industry. 

Make sure to check back in 45 minutes for by the minute updates on bidding action.  

Some Premium Names Being Auctioned Today with A Reserve over $75,000:  How will they do?

adblocker.com  $150,000
approve.com  $225,000
authorize.com  $599,999
bookmarks.com  $250,000
checkout.com  $450,000
cups.com  $99,000
dominatrix.com  $200,000
dude.com  $1,100,000
ar.com  $225,000
ic.com  $200,000
encrypt.com  $75,000
face.com  $500,000
iq.net  $150,000
homeinspector.com  $75,000
invitro.com  $150,000
isla.com  $100,000
message.com  $200,000
militarysurplus.com  $75,000
natural.com  $949,000
neighborhood.com  $350,000
newyork.net  $325,000
etv.com  $300,000
iab.com  $100,000
photograph.com  $150,000
porn.net  $400,000
racetracks.com  $90,000
soapoperas.com  $100,000
southpole.com  $95,000
stills.com  $200,000
exams.com  $175,000
supremecourt.com  $300,000
triallawyer.com  $100,000
upscale.com  $100,000
rex.com  $225,000
athlete.com  $150,000
allergydrugs.com  $100,000
decongestants.com  $150,000
track.com  $120,000
theatertickets.com  $250,000
smartinvesting.com  $100,000
gamers.net  $75,000
greencardlottery.com  $85,000
planners.com  $75,000
tasks.com  $90,000
onehitwonders.com  $80,000
grass.com  $100,000

Ron Jackson conitues to report from the field at DomainFest.  Unfortunately, we will have to wait until he publishes his report to find out the subjects Frank Schilling discussed at the Town Hall Meeting.  I am sure there were many great questions asked and answered by Frank.  He is a rare breed in this industry, and he is a very inspirational speaker.   You can feel the energy he omits just by reading his SevenMile.com blog.  DomainFest concluded with another party at the Highlands Night Club ending the exciting and informative day.   Today will be full of action as the final auction will be held and reported live on the SimplyGeo.com blog.  Make sure you tune in at 4pm-7pm pacific time to get upto the minute auction results.  They will be posted on the blog as they occur.  You can read the full article from Ron (HERE) 

This was a very exciting auction held today at DomainFest that just concluded 5 minutes ago.  The auction was held at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood.  The list of names on auction today were not very impressive, however, SnapNames.com was able to sell over $819,000 in domain sales today.  The big name of the day was alimony.com selling for $75,000.  There were no huge sales, however, tomorrow I think we will see a different result with prices soaring on the coveted  domains being auctioned tomorrow.  SnapNames.com has saved the best for last and you can bet the big dawgs will be out in full force tomorrow.  This is a rough estimate of the Auction until the official results are posted by DomainFest.  I will be reporting live once again for my readers, please check back tomorrow night for the same action. 

I will be reporting Domains Sold for over $5k during this session.  I am watching it on streaming video now.  The auction is very exciting to watch, I can imagine being present!  Technology is great!  I will keep updating this post, so please check back often to see the recent Domains sold.  Comments are welcomed!  

cakes.net  $7,000
7th.com  $15,000
adolescent.com  $15,000
alarmservice.com  $10,000
antimatter.com  $10,000
butcher.com  $50,000
automobiledealer.com  $9,000
cheapestairlines.com  $10,000
funupload.com  $5,000
jobfacts.com  $7,500
microfinancing.com $17,000
mintcoins.com  $15,000
queries.com  $9,000
sudden.com  $17,000
wreckage.com  $10,000
own.mobi  $22,500
trivia.mobi  $8,000
computersystem.com  $17,000
offers.net  $19,000
subscriptions.net  $17,000
tricks.net  $9,000
wrestlers.net  $7,500
widgets.org  $12,500
couponrewards.com  $5,000
food.la  $11,250
stallions.com  $12,000
jalopy.com  $7,500
supply.net  $5,000
trading.mobi  $5,000
supplier.net  $5,000
debtmanagement.org  $11,000
diamonddeals.com  $5,000
drinkrecipes.com  $35,000
drawing.net  $7,500
goods.net  $5,000
gamecatalog.com  $6,000
gamerpc.com  $7,500
cobwebs.com  $5,000
candygifts.com  $12,000
cardplaying.com  $5,000
chaptereleven.com  $14,000
chickenfingers.com  $7,000
comedybreak.com  $5,000
goblins.com  $12,000
groundbeef.com  $16,000
guarantees.com  $7,000
healthcarerecords.com  $6,000
heroines.com  $5,000
housealarms.com  $14,000
lovetrain.com  $9,000
mortgagepoints.com  $6,000
paddleboats.com  $12,000
puzzlespot.com  $5,000
satinpanties.com  $10,000
starterhouses.com  $5,883
usmarine.com  $25,000
results.mobi  $5,000
latino.org  $10,000
hockeydrafts.com  $5,000
cemetaries.com  $38,000
alimony.com  $75,000