.Mobi Auction Stats

[MinionDH]

Tonight .mobi raked in $300K+ in sales and was the 2nd most popular extension among bidders. There were no 6-figure sales but there apparently weren't any endusers bidding as there was in the last auction (1-800-Flowers). Huge success overall IMO. Here are some auction stats to ponder:

TRAFFIC West 2007 .Mobi Sales
$85,000 RealEstate.mobi
$52,000 Casinos.mobi
$41,000 Singles.mobi
$23,000 Pics.mobi
$21,000 Pizza.mobi
$19,000 Directions.mobi
$16,500 MusicVideos.mobi
$11,000 Airfare.mobi
$10,500 Cam.mobi
$7,500 Models.mobi
$6,700 Eat.mobi
$6,500 CreditScore.mobi
$3,000 Beat.mobi
$1,500 LoanCalculator.mobi
$304,200 TOTAL (14 names)

TRAFFIC East 2006 .Mobi Sales
$200,000 Flowers.mobi
$100,000 Fun.mobi
$40,000 Hot.mobi
$27,000 StockQuotes.mobi
$23,600 Cams.mobi
$13,000 Party.mobi
$9,000 Wow.mobi
$5,000 Gossip.mobi
$3,000 Laugh.mobi
$2,250 Celebs.mobi
$422,850 TOTAL (10 names)

TOP 25 Highest Selling Domains
TRAFFIC West 2007
20 .com's
3 .mobi's
1 .net
1 .org

TOP 25 Highest Selling Domains
TRAFFIC East 2006
18 .com's
3 .mobi's
3 .net's
1 .org

 

[Gerry]

$19,000 Directions.mobi...makes me wonder how much Headings.mobi would bring.

$1,500 LoanCalculator.mobi? How did that get in the auction?

$21,000 Pizza.mobi...surprised it didn't bring more.

Thanks for the run down. Had to work so I was not able to tune in but I knew that some reliable soul would post this info for the benefit of many of us.

Thanks!

 

[Nova]

$2900 for Europe? http://www.dnforum.com/showthread.php?p=1108927#post1108927

 

[mjnels]

$2900 for Europe? http://www.dnforum.com/showthread.php?p=1108927#post1108927

ya, apparently it was sold in the hallway... they didnt get to the last bunch of names and had to clear the room.

 

[muris]

Same case w/ Beat.
"O.K. "Beat" - do you want? how much? 3000? - deal - we have to leave the room"

 

[hugegrowth]

Looking at that list from today, I see myself looking at it in two years and thinking 'those buyers got an awesome deal'. cam.mobi for only 10.5k?

 

[muris]

I think so

 

[Gerry]

Looking at that list from today, I see myself looking at it in two years and thinking 'those buyers got an awesome deal'. cam.mobi for only 10.5k?

Yeah, and don't forget GlassFountains.com for only $700.00. WOW! ound:

 

[PRED]

Tonight .mobi raked in $300K+ in sales and was the 2nd most popular extension among bidders. There were no 6-figure sales but there apparently weren't any endusers bidding as there was in the last auction (1-800-Flowers). Huge success overall IMO. Here are some auction stats to ponder:

TRAFFIC West 2007 .Mobi Sales
$85,000 RealEstate.mobi
$52,000 Casinos.mobi
$41,000 Singles.mobi
$23,000 Pics.mobi
$21,000 Pizza.mobi
$19,000 Directions.mobi
$16,500 MusicVideos.mobi
$11,000 Airfare.mobi
$10,500 Cam.mobi
$7,500 Models.mobi
$6,700 Eat.mobi
$6,500 CreditScore.mobi
$3,000 Beat.mobi
$1,500 LoanCalculator.mobi
$304,200 TOTAL (14 names)

TRAFFIC East 2006 .Mobi Sales
$200,000 Flowers.mobi
$100,000 Fun.mobi
$40,000 Hot.mobi
$27,000 StockQuotes.mobi
$23,600 Cams.mobi
$13,000 Party.mobi
$9,000 Wow.mobi
$5,000 Gossip.mobi
$3,000 Laugh.mobi
$2,250 Celebs.mobi
$422,850 TOTAL (10 names)

TOP 25 Highest Selling Domains
TRAFFIC West 2007
20 .com's
3 .mobi's
1 .net
1 .org

TOP 25 Highest Selling Domains
TRAFFIC East 2006
18 .com's
3 .mobi's
3 .net's
1 .org

nice post dude.
for me the steal was europe.mobi & cam.mobi

europe.mobi for that? i would have paid far more
think of the potential? God, i'm sick it went that cheap. If the buyer wants to sell, let me know

 

[jasdon11]

Nice post MinionDH, and great avatar!

 

[Laird Mobi]

nice post dude.
for me the steal was europe.mobi & cam.mobi

europe.mobi for that? i would have paid far more
think of the potential? God, i'm sick it went that cheap. If the buyer wants to sell, let me know

Europe.mobi was an absolute steal but i never really took to cams.mobi so i'm not surprised really! Maybe next time Pred you could be there with hookers on both arms waving your paddle about! LOL

 

[Vision]

MinionDH, thank you for showing us the Big Picture and for putting this Auction in context. Great Post!

Mike

 

[PRED]

Maybe next time Pred you could be there with hookers on both arms waving your paddle about! LOL

LOL :lol:
That really conjures up an image LOL
Love to be there in full battledress too.
Be great to be there & sell a huge .com AND .mobi & then leave with a hooker on each arm, whilst chanting like the milky bar kid, 'hey, the hookers are on me!' LOL
whilst beckoning with the paddle.
could happen at Florida in October :smilewinkgrin: :-#:

 

[Domain Jedi]

MinionDH, thank you for showing us the Big Picture and for putting this Auction in context.

Ditto.

 

[Asperger]

No doubt buyers of .mobi picked up some fair investments in this auction.
Whomever got directions(mobi) got an absolute CRACKER! location-navigation is perfectly suited for .mobi,because their is so much development AND investment ongoing in that sector.

mTLD could have done more to promote .mobi to end users and developers imo, hopefully they will learn from this in time for their next sale.

 

[muris]

Without full 3G infrastructure in US, GB, Canada, Australia and New Zealand .mobi is not going to skyrocket in value. IMO
We may have to wait longer for good returns.

 

[Gerry]

Whomever got directions(mobi) got an absolute CRACKER! location-navigation is perfectly suited for .mobi,because their is so much development AND investment ongoing in that sector.

That's why I like my Headings.mobi...great for navigation, directions, and mapping.

 

[smashfactory]

did areacodes.mobi sell in the hall too?

 

[Wired]

I was shocked to hear about europe.mobi. I knew that it was listed near the end of the queue and was surprised to see it "sold". Is this an error?

Europe.mobi was listed, fourth from the end.

I heard on webmasterradio.fm that the room had to be cleared so the live auction had to stop; but and if there were any names that were bidded and did not make reserve, the auctioneer would accept bids in the hallway. AND...he further said the rest of the names will be available in the silent auction area.

I knew that Europe.mobi owner, stipulated that if it was presented at silent, it held a much much higher reserve if sent to silent area.

This doesnt sound fair to the owner for a name to be presented in an unofficial non-live area (in the hallway???). It was my presumption that only names that were given an opportunity to the general live audience earlier were or could be re-opened for bidding in the hallway.

I find this very disturbing.

.

 

[Nova]

So this "hallway" thing is really for real then?

Some time ago I checked the whois for this one and thought about how fortunate the person was who got it, how extraordinary this one was, and the potential it contained.

I assume this is also contractually binding upon the seller then as well? I'm afraid I'm not up on the rules for this program.