Domain Market in Europe

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Comes to Las Vegas.. But This Time Without Me

Daniel Dryzek — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:14:42 +0000

I won’t be traveling to Las Vegas for TRAFFIC domain conference this time but I hope to be back again in April, when TRAFFIC comes to Milan, Italy.

I will be absent in Vegas due to the most important thing that have ever happened to me.. YES – I will become a father soon So please feel warned – new domainer (he or she) is coming to kick your old asses

Have a look at the final domain auction inventory.

Some interesting domain names I have found:

Lot	Domain name	Reserve range

440	FreshVegetables.com	3,000 USD to 4,000 USD
480	Meetings.com	200,000 USD to 250,000 USD
590	Lemons.com	30,000 USD to 40,000 USD
610	Pizza.us	30,000 USD to 40,000 USD
620	CatFood.com	50,000 USD to 75,000 USD
640	DietFood.com	40,000 USD to 50,000 USD
750	BabyFood.com	100,000 USD to 150,000 USD
830	Wine.us	20,000 USD to 30,000 USD
930	LongIsland.com	250,000 USD to 300,000 USD
1060	ZR.com	75,000 USD to 100,000 USD
1400	BF.com	300,000 USD to 400,000 USD
1640	Banquets.com	50,000 USD to 75,000 USD
2120	Hell.com	600,000 USD to 700,000 USD
2340	Romance.com	undisclosed reserve

There are 238 names for sale altogether.

Daniel Dryzek

38,172 .eu IDNs during the first hour

Daniel Dryzek — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 12:59:14 +0000

Today at 11:00 CET EURid (.eu registry) released .eu IDNs. 38 172 domains were registered during the first hour.

Total number of .eu names has just passed 3,100,000 domains. In the first hour of IDN .eu landrush 10 domains were registered each second.

Most of the best names were snapped by Realtime.at – Austrian drop catcher specializing in .eu drop catching (they have around 50 .eu registrars). Snapped .eu domains will be auctioned on Sedo platform. Auctions start tomorrow and are available only for preregistered customers.

First 10 IDNs registered:

1. ärzte.eu

2. börse.eu

3. flüge.eu

4. bücher.eu

5. ferienhäuser.eu

6. reisebüro.eu

7. büro.eu

8. küche.eu

9. müller.eu

10. öl.eu

Which countries registered the most IDNs in the first hour?

1. Germany
2. Czech Republic
3. France
4. Luxemburg
5. Poland
6. Belgium
7. Great Britain
8. Greece
9. Sweden

Source: EURid

Daniel Dryzek

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. NY 2009 auctions results

Daniel Dryzek — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:17:30 +0000

Rick Latona Auctions

Live auction result: $1,295,000

Number of domains sold: 77

TOP SALES:

Rio.com $450,000
Whiskey.com $185,000
SchoolLoans.com $137,500
iAuction.com $50,000
Boy.com $45,000
Porn.co.za $45,000
Megan.com $42,500
900.com $40,000
Kasino.com $35,000
Hookahs.com $26,000
PapuaNewGuinea.com $25,000
PopStars.com $21,000

Extended auction results: $124,260

Number of domains sold: 8

TOP SALES:

UsedRVs.com $65,000
StateFlag & StateFlags.com $25,500

Rick Latona Auctions TOTAL result: $1,419,260 (85 domains)

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Moniker / SnapNames

Live auction results: $412,150

Number of domains sold: 46

TOP SALES:

multivitamins.com $45,000
originals.com $37,500
raspberry.com $27,500
istream.com $25,000
trademarklawyers.com $24,000
hockey.org $22,500
costumerentals.com $21,000
designersunglasses.com $21,000

Extended auction results: $278,338

Number of domains sold: 139

TOP SALES:

oneofakind.com $26,000

Moniker / SnapNames TOTAL result: $690,488 (185 domains)

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T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York Auctions TOTAL: $2,109,748 (270 domains)

Source: DomainNameNews, ProxyBid.com, TheDomains, Domain Name Wire, Blogtrepreneur

Disclaimer: Figures presented by me may be slightly different from the real ones. Although I tried to be as accurate as possible.

Daniel Dryzek

Detailed Schedule for T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Shows in 2010

Daniel Dryzek — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:37:08 +0000

I haven’t managed to post during the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. domain conference in New York. There are always so many things happening during these few days of conference, that there is hardly any spare time to blog When I am at the conference I try to focus on it as much as I can.

For the news from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. 2009 conference in New York you should visit Chef Patrick’s blog Day One, Day Two and Day Three as well as DNJournal.com – check out the Day One recap and Closing Day at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. NY by Ron Jackson.

Today is the last day of T.R.A.F.F.I.C. NY and detailed schedule for T.R.A.F.F.I.C. shows in 2010 has been announced. I thought that it may be interesting for you, so please check out the dates of coming T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conferences and decide which one you want to go to.

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. schedule for 2010:

Las Vegas, US
January 21-23

Milan, Italy
April 27-29

Vancouver, Canada
June 15-18

Dublin, Ireland
August 24-26

Miami (South Beach), Florida, US
October 17-20 (October 15-16: pre-show activities)

Hong Kong, China
November 15-16

Daniel Dryzek

Results of .DE Sedo Pre-Auction (part 2)

Daniel Dryzek — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:17:23 +0000

Some of the high pre-sales at .DE Sedo Pre-Auction (one character):

1.de	56,000 EUR
i.de	49,000 EUR
6.de	46,000 EUR
e.de	36,100 EUR
s.de	34,500 EUR
a.de	32,111 EUR
x.de	32,000 EUR
b.de	31,100 EUR
c.de	31,100 EUR
d.de	31,100 EUR
m.de	31,100 EUR
n.de	31,000 EUR
p.de	28,100 EUR
w.de	27,800 EUR
h.de	26,500 EUR
f.de	26,100 EUR
k.de	26,100 EUR
g.de	25,500 EUR
o.de	25,500 EUR
v.de	24,500 EUR
t.de	23,507 EUR
5.de	23,000 EUR
8.de	22,500 EUR
u.de	22,500 EUR
j.de	20,500 EUR
q.de	20,100 EUR
y.de	20,100 EUR
z.de	20,100 EUR
3.de	15,501 EUR
0.de	13,084 EUR
2.de	11,500 EUR
9.de	11,500 EUR
4.de	10,500 EUR
ä.de	5,100 EUR
ü.de	5,100 EUR
ö.de	3,600 EUR

Source: Sedo

The results are not complete and are not official.

Check out the results of two- and three-character .de pre-auction!

Read more about recent changes in DENIC registration policies in my previous post, on Dominik Mueller’s blog and in the official DENIC press release.

Daniel Dryzek

Results of .DE Sedo Pre-Auction (part 1)

Daniel Dryzek — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:22:13 +0000

After technical difficulties Sedo divided their 1, 2, 3-Character .de auction into three sections.

Sedo apologized for the problems. Sedo website was down for quite a long time before they brought it back to life.

Read more about recent changes in DENIC registration policies in my previous post, on Dominik Mueller’s blog and in the official DENIC press release.

Some of the high pre-sales at .DE Sedo Pre-Auction so far:

tv.de	279,499 EUR
pc.de	158,700 EUR
de.de	144,277 EUR
com.de	135,623 EUR
dp.de	122,500 EUR
1a.de	63,000 EUR
bad.de	52,000 EUR
net.de	44,111 EUR
co.de	41,000 EUR
öl.de	40,000 EUR
ad.de	37,000 EUR
id.de	36,100 EUR
hp.de	31,000 EUR
iq.de	31,000 EUR
hm.de	30,500 EUR
pr.de	30,000 EUR
123.de	28,800 EUR
dm.de	27,000 EUR
go.de	26,500 EUR
24.de	26,100 EUR
los.de	24,500 EUR
bar.de	22,500 EUR
ok.de	21,956 EUR
dj.de	20,600 EUR
ey.de	20,500 EUR
jc.de	18,001 EUR
3d.de	17,500 EUR
eu.de	14,500 EUR
tm.de	13,500 EUR
sim.de	12,500 EUR
bb.de	10,000 EUR

Source: Sedo

In my next post I will publish results of one character .de domain names. Stay tuned!

EDIT: Check the results for one-character .de domains:
http://danieldryzek.com/2009/10/22/results-of-de-sedo-pre-auction-part-2/

Daniel Dryzek

One- & Two-Character .DE Sedo Auction Ends Today!

Daniel Dryzek — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:32:37 +0000

You probably heard the news about releasing one- & two-character .DE domain names. Names are listed on Sedo pre-auction site. Less than 4 hours left, so place your bids before it is too late. Winners in that auctions are not guaranteed to het their .de names but they will only have to pay if Sedo partner registrars get the names for them.

“The Pre-Auction gives Sedo members an exclusive advantage to bid on 1, 2 and 3-character .de domains before they are released from DENIC, the official registry of the .de country code top-level domains (ccTLD). The .de domains include all letter and number combinations.”

I would be surprised if many of the names were snapped up by Sedo partner registrars and delivered to the highest bidders.. but time will tell very soon.

Read more about recent changes in DENIC on Dominik Mueller’s blog and in the official DENIC press release.

Most wanted .de so far (auction has not finished yet):

tv.de	53,197 EUR
pc.de	45,000 EUR
hp.de	31,000 EUR
bad.de	25,500 EUR
com.de	22,722 EUR
m.de	16,501 EUR
it.de	16,500 EUR
hm.de	15,501 EUR
bar.de	14,500 EUR
dj.de	12,845 EUR
dm.de	12,845 EUR
t.de	12,845 EUR
x.de	12,845 EUR

Daniel Dryzek

Domain Market in Europe

Daniel Dryzek — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:53:18 +0000

As I write more and more about European domain market and not only about Polish domain market, I think it is the best time to change the name of my blog to “Domain Market in Europe” (the old name was “Domain Market in Poland”).

As a result of that, from now on, you will find here much more information from European domain markets. I hope my blog will be a good place to find valuable information regarding European ccTLDs.

BTW The blog is also accessible under danieldryzek.eu domain name

Daniel Dryzek

One- and two-character domains allowed in .DE ccTLD

Daniel Dryzek — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:48:55 +0000

“DENIC will amend its Domain Guidelines with effect from 23 October 2009 and will thus abolish most of the restrictions currently applicable with regard to the registration of second level domains under the TLD .de. In doing so, the registry creates room for a large number of new domains. In future, also one- and two-character domains (digits and letters) as well as domain names composed exclusively of numerals will be allowed.”

“Parties interested in a “new” domain may now apply for their desired domain with their Internet service provider. The launch phase for the new domains will start on 23 October 2009 at 09:00 (MEST). To ensure a quick, secure, transparent and above all fair assignment procedure, DENIC will register the new domains applying the “first come, first served” principle.”

As from 23 October 2009 the following additional rules will apply for domains under the TLD .de:

One- and two-character domains as well as domain names composed exclusively of numerals can now be registered

Domains identical with combinations of letters that are used for motor-vehicle number plates or for TLDs are released for registration.

If I were DENIC I would sell new domains through auction. I would then pass money from the auction to some charity organization (DENIC is not-for-profit company). I am not sure if “first come, first served” is the best way to introduce one and two-digit domains on such a mature market as German one. What’s your opinion? Leave a comment!

Few facts about .DE (German) market:

	.DE
Number of domains	13,134,897
Domains per 1000 residents	160
Registration fee	3,00 EUR net
Renewal fee	3,00 EUR net

Source: DENIC – October 15th, 2009

Daniel Dryzek

600,000 .CZ Domains in Czech Republic

Daniel Dryzek — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:53:54 +0000

The CZ.NIC Association, administrator of the .CZ domain, announced the registration of .cz domain number 600,000. Since registration of the first half million domains, less than 10 months have passed. Domains have started to accrue at this rate since the introduction of the new system for domain management, FRED, in October 2007, which has speeded up and simplified the registration process significantly and allowed .CZ domains to become cheaper.

“The .CZ domain has held the position of most requested domain for a long time with Czech registrars, which essentially confirms the global trend for the preference of national domains. On average, this year we have recorded around 10,000 new .CZ names every month” said Ondřej Filip, Executive Director of the CZ.NIC association.

CZ.NIC, z. s. p. o. is an open non-profit association with the main mission of operating a reliable internet register in the Czech Republic while respecting the principles of the international situation, and developing generally beneficial services for the local internet community. The association currently has 63 members. CZ Top-Level Domain is part of the national wealth of the Czech Republic and a critical element from the perspective of the Czech economy. The main priority regarding the CZ domain administration is organizational and operational priority.

Small comparison of Czech and Polish domain markets:

	.CZ	.PL
Number of domains	603 000	1 534 000
Domains per 1000 residents	57,5	40,2
Registration fee	7,50 EUR net	2,50 EUR net
Renewal fee	7,50 EUR net	10,00 EUR net

Source: CZ.NIC, NASK – October 8th, 2009

Daniel Dryzek