In mid June 2014 I wrote about the expired domain name auction happening at GoDaddy Auctions for the expired domain name Retweet.com and that auction ended for $24,250. I was tracking it since to see, first if the transaction completed (the old owner has sometime to renew the domain after auction) and secondly who purchased the domain name.

When I expected, the domain did change ownership, but whois privacy was applied to whois, so I still wasn’t able to tell … Read the rest

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Here is a how to article on how to obtain the “raw” full list of all the domain names currently on auction at GoDaddy Auctions.

You will first use your browser and type the follow web address: ftp://ftp.godaddy.com/

Upon visiting that address, you will likely be presented a “log in” authentication box like this:

ftp-login

Simply type auctions in the User Name box, leaving the Password box empty. Then click Log In.

It may just ask for a password and … Read the rest

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Sometimes we learn things from facts and looking at things from a different perspective… so here are some quick facts using data I gathered on GoDaddy Auctions with some tools that I use!

These facts are estimates, as data changes constantly! These are facts, because at the time I downloaded the data, these were the numbers.

Backorder Bids (1 Bid, $10 current bid expired domains)

7 one word domains have bids

745 two word domains have bids

837 three word … Read the rest

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