The live portion of the Domain Roundtable Aftermarket.com auctioned banked $499,200. By our count, the combined total of the live and extended auction comes in at $580,974.  An additional $1550 was raised for the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) at the extended event as well, bringing the total amount raised from auctioning these donated domains to $16,350.

Click the jump to see the final results

HolidayLoan.com (ICA)      650
SleepSafe.com (ICA)     300
Slices.org (ICA)     600
AdvisoryFund.com     150
AffordableTrip.com     150
AnyCash.com     150
ArmyTraining.com     300
AustrianTours.com     300
BabyPrescriptions.com     300
BasicStorage.com     100
BigWallet.com     1,000
CanadaBeer.com     500
CanadianFlights.com     150
CartoonLinks.com     300
CashAllowance.com     450
CashForAutos.com     150
CasinoLocations.com     150
ChildrenHotline.com     150
ChocolateGirls.com     600
Clears.com     1,500
ClockRepairs.com     1,200
Couplescam.com     850
Datafiles.com     150
DirtyTalker.com     150
DreamCard.com     700
EarringStore.com     670
eQuestion.com     850
FootPatrol.com     500
Formulating.com     150
GetawayFare.com     150
HappyTV.com     662
HealthAdvisory.com     2,245
iComputing.com     150
JackpotClub.com     5,000
K2Expedition.com     100
KidsSwimsuits.com     1,200
Larger.com     24,800
LED.org     8,000
MarineWelding.com     225
MotorcyclePolicy.com     150
OnlineDollars.com     300
Portabellos.com     650
RoomPurifiers.com     1,500
Soccerland.com     600
SoySnacks.com     500
SpamGuards.com     522
SpringBreakJobs.com     300
StreetLife.com     12,200
TheSportsbook.com     7,500
TopMortgage.com     1,250
VeniceLawyer.com     150
WeatherGPS.com     150
WebsiteBrowser.com     150
Whammer.com     150

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You can see the results after the jump.

Domain Roundtable 2009

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The full list of reported AfternicDLS sales

.COM Sales

Other TLDs

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Find the list of all the reported sales after the jump.

[via ccTLDs Forum]

The auDA banned Australian Style, owned by Bolton, from acting as a registrar in February 2009 – one of the bigger events in a series of skirmishes between Bolton and auDA’s CEO Chris Disspain. After the ban, Bolton transferred the 15,000 customers from Australian Style to another registrar owned by him, Bottle Domains. The auDA responded by reversing all the transfers and changing the passwords of Bolton’s customers before locking the domain names in question to stop them from being transferred without auDA’s consent.

The case is set to begin in the Supreme Court on June 22 – although Bolton is publicly urging the Federal Government and Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to step in and take control of the situation right away.

[via TheAge.com.au]

Seereise.de was the top sale of the week and appears to have been purchased by AllTours Reisecenter, a German travel company. The .ME sales included Rock.me for $12,000, Join.me for $10,099, Pick.me for $10,099, Remember.me for $7,600, and Power.me for $2,950.

Other notable domain sales included SGBL.com for $18,750, Content.de for nearly $18,000 (€13,000), Muziek.be (”music” in Dutch) for around $13,500 (€9,999), ABI.net for $12,600, and PokerVillage.com for $10,000.

Check out the entire weekly sales list after the jump…

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1. The registry itself can pick up to 10 names that it would use for promotion and operation of the TLD.
2. A list of of names will be auctioned through a third party auction provider, potentially with a reserve price. Bids are to be placed through all accredited registrars for .travel.
3. Allocation of names via RFP.
4. Additional auction for all names not allocated above in the same manner as in 2).
5. Registration of the remainder of names on a first come, first serve basis

In addition the registry is taking steps in order to allow ccTLD operators to register their ccTLD under the .travel domain at normal registration cost with the commitment to use the name.

The full details of the proposal are available on the ICANN site (PDF). Similar proposals have been submitted by .BIZ, .COOP, .JOBS, .MOBI, .NAME and .PRO.

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The full list of improvements are published after the jump…

New Search Criteria

• Limit your search by numbers of dictionary words a domain name contains
• Exclude IDNs

Improved Saved Search Functionality

• Save up to 100 searches (increased from 50)
• Saved search names can now contain up to 20 characters (increased from 16)
• Non-alphanumeric characters (i.e., dashes, underscores, and number signs) now permitted in saved search names
• Better saved search email alerts – more domains listed, longer domain names displayed before truncation

More Flexibility

• Checkboxes to include or exclude Deleting, Expiring, and Private Seller names
• Search one or more listing type (In Auction, Available Soon, or Buy It Now)
• More TLDs, including a wide range of ccTLDs
• Select from multiple special events
• More options under “Order By” date

Easier to Use

• Popular settings are now default (i.e., “contains keyword”, display of 100 results per page)
• Maximum search results per page increased from 100 to 500
• Default sort order for search results is now number of bidders
• More intuitive sorting on first click (from most bidders to least, from highest minimum bid to lowest, and from ending soonest to ending latest)
• Contextual pop-up help topics

Other Changes

• Restored ability to select all domains on a page to add to cart
• Download search results to a CSV file
• Top navigation now uses dropdown menus, allowing you to click directly to the page you want
• The ‘whois’ link next to domain names appearing in search results has been moved to the domain details page – click on a domain name to see the name’s current status, link to whois information, and quickly purchase or place a bid

Snapnames will be launching all of these new features and changes within the next week.

[via Snapnames]

“The PPX acquisition is fantastic for current and future Strata Services clients,” said Sam Dennis, the Founder and CEO of PPX, who will remain with PPX and continue developing the technology. “Backed by the financial strength of the Strata Services Group, PPX technology will grow rapidly and become a major player in the domain monetization space. Our media buying division will also benefit tremendously from the new potential traffic sources and partnerships exposed to us through Strata Services. I am extremely excited and confident with the future of PPX.”

Aside from the new cost-per-action revenue alternatives, Strata Services clients will also receive automated implementation of CPA templates in high margin verticals, the ability to generate revenue from both CPA and PPC sources from the same domain, free website development for high volume generic domains, and a significant increase in domain revenue and resale value.

[via PPX]

Here is a sample website sales agreement or can also be used as a domain name sales or purchase agreement.

Download free sample website purchase agreement in Microsoft word:

lou-for-acquisition-of-website

LETTER OF UNDERSTANDING for acquisition of www.domainprotege.com

June 22, 2007

(name)

(street address)

(city, state and zip)

Dear_____________________:

This letter summarizes the understanding we have reached regarding the terms and conditions of sale of the website ________________ To be certain this letter accurately reflects our understanding, please review the items below and indicate your understanding and agreement by signing on the signature line below.

Terms and Conditions of Sale

A. The agreement covers the outright sale of the domain and website content http://www.________________ for the price of U$__________. Sale price was based on revenue of approximately $100.00 per calendar month. Price includes free push at _____________ and all paid up domain registration fees.

B. Payment terms: Payment will be made by way of or using _________________. Add paypal or escrow info.

Just delete section C if not applicable but gives you an idea of how to structure something in the event seller makes certain promises regarding revenue.

C. Search Engine Optimization (SEO): This component of the agreement will commence July 1, 2007 and will continue until cancelled in writing by either party. The seller and buyer agree to engage in further work such as SEO where the buyer agrees to pay the seller a 50% performance bonus of all additional revenues generated as a result of these optimizations. This bonus would be payable for all additional revenue over and above the last three month average.

Example of Bonus Calculation: Year 2007

April $100, May $100, June $160 Total $360 (3 month average = $120.00)

If July revenue = $200. Seller would receive $40.00 for that month (Split $80.00).

If August revenue = $400. Seller would receive $140.00 for that month (Split $280.00)

Signed this 22 day of June, 2007

Print name

________________________________ _________________________________

Buyer Signature

I acknowledge and agree to the terms and conditions set forth above.

Print name

___________________________________ _________________________________

Seller of Domain / Website Signature

In addition, always remember to use escrow as opposed to paypal for the larger valued transactions.

Sub: Very Rare and Special Domain name WWW.—–.COM is for sale.

We have this registered domain www.—–.com for sale. We believe it is most suitable for your company since —- [the name] can be applied to your company and its business activities.

It is one of a kind rare and special domain with many applications. It has a high resale value and many possibilities.

If this domain is of interest, please send your offers using the above e-mail address for primary contact. Minimum price expected is US $ ________–[US Dollars __________]. This is a non negotiable minimum expected price. Please do not send offers below this price.

Kindly forward this message to the appropriate authority in your organisation for consideration. Thank you.

Best Regards,

signed