Dating.com Sells for $1.75 Million at Moniker and SnapNames Live Auction at DOMAINfest Fort Lauderdale

Auction Yields Nearly $2.4 Million, Follows String of Impressive Domain Name Sales Numbers

LOS ANGELES, CA (May 17, 2010) - Moniker® and SnapNames®, both Oversee.net® companies, announced that the live auction at DOMAINfest® Fort Lauderdale, yielded nearly  $2.4 million in total live auction sales.

The highlight of the auction was the sale of Dating.com, which sold for $1.75 million.

The sales figures punctuate a string of impressive recent sales by the Oversee.net companies including:

Photo.com         $1,250,000

Guns.com          $   800,000

PartySupplies.com $   365,000

ScreenSavers.com  $   335,000

LoanCalculator.com      $   215,000

In total, 35 domains were bought at the Ft. Lauderdale event.  Auction results are available at:

http://domainauctions.moniker.com/archive?id=55

“Premium domain names are valuable assets and are essential in establishing a strong online presence,” said Jeff Kupietzky, CEO and President of Oversee.net. “Investments in Internet real estate are valuable tools in building brand identity and market presence. Clearly, the Internet is the place to do business, and these investments in premium names will grow in value and produce measurable returns.” 

Winning bids for domains at all price points included:

Domain      Price

Dating.com  $1,750,000.00

BoardGames.com    $450,000.00

Therapists.com    $50,000.00

Antidepressant.com      $30,000.00

GolfResorts.com   $22,500.00

EFP.com     $9,950.00

GJ.net      $7,200.00

BJH.com     $6,500.00

Birth.net   $6,000.00

PatioTables.com   $5,500.00

Sentimental.com   $5,250.00

Taunt.com   $5,000.00

ArtAppraisal.com  $4,000.00

Vinyl.net   $4,000.00

QWZ.com     $3,850.00

CarSecurity.com   $3,500.00

LasVegasDiscounts.com   $3,500.00

UsedHybridCars.com      $3,250.00

CakeStand.com     $3,000.00

CaribbeanCruises.net    $2,500.00

DivorceRecord.com $1,500.00

StoneFurniture.com      $1,500.00

SchoolTutors.com  $1,200.00

AAC.co.uk   $1,000.00

CherryTrees.com   $950.00

BudgetOnline.com  $900.00

SportsSites.com   $850.00

MicroManaged.com  $600.00

LateShows.com     $500.00

LowerUtilityBills.com   $500.00

Day.me      $400.00

CdCollection.com  $300.00

NYC.asia    $300.00

TaxTube.com $300.00

PersonalBanker.net      $250.00

A total of 100 premium names were available at the live auction, selected from thousands of domain names submitted by sellers interested in leveraging the company’s live auction expertise, global client base and reliable technology platform to sell their names.