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DropCatch: Backorder Time Changing

Elliot Silver
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I do all of my domain name auction research in the morning while I drink coffee. I spend time analyzing the drop lists and researching the domain names that catch my attention. Typically, all of my backorders and opening bids are placed well before lunch.

It looks like I am going to have to make changes to my schedule as it pertains to backorders on DropCatch.com. According to a message above the logo on the dropcatching platform, the backorder deadline is changing.

“Backorder cutoff changing October 1: The .com/.net cutoff moves earlier to 11:30 UTC (5:30 AM your local time). Place your backorders before the new cutoff. Full details coming soon.”

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Cyber.com Sold for 7 Figures via Sedo

Elliot Silver
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I was looking through my DomainIQ Monitoring report this morning, and I saw some changes that were made to the Cyber.com domain name. Cyber.com had been used by a company called CyberSoft, and the domain name transferred from Network Solutions to GoDaddy under Whois privacy. The nameservers also changed, and the domain name now forwards to a GoDaddy Airo generated landing page with a new Cyber.com logo.

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Dynadot Announces KYC Verification for Some TLDs

Elliot Silver
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Dynadot emailed customers today to introduce a new Know Your Customer (KYC) verification process that will pertain to registrants of certain domain name extensions. The registrar announced these KYC requirements are for .DE and .NO domain name registrants, but “additional extensions potentially added in the future.”

Domain registrants who have .DE and .NO domain names will need to be KYC verified in order to make standard changes to their domain names – like registering, transferring, or pushing domain names to other accounts. I am unsure if any changes can be made to domain names in those extensions if KYC is not done.

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Careful What You Share on Social Media

Elliot Silver
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Rob from Snagged shared an acquisition story that should get the attention of domain investors who share too much insight online. When he was helping a company acquire Plateful.com, the owner of the domain name used some insights Rob himself had shared in order to get a better price for the domain name.

There are many domain investors who spend time on social media and in domain investor forums. Many use their full names or other details that identify them personally. A smart domain name owner or counterparty can easily find someone’s posting history and use some of that information against them in a negotiation.

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Atom Appraisals Now Go Above $1 Million

Elliot Silver
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Atom.com recently enabled its Instant Domain Appraisal tool to show amounts above $1 million. Prior to the change, the maximum appraisal amount was shown as > $1 million. This is a neat change for some who hold 7 or 8 figure assets, but it’s a bit of a vanity feature since an automated appraisal on a domain name at that level is unlikely to have much bearing on its actual sale price.

I am unsure when Atom made the change to its appraisal tool to show figures above the $1 million mark. I was recently using the tool to evaluate a couple of acquisition targets, and it capped at $1 million. When I checked again yesterday, I noticed the change.

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John Berryhill Does Philadelphia Cycling Classic Charity Ride

Elliot Silver
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I’ve done the Pan-Mass Challenge with attorney John Berryhill several times. Unfortunately, John did not ride the PMC with me this year, but he is doing another important ride to raise funds for charity.

This morning, John is participating in the Philadelphia Cycling Classic Charity Ride for American Association for Cancer Research. AACR is a great organization that is a leader in cancer research.

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