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  1. Bob Hawkes

    Marketplaces accept payment in CDN $?

    If a client wishes to pay in Canadian dollars, but you want the transaction to take place on a marketplace, what options are there? This seems a straightforward question, but it seems most do not? Thanks for any help. On a different but related question, do any of the Canadian registrars have...
  2. Bob Hawkes

    NET price increase 10% on Feb 1

    Just in case any missed the notice last summer, and did not get notified by their registrar, the wholesale price of .net is going up by 10% on Feb. 1. The retail increase, of course, will vary with registrar and might be more or less than that. -Bob
  3. Bob Hawkes

    shortcut sells at Flippa (not my name)

    I see that a $2000 sale of shortcut.ca on Flippa has just been posted on NameBio. https://namebio.com/shortcut.ca Anyone know the buyer or seller? It strikes me as a really great name that could be used in many sectors. The name has been registered since 2001, and is registered until 2030...
  4. Bob Hawkes

    Highest value .to sale just posted in NameBio

    The .to extension, although country code of Tonga, is most widely used as Toronto related domain extension. I see that the highest .to sale recorded in NameBio has just been posted in NameBio, a $57,500 sale of single letter Q. https://namebio.com/q.to Congrats to seller and buyer. Anyone on...
  5. Bob Hawkes

    BestCasinos.ca $18k sale announced on Efty (not mine!)

    This morning Efty tweeted of $18,000 sale of name BestCasinos.ca. I don't know who the seller was, but congratulations! https://twitter.com/eftycom/status/1480918987265482755?s=20 Sale closed through Efty Escrow. Apparently a 22 month hold time. I wonder, how many people use Efty for...
  6. Bob Hawkes

    AUCTION UXT.ca in auction

    I decided to put a 3L .ca into auction. UXT.ca is in auction (8 days to go) with a minimum $10 (USD) bid. It also has an instant BIN set ($288). Here is link to UXT.ca auction. I have had the name a couple of years. I was attracted by UX as the standard abbreviation for User eXperience that...
  7. Bob Hawkes

    2021 compared to 2020 in .ca

    As part of my analysis of how sales, at least as reported in NameBio, I realize small segment of total sales, were in 2021 compared to 2020, here is the data for .ca: *there were more sales, 50 vs 37 reported *the average price of reported sales was down, to $4527, but still very healthy...
  8. Bob Hawkes

    Meta Company Right Here in Victoria, Canada

    With all the meta attention lately, it is interesting that a highly successful company HQed right here in Victoria, BC have operated as MetaLab since 2006, and been on the domain name simply meta.inc lately. Co-owner Andrew Wilkinson posts some of the best, and most read, stuff on Twitter...
  9. Bob Hawkes

    Canadians second most frequent buyers in DAN weekly report

    Leanne has an arrangement with DAN where she has access to sales data, and posts statistics without giving specific names with prices, but does post enough to be interesting, such as percentage of sales that are .com (69.5%), that a .coffee sold for $51,000, yes really, etc. In her most recent...
  10. Bob Hawkes

    Anyone know of Canadian company UpperCrust based in Toronto?

    It was pointed out to me that UpperCrust.com is listed currently on NameJet. I am not sure if there is a chance it was stolen, or listed without ownership, or company went out of business. Does anyone know of company? The person who told me about it left an email to their info, and I phoned...
  11. Bob Hawkes

    The first ever registered .ca domain name

    I suspect most members of DN.ca already know this, but the first ever .ca registered was upei.ca, the website of the University of Prince Edward Island. It was registered Jan 12, 1988. Here is an article University Affairs did on it on the 25th anniversary of the registration...
  12. Bob Hawkes

    GoDaddy Looking For Director NameFind Portfolio

    If anyone is looking for a senior position, this advertisement for GoDaddy Director of NameFind portfolio explicitly says that it allows remote working from Canada. https://careers.godaddy.com/job/iowa/director-namefind-portfolio/7795/6341925824 Bob
  13. Bob Hawkes

    Post expiry .ca transfers

    I have never tried to transfer a .ca domain name after expiry. I have a .ca that I just sold (at liquidation prices) - it is now 3 days expired and at Dynadot. I can still renew it there, but is it necessary to renew for it to transfer out to another registrar? On the Whois I see it now says...
  14. Bob Hawkes

    CLOSED Closed

    No Longer For Sale
  15. Bob Hawkes

    CLOSED Fiendish.ca -- no longer available

    This name is no longer available. Mods - is there a way to delete sales posts so system not cluttered? I can't seem to figure it out. I do still have fiend.ca though, if anyone is interested! Bob
  16. Bob Hawkes

    .CA TaxFix.ca - Sold $4,000 USD

    TaxFix sale at Sedo just listed on NameBio In the NameBio new post just up, TaxFix.ca sold for $4000 (USD I presume?) at Sedo. Was the seller someone from here? If so, congratulations! Edit: Price added to title
  17. Bob Hawkes

    Hello World, eh?

    ... or I guess Hello DN.ca :lol: See many familiar faces or usernames, but those who do not know me I am a retired scientist who has a hobby in domain investing and like to analyze interesting questions, and write at too great a length, probably. :-/ I have a few questions / ideas...
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