eBay domain name auction attracting lots of bids.

It’s unusual for a good domain name to be auctioned on eBay, but an auction for PaintballGuns.com has topped $20,000 with just three days to go.

There is a reserve on the domain name and no indication from the seller about what it is, which means the auction could be for naught. But the reserve has already been lowered once, and could be lowered again to strike a deal.

So how much is this domain name worth? Fortunately we have a pretty good comp in PaintballGun.com (the singular version). It has sold with a reported price three — yes, three — times in the past 5 years. First it sold at Pool in 2004 for $21,830. Then it sold for $15,000 at Sedo in 2007. Finally, this past December it sold for $10,299 on NameJet.

But the plural version of this domain name is worth much more than the singular (just like Camera.com and Cameras.com or Toy.com and Toys.com. Which would you prefer to have?). And the domain makes over $10 a day in parking revenue, according to the seller’s eBay ad.

The current owner appears to have purchased the domain name from iREIT late last year. A quick flip? We’ll find out Monday.

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Auction underway at Aftermarket.com.

Domain Consultant’s Domain Madness auction is off and running at aftermarket.com. The auction features a wide range of domain names starting at $0 and going up to $1.65M. The auction concludes March 31.

Domain Madness took a creative marketing approach to generate buzz for the auction. Going with the basketball March Madness theme, you could predict which domain names you expect to sell. The person who correctly predicts the most domains (some domains are worth more points than others) wins $1,000. Now that the contest entry period has concluded, here are my picks:

Antidepressant.net $750
BlockAds.com $250
Cutout.com $2300
Demetrius.com $1900
Doodling.com $3500
ePills.com $3600
FinancialGrowth.com $1000
GJR.com $4200
Groomed.com $2400
IceSkating.net $0
InsectControl.com $3800
LawClass.com $2500
Loco.com $28,000
PrescriptionBenefits.com $2200
StayThin.com $0
StudentOffers.com $2500
Tale.com $8000
ToyFest.com $350

I found it more difficult to pick in this auction than the Domainer Mardi Gras auction since this is a first time auction and online only. So far IceSkating.net has a bid, but with no reserve that was an easy pick. Loco.com may be a stretch at $28,000, but it’s a great domain with so many potential uses.

And in a typical domainer nod to Domain Consultant, the group recently bought DomainMadness.com.

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Deadline for next TRAFFIC live domain auction is Friday.

Domain owners wishing to submit domain names for Moniker’s upcoming live domain name auction at TRAFFIC in April have until this Friday to submit domain names. The online submission form is available on Moniker’s web site. Submitting domain names is much easier than in the past when you had to email a spreadsheet. Moniker has a simple online form for submitting domains now.

Domains accepted for Moniker’s auctions have an exclusivity period and carry a 15% sales commission. Be sure to read the terms of service to understand the agreement you’re entering in to when submitting domains. It’s fair, but some people are caught off guard by the exclusivity period.

Moniker just added a new feature to its web site that lets you view all live and silent auction sales from previous auctions. The auction results archive lets you search based on year, keyword, price, event, top level domain, and auction type (live/silent) to get an idea what domains have sold for. The archive is also good for reminiscing about the good ‘ole days in 2007.

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