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One
of the most storied domain portfolios
in industry history is now up for sale
at ArcheoDomains.com
where buyers can choose from more than 200,000
names - most of them high quality generic
.coms. The portfolio was originally
assembled by legendary domain investor Yun
Ye who sold it to Marchex in
2005 for $164 million. Last year
the public company spun
the portfolio off into a separate
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Archeo
Inc. Until now, those interested in
buying a Marchex domain had no easy way to
do so as the company was not focused on
aftermarket sales and had no
publicly accessible platform where
buyers could make offers. |
With
the launch of the Archeo Domains Marketplace
businesses, brokers and individuals now have direct
access to 200,000+ domains that are presented in
21 categories, ranging from Business & Finance to Technology and Travel in a responsive,
mobile-friendly design. Examples of some of the
names for sales include Jerseys.com,
CaliforniaWines.com, HollywoodMovies.com,
Destination.com, Futbol.com, Refinancing.com,
PetShop.com, Debts.com, uTicket.com, and
LiveWell.com. There are no fixed prices,
but potential buyers can make inquiries and
offers through the system.
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Rod
Diefendorf
Archeo COO |
Archeo's Chief Operating Officer,
Rod Diefendorf, said, "The launch of the Archeo Domains Marketplace is an exciting step toward
unlocking the true value of our
portfolio. We have thousands of top names and are excited to finally
showcase these online while providing visitors with useful information through a simple and intuitive search interface.”
While the platform will offer only Marchex/Archeo
domains for the time being, Diefendorf
told me in a phone call Monday that the
Archeo Marketplace will eventually be
opened to other sellers. Diefendorf
also noted that the
development of tools and technology
enabling businesses to further promote and
grow their brand will also be a key part
of the platform. |
Diefendorf
added,
"Archeo’s dedicated sales team, averaging
10 years experience each in the domain industry, will directly administer and manage the Marketplace. Archeo will also be working directly with some of the industry’s leading brokers to help their customers find and purchase specific names from Archeo’s portfolio. Some of Archeo’s current broker partners include
Igloo,
Names Plus Marketing and
Domain
Holdings.
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Igloo.com
CEO & Co-Founder Tessa Holcomb
said, ""The Archeo domain portfolio has been well-known, over the years, for its
quality as well as its comparative
inaccessibility. I think I can speak on behalf of most of the industry when I say how excited Igloo.com is to see Archeo launch its marketplace to finally
unveil one of the top portfolios in the
space. We are delighted to partner with Archeo in making these premium names available to our clients." In addition to selling domains from its own portfolio, Archeo plans to
expand its services, ranging from data intelligence to third-party sales and other related domain support services. Complementing the Archeo Domains Marketplace, Archeo’s team manages select
fully developed websites and plans to continue the development of designated domains into digital brand properties, such as
Saving.com and
50States.com. Archeo also operates an
advertising marketplace, featuring an online and mobile advertising |
Tessa
Holcomb
CEO & Co-Founder, Igloo.com |
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network that the company can further leverage in promoting its own developed websites, as well as those of customer sites. |
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