Pre-bidding  has now opened for the next live domain auction from Heritage Auctions (HA). The mainstream auction giant will stage the sale on February 9, 2015 at the historic Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. If you will be in the New York area you are welcome to attend the auction in person. It will begin at 11am  in the Metropolitan Suite on the 18th floor of the Waldorf Astoria.

Aron Meystedt, the Director of HA's Intellectual Property Department (and a well-known domain investor in his own right) told us, "This auction features a limited inventory of 30 lots (as opposed to 100+ normally seen in domain auctions). We wanted to

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create an exclusive auction event, with a top flight venue, in order to appeal to mainstream investors." As the world's 3rd largest auction house, behind only Sotheby's and Christie's, HA's access to mainstream investors is something that sets them apart. Meystedt founded their IP division with the goal of having HA clients view domain assets as favorably as they do the art, jewelry,  coin and other collectible assets that the major auction houses are known for offering.