The TRAFFIC Down Under show in Brisbane Australia is just around the corner. Specifically, it's November 18th through the 20th in Brisbane. If you'd like to submit domains to our auction there, I suggest you do so now. The reason is that I spend over $40,000 a month in print campaigns with periodicals like Website [...]

It’s time to leave New York and go home. Overall, I think it was a very successful show. I cut a lot of deals, developed and strengthened strategic relationships and had a good time. Before I go on I’d like to say, thank you to everyone who voted for me as Domainer of the Year. [...]

Rick Latona Auctions is proud to announce the last minute addition of Seoul.com to our T.R.A.F.F.C. New York auction. Seoul is the largest city in South Korea as well as the 2nd largest metropolitan area in the world. This is listed with a very aggressive reserve in the 1 Million to 1.5 Million range and [...]

So, last night I had a dream that Audits.com and Audit.com, two fantastic names, sold in the millions at the auction. Then the dream turned into a nightmare where nothing else sold. I wake up and go to check my email and our Exchange hosting provider is down. I haven't received any messages since 3:30. [...]

I swear I’m not schizophrenic. I know it can appear that way when I change my newsletter design so frequently. This time it is a bit different as my organization continues to reinvent itself. This is a total rebranding as our booths, shirts, site, newsletter and business cards will all have the look and feel [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Rick Latona Auctions Partners with Domain Capital. Atlanta, Georgia USA – September 10, 2008 – Today, Rick Latona Auctions, LLC and RickLatona.com, LLC announced a partnership with Domain Capital to finance domain name purchases. Typically, Domain Capital finances up to 60% of the purchase price, requiring a 40% down payment by the [...]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: RICK LATONA AUCTIONS TO FEATURE AT TRAFFIC DOWN UNDER DOMAIN CONFERENCE Atlanta, Georgia, USA (September 8, 2008) – Rick Latona Auctions will be holding an auction at the TRAFFIC Down Under conference on the Gold Coast, Australia. The show is scheduled to take place November 18th through the 20th. Please see the [...]

When I was selling cars, back in the day, a bird flew by and took a dump right in the very center of the tie I was wearing. My sales manager walked by, pointed at it and told me, "Son, you are going to sell more cars today than anyone!". This weekend I had a similar [...]

On the 11th of July, 1985 the domain mcc.com was registered. It was only the 4th .com domain ever registered. Today that name generates around 100 dollars a day in revenue and it will be auctioned off in New York with a reserve of only 5x earnings.The name will fly off the shelf, but for [...]

We’ve done one more thing to change the way domain auctions should be run. Our main competitor throws names that don’t sell into an online bidding system and runs them for another week. We are starting the online bidding a week before the live auction. You can sign up now and start bidding! The auctions [...]