Back on February 7, 2008 dotMobi reported that they contacted all the winners of the disastrous auction conducted by Sedo December last year, during which they experienced a server crash. According to dotMobi, of the more than 70 involved less than 10 rejected the proposal for allocation of premium domains. By having the majority support of the community affected, dotMobi went ahead with this proposal which was basically to be paid the highest price reached by domains (in the original auction or extensions thereof) or nothing (domains would stay in dotMobi).
It has been more than 5 months after the conclusion of the auction and 3 after dotMobi began the allocation process. It is time to know what happened to these premium .mobi domains…
On February 13, 2008, Caroline Greer of dotMobi has clarified in relation to the question made by Domisfera that "As regards publishing a list of domains and final prices arising from the December auction / settlement, this is not something that dotMobi has done in the past and there are no plans to do so."
A single person was the winner of the 4 most expensive .mobi domains of the auction and also the 7th and 8th most expensive:
Moreover, Constantine Giorgio Roussos, who made the bid of $611,000 for music.mobi said that he had won the initial for $66,000. Even he had already received the bill from Sedo. When the auction was extended, he stopped bidding because he felt it like a fraud which the two bids that were over his bid belonged to two bidders (# 13 and # 14) that had not been involved in the auction from the beginning.
Roussos threatened to sue Sedo. At the end, dotMobi assigned music.mobi to him. It’s unknown the amount paid by the domain finally (at the auction it reached the highest price ever paid by one .mobi). The other 5 3 domains in this list were not assigned to anyone:
MUSIC.MOBI
Registrant Name:Constantinos Roussos
Last Transferred Date: 26-Feb-2008 17:24:34 UTC
GAMES.MOBI Status:INACTIVE Registrant Name:mTLD Top Level Domain, Ltd
Expiration Date:11-May-2008 22:13:28 UTC
SPORTS.MOBI Status:INACTIVE Registrant Name:mTLD Top Level Domain, Ltd
Expiration Date:11-May-2008 22:16:41 UTC
MOVIES.MOBI Status:INACTIVE Registrant Name:mTLD Top Level Domain, Ltd
Expiration Date:11-May-2008 22:14:56 UTC
PHOTOS.MOBI
Status:INACTIVE Registrant Name:mTLD Top Level Domain, Ltd
Expiration Date:11-May-2008 22:15:29 UTC
Assigned Last Transferred Date:07-May-2008 10:18:52 UTC
Registrant Name:Paul Chmiel
VIDEOS.MOBI
Status:INACTIVE Registrant Name:mTLD Top Level Domain, Ltd
Expiration Date:11-May-2008 22:17:25 UTC
Assigned Last Transferred Date:07-May-2008 10:18:20 UTC
Registrant Name:Paul Chmiel
Below is the table of .mobi which reached more than $3,000 in the auction. Of the 66 domains examined, 34 were not assigned and 32 were finally allocated. After the table is a summary grouped by owner. Of the 32 assigned domains, nearly half went to two people: Ivo Teel (6) and Andres Kello (7). Prices are those made at auctions. Domisfera doesn’t have any evidence that these were the prices paid by the domains finally:
Ivo Teel (Netherlands)
juegos.mobi (Last Transferred Date:26-Feb-2008 17:17:53 UTC)
fashion.mobi (Last Transferred Date:26-Feb-2008 17:20:30 UTC)
soccer.mobi (Last Transferred Date:26-Feb-2008 17:17:20 UTC)
spiele.mobi (Last Transferred Date:26-Feb-2008 17:19:08 UTC)
bikes.mobi (Last Transferred Date:26-Feb-2008 17:19:39 UTC)
clubs.mobi (Last Transferred Date:26-Feb-2008 17:20:05 UTC)
Robert Luther de Alexandria (United States)
wine.mobi (Last Transferred Date:06-Mar-2008 09:59:48 UTC)
Andres Kello (Seychelles)
horocope.mobi (Last Transferred Date:21-Feb-2008 17:44:50 UTC)
musica.mobi (Last Transferred Date:21-Feb-2008 17:46:54 UTC)
classifieds.mobi (Last Transferred Date:21-Feb-2008 17:47:22 UTC)
freegames.mobi (Last Transferred Date:21-Feb-2008 17:44:20 UTC)
funny.mobi (Last Transferred Date:21-Feb-2008 17:45:21 UTC)
astrology.mobi (Last Transferred Date:21-Feb-2008 17:43:50 UTC)
phonebook.mobi (Last Transferred Date:21-Feb-2008 17:45:54 UTC)
Jean Romain Colombani (France)
video.mobi (Last Transferred Date:21-Feb-2008 10:40:23 UTC)
XF.com Investments (United States)
jokes.mobi (Last Transferred Date:20-Feb-2008 04:15:08 UTC )
Hollywood Media Corp de Boca Raton, Florida (United States)
celebrity.mobi (Last Transferred Date:06-Mar-2008 18:23:39 UTC)
film.mobi (Last Transferred Date:06-Mar-2008 18:23:12 UTC)
Constantinos Roussos (Cyprus)
entertainment.mobi (Last Transferred Date:26-Feb-2008 17:25:05 UTC)
Nicolas de Borrekens (Belgium)
restaurant.mobi (Last Transferred Date:21-Feb-2008 13:37:00 UTC)
Erwin Mahroug (Netherlands)
hihop.mobi (Last Transferred Date:26-Feb-2008 17:21:21 UTC)
Guthy-Renker Corporation (United States)
fitness.mobi (Last Transferred Date:03-Mar-2008 09:58:25 UTC)
Rosanne Russo (United States)
yoga.mobi (Last Transferred Date:20-Feb-2008 04:15:08 UTC)
Corbett Shwom (United States)
gift.mobi (Last Transferred Date:20-Feb-2008 04:15:04 UTC)
Dan Wong (United States)
comics.mobi (Last Transferred Date:26-Feb-2008 17:21:56 UTC)
Moniker privacy system
bar.mobi (Last Transferred Date:21-Feb-2008 10:40:56 UTC)
Greg McKay (Canada)
roses.mobi (Last Transferred Date:04-Mar-2008 11:30:33 UTC)
Technotion Limited (Ireland)
fastfood.mobi (Last Transferred Date:14-Feb-2008 20:43:17 UTC)
Paul Chmiel (United States)
photos.mobi (Last Transferred Date:07-May-2008 10:18:52 UTC)
photo.mobi (Last Updated On:07-May-2008 13:25:33 UTC)
videos.mobi (Last Transferred Date:07-May-2008 10:17:47 UTC)
L. Bacigalupo (United States)
coffee.mobi (Last Transferred Date:03-Jun-2008 11:09:57 UTC)
Merriam-Webster Inc. (United States)
diccionario.mobi (Last Transferred Date:02-Mar-2008 04:15:04 UTC)
Domain
Extension
Price
Reserve Price
Bids
music.mobi
mobi
616.000 $
reached
88
games.mobi
mobi
401.500 $
reached
100
sports.mobi
mobi
101.000 $
reached
33
movies.mobi
mobi
82.000 $
reached
53
photos.mobi
mobi
51.000 $
reached
37
videos.mobi
mobi
51.000 $
reached
45
Domain
Extension
Price
Reserve Price
Bids
game.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
61.000$
reached
76
juegos.mobi
ASSIGNED
61.000$
reached
73
sport.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
51.000$
reached
51
job.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
43.600$
reached
38
radio.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
34.500$
reached
65
fashion.mobi
ASSIGNED
32.000$
reached
67
wine.mobi
ASSIGNED
30.000$
reached
22
horoscope.mobi
ASSIGNED
30.000$
reached
72
play.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
28.150$
reached
57
video.mobi
ASSIGNED
25.555$
reached
29
jokes.mobi
ASSIGNED
24.100$
reached
60
dictionary.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
21.500$
reached
94
flower.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
21.500$
reached
58
musica.mobi
ASSIGNED
20.600$
reached
63
movie.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
20.500$
reached
29
photo.mobi
ASSIGNED
19.500$
reached
45
horoscopes.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
18.000$
reached
48
celebrity.mobi
ASSIGNED
17.500$
reached
74
entertainment.mobi
ASSIGNED
16.500$
reached
24
art.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
16.500$
reached
19
vodka.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
16.500$
reached
29
easy.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
15.600$
reached
98
soccer.mobi
ASSIGNED
15.000$
reached
42
deportes.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
14.600$
reached
60
classifieds.mobi
ASSIGNED
14.500$
reached
30
film.mobi
ASSIGNED
11.611$
reached
34
fotos.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
10.600$
reached
43
freegames.mobi
ASSIGNED
10.100$
reached
33
restaurant.mobi
ASSIGNED
10.100$
reached
21
hiphop.mobi
ASSIGNED
10.000$
reached
56
careers.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
10.000$
not reached
6
club.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
9.100$
reached
72
videogames.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
8.100$
reached
30
beer.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
7.800$
reached
6
dance.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
7.800$
reached
58
spiele.mobi
ASSIGNED
7.470$
reached
37
fitness.mobi
ASSIGNED
7.300$
reached
58
yoga.mobi
ASSIGNED
6.800$
reached
60
funny.mobi
ASSIGNED
6.800$
reached
39
florist.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
6.800$
reached
52
bikes.mobi
ASSIGNED
6.200$
reached
33
coffee.mobi
ASSIGNED
6.200$
reached
14
astrology.mobi
ASSIGNED
5.900$
reached
57
magic.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
5.700$
reached
31
gift.mobi
ASSIGNED
5.700$
reached
16
comics.mobi
ASSIGNED
5.600$
reached
38
clubs.mobi
ASSIGNED
5.467$
reached
13
career.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
5.300$
not reached
12
diccionario.mobi
ASSIGNED
5.300$
reached
38
pictures.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
5.000$
not reached
5
bike.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
4.601$
reached
29
freemusic.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
4.500$
reached
31
bar.mobi
ASSIGNED
4.400$
reached
32
chocolate.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
4.200$
reached
27
phonebook.mobi
ASSIGNED
4.100$
reached
13
resume.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
4.099$
reached
24
flores.mobi
ASSIGNED
3.950$
reached
42
roses.mobi
ASSIGNED
3.850$
reached
15
rose.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
3.800$
reached
43
nightclubs.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
3.661$
reached
17
magazine.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
3.600$
reached
31
fastfood.mobi
ASSIGNED
3.500$
reached
40
gamesites.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
3.435$
reached
34
drink.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
3.301$
reached
34
florists.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
3.300$
reached
18
horoscopos.mobi
NOT ASSIGNED
3.215$
reached
46
Source: Posted on Domisfera on June 2nd, 2008 – Reprinted with Permission – June 2nd, 2008 Chief Editor
