This is the third in my series of .me url purchases (I wrote previously about my purchase of Botswana and Cape Town). In addition to having purchased a number of sites outright (like this one) for $100, I am involved in auctions for sites where I wasn't the only bidder. What I've noticed, is that you've got to pay a lot more moolah to purchase the sites which go to auction stage. To get an idea, here are some of the current (28 Jul 2008, 0736) prices for sites on auction:
| Domain Name | Bids | Time Left | Current Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| tutor.me | 51 | 13H 6M | $3,510 |
| sex4.me | 40 | 13H 4M | $465 |
| skate.me | 19 | 12H 55M | $205 |
| lookup.me | 24 | 12H 55M | $665 |
| welcome.me | 30 | 12H 35M | $520 |
| submit.me | 13 | 12H 27M | $355 |
| apartment.me | 23 | 12H 4M | $803 |
| zip.me | 30 | 11H 0M | $635 |
| authorize.me | 14 | 10H 56M | $225 |
| onlinecasino.me | 35 | 10H 54M | $5,005 |
| supre.me | 17 | 10H 51M | $351 |
| tempt.me | 29 | 10H 51M | $531 |
| date4.me | 18 | 10H 18M | $220 |
| hug.me | 73 | 10H 18M | $13,011 |
| rob.me | 27 | 9H 56M | $607 |
| sexe.me | 27 | 9H 32M | $405 |
| route.me | 17 | 9H 2M | $655 |
| pri.me | 33 | 8H 42M | $615 |
| byte.me | 37 | 7H 29M | $1,005 |
| bugger.me | 25 | 6H 50M | $420 |
| buzz.me | 96 | 6H 12M | $1,320 |
| squirt.me | 13 | 5H 30M | $170 |
| onlinecasinos.me | 17 | 4H 50M | $2,005 |
| canada.me | 36 | 4H 9M | $1,505 |
| bangor.me | 48 | 17H 26M | $3,782 |
| portland.me | 228 | 17H 25M | $5,782 |
| transfer.me | 48 | 17H 17M | $805 |
| youand.me | 41 | 17H 15M | $895 |
| speed.me | 24 | 17H 8M | $305 |
| data.me | 39 | 17H 1M | $355 |
| yamaha.me | 32 | 16H 50M | $850 |
| bell.me | 32 | 16H 26M | $326 |
| stewart.me | 33 | 16H 25M | $330 |
| cooper.me | 33 | 16H 25M | $330 |
| gray.me | 33 | 16H 25M | $330 |
| webb.me | 32 | 16H 25M | $330 |
| forum.me | 24 | 16H 23M | $415 |
| page.me | 48 | 16H 22M | $930 |
| sweet.me | 35 | 14H 46M | $420 |
| limo.me | 11 | 14H 22M | $290 |
| newhomes.me | 48 | 14H 21M | $1,516 |
| videos.me | 53 | 14H 21M | $2,120 |
| vacations.me | 31 | 14H 20M | $828 |
| automotive.me | 18 | 14H 9M | $600 |
| blogs.me | 31 | 14H 7M | $1,520 |
| unlock.me | 19 | 13H 11M | $250 |
| go2.me | 15 | 13H 11M | $225 |
| diamonds4.me | 31 | 13H 11M | $255 |
| tech.me | 67 | 13H 0M | $628 |
| elect.me | 63 | 22H 3M | $3,070 |
| ski.me | 44 | 22H 1M | $5,000 |
| pro.me | 32 | 21H 58M | $578 |
| obama.me | 60 | 21H 55M | $2,805 |
| pics.me | 24 | 21H 45M | $1,175 |
| linkto.me | 49 | 21H 43M | $1,225 |
| invent.me | 99 | 21H 40M | $3,340 |
| insure.me | 131 | 21H 38M | $26,005 |
| realtor.me | 138 | 21H 33M | $2,105 |
| brand.me | 92 | 21H 33M | $1,715 |
| too.me | 8 | 21H 33M | $125 |
| brands.me | 10 | 21H 33M | $185 |
| muslim.me | 18 | 21H 33M | $455 |
| escort.me | 60 | 21H 30M | $1,505 |
| spoil.me | 101 | 21H 28M | $1,505 |
| ipo.me | 36 | 21H 28M | $325 |
| denmark.me | 10 | 21H 28M | $245 |
| hair.me | 29 | 21H 28M | $620 |
| motorcycle.me | 45 | 20H 19M | $1,440 |
| tame.me | 7 | 20H 18M | $125 |
| beco.me | 29 | 20H 9M | $893 |
| than.me | 15 | 20H 8M | $338 |
| starbucks.me | 16 | 20H 3M | $290 |
| vietnam.me | 19 | 19H 52M | $405 |
| drugs.me | 25 | 17H 26M | $470 |
It's heartening to see that hug.me is going for a lot more than onlinecasino.me - cant wait to see what they develop on it. Interesting that insure.me is so expensive.