{"id":4489,"date":"2015-03-17T12:58:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T16:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/?p=4489"},"modified":"2015-03-17T13:19:55","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T17:19:55","slug":"thoughts-on-the-radio-shack-domain-list-and-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/thoughts-on-the-radio-shack-domain-list-and-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Thoughts on the Radio Shack domain list and auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After all these years, <a href=\"http:\/\/radioshack.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Radio Shack<\/strong><\/a> is being liquidated.<\/p>\n<p>The auction for the <a href=\"http:\/\/domaingang.com\/domain-news\/radioshack-releases-list-of-domain-names-to-be-auctioned-off\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Radio Shack portfolio of domain names<\/strong><\/a> is being handled by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hilcostreambank.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Hilco Streambank<\/strong><\/a>; the domain list includes 296 domain names.<\/p>\n<p>For a potential brand buyer, the domains related to the Radio Shack name are definitely part of the IP assets that go with the name and assorted trademark.<\/p>\n<p>A large enough suitor will most likely place a bid on the entire domain portfolio, while a smaller one might pick those that contain the Radio Shack name only.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, as there is no bidding minimum and individual offers are being considered, domain investors might want to take a look at those domains that do not contain the Radio Shack brand.<\/p>\n<p>Here are my favorites from the list:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ignition.com<\/strong> &#8211; Huge generic that applies to many industries, from automotive and aerospace, to hedge funds and power drinks. Registered in 1994.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enercell.com<\/strong> &#8211; Great brand for batteries and power. Registered in 2005.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gigaware.com<\/strong> &#8211; When mega hardware is not big enough, giga will do the job. Registered in 2004.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Propulse.com<\/strong> &#8211; Yet another great name with a positive meaning. Registered in 2003.<\/li>\n<li><strong>RedChair.com<\/strong> &#8211; Superb brand for office equipment, financial organizations or controversial talk shows. Registered in 2000.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tandy.com<\/strong> &#8211; The company that became Radio Shack. If you&#8217;re a child of the 70&#8217;s and early 80&#8217;s you probably remember their computers. This is the #49th domain ever registered, on December 11th, 1986.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To qualify for the auction, one must place a bid <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hilcostreambank.com\/assets\/radioshack-assets-for-sale\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>by 5:00 PM Eastern today.<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After all these years, Radio Shack is being liquidated. The auction for the Radio Shack portfolio of domain names is being handled by Hilco Streambank; the domain list includes 296 domain names. For a potential brand buyer, the domains related to the Radio Shack name are definitely part of the IP assets that go with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[9,193,10,37,68,1147,1148,1149],"class_list":["post-4489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","tag-acro","tag-acronet","tag-acroplex","tag-acroplex-llc","tag-acroplexcom","tag-hilco-streambank","tag-radio-shack","tag-radio-shack-domains","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thoughts on the Radio Shack domain list and auction<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Thoughts on the Radio Shack domain list and auction\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/thoughts-on-the-radio-shack-domain-list-and-auction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thoughts on the Radio Shack domain list and auction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Thoughts on the Radio Shack domain list and auction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/acro.net\/blog\/thoughts-on-the-radio-shack-domain-list-and-auction\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Acro.net - 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