Aftermarket.com Continues Success with Impressive Sell-Through Rate

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aftermarket.com, a division of Thought Convergence, has concluded its live and online auction, which took place February 21, 2009 from the Domainer Mardi Gras conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. The auction proved to be a success by moving 78% of the inventory; continuing to build upon the impressive sell-through rates that have become synonymous with Aftermarket.com. The auction house maintained its strategy of offering several domains at no or low reserve, prompting increased interest and participation. The following domains proved that bidding activity increases when appropriately priced:

“Aftermarket.com continues to maintain a strong sell-through rate, reinforcing its position as the marketplace for quality domains at competitive pricing”

Jobless.com	$14,000 (starting bid $10,000)
FinancialBailout.com	$3,750 (starting bid $2,500)

“Aftermarket.com continues to maintain a strong sell-through rate, reinforcing its position as the marketplace for quality domains at competitive pricing,” said Aftermarket.com General Manager Susan Prosser. The auction moved a wide range of top domains, including:

Voodoo.com	$300,000
TextLinks.com	$22,000
HealthyMenu.com	$605

A portion of proceeds will go to Habitat for Humanity New Orleans, the largest homebuilder in the New Orleans area post Hurricane Katrina. Go to www.Aftermarket.com/domainer-mardi-gras for a complete list of auction results. The next auction is set to take place during Domain Roundtable, June 14-17, 2009 in Washington DC. Visit www.Aftermarket.com for information and updates.

About Aftermarket.com

Aftermarket.com™ is a simultaneous online and in-person auction house. Founded in 2008, Aftermarket.com™ seeks to create an exciting auction event by offering high-quality, competitively-priced domains both live and online on a robust platform. Aftermarket.com™ is a division of Thought Convergence, Inc.™, an industry-leading service provider of Internet domain name services and technologies. For more information, please visit www.Aftermarket.com.

About Thought Convergence

Founded in 2001, Thought Convergence™ is an industry-leading service provider of Internet domain name information, management, monetization and development tools and technologies. Widely regarded as a pioneer in the domain industry, Thought Convergence provides its award-winning products, services and technologies under several brands, including TrafficZ®, DomainTools™, Aftermarket.com™, LeaseThis.com™, Domain Roundtable™, Spry Hosting™ and Idea.net™. By leveraging its comprehensive suite of fully-integrated domain services, tools and technologies, Thought Convergence is pioneering the industry’s first symbiotic Domain Ecosystem™ and working to promote the continued evolution, success and sustainability of the domain name industry. Thought Convergence is a privately held company, growing profitably since inception, and headquartered in Los Angeles, California, with offices in Seattle, Washington. For more information, please visit http://www.ThoughtConvergence.com.