.mobi domain names were launched for the Sunrise period on May 22, 2006 and to the general public on August 28, 2006. When they were launched, their was a 2 year minimum registration period which is just around the corner.

I was not a big investor in .mobi’s when they launched, but I did pick up several 3 letter .mobi’s but have sold them already. I currently only hold 1 (one) .mobi domain which is 3453.mobi (File on a phone).

I do not expect much if any domains that were in the sunrise to expire/drop but when it comes to the general public date of Aug 28, I expect many current owners of the domains to let several expire.

This will be the first Expire/Drop for the .mobi domain, so it will be interesting to see how it goes. Everytime a .mobi thread is started at domain forums, they get pretty heated…. It’s been two years since the launch and I have yet to see a commercial on TV for a .mobi (I’m sure some have) and the market has went down since it’s launch IMO. 3 letter .mobi average is around $75 according to 3Character.com which is down -$20 since July 2008. 3 Number .mobi’s (the best I think) are down to $250 which is down -$50 since June 2008.

Here is a current list of .mobi registrar’s and the whois for .mobi

Auction services like SnapNames.com and TDNAM.com have added the extension to their services to ready for these upcoming dates. I checked both and no "expired" domains are currently listed. Pool.com and NameJet.com have Not added the extension to their TLD options and I am not sure if they will or not.