Caught the co.uk but missed the .uk?

[SF]

Hi Guys,

Ok so I caught a co.uk yesterday to then check the .uk but it as already caught by another member on here,

First question;

Which you would prefer if you could only have one?

And would you try and buy the .uk to pair up?

Thanks
Sean

 

[bluerock]

Happened to me also recently. I would prob prefer .co.uk initially as it has a lot more public awareness.

 

[Retired_Member42]

.co.uk also for me for the reason above

I don't think I'd bother pairing immediately. Wait for the .uk seller to find a buyer and then hold them to ransom for yours

 

[SF]

Yep good idea, I wonder what edwins thoughts are ?

 

[Retired_Member42]

Yep good idea, I wonder what edwins thoughts are ?

Probably to slap a £5k price tag on it, sit on it for 10 years, then drop it.

 

[Edwin]

Yep good idea, I wonder what edwins thoughts are ?

Too early to tell what the long term winner extension will be, but my instinct is that there will be one. Until then, if the person with the other half of a pair is a known domainer, perhaps try and work a deal so that you help them pair a different domain i.e. each of you ends up with 1 pair where you had one unmatched domain each.

 

[Edwin]

Probably to slap a £5k price tag on it, sit on it for 10 years, then drop it.

Ha ha. Only 2 of our 5,934 domains have a price tag >£5k.

 

[SF]

Thank you Edwin, I will try and contact R Freeman now who caught it and see how much he wants to bend me over

I have emailed my catcher to rework the system to bag the .uk aswell

 

[bluerock]

Ha ha. Only 2 of our 5,934 domains have a price tag >£5k.

Yes but the other 5,930 are £4995

 

[SF]

Oh right ill just leave it then if hes not even going to use lube

 

[cm1975]

In the situation, where you have difference people with the .co.uk and .uk, could it just come down to price, when an end-user decides which to buy?

If the .co.uk is half the price of the .uk, then will the buyer really care which they are buying?

It's only going to effect a relatively small number at the moment, but it certainly adds some more competition to the marketplace.

 

[Retired_Member42]

In the situation, where you have difference people with the .co.uk and .uk, could it just come down to price, when an end-user decides which to buy?

If the .co.uk is half the price of the .uk, then will the buyer really care which they are buying?

It's only going to effect a relatively small number at the moment, but it certainly adds some more competition to the marketplace.

I guess it depends how much you really care about the name? For my business name or any brand you'd be mental to only take one of them. For keyword/SEO plays then sure, go with whichever is cheapest (providing .uk start ranking)

 

[DaveLeeds]

It was the other way around here. I got the .uk instead and lost the .co.uk to a member on here. Divided ownership only serves to give end users more choice of where to look for their name. As mentioned, the dust over the launch of .uk hasn't settled enough yet to give an accurate value on just .uk - All you can really do is approach the member and hope for mercy. What percentage of value on a .co.uk would you consider when making an offer on a .uk?

 

[SF]

As an early bird specualtor i would like to only pay 20% of the value of the co.uk

 

[Rob_F]

If it's Rob I'd get yourself a tube of KY Jelly because it's going to hurt

Am I getting confused with another Rob? I'm practically the Lidl of the domain world.

As an early bird specualtor i would like to only pay 20% of the value of the co.uk

How much would you value the .co.uk at, equi I assume?

- Rob

 

[diablo]

I guess it depends how much you really care about the name? For my business name or any brand you'd be mental to only take one of them. For keyword/SEO plays then sure, go with whichever is cheapest (providing .uk start ranking)

.uk domains have always ranked, but I agree - in lots of instances, having both is the ideal scenario.

 

[SF]

the tag is

 

[Rob_F]

the tag is

Registrar:
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Yeah, me.

Can you delete that though please, as this section isn't private.

- Rob

 

[SF]

do you use lube rob? or dry?

 

[Rob_F]

do you use lube rob? or dry?

Strictly BACS or PayPal.

- Rob