How do dotcoms names do it?

[figleaf007]

I keep an eye on the sale of dotcom names through various sources, and am often amazed not only by the regularity of high profile sales but the prices some of the names get, examples from this week;

fee-only.com $2,000
platinumgroupmetals.com $2,000
rooflink.com $2,000
shopping4cars.com $2,000
conservativereview.com $1,999
rootboost.com $1,995
wirebrand.com $1,995
combattour.com $1,977
woodsaver.com $1,900
avantcorp.com $1,895
explorehome.com $1,895
beyondoffice.com $1,888
truthwarrior.com $1,888

I imagine that if any of these were on .co.uk (with or without the nominet issue) most of us would consider these reg fee, so how do these names do it?! Be interested to hear your thoughts....

 

[Edwin]

I imagine that if any of these were on .co.uk (with or without the nominet issue) most of us would consider these reg fee, so how do these names do it?! Be interested to hear your thoughts....

Small tip of a very big iceberg (or law of large numbers)

In other words, given that there are 110,867,687 .com domains* vs about 1/11th as many .co.uk domains - and that .com are international, boosting their applicability further - it's hardly surprising to see more "outlier" sales in the .com namespace. But there are so few (compared to the total number of .com domains registered) for such sales to be "meaningless" in the greater scheme of things...

*http://www.whois.sc/internet-statistics/

 

[Murray]

Interesting thread topic.

Id really like to start dipping my toes into .com with nominets shenanigans.

I wonder how many domains like "explorehome.com" you have to register and sit on before you finally get a sale + if it even works out to be much/any profit at the end of it.

I believe I've got the general feel of co.uk value but .com seems to be a whole different animal.

 

[getmein]

If you think how long DL took to break through £1million and consider that most years there will be single blockbuster domains sales in .com over £1million it's just an indication of the both the confidence people have that you can build a business on a great domain and that it's worth doing. That startups/businesses can raise that money much more easily in the US than anywhere else just validates the idea that paying a lot for a domain is a good idea. That it's the defacto 'global' extension and the extension of choice in the US just creates that additional competition for domains.

For large .com portfolio holders with 10k-100k+domains, cost of renewals for the ones that don't sell means they need to get top dollar for the ones that do sell (see someone like Andrew Reberry at HugeDomains.com or Mike Mann at BuyDomains and now DomainMarket). If you want to hold giant inventory you need to ring the bell when you sell.

People who get those prices, say NO a lot!

 

[Edwin]

People who get those prices, say NO a lot!

Spot on. You're talking about portfolios in the mid-high hundreds of thousands of domains, MUCH bigger than the largest .co.uk holdings.

 

[figleaf007]

I get the stats Edwin, but still mystified by the quality of the names against the price some of them sell for. Something like shopping4cars.com, could the buyer really not get a similar name for less or for a reg fee? Maybe they own shoppingforcars and wante dthat as well but any other reason? The mindset just seems totally different for branding when it comes to these names.

 

[websaway]

The Americans simply look at it in perspective.
what's £1500 in the big scheme of things, taken from a large advertising budget it's hardly anything. The Brits are just not individually adept enough, they rely on marketing companies for advice and they don't want to spend their marketing budget on domains.

Simples !

 

[websaway]

some good stuff on dnjournal covered in the lowdown relating to acquisitions and sales. Particularly the purchase of sale co dot uk.

 

[websaway]

To see the difference in mindset of the Americans compared to the British just look at their corporate signage.


Take a uk business vehicle it will say, JHCollins plumber.

A US vehicle will say

Plumber and home heating engineer dealing with you 24/7. No job too big or too small.
We aim to please we are the best in the whole state of Washington.
Phone 0987 908 8976
www.WashingtonPlumber. com Have a great day !!!!! :-D:-D:-D

 

[goldnames]

GoldNames is posting domain weekly sales report in a compact format, there is also some .co.uk names too. I will not provide the link here, because it may look like self promotion. I see everyone is talking about americans, but absolutly forget other huge markets like Russia and China. Just my five points to discussion.

 

[websaway]

GoldNames is posting domain weekly sales report in a compact format, there is also some .co.uk names too. I will not provide the link here, because it may look like self promotion. I see everyone is talking about americans, but absolutly forget other huge markets like Russia and China. Just my five points to discussion.

What's the thinking behind no prices for your domains for sale on gold names ?

 

[goldnames]

Because prices (like trends) may change in a moment,
so in our view "Make offer" is the best solution.

 

[Murray]

Because prices (like trends) may change in a moment,
so in our view "Make offer" is the best solution.

Jeez you sell an extraordinary amount of domains per week.

Very impressive.

How many domains do you own in total?

 

[websaway]

Because prices (like trends) may change in a moment,
so in our view "Make offer" is the best solution.

Isn't there a case for at least some scattered prices to give a gauge of price expectations.

 

[Sam]

Jeez you sell an extraordinary amount of domains per week.

Very impressive.

How many domains do you own in total?

If your looking at domain name sales news they are not his names its just a feed...

 

[Murray]

If your looking at domain name sales news they are not his names its just a feed...

oh.. well, never mind me then

 

[goldnames]

Those sales are not mine, they are collected together from different domain marketplaces.

 

[jbworldwide]

I wonder how much crazylaptopdeals.com would fetch?

Given some of the names on there...

 

[jasman]

The Americans simply look at it in perspective.
what's £1500 in the big scheme of things, taken from a large advertising budget it's hardly anything. The Brits are just not individually adept enough, they rely on marketing companies for advice and they don't want to spend their marketing budget on domains.

Simples !

They have 5 times the population anyway, so even without any cultural differences there would be 5 times as many people who "get it" when thinking about domains. And as others have mentioned the global demand for .coms further pushes the price expectation up.