Screensaver.com

[Federer]

Sold for $25099 @ NJ. The last hour was exciting/profitable, at least from a seller's POV
On the hunt for another gem now.

 

[ian]

Nice, interested to know how you acquired that domain, or was it someone elses auction?

 

[Federer]

I inquired/contacted the former owner (non domain-investor) and acquired in private.

 

[gimpydog]

Back in the day...

http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2010/20100331.htm

 

[Carlos]

It was bought by Frank Schilling. I don't think screensavers are in much use now.

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=screensaver

 

[gimpydog]

I don't think screensavers are in much use now.

No. But the same was true in 2010.
https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=2004-01-01 2010-06-23&q=screensaver

If I were buying, or selling those names, I would value them equally. The first sale was in the aftermath of the financial crisis. It could possibly have been two or three times that price in 2005. Who knows?

At first glance $25k looks cheap, but maybe $335k was expensive? Who here ever paid for a screensaver?
Or maybe both prices just reflect where the market is at the time?

 

[Edwin]

It's one of those domains where the plural is way more desirable than the singular (even without taking the difference in sale price into account - you can tell just by looking at them). So it's not that surprising. There are other domains where the opposite is true, and some where both probably have roughly equal value (but may address a slightly different market)

Anyway, great sale - congrats!

 

[davedevelopment]

At first glance $25k looks cheap, but maybe $335k was expensive?

I think $25k is a great price for the seller.

 

[Federer]

Thanks guys. It was simply a quick flip - one I'm quite pleased with. It is the type of domain that, IMO, is getting less valuable with each passing year. Still has solid SV however.