Using other domains as a guide

one2escape · Nov 16, 2011

I have seen a domain which is going as a middling $xx,xxx in auction and the co.uk,.net, .org are free. I take it would be a good idea to snap them up?

edit Forgot to say it has a number of bids

Admin · Nov 16, 2011

Depends on the domain term. Be careful of registering .co.uk domains for .COMs aimed at Americanisms. What gets high search traffic in the US may get nothing in the UK.

Admin

Blossom · Nov 16, 2011

Also could be shill bidding going on or a potential real-life marketing/advertising campaign for it.

Bailey · Nov 16, 2011

Yep - I'm with Blossom, Very strange to see availibility of (term .net and .org) and a genuine high bid or purchase on the .com.

99.99999% sure thats a scammer - who actually could have covered his bases better by picking up the other major extensions - with different reg details.

I will add that there is a "Chicken and Egg" situation inplay for any major intended usage for a domain (where the .com is the only registered domain) But, that dosen't come into play when it's An auction on "Public show" - unless the company intending a purchase is damn stupid.

About 15-20 minutes work should give you all the answers you need to know

viceroy · Nov 16, 2011

There are lots of ways of coming to a figure when you're researching a domain name. I'd probably not go and register domains after seeing a specific extension on auction at sedo without doing some major digging.
On a side note, I saw a good sale figure for ski.co.uk (@80k), for example, and was wondering if sail.co.uk would be worth a similar amount? Can one relate similar extensions and niches?

Bailey · Nov 16, 2011

A good question viceroy.

But most domains are infact sold at the sellers expectation level - Not the "balanced" value that the "market" dictates.

You can obviously relate domain wording - but, you'd be equally flumuxed by the number of professional domainers - that don't don't know how to detatch themselves from a domain in their portfolio. (my baby syndrome)

Most domainers that make constant sales are seen as bargain-makers to their buyers.(and that can be $xxx,xxx The domain itself is quite often a side issue as to value.

I'm still lost as to why so many see traffic as a dictator - Of course it counts - but it leaves lots of space.

And as you asked NO
Ski* is worth 5x the value of sail - but that dosn't mean sail wouldn't/couldn't sell above Ski on a good day

* the number of substitutes or possible substitutes - gives an answer to the basic metrics

viceroy · Nov 16, 2011

Cheers bailey, so, i guess that you'd have to own all the variables? So, not necessarily extensions though...

Bailey · Nov 16, 2011

viceroy said:
Cheers bailey, so, i guess that you'd have to own all the variables? So, not necessarily extensions though...

Nope - In fact the opposite.

I learnt a valuable lesson many, many years ago (thanks Mr Paul Cotton).

The key to domain value is to hold A key-domain. And That can indeed be the plural the singular the .com the .net .org .co.uk. ( matching is a small art) Everything else is a waste of time and effort (not to mention renewal costs)

That's a strickly resellers perspective - and in domains "second best is only fractionally above seventh best"

If you own everything or more or less everything within a niche. How on earth do you expect to encourage speculation.
(speculation is not a great word for what I mean - but it will suffice)

Scam listings that we talked about above has no real reward - self delusion at work, However an end user should think about his domain buying strategy and be aware of the infomation thats out there in real time