.US .US Sales Report - Page 4

gazzip · 02-13-2009, 06:54 PM

Is the auction finished ? If so what did it go for ?

it's currently listed on sedo for $10,000

Originally Posted by brendan52190

How much would you pay for it?

I would'nt

.

brendan52190 · 02-13-2009, 07:08 PM

It's up to $715 with 18 hours to go

DotUSDomains · 02-13-2009, 11:30 PM

Not a bad name,

Should fetch $3K onwards i'd say.

Anything below and the buyers getting a steal IMHO!

tricolorro · 02-14-2009, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by wot

Of course it makes sense- for someone who wants to develop a site promoting Dubai tours/property etc to potential customers in the US- could be very lucrative.

wot

The original question was does it make sense to have a Dubai.us domain.

Dubai is not in the USA which is why most of the commentators have said no,
it does not make sense with a .US extension.

Of course everything is arguable.

And I do believe strongly in thinking outside the box.

But you can also spend all day trying to fit a round peg in a square hole.

I do agree that you could promote a Dubai tour service or Dubai real estate
investment service but I believe you'd be better off with a niche domain such as DubaiTours.us or DubaiInvesting.us, etc.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/cctld-discussion/488803-us-sales-report.html

Of course you could have Dubai.us/Tours or Tours.Dubai.us but I believe
they would be awkward domains in comparison.

Just today I registered GreenExpo.us.

Would it make sense if the expo was to be held in Dubai?

To my way of thinking, no.

AdoptableDomains · 02-15-2009, 10:13 PM

Dubai.us as a geo domain doesn't make sense. However, anyone with Nexus can own a .us domain for just about any purpose. Here are only a few possibilities if you think creatively.

A US travel agency specializing in Dubai travel.
A US company selling Dubai real estate.
An export/import company specializing in Dubai-US trading.
A US website ran by he country of Dubai for promoting their country
A site specifically for the US Embassy for Dubai (if hey have one...)
A US social networking site for Dubai citizens resident in the US.
A US based blog about Dubai as a destination.
A US entrepreneur parking to get hits on the strong Dubai keyword.

Cyberian · 02-15-2009, 10:48 PM

What was the final sale price for this domain?

brendan52190 · 02-16-2009, 12:59 AM

Originally Posted by ~ Cyberian ~

What was the final sale price for this domain?

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803
It went for $750. I was expecting more.

Hmm..checked the whois record..and it seems like a german guy got it. Unless he has a business presence here in the states, I think we might see this domain deleted again in the near future..

wot · 02-16-2009, 04:57 AM

Originally Posted by tricolorro

wot

The original question was does it make sense to have a Dubai.us domain.

Dubai is not in the USA which is why most of the commentators have said no,
it does not make sense with a .US extension.

The last line is enough for me to think it has a reasonable chance of success.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803

tricolorro · 02-17-2009, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by tricolorro

Originally Posted by tricolorro
wot

The original question was does it make sense to have a Dubai.us domain.

Dubai is not in the USA which is why most of the commentators have said no,
it does not make sense with a .US extension.

Originally Posted by wot

The last line is enough for me to think it has a reasonable chance of success.

wot,

The question was does it make sense to reg Dubai in the .US extension.

The answer is NO. It does not make sense.

If the question was: "Can I register Dubai.us and turn it into a viable
site?"

Then the answer would be: "Of course. It's possible to turn any domain
into a viable site".

See:
del.icio.us
google.com
flickr.com
ebay.com
yahoo.com
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803
etc.
etc.
etc.

brendan52190 · 02-17-2009, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by tricolorro

wot,
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803

The question was does it make sense to reg Dubai in the .US extension.

The answer is NO. It does not make sense.

If the question was: "Can I register Dubai.us and turn it into a viable
site?"

Then the answer would be: "Of course. It's possible to turn any domain
into a viable site".

See:
del.icio.us
google.com
flickr.com
ebay.com
yahoo.com
etc.
etc.
etc.

Actually, Dubai.us can make perfect sense. As stated earlier, there may be a US-based travel agency that focuses on Dubai vacations or something like that.

So to group it in the category of google or flickr (made-up names) is not appropriate, IMO.

wot · 02-18-2009, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by tricolorro

wot,

The question was does it make sense to reg Dubai in the .US extension.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803

The answer is NO. It does not make sense.

If the question was: "Can I register Dubai.us and turn it into a viable
site?"

Then the answer would be: "Of course. It's possible to turn any domain
into a viable site".

We agree to differ-In some instances I think it make sense to reg overseas destinations in local extensions- hence my answer would be Yes probably if you have something in mind for it.

tricolorro · 02-18-2009, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by brendan52190

Actually, Dubai.us can make perfect sense. As stated earlier, there may be a US-based travel agency that focuses on Dubai vacations or something like that.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803

So to group it in the category of google or flickr (made-up names) is not appropriate, IMO.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803

You are missing the point.

Dubai.us is not intuitive since Dubai is not located in the USA and most Americans have not heard of it. Just ask some of your friends.

Just like made up words that are not intuitive, you have to do some work to
make the domain work.

Pizza.com needs no explanation. It's intuitive.

If someone created a type of pizza in Zimbabwe and called it "Pierro"
and all the extensions were taken except "Pierro.us", would it make sense
to register it?

NO!!! Nobody here in the USA knows what Pierro is.

But if you were going to import Pierro into the USA and make a business
out of it, then YES!!! Register it.

If you saw the domain Flickr.com or Google.com ,etc. for the first time,
you'd have no idea what the domain was about.

But now you do.

You could make Dubai.us into "a US-based travel agency that focuses on Dubai vacations"
but it would take some work.

Dubai.us doesn't make sense if you are registering it just because it's available and you just Park it.

Next year it will drop...and someone else will grab it...and the cycle continues.

Dubai.us does not make sense...on it's own.

But you can certainly make it make sense.

Two different issues.

I am getting off this merry-go-round.

Good luck and have fun with whatever domain(s) you decide
to register.

All is

Originally Posted by wot

We agree to differ-In some instances I think it make sense to reg overseas destinations in local extensions- hence my answer would be Yes probably if you have something in mind for it.

wot,

I agree.

"...if you have something in mind for it"

Just to register it because it's available doesn't make sense.

Register it to do something with it (NOT Parking), does make sense.

We do not really disagree, I think.

But even if we do disagree I welcome the exchange of thoughts and ideas.

That's how we learn...and stretch ourselves.

It would be a pretty boring if we all thought exactly the same way.

It's been a pleasure agreeing and disagreeing and banging heads (in a friendly way) with all of you.

AdoptableDomains · 02-18-2009, 07:35 PM

it's not natural or a generic geo domain for sure. Just for kicks I looked up some other unnatural domains These are real and developed websites:

unitedstates.ca
unitedstates.co.uk
unitedstates.de
unitedstates.eu

They may not make geo sense, but they do make sense developed as a business use of a keyword. They give people of those countries information on the subject of the keywords.

tricolorro · 02-18-2009, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by AdoptableDomains

it's not natural or a generic geo domain for sure. Just for kicks I looked up some other unnatural domains These are real and developed websites:

unitedstates.ca
unitedstates.co.uk
unitedstates.de
unitedstates.eu

They may not make geo sense, but they do make sense developed as a business use of a keyword. They give people of those countries information on the subject of the keywords.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803

Your point is well taken but please realize that everyone knows
about the "unitedstates" and most are interested in the United States
so of course it will work as a domain in any extension.

Dubai is not so well known here in the USA but that could change.

"unitedstates" is like "pizza"- extremely intuitive.

brendan52190 · 02-18-2009, 08:46 PM

Originally Posted by tricolorro

Your point is well taken but please realize that everyone knows
about the "unitedstates" and most are interested in the United States
so of course it will work as a domain in any extension.

Dubai is not so well known here in the USA but that could change.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803

"unitedstates" is like "pizza"- extremely intuitive.

Really? I don't think I could find someone I know that doesn't know where Dubai is and/or something about the place.

AdoptableDomains · 02-18-2009, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by tricolorro

Your point is well taken but please realize that everyone knows
about the "unitedstates" and most are interested in the United States
so of course it will work as a domain in any extension.

Dubai is not so well known here in the USA but that could change.

"unitedstates" is like "pizza"- extremely intuitive.

Dubai is pretty much becoming the new Disney World or Las Vegas of the well-to-do crowd. However, there are other examples as well that are less well known:
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803

belize.de (Apparently the belizian consulate in Germany)
Bahamas.de (travel site)
saudiarabia.us (Saudi news and atlas)
syria.co.uk (Geography info site)

snoop · 02-18-2009, 09:15 PM

Originally Posted by tricolorro

Nope.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803

Some people will register anything.

Then next year it drops...and someone else registers it or grabs it.

And so the cycle continues...

It is folly to argue the name is not worth registering given the auction finished at $750 with a number of bids. The one thing I would say is .us isn't well known so it doesn't work as well as say france.co.uk or italy.ca, but the value is clear.

Originally Posted by tricolorro

If someone created a type of pizza in Zimbabwe and called it "Pierro"
and all the extensions were taken except "Pierro.us", would it make sense
to register it?

NO!!! Nobody here in the USA knows what Pierro is.

But if you were going to import Pierro into the USA and make a business
out of it, then YES!!! Register it.

Most American's know what "Dubai" is, I'd hope so anyway.

Dubai.us works just like Pizza.us works, the idea is to sell, "pizza" or "dubai", these are both things Americans spend money on. Yes "Dubai, USA" does not exist, but neither does "Pizza, USA", these are both product names.

DotUSDomains · 02-20-2009, 12:39 PM

2400.us $2400 (dnjournal)

Same owner owns 2412, 2413, 2415, 2416, .us and so on,

Same buyer who bought almost $1,000,000 worth of number domainer last year some time.

copper · 02-20-2009, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by DotUSDomains

2400.us $2400 (dnjournal)

Same owner owns 2412, 2413, 2415, 2416, .us and so on,

Same buyer who bought almost $1,000,000 worth of number domainer last year some time.

T.J. Demas?

DotUSDomains · 02-20-2009, 02:12 PM

Originally Posted by copper

T.J. Demas?

Thats the 1,

I rememebered where i seen that info www.mister.us (Thanks zouzas)

DotUSDomains · 02-26-2009, 10:45 AM

Over $20,000 in gambling names sold.

OnlinePokerGames.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo
Online-VideoPoker.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo
Play-Blackjack.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo
RouletteStrategy.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo

Thanks DnJournal

acc · 02-27-2009, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by DotUSDomains

Over $20,000 in gambling names sold.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803

OnlinePokerGames.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo
Online-VideoPoker.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo
Play-Blackjack.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo
RouletteStrategy.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo

Thanks DnJournal

Very nice to see such .us sales levels but they are unusually high prices especially for today's market. Does anyone else think so too?

I have similar gaming names sitting at Sedo in the same niches with asking prices 10%-20% of those prices (e.g, roulettegame, pokergame(s), etc in .us). Maybe previous owner is just one heck of a salesman and escrowed names through Sedo?

Zona · 02-27-2009, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by DotUSDomains

Over $20,000 in gambling names sold.

OnlinePokerGames.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo
Online-VideoPoker.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo
Play-Blackjack.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803
RouletteStrategy.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo

Thanks DnJournal

I would really like to know the story behind this transaction(s). Something just seems strange with these transactions.

Cronus · 02-27-2009, 08:14 PM

Meanwhile, the fine name sport.us (not mine) is on Sedo auction now with a single $3,500 bid:

http://sedo.com/auction/detail/sport.us/50690_us__

I hope it goes through. It is an exceptional name!

copper · 02-27-2009, 10:02 PM

Originally Posted by Zona

I would really like to know the story behind this transaction(s). Something just seems strange with these transactions.

All 4 domains have same whois.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=488803
All 4 domains are developed.
So, it's not just domain names.

I am guessing it was €18,000 for all 4 domains + sites + members, if any.

02-13-2009, 11:30 PM	#78 (permalink)
DotUSDomains Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: www.move.us Posts: 3,054	Not a bad name, Should fetch $3K onwards i'd say. Anything below and the buyers getting a steal IMHO! __________________ Visit www.about.us for dot us news!

02-15-2009, 10:13 PM	#80 (permalink)
AdoptableDomains Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 4,027	Dubai.us as a geo domain doesn't make sense. However, anyone with Nexus can own a .us domain for just about any purpose. Here are only a few possibilities if you think creatively. A US travel agency specializing in Dubai travel. A US company selling Dubai real estate. An export/import company specializing in Dubai-US trading. A US website ran by he country of Dubai for promoting their country A site specifically for the US Embassy for Dubai (if hey have one...) A US social networking site for Dubai citizens resident in the US. A US based blog about Dubai as a destination. A US entrepreneur parking to get hits on the strong Dubai keyword. __________________ AdoptableDomains.com ~~~~~Finding Good Homes for Good Names~~~~~ FuelPrices.mobi - Fish.us - ManhattanNewYork.net - Salesmen.info - SoundSystems.org Dickering.com - JobPlacement.biz - LotteryTickets.ws - Deleted.cc - Names.im - MP3.hn

02-15-2009, 10:48 PM	#81 (permalink)
Cyberian Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Emerald Triangle Posts: 4,558	What was the final sale price for this domain? __________________ Remember who your loyalties are divided between, and choose for the right reasons who deserves them.

02-18-2009, 07:35 PM	#88 (permalink)
AdoptableDomains Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 4,027	it's not natural or a generic geo domain for sure. Just for kicks I looked up some other unnatural domains These are real and developed websites: unitedstates.ca unitedstates.co.uk unitedstates.de unitedstates.eu They may not make geo sense, but they do make sense developed as a business use of a keyword. They give people of those countries information on the subject of the keywords. __________________ AdoptableDomains.com ~~~~~Finding Good Homes for Good Names~~~~~ FuelPrices.mobi - Fish.us - ManhattanNewYork.net - Salesmen.info - SoundSystems.org Dickering.com - JobPlacement.biz - LotteryTickets.ws - Deleted.cc - Names.im - MP3.hn

02-20-2009, 12:39 PM	#93 (permalink)
DotUSDomains Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: www.move.us Posts: 3,054	2400.us $2400 (dnjournal) Same owner owns 2412, 2413, 2415, 2416, .us and so on, Same buyer who bought almost $1,000,000 worth of number domainer last year some time. __________________ Visit www.about.us for dot us news!

02-13-2009, 07:08 PM	#77 (permalink)
brendan52190 NamePros Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 351	It's up to $715 with 18 hours to go

02-26-2009, 10:45 AM	#96 (permalink)
DotUSDomains Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: www.move.us Posts: 3,054	Over $20,000 in gambling names sold. OnlinePokerGames.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo Online-VideoPoker.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo Play-Blackjack.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo RouletteStrategy.us €4,500 = $5,715 Sedo Thanks DnJournal __________________ Visit www.about.us for dot us news!

02-27-2009, 08:14 PM	#99 (permalink)
Cronus NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 261	Meanwhile, the fine name sport.us (not mine) is on Sedo auction now with a single $3,500 bid: http://sedo.com/auction/detail/sport.us/50690_us__ I hope it goes through. It is an exceptional name!

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