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equity78 · 07-10-2005, 07:11 PM

Domain Transactions Showing Stiff Returns
1 Jun 2005
Domain name market firm Zetetic released a study last week indicating that domain names are selling briskly and at sometimes at heady prices. A review of 8,000 transactions since 1996 showed that the average domain name returned almost four times the original purchase price after an average of 12.5 months. When asked whether a market trend could be determined for the present, Zetetic's chief Keith Pieper told MarketingVOX "I think the market has come down to realistic resale levels and the buying/selling process is less speculative and more rational than it was during the bubble."

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/105557-domains-selling.html

The median original purchase price for a domain was $891, and the median sales price grew to $1,450. The longest recorded holding period before a sale was 4.1 years. Not all domain names led to profits, of course. In a sampling of 74 domain names, a dozen proved to be money losers, and four were sold for the same price for which they were bought.

Men.com proved the most profitable transaction, winning a profit of 88 times the original purchase price of $15,000, growing to $1.32 million when finally sold in 1999. The biggest transaction for which public data is available was the Business.com $7.35 million transaction in 1997.

jeter4982 · 07-10-2005, 08:14 PM

I am assuming all 8000 sales were major sales??? Interesting numbers nether the less.

Tom

equity78 · 07-11-2005, 11:47 AM

I thought it not a complete report but interesting yes.

bigroxtar · 07-11-2005, 11:50 AM

That average price seems high with so many domains bringing in so little...

07-10-2005, 07:11 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
equity78 NamePros Expert Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 7,638	domains selling Domain Transactions Showing Stiff Returns 1 Jun 2005 Domain name market firm Zetetic released a study last week indicating that domain names are selling briskly and at sometimes at heady prices. A review of 8,000 transactions since 1996 showed that the average domain name returned almost four times the original purchase price after an average of 12.5 months. When asked whether a market trend could be determined for the present, Zetetic's chief Keith Pieper told MarketingVOX "I think the market has come down to realistic resale levels and the buying/selling process is less speculative and more rational than it was during the bubble." ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/105557-domains-selling.html The median original purchase price for a domain was $891, and the median sales price grew to $1,450. The longest recorded holding period before a sale was 4.1 years. Not all domain names led to profits, of course. In a sampling of 74 domain names, a dozen proved to be money losers, and four were sold for the same price for which they were bought. Men.com proved the most profitable transaction, winning a profit of 88 times the original purchase price of $15,000, growing to $1.32 million when finally sold in 1999. The biggest transaction for which public data is available was the Business.com $7.35 million transaction in 1997. __________________ Host your website with name.com and get up to $10.99 off any domain registration First Quarter 2012 5 letter.com sales report

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equity78 NamePros Expert Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 7,638	I thought it not a complete report but interesting yes. __________________ Host your website with name.com and get up to $10.99 off any domain registration First Quarter 2012 5 letter.com sales report

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jeter4982 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: CT, USA Posts: 3,299	I am assuming all 8000 sales were major sales??? Interesting numbers nether the less. Tom

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