FutureGas.com

domainman101 · 05-01-2008, 10:20 AM

Hi,

I am looking at buying this domain via sedo, the owner wants $2400 for it, do you think his asking price is fair? If you had the money, and wanted the domain for development would you purchase it at the requested price? Any feedback appreciated...

filter · 05-01-2008, 10:29 AM

Not too outrageous, but certainly not cheap. Close enough to "fair enough" for an end-user price - that is IF I wanted to develop on just that particular name, and IF I had the money ... I dunno. Is it really that much better than alternatives which might be had for less, or even for reg fee? ie, GasOfTheFuture / FutureFuel / NewGas / NovaGas etc etc etc ... (Maybe put up a post in the "Domains Wanted" section here and see what options might present at a more reasonable price - should see at least a few decent ones closer to $200, I'd expect).

Personally, I would rather own GasFutures (different connotation) ...

PastGas has a certain ring to it too ...

domainman101 · 05-01-2008, 11:02 AM

Here is what I found out about past gas domain sales, and futuregas.com seems to be better than most on the list, based on asking price which I am trying to get lower...but is very hard when you get a response like this, and when Gas prices, and the future of gas is in the news on a daily basis. When someone responds like this, they kind of have a point on fair valuation of their domain? no...? Especially based on the energy markets, and increase in domain valuations?

CheapGas.com $150,000 Jun 05 Private

Mangas.com $61,000 Jul 07 Sedo

Gas.mobi $9,100 Dec 07 Sedo

GasMeter.com $7,077 Dec 06 SnapNames

MGas.com $4,000 Jan 08 Afternic
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/464158-futuregas-com.html

IndustrialGas.com $3,888 Aug 07 Afternic

BlueGas.com $3,500 May 06 Sedo

GasCreditCard.org $2,950 Mar 07 Moniker

VaneGas.com $2,488 Dec 07 Afternic27

GasCrisis.com $2,488 Mar 07 BuyDomains

AmericanGas.com $2,470 Mar 07

GasToGo.com $2,300 Nov 06 BuyDomains

CompressedNaturalGas.com $2,255 Apr 08 Afternic

LiquifiedNaturalGas.com $2,100 Mar 07 BuyDomains

Thanks for your advice filter, especially on these domains --> GasOfTheFuture / FutureFuel / NewGas / NovaGas .... but they are all taken over 5 years ago. I know GasFutures would be good, but that is a commodity that sells on the nymex, in most likely trillions of dollars in trades per year now, and that will cost me $xx,xxx if not more, seems energy domains are very much in play right now, and if you want them, you just have to pay up.

goodkarmaco · 05-01-2008, 12:35 PM

Domainman,

you are correct, energy names are going way up.

cleanenergyinvestment.com

htmlindex · 05-01-2008, 02:01 PM

Originally Posted by domainman101

If you had the money, and wanted the domain for development would you purchase it at the requested price? Any feedback appreciated...

Personally, no I wouldn't buy it as the name doesn't make much sense, but that's just me. Also, we use Petrol, not Gas.
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BTW, FuturePetrol.com is available for hand reg if you are looking for those types of names

Spade · 05-01-2008, 02:09 PM

Quite honestly, I dont like the domain name. Unless this is going to be a future business, I would pass

TheBulldog · 05-01-2008, 03:45 PM

I just had mexican food, so I might have an interest in this domain name as well.

domainman101 · 05-01-2008, 05:16 PM

Well good news, seller has commented he might consider an auction if I counter offer....... to put it at auction at the $xxx offer price at sedo. So If I win, I win otherwise, I will have to fight off the competition with what I can afford to bid. Thanks for everyones advice, on here, much appreciated. I just hope I am doing the right thing. The value I see in the domain is, gasfutures are a commodity, I will never be able to afford that domain, so futuregas works in a similar concept, as well the future of gas prices is very phrased sentence. It could also be referred to as a replacement energy source, in futuregas. Sometimes you just gotta roll the dice... I guess.........

-Alex- · 05-01-2008, 07:39 PM

Originally Posted by TheBulldog

I just had mexican food, so I might have an interest in this domain name as well.

I don't see what mexican food has to do with this lol

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Ye, I think this is a bit overpriced and unless well developed, it doesn't have big potential. As said before, post on this forum, you will probably get something more reasonable.

lzy · 05-01-2008, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by domainman101

Well good news, seller has commented he might consider an auction if I counter offer....... to put it at auction at the $xxx offer price at sedo. So If I win, I win otherwise, I will have to fight off the competition with what I can afford to bid. Thanks for everyones advice, on here, much appreciated. I just hope I am doing the right thing. The value I see in the domain is, gasfutures are a commodity, I will never be able to afford that domain, so futuregas works in a similar concept, as well the future of gas prices is very phrased sentence. It could also be referred to as a replacement energy source, in futuregas. Sometimes you just gotta roll the dice... I guess.........

Good luck but you should probably edit out your post just in case some joker comes along and decide to go on a bidding war with you.

-REECE- · 05-01-2008, 08:50 PM

Agreed.

Originally Posted by lzy

Good luck but you should probably edit out your post just in case some joker comes along and decide to go on a bidding war with you.

It's a great name for development

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My first thoughts when seeing the domain before reading the thread was that it'd make a great name to discuss alternative energy.

domainman101 · 05-01-2008, 09:22 PM

Originally Posted by lzy

Good luck but you should probably edit out your post just in case some joker comes along and decide to go on a bidding war with you.

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Thanks, for the advice.... I totally agree, but there are many seasoned domainers on this board, and their advice is priceless... via sedo I have 7 days to consider the sellers counter offer, and try and make a deal happen. I think I am over paying a bit, but some names you just have to have. Thanks, for all the advice...really appreciate it.

*Archangel* · 05-01-2008, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by htmlindex

Personally, no I wouldn't buy it as the name doesn't make much sense, but that's just me. Also, we use Petrol, not Gas.

i agree. FutureGasPrices.com would be better but i don't see this as being worth $2,000+ for.

cache · 05-01-2008, 11:23 PM

the best is go to the auction. good luck

htmlindex · 05-02-2008, 02:33 AM

Originally Posted by TheBulldog

I just had mexican food, so I might have an interest in this domain name as well.

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Bulldog, you always crack me up!

Originally Posted by Squirrel Rascal

I don't see what mexican food has to do with this lol

Mexican food gives him gas....you know, the one from your bumhole

edenCC · 05-02-2008, 08:24 AM

I have gasvista.com please ping me if you like

domainman101 · 05-02-2008, 10:03 AM

GasVisata.com...I don't understand the vista part of it?

Smiler · 05-02-2008, 10:28 AM

I think Vista means "view" in Spanish. I have to double check on that. So Gas View dot com.

domainman101 · 05-02-2008, 11:41 AM

Hi Smiler, Yes you are right vista means view in spanish, Regardless that domain does not fit my needs. Anyone else with opinions on purchasing this domain, and if paying in the $xxx-$xxxx can be warranted?

gazzip · 05-02-2008, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by domainman101

Anyone else with opinions on purchasing this domain, and if paying in the $xxx-$xxxx can be warranted?

Depends on what you intend to do with it, do you plan on developing it or trying to re-sell it ?

Have you checked snapnames/namejet to see whats dropping, you may find a better deal/name there.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=464158

Originally Posted by domainman101

Mangas.com $61,000 Jul 07 Sedo

.

This one was nothing to do with Gas

although when I first saw it I thought Man Gas as in farts !

.

ecalc · 05-02-2008, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by domainman101

Anyone else with opinions on purchasing this domain, and if paying in the $xxx-$xxxx can be warranted?

It's hard to justify paying a premium for a name with insignificant search volume (keyword directory = 4, wordtracker = 0) unless there is an obvious and compelling business need for the name. If that need exists, the buyer should acquire the name as quickly and quietly as possible to achieve the business need, discourage competitive interests and prevent suggestions of insincere promotion.

domainman101 · 05-02-2008, 12:22 PM

I want to secure the name for future development, also as an investment as to what is happening in the oil & gas industry on a daily basis, and going forward. These are past sale prices, some even a few years ago when oil was $70. I am trying to figure out what this domain is valued at, with a little premium priced in.

CheapGas.com $150,000 Jun 05 Private

Mangas.com $61,000 Jul 07 Sedo

Gas.mobi $9,100 Dec 07 Sedo

GasMeter.com $7,077 Dec 06 SnapNames

MGas.com $4,000 Jan 08 Afternic
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=464158

IndustrialGas.com $3,888 Aug 07 Afternic

BlueGas.com $3,500 May 06 Sedo

GasCreditCard.org $2,950 Mar 07 Moniker

VaneGas.com $2,488 Dec 07 Afternic27

GasCrisis.com $2,488 Mar 07 BuyDomains

AmericanGas.com $2,470 Mar 07

GasToGo.com $2,300 Nov 06 BuyDomains

CompressedNaturalGas.com $2,255 Apr 08 Afternic

LiquifiedNaturalGas.com $2,100 Mar 07 BuyDomains

-REECE- · 05-02-2008, 02:39 PM

If it's something you're interested in and something you're interested in developing, I say go for it

low XXXX really isn't that much if you start thinking about how much you'd need to make off your site to make that back. Even at $150/month ($5/day), you'd have the entire purchase price paid back in about a year. When you start comparing that to how long it takes most real world business startups (eg. restaurant franchise) to pay back their initial costs, sure seems like a bargain to me if this is all you need to build your empire

domainman101 · 05-02-2008, 05:16 PM

your absolutely right, thanks for the great advice. In real world terms $2000 won't even cover your deposit on a storefront.

ecalc · 05-02-2008, 06:40 PM

Names of equal value are available for reg fee. An experienced domain investor would not sink $xxxx into a name of this caliber without a solid monetization or resale plan. OP has expressed neither and no one else has offered anything of substance. Voluntary disclosure of a name target in a public forum is a very unusual buy side strategy. OP has responded positively to high appraisals and ignored low ones to a degree rarely seen in sales or owned appraisal threads, and unheard of in a thread seeking buying advice. Gas is not in the future, it's in the room.

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filter Domain Wanker Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,593	Not too outrageous, but certainly not cheap. Close enough to "fair enough" for an end-user price - that is IF I wanted to develop on just that particular name, and IF I had the money ... I dunno. Is it really that much better than alternatives which might be had for less, or even for reg fee? ie, GasOfTheFuture / FutureFuel / NewGas / NovaGas etc etc etc ... (Maybe put up a post in the "Domains Wanted" section here and see what options might present at a more reasonable price - should see at least a few decent ones closer to $200, I'd expect). Personally, I would rather own GasFutures (different connotation) ... PastGas has a certain ring to it too ...

05-01-2008, 11:02 AM	THREAD STARTER #3 (permalink)
domainman101 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 260	Here is what I found out about past gas domain sales, and futuregas.com seems to be better than most on the list, based on asking price which I am trying to get lower...but is very hard when you get a response like this, and when Gas prices, and the future of gas is in the news on a daily basis. When someone responds like this, they kind of have a point on fair valuation of their domain? no...? Especially based on the energy markets, and increase in domain valuations? CheapGas.com $150,000 Jun 05 Private Mangas.com $61,000 Jul 07 Sedo Gas.mobi $9,100 Dec 07 Sedo GasMeter.com $7,077 Dec 06 SnapNames MGas.com $4,000 Jan 08 Afternic ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/464158-futuregas-com.html IndustrialGas.com $3,888 Aug 07 Afternic BlueGas.com $3,500 May 06 Sedo GasCreditCard.org $2,950 Mar 07 Moniker VaneGas.com $2,488 Dec 07 Afternic27 GasCrisis.com $2,488 Mar 07 BuyDomains AmericanGas.com $2,470 Mar 07 GasToGo.com $2,300 Nov 06 BuyDomains CompressedNaturalGas.com $2,255 Apr 08 Afternic LiquifiedNaturalGas.com $2,100 Mar 07 BuyDomains Thanks for your advice filter, especially on these domains --> GasOfTheFuture / FutureFuel / NewGas / NovaGas .... but they are all taken over 5 years ago. I know GasFutures would be good, but that is a commodity that sells on the nymex, in most likely trillions of dollars in trades per year now, and that will cost me $xx,xxx if not more, seems energy domains are very much in play right now, and if you want them, you just have to pay up.

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domainman101 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 260	Hi Smiler, Yes you are right vista means view in spanish, Regardless that domain does not fit my needs. Anyone else with opinions on purchasing this domain, and if paying in the $xxx-$xxxx can be warranted?

05-02-2008, 12:22 PM	THREAD STARTER #22 (permalink)
domainman101 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 260	I want to secure the name for future development, also as an investment as to what is happening in the oil & gas industry on a daily basis, and going forward. These are past sale prices, some even a few years ago when oil was $70. I am trying to figure out what this domain is valued at, with a little premium priced in. CheapGas.com $150,000 Jun 05 Private Mangas.com $61,000 Jul 07 Sedo Gas.mobi $9,100 Dec 07 Sedo GasMeter.com $7,077 Dec 06 SnapNames MGas.com $4,000 Jan 08 Afternic ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=464158 IndustrialGas.com $3,888 Aug 07 Afternic BlueGas.com $3,500 May 06 Sedo GasCreditCard.org $2,950 Mar 07 Moniker VaneGas.com $2,488 Dec 07 Afternic27 GasCrisis.com $2,488 Mar 07 BuyDomains AmericanGas.com $2,470 Mar 07 GasToGo.com $2,300 Nov 06 BuyDomains CompressedNaturalGas.com $2,255 Apr 08 Afternic LiquifiedNaturalGas.com $2,100 Mar 07 BuyDomains

05-02-2008, 02:39 PM	#23 (permalink)
-REECE- NamePros Expert Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 8,984	If it's something you're interested in and something you're interested in developing, I say go for it low XXXX really isn't that much if you start thinking about how much you'd need to make off your site to make that back. Even at $150/month ($5/day), you'd have the entire purchase price paid back in about a year. When you start comparing that to how long it takes most real world business startups (eg. restaurant franchise) to pay back their initial costs, sure seems like a bargain to me if this is all you need to build your empire

05-02-2008, 05:16 PM	THREAD STARTER #24 (permalink)
domainman101 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 260	your absolutely right, thanks for the great advice. In real world terms $2000 won't even cover your deposit on a storefront.

05-02-2008, 06:40 PM	#25 (permalink)
ecalc Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,102	Names of equal value are available for reg fee. An experienced domain investor would not sink $xxxx into a name of this caliber without a solid monetization or resale plan. OP has expressed neither and no one else has offered anything of substance. Voluntary disclosure of a name target in a public forum is a very unusual buy side strategy. OP has responded positively to high appraisals and ignored low ones to a degree rarely seen in sales or owned appraisal threads, and unheard of in a thread seeking buying advice. Gas is not in the future, it's in the room.

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