It's probably even easier today if someone is experienced in this market (like you Matt) because so many people are panicking and selling for potentially less than they might otherwise have gotten.
I know someone who has flipped .mobi's to the tune of a nice $x,xxx profit in less than 30 days in the current market. So yes, it can be done if you buy smart.
Exactly! And that's why they bad-mouth .mobi all they can in the forums. "Dot mobey is dead"
Well, I don't care, all of my .mobis are already renewed. I think that we will see a big .mobi resurrection after september 26 + 30 days or so
i dont think the majority of people who say ".mobi is dead" or similar comments are doing it to talk down prices or pick up drops, etc. this is probably a very small percentage overall.. i think the majority really and truly believe this for whatever reasons.
however, it is "sexy" to give extreme opinions and "end all" statements like "an entire TLD is dead." i think this plays a large role too.. but for the most part i think people really believe what they write on the forums.
__________________ Quote: Originally Posted by dominator and wtf is mobile campain? who needs it anyway?- July 29th, 2008.
im not really sure... probably at least a little bit. maybe not as much as most people assume though. i think more of it is simply being the year of renewals.. the intense domain speculation period for this TLD has subsided, as it should.
lots of factors come into play when a person decides to renew a domain though.. almost too many to name. it gets more complicated if the person has lists of several hundred or several thousand..
__________________ Quote: Originally Posted by dominator and wtf is mobile campain? who needs it anyway?- July 29th, 2008.
Generally though I the fundmentals of .mobi has changed, it has gone from an extension that looked like it would be used by large Internet co's (Google, Microsoft etc), to more of an alt extension for the mobile market. In my view that is the key reason for the prices falls, with the recession another quite major factor.
indeed, the extreme stuff runs both ways. i think both sides misinterpret things pretty easily.. happens often from what ive observed during the last couple years.
common domainer opinion does have an effect on pricing... but i pretty much always saw .mobi (at very least) as an alternate extension for the mobile market. when speculating, its a good idea to look at things in their lowest form. buying into the hype will get you in trouble. domainers talked and bought themselves into the funniest things at first... the .mobi button thing was the most hilarious i think. that is one thing domainers just completely made up out of nowhere... it wasnt until a few months after landrush in a chat session that Pinky Brand said they also would like to see this happen after being asked if this was a possibility.
__________________ Quote: Originally Posted by dominator and wtf is mobile campain? who needs it anyway?- July 29th, 2008.
Once again you are probably one of only two or three mobi domainers that tells the truth and is honest about everything .mobi. I may not agree with you - but at least some air of truth comes with your posts.
That sad canard that you were replying to is worse than sad it's plain juvenile. And you are right - there are many reasons why some of us believe mobi is on the way out and it has NOTHING to do with "missing out". We missed out by choice. I could have outspent many of the mobi domainers on this forum for those domains but chose to put my money elsewhere.
As for the thread - there will be a limited opportunity for some smart domainers to pick up mobi drops in the months ahead and flip again for a profit - though imo that profit will be nothing near what it was last year, and many trying this will be left holding domains they can't sell.
I think its clearly true that .mobi, as an investment, does have its stresses, and uncertainties, at the moment - over and above the economic dramas that are affecting most asset-classes, at present.
Its a battle about market perception - and the extent to which .mobi will have a place in the emerging use of the mobile internet.....This isn't unusual in new markets - There's always a sorting out process about how things will work, what mechanisms will suit best, and what ultimately prevails.
All up, my view is that .mobi will ultimately be important - because code-compliant .mobi sites work conveniently , in practice, on mobile phones - tho, it won't be the only, or default mechanism.
So, to answer MJ's question: Yes, I think - over time - .mobi is a valid pure play.
It'll be a big pure play, if the way .mobi is marketed & explained to both the corporates and the consumer users out there is ever vastly improved.
I'm still not sure why some people keep saying that.
"Dot mobey is dead"
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