.MOBI domains dropping like hot potatos at TDNAM

Seabass · 11-22-2008, 02:56 PM

I guess the bad economy is making domainers drop their .mobi domains. They are starting to plaster the drop lists at TDNAM.

Anyone else noticed this?

dalBono · 11-22-2008, 03:11 PM

i did,
just for LLL.Mobi alone there are over 2500 names

and over 15k for the whole lot

Michael · 11-22-2008, 03:34 PM

That's because when .mobi started you had to register them for two years, and registration was open to the public in late August of 2006.

Yofie blogged about it recently here:
http://www.dotweekly.com/2008/08/11/...iry-date-soon/

-REECE- · 11-22-2008, 03:47 PM

Wow! I'm surprised so many LLL.mobi are dropping. If memory serves me correctly, they were selling pretty easy for $40 or so even about a month ago!

Originally Posted by dalBono

i did,
just for LLL.Mobi alone there are over 2500 names

and over 15k for the whole lot

ecigs.net · 11-22-2008, 03:55 PM

Originally Posted by dalBono

i did,
just for LLL.Mobi alone there are over 2500 names

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/dot-mobi/535940-mobi-domains-dropping-like-hot-potatos.html
and over 15k for the whole lot

Most of these were probably purchased by domainers, parked somewhere worthless, have zero traffic and zero pages indexed at Google. Just plain two years of wasted money and wasted time.

owntype · 11-22-2008, 04:13 PM

I hand regged around 130 LLL.mobi and sold 115 of them in bulk for $120 each when the resell price was in $130 - $140 range. I took a loss at that time.

Steven · 11-22-2008, 08:07 PM

2,623 LLL.mobi dropping.

Is it worth regging any? 3character.com says $65 for lll.mobi

scandiman · 11-22-2008, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by mrdomainman

3character.com says $65 for lll.mobi

For random meaningless characters I'd say that's optimistic in this market.

buckshotdots · 11-22-2008, 10:56 PM

FOO is at snap on auction...

13h 19m $64.00

g-

mjnels · 11-22-2008, 11:00 PM

there is at least 4,000 LLL.mobi that will most likely be dropping from one owner.

ya gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em.

3character.com is wildly inaccurate on both LLL.mobi and NNN.mobi... i can barely sell crappy 3 letter .mobi for $25ea... and random NNN.mobi would struggle to get $100ea consistently.

if someone offloaded a couple hundred junky LLL.mobi in a firesale right now the price would quickly fall to regfee.

-REECE- · 11-23-2008, 04:50 AM

Are you talking about the guy who bought like 4000 of them in '06 before they ran out? If so, I feel really bad for that guy... He would have cleared a half million pretty easily having sold them shortly after buyout.

Originally Posted by mjnels

there is at least 4,000 LLL.mobi that will most likely be dropping from one owner.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=535940

ya gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em.

3character.com is wildly inaccurate on both LLL.mobi and NNN.mobi... i can barely sell crappy 3 letter .mobi for $25ea... and random NNN.mobi would struggle to get $100ea consistently.

if someone offloaded a couple hundred junky LLL.mobi in a firesale right now the price would quickly fall to regfee.

headstart · 11-23-2008, 01:08 PM

Im not surprised at all. People regged dot mobi domains with a
dot com mind and they still do looking at the current regs of dropped
mobi domains.
If you don't have a service to offer that suites a mobile c.q cell phone
you should not reg the name. As simple as that.

If you own a dot com site and you think there is something in it that
you can brand for a mobile site you could consider to buy a dot mobi
for that specific service, only for branding purposes.

Nevertheless im convinced there will be a significant number of dot mobi
sites in the future but not nescecarely with a mobile ready lay-out as
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=535940
MTLD wants to force at this moment and what they never will achieve

Good luck

labrocca · 11-23-2008, 03:24 PM

Headstart not a bad post for being so new.

I guess along with everyone else we regret not selling at the heights. I have dxd.mobi which now...I feel like crap for not selling when I had 2 seperate $300+ offers. Now it's not even worth reg fee. Go figure.

if($mobi == '0') {
$value = array('Nail' -> 'Coffin', 'Drop'->'true');
}

if($value['drop'] != 'true'){
$post = "You're a fanboy";
}

mjnels · 11-23-2008, 06:27 PM

har har.. code talk. how incredibly ir0nic.

you win the k3wl h4x0r of the year award. (w00t)

scandiman · 11-24-2008, 01:40 AM

if(spoon -> post -> .mobi = $0)
and(spoon -> ignore -> coke.mobi)
then(flame bait)

theuniverse · 11-24-2008, 05:03 AM

is anyone registering dropping .MOBI domains?

DomainTalker · 11-24-2008, 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by scandiman

if(spoon -> post -> .mobi = $0)
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=535940
and(spoon -> ignore -> coke.mobi)
then(flame bait)

I understand more Urdu, than any of that...

.

Ms Domainer · 11-24-2008, 08:37 AM

*
I am allowing MOST of my .mobis to drop; I have a few niche and one-word mobis, but the rest are pretty worthless, regged when I was a newbie.

*

scandiman · 11-24-2008, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by theuniverse

is anyone registering dropping .MOBI domains?

If they are high quality yes, but easily 99% are pure junk.

Jasonn · 11-24-2008, 09:16 AM

Unless you are rich, its hard to hold thousands of domains for any speculative tld.

Bodhi · 11-24-2008, 10:28 AM

Originally Posted by -REECE-

Are you talking about the guy who bought like 4000 of them in '06 before they ran out? If so, I feel really bad for that guy... He would have cleared a half million pretty easily having sold them shortly after buyout.

Ouch, that would have to hurt. I hope he sold off enough to at least cover his investment. LLL.mobi were at $200 minimum for a long time. $200 x 4,000 = $800,000

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=535940

I sold off all my LLL.mobi when they were still in that range. Now I just have a couple keyword .mobi names. I might pick up a couple on the drop if I see development potential.

mjnels · 11-24-2008, 10:46 AM

he's a member of this forum... maybe he will chime in on the reason.. maybe not.

Seabass · 11-24-2008, 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by Jasonn

Unless you are rich, its hard to hold thousands of domains for any speculative tld.

Even .com's........I still have tons that don't make reg fee each year.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=535940

It's hard enough to get people to visit .com domains .......so it is subsequently that much harder to get them to visit other extensions.

Almost nobody in the general populace has even heard of .mobi.

brindle123 · 11-24-2008, 02:47 PM

I'm sure this huge drop is from one person. So many dropped at one time, the value goes with it. Supply vs. Demand. I think if someone crazy stepped in and picked up all the LLL.mobi's that are dropping, the price and value would go up. And we would all say "I should have got a couple."
I'm sure that won't happen.
I think NNN.mobi are pretty valuable. They're so generic.

*HcDomains* · 11-25-2008, 05:51 PM

I just searched several thousands crappy LLL.Mobis through Godaddy bulk reg. Looks still none of them are available. So does this mean that all fropped mobis are picked again by domainers?

Or someone find is there hand-reg available LLL.mobis now?

If all dropped one are taken again immediately, the market price for crapy LLL.Mobi wil back to $30 or so again after the main drop from the big guy

11-22-2008, 02:56 PM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
Seabass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,259	.MOBI domains dropping like hot potatos at TDNAM I guess the bad economy is making domainers drop their .mobi domains. They are starting to plaster the drop lists at TDNAM. Anyone else noticed this?

11-22-2008, 03:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
dalBono NamePros Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NL Posts: 893	i did, just for LLL.Mobi alone there are over 2500 names and over 15k for the whole lot __________________ -- The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams --- [COLOR="DarkRed"]

11-22-2008, 03:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Michael DNMedia.com Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,842	That's because when .mobi started you had to register them for two years, and registration was open to the public in late August of 2006. Yofie blogged about it recently here: http://www.dotweekly.com/2008/08/11/...iry-date-soon/ __________________ MiniSites.com - Shift Your Domains Out of Park! DN Media Corporation \| Friend Me on Facebook \| Follow Me on Twitter

11-22-2008, 04:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
owntype Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,127	I hand regged around 130 LLL.mobi and sold 115 of them in bulk for $120 each when the resell price was in $130 - $140 range. I took a loss at that time. __________________ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z . C O M

11-22-2008, 08:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
Steven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Namepros.com Posts: 3,450	2,623 LLL.mobi dropping. Is it worth regging any? 3character.com says $65 for lll.mobi __________________ Domain Name

11-22-2008, 10:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
buckshotdots Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: British Columbia Posts: 2,707	FOO is at snap on auction... 13h 19m $64.00 g-

11-22-2008, 11:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
mjnels Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 2,171	there is at least 4,000 LLL.mobi that will most likely be dropping from one owner. ya gotta know when to hold em, know when to fold em. 3character.com is wildly inaccurate on both LLL.mobi and NNN.mobi... i can barely sell crappy 3 letter .mobi for $25ea... and random NNN.mobi would struggle to get $100ea consistently. if someone offloaded a couple hundred junky LLL.mobi in a firesale right now the price would quickly fall to regfee. __________________ :\|

11-23-2008, 01:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
headstart NamePros Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Holland Posts: 59	Im not surprised at all. People regged dot mobi domains with a dot com mind and they still do looking at the current regs of dropped mobi domains. If you don't have a service to offer that suites a mobile c.q cell phone you should not reg the name. As simple as that. If you own a dot com site and you think there is something in it that you can brand for a mobile site you could consider to buy a dot mobi for that specific service, only for branding purposes. Nevertheless im convinced there will be a significant number of dot mobi sites in the future but not nescecarely with a mobile ready lay-out as ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=535940 MTLD wants to force at this moment and what they never will achieve Good luck __________________ Good Luck

11-23-2008, 03:24 PM	#13 (permalink)
labrocca NamePros Expert Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 6,268 Follow @supportforums	Headstart not a bad post for being so new. I guess along with everyone else we regret not selling at the heights. I have dxd.mobi which now...I feel like crap for not selling when I had 2 seperate $300+ offers. Now it's not even worth reg fee. Go figure. if($mobi == '0') { $value = array('Nail' -> 'Coffin', 'Drop'->'true'); } if($value['drop'] != 'true'){ $post = "You're a fanboy"; } __________________ :$: Support Forum <-- My latest endeavor.:loveyou: Debate Forums Free Online Sudoku My vBum Blog

11-23-2008, 06:27 PM	#14 (permalink)
mjnels Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 2,171	har har.. code talk. how incredibly ir0nic. you win the k3wl h4x0r of the year award. (w00t) __________________ :\|

11-24-2008, 01:40 AM	#15 (permalink)
scandiman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: living in exile Posts: 3,859	if(spoon -> post -> .mobi = $0) and(spoon -> ignore -> coke.mobi) then(flame bait) __________________ Alcatraz.mobi - Debt.mobi - Lodging.mobi

11-24-2008, 05:03 AM	#16 (permalink)
theuniverse Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2,396	is anyone registering dropping .MOBI domains? __________________ CAFITAL.COM - 500$

11-24-2008, 08:37 AM	#18 (permalink)
Ms Domainer Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,467	* I am allowing MOST of my .mobis to drop; I have a few niche and one-word mobis, but the rest are pretty worthless, regged when I was a newbie. * __________________ Food for Thought So live that you wouldn't be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip.

11-24-2008, 09:16 AM	#20 (permalink)
Jasonn NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 330	Unless you are rich, its hard to hold thousands of domains for any speculative tld.

11-24-2008, 10:46 AM	#22 (permalink)
mjnels Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sunny Florida Posts: 2,171	he's a member of this forum... maybe he will chime in on the reason.. maybe not. __________________ :\|

11-24-2008, 02:47 PM	#24 (permalink)
brindle123 NamePros Regular Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 439	I'm sure this huge drop is from one person. So many dropped at one time, the value goes with it. Supply vs. Demand. I think if someone crazy stepped in and picked up all the LLL.mobi's that are dropping, the price and value would go up. And we would all say "I should have got a couple." I'm sure that won't happen. I think NNN.mobi are pretty valuable. They're so generic.

11-25-2008, 05:51 PM	#25 (permalink)
HcDomains Sale High Class Domains Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,590 Follow @HappyDomainer	I just searched several thousands crappy LLL.Mobis through Godaddy bulk reg. Looks still none of them are available. So does this mean that all fropped mobis are picked again by domainers? Or someone find is there hand-reg available LLL.mobis now? If all dropped one are taken again immediately, the market price for crapy LLL.Mobi wil back to $30 or so again after the main drop from the big guy __________________ My Domain Portfolio - HcDomains.com, High Class Domains for sale

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