WOW! I am very suprised! That is a whole lot for those names! If you compare it to the american geo sales earlier this year its absolutely insane! LOL I know prices have risen but american geos usually deman a premium - I mean compare it to Detroit.tv for example! I geuss prices are rising! Of course it always depends on what the buyer is looking for, I congratulate everyone involved.
I agree with you DomainAcrobat. A couple of clarifications:
1 / As you said, American GEOs are far better than foreign GEOs IMO, in terms of how easy it will be to advertise them
2 / Detroit was one of the best buys of the year, IMO
3 / Given the early stage of .tv, pricing is bordering on random. Look at the 30x difference in price between MyrtleBeach and VirginiaBeach. Certainly there is no explanation for that
4 / I have a unique situation re: Greece, Turkey. I have a very strong collection in the area already (Greek.tv, Turkey.tv, Istanbul.tv, Rhodes.tv, Ios.tv, Crete.tv, Paros.tv and more) and I have an office in Cyprus so I can justify a 500-1500 price for a great regional name since I believe I can ultimately develop it effectively. (since I am in the area)
5/ So this is a bit of a special situation; I would not necessarily conclude that the foreign GEO market has taken a quantum leap upward.
For example, I would not have paid more than 1/5 of that for the equivalent caliber GEO in South America because of all the usual difficulties regarding developing or reselling foreign GEOs.
On May 2nd, I checked Istanbul.TV to see its price and availability as it was a premium name, but unfortunately I was late, and again, it was reg.ed by you! I should have checked it on May 1st, the very first day for premium names... Now you have Ankara??? Well, I should admit that YOU ARE AMAZING! I wish you lots of luck with all those Turkish names and with others...
I know the old reg fee of Istanbul.TV before eNom took over, but I couldn't find out the new price as it was taken by you when I checked... I'm really curious... Do you mind if I ask the new price?
BTW, I registered SMYRNA.TV a few days ago - as you may know it's the ancient name of Izmir (the third largest city of Turkey - also my hometown). When I checked it some time ago, it wasn't available. I guess the owner didn't want to renew it, and I'm surprised you didn't reg. it either!
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