.co .CO - The Discussion, Showcase and Sales Report Thread

[ZOX]

Well, it seems like Colombia will be releasing .CO to the internet market:
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http://www.mincomunicaciones.gov.co...ge=./mods/contenido/noticia_user_view&id=1043
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This could truly be a big competitor to .COM (especially being a "typo").
I would say with proper guidance .CO could REALLY have a bright future!
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Let me know your thoughts please.

 

[m-i-k-e]

I ranted about this last night on Twitter. I'm sure DomainTools probably bought it, but it was a douche move to reg it in the first place. And people wonder why we get called "squatters."

They have a site that provides domain tools for people looking for domain tools on a site called domaintools.com, they built their site on a pretty generic name.

Posting the original registrants name and insinuating that he's a 'douche' and 'squatter' is a bit much without knowing any of the background.

 

[johname]

"Domain" has a meaning beyond domain names but yeah its a stay away name in my book.

Domaintools tradmark Attorney of Record: John Berryhill

 

[the_poet]

"Domain" has a meaning beyond domain names but yeah its a stay away name in my book.

I agree, but it's still not the "most generic domain" out there, so yes, definitely a name I wouldn't handregister, let alone buy in the aftermarket.

 

[m-i-k-e]

Of course none of us would register the name or buy it in the aftermarket, but, we don't know the background or story behind the original registrant.

 

[SouthernGuy]

eyeexams.co

I'm seeking suggestions on a possible value with respects to EYEEXAMS.CO

 

[NLP]

Now you have :p

I think that what they do is unethical and violates the spirit of whois and the sooner that the rules are changed the beter, imho. (Or at least have registrars that enforce them).
I believe Godaddy changed their whois server just because of this company.
They violate your privacy rights - but you can PAY to have it fixed. They are also a great resource for phishing scams...
Go Domaintools - TOOLS being the operative word..

That's interesting, thanks for pointing out this viewpoint, because it's honestly new to me. I'd be interested in hearing more about how they violate privacy rights, if you want to discuss it offline.

I've never had any issues with them and love all of the research and historical tools they provide. I wasn't aware of any connection to phishing activity.

To the above poster who thought my "calling out" of the original registrant was in poor taste, I removed the name.

I still think it's not that 'generic' of a term. Yes, domainers use "tools," but come on. There's also an area of Brazil populated by Xingu Indians and pink river dolphins, known as the "Amazon," but if someone tried registering Amazon.co we'd all know their motive.

 

[DU]

They have a site that provides domain tools for people looking for domain tools on a site called domaintools.com, they built their site on a pretty generic name.

It became ungeneric as soon as Trademark registration number 4,079,040 and 4,079,041 were accepted.

Posting the original registrants name and insinuating that he's a 'douche' and 'squatter' is a bit much without knowing any of the background.

I'd love to hear his defense so that we wouldn't have to insinuate it.

 

[m-i-k-e]

Yes, domainers use "tools," but come on. There's also an area of Brazil populated by Xingu Indians and pink river dolphins, known as the "Amazon," but if someone tried registering Amazon.co we'd all know their motive.

Great name for the owners of AmazonTours.net. Actually .co would be the perfect fit for a company that takes tourists into the Colombian Amazon. Anyways, I think it was good of you to remove his name unless proof of his intentions become known

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It became ungeneric as soon as Trademark registration number 4,079,040 and 4,079,041 were accepted.

We all know there's more to it than that

 

[xuxamus]

Looks like those "so-called" RESTRICTED AND RESERVED NAMES from Cointernet are starting to pop-up at Sedo for some real interesting prices.
Spain.co - 100K
France.co - 150K
Africa.co - 150K
Orlando.co - 75K
Italy.co - 150K

What do you guys think of this?
Lori, PM me please. I want to make an offer.

 

[JB Lions]

Looks like those "so-called" RESTRICTED AND RESERVED NAMES from Cointernet are starting to pop-up at Sedo for some real interesting prices.
Spain.co - 100K
France.co - 150K
Africa.co - 150K
Orlando.co - 75K
Italy.co - 150K

What do you guys think of this?
Lori, PM me please. I want to make an offer.

It was posted about earlier, pretty much all overpriced, you can see the full list at sedo.co

 

[Keith]

Looks like those "so-called" RESTRICTED AND RESERVED NAMES from Cointernet are starting to pop-up at Sedo for some real interesting prices.
Spain.co - 100K
France.co - 150K
Africa.co - 150K
Orlando.co - 75K
Italy.co - 150K

What do you guys think of this?
Lori, PM me please. I want to make an offer.

Lori hasn't been on since November. Submit an offer through sedo or contact the registry directly IMO.

 

[the_poet]

All 17K+ Combinations Of Three Letter .Co Domains Now All Registered

 

[emjohn]

That's pretty significant. The rarity factor now comes into play...

All 17K+ Combinations Of Three Letter .Co Domains Now All Registered

 

[the_poet]

Sedo .co sale:

domaintools.co $2500

I'm quite curious who bought this. Surely it must have been DomainTools.com.

Confirmed.

BTW, Unit.CO is on Sedo auction at $500 (to the mods, not mine).

 

[DU]

That's pretty significant. The rarity factor now comes into play...

It's only a rarity factor if everyone is willing to renew indefinitely and hold out for offers.

People won't sell a LLL.com for < $X,XXX
People are still selling LLL.co < $30
No one alive is dropping an LLL.com anytime soon

Unless you see LLL.co sales by the bucket loads to make n x $25 worthwhile?

It's not rare.

I think LLL.co is kind of equivalent to the LLLL.com type market is ... keepers and droppers.

 

[Kate]

All 17K+ Combinations Of Three Letter .Co Domains Now All Registered

We might be heading toward a LLL buyout in the .co extension. If that is a result of speculation I think many people are going to sustain losses.
The buyout has done nothing to boost value in .us .biz .info .in. Because scarcity does not increase the value of items that are not in much demand.

 

[m-i-k-e]

That's pretty significant. The rarity factor now comes into play...

It seems to be no different than the 3 letter .in 'buyout'

This isn't the first time that all lll.co have been registered, unless wrong information was supplied around this time last year.

Being that there were 3 letter names recently available to be hand registered shows that these names are clearing the drop without being backordered (although that doesn't seem to be the case for names regged @ godaddy)

 

[hawkeye]

Sedo .co sale:

domaintools.co $2500
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=573976

I'm quite curious who bought this. Surely it must have been DomainTools.com.

Pretty expensive defensive reg acquisition. Shoulda got it originally and saved a couple K.

 

[JB Lions]

That's pretty significant. The rarity factor now comes into play...

Not really, there were some for sale for $17 right here at Namepros for awhile. I see some for $30 you can get right now. Why aren't these rare domains getting snapped up?

 

[Keith]

Not really, there were some for sale for $17 right here at Namepros for awhile. I see some for $30 you can get right now.

This is exactly why I only own 5-6 .co and probably won't buy any more.

There simply isn't any demand. None of the premiums are selling at Sedo and the registry will be forced to drastically lower prices. Moving inventory is the name of the game. Sitting on it for years on end will get you in deep trouble :imho:

Lower premium pricing, move inventory, maybe gain a little consumer confidence. Keep prices high, sell nothing, watch consumers invest elsewhere = death 8-X

 

[Kate]

... I see some for $30 you can get right now. Why aren't these rare domains getting snapped up?

Robert Cline isn't a member here ? :blink:

 

[DU]

Pretty expensive defensive reg acquisition. Shoulda got it originally and saved a couple K.

Or it could be aggressively positioning themselves for future GLOBAL recognition as a company

Robert Cline isn't a member here ? :blink:

I thought he was under another name.

 

[JB Lions]

Yep, I asked that before the poet said it was - james92

http://www.namepros.com/4118593-post5322.html

Looks like his account is closed, his last post, left us on this brilliant note:

"WIW.CO is

way better at every level than WIW.COM"

http://www.namepros.com/4083025-post5018.html

There were early warning signs. Hopefully there are people close to him, an intervention is needed.

 

[bmugford]

All 17K+ Combinations Of Three Letter .Co Domains Now All Registered

As far as I know all LLL.biz and LLL.us are taken. It doesn't mean much for value.

Outside COM/NET/ORG most extensions have no liquid value for low quality LLL.

There are also not many end user buyers for low quality LLL.

A quality LLL will always have some value. Stick to those.

Brad

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That's pretty significant. The rarity factor now comes into play...

Rarity has no impact on something there is little demand for.

Brad

 

[bmugford]

O.co loses 61% of its traffic to O.com

Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne said the following -

There were some bad decisions for which I take responsibility in marketing O.co. O.co was odd and then it worked at one level. It did get out there into people’s heads, but what we discovered, and we turned it up slowly and we actually had nice adoption from the beginning of last year, gradually people shifting to O.co and then, but we got into the Christmas season and it worked terribly for people who were not familiar with us. There was a tremendous amount of traffic diverting to O.com and I think we’ve figured out that it was about eight out of 13 people who were trying to visit us through O.co, eight were typing O.com. Now some of them may have come, trying anyway.

There you have it directly from the most well known .CO end user, that actually made an effort to rebrand on .CO.

O.co was heavily promoted by the registry and .CO proponents while their PR was positive.

This type of story is far more relevant to .CO and the future than a LLL sellout.

Brad