Ok, so I'm new to short domains and before anyone asks I've already read the numerous sticky's in this forum. I understand what letters are premium and all but what domains are worth the most. I'm not asking in regard to .com, .net. or .org but just in general what should i be looking for? Which short domains are worth the most? CVCV? VCVC? CVVC? VCCV? AABB? ABAB? Tripple Letters? or VVVV? Basically I'm having a hard time understanding which type of short domains are worth the most. Can someone please explain to which type of short domains are worth the most?
Basically If you had a chance to buy up any of the LLLL domains which ones would you buy first and why?
Very pronounceable CVCV top the list of non-word LLLL.coms which fetch the most.
VCVC really depend on the letters, unlike AABB and Triple Letters which have a fairly large value (~$500+ for triple repeats/AABB) regardless of letter quality.
On the pronounceable front, you're looking at (in general): CVCV > VCVC > CVVC > VCCV.
With rares, you're looking at (again, on average): AABB > Triple Repeat > ABAB > VVVV > Triple Non-Repeat.
If I had to average it out across all LLLL's, I'd say it goes as follows: CVCV > AABB > Triple Repeat > ABAB > VCVC > VVVV. CVVC/VCCV depend heavily on the letters and pronounceability.
If I had a chance to buy one category out, it'd be the triple repeats -- already own 40 of them.
I see triple repeat LLLL.coms as being the best budget alternative to a triple repeat LLL.com which fetch a large premium over regular LLL.coms.
CVCV.COM are the most valuable according to current market price..
however I'll personally rate high for rare LLLL.COM such as
1) Have a meaning - Dictionary words
2) repeated letters - Example - AAAA.COM
3) Extremely Algorithm - Example - ABCD.COM
4) Pronounceable - This is where CVCV.COM or VCVC.COM comes.
Cheers
Of course this is personal opinion only, you're not allowed to follow.. lol..
no doubt that CVCV with premium letters are worth the most.
Despite Reece and others EDIT: [Not to upset also mentioning wussadotcom] saying that triple repeats are very valuable I haven't gotten much offers for my lot #107, that makes me believe they are not worth a lot more than $300.
There is a difference though in their pattern, AAAB are more valuable than AABA...
There's a very, very big difference between something like AIII which I recently paid $3000 for and something like QVQQ.
I haven't looked at what's being auctioned, but you can bet I'll be there bidding on it later today if it's good
AAAB/BAAA are considerably more valuable than non-repeat triple letter pattens, as you've said -- about 2 to 3 times more valuable from what I've seen and my personal experience in both markets.
I would think the min wholesale on non-repeating patterns is about $200, whereas it's about $500 (probably $400 for the most ghastly combination) on AAAB/BAAA.
the tripple repeats is a domainer fancy. have never seen one sell to end-user. if reseller pricing is all you care about, reece's price guide is good. On the other hand, you could try to step outside the box that everyone is in.
Endusers are hard to find even for CVCVs -- just look at how many of the guys holding 20+ CVCVs end up selling them on domain forums. The fact remains that regardless of what type of domain you have (generics, LLL, CVCV, etc), finding endusers is a time consuming (or waiting game) process.
Many triple repeats have "enduser potential" and I've received enough offers on a few particular triple repeats to believe they aren't coming from resellers.
The unfortunate thing about many triple repeats (and this goes for CVCVs and LLL.coms as well) is that when you start having asking prices in the $2000-$4000+ range, many genuine endusers may not be able to afford it and resort to cheaper alternatives.
Most of my triple repeats were registered (not by me) pre-Dotcom Bust or shortly afterwards, so domainer fancy or not, they have a long history of being desired. Names like my FAAA or NYYY literally beg for an enduser, although one might debate whether an actual geo (FAAA) or NYYY should really be compared to an ordinary triple repeat.
An innocent name of mine like IIIT has received me multiple private messages from domainers located in India who ask me if I'm aware of what I own. Or how about AIII being registered 3 entire years before LLL.coms sold out? I have no clue what UOOO means or why Chinese/Japanese people would be interested in it, but I receive offers almost every week on it written (conveniently) in Chinese/Japanese.
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I'm still buying in the triple repeat market -- bought SSSA just yesterday. Tell me how many LLLL.coms you've seen that are nicer than SSSA
Nothing is wrong with selling to other domainers and it's certainly something one ought not be ashamed of -- I have close to 4000 sales to other domainers this year already. While the large majority of them were under $100, it still adds up.
SSSA, IITT, and FAAA are not good examples why people are paying a premium for tripple repeating letters. Those are great names in itself. Alot of tripple repeats were registered in 2004-5 as i recall by one single person. He was selling them off in ebay about 2 years ago for ~20 bucks.
CVCV has a basis of value. Look at how many companies like to use that pattern. Anyways, that arguement is like beating a dead horse. My comment was trying to get people to think for themselves. Blindly investing based on some arbitrary market price is just weird. Do some research and think outside the box.
Yes, kind of like paying $500+ for something like XUQE.com because it's a CVCV
Good names and bad names in any segment of the LLLL.com market and it's a domainer's job to weed out the good ones from the bad ones. We can only appraise domains unfortunately at what the market will pay -- not necessarily reflective of what anyone other than a delusional domainer (.asia ahem ) would pay.
i'm not trying to making a point about which investment category is better than another, that's your job with ur price guide I really appreciate your price guide as a way to gauge the reseller market. I'm not trying to specifically shoot down the tripple repeating market. The OP was trying to get investment advice, i was just trying to point out that a reseller price guide is not necessary the best way to go.
Totally understand your point of view -- I think we're different kinds of domains you and me
Personally, I make my living reselling to other domainers -- enduser sales are few and far between. If they happen, great, but I generally don't go out of my way to make endusers aware of what I have available for sale.
My guide's good for reselling LLLL.coms to other domainers -- it has no bearing whatsoever on what to expect from endusers and I deliberately leave out most info on pronounceable LLLL.coms because it's too much of a headache to sort out enduser sales versus domainer to domainer sales.
Personally, I think LLLL.com investing is too new of a field for anyone to have much of a bearing on what works best with endusers and I'd say we're many years away from knowing with any certainty.
1x $10,000 CVCV
10x $1,000 AAAB
33 x $300 Quad Premium
225 x $44 Triple Premium
345 x $29 Single Premium
Time will tell what's better, but that time isn't now imho.
Most valuable LLLL domains? 
.. i want my name in there to.. LOL 
