.tv Vans.tv sells for $5,000

discovernow · Sep 14, 2010

I sold Vans.tv for $5,000. It has a $500 premium. Not an "earth shattering" price but a good ROI.

dninspire · Sep 14, 2010

congrats on the sale.

nicedomains · Sep 14, 2010

Sweeeeeet.. Nice one buddy!

HyperWatch · Sep 14, 2010

Congratulations on the sale!

Vito · Sep 14, 2010

Great Sale Jim!

5k AND it has a premium renewal...not too shabby.

Congrats Bro!

More Hookers and Blow this weekend - You're Buying.

garptrader · Sep 14, 2010

Congrats on a nice sale! Just curious if they approached you first or if you contacted end users directly.

DnEbook · Sep 14, 2010

but .tv's don't sell .......do they ?

snoop · Sep 14, 2010

discovernow said:
Not an "earth shattering" price but a good ROI.

In isolation yes, $2000 has been spent on reg fees in 4 years and you've got $5000 at the end of it (assuming no brokerage or escrow fees).

If you had a portfolio of names like this with $500/yr reg fees how would it have gone? Not very well in my view.

btw I've sold a name to that buyer before, it is very likely the shoe company, he represents some big corps, not saying you necessarily could have got more though I sold a typo barely making reg fee to them for the exact same price ($5000) a few years ago. They just accepted my first offer if I remember.

freedom30 · Sep 14, 2010

snoop said:
In isolation yes, $2000 has been spent on reg fees in 4 years and you've got $5000 at the end of it (assuming no brokerage or escrow fees).

If you had a portfolio of names like this how would it have gone? Not very well in my view.

btw I've sold a name to that buyer before, it is very likely the shoe company, he represents some big corps, not saying you necessarily could have got more though I sold a typo barely making reg fee to them for the exact same price ($5000) a few years ago. They just accepted my first offer if I remember.

Congrats on a fine sale, discubre ahorita...

Yours, too, Snoop, we don't want you to feel left out or worse, neglected, just because the .tv extension is doing a good job. Life just ain't fair, is it, my bleak and forlorn crusader? We who are investing in the extension are enjoying the party even with a party pooper like you trying to spoil the fun.

The joke is on you, Snoop. Those investing in the extension are profiting and having a good time doing it. In fact, we like hearing your 20th century portents and omens as well, so stay the course, Senor Quixote!

snoop · Sep 14, 2010

freedom30 said:
Congrats on a fine sale, discubre ahorita...

Yours, too, Snoop, we don't want you to feel left out or worse, neglected, just because the .tv extension is doing a good job. Life just ain't fair, is it, my bleak and forlorn crusader? We who are investing in the extension are enjoying the party even with a party pooper like you trying to spoil the fun.

The joke is on you, Snoop. Those investing in the extension are profiting and having a good time doing it. In fact, we like hearing your 20th century portents and omens as well, so stay the course, Senor Quixote!

To suggest this is an example of .tv being profitable for people is a real stretch, he sold it for 2.5 times the reg fees paid, and to an enduser. Like I said I think doing this on a portfolio basis would not be profitable. For every sub par name with a $500 reg fee sold for a price like this there is 50 names that never sell or get dropped.

This thread kind of reminds of the shares.tv, investors.tv, hire.tv etc auction where where of the 3 names one was sold at a loss and another wasn't even paid for....yet it is held up as good news for .tv and the back patting was on tap.

discovernow · Sep 14, 2010

snoop said:
In isolation yes, $2000 has been spent on reg fees in 4 years and you've got $5000 at the end of it (assuming no brokerage or escrow fees).

If you had a portfolio of names like this with $500/yr reg fees how would it have gone? Not very well in my view.

btw I've sold a name to that buyer before, it is very likely the shoe company, he represents some big corps, not saying you necessarily could have got more though I sold a typo barely making reg fee to them for the exact same price ($5000) a few years ago. They just accepted my first offer if I remember.

Snoop, no I paid $1,500 on reg fee's. Buyer is paying this year. What is $5,000-$1,500=$3,500 profit. Buyer paid Escrow Fee's through Escrow.com. Snoop since you are so smart, what is the ROI on that?

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garptrader said:
Congrats on a nice sale! Just curious if they approached you first or if you contacted end users directly.

They approached me through calling me.

snoop · Sep 14, 2010

discovernow said:
Snoop, no I paid $1,500 on reg fee's. Buyer is paying this year. What is $5,000-$1,500=$3,500 profit. Buyer paid Escrow Fee's through Escrow.com. Snoop since you are so smart, what is the ROI on that?

You've sold it for 3.3 times reg fees paid. Them paying one years reg fee doesn't change much, this is not an example of how to make money in my view. Own a portfolio of names names like vans.tv at $500 renewal and you'll end out with a fat loss I think. (I'm not saying you've lost money overall, I'm saying owning names like this is not profitable).

Out of interest were you going to renew on the last day or something like that before getting this sale? If it has just been sold it must have been at or very close to expiry (expiry date 12th Sept).

discovernow · Sep 14, 2010

snoop said:
To suggest this is an example of .tv being profitable for people is a real stretch, he sold it for 2.5 times the reg fees paid, and to an enduser. Like I said I think doing this on a portfolio basis would not be profitable. For every sub par name with a $500 reg fee sold for a price like this there is 50 names that never sell or get dropped.

This thread kind of reminds of the shares.tv, investors.tv, hire.tv etc auction where where of the 3 names one was sold at a loss and another wasn't even paid for....yet it is held up as good news for .tv and the back patting was on tap.

Snoop do you know anything about investing? Let's say you buy 10 names and take a loss of $10,000K when you sell 7 of those names. However, when you sell the other 3 and you make a profit of $50,000 for the year? What is your profit? Hint: $40,000. ($50,000-$10,000) Do you understand this Snoop or are you just that stupid.

equity78 · Sep 14, 2010

How does every thread turn into this nonsense. The thread was a reported sale by the thread starter. Nothing more, nothing less. Pretty sure Jim was not looking for validation.

Congrats on the sale.

snoop · Sep 14, 2010

discovernow said:
Snoop do you know anything about investing? Let's say you buy 10 names and take a loss of $10,000K when you sell 7 of those names. However, when you sell the other 3 and you make a profit of $50,000 for the year? What is your profit? Hint: $40,000. ($50,000-$10,000) Do you understand this Snoop or are you just that stupid.

The thing is though this is being made out as the "good sale". I really think it is a stretch to suggest owning a portfolio of names like this would be profitable. Even far better terms than this are being dropped like hot potatoes.

Vito · Sep 14, 2010

equity78 said:
How does every thread turn into this nonsense. The thread was a reported sale by the thread starter. Nothing more, nothing less. Pretty sure Jim was not looking for validation.

Congrats on the sale.

Agreed 100%

equity78 · Sep 14, 2010

snoop said:
The thing is though this is being made out as the "good sale". I really think it is a stretch to suggest owning a portfolio of names like this would be profitable. Even far better terms than this are being dropped like hot potatoes.

Where was it suggested that this is an investment strategy ? No other nonsense line, show where in this thread Jim said that owning a portfolio of $500 premium .tv is a good strategy ?

snoop · Sep 14, 2010

equity78 said:
The thread was a reported sale by the thread starter. Nothing more, nothing less. Pretty sure Jim was not looking for validation.

It is more than just reporting a sale, the OP suggests this is a "good ROI" and we have congrats all around with people suggesting this is proof of .tv selling well.

Let me ask you this, if someone came here with a portfolio of 20 names of this quality all with $500 renewals and offered them for free, would you say it is profitable to take those names and renew them hoping for sales like this?

equity78 · Sep 14, 2010

How is it more ? Jim is not a national figure, he does not influence markets. It was his name and he even said not a big deal but a nice roi. He held for 3 years 2007 til 2010 49 % annualized, 233 % overall percentage gain. Which is a good ROI by a logical persons opinion.

People are congratulating him because he is a friend or acquaintance.

Michelle · Sep 14, 2010

Congrats on the sale

All discussion welcome but lets not get personal .. Thanks :tu:

snoop · Sep 14, 2010

equity78 said:
He held for 3 years 2007 til 2010 49 % annualized, 233 % overall percentage gain. Which is a good ROI by a logical persons opinion.

Unless the investor owns one name then that isn't the ROI. Taking the good and forgetting the bad isn't how a return is calculated. Note again I'm not saying the OP has lost money overall, but I do not think there is money to be made hanging on to names of this quality with $500 renewals, do you think that is a profitable strategy?

I'm not interested in nit picking arguments with you, just real debate, do you think names like this was $500 renewals are genuinely profitable for .tv investors? Should this be held up as good example or is it just that 1 in 50 sale where the other 49 lose?

equity78 · Sep 14, 2010

I don't know his personal finances, and I am discussing the topic and the roi on the topic Vans.tv. That was Vans.tv ROI. Unless Jim posts every name, every sale and all ppc revenue I have no idea is overall ROI.

There was no nitpicking just pure fact.

Vito · Sep 14, 2010

snoop said:
Unless the investor owns one name then that isn't the ROI.

Snoop,

You have to be F-ing kidding - right???
Does DN Journal report how much each owner of each and every top 100 domain Sales of the year actually have invested in their entire portfolios...

or do they report the sales price?

Come on!

Usually you have a debatable topic, and sometimes even make sense...but WTF are you crashing this thread for today?

You got a hard-on for Jim? Pm him, but otherwise please STFU!

The bottom line is 5K for Vans.tv is a great F-ing sale!

Cate.tv · Sep 14, 2010

Congrats!

atypical · Sep 14, 2010

Yes, Congratulations!

.tv Vans.tv sells for $5,000

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