.io .io Thread and Showcase

[mrcurly]

Bought a new .io domain through sedo last week a NN.io , bit of an investment and gamble but worth a shot in my opinion.

Anyone investing in .io domains? please feel free to share your investments.

Cheers

 

[TravisS]

Some recent .io auctions on Flippa

READING $120, thought that was low myself
BEASTFEED $1, doesn't sound all that good to me
GTI $235
UTUBE $61 ??
INTRANET $2000 and it sounds like a good name to me
SCORPIO $162
SMS $7500, obviously, some 3 letter ones will be good and some won't, this looks like a great one
STUDENTLOANS $47 double word
ORIGINAL $236,seems like it could potentially go for more
DESSERT $350, that's strong for that name, IMO
STARSHIP $400 also pretty good
PILATES $224
INTERNETRAD $355
DESIGNERCLOTHES $105


AIRFORCE at $3000 and still going strong.

Prices all over the place

I see Intranet "brokered" by KCGroup and SMS sold by Mike.

I'd take half that list and say the transactions never even went through.

And all those low dollar ones ($250 and below)..after all the time writing up the listing, talking w/ buyers, waiting for payment, fees, transferring etc., there's hardly a return left.

If that's the .io sale's sampling, you'd be better to stay out lol.

it's fine too; what did you figure out? because this airforce auction has more bids and higher then my 3d / io auction which is mind blowing, so something is definitely up with this horrible auction.

@Jason.tv are you being sarcastic? Calling the auction for airforce.io "horrible" when a week ago you were defending it....? Now because it's higher than your listing for 3D.io...THERE'S JUST GOTTA BE SOMETHING!?!?!?

If you know how to use google + whois tools...it's not too hard to figure out who owns the name, and what super seller on there is bidding it up....I had looked a week ago. If they're not the same person (using a different alias), than they are likely buddies. There was some name that tied the 2 of them together to some extent...I can't remember.

But speaking of someone who clearly likes to bid up .io auctions......lol

 

[Jason.tv]

@Jason.tv are you being sarcastic? Calling the auction for airforce.io "horrible" when a week ago you were defending it....? Now because it's higher than your listing for 3D.io...THERE'S JUST GOTTA BE SOMETHING!?!?!?

This was before I realized there is shill bidding involved.

 

[DU]

If you know how to use google + whois tools...it's not too hard to figure out who owns the name, and what super seller on there is bidding it up....I had looked a week ago. If they're not the same person (using a different alias), than they are likely buddies. There was some name that tied the 2 of them together to some extent...I can't remember.

Beezy had posted it all but I hinted he might want to take it down. Couple of them are members at NP and without real proof I didn't want him damaging his reputation (though I believe his findings are valid - and match mine and yours )

Given the volume of $$ for the SS it is not simple to assume that the bids are shill IF you respect the effort that @FlippaDomains says it goes to to ensure that the reputation is "squeaky clean". I don't know how squeaky clean a user can be when one of their other accounts was suspended but what do I know? I would be curious if @FlippaDomains has looked into this and what their findings were and, more importantly, if there is an innocent party that is affected what they would do about it. I don't care unless someone gets hurt - if shill bidders just bid up their own names and end up defaulting or whatever..it doesn't matter too much .. though the venue ultimately suffers trust issues.

I don't understand how an auction with irregular value and with multiple banned bidders is allowed to continue but I don't run Flippa. I've only used the platform once and it was ok (for all I know I was upbid too but it stayed within my comfortable tolerance level). I don't actually trust the platform because of issues like this and the one with Whiskey.com. I don't want to turn this into a bash Flippa post because having joined I can see that they've done some effort to authenticate accounts (and it didn't work with temporary phone numbers for me so I ended up sharing my real phone which I hate). Perhaps it's not the wild west but due care should be taken.

Just stay smart, imho.

 

[morf13]

Wouldn't bidding on his own auction make it risky that his bid would be the last one, and he then does not wind up with a sale, and spent the $ for a premium auction just to waste it?

 

[Jason.tv]

technology / io

 

[morf13]

technology / io

Like that one

 

[JudgeMind]

technology / io

one of the better I've seen. I tried to get tech.io but they won't sell for less than $10k

 

[morf13]

one of the better I've seen. I tried to get tech.io but they won't sell for less than $10k

Was technology .io available for reg, or aftermarket, backorder??

I just grabbed a couple that may be of interest to end users, companies.

INGENIUS .io both the .com & .net are established websites of two different companies

I know the spelling is supposed to be INGENIOUS but the fact two different companies chose to develop sites with that misspelled name is interesting.


ESTABLISHED .io while there has been discussions about start-ups using .io's, veteran or ESTABLISHED end users, businesses, or companies may have a desire to show that they are not new, or rookies, so maybe this title would be great for them

 

[Nattydomain]

@morf13 I got to ask. Are you getting these domains for less then $10 each? I just dont see many of these selling for what others have sold for. Big gamble man

 

[morf13]

@morf13 I got to ask. Are you getting these domains for less then $10 each? I just dont see many of these selling for what others have sold for. Big gamble man

No they are more than that.

I am not saying they are going to sell for $5000 or $6000, but I hope eventually, somebody will think that single word domains like safes, skates, Asians, oriental, etc, will be worth something. Seems like almost every single word domain in most extensions is taken

 

[morf13]

Sales updates for .io on Flippa

SNIPE .io sold for $999

NOVELTIES .io currently at $200 with 16 hrs to go

DON.io at $395 with 2 days to go,which is good to see names selling although, I guess it could have other meanings too. I own ABBEY.io, which I may throw up this week

ESCROW .io over $1000 3 days to go

TOYS .io at $1500 with 8 days to go. TOYS is a fantastic name no doubt, but I think I have comparable ones.

If Toys .io has a market for $1500 with 8 days to go, and Novelties .io is going to sell over $200, then I can't see, SKATES, CPUS(computers), or a bunch of the other single word .io's I have being worthless. I guess I will find out at auction.

 

[TravisS]

Was technology .io available for reg, or aftermarket, backorder??
INGENIUS .io both the .com & .net are established websites of two different companies

I wouldn't put ~all your marbles into names like these. Opposed to a name like "ingenious.io" (the correct spelling), there's only 2 companies that you pointed out that would have any interest in the name. Far too limiting. The company on the .com could potentially have interest, but they already have the .com, they don't need the .io. I don't think the risk vs return on it is worth it.

I like Established.io though. Vague, but at least it has some branding and potential to it.

IOKing should have sold toys.io when it had a $4k bid on it. Crazy to turn that down.

 

[morf13]

IOKing should have sold toys.io when it had a $4k bid on it. Crazy to turn that down.

Good sign that the Bidding is going strong on some of these

 

[TravisS]

Good sign that the Bidding is going strong on some of these

That name has been relisted and relisted and relisted for the last idk 6 months. It really doesn't signify any demand...only if the name SELLS (specific to flippa here) does it really hold much weight. Maybe if the name was repeatedly bid up to that amount being the key here, but it hasn't. So you can consider that bid largely a "fluke"

Beside's I just checked out the listing. It's for a portfolio of 10 names. If that's the case, it's likely none of those names have drummed up much interest, and he's just letting them ago.

The one and only name I would see any value in owning is Toy.io, possibly the plural, but not really. This is assuming that the .io extension actually has much in the way of value. And I'm not being a nay-sayer, because I own quite a few myself...it's just being realistic. Buy a .io because you like it, not because you think you can sell it.

 

[DU]

Good sign that the Bidding is going strong on some of these

Good sign that every seller of a .io is commenting on every other seller of an .io saying how great their .io.
Wreaks of desperation, imho.

More so when a lot of them are "NEW" users and a spattering of BANNED.

I don't see how end users would be at all interested in participating - the only strategy I see working out there is flipping backorders,,, or maybe some external marketing which a lot of people don't seem interested in doing

 

[TravisS]

Good sign that every seller of a .io is commenting on every other seller of an .io saying how great their .io.
Wreaks of desperation, imho.

More so when a lot of them are "NEW" users and a spattering of BANNED.

I don't see how end users would be at all interested in participating - the only strategy I see working out there is flipping backorders,,, or maybe some external marketing which a lot of people don't seem interested in doing

You're exactly right. To be honest, there's a "network" of commentators on flippa that all appear to like each other's listings. I have never once received feedback like that...and I don't care. I'm not saying I've listing anything premium on flippa that would deserve it, but I've certainly seen shit names on there that 100% don't deserve it lol. Ulterior motives....

 

[XKUK]

3DPrints.io

 

[.NJ]

Good sign that every seller of a .io is commenting on every other seller of an .io saying how great their .io.
Wreaks of desperation, imho.

You see the same people over and over saying things like "Amazing .io domain"...."Yet another premium .io domain"...."Wow what an amazing .io domain!"

It's annoying....spammy....and fake. And it's always the same people.

I have a quote to add...."Wow another amazing shill bidding .io domain!"

 

[JudgeMind]

Webmasters.io

Would make a good forum or website design/development service. Also could be used for tools used by webmasters to monitor traffic, alexa rank, backlinks etc etc

 

[XKUK]

Webmasters is a nice name.

Good luck with the last 3 hours.

 

[domainerfella]

FOGS.IO
fogcomputing.IO
beaconapps.io

 

[XKUK]

technology / io

Very nice .io domain.

 

[Beezy]

So 3D.io is ending in a couple of hours and I notice another prominent .io "Super Seller" on flippa in the comments with a big red SUSPENDED next to their name. What is going on over there?

https://flippa.com/3872617-the-futu...g-and-entertainment-will-undoubtedly-be-in-3d

Anyway this price is going to be interesting. A great domain.

 

[Azwan Asban]

Hi guys..

I just typin keywords "virtual reality" on google browser and I saw that virtualreality.io on page 3 ..
seems like google really like these extension..

i am doing my research, i don't see any cctld doing better than .io ..
just my opinion.. .io going to be generic tld.

 

[Beezy]

3d.io - high bid was $4400 - reserve not met.

blogs.io -high bid was me at $225 - reserve not met.

Of course, one BANNED and one SUSPENDED bidder found in the blogs.io bids.