Value of Domain Hacks

[xman]

Here's my question..what is the value of domain hack? I've seen some good domain hack and i was wondering about the value of it. I myself own one and i'm not sure whether or not i should get more. I haven't seen any sale of domain hack. Why do we register domain hack? Is it because the domain looks cool or because there's a potential end user who's willing to buy such domain?

 

[redemo]

Found what I's looking for mate. https://uk.godaddy.com/domains/gtld-domain-names. Cheers.

 

[richardhope]

This is freaking amazing! I'm so happy to hear that.

I don't believe for one moment that the bid is genuine, but let's wait and see...

 

[DomainGaze.com]

I don't believe for one moment that the bid is genuine, but let's wait and see...

I disagree. I'd say if you look up sales for domain hacks on NameBio, you'd certainly be surprised. There are tonnes of similar domain hacks that have sold for even higher. And they have gone both to end-users and investors alike.
https://namebio.com/?s==QDN1YTMxMzM

And a lot of single-letter domains have gone even higher despite them not being considered hacks. And no I am not speaking of .io, .co domains which would obviously be priced too high.
https://namebio.com/?s==czN1YTMxMzM

So, not everything you see is fake. Besides, it doesn't hurt to do a bit of background check to see what people have managed in the past.

 

[richardhope]

I disagree. I'd say if you look up sales for domain hacks on NameBio, you'd certainly be surprised. There are tonnes of similar domain hacks that have sold for even higher. And they have gone both to end-users and investors alike.


And a lot of single-letter domains have gone even higher despite them not being considered hacks. And no I am not speaking of .io, .co domains which would obviously be priced too high.


So, not everything you see is fake. Besides, it doesn't hurt to do a bit of background check to see what people have managed in the past.

With respect, i'm all too well aware of past domain hack sales, and have been actively involved in this area of domain names for the last 16 years.

The minimum bid allowed on the domain was US$100K, and I believe that the offer was made very shortly after the listing went live... Hmmm.

Also, who on earth would pay that lofty sum for an Ethiopian hack?!.. Jurisdictionally, it is terrible. Of course, you can certainly claim you own that domain, and you may also be able to make use of it as a website, but litigating over it (in the case of a dispute, or if the registry just decided to take it from you) would be completely impossible.

 

[DomainGaze.com]

With respect, i'm all too well aware of past domain hack sales, and have been actively involved in this area of domain names for the last 16 years.

The minimum bid allowed on the domain was US$100K, and I believe that the offer was made very shortly after the listing went live... Hmmm.

Also, who on earth would pay that lofty sum for an Ethiopian hack?!.. Jurisdictionally, it is terrible. Of course, you can certainly claim you own that domain, and you may also be able to make use of it as a website, but litigating over it (in the case of a dispute, or if the registry just decided to take it from you) would be completely impossible.

Have you seen what wall.et sold for? It is actively being used. As for the domain in question, it may be a lofty sum, but you cannot get any meaningful single-letter ccTLDs for dirt cheap and this high amount is a steal when compared to what more common TLDs sell for. I've seen so many betting sites use short hacks that I won't be surprised if the bidder is one of them. How much do you think big companies spend on marketing their brands? This amount pales in comparison. A great hack goes a long way in grabbing attention in a world where attention spans are constantly dwindling. And I guess such names bring a lot of marketing potential with them.

Now, I'm pretty sure you'd say I am saying all this because that is what I offer as well, right? I have been interested in domains, but never really got into selling any until very recently. Why did I get into hacks? Initially, I just started collecting hacks because I love them so much. And, if and when I give this up, I'd still keep some of the hacks I want for my own purposes. I don't have money to throw around yet I don't mind spending 10K on a good hack. For people who see business value in the name, spending 100K isn't as outrageous as you think.

I don't know much about this particular sale, but how do you know it wasn't a push to auction? It wouldn't be surprising that the seller could have already had a seller making that offer in private and then decided to put it up for auction. Regardless of whether the bid holds or not, this isn't surprising and certainly very plausible. I get it that you probably don't love hacks, some of us certainly do. I'm only into this for fun and my love for such names.

 

[richardhope]

For people who see business value in the name, spending 100K isn't as outrageous as you think.

Quite so. The sum is completely outrageous, however, when the very prospect of whether or not you actually own the domain is in question. And with the lamentable/non-existent ip laws that exist in Ethiopia, this most definitely is in question...

I get it that you probably don't love hacks, some of us certainly do.

You assume incorrectly. I absolutely love domain hacks and probably have one of the top 3 portfolio's in existence for this type of domain. Fake bids, however, help no one and people need to call them out when they see them...

And I know you may think a $100K bid on "b.et" bodes well for your "n.et" domain, and that may be why you've said the things you've said to me today (?), but I really do think you must try to rise above any biased (vested) interest you may have here and comment as if you were a "dis-interested" party...

 

[DomainGaze.com]

With respect, i'm all too well aware of past domain hack sales, and have been actively involved in this area of domain names for the last 16 years.

The minimum bid allowed on the domain was US$100K, and I believe that the offer was made very shortly after the listing went live... Hmmm.

Also, who on earth would pay that lofty sum for an Ethiopian hack?!.. Jurisdictionally, it is terrible. Of course, you can certainly claim you own that domain, and you may also be able to make use of it as a website, but litigating over it (in the case of a dispute, or if the registry just decided to take it from you) would be completely impossible.

What do you think ccTLDs are used for if NOT making websites?

Quite so. The sum is completely outrageous, however, when the very prospect of whether or not you actually own the domain is in question. And with the lamentable/non-existent ip laws that exist in Ethiopia, this most definitely is in question...



You assume incorrectly. I absolutely love domain hacks and probably have one of the top 3 portfolio's in existence for this type of domain. Fake bids, however, help no one and people need to call them out when they see them...

And I know you may think a $100K bid on "b.et" bodes well for your "n.et" domain, and that may be why you've said the things you've said to me today (?), but I really do think you must try to rise above any biased (vested) interest you may have here and comment as if you were a "dis-interested" party...

If you were following this thread, you'd know I have been posting here in this thread about my appreciation for domain hacks for a while. This was before I owned a single .et domain. You're the one coming out being biased. I just made a simple post regarding an auction going well. You have to come in and quote me on that and say you doubt it. Every seller here has their interests and I know the line between my interests and what is informative for the forum. Do not jump to making such lame accusations. Every time any particular domain in a niche sells or gets an interesting offer, people with similar names would come out and appreciate it. Do you go out and quote them and say you're biased because of that? By your logic, I congratulated the guy who sold do.ge, do you think I own any similar .ge domains? I don't.

I have hacks from over 32 different ccTLDs and some gTLDs with a total of 1 domain in .et and you're claiming I am being biased over it? I cited sales details and made clear arguments why these domains are valuable. And you're calling that biased? This is absolutely laughable that just because I disagree with you, I am being biased. As a domain hack enthusiast, I love all TLDs which provide possibilities of hacks. You're so experienced in this that you're possibly coming here with a new identity so you could post random stuff without any merit.

 

[DomainGaze.com]

You assume incorrectly. I absolutely love domain hacks and probably have one of the top 3 portfolio's in existence for this type of domain. Fake bids, however, help no one and people need to call them out when they see them...

Happy to hear you like hacks and have some great names. Yes, a fake bid will certainly not help anyone, but I don't know enough to assume one way or another.

 

[Domainication]

mi.ne allmine.com Home Design Services
wapo.st washingtonpost.com
profa.ne profanemmo.com The game created by Insa.ne
bre.ad Yahoo
abc.xyz Used by Google for Alphabet
freig.ht freightos.com
red.green.blue bombfactory.com
slipstre.am Used by ansdor.com to promote a game called slipstream.
mechani.sm is used by mechanism.com which seems to be a startup so not sure.
microco.sm Microcosm is a modern forum platform
starfi.sh A web design company based in Philippines
thi.ng Open source building blocks for computational design. Est.2006

got another one:

win.gs is owned by redbull

Funny to see that a NP member owned it back in 2006 --> thread
Hope he sold it for big money and thats the reason why he wasn't online since 2009.

 

[richardhope]

got another one:

win.gs is owned by redbull

Funny to see that a NP member owned it back in 2006 -->
Hope he sold it for big money and thats the reason why he wasn't online since 2009.

Win.gs is a nice name, and although the sub-set word (win) doesn't naturally relate to the expanded word hack (wings), it could relate to it... For example, "it's a big win when you get wings". A tenuous connection you might say, but I think it's noteworthy (and somewhat credible) all the same...

 

[DomainGaze.com]

got another one:

win.gs is owned by redbull

Funny to see that a NP member owned it back in 2006 --> thread
Hope he sold it for big money and thats the reason why he wasn't online since 2009.

Haha, nice one! This one certainly deserves a mention.

Coincidentally, I also recently landed on that domain and it was entertaining to see it being used by Red Bull! Now, it is a mystery if the original seller knew who he was selling it to! Hard to draw that connection.

Win.gs is a nice name, and although the sub-set word (win) doesn't naturally relate to the expanded word hack (wings), it could relate to it... For example, "it's a big win when you get wings". A tenuous connection you might say, but I think it's noteworthy (and somewhat credible) all the same...

Yes, if it adds to the meaning, it is even better. But it is still a win-win with the nice keyword.

If you go to toothbru.sh, you'd find a page by some Google employee posting a few nice hacks that he/they kept for their own purposes.

 

[DomainGaze.com]

If you go to toothbru.sh, you'd find a page by some Google employee posting a few nice hacks that he/they kept for their own purposes.

Correction -- It is a personal page on Google sites and not some Google employee. I never used sites.google in ages so got confused.

 

[richardhope]

I am always fascinated when sites have both a hack and a matching keyword domain. Ideal examples are like:
mi.st and mist.com,
mel.ee and melee.com,
mechani.sm and mechanism.com,
pri.sm and prism.com.

I'm truly jealous of such names. So, I tried finding keywords for my hacks. As expected, it is mighty hard to get any good ones as all dot coms are taken. The few I managed were:
Aci.ng + Acing.io
Readi.ly + Readily.app
recour.se + BestRecourse.com
Surreal.Place + SurrealPlace.com

Share any hack+keyword domains you have!

It would, likely, be very costly now to try to get a decent one word hack along with the exact match .com, so you might find that the next best option (and certainly a very credible one) is to consider a two word phrase in the .me extension, along with the exact match .com.

e.g. affirm (.) me + affirmme (.) com

(not mine, I am just giving an example)

I have picked up a few hacks (with .com) of this kind of quality, as recently as the last few years. And such a strategy could entail paying existing owners for the .com, or perhaps waiting for certain names to drop, etc.. Or you may get lucky right away, and find a great 2-word phrase *like the one above* that's available now (or on the drop) for just reg fee...

Of course, if you do manage to build a full (with .com) identity like that, you'll want to redirect the .com to the hack!

 

[Lega.cy]

Just as an fyi. - after completing hosting migration, Nami.ng is now back up and running, with a directory of 390 domain hacks in active use.

Thanks everyone for highlighting domain hacks on the last few pages, I'll review and add any new ones that are missing.

Feel free to DM me as well.

Al

 

[ritchu]

I think their is a misconception in domaining that everything has a set value. If i develop jkjkjkjkjkjkj.com into a highly profitable site i could sell it. If i buy jkjkjkjkjkjk.com and try to sell it, I wont get a penny. You have to buy on instinct, develop and go from there. Right now the LLLL.com market is huge but that doesent mean one guy will pay the same for abcd.com as the next. So keep that in mind when looking for these set prices.

 

[Lega.cy]

Trying to get back into a habit of weekly updates of Nami.ng, so hopefully will be adding between 5-10 new ones a week. (currently have about 30 in the backlog)

Some which haven't been mentioned yet - Resear.ch, Catfi.sh

For people on twitter, feel free to retweet the latest.

Al

 

[richardhope]

Any hack owner who's looking to diversify their portfolio (great hacks w/ good TLD's only), feel free to get in touch with me privately. I may be able to help.

Maybe you have too many 4L word hacks, and want to get more in to sub-set hacks?.. Or vice-versa?.. Or, perhaps you have a few incredible hacks, and want a small portfolio in exchange? Whatever the need I think I can help.

 

[RubenDario]

Webin.ar
Recently captured
It may have great potential, driven by the use of video conferencing during the pandemic.
The doubt. Surely there will be interested. Will they pay a high price?

 

[DomainHacks]

Happy to have made it into the top #3 of all (reported) domain hack sales after s.top & local.ly + #1 #2 #3 etc. of all time .et domain sales.

b.et $100,000
https://domaininvesting.com/b-et-domain-hack-sold-for-100k/

 

[Levi_charlz]

Happy to have made it into the top #3 of all (reported) domain hack sales after s.top & local.ly + #1 #2 #3 etc. of all time .et domain sales.

b.et $100,000
https://domaininvesting.com/b-et-domain-hack-sold-for-100k/

Boom! Congrats

High five 🖐

 

[RubenDario]

Happy to have made it into the top #3 of all (reported) domain hack sales after s.top & local.ly + #1 #2 #3 etc. of all time .et domain sales.

b.et $100,000
https://domaininvesting.com/b-et-domain-hack-sold-for-100k/

Congrats Max !! Great job

 

[DomainHacks]

Sedo announced the sale of samur.ai for $50,000 via their Twitter page.

A big month for domain hacks.

We are working toward a 2nd edition of Sedo's Domain Hacks Auction.

 

[BRDavid08]

what do you thing about my domain hack
Excha.ng (Exchange)

 

[Lega.cy]

Another cool domain hack in use: anyo.ne (will be added to the next update of Nami.ng.

 

[Lega.cy]

what do you thing about my domain hack
Excha.ng (Exchange)

The correct domain hack is exchan.ge, anything else is just a random typo domain, so personally don't see any value.