.us .US - The OFFICIAL Discussion, Showcase and Sales Report Thread

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Source I.C.A
.US CCTLD

Premium General Availability “Tiered Pricing” Program

ICA is strongly opposed to this portion of the proposal, which would reclassify approximately 100,000 currently authorized .US domains as “premium” within the following categories:

• All three letter domain names (17,576) and all three number domains (1,000), excluding names on the restricted list (i.e. 888.us, 877.us, 866.us, etc.)
• All nouns under eight letters, excluding names with negative connotations or on the “7 Dirty Words” restricted list
• All verbs under eight letters, excluding names with negative connotations or on the “7 Dirty Words” restricted list
• Top 10,000 words in the English language, excluding names with negative connotations or on the “7 Dirty Words” restricted list (price varies)

We take this position notwithstanding the fact that, now that Neustar has identified the categories of domains it would reclassify as premium, sophisticated domain investors could readily seek to acquire both presently registered as well as unregistered .US domains within these categories in anticipation of implementation of the plan and a potential increase in secondary market value. We also recognize that the proposed high/low pricing model is less objectionable than domain reclassification programs we have seen proposed in the past, given that it would not affect current registrants or their renewal or transfer costs; that currently registered domain names identified as premium will incur a premium fee only if they expire, go through the redemption process and become available for re-registration again by new or different customers; and that the premium pricing would typically be a one-time event with annual renewal fees being the same as for non-premium domains.

Heyo,

Thanks to Jeremiah Johnston and and Phil Corwin for their continuing efforts on behalf of long-suffering .US domain holders.

Those that have been supporters since April 2002 know full-well how ineffective Neustar has been at actively promoting the space. Here's hoping that the current efforts finally move the needle so that .US enthusiasts can finally profit (hey, how about just recovering recover reg fees?) from this round of promises.

Scott Smith

onspec said:

Heyo,

Thanks to Jeremiah Johnston and and Phil Corwin for their continuing efforts on behalf of long-suffering .US domain holders.

Those that have been supporters since April 2002 know full-well how ineffective Neustar has been at actively promoting the space. Here's hoping that the current efforts finally move the needle so that .US enthusiasts can finally profit (hey, how about just recovering recover reg fees?) from this round of promises.

Scott Smith

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Hello Scott, What do you mean by the following? (hey, how about just recovering recover reg fees?)

If you have been there since April 2002, hold premium domains with literally no aftermarket sales, due in large part to Neustar's inadequate promotional efforts, you'll know what I mean.

Selling a few .US domains along the way would help in this endeavor.

onspec said:

If you have been there since April 2002, hold premium domains with literally no aftermarket sales, due in large part to Neustar's inadequate promotional efforts, you'll know what I mean.

Selling a few .US domains along the way would help in this endeavor.

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I agree, if they price premiums fairly xxxx minimum.

In all fairness, it seems to me that their are 2 sides to the coin. Firstly Ica does a wonderful job of protecting domainers rights. But by asking for no premium pricing shows me they are biased in a way towards the domainers/opportunists that benefit from the drops as opposed to those that currently own domain names in .us.

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Brandingtheweb.com said:

In all fairness, it seems to me that their are 2 sides to the coin. Firstly Ica does a wonderful job of protecting domainers rights. But by asking for no premium pricing shows me they are biased in a way towards the domainers/opportunists that benefit from the drops as opposed to those that currently own domain names in .us.

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No easy answer. I have single, keyword domains that I would love to see premium priced. Regardless of what Neustar does, the market will decide pricing.

https://www.hhs.gov/ocio/policy/200501.html#4.1
.gov policies regarding domain names.

Brandingtheweb.com said:

https://www.hhs.gov/ocio/policy/200501.html#4.1
.gov policies regarding domain names.

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That is a remarkable discovery and relates directly to what I have been talking about.

A bunch .us domains expired yesterday and went to auction at GoDaddy...Here are the names...

Here are some of the sales:
415.us $513 GoDaddy
gig.us $504 GoDaddy
press.us $415 GoDaddy
rss.us $306 GoDaddy
703.us $306 GoDaddy
lupus.us $231 GoDaddy
369.us $205 GoDaddy
strawberry.us $196 GoDaddy
clearance.us $196 GoDaddy
economics.us $176 GoDaddy
appraisals.us $156 GoDaddy
epharmacy.us $156 GoDaddy
noa.us $155 GoDaddy
hcs.us $146 GoDaddy
amt.us $131 GoDaddy
domainsales.us $122 GoDaddy
greenwich.us $106 GoDaddy
bestof.us $106 GoDaddy
917.us $104 GoDaddy
ocr.us $102 GoDaddy
enews.us $100 GoDaddy

Here is the full list of names:
Connect.us (bidding went pretty high)
Wager.us
DomainSales.us
707.us
737.us
BeStof.us
Clearance.us
DesignStudio.us
DomainSales.us
eNews.us
Jem.us
NOA.us
Rifle.us
RSS.us
Semi.us
Sock.us
Steakhouse.us
203.us
262.us
340.us
369.us
407.us
434.us
435.us
440.us
470.us
504.us
507.us
517.us
575.us
610.us
619.us
703.us
707.us
715.us
737.us
754.us
785.us
aks.us
amt.us
appraisals.us
backgammon.us
bestof.us
bws.us
clearance.us
col.us
connect.us
cubes.us
designstudio.us
domainsales.us
doppler.us
ebanks.us
economics.us
enews.us
gig.us
hcs.us
ioc.us
ipi.us
jem.us
larealestate.us
mnn.us
mwo.us
nia.us
nio.us
nnr.us
nns.us
nnt.us
noa.us
noi.us
nrn.us
nrt.us
nse.us
nso.us
oaa.us
oan.us
oas.us
ocr.us
oda.us
odi.us
odo.us
odr.us
oea.us
oen.us
oer.us
oia.us
oid.us
oin.us
ona.us
onc.us
oni.us
ooa.us
ood.us
ooe.us
ooi.us
ool.us
oon.us
oos.us
orm.us
oso.us
osr.us
ost.us
ota.us
otd.us
ote.us
pbs.us
pti.us
rae.us
rcr.us
rda.us
rdn.us
rds.us
reserved.us
rhe.us
ric.us
rifle.us
rii.us
rir.us
rnd.us
rni.us
rnn.us
rno.us
rns.us
rnt.us
roa.us
roo.us
rro.us
rse.us
rsn.us
rsr.us
rss.us
rtd.us
rtn.us
rto.us
rtr.us
rtt.us
scd.us
sda.us
sde.us
sdn.us
sdo.us
sed.us
semi.us
sk8.us
sna.us
sns.us
sock.us
srr.us
ste.us
steakhouse.us
sunil.us
tce.us
tco.us
tct.us
telematics.us
watercolor.us
watercolors.us
wcf.us

Other .us sales over the past 90 days:

lovetea.us 800 USD 2017-05-28 Flippa
scores.us 251 USD 2017-05-20 Flippa
ind.us 1,500 USD 2017-05-17 Sedo
meta.us 2,500 USD 2017-05-07 Uniregistry
bape.us 501 USD 2017-04-30 Dynadot
maccosmeticsoutlet.us 160 USD 2017-04-27 GoDaddy
fidgetcentral.us 150 USD 2017-04-27 Flippa
macau.us 333 USD 2017-04-23 Flippa
onestopautosales.us 242 USD 2017-04-06 GoDaddy
votersforpeace.us 112 USD 2017-04-06 GoDaddy
floridacityfl.us 810 USD 2017-03-31 GoDaddy
buyusa.us 3,200 USD 2017-03-26 DomainsDeliver.com
percentdeal.us 999 USD 2017-03-24 Flippa
trxbands.us 123 USD 2017-03-24 GoDaddy
solitaireonline.us 112 USD 2017-03-24 GoDaddy
hybridsociety.us 103 USD 2017-03-24 GoDaddy
memolly.us 150 USD 2017-03-23 Flippa
capitalinvest.us 150 USD 2017-03-23 Flippa
cillivization.us 150 USD 2017-03-22 Flippa
findcats.us 199 USD 2017-03-21 Flippa
happyfiesta.us 167 USD 2017-03-10 GoDaddy
elinformativo.us 103 USD 2017-03-06 GoDaddy
firsthand.us 100 USD 2017-03-03 Flippa

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Thoughts?

Good article listing the Top .US Sales Year To Date

Domain Price Date Venue
crowe.us $ 9,500.00 6/11/2017 GritBrokerage
buyusa.us $ 3,200.00 3/26/2017 DomainsDeliver.com
meta.us $ 2,500.00 5/7/2017 Uniregistry
ind.us $ 1,500.00 5/17/2017 Sedo
percentdeal.us $ 999.00 3/24/2017 Flippa
floridacityfl.us $ 810.00 3/31/2017 GoDaddy
lovetea.us $ 800.00 5/28/2017 Flippa
seseou.us $ 666.00 1/11/2017 GoDaddy
1st-click.us $ 582.00 1/9/2017 GoDaddy
415.us $ 513.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
gig.us $ 504.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
bape.us $ 501.00 4/30/2017 Dynadot
cheapflightdeals.us $ 500.00 2/1/2017 Flippa
song.us $ 500.00 1/12/2017 Flippa
cypr.us $ 496.00 5/29/2017 GoDaddy
press.us $ 415.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
petroglyphs.us $ 355.00 1/31/2017 GoDaddy
macau.us $ 333.00 4/23/2017 Flippa
703.us $ 306.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
rss.us $ 306.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
mugshots-web.us $ 277.00 1/24/2017 GoDaddy
scores.us $ 251.00 5/20/2017 Flippa
wcre.us $ 244.00 2/8/2017 GoDaddy
onestopautosales.us $ 242.00 4/6/2017 GoDaddy
dating-uk.us $ 237.00 2/2/2017 GoDaddy
lupus.us $ 231.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
courageo.us $ 205.00 5/29/2017 GoDaddy
369.us $ 205.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
findcats.us $ 199.00 3/21/2017 Flippa
strawberry.us $ 196.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
clearance.us $ 196.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
economics.us $ 176.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
happyfiesta.us $ 167.00 3/10/2017 GoDaddy
creditworthybiz.us $ 164.00 2/8/2017 GoDaddy
cbq.us $ 160.00 5/30/2017 Flippa
maccosmeticsoutlet.us $ 160.00 4/27/2017 GoDaddy
appraisals.us $ 156.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
epharmacy.us $ 156.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
noa.us $ 155.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
unblocker.us $ 153.00 1/8/2017 GoDaddy
fidgetcentral.us $ 150.00 4/27/2017 Flippa
memolly.us $ 150.00 3/23/2017 Flippa
capitalinvest.us $ 150.00 3/23/2017 Flippa
cillivization.us $ 150.00 3/22/2017 Flippa
hcs.us $ 146.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
amt.us $ 131.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
trxbands.us $ 123.00 3/24/2017 GoDaddy
domainsales.us $ 122.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
votersforpeace.us $ 112.00 4/6/2017 GoDaddy
solitaireonline.us $ 112.00 3/24/2017 GoDaddy
saudianlove.us $ 110.00 2/2/2017 GoDaddy
chinasecurity.us $ 110.00 1/5/2017 GoDaddy
greenwich.us $ 106.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
bestof.us $ 106.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
917.us $ 104.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
hybridsociety.us $ 103.00 3/24/2017 GoDaddy
elinformativo.us $ 103.00 3/6/2017 GoDaddy
ocr.us $ 102.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
enews.us $ 100.00 5/28/2017 GoDaddy
firsthand.us $ 100.00 3/3/2017 Flippa

Source: https://www.strategicrevenue.com/top-us-domain-name-sales-so-far-this-year-01052017-06112017/

Is the transition to new ownership supposed to occur in July?

Okay, this from March says they expect it to be final next quarter:

http://www.bizjournals.com/washingt...ar-shareholders-approve-2-9b-purchase-by.html

Web Trader said:

Is the transition to new ownership supposed to occur in July?

Okay, this from March says they expect it to be final next quarter:

http://www.bizjournals.com/washingt...ar-shareholders-approve-2-9b-purchase-by.html

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UPDATE: “On June 12, 2017, NeuStar received written notification from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) that it will not take action to prevent the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement from being consummated.” (NeuStar Form 8-K, June 13, 2017, SEC Filing.) The CFIUS clearance was a condition to closing the transaction under the terms of the merger agreement, entered on December 14, 2016. (See Agreement and Plan of Merger, NeuStar Form 8-K, Ex-2.1, Section 6.1(f), Dec. 14, 2016, SEC Filing.) Because the parties filed their draft joint voluntary notice with CFIUS on February 3, 2017 (see blog posts below), the 30 day review period and 45 investigation period (see CFIUS overview presentation here) very likely expired prior to June. Because of this timeline, the parties likely withdrew and refiled their notice.

Brandingtheweb.com said:

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Thanks, great homework there.

Silentptnr said:

A bunch .us domains expired yesterday and went to auction at GoDaddy...Here are the names...

Connect.us (bidding went pretty high)

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Interesting...
Connect.us $7,500 Sedo 4/5/05

FreeMovies.us

What do you all think about this one?

Fashion.us

USDomains.us

Singular is registry reserved.

ComputerRepair.us

I just participated in a video conference call involving the Zoom.us service recently. Quite impressive.