domain US.cash appraisal opinions?

Not familiar with any .cash sales so time will tell. Very generic name you have. Short and memorable which is good but hard to rank and monetize imo. Good luck with it. Cheers

Thanks for the reply! I agree, time will tell.
I was thinking it could make for a good USD exchange or similar. I've been considering developing it instead of just selling it as is.

While I rarely even consider the new gtld, this domain is pretty good. Short and memorable. While most new gtlds will only be worth something if adoption increases (by actual end users) this domain is short and brandable enough that properly marketed , it wouldn't mattter if its a non popular gtld

Renewal price? Is it a premium name?

Thanks for your response! The renewal is 140, premium. so a little pricier. But I have a small portfolio so it's manageable for me right now. I will reevaluate when renewal is up.
I do agree with you. I believe it's very brandable. I may need to do some work and find the right buyer. In my opinion it will be worth a little work.
I know that CASH.us sold for a decent price not too long ago, and in my opinion US.cash rolls off the tongue a bit easier.

Any other ideas folks? Thanks!

Sounds like a good name. Hold on to it.

i agree with themavrick...hold on to it...

Thanks guys for the feedback. Hopefully the value climbs in the coming months/years.
Estibot gave me a $3500 valuation...but I don't trust Estibot. Could vary dramatically from that price in my opinion, either up or down.
These new gtlds are interesting. Most are basically crap, but if you can find a concise, clear way of using one, they may be of significant value. At least, that's what I'm going for here. Thanks!

how much is the renewal?

Recons.Com said:

how much is the renewal?

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140

Zach Bateman said:

140

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That is the problem with this kind of names. You probably need 100+ names to make 1 decent sale per year and that sale would have to be at $14,000 just to break even.

Recons.Com said:

That is the problem with this kind of names. You probably need 100+ names to make 1 decent sale per year and that sale would have to be at $14,000 just to break even.

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I hear you. I am planning to develop and do a bunch of research and outbound. I'm fine with sitting on this one a while.
Thanks!

IMO the fee is too expensive and the name is average.
Only 3 reported sales in Namebio. Fewer than 13K registrations, most of which are parked/undeveloped. Another typical nTLD... lots of speculation, little usage.
When I say the name is average it is considering the grand order of things. There is no scarcity of names like these in new extensions. It is OK but not outstanding.

There are alternatives, for example:
usa.cash: $960 yearly fee
usa.money: $480/year
us.money: $240/year

I think .money is as good as .cash, does everybody agree ?
There is also .credit that appears to be priced along the same lines.
So, somebody who is willing to pay a high renewal fee has other options. And the fact that these alternatives are still available tells us something: in the eyes of consumers these names are not worth the cost. Even speculators cannot absorb all the supply at this level of pricing.

If you want my take on it, the nTLD program is a pure money grab by icann and its stakeshareholders. The registrants are the bag holders.

If you decide to keep this name, at least try to develop it and make a bit of .cash out of it. Otherwise it's hard to justify the renewal costs when the odds of a sale are very remote and revenue is nil.
Good luck anyway.

usca.sh is available for $90/yr by the way.

Very rare and easy to remember. I would appraise it above $25000 but wait and develop something to increase the value of the domain. Renewal is not the matter for such name.
Best of Luck.

Vatsal Patel said:

Very rare and easy to remember. I would appraise it above $25000 but wait and develop something to increase the value of the domain. Renewal is not the matter for such name.
Best of Luck.

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Well I hope you're right! haha

Thanks for all the replies, everyone!
If anyone else has feedback for me then feel free to drop me a line.
Cheers!

I have to agree with them, decnt little name (despite the tld) however that renewal price is ridiculous... Hopefully you can sell it this year for over $140. Never seen a .cash domain sell but, who knows, throw it on sedo

If I hold onto it for several years and develop it, and it becomes worth several thousand dollars...Then isn't it worth it to pay 140 a year? Am I missing something here? I look at it as a long term investment, not a short term profit.
Thanks!

Zach Bateman said:

I have noticed that many cryptocurrencies (Yep, *rolls eyes*) have been adopting the .cash gtld lately...

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According to domains listed on coinmarketcap...

zCash = Z.cash

hShare = H.cash

Aeon = Aeon.cash

FlorinCoin = Flo.cash

BlitzCash = Blitz.cash

GeoCoin = GeoCoin.cash | Geo.money

Its unfortunate the renewal is so much, but the name is so short with the two halves working so well (either as United States or us) that I would keep it if you can afford it.

At least the reported .cash sales so far are not encouraging, though. On DPric.es they show 9, but the largest is just $200
http://dnpric.es/?q=.cash

Namebio is more encouraging, even though just 3 sales, with one at $8400!
https://namebio.com/back.cash

I presume you have done this, but I checked your domain in GoDaddy GoValue and it gave $1730 as estimated worth (today at least, they seem to vary day to day). It also shows a number of us domain sales at great prices. e.g. us.asia sold for $1500 according to GoValue, and that is nowhere near as good as us.cash imho.

So I would keep it, but be energetic in trying to sell it so you don't have to renew it too often!

Good luck with it,

Bob

Zach Bateman said:

If I hold onto it for several years and develop it, and it becomes worth several thousand dollars...Then isn't it worth it to pay 140 a year? Am I missing something here? I look at it as a long term investment, not a short term profit.
Thanks!

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Well I suppose you won't develop the site and at the time of renewal you'll think about keeping/leaving it based on the then market scenario (common story of a domaineer). Coming to the domain name now. Domain is short and US name has obvious charm but .cash is a deterrent. Who will be the end user of this domain? Any USD exchange setup or something similar? I fear any such establishment will go for stronger TLDs like com/net instead of getting lured by .cash. My suggestion is - try to sell it to a reseller when market is optimum. Don't waste your time in looking for end users, for this you'll have to work really hard including establishing website on this domain and appraising its value. I can't see significant profit in terms of efforts invested by you.

Zach Bateman said:

If I hold onto it for several years and develop it, and it becomes worth several thousand dollars...

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Any domain can be developed. The same result could be achieved with another domain name. Then you could use a cheaper alternative.
If a domain name has to be developed to become valuable, then it has no built-in value.

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Then isn't it worth it to pay 140 a year? Am I missing something here? I look at it as a long term investment, not a short term profit.
Thanks!

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The only certainty is that you will pay $140/year, which is expensive for a lottery ticket.

Thats' an intriguing and impressive domain and, unless you are risk adverse, certainly worth a few years of renewals.

That of course, coupled with a competent bit of name campaigning, should likely yield a respectable ROI.

Nice acquisition!