13 Years old domain

[bbrez1]

I've found a domain that is more than 10 years old, has whole history on http://web.archive.org from 1996 to 2006. Currently has no PR and is only 6 letter long. Is it worth anything?

Thanks :blink:

 

[Ms Domainer]

I've found a domain that is more than 10 years old, has whole history on http://web.archive.org from 1996 to 2006. Currently has no PR and is only 6 letter long. Is it worth anything?

Thanks :blink:

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Kind of hard to say without more info.

Age isn't everything. We'd need more information:

1. Is the domain a .com?

2. Do the six letters make a real word? Or at least something pronounceable?

If it's something like rqptyq[.]biz, probably not worth much.


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[bbrez1]

Yes, it's a com. Well anyway the domain is roycec.com, I don't mind if anyone takes it, if it's worth anything, I just want to know (in case i find any other old domains)

 

[Ms Domainer]

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It's a first name, last name initial, which is probably why it's so old.

The previous owner (whose full name appears on the archived page I found:

http://web.archive.org/web/20030424205741/www.roycec.com/)

found his full name (I checked), allowing the domain to drop.

Unless your name is Royce C., this domain is probably not too useful.

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Yes, it's a com. Well anyway the domain is roycec.com, I don't mind if anyone takes it, if it's worth anything, I just want to know (in case i find any other old domains)

 

[bbrez1]

Ok, thank you very much for info, just gave rep

What about reliable-software.com? It has 400 exact searches (google Keyword Tool) and it's also 13 years old.

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://reliable-software.com

Edit: .net and .info are taken

 

[Ms Domainer]

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Even with the hated hypen, this domain makes more sense.

However, I think it would need to be developed and not just parked (nobody's going to do direct navigation with that hyphen).

I probably wouldn't reg it because I would have no interest in developing a site for this topic; however, for the right developer (a software seller?), this could be a good domain name.

Check this history on the internet archive, just to make sure it doesn't have a nasty spammy/phishy past.

It's generic, and that's the best part.

Thanks for the rep.



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Ok, thank you very much for info, just gave rep

What about reliable-software.com? It has 400 exact searches (google Keyword Tool) and it's also 13 years old.

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://reliable-software.com

Edit: .net and .info are taken

 

[JGK]

bbrez1,

Just for the record, these domains have actually been deleted, so their ages would technically "reset" if you were to register them. Although they do have information at the Internet Archive, domain age is considered to be based upon how long the domain has been continuously registered.

That doesn't mean that they wouldn't have any value due to how they were used during the time that they had been registered before (depends on a lot of factors), but simply that their ages have been effectively erased.

 

[bbrez1]

JGK yes, that's what I was thinking about, internet archive and maybe popularity, I've found out on google keyword that these domains usually have some searches (full domain searches, example domain.com) and probably also some direct hits.

Thanks