.com 27188.com Sold for $20K

Abdullah Abdullah · Oct 28, 2015

Hello pros

I dont know if anyone posted this but 27188.COM SOLD FOR $20K AT GODADDY.

Looks like it is heating up.

brandnow · Oct 28, 2015

great name

GravityEleven · Oct 28, 2015

and 888819 dot com sold privately for $8,000 on 12th October..

how do i know that? because i was 2 hours too late to inquire on it from the previous owner on the same day (am using a tool which shows me which domains are put up anywhere for sale/offers) while she finalised the deal with a chinese investor, but at least told me this important bit..

ps: in hindsight i would not have been able to offer that much anyway, but still amazing how much chineses are willing to spend on such numbers now..

Abdullah Abdullah · Oct 28, 2015

Yes, indeed , the numeric domains are heating up. So far, I think, things will reach upto N9 .

James Iles · Oct 28, 2015

Frank Schilling has sold 88888888.com. Listing price was for $440,000. (source: https://twitter.com/yofie/status/659330070205468672)

Abdullah Abdullah · Oct 28, 2015

And James, I thought I saw the biggest sale lol. This is amazing.

GravityEleven · Oct 28, 2015

listing price was $ 440,000 but if it sold for that? only Frank himself knows..

only thing that i can add to this (and i have hinted in another thread already before) is:
the 8N 88888888.com sold (if my sources can be believed) for more than the 7N 8888888.com.. maybe partly due to the double meaning of 8s in all 8 digits, as opposed to 7 digits, who knows.. but chineses do care about such details/stuff a lot..

James Iles · Oct 28, 2015

Thanks @GravityEleven. Just amended my post.

asset.domains · Oct 28, 2015

can i ask you what is the practical use of these ? im what industry they can use it ? could you give examples ?

iAchilles · Oct 28, 2015

asset.domains said:
can i ask you what is the practical use of these ? im what industry they can use it ? could you give examples ?

Numeric domains are very popular among end users / online businesses in China.

silentg · Oct 29, 2015

That was a nice sale. Domains with 8 have been selling for pretty good price lately.

iatalay · Oct 29, 2015

non-payers

looks like somebody wanted to buy this domain cheap using fake auction accounts. bidder 8 and 9 are suspicious bidders imo

asset.domains · Nov 1, 2015

iAchilles said:
Numeric domains are very popular among end users / online businesses in China.

could i get more info ? what kind of businesses ? they use it as ! a resseler of alibaba account ? why they don't use names ?

iAchilles · Nov 2, 2015

asset.domains said:
could i get more info ? what kind of businesses ? they use it as ! a resseler of alibaba account ? why they don't use names ?

All kinds of businesses. This article should help answer some of your questions.

Cliffs. Numbers have meanings so in effect they are the same as using letters. They also use letters.

qujumi · Nov 2, 2015

They are crazy, although i come from china as well.:D

Vincent Chin · Nov 2, 2015

888...or a single 8, in Chinese means Prosperity (Fatt in Cantonese).

Therefore, more 8s you have, you have more prosperity. This is a Chinese belief. No wonder the Chinese are getting these names / snapping them up.

They may use these names for their own businesses which symbolises Prosperity. Hence, bringing in more money.

WhoaDomain.com · Nov 5, 2015

I have to post here to ask. I have hand regged N9 domains. plus N2 and N3 and N6 domains with chinese IDN extensions . how are people like Frank Schilling getting such high prices for their domains? I mean besides the obvious which is his domains are all 8's. my question is how is or where is something like his domain promoted? how does one get such a domain in front of the eyes of the proper buyer with deep pockets?

when it comes to these N domains does AGE matter? does it factor into the price? I mean if 888888888.com was 10 years old or 2 weeks old. would it still have fetched that $440,000 price?

also can we confirm if 88888888.com's domain sold for that $440,000 price?