domain A-a-a-a.com

[JoeBiz]

A-A-A-A.COM

Any thoughts?

 

[JoeBiz]

Let me elaborate on that. End user developer value should dictate the price of all domains. That is common sense, and it usually holds true....

What if you're not an end user?

Horsepower doesn't dictate the value of all cars.

Fuel economy doesn't dictate the value of all cars.

Height doesn't dictate the value of all basketball players.

You're trying to make this a Black or White issue ... oversimplify it. Twenty years ago I would have happily agreed with you. Decisions are simple when it's black or white. But that's just not the way it is.
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[johname]

Height doesn't dictate the value of all basketball players.

All things being equal, the coach will always take the taller player.


Bottom line is when you reg a name like this its either because you want a novelty name or you want to flip it to a novelty collector. Waiting for intrest in higher hypen numbers to increase can be off set by more years of reg fees.

 

[MJ]

It may be reg fee, but its better than 80% of the domains in the auction threads at this time :D

 

[DubDubDubDot]

What if you're not an end user?

Horsepower doesn't dictate the value of all cars.

Fuel economy doesn't dictate the value of all cars.

Height doesn't dictate the value of all basketball players.

You're trying to make this a Black or White issue ... oversimplify it. Twenty years ago I would have happily agreed with you. Decisions are simple when it's black or white. But that's just not the way it is.
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Domains are not exactly a multi-use product. So if you have a good understanding of the industry connected to the domain, you'll have a pretty good idea of what the expected price range should be.

This is why the pure domainer who doesn't do any development work is usually so bad at pricing their domains or even finding good buyers for that matter. Note that I said "usually" before someone jumps on that.

I am very familiar with certain aspects of online business, but others I know nothing about. Thus I have some domains that I think might be hot, but I'm not exactly sure who to pitch them to or how much I should expect. Like I say, there are some domainers who view their entire portfolio like that, and they become delirious in their optimism. You see that on the boards all the time.

 

[MicroGuy]

....there are some domainers who view their entire portfolio like that, and they become delirious in their optimism. You see that on the boards all the time.

Quote of the Month! :sold:

 

[MJ]

Quote of the Month! :sold:

Agreed :D

 

[Jawed]

Domains are not exactly a multi-use product. So if you have a good understanding of the industry connected to the domain, you'll have a pretty good idea of what the expected price range should be.

This is why the pure domainer who doesn't do any development work is usually so bad at pricing their domains or even finding good buyers for that matter. Note that I said "usually" before someone jumps on that.

I am very familiar with certain aspects of online business, but others I know nothing about. Thus I have some domains that I think might be hot, but I'm not exactly sure who to pitch them to or how much I should expect. Like I say, there are some domainers who view their entire portfolio like that, and they become delirious in their optimism. You see that on the boards all the time.

Well said Dub. Eye opening remarks!

I wanted to come back in the thread again but as MicroGuy pointed out, it’s no more needed.

 

[JoeBiz]

Domains are not exactly a multi-use product. So if you have a good understanding of the industry connected to the domain, you'll have a pretty good idea of what the expected price range should be.

This is why the pure domainer who doesn't do any development work is usually so bad at pricing their domains or even finding good buyers for that matter. Note that I said "usually" before someone jumps on that.

I am very familiar with certain aspects of online business, but others I know nothing about. Thus I have some domains that I think might be hot, but I'm not exactly sure who to pitch them to or how much I should expect. Like I say, there are some domainers who view their entire portfolio like that, and they become delirious in their optimism. You see that on the boards all the time.

Actually I'm not a collector. 99% of the domains I buy are intended for development. I buy generic with high search volume, high cpc and so on. So I know the value of a domain from that perspective and I know that 90% of what you see for sale on NP and eBay is junk. I owned well over 1000 of those junk domains before I began to catch on. Painful way to learn.

I have a few novelty names ...

6M.cc
28500.COM
A-A-A-A.COM
A1C.ME (for diabetics)

But lately I buy high volume generics like ...

BigBangTheory.info.
WirelessDoorbells.net
WirelessKeyboards.biz
TennisRacquets.info, etc.


Gotta go for now. Thanks for the input.
Charles