ACOL.COM $2,050 at Snapnames

[tfking]

The price of good LLLL.COMs seems to have escalted dramatically in the past few weeks. Today acol.com was auctioned for $2,050 and camr.com went for $675 at SnapNames. Has anyone else noticed the mini feeding frenzy with good LLLL.COMs? Even TDNAM LLLL.COMs are going for higher prices with bad letters. You used to be able to pick these up for $10 but now there are bidding wars where the price sometimes goes over $100 for even middling LLLL.COMs.

It is not that I mind this as I have a good inventory of these, but am I seeing things, or has anyone else noticed this rather severe ramp up as well?

 

[Spade]

The price of good LLLL.COMs seems to have escalted dramatically in the past few weeks. Today acol.com was auctioned for $2,050 and camr.com went for $675 at SnapNames. Has anyone else noticed the mini feeding frenzy with good LLLL.COMs? Even TDNAM LLLL.COMs are going for higher prices with bad letters. You used to be able to pick these up for $10 but now there are bidding wars where the price sometimes goes over $100 for even middling LLLL.COMs.

It is not that I mind this as I have a good inventory of these, but am I seeing things, or has anyone else noticed this rather severe ramp up as well?

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its a secret... dont tell anyone yet

(Nodding, yup - through the roof)

 

[tzsxc]

Yes, i've noticed as well. A few big guys elevated alot of marginal names to 60+. This has in turn force the market up.

 

[SharonTucci]

LLLL.com's were also hot a few years back. Not necessarily on backorders or on forums but with end user sales. I had several VERY healthy LLLL.com sales for combinations that weren't words and were higher than what we are seeing now. As more LLLL.com's dropped, things changed for around 18 months or so and now we're seeing a reverse trend as more people get into domains for speculative purposes.

One example - I had an LLLL.com that I turned down a few $1.5-$2k offers for in 2001-2. In 2005, the best offer I was getting was around 800 or so. Last year, it went to 1000. It sold a few weeks back on Sedo for 1550. BTW, this domain wasn't a hand reg even though I got in in 2001 - I had to backorder it even then.

ACOL.com had a fair current market price I think. CAMR.com might be on the low side.

 

[TheBulldog]

So how do I get mine out there in a good way.

I have two that fit this exactly, and I would part with them for way less then 2K.

 

[Greatseller2006]

Snapnames is more popular than Sedo & Afternic ???

 

[techie474]

ACOL.com was registered in 1996, 11 years old LLLL

 

[SharonTucci]

Snapnames is more popular than Sedo & Afternic ???

Snapnames is for backordering domains or acquiring names that have not been renewed by a number of registrars that Snap works with. Sedo & Afternic are marketplaces where domain sellers can list their domains and buyers can submit offers.

 

[cache]

do you think the same thing will happen this time that the market will reverse?

LLLL.com's were also hot a few years back. Not necessarily on backorders or on forums but with end user sales. I had several VERY healthy LLLL.com sales for combinations that weren't words and were higher than what we are seeing now. As more LLLL.com's dropped, things changed for around 18 months or so and now we're seeing a reverse trend as more people get into domains for speculative purposes.

One example - I had an LLLL.com that I turned down a few $1.5-$2k offers for in 2001-2. In 2005, the best offer I was getting was around 800 or so. Last year, it went to 1000. It sold a few weeks back on Sedo for 1550. BTW, this domain wasn't a hand reg even though I got in in 2001 - I had to backorder it even then.

ACOL.com had a fair current market price I think. CAMR.com might be on the low side.

 

[accent]

What we are seeing looks like reasonably knowledgeable pros and serious part timers making well considered bets (at least mostly). Although the prices are high historically there are realistic scenarios where they could be excellent investments. Domain consolidators want simple parameters for their employees. LLLL.coms could easily get onto their lists.

I have seen bubbles in other markets. The big warning sign is when lots of noobies show up with fat wallets and no interest in the details. I am not seeing that here. Of course, when prices have risen enough the buyers will shift their attention elsewhere.

 

[SharonTucci]

I agree with accent here for the most part. Although unknowledgeable people buying up any 4 L domains is happening, it represents a small percentage of LLLL.com *overall*. The thing here is that outside of some obvious choices and better quality combinations of letters, it's hard to guess which LLLL.com's might garner end user interest.

Look at it this way - if you reg 1 llll.com a week for a year, that will set you back about 365. If your dn reg's are run through a business in most countries, it won't cost you 365 out of pocket if you have 0 parking revenue and 0 sales. With 52 LLLL.com you are probably looking at at least $20 a year in parking revenue. Even the randomest ones get some type-in traffic. Sell one domain at *reasonable* end user prices at you are ahead of the game. Sell a handful of them at lower prices to break even overall.

Comparing the odds to buying a lottery ticket, you stand a lot better chance of coming out ahead. I'm sure a lot of lottery ticket buyers spend much more than 365 a year.

Compared to other investments, what if you sell one LLLL.com a year at 2000? That considerably more than a 500% return. I think the odds are greater of being able to do this with LLLL.com's than it is with stocks or other investments.