The last car I bought I prepaid basic maintenance for 4 years because got good rate and liked costs known. True if I totalled car, sold car, dealership went out of business, car stolen, etc. I would not get money back. I viewed them as low enough odds made it worthwhile.
The specific extension here is .live
- Donuts, seems very stable, lots premium renewals help bottom line
- .live has 340,000 registrations (top 20)
- Registrations in .live have never significantly gone down
- Only 34% .live registrations are parked, indicative of healthy end use
- The ratio of Alexa 1M to registrations about 1 to 540, again indicative of strong relative use
- Good spread over different countries and registrars, again a positive stability sign.
I would look at measures like these if that is a concern on an extension. Also remember that paying $30 to $60 for 5 yr of renewal is no different than paying that for an expiring 2 word .com auction for a name that may never sell in your life - they each have risks but can be smart ones to take.
Bob
By the way I agree entirely with your other point that not all potential buyers will add to price due to prepaid renewals. I do personally mention it as feature though.