ccTLD Any Value in .NZ ??

[Abhiram Bangaru]

Well officially on 30th March .NZ short Extension was available to public. So, is there any market for this?

Yesterday night when these were made available to public so many single word premium domains got sold in seconds !!

Just curious as i have bought few !!

Thanks !!

 

[jamesau]

I definitely think the new .NZ extension is a great opportunity for hobby domainers. The average sale value is low enough that major players will stay out, but high enough to see some good ROI for reg fee domains.

In the days leading up to the public registration I did some research into the industry over there. I couldn't see any 5 figure sales, but 4 figure sales are possible. My perception is that .NZ is going to overtake the current #1 extension .CO.NZ, so previous sales figures should be a good indicator.

There are plenty of chances to turn a $20 reg fee into $200 if you pick the right domain and find the right buyer. It's certainly exciting seeing the quality of name you can pick up for reg fee, but having experience in the .AU space has helped me learn to filter. What sells internationally does not sell locally so you have to be very careful.

 

[Kate]

NZ is a small market domain-wise anyway, even for the long-established .co.nz.

I picked a few .nz names too yesterday, names that the co.nz owners could have claimed.
Perhaps 5 years down the road the bet will pay out.

 

[Goog.lc]

I was pre-order more than 100 .nz 2 character, in the final time I cancel all of them. I was search the newzealand market.