domain Appraised for $4500 - What do you think?

[zhalefarin]

My site shirtstshirts.com was appraised for $4500 at estibot.com I was wondering if you guys agree with this or if this is too high. I believe the reason it did so well was because of the number of advertisers for the keywords shirts and t shirts. Thanks for any help you guys might be able to give.

 

[sashas]

nopes
its not worth $4500

Resellers will give you low xx for it
An end user might give you much more, simply because its brandable. But then, we never appraise with the end user in mind; an end user would be willing to give ANY amount for a name he likes.

All other extensions have been taken, so that doesn't add anything to the value.

 

[Michael]

Definitely agree with the low $xx appraisal.

 

[SharonTucci]

Automated appraisal tools that rely on search volume etc in any way tend to overestimate the value of domains, especially non-sensical ones that just have good keywords in them.

Low XX for reseller is probably accurate, but for a long-term hold you might be able to get mid xxx to 1,xxx from an end user.

 

[Domagon]

Umm, it appears you just registered it today, the extra "t" could be problematic, and there are similar, perhaps better, choices available now ...

My opinion of its value: reg fee tops.

Ron

 

[DomainBELL]

Estimate value at $35-$45. usd

Good Luck with your project...

~DomainBELL (Patricia)

 

[bro]

thats not an extra t ... its t from t-shirt .
I say low mid $xx

 

[Domagon]

I understand what it's for, but it still seems extraneous, and thus my comment.

Ron

 

[rudyhernandez]

I'd say between $25-$50 as is.
Good luck

 

[sleepysentry]

Reg free in my opinion.

When I read the name, I think of "shirts st. shirts" instead of "shirts t shirts".

 

[zhalefarin]

thanks for all the help! Does anyone know of a more accurate automated appraisal tool? I know that none will be completely accurate but perhaps one that could give a ballpark estimate? Thanks again.

 

[DomainHouse]

As in real estate, sometimes prior sales are a good guide.

You can look at a site such as namebio.com, put in shirts. And then compare your name with those that sold.

 

[htmlindex]

I can't really see it worth more than reg fee

 

[fatter]

I wouldnt reg it if it was available so I have to say zero

 

[Mike]

reg. fee - low $xx :imho:
if you manage to position it as shirts & t-shirts then you may have a shot for more.

IB

 

[dekree81]

Automated appraisal tools that rely on search volume etc in any way tend to overestimate the value of domains, especially non-sensical ones that just have good keywords in them.

Low XX for reseller is probably accurate, but for a long-term hold you might be able to get mid xxx to 1,xxx from an end user.

Which is the most reliable automated appraisal tool?

 

[Mike]

Which is the most reliable automated appraisal tool?

You're using it as we speak

 

[poiuytrewq]

$0 Automated appraisals are a joke IMO.

 

[sashas]

$0 Automated appraisals are a joke IMO.

I wouldn't say that. Estibot is pretty good, and I use it all the time to get a quick glance at a domain's stats. Its better than going blind with a name.

However, before buying, reggin a name, I would first do a google search, then search NameBio for previous sales, and then see what TLDs have been taken and what they're selling for on Sedo

 

[estibot.com]

Though I'm the first to acknowledge that automated appraisals at best have their limitations, in this case it looks like EstiBot is doing its job: Alerting you to a nice hand reg, a dotcom with nice keywords and the .net taken.

According to EstiBot rules, "a domain with a high valuation is at the very least worth a closer look". This is not one of the worst domains, and the $x,xxx valuation is designed to alert the user to that fact. It is not to be taken literally, but it should bring your eyes to the keyword data and IMO this domain is easily worth the reg fee, and more.

Here's the data

Domain : shirtstshirts.com (.com available, .net taken!)
Keywords (Autodetected) shirts tshirt
Frequency 133,000
Anchor Text 30,500
Title 19,500
Backlinks 0
Alexa Rank Not Ranked
Traffic (uniques) / Day N/A
PPC Ads Score 5.5/10
Related Searches/mo 167832

http://EstiBot.com BETA Valuation : USD 2,500

Not a wholly unrealistic price for an end user. Keyword data is reasonably strong and the domain is brandable: shirtsTshirts.com. Also, the .net is taken which increases the value somewhat, and puts this in that category of rare available dotcoms.

The PPC market for t shirts is pretty nice. This domain name brings up quite a few ads.

I would reg this personally. Then SEO + PPC ads, I'm pretty sure it will pay for its own renewal while you wait for the end user. Should see some type-ins.

Reseller I agree $xx, at least before any parking PPC data comes in.

Definitely not one of the worst hand regs.