domain BalletShoes (dot) com

[amr_100]

Hello,

I have $10k offer from enduser for BalletShoes(dot) com

what do you think value of this name?

Thanks

 

[Dave]

That's a very nice domain. A fair offer in my opinion. I think this depends on how worthwhile the $10k would be to you? If you're not in any rush to sell then I don't see no harm in countering a bit higher.

 

[MicroGuy]

I would take the offer. That seems like a good payday for that particular domain. Good luck!

 

[domainscp]

I would hold out for more, nice name and good luck with it!

 

[Blake]

Amr,

Quite honestly I think $10k is a bit low as ballet is a huge market that is growing really fast right now. Consider this how many dancing shows are on TV right now? Now consider how many places teach ballet? If I owned the name I would develop the name and make a mint with sales. This is the type of category killer domain that defines a niche and honestly $10k is a month's revenue when you get the motor running on it.

I wouldn't take anything less then $50k and that's on the low end and in a situation that you feel generous. This is just my thoughts as I think it's a truly great name that you would earn a mint with development instead of selling and regretting later.

Good luck with the name and if you don't mind keep me updated on it

Blake

 

[Kate]

50K for BalletShoes (dot) com ?
I may be conservative but I think 10K is much closer to actual value for an end user. So I believe the offer is fair.
This is a good domain but the purpose is quite narrow. IMO.

 

[Bannen]

Nice name. Over 40,000 exact monthly searches, and covers the gamut of other ballet footwear such as slippers, boots, flats, all of which themselves receive healthy monthly searches. So it's a top tier name to develop as a site for ballet footwear of all kinds. And can be smartly developed, of course, to extend outward and ripple to all items and info about ballet.

Regged in many extensions, and the hyphen version ballet-shoes is also regged in many extensions.

I notice in my area your website pops up on the first page of google when searched, so I imagine you receive a lot of traffic already. Wonder why you haven't monetized the blog pages or any panels? Seems like you'd do well with an Amazon store, Adsense, some Commission Junction affiliates...

$10K is a rock-bottom valuation for this one, IMO, and if you had it monetized and could see the monthly revenue, I think you'd agree. An end user who is simply a website developer could pop some substantial stores on there for all kinds of ballet footwear and reap a very good monthly income. A company that actually manufactures and/or retails ballet shoes... they could make a killing $$, having this category killer domain name as their store front.

10K is a nice starting point but if I owned this, even if desperate I doubt I'd sell for less than 15K considering the income possibilities. A more fair end user value is in the $20K - 40K range, and higher isn't out of the reality range if they are a manufacturer/seller of ballet shoes. IMO.

Good luck

 

[johname]

BalletShoes dot com sold for $8,500 Feb 2012

 

[sniper2009]

for me i will never accept under $20K-$25K so i am with Bannen !

 

[GiftedDomains]

First of all, if you don't want this thread to be found easily on google, (dot) instead of (.) is useless.

I know this was sold for 8.5K, but thats reseller price @ Sedo.
Now its too late and time for enduser price.

If you were the buyer, i would not sell this below 20k.
1.5k ROI for a 8.5k investment? seriously? no way.
Also i see a nice developed site with 1.7k FB likes, etc.

For such investments, you need at least double your money.

I would counter 30k and settle on Min. 20k if they accept.
If not, keep it and wait for more serious endusers.

RunningShoes.com sold for $700.000.
KidShoes.com Sold for $38.000.

20K for BalletShoes is more than fair for an enduser.
imo.

 

[johname]

I know this was sold for 8.5K, but thats reseller price @ Sedo.

It means many things.

First I wouldnt say because something sold on sedo it was a reseller price. Endusers use it too.

Instead its just an assumption that it sold too low

It also means our friend owned it a year and did not get a 50k offer.

It also means the person that owned it before was happy with 8.5 k and never got that 50k offer for the duration of his/her ownership.

I would be surprise if a ballerina told me she needed to put on her "shoes" before doing the nut cracker. I would expect "slipper" but of course its a nice name.

Goodluck

 

[fm1234]

NameBio shows the aforementioned SEDO sale, but also says it was sold later in 2012 at Brannans for $13,250. I think that $10k is a weak offer, especially if the last sale price was 32% more than that less than a year ago.

I agree with the above sentiments about the dance market, but don't let what's on TV fool you -- you have a site on there and should have analytics telling you what kind of traffic you really get for the domain.

Regarding the terminology:

posted by johname:

I would be surprise if a ballerina told me she needed to put on her "shoes" before doing the nut cracker. I would expect "slipper" but of course its a nice name.

The vast, vast, vast majority of ballet slippers (the correct term btw) are not sold to ballerinas; they are sold to the parents, grandparents and stepparents of little girls and boys in dance class. And we, the kids, the other parents in the lobby and even the dance instructor all refer to them as ballet shoes, although I'm not entirely sure why. It is not uncommon for a colloquialism to have greater traction in the language than a technically correct alternative; and in terms of domaining, I tend to think that what people say and type is more important than what is technically accurate (assuming it's not a trademark issue, like "kleenex" for tissue and "coke" for carbonated beverage etc. etc. etc.)


Frank

 

[FPForum]

If you paid the $8k for it then I don't think $10k is much of a profit...In this market I don't see the name selling for much more than $10k myself so the small profit may be better than a loss.

 

[Avabelle]

Bowlingballs.com sold for $225,000 USD - and it seems to have higher numbers than "ballet shoes".

I'm still learning, but $10,000.00 seems really low to me.

 

[nothere]

Hold out for more, at least double. Ballet shoes aren't going out of style anytime soon.