discuss Banks lending against digital domain names

[platey]

When will banks recognize and understand the monetary value of digital equity and be willing to lend against domain names?

 

[platey]

How long do we have to wait before we can walk in to a bank and say i would like to deposit this domain name? or? How long before we can say i would like to pay off my mortgage with this domain name?

 

[deez007]

I think we are very very far from getting to that stage.... would be awesome if we could one day do that.

 

[TauseefKhan]

Does anybody has some experience with lend.me?

 

[jamesosix]

It will never happen due to the subjective fluid value.

 

[HKIBC]

When will banks recognize and understand the monetary value of digital equity and be willing to lend against domain names?

Never. No way. Many valid reasons.

 

[platey]

I think we are very very far from getting to that stage.... would be awesome if we could one day do that.

if we wait for mainstream banks to get round to it we'll be waiting for a few centuries yet - but j don't think well have to wait that long

Google know a thing or two about er Google ranking etc? They rank socialmedia profiles that rank in Google they have advertising relationships with all the big brands etc they own a domain name registrar and as such will have an idea of current domain name sales and valuations etc

Google could offer certain websites anxious socialmedia profiles that

 

[platey]

Never. No way. Many valid reasons.

Like?

 

[platey]

What about banks employing domain name investors to value their customers domain names?
Obviously being paid bankers bonuses lol

 

[Kate]

There is not enough liquidity in the market. The market is tiny to begin with. Few names will ever sell.

 

[platey]

There is not enough liquidity in the market. The market is tiny to begin with. Few names will ever sell.

good point because although the market may be tiny vast sums are being spent on new gtlds by registrars - ok so only a few domains will ever be sold from the vast amount of domain names that are available to be bought? any idea of the percentage that will or won't be sold?

 

[frank-germany]

on domainsherpa I have seen a video of a company that does so
can't remember the name
(guess it was not a premium short typein domain name they have choosen)

 

[platey]

Does anybody has some experience with lend.me?

Yes although wouldn't reccomend them

A domain i hand legged wasn't deemed valuable - funny how one of the biggest legal firms in the world now uses it?

 

[HKIBC]

Like?

Like what @Kate said. I'd venture to say the domain market gross is well under $1B annually. Unimaginable money to you and me, but chicken feed to banks and fund managers.

Next, take BrandBucket. Annually, they sell under 3% of their portfolio of some 40,000 names. Generously assuming average gross of $2K per domain sold, spread over their portfolio, that averages out to $55 per domain. Which value would you like to use as a valuation basis?