sales BBC - The race to buy AI website addresses (domains)

[silentg]

He adds that one domain name speculator bought an AI website name for $300,000, only to then sell it some months later for $1.5m. "There are speculators in the space who realise companies want the best branding."

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67284936

 

[Domain Ethos]

So pantry.ai sold for $12k and we don’t know what domain supposedly sold for 300k and then $1.5m months later.

 

[cooljub]

Yet more advertorial from the impartial bbc.

 

[MKA]

I mean the speculator rush is long since over. If you hand register an .ai domain now to sell you'll just end up losing money.

 

[SixFigures.ltd]

So pantry.ai sold for $12k and we don’t know what domain supposedly sold for 300k and then $1.5m months later.

A lot of deals are undisclosed, so...

 

[Yanosh]

Yeah , of course BBC

Cause if someone gives you a car worth 80K for 25K you wouldn’t take it huh

 

[MadAboutDomains]

If you load the BBC website, you're funding shi*e.

 

[nametrekker]

I loaded up on one word .AI domains in late 2015, early 2016 And these one word domains were taken in at least 200 other extensions, some in over 400.
Unfortunately, I regged only about 60, not 600.
First year another extension has exceeded my .com sales - 2023 -- and year still ain't over.
As one word domains like even drafts.ai and pinecone.ai are fetching 5 figures, per this week's Dynadot ,AI expired auction, I can see entrepreneurs and startups turning to .BOT ---- Grok the Bot can move the needle

 

[nametrekker]

I mean the speculator rush is long since over. If you hand register an .ai domain now to sell you'll just end up losing money.

I mean the speculator rush is long since over. If you hand register an .ai domain now to sell you'll just end up losing money.

Yep -- all the best .AI domains were taken by early 2017 for registration
by 2018, you would need to pay 4 figures to get a decent .AI domain
2022, 5 figures to get a decent .AI domain
2023 === will still take 5 figures for a one word .ai taken in at least 100 extensions

 

[paul10]

I mean the speculator rush is long since over. If you hand register an .ai domain now to sell you'll just end up losing money.

Yes simply because u can not find a ONE-WORD or TWO-WORD meaningful keyword for hand reg

 

[MadAboutDomains]

Don't worry you're not missing out on much. It'll be on the board as a fad that came and went in about 1 years time

 

[MKA]

Yes simply because u can not find a ONE-WORD or TWO-WORD meaningful keyword for hand reg

That's how it is with all domains, when they become a valuable the few ones that are still available get snatched.

But that's the point. The speculator rush is over. There's no point in hoarding these domains anymore.

 

[pb]

How do you do, fellow speculators?
I thought journalism was supposed to be impartial.
Actually, can't really blame them, since this word was used by the CEO of Escrow.com.
I guess Mr Barrie doesn't have the best opinion about his clients.
Seemingly Mr Udemme, a "domain broker", said something similar, but there is no direct quote.

 

[Inframan]

Yes simply because u can not find a ONE-WORD or TWO-WORD meaningful keyword for hand reg

The keyword is meaningful. I'm sure there are available ONE-WORD in the (.AI) extension. I think the first question that should be asked is, "Is this a Business Name".

If the marketplace Only wants previously registered ONE-WORD English dictionary words, I don't know what to say. All of my domains are hand registered. I'm not in the drop catch or buying premium domains to flip.

I don't have the bandwidth to understand how or why pantry dot ai sold.

 

[paul10]

The keyword is meaningful. I'm sure there are available ONE-WORD in the (.AI) extension. I think the first question that should be asked is, "Is this a Business Name".

If the marketplace Only wants previously registered ONE-WORD English dictionary words, I don't know what to say. All of my domains are hand registered. I'm not in the drop catch or buying premium domains to flip.

I don't have the bandwidth to understand how or why pantry dot ai sold.

There are no meaningful one-word domain available for .ai

 

[nametrekker]

Don't worry you're not missing out on much. It'll be on the board as a fad that came and went in about 1 years time

Fad? Hardly but yes, .ai may be deemed a fad by those who own zero great .AI domains
A trend is far different from a fad. Trends become part of the zeitgeist
Ai will not even reach critical mass until circa 2035

And this trend is soaring upwards:
"According to Google Trends, the “ai domain” search term has grown by 203% in the past year, with over 18,000 searches/month. One of the main factors driving this trend is ChatGPT’s release on November 30, 2022. Its success has led organizations worldwide to build their own AI-based services, urging them to secure their own.ai domain"

In 2040, expect the next big extension to be .AGI ( Artificial General Intelligence) to accentuate its capabilities over mere .AI

 

[MadAboutDomains]

In 2040, expect the next big extension to be .AGI ( Artificial General Intelligence) to accentuate its capabilities over mere .AI

Just pure fantasy. Sorry.

 

[nametrekker]

There are no meaningful one-word domain available for .ai

Paul, if you can find a meaningful, as in good, one word .AI domain to register now, you're a better searcher than I. it's possible., but not likely.

 

[nametrekker]

Just pure fantasy. Sorry.

My bank account says otherwise. An ai company I cofounded in Montreal was acquired with a sweet exit, and at least 40 of my .ai domains have been acquired since 2016--- if you think that's a fantasy, then we're all living in a simulation --- and I'm not refuting this as a possibility.

But if this is "just pure fantasy", keep bringing it -- my kids love the global traveling

 

[MadAboutDomains]

My bank account says otherwise. An ai company I cofounded in Montreal was acquired with a sweet exit, and at least 40 of my .ai domains have been acquired since 2016--- if you think that's a fantasy, then we're all living in a simulation --- and I'm not refuting this as a possibility.

But if this is "just pure fantasy", keep bringing it -- my kids love the global traveling

You didn't read what I replied to