.mobi Buyers market

[Work In Progress]

I just wanted to enlighten those who might be trying to sell their mobi's at this time.

My opinion would be, unless you HAVE to have some extra $$$$ or have exceptionally great names, hold on to them a little bit longer.

I have really been noticing a strong buyers market. Now is a great time to pick up some steals in the secondary market. I had a string of names I obtained the past few weeks that I could not believe were sold at the price I got them. I kept waiting for the seller to back out or not transfer, but they all came through. I'm not going into to details, but 3 of these names were bought for under $5.00 (2 of the 3 for under $2.00)....and the crazy thing is, they were all 2 year regs, regged in Oct, Nov, and Dec of 06, leaving me more than a year left. The most I paid was a whopping $6.00 for one of these.

And these names are not "crazy regs". One of the under $2.00 ones I ran through estibot and got a $1,500 appraisal! And I'll be developing it as technology allows.

For the past week, these "deals" have been harder to find, but they're still out there for those who look.

Happy Hunting fellow mobiers!

 

[garrett200]

Estibot doesn't work for .mobi names.

I agree it's a buyer's market, but not for long I'm afraid.

 

[GeoOwners]

agree on the buyers market...I got a nice girls first name lately for $101...and sold a mobi yesterday for $299 that I really would have wanted 500 for but been at snap too much


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[Work In Progress]

Estibot doesn't work for .mobi names.

I agree it's a buyer's market, but not for long I'm afraid.

Estibot, like any auto appraisal system is flawed by the human element. As are any appraisals in this or any forum. Appraisals in this industry are nothing more than educated guesses. From everything I've seen and heard from estibot, it's about as close as an automated system can come. And yes, one of the elements that make it this way is the yet to be determined comparable sales data that mobi has yet to give. All in all, it still gives a pretty good indication of whether you've got sh*t or shinola....

 

[-REECE-]

Estibot, like any auto appraisal system is flawed by the human element. As are any appraisals in this or any forum. Appraisals in this industry are nothing more than educated guesses. From everything I've seen and heard from estibot, it's about as close as an automated system can come. And yes, one of the elements that make it this way is the yet to be determined comparable sales data that mobi has yet to give. All in all, it still gives a pretty good indication of whether you've got sh*t or shinola....

Exactly. I would never sell my name for what Estibot appraises it at, however, if you have a million dollar name, I think Estibot will give you a heads-up with a 100k+ valuation, whereas if your name is crapola, it probably says so.

Not useful for people who've been around for awhile and have a general idea of a domains value, but a very useful tool for a newbie who might otherwise be scammed.

 

[snoop]

"I have really been noticing a strong buyers market."

Translation, prices have fallen greatly. Personally I would stand clear, it is one way traffic, there won't be a second coming.

 

[scandiman]

"I have really been noticing a strong buyers market."

Translation, prices have fallen greatly. Personally I would stand clear, it is one way traffic, there won't be a second coming.

More doomsday prognostications? Oh brother.

Mark, congrats on your recent buys. I'm shopping too and have made some good buys in the past few months, but nothing near as cheap as you are describing.

 

[Work In Progress]

"I have really been noticing a strong buyers market."

Translation, prices have fallen greatly. Personally I would stand clear, it is one way traffic, there won't be a second coming.

I'm buying if you're selling. I'll take all of the mobi's you shoot my way for pennies on the dollar.

More doomsday prognostications? Oh brother.

Mark, congrats on your recent buys. I'm shopping too and have made some good buys in the past few months, but nothing near as cheap as you are describing.

Thanks Scandi....I think I was just on a run at the right place, right time....and yeah....maybe snoop should check weather.mobi for a proper mobi forecast.

 

[scandiman]

Thanks Scandi....I think I was just on a run at the right place, right time....and yeah....maybe snoop should check weather.mobi for a proper mobi forecast.

LOL! Just checked weather.mobi (no redirect BTW, LOL) and no matter what city I enter the sky is not falling. The old anti arguments are getting so tired.

Happy shopping!

 

[snoop]

I'm buying if you're selling. I'll take all of the mobi's you shoot my way for pennies on the dollar.


Thanks Scandi....I think I was just on a run at the right place, right time....and yeah....maybe snoop should check weather.mobi for a proper mobi forecast.

If I did own any I would have well and truly sold by now, not sure why anyone would sell for "pennies on the dollar".

My point is these names have fallen greatly in value, lower prices doesn't equate to "value" in this case, in the last 9 months this ext has gone form an extension where there was a good chance of large internet co's using it to one where their is virtually no chance. It is a fundamantal change, don't buy names just because prices appear cheap in relation to the past.

 

[allnicksgone]

"I have really been noticing a strong buyers market."

Translation, prices have fallen greatly. Personally I would stand clear, it is one way traffic, there won't be a second coming.

Great prediction. Do you read palms too?

Seriously though, you might be right, or you might be wrong. I think it's too early to tell.

 

[scandiman]

My point is these names have fallen greatly in value, lower prices doesn't equate to "value" in this case, in the last 9 months this ext has gone form an extension where there was a good chance of large internet co's using it to one where their is virtually no chance. It is a fundamantal change, don't buy names just because prices appear cheap in relation to the past.

Virtually no chance? Where do you get this nonsense? The fundamental change is that .mobi is emerging and continues to grow every day. You obviously base your view of the TLD on TRAFFIC auctions but where you need to be looking is at how it is being used. Just today the first RFP was formally announced, weather.mobi awarded to the Weather Channel and is an active site now and there are so many more examples of active sites I won't waste the time retyping them yet again. It's not even 1 year old and so much has happened to grow this extension. Certainly some with get rich quick ambitions have been disappointed that their average domain didn't get a $x,xxx offer one month after regging it, that's not my concern. I'm in it for the long haul, looking for names to build and grow the presence of .mobi in the emerging mobile web space.

 

[Work In Progress]

If I did own any I would have well and truly sold by now, not sure why anyone would sell for "pennies on the dollar".

My point is these names have fallen greatly in value, lower prices doesn't equate to "value" in this case, in the last 9 months this ext has gone form an extension where there was a good chance of large internet co's using it to one where their is virtually no chance. It is a fundamantal change, don't buy names just because prices appear cheap in relation to the past.

I would personally like to thank Snoop and all of the other like-minded non believers in mobi. If everybody believed this extension will thrive (as most of us here do), we wouldn't see these good after market deals available. I don't buy any name just because it's cheap. I DO buy good (and potentially great) names when I find owners willing to part with them for next to nothing. That's called good business. I can't quite explain why they would do this. Everone has different reasons. Maybe in your mind, you think they're better off dumping this terrible, worthless extension for $1.26 when they laid down a minimum of $30.00 for it 9 months ago. I call this "pennies on the dollar" because that is what it is.

 

[snoop]

Maybe in your mind, you think they're better off dumping this terrible, worthless extension for $1.26 when they laid down a minimum of $30.00 for it 9 months ago. I call this "pennies on the dollar" because that is what it is.

Even if the ext does do well you won't be making much with near meaningless stuff like pizzaz.mobi and onfly.mobi, if you are going to speculate on this extension at least pick up stuff that has some potential to increase.

 

[scandiman]

Even if the ext does do well you won't be making much with near meaningless stuff like pizzaz.mobi and onfly.mobi, if you are going to speculate on this extension at least pick up stuff that has some potential to increase.

Dude, that's pathetic, is personal attacks on a members portfolio all you've got?

 

[snoop]

Dude, that's pathetic, is personal attacks on a members portfolio all you've got?

That is funny "a personal on a members portfolio" good lord how dare someone criticize a person's domain, and what on earth is a personal attack on a domain portfolio? I apologize humbly to this person's domain portfolio for this personal attack against it!

I'm pointing out that his strategy appears to be a bad one. I'm guessing if he didn't want this discussion he probably wouldn't start a thread about names he is buying and list them in his sig.

 

[scandiman]

That is funny "a personal on a members portfolio" good lord how dare someone criticize a person's domain, and what on earth is this a personal attack on a domain portfolio? I apologize humbly to this person's domain portfolio for this personal attack against it!

I'm pointing out that his strategy appears to be a bad one. I'm guessing if he didn't want this discussion he probably wouldn't start a thread about names he is buying.

Well, I don't see him asking for appraisals on the names in his signature. Not all names are purchased to be sold, some are bought or regged with the intention to develop, build traffic, monetize and hold. The 2 you criticized are earning him money today. Sounds like a sound strategy to me.

 

[briman1970]

Even if the ext does do well you won't be making much with near meaningless stuff like pizzaz.mobi and onfly.mobi, if you are going to speculate on this extension at least pick up stuff that has some potential to increase.

Pizzaz is an actual word. It's not the most popular spelling, but it isn't meaningless. DateRape.mobi is a good one for a victim's hotline/counseling site IMHO.

 

[snoop]

Pizzaz is an actual word. It's not the most popular spelling, but it isn't meaningless. DateRape.mobi is a good one for a victim's hotline/counseling site IMHO.

Yes, that is why I said "near meaningless".

Regarding daterape.mobi I can't imagine this name ever getting serious interest, very negative name, the kinds of groups who might have a use for it are never going to be willing to spend much on it.

 

[PVFARKAS]

Even if the ext does do well you won't be making much with near meaningless stuff like pizzaz.mobi and onfly.mobi, if you are going to speculate on this extension at least pick up stuff that has some potential to increase.

this is quite possibly the worst post i've seen on NP. negative rep added.

if you are a domainer by trade, i'd bet you lost out on future business. you should take some time tonight and reflect upon the negative things that are afftecting your life and try to find some piece of mind. clearly there is no logical thread relating the topic thread to Work's signature names, it is a mere projection of your own shortcomings. just plain pathetic.

perhaps a thread focusing on a buyer's market invites your doomsday comment, but leave it at that.