Candy.com sells for BIGG BUCKS!

[lexisdomains]

Rick Schwartz sold Candy.com for 3,000,000 dollars to the Melville Candy Company of Massachusetts.

Personally, I think this domain could have sold for a little more, but that's my opinion.


Any more updates from DNround table 2009 sales?

 

[the_poet]

Wow that's A LOT of money!! I also think it could have sold for more! Congrats to the previous owner on this GREAT sale!

 

[Soofi]

Personally, I think this domain could have sold for a little more, but that's my opinion.

It could have gone for more, most definitely!! :kickass:

 

[Pred]

lol

where you guys been, this is old news

months in the making with regular reports from Rick,

he announced sale couple weeks ago and even dnjournal reported last week lol

get with the act
also he didn't broker it, he sold it

also its not worth more, no way. rick is the master salesman and he squeezed ever drop of worth in the sale. hats off to him, he also gets a profit share, and a sell on fee

genius

is a xxx,xxx domain imho

 

[Soofi]

Pred, I think its worth more.. and as he reported the sale in his blog, I definitely think he could have gotten much more for it. (period)

 

[shane mac]

Don't sales like this wish you were domaining 15 years ago!:imho:

 

[dag]

also its not worth more, no way. rick is the master salesman and he squeezed ever drop of worth in the sale. hats off to him, he also gets a profit share, and a sell on fee

genius

I agree, that profit-sharing part of the deal was very smart...

 

[Soofi]

Don't sales like this wish you were domaining 15 years ago!:imho:

Shane, its always better to be late then NEVER!!

 

[bmugford]

Yeah, this deal is old news. Still it gives hope to my Candy.us

I would be satisfied with a very small percentage of the .COM sale.

Brad

 

[Soofi]

Yeah, this deal is old news. Still it gives hope to my Candy.us

I would be satisfied with a very small percentage of the .COM sale.

Brad

Good luck Brad, market it to the same gang!!

 

[owntype]

Yeah, this deal is old news. Still it gives hope to my Candy.us

I would be satisfied with a very small percentage of the .COM sale.

Brad

I'm sure you can! Good luck! :tu:

P.S Brad, pls don't forget to let me know the first if one day you decide to sell the domain in your sig

 

[Archangel]

lol

where you guys been, this is old news

months in the making with regular reports from Rick,

he announced sale couple weeks ago and even dnjournal reported last week lol

get with the act
also he didn't broker it, he sold it

also its not worth more, no way. rick is the master salesman and he squeezed ever drop of worth in the sale. hats off to him, he also gets a profit share, and a sell on fee

genius

is a xxx,xxx domain imho

toys.com fetched $5mil a few months back, right? I think this should have netted at least $4mil. $xxx,xxx would be an inssult, even $999,999. :p

 

[Soofi]

toys.com fetched $5mil a few months back, right? I think this should have netted at least $4mil. $xxx,xxx would be an inssult, even $999,999. :p

Exactly, my point! The way it was described by Rick in his blog, I think his starting wit $3.5 mil for this domain was a mistake and he could have fetched bit more if he had a higher asking price as the company seemed quite sterned about getting their hands on this lil' gem no matter what the price was.. but then again that's just my humble opinion!!

atlast it's :sold:

 

[bmugford]

I think Toys is a stronger keyword than Candy, and the difference in price was justified.

A lot more people buy Toys online than Candy.

Brad

toys.com fetched $5mil a few months back, right? I think this should have netted at least $4mil. $xxx,xxx would be an inssult, even $999,999. :p

 

[Soofi]

I think Toys is a stronger keyword than Candy, and the difference in price was justified.

A lot more people buy Toys online than Candy.

Brad

Brad, I think that's an arguable topic.. both are strong keywords in their own industry and definitely SUPER premium!!

 

[Spade]

Without a doubt - Candy is not in the same class as Toys. Primarily because of the way the keyword is shopped. Consumers dont buy much "Candy" online compared to "Toys". "Chocolates" is the primary keyword for candy that is sold online. If we were comparing Chocolates.com to Toys.com I could see that - I cannot see Candy.com to Toys.com.

 

[Soofi]

Without a doubt - Candy is not in the same class as Toys. Primarily because of the way the keyword is shopped. Consumers dont buy much "Candy" online compared to "Toys". "Chocolates" is the primary keyword for candy that is sold online. If we were comparing Chocolates.com to Toys.com I could see that - I cannot see Candy.com to Toys.com.

Spade, good point to bring into the discussion, hwoever I was looking at the comparative wordtracker searches for all the 3 keywords and this is how they all fair at the the wordtrackers keyword tool with other possible search phrases clubbed together..

1. Toys - 53,677 searches
2. Candy - 39,186 searches
3. Chocolates (no where even close to above 2) - 1,576 searches

However, if we were to see just THE keyword daily search, Candy is placed at the top with 6195 searches where as toys is only at 2935 searches.

Still believe, Candy deserves more then what it went for

 

[seven]

I think 3 mill was a really good sell for candy. I'm amazed he tacked on profit share to that as well.

 

[gemstar]

We all go on about how this domain or that domain should have got more but I bet if you were approached with an offer like that..Well the answer is obvious:hehe:

 

[Archangel]

The issue with candy.com is as it's been said above: ppl buy more toys ONLINE than candy. But candy is bought MORE than toys. Although a potntial http://www.toys.com might have more chances at profitability (seeing as toys cost more than candy), the sheer volume of candy puchased daily should be taken into consideration). And sure, ppl don't buy much candy online but -- so? Where is the point? Just becauise I read about a really cool DVD online doesn't mean I plam to buy it online. I love candy lol I do. It's a strange habit. But anyway, I love trying new candies and would be interested in reading about new brands or types or variations. And I'm not alone in that. So a www.candy.com could be very benefitial. Vibrators.com netted a mllion awhile back and it's very limited (sex toys or things that vibrate) but it's a huge market and surely $1mil was a steal. I see $3mil for candy.com as a steal, too.