.co .CO - The Discussion, Showcase and Sales Report Thread

[TOXX]

Well, it seems like Colombia will be releasing .CO to the internet market:
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http://www.mincomunicaciones.gov.co...ge=./mods/contenido/noticia_user_view&id=1043
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This could truly be a big competitor to .COM (especially being a "typo").
I would say with proper guidance .CO could REALLY have a bright future!
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Let me know your thoughts please.

 

[JB Lions]

"But I still don't know where to find historic .co sales."

namebio.com
dnsaleprice.com
domaintools.com
dnjournal.com

 

[martiinko]

"But I still don't know where to find historic .co sales."

namebio.com
dnsaleprice.com
domaintools.com
dnjournal.com

Thanks a lot.

 

[the_poet]

Travels.co selling for $3k is equivalent to a scratch off ticket...it's dumb luck!

It wasn't registered until 2 months after public offering which shows little to no demand for the domain. I congratulate the seller for being able to move this one for a profit. The buyer will surely lose unless they have a nice development plan!

It's funny that you've been successfully investing in the extension but can't tell the difference between a .CO that was simply handregistered in September 2010 and a landrush acquisition. All .COs that show INJECTCSR in the field "Created by Registrar" are domains that were applied for during landrush and they were finally sold between August and September, hence their registration dates.

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Hi, I know of some single word .co domains that are available with 100K to 30M searches per month (G keyword tool). (I should check the exact.) They are "dictionary" words, so some specific product names, chemical terms, adjectives or verbs etc. But they are not words like "gold" or "telephone" or "coffee". I think some of them are brandable and so on. I checked them in epik/estibot appraisal and got $200-$2000+, but that's not reliable. I'm still not sure If I should reg them... I don't want to reg something I can't sell.

Good example would be doorKnobs.co (which is already taken, but it has that specific and small product feel to it).

I was looking for some complete list of .co domain sales, but couldn't find one.

At this point in time there's a very low chance you can find (very) good domains available for registration.

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"Travels" is one of those words that does not need to be plural. It is a tense with very limited commercial or branding value.

The seller needs several more bids to even break even after fees.

Travels.co $2,830 Oct 10 .CO Landrush

Brad

I agree, Travels may not be among the best keywords available like Travel, but it's still a high quality one. It's not a coincidence it's taken in almost any TLD (including many obscure ones) and it was applied for during landrush. However, I'm not saying it will sell necessarily for more than its initial bid. As we already know, auctions are not the best way to determine a domain's value, regular sales are.

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But I wanna make some . Btw how is it with buying "brand" names? For example I saw that lots of iPad3 domains are not registered. Is it illegal to actually sell those?

LOL I hope you're kidding Avoid TM and celebrity names like plague.

 

[Keith]

All .COs that show INJECTCSR in the field "Created by Registrar" are domains that were applied for during landrush and they were finally sold between August and September, hence their registration dates.

Sorry, I don't have time to study whois with a magnifying glass. Taking time to study the art of domaining is where it's at for me

I hope for the sellers sake that they got the name for the minimum. Really not worth much more IMO. There will always be lucky sales and this is surely one of them!

 

[the_poet]

Sorry, I don't have time to study whois with a magnifying glass.

You don't really need one to be able to understand whois

Anyway that's the kind of name that calls for negotiation, not certainly being sent to auction IMO.

 

[rusty1000]

I agree, Travels may not be among the best keywords available like Travel, but it's still a high quality one. It's not a coincidence it's taken in almost any TLD (including many obscure ones) and it was applied for during landrush. However, I'm not saying it will sell necessarily for more than its initial bid. As we already know, auctions are not the best way to determine a domain's value, regular sales are.

First, we are not certain at this point if this bid is even legitimate given all the strange bidding on .co names on Sedo. Let's see if this appears in a Sedo sales report.

Second, why isn't this "auction" a reflection of value? We don't know what transpired before the purported $3k bid, it likely wasn't the first offer. When the seller received a bid that would cover his cost, he sent it to auction, perhaps to see if he could get a bit more. So, this was the price at which he was willing to let go of it. Not surprising given that the market for .co domain names has generally been in decline since the initial bubble period when domainers thought this extension was the next .com as well as being under the false impression that .co names would benefit from .com typo traffic.

 

[gourdy]

Thanks for the discount code! Just registered jewelrygifts.co and couturejewelry.co

 

[the_poet]

NME.co on Sedo auction at $300 (to the mods, not mine).

 

[the_poet]

DNW's report on SXSW.

 

[rusty1000]

Just checked Sedo marketplace .CO auctions and bizx.co as well as all the others with $1k bids that appeared around the same time have been removed.

The $3k bid on Travels.co has been removed as well. I didn't think that any rational person would bid $3k for that.

It's nice to see that Sedo took care of the issue.

As I said, be wary of bids on .co names.

Looks like.co domainers are getting very desperate.

 

[the_poet]

"Cnet.com Just Covers .Co & Juan Calle: There Are 1.3 Million .Co Domains Registered"

As I said, be wary of bids on .co names.

You make it look like all bids on .COs may potentially be fake... strange things like fake bids, shill bidding, etc happen in any TLD of course, including .com

 

[Blitz]

“Since .Co’s rolled out to the public in July 2010, about 1.3 million have been registered. ”

Is there about 1.3 million .co currently registered as of right now, or that is how many have been registered since July 2010, not including drops?

 

[the_poet]

“Since .Co’s rolled out to the public in July 2010, about 1.3 million have been registered. ”

Is there about 1.3 million .co currently registered as of right now, or that is how many have been registered since July 2010, not including drops?

Not sure about that, but a while ago sdsinc reported that the zone file contained ~1.15 million domains. Considering the margin of error and that the estimate is nearly 3 months old, it might be either.

IMO GoDaddy, with its SuperBowl commercial and reduced prices during the last 1.5 months, might be responsible for the increase.

 

[Keith]

Is there about 1.3 million .co currently registered as of right now, or that is how many have been registered since July 2010, not including drops?

Either way it's above one million for sure.

Outside of buying and selling for profit, I just don't get the appeal of this one. It's absolutely necessary to own the .com equivalent if you plan to develop. At that point you'd just use the .com and skip the .co wouldn't you?

 

[rusty1000]

You make it look like all bids on .COs may potentially be fake... strange things like fake bids, shill bidding, etc happen in any TLD of course, including .com

True, however, you're posting bids on .co names in this thread presumably as evidence of aftermarket demand for these names and .co names in general at prices you quote that as we've learned were likely not legitimate bids.

Of course, you have no way of knowing this when you make those posts but someone needs to correct these errors.

I don't see anyone of the .co fanboys making corrections to posts and pointing out that these bids have been removed.

So, one is left with the impression that these are legitimate.

Ok, one should be at least a bit wary of all bids and let me refine it a bit more with respect to .co.

If one encounters a bid in excess of $1000 on a .co name, then one should view it with some skepticism. It may be legit but one must look at the specific name. When you see a bid like $3k on a name like Travels.co, one should certainly be skeptical and it certainly was not a "big one" as you advertised.

 

[JB Lions]

Either way it's above one million for sure.

Outside of buying and selling for profit, I just don't get the appeal of this one. It's absolutely necessary to own the .com equivalent if you plan to develop. At that point you'd just use the .com and skip the .co wouldn't you?

Since it's not even been out 2 years yet, it takes time for people to find and then develop names and then market site for traffic etc. As time goes on, I would expect more Overstock.com type stories, once sites actually get up and running and take a look at the numbers. You really should have the .com equivalent unless you don't care about the bleed out and the marketing problems.

I checked out one of the ones mentioned in the article, and they actually have the .com as well but are forwarding it to the .co, I don't see a bright future for that startup when you make dumb decisions like that.

 

[the_poet]

I don't see anyone of the .co fanboys making corrections to posts and pointing out that these bids have been removed.

TBH I learned it from you and my post about the bid is now removed. BTW avoid referring to people as fanboys, as someone might take offense.

 

[JB Lions]

TBH I learned it from you and my post about the bid is now removed. BTW avoid referring to people as fanboys, as someone might take offense.

I just have to ask something to clear something up. On the other blog you mentioned you only have like 15 .co and I notice you have like 10 of them for sale here. Do you really like this extension? I figured if you did, you would have a lot more, would invest in your beliefs. Or is it more pump and dump? You have some you're just trying to get rid of? Just doesn't add up.

eh, nevermind.

 

[rusty1000]

TBH I learned it from you and my post about the bid is now removed. BTW avoid referring to people as fanboys, as someone might take offense.

haha, well done then. Of course, you're not to blame and I apologize if my post came across as harsh or accusatory towards you. I've seen a lot of junk domains being registered in a number of extensions including .co which in particular seems to have an appeal to newbie domainers who tend to see it as analogous to .com. Invalid bids at unnaturally high prices just tends to spur more of that behavior. Anyway, good luck with .co. The CNET article certainly puts .co domains in a positive light. For cash strapped individuals who can't afford the aftermarket at the early stages and want to put something up online, .co is certainly a viable alternative to .com.

 

[m-i-k-e]

I just have to ask something to clear something up. On the other blog you mentioned you only have like 15 .co and I notice you have like 10 of them for sale here. Do you really like this extension? I figured if you did, you would have a lot more, would invest in your beliefs. Or is it more pump and dump? You have some you're just trying to get rid of? Just doesn't add up.

If somebody doesn't like an extension at all they would have zero names, not 15.

Perhaps having 15 names is realistic to his goals.