.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.

 

[NPer]

No way... Lisa.co

I won Lisa.co for only $110. I gave it to my sister Lisa as a Christmas present.

Wow... so you are the guy who took my Lisa away from me! :D I bid for $100! I wanted it! :blink:

Always been the case with women (in this case Lisa.co) ... go for the guy with more money... $110 vs $100! :D

I woke up many hours after the auction closed, but I wouldn't have bid a cent more anyway.

Congrats! :tu:

It's an awesome present for your sister!

Adios,
3D
:wave:

 

[NovyTimm]

Thanks, I was surprised I had won it. I was meeting a colleague for lunch at auction close, so I just assumed someone would outbid me. Helps take the sting away from selling two of my premium domains for just $100. This was definitely a buyer's auction.

Wow... so you are the guy who took my Lisa away from me! :D I bid for $100! I wanted it! :blink:

Always been the case with women (in this case Lisa.co) ... go for the guy with more money... $110 vs $100! :D

I woke up many hours after the auction closed, but I wouldn't have bid a cent more anyway.

Congrats! :tu:

It's an awesome present for your sister!

Adios,
3D
:wave:

 

[Blitz]

This was an interesting read on the company formally known as O.co

Link

I did not know about the penalty Google put on them. How many big mistakes can a company make in one year?

 

[Oppinus]

Now I have the final results of the sedo premium .co auction:
Overall sale volume $73k (more than in the Re-Auction by Pool month ago)
22 Domains over $1000
155 sold domains, 36 with no bids.
Average sale price: $470

 

[Keith]

Now I have the final results of the sedo premium .co auction:
Overall sale volume $73k
22 Domains over $1000
155 sold domains, 36 with no bids.
Average sale price: $470

I sold 5 names for a total of $5k. Guess its better than average anyways :sold:

Do you have the complete list?

 

[Oppinus]

Do you have the complete list?

Now finally done. Here is the complete list of the domains sold at the Sedo Premium .CO Auction:
http://losmejores.co/2011/12/15/73k-en-la-subasta-sedo-premium-co/

 

[Keith]

Now finally done. Here is the complete list:
http://losmejores.co/2011/12/15/73k-en-la-subasta-sedo-premium-co/

Thanks! I was literally so caught up in watching the auction that I forgot to bid on the only name I wanted. Oh well :zzz:

 

[Oppinus]

Thanks! I was literally so caught up in watching the auction that I forgot to bid on the only name I wanted. Oh well :zzz:

So which domains did you sell? And which was the one you wanted to buy?

 

[Keith]

So which domains did you sell? And which was the one you wanted to buy?

Hmm, sales are domains which have been paid for so...

I sold church, peanutbutter, and peanut.

Jelly and vending are pending.

What I wanted to buy...I've contacted the seller with an offer in case the sale at sedo doesn't complete. Therefore I cannot disclose the domain

 

[NovyTimm]

Here are the final results from Sedo’s Premium .CO Auction of December 2011 in U.S. Dollars coblog.co/sedo-co-premium-auction-final-results

 

[Kate]

Thanks for the list.
I hope nobody was planning to retire on .co sales :hehe:

 

[NovyTimm]

Anyone have a list of domains in the Sedo Premium .CO auction that didn't sell? Thanks

 

[Oppinus]

Here are the final results from Sedo’s Premium .CO Auction of December 2011 in U.S. Dollars coblog.co/sedo-co-premium-auction-final-results

Well, I posted the results already couple of posts above and your list is just a copy from my site.

 

[NovyTimm]

Well, I posted the results already couple of posts above and your list is just a copy from my site.

I got my results from LosMejores.co, is that your site? I referenced and linked to that site twice, plus converted all values to dollars and provided additional analysis. Just trying to add to the global conversation.

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I hope nobody was planning to retire on .co sales :hehe:

So true. It's tough to make big money selling domains in a no-reserve auction or in forums. Those are mostly populated by other domainers looking for a deal. Expert domainers know the big money is from motivated end-user companies.

I personally like .CO domains because the cost of entry is low and the profit is high.

 

[Kate]

I personally like .CO domains because the cost of entry is low and the profit is high.

You think that ? I think it's a high-risk, low-reward extension. The auctions are setting the benchmark for the actual market (hint: not very high).
Yes, I know the auctions are attended by domainers. It's because the end users aren't there.

I'm not talking about the flukes but in general. Many more losers than winners in domaining.

 

[mwzd]

Many more losers than winners in domaining.

This is so true, though a lot more losers in .com than any other extension due to the sheer number of registrations.

If you learn how to invest correctly there is money to be made in any extension, including .co

I'm sure a lot of people have made money with .co, just as a lot of people will lose money, though sadly it's not a zero sum game, the house (registry) always wins.

 

[NovyTimm]

You think that ? I think it's a high-risk, low-reward extension. The auctions are setting the benchmark for the actual market (hint: not very high).
Yes, I know the auctions are attended by domainers. It's because the end users aren't there.

I'm not talking about the flukes but in general. Many more losers than winners in domaining.

We are averaging 1026% net profit with .CO. The key with .CO is the same as with any other TLD: Focus on category-killer domains, skip the junk/mispellings/trademarks, and directly market to end-user companies. The difference with .CO is you can still find great domains at an affordable price for resale.

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Sadly it's not a zero sum game, the house (registry) always wins.

LOL. True. And that's the rea$on we're about to see a flood of new TLDs like XXX, etc.

 

[JB Lions]

You think that ? I think it's a high-risk, low-reward extension. The auctions are setting the benchmark for the actual market (hint: not very high).
Yes, I know the auctions are attended by domainers. It's because the end users aren't there.

I'm not talking about the flukes but in general. Many more losers than winners in domaining.

Depends on what domains and how much they paid for them. As an example. First names for $100 or so. All kinds of room for profit, I've seen .cc first names sell for more. Even if you just turn around and sell them for $200, it's not the type of money where you'll run out into the street and do cartwheels or anything like that but you just doubled your money. Doubling your money is always good, and they might sell them for even more. So those domains bought in the xxx are pretty safe bets. Jetskis.co for $100? Some people got some domains where there is a lot of room to make money.

 

[Kate]

As an example. First names for $100 or so. All kinds of room for profit, I've seen .cc first names sell for more. Even if you just turn around and sell them for $200, it's not the type of money where you'll run out into the street and do cartwheels or anything like that but you just doubled your money.

I earn more than that in a single day.
I'm happy to sell domains for 4 figures, but much less excited about low $$$ sales.
Obviously you are adding some perspective and I thank you for that.

 

[johname]

everyone has different profit levels, the important thing is ending up with one