.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.

 

[emjohn]

I lost $2500 on a .co because I countered. Sometimes it's a costly decision :imho:

Happened to me too the other day with a .co. They were going to give me $1000, I countered with 5 Gs and that was the end of the discussion.

 

[trelgor]

If you´re happy with an offer - take it. If you´re not, counter with your price, and don´t look back. Don´t fiddle about. It makes for nasty headaches. I for one believe my acquisitions have value, and that they will appreciate in value. Why else would I go to the trouble of acquiring them? 1k missed or their loss? @emjohn: How do you know that was the end of the discussion?

 

[MicroGuy]

What if he counters and the prospective buyer isn't interested in the name anymore? Being a domainer means you need to know when you can counter and when you can't (if you can, you also need to have the perception of how much you can counter).

The key is knowing the value of the domain. If you have a good domain that is worth money, there is no fear in countering because you KNOW what you have.

On the other hand, if someone offers you $1500 for a .CO there is a lot of fear because you know you have just snagged a massive and rare fish and if you counter you might never hook another whale like that ever again. IMO.

 

[trelgor]

The key is knowing the value of the domain. If you have a good domain that is worth money, there is no fear in countering because you KNOW what you have.

On the other hand, if someone offers you $1500 for a .CO there is a lot of fear because you know you have just snagged a massive and rare fish and if you counter you might never hook another whale like that ever again. IMO.

You wouldn´t believe the domains people buy. They want the name. They got their mind set. They have the money to spend.

If you look at the big fish domainers, since you like that analogy, only a fraction of their portfolio are more or less "safe bets". The rest are kind of "in the ballpark". Some are way off if you use any kind of valuation model.

You almost never "KNOW", you know. It is the nature of domaining.

But the likes of FS and MM get it right more often than wrong, and that´s where their big profits lie. They know their ballpark. Theirs is bigger than yours. They know names and demand better.

Case in point: Valuation is bollocks. Ponder you say "argue.co" is worthless, but the owner wants 30k. At what price will it sell if it does? Pointless guessing really.

There´s no point arguing either, each to his own, the future will tell if you might have sold a 250k domain for 1k or the other way around (more desirable). Perhaps you´ve been spot on.

The future also will tell, regardless of developments, that Microguy was an avid and adamant .CO antagonist, bless his heart.

 

[richface]

My advice

Received a offer of $1500 for a premium letter LLL.co domain. Not sure to accept it or not. Its not a dictionary domain, it ends with "O"

What do you think?

PS : I can't disclose the domain name until I take a decision

Accept it and then flip backwards and forwards, dance and rejoice for being so lucky and finally prepare your bank account for such a fantastic gift. All you have to ask yourself is how many LLL.co domains sell? why risk being greedy for a few $100 more? I would certainly counter if it was a ".com" unless I am wrong .co is like a lottery with the occasional sales going over 2k. Yes sometimes there is no harm to counter when your domain is highly sort after you know you can afford to.

Accept and reinvest

some LLL.co available this morning

kqi.co
oyz.co
qlu.co
xjv.co
xkv.co
xoh.co
xqe.co
xqp.co
xqv.co
xsv.co
xuh.co
xuq.co
xuw.co
xvh.co
xvj.co
xvk.co
xvq.co
xvy.co
xvz.co
xyq.co
xyv.co
zqe.co
kxu.co
kxv.co
mkq.co
mxq.co
vxu.co
vxy.co
yqc.co

 

[MicroGuy]

$1500 is a good price for a lll. I'm not disputing that....but it's also a first offer and taking the first offer is foolish.

We're talking $xxxx.xx for an LLL hosted on the ccTLD of some third-World Country. Right? I think that offer is better than good, it's fantastic. (:santa

Accept the offer and keep your fingers crossed that it's not another in a long line of deadbeat bidders that never pay up. I'd say this is 50/50. ....and always remember that things that sound too good to be true, usually are. (:ghost IMHO.

 

[FUTRS]

just curious:

Are there any active dot co buyers on this thread at the moment or just holders?

Do any of you buy dot co domains in the aftermarket or just hoping to sell your own?

 

[MeanMrMustard]

We're talking $xxxx.xx for an LLL hosted on the ccTLD of some third-World Country. Right? I think that offer is better than good, it's fantastic. (:santa

Accept the offer and keep your fingers crossed that it's not another in a long line of deadbeat bidders that never pay up. I'd say this is 50/50. ....and always remember that things that sound too good to be true, usually are. (:ghost IMHO.

Hey MicroGuy...I had an offer of $5000 for "an LLL hosted on the ccTLD of some third-World Country".

Do you know what I did?......no? you don't?

I said no.

I said I wanted $20k.

They said $15k final offer.

I said okay :D

Your advice is worthless and costly because you are not dealing with the end user...the seller is....you are just adding noise with your poor advice.

 

[DU]

Hey MicroGuy...I had an offer of $5000 for "an LLL hosted on the ccTLD of some third-World Country".

Do you know what I did?......no? you don't?

I said no.

I said I wanted $20k.

They said $15k final offer.

I said okay :D

Your advice is worthless and costly because you are not dealing with the end user...the seller is....you are just adding noise with your poor advice.

Should have countered at $30K. left money on the table, imho.

 

[MeanMrMustard]

Should have countered at $30K. left money on the table, imho.

I think about it all the time :D

 

[bmugford]

Hey MicroGuy...I had an offer of $5000 for "an LLL hosted on the ccTLD of some third-World Country".

Do you know what I did?......no? you don't?

I said no.

I said I wanted $20k.

They said $15k final offer.

I said okay :D

Your advice is worthless and costly because you are not dealing with the end user...the seller is....you are just adding noise with your poor advice.

Nice sale, but how many times have you repeated that sale?

Flukes happen. Look at the weekly sales report.

You can build a business on steady sales and reinvesting.

If you are going to shoot for the moon on a domain it better be worth it, because you never know when (if ever) the next offer will come.

Brad

 

[emjohn]

And that is the nature of the domain industry. There is no such thing as a "repeat sale" in domains. You might sell one for $1000 and another one, quite the same, for $50000. It just depends. I don't think a person has to get repeat sales at $15000 in order to have made a success out of an extension. That is too much to ask. If someone sold Surgeon.org, for example, for 20 Gs and then could only sell Surgeons.org for $10000, does that make the extension a loser? Not in my eyes.

Nice sale, but how many times have you repeated that sale?

Flukes happen. Look at the weekly sales report.

You can build a business on steady sales and reinvesting.

If you are going to shoot for the moon on a domain it better be worth it, because you never know when (if ever) the next offer will come.

Brad

---------- Post added at 03:21 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:07 AM ----------

Sedo Sales:

ludwig.co 2500 EUR
meme.co 1495 USD

 

[the_poet]

http://fakegirlfriend.co/

It was even covered by TechCrunch lol

 

[MeanMrMustard]

Nice sale, but how many times have you repeated that sale?

Flukes happen. Look at the weekly sales report.

You can build a business on steady sales and reinvesting.

If you are going to shoot for the moon on a domain it better be worth it, because you never know when (if ever) the next offer will come.

Brad

I totally agree.

In regards to the weekly sales report though...I don't think we see a lot of the sales in there because they are mostly sub-$1k which is still great for a $20 investment. I avoid Sedo like the plague unless it can't be helped. Most of my sales have been ~$700-$1500 and I just use Paypal.

I was actually stung once by a woman who I sold truecrime.co to. I was going to drop it but I thought I would try to shop it around first and she agreed to $200. She couldn't pay all at once so she said she would pay $40 a month for 5 months. I got one payment 3 months ago and now she won't return my emails. :D whatever...I was going to drop it anyway but it still bothers me a bit when people are dishonest and $#itty.

 

[Dave]

Heres some avails for you .co lovers:

SeatBelts.co
UserGuide.co
ComputerGuide.co
FraudProtection.co

Am I mad?

 

[richface]

Not so sure BUT!....

Heres some avails for you .co lovers:

SeatBelts.co
UserGuide.co
ComputerGuide.co
FraudProtection.co

Am I mad?

Hi Dave not so sure BUT, I took seatbelts.co and will let you know in a couple of weeks if you made a mistake or not. Thanks

 

[elmoney]

I'm selling paybox.co, occo.co

if interested, PM pls

 

[the_poet]

On Sedo auction:

dutyfree.co @ $1,100
timeless.co @ $600

To the mods: not my names.

 

[emjohn]

Sale at Sedo:

Brit.co $4,750

 

[the_poet]

Plas.CO on Sedo auction at $875 (to the mods, not mine).