domain CoolSavings.info, popular phrase

[Archangel]

CoolSavings.info -- all major exts taken, very popular keyphrase, high Google/Wordtracker. Any ideas of value?

 

[imismo]

Good catch. I would pay maybe $15 for it if my damn developers would make a copy of a script like pricewatch or something for cheap. Unfortunately they won't, so to me it'd be maybe $5-6 for resale value.

Could potentially bring in earnings though, I'd hang onto and try and develop it cheaply, and try and bring in some revenue.

Just my 2 cents Rep points are appreciated if it was helpful.

 

[Toni]

undeveloped its only reg fee to me.

 

[aceeca]

It maybe a TM.

 

[Archangel]

It maybe a TM.

How could you TM a common saying?

 

[aceeca]

How could you TM a common saying?

The same way as "Windows" is a TM.

 

[Archangel]

The same way as "Windows" is a TM.

Good point.
But I doubt anyone could really TM cool savings. but I've been known to be wrong before.

I think I'd sell it cheaply all the same, $15 or so.

 

[aceeca]

Visit CoolSavings.com

 

[Archangel]

Visit CoolSavings.com

Well yeah.
Oh, I saw ChubbyLand.org dropped yesterday. The .com is an adult site. I was thinking of getting it but the possible TM turned me off.

 

[Chef Patrick]

nice domain, i personally like the .info's. i could see this one going between $15-$25.
oh and i think you are safe on any tm issues.


if you appreciate my appraisal add some rep points

 

[Archangel]

if you appreciate my appraisal add some rep points

I did, since you asked kindly

 

[akcampbell]

Cool Savings is descriptive, it couldn't be TM'ed in relation to savings in the same way Windows couldn't be trademarked for selling windows.

The guy who owns CoolSavings.com has tried to trademark his name by trademarking the phrase "CoolSavings Coupon Manager" in relation to coupon printing.

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=ubngnr.3.6

If you wanted to let users print coupons, he might have something to say about it but I think he'd lose any legal challenge. It's like whoever owns sex.com trying to trademark sex for "Internet code that displays photographs" and then taking every porn site to Court for trademark infringement.

Also, if I was developing a Cool Savings web site in an alternative extension, I would object to the registered trademark sign after CoolSavings and before .com at the bottom of the main page of CoolSavings.com because that's not what the guy really trademarked. The logo at the top of the page has a tiny dot opposite Coolsavings which I think is supposed to be a registered trademark but again, I don't think that would be upheld by a Court if challenged.

I think the guy who owns CoolSavings.com would pay you alot more than the valuations stated here. He is clearly very concerned about similarly named sites otherwise he wouldn't have gone to such lengths as trademarking "Coolsavings Coupon Manager" which in my view offers very limited protection. Email the owner and offer them CoolSavings.info for $1,500 (the cost of taking you to the UDRP). You might get lucky.

Value wise wholesale I'd say $10-$25. Obviously, it you didn't have the Cool bit in front of Savings.info it would be be worth millions of dollars.

 

[Archangel]

Cool Savings is descriptive, it couldn't be TM'ed in relation to savings in the same way Windows couldn't be trademarked for selling windows.

The guy who owns CoolSavings.com has tried to trademark his name by trademarking the phrase "CoolSavings Coupon Manager" in relation to coupon printing.

http://tess2.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=ubngnr.3.6

If you wanted to let users print coupons, he might have something to say about it but I think he'd lose any legal challenge. It's like whoever owns sex.com trying to trademark sex for "Internet code that displays photographs" and then taking every porn site to Court for trademark infringement.

Also, if I was developing a Cool Savings web site in an alternative extension, I would object to the registered trademark sign after CoolSavings and before .com at the bottom of the main page of CoolSavings.com because that's not what the guy really trademarked. The logo at the top of the page has a tiny dot opposite Coolsavings which I think is supposed to be a registered trademark but again, I don't think that would be upheld by a Court if challenged.

I think the guy who owns CoolSavings.com would pay you alot more than the valuations stated here. He is clearly very concerned about similarly named sites otherwise he wouldn't have gone to such lengths as trademarking "Coolsavings Coupon Manager" which in my view offers very limited protection. Email the owner and offer them CoolSavings.info for $1,500 (the cost of taking you to the UDRP). You might get lucky.

Value wise wholesale I'd say $10-$25. Obviously, it you didn't have the Cool bit in front of Savings.info it would be be worth millions of dollars.

Thank you greatly for your insightful post. Reps added. I've always seen .com, .net, .org, and .info as the only major players out there; all other ext aren't worth owning unless they are strong keywords. And if thew .com owner owned the 4, he likely wouldn't ever get any real competition unless someone uses a different adjective ie GreatSavings.com. Is that agreeable?