.mobi Could we have an appraisal area on this section?

[mejcdj]

I have noticed that requests for appraisals in the mian forum go ignored if the name is a .mobi. It would be nice to have a section just for .mobi appraisals. I know I have several I have been trying to get appraisals or opinions on. This is also the case in other forums.

Either they don't know ablout .mobi, don't care about .mobi, are jealous they didnt get a .mobi or think we are crazy for buying .mobi.. in cany case, they are not appraising lol.


Mejcdj

 

[namenut]

I think the "mobi" market is too young and the sales history does not support any trends or evaluation quantities. This and the technology side is kind of like the plasma/high def TV issue was. Formats. apps, wares, services etc are still evolving and lending to an unstable foundation to gauge future growth.

Other than the obvious ..... :imho:

namenut

 

[mejcdj]

True enough. You are right.

It is frustrating tho, to step outside our little part of the web here at NP's .mobi section and see that no one is interested or even a fraction as excited as we are in here lol

I will just have to wait it out, I suppose, like the rest of us lol

Mejcdj

 

[danmanmktng]

I think the "mobi" market is too young and the sales history does not support any trends or evaluation quantities. This and the technology side is kind of like the plasma/high def TV issue was. Formats. apps, wares, services etc are still evolving and lending to an unstable foundation to gauge future growth.

I think the fact that the market is new and that it is very hard to figure out prices is exactly what creates the need for a separate appraisal area.

I think a mobi appraisal area is a great idea. 2 main reasons:

1) It would allow discussion on how mobis should be valued. As everyone points out, the market is very speculative -- it's extremely difficult to value these things. It would be of service to everyone on the board if there were an active dialogue about it.

2) It would eliminate all those annoying posts from the boards about people asking for opinions/appraisals of their newest, and often not very high quality, purchases. Thus increasing the quality of the discussion on the main mobi section.

Admins, what do you think?

Dan

 

[-db-]

We are certainly (and always) open to ideas that might improve the community.

Keep in mind, we did already create a separate .Mobi discussion forum, followed by a separate .Mobi Marketplace. Followed by a live chat with a representative from the .Mobi registrar. :gl:

Meanwhile, we have supporters of many other extensions wanting their own section of some kind, because they don't have their own discussion forum, much less their own Marketplace.

We also recently expanded our domain sales areas to include specialized sections for ccTLD, High-Priced, IDN and Traffic domains. I think we do a pretty good job at staying current, and giving the best variety of domain forums on the web

And the ultimate goal is for .Mobi to be alongside the other gTLD's, .Com, .Net, .Org, .Info (etc.) Add to this, I would expect the initial surge of activity to slow down and level off, like so many other new extension launches before it.

But of course, we will consider it, and continue to listen to feedback from you guys/gals.

 

[AndyR]

I do not think that .mobi domain names are mature enough yet to appraise just the name, whether three letters is better than keywords etc.
Appraisal of .mobi sites is a good idea and will motivate owners to develop at least some of their names above parked pages.

 

[GeoOwners]

I'll appraise all .mobi's right now...they're only worth what someone else will give you for it.

by the way...I did this with my eyes closed...not bad hugh?

:zzz:

 

[JBebbington]

If you give .mobi an appraisals area, I want a .cc area. I want a .co.uk area.

The extension is too new for any name to have any worth.

 

[Rochemontagne]

Dentalpro,

Yep, and that is what all domain names are worth.

 

[mjnels]

i agree with most people that the extention is too new.. this doesnt mean you cant ask for an appraisal... but dont expect it to be accurate or to get a response at all..


as somebody noted above... everyone gives individual appraisals.. theyre called offers.. not everyone is as motivated as the other guy to buy a domain, hence what is only worth $80 to one person may be worth 5k to another.

 

[whitebark]

True enough. You are right.

It is frustrating tho, to step outside our little part of the web here at NP's .mobi section and see that no one is interested or even a fraction as excited as we are in here lol

Mejcdj

It's because nine out of ten of them posted are pure garbage. .mobi fever has rotted some people's common sense. The good ones are long ago registered, yet people keep on buying them and keep on posting them for appraisals.

It's not about interest or being excited it's about seeing far too many threads of - please appraise - yetanotherlousy.mobi

I'm being blunt but I don't dare hesitate to say I am sure a great many people share my opinion on this matter.

 

[dontknow]

It's because nine out of ten of them posted are pure garbage. .mobi fever has rotted some people's common sense. The good ones are long ago registered, yet people keep on buying them and keep on posting them for appraisals.

It's not about interest or being excited it's about seeing far too many threads of - please appraise - yetanotherlousy.mobi

I'm being blunt but I don't dare hesitate to say I am sure a great many people share my opinion on this matter.

I have also noticed some mediocre .ca's, dotcom's, etc, up for appraisal too. Does that mean we should get rid of the appraisal area all together? It's funny how some people have such a hatred for lousydomain.mobi, but when it's a dotcom, all of a sudden it's a premium name with potential...

 

[whitebark]

all of a sudden it's a premium name with potential...

THAT's EXACTLY the problem with the lousy .mobi domains.

People are registering the most mundane and off-topic domains in .mobi and expecting them to be worth something. If they read the dozens of appraisal threads showing that the vast majority of them are indeed worth regfee or less they should clue in but they don't. So they keep on posting them, and people keep avoiding them. Or worse still some newbie or mobi fanatic will tell the poor fool that the domain is worth "oh easily $XXX to an end user..", and more of them see that and follow the herd over the cliff.

But in the end it is their money to waste so all power to them. Just realize not everybody has been suckered/conned/greed induced in by .mobi fever.

A lousy domain in any extension is lousy. But a lousy domain in .com or .de or .ca is still better than a lousy one in a new, unproven, and over-hyped extension.

 

[dontknow]

A lousy domain in any extension is lousy. But a lousy domain in .com or .de or .ca is still better than a lousy one in a new, unproven, and over-hyped extension.

I understand you're completely sold on the .ca names, and more power to you. As a fellow Canadian, I can appreciate the .ca domains up here. However, to say thay a lousy .ca name is better than a .mobi name is a bit odd. A domain extension that covers the mobile internet worldwide will be a little bit more global than .ca ever will... :imho:

 

[whitebark]

I understand you're completely sold on the .ca names, and more power to you. As a fellow Canadian, I can appreciate the .ca domains up here. However, to say thay a lousy .ca name is better than a .mobi name is a bit odd. A domain extension that covers the mobile internet worldwide will be a little bit more global than .ca ever will... :imho:

It's about USEAGE not who can use it.

Nobody ever is going to buy-develop-advertise the vast majority of the .mobi domains floating around. Some others will be developed only to find that nobody wants to view superfly.mobi on their mobile device.

 

[mejcdj]

I didn't mean to get an argument going, I was just looking for some appraisals for my names.

I understand some of you think .mobi is useless, and think that we are wasting our time registering anything after business.mobi, music.mobi, flowers.mobi and attorney.mobi have been registered, but there are still many very useful names registerd and even the ones that don't seem useful now, might be in the future.

I just thought it would be nice if we could get some looking at names and giving some positive or negative feedback. As long as its from an unbiased domainer who does not hate .mobi, I feel it would be helpful to all of us who did buy into .mobi.

Even if .mobi does melt into the 'rest of the extension pool' .. Flashgames.mobi is better than myflashgamesite.ca or .com IMO.



Mejcdj

 

[-db-]

I didn't mean to get an argument going....

You made your point in a polite and professional way. Nothing to worry about.

I think everyone needs to remember the topic was about whether we need a separate appraisal section for .MOBI domains... not asking for opinions on .MOBI itself.

 

[VisualArtistFrankBonilla]

Exactly

You made your point in a polite and professional way. Nothing to worry about.

I think everyone needs to remember the topic was about whether we need a separate appraisal section for .MOBI domains... not asking for opinions on .MOBI itself.

Exactly. Another fine job, DB. That's why youa re an administrator!!

Frank

 

[dontknow]

It's because nine out of ten of them posted are pure garbage. .mobi fever has rotted some people's common sense. The good ones are long ago registered, yet people keep on buying them and keep on posting them for appraisals.

In defence of my part in the argument, I was just here reading about an idea to create a .mobi appraisal section. Of course, there's always at least one person who feels the need to start an attack and attempts to belittle others. Sorry to have taken the bait...
I'm all for a .mobi appraisal area. It will mean that .mobi haters will not have to get angry because it doesn't pertain to their .ca, .com, etc.

 

[mejcdj]

Well I just picked up 2 good ones (IMO) about 3 minutes ago, so there are still good names out there

MovieIndex.mobi 150 million google results and 1787 overture and it would be searched on the moble phone.

EntertainmentIndex.mobi 317 million google results and only a 36 on overture, but I am certain there is a market for this one as well.

There ARE good names left. It would be nice to have them evaluated by NPers who are interested in the .mobi market.

Mejcdj

In defence of my part in the argument, I was just here reading about an idea to create a .mobi appraisal section. Of course, there's always at least one person who feels the need to start an attack and attempts to belittle others. Sorry to have taken the bait...
I'm all for a .mobi appraisal area. It will mean that .mobi haters will not have to get angry because it doesn't pertain to their .ca, .com, etc.

Actually.. I kinda liked what you said lol

:p

Mejcdj