Do you consider reg date when buying resale domains?

[labrocca]

I was just curious if anyone else has the habit of passing on any domain that was recently registered?

Normally when I see an interesting name...I check reg date first and if it's a registration that wasn't renewed at least once I pretty much pass on it. My personal belief is that if it was doing well it would be worth at least one renewal fee. Also if it was registed recently then it wasn't so great to register years ago. I like to see a registration date of at least 3-4 years ago when I buy a domain resale.

Any thoughts?

 

[iNod]

I normally try and make sure the domain was registered atleast a month ago.. But honestly if it is a good domain and I want it.. I could honestly care less.

I'm not really picky, if the domain is worth a lot it is generally older "3-4 years" but that is not always true.

- Steve

 

[labrocca]

Well there are rare cases where I make an exception. But you are right in that a 3-4 year old domain is generally higher in value. So whether the seller has priced that in or not is important as well. I have snagged 3 year old domains for $25-$100 that are solid names...some I resold for $x,xxx. I guess my logic is that if it wasn't registered 3 years ago it wasn't worth registering period.

 

[DotWeekly]

Well there are rare cases where I make an exception. But you are right in that a 3-4 year old domain is generally higher in value. So whether the seller has priced that in or not is important as well. I have snagged 3 year old domains for $25-$100 that are solid names...some I resold for $x,xxx. I guess my logic is that if it wasn't registered 3 years ago it wasn't worth registering period.

Guarded.com It's only 3 days old.
Gopa.com 17 days old.


I guess my point is, domains drop all the time and lose there age. I do agree it's great if you can say the domain is 8 years old, or 5 years old, but age does not always matter. If the domain drops, there is nothing you can do about the age. I would compare the Wayback age as well, as the whois age is not always correct, because of drops.

 

[gazzip]

The older the better

I would compare the Wayback age as well, as the whois age is not always correct, because of drops.

yeah, I tend to check that too, I have some very old names that now show as very new


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[Name Trader]

Interesting viewpoint, labrocca. I think you have a valid point about quality. But Jamie also has a good point. So you cannot be hard and fast about it. I hardly ever consider the age of any domain I buy, except in passing. I purchase almost entirely upon my perceived strength of the name. I get it wrong lots of times Apart from my own perceived opinion, I take overture score most into consideration.

 

[Dan]

If I'm willing to pay the asking price for the domain, I'll buy it. I hardly ever check for age.

 

[Spade]

I check for age constantly. I hate to pay top dollar for a domain that I just missed out on regging by hand. Maybe its silly, but I also wont buy a domain name without some age on it.

And although Jamie makes a good point about age, I believe even though Guarded.com just dropped and was snagged at Snap, its still counts as an old domain. Just not with continuous registration. So there are obviously the exceptions.

Also, with new Technology, I dont think you can fault someone for having a fresh reg.

Justin

 

[AdoptableDomains]

I really don't look at the orginal date, but I do look at the expiration date, since I've been forced to renew at an expensive registrar just after buying before. Bad names can be kept too long too if the owner had unrealistic hopes and the funds to back those hopes. If a domain went through the "real" drop process, it could also be many years old with several prior owner and a new create date.

I think it's a small factor, but to me not a deal breaker by any means.

 

[cache]

unregistered good names are rare. So yes, statistically speaking, the probability of a bad old age name is smaller.

 

[Fewski]

Yes I factor in the regristration date. But like iNod said, if it's the name I want and a price I like - I'm not going to factor in the regrisration date.

 

[Archangel]

Yes I factor in the regristration date. But like iNod said, if it's the name I want and a price I like - I'm not going to factor in the regrisration date.

I wouldn't pass up sex.com if the price was right and if it theorectically was only a month old.

 

[nrmillions]

I look at the age but older doesnt always mean better. There are always new words and technologies coming out. Look at a domain name like VideoBlog.com. The word didnt even exist until recently. The name was just regged in 2003 and its probably worth a lot. Wiki.com wasnt regged until 2001. There are many others like that.

 

[Name Trader]

I wouldn't pass up sex, either

 

[labrocca]

New words and technologies are of course the bread and butter of fresh registrations. As for drops. Obviously a name like guarded.com has value. I wouldn't even bother to look at the whois and date. However a name like keywordkeyword.com which is just so-so....even if it was dropped...most likely it was because it wasn't worth keeping. I let names drop too that I have had a few years because I realize I can't monetize them. I feel bad for anyone trying to grab it at a drop for more than a regfee.