Does the ccTLd determine value?

[mis_chiff]

Not looking for an apprasial - just some answers!
and I know it's not a .com - just comparing to
.us as other than that, they are identical.

OK, here's the question, be open minded to the ccTLD

I would like a comparison of this domain .ca to the .us

WineDirectory.us (not developed) is listed at Great Domains for $10,000
whether it's worth that much - who knows....

Now the question....
I have WineDirectory.ca (still under development) and I submitted it to
get a free apprasial [cough]

"unfortunately the domain winedirectory.ca" does not meet the
300 score! and is not considered a premium??

My question is...WHY NOT? is it cause it's a .ca?
2 great keywords with a very developable <--(haha)
market advantage!

What am I missing on this one??

or do all apprasial companies have a hate on for .ca's??

It has overture and google WTF

If anyone could shed some light on why this is so,
it would be much appreciated.
Thanks guys.

 

[Sam]

The answer is cause GreatDomains is a bs company who accepts random names.

Sam

 

[Coopey]

I think the ccTLD can determine the value- in lots of different ways.

Using .us vs .ca as an example...

.us
USA has 300M people- plenty of potential users
One of the worlds' largest economies- many potential business buyers
Not difficult for foreign registrants to obtain .us names- more potential domain owners
One of the worlds' largest wine producers

.ca for Canada
Canada had 30M people- less potential customers
Smaller economy than USA- less potential business buyers
Restrictive registrant rules- a smaller number of people are able to buy
I know Canada makes wine- but I've never seen a bottle

I would also look at wine consumption per capita, but I know this is slightly higher for Canada so should work slightly in .ca's favour.

I'm sure that the USA's worldwide reputation as a wine producer is the main contributor to the .us having a perceived higher value, in the same way beaches.sc (Seychelles) will likely be worth more than beaches.no (Norway).
{This is someone else's example I've just pinched}

This is over-simplified off-the-bat stuff, but I bet I put more thought than GDoms did, who may have just looked at the .ca and thought 'no'...

I will agree that it is a "very developable" name, and if I owned such a name I would develop too...

The answer is cause GreatDomains is a bs company who accepts random names.

 

[mis_chiff]

Thanks Sid for explaining it in such detail!
I do plan on developing this one, still undecided
which route to take, I have been playing around
with a directory but I can't get it to look how I want.
So looking at other options for design...

As far as registering a .us (being in Canada)
I find it is probably the same as a .ca (being in the USA)
In fact maybe a little harder, currently I have
none in my portfolio...I could reg one quite easily,
holding on to it I think would prove to be more difficult!

 

[YesBrilliant]

Being in Canada, unfortunatelly in great part I have to agree with Sid. The comparison about the economies of the two countries is up to the point.

Above all, the overly Restrictive Registrant Rules for Canadian domains significantly hurts the extension, more han to the .us.

Bad for us, Canadians.