.ca Dot CA Discussion, Sales, and Showcase

[whitebark]

Domains For Next MyID .ca Auction

These are the upcoming domains and reserve range for the next/current myid.ca auction:

666.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Acrobats.ca ($251 - $500)
affordabletrips.ca ($251 - $500)
AirportRentals.ca ($1001 - $1750)
albertabyowner.ca ($251 - $500)
BridalOnline.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Broke.ca ($5001 - $7500)
CanadianDrugStores.ca ($501 - $750)
CanadianTennis.ca ($1001 - $1750)
CarStore.ca ($1001 - $1750)
CheaperFlights.ca ($101 - $250)
CraftSales.ca ($501 - $750)
DiscountTours.ca ($1001 - $1750)
DivorceTips.ca ($501 - $750)
DownloadFreeRingtone(s).ca ($2 - $100)
DUILawyers.ca ($1001 - $1750)
EasyIncome.ca ($751 - $1000)
EcoVoyage.ca ($251 - $500)
EngineeringCareer.ca ($751 - $1000)
Enlargement(s).ca ($751 - $1000)
ExoticHolidays.ca ($1001 - $1750)
FashionOnline.ca ($2501 - $3750)
Fertiliser.ca ($1001 - $1750)
FitnessJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
FlightSearch.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Freebies.ca ($7501 - $10000)
FreelancingJobs.ca ($2501 - $3750)
FurnitureLiquidation.ca ($751 - $1000)
GayBlog.ca ($251 - $500)
GayCanada.ca ($3751 - $5000)
HealthGuide.ca ($1001 - $1750)
HearingAids.ca ($7501 - $10000)
Hired.ca ($7501 - $10000)
HockeyGame.ca ($1001 - $1750)
homegardens.ca ($251 - $500)
HowToDance.ca ($501 - $750)
iBlogs.ca ($751 - $1000)
InternetHelp.ca ($251 - $500)
InternetPhones.ca ($1751 - $2500)
JFK.ca ($1001 - $1750)
JointVenture.ca ($2501 - $3750)
KitchenWare.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Lake-Ontario.ca ($1001 - $1750)
LogosOnline.ca ($501 - $750)
Mask.ca ($3751 - $5000)
MontrealLaser.ca ($251 - $500)
MontrealTravel.ca ($1001 - $1750)
MusicJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
NutritionJob.ca ($751 - $1000)
OakvilleFlowers.ca ($501 - $750)
OnlineCoupons.ca ($1001 - $1750)
OnlineDates.ca ($2501 - $3750)
OnlineGaming.ca ($2501 - $3750)
OnlineStock.ca ($751 - $1000)
OnlineStocks.ca ($751 - $1000)
OrganicStore.ca ($1751 - $2500)
PharmaceuticalCareer.ca ($751 - $1000)
PizzaRestaurant(s).ca ($101 - $250)
PrivatePilots.ca ($501 - $750)
ProFootball.ca ($251 - $500)
QuebecHoneymoons.ca ($1001 - $1750)
RollerBlading.ca ($5001 - $7500)
SaskatoonRealtors.ca ($101 - $250)
SelfImprovement.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Sensual.ca ($10001 - $15000)
Shareware.ca ($15001 - $25000)
SingleChristian.ca ($251 - $500)
SmallJob.ca ($1001 - $1750)
SNN.ca ($251 - $500)
Snores.ca ($1751 - $2500)
SportsStore.ca ($501 - $750)
TechJobs.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TeddyBear.ca ($1001 - $1750)
Theme.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TNN.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoComputer.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoComputers.ca ($251 - $500)
TorontoDentists.ca ($2501 - $3750)
TravelAuction.ca ($2501 - $3750)
UniqueGifts.ca ($2501 - $3750)
UsedHouses.ca ($251 - $500)
UsedLaptops.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Valuable.ca ($501 - $750)
VancouverHomeForSale.ca ($101 - $250)
War.ca ($1751 - $2500)
Women.ca ($50000)


I can see a number of these getting picked up - there a few others I'm surprised they accepted the high reserve and can't see selling because of it. What do you think?

 

[Spex]

TEL.ca or SCN.ca are the only two I can think of.

And the earliest hit for NamesPro was 81, so they obviously didn't get what they wanted.

Yeah, must have been a LLL.ca. Looking at your list, GRL.ca is pretty decent if you read it or use it as a substitute for "girl"

 

[DomainRecap]

GRL.ca is pretty decent if you read it or use it as a substitute for "girl"

Speaking from experience?

 

[DomainRecap]

The weirdest selection this week was definitely

ns1763.ca

in 5th spot, and as this was from an existing site, I am wondering if the owners bought it back or someone got it for the traffic - only time will tell.

 

[andrewschnarr]

DomainRecap do you have the list of spots?

 

[andrewschnarr]

Nice mine made 7th on the list.

 

[DomainRecap]

Ask and you shall receive.

To Be Released (TBR) .CA Results & Leftovers for December 4:

The TBR list increased to almost 9K this week, but there was a real lack of premiums in the single-word and multi-word categories, with most of the top targets being aged 3-letter domains. This dropped the TBR results back quite a bit but there were still 86 domain selected, including notable Top 10 picks like...

Check Out the Picks Baby!

 

[MapleDots]

Okay, for URL forwarding on WHC.CA, it's quite convoluted, as its obvious their entire system is designed around hosting and the domain side is basically featureless.

1) Manage Domain - then hit Advanced DNS Manager
2) You need to activate Domain Manager Basic (it's apparently free)
3) Use Domain Manager Basic to forward URLs
4) You need to Activate the DMB feature for every domain you own.



Quite the user-friendly system, huh?

They have the exact same control panel as canspace except they add some gradient colours and canspace uses red.

I saw a couple more hosts use that control panel and I can tell you it pretty much sucks. As soon as you try to do anything with 500 domains or so it always fails. Forwarding is pretty convoluted, heck even godaddy does it better.

Back in the day (ancient times) the best control panel I ever saw wad at domaindirect, which then got hoovered up by hover, which is really tucows. The Hover control panel tries to be over simplified and basically does nothing really well.

For me... cPanel does the trick, screw all the different control panels the hosting companies use and give me pure cPanel any day.

 

[DomainRecap]

Nice mine made 7th on the list.

Your pick or your throw-back domain?

 

[andrewschnarr]

Yah I picked it up GeoVision.ca

 

[DomainRecap]

Yah I picked it up GeoVision.ca

Good job, and I noticed that DynaDot can hit near the top when they feel like it.

I find he whole list a lot more egalitarian this week, rather than MyID and Siber taking 1-10 like they used to.

 

[Spex]

Speaking from experience?

What I do with my domains while in the privacy of my own home is none of your business

 

[Bob Hawkes]

The weirdest selection this week was definitely

ns1763.ca

in 5th spot, and as this was from an existing site, I am wondering if the owners bought it back or someone got it for the traffic - only time will tell.

It is the date Cape Breton became part of Nova Scotia, so maybe related to that?

 

[Bob Hawkes]

GRL seems to have a lot of possibilities. GRL.ca is the exact name of the Global Real Estate investment fund, but doubt they are getting the domain name. There is a Grain Research Laboratory but probably not pay much for it, but who knows. Wikipedia tells me there is a girl band by that name that includes Canadian content in an international group. I am wondering if it is possibly a library like ours is on GVPL. GRL PWR is used for Girl Power in a Canadian group. Interestingly all three of .com, .net and .org are for sale in GRL. Oh well, enough speculation, we can find out in coming months, unless it was just a domain investor .

Bob

 

[DomainRecap]

What I do with my domains while in the privacy of my own home is none of your business

LO-freaking Loud!

 

[Joshua Harding]

Can confirm that WHC has the worst domain management portal that I've ever used. No bulk-edit? Also, you have to individually activate the "Advanced DNS manager" for each domain. So strange.

Looks like they've since altered the $1 domain offer to 1 per customer, as well.

 

[MapleDots]

Anyone got a spare 250k kicking around?

If so you can bid on cash.ca at sedo
https://sedo.com/search/details/?la...rackingOrigin=&aid=1133505&origin=&language=e

 

[Joshua Harding]

Anyone got a spare 250k kicking around?

If so you can bid on cash.ca at sedo
https://sedo.com/search/details/?la...rackingOrigin=&aid=1133505&origin=&language=e

Amazing name. Would love to see the auction get some traction.

 

[esdiel]

How does it work when it says: "Reserve price range:100,000 USD - 249,999 USD"

Does it mean the seller has the right to refuse or accept any final bids between $100,000 and $249,999, but would be obligated to sell if someone offered 250K+?

 

[MapleDots]

I offered 50k on this one quite a while back

 

[nafti]

Anyone got a spare 250k kicking around?

If so you can bid on cash.ca at sedo
https://sedo.com/search/details/?la...rackingOrigin=&aid=1133505&origin=&language=e

The owner of it literally owns thousands of domains. I have dealt with him before. Super nice guy.

He sold a bunch of generics to YP years ago for $2.5 million.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

Anyone got a spare 250k kicking around?

If so you can bid on cash.ca at sedo
https://sedo.com/search/details/?la...rackingOrigin=&aid=1133505&origin=&language=e

Amazing name thanks for telling us about it. I guess you need lots of cash to get cash! It is about four orders of magnitude out of my range personally but I too hope it finds a buyer. Would be nice to see a publicly announced huge .ca sale.
Bob

 

[DomainRecap]

How does it work when it says: "Reserve price range:100,000 USD - 249,999 USD"

Does it mean the seller has the right to refuse or accept any final bids between $100,000 and $249,999, but would be obligated to sell if someone offered 250K+?

The reserve is a real number, but they're hiding it within a given range.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

The reserve is a real number, but they're hiding it within a given range.

Thanks for explanation. I always wondered when I see those. What is the logic of not telling people exactly what the reserve is? I could sort of see it in the live NamesCon auction where they got on phone to discuss reserve with seller in some cases.
Bob

 

[DomainRecap]

Thanks for explanation. I always wondered when I see those. What is the logic of not telling people exactly what the reserve is?

Because people would just play games to be a "big man" and bid a dollar short on every auction, defeating the entire purpose of a hidden reserve.

 

[briguy]

Amazing name thanks for telling us about it. I guess you need lots of cash to get cash! It is about four orders of magnitude out of my range personally but I too hope it finds a buyer. Would be nice to see a publicly announced huge .ca sale.
Bob

A lot of US cash...as of this posting..
1 Canadian Dollar equals 0.76 United States Dollar