.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?

 

[rlm]

well that was a pretty lame tbr...

 

[jaydub]

Uninspired

 

[DomainRecap]

So did anyone get anything good yesterday?

I mostly got hammered, as DMR.ca and DRA.ca were the only LLLs I wanted (I'm trying to stay away from 3-letters (haven't sold one in forever) and MyID got both these), and then either outbid or didn't bid at the correct Registrar for Cecile.ca, Furious.ca, MidCity.ca, Clancy.ca, Riverwood.ca, Appaloosa.ca, Bareback.ca, and maybe a few others.

I think I had 10-12 I wanted, and only got 1.

 

[Spex]

Put in bids for one name and didn't get it and I'm not too bummed about it. Trying to build up my .COM #'s and staying away from medicore .CA's or overpaying for good ones.

I haven't gotten any bites on my .CA's in a long time

 

[DomainRecap]

...staying away from medicore .CA's or overpaying for good ones.

I haven't gotten any bites on my .CA's in a long time

I'm doing okay on the .CA side, but only in certain areas - the LLL market seems to be dead (both for me and reported sales) while the female first-name market is booming, as are short, singular and marketable dictionary words (as always).

Everything else seems to be floating in the river and with the pandemic still raging, it's a tough business right now. Especially, if like you said, investors are making a habit of overpaying for good or mediocre names.

 

[nafti]

If you like Ukulele’s, you may like next weeks TBR!

 

[DomainRecap]

If you like Ukulele’s, you may like next weeks TBR!

Only if you're the Strongest, Sharpest, and Prettiest!

 

[nafti]

Only if you're the Strongest, Sharpest, and Prettiest!

And you have great awareness!

 

[Bob Hawkes]

Has anyone tried NamePros auctions for .ca domain names? I realize that the Canadian association would need to be stressed in the description. I can't recall seeing .ca auctions, and just wondered if anyone had tried a name and if it got bids.
Bob

 

[DomainRecap]

Has anyone tried NamePros auctions for .ca domain names?

It's not worth it as .CA is geo-limited and just explaining it to every buyer is more time than I have to waste.

Just buy quality at the lowest price you can, then own it. and try to sell it. Maximize your time.

 

[DomainRecap]

And you have great awareness!

Just don't drink the Koolaid.

 

[DomainRecap]

Best things about rummaging through the TBR:

1) Finding misspells of dictionary words you currently own.

 

[DomainRecap]

 

[nafti]

Shocking to see Arthuritis.ca still available. Could also be a first name+last name. Arthur itis. Someone gobble it up before it’s taken!

 

[Spex]

Rate.ca sold for $75k at Flippa

https://blog.flippa.com/success-story-domain-names-for-the-win/

 

[nafti]

Rate.ca sold for $75k at Flippa

Great 1 word domain and great story behind it for those who have time to read it. I’m curious who owned it previously. Anybody know?

 

[DomainRecap]

Rate.ca sold for $75k at Flippa/

Must have taken some nerve to say no to the $60K in order to eke another $15K out of the buyer.

 

[nafti]

Must have taken some nerve to say no to the $60K

I don’t think many of us could have done that. I’m still curious who the seller was.

 

[rlm]

I don’t think many of us could have done that. I’m still curious who the seller was.

I can assure you with 100% certainty that if you accept a low price, you'll never get a high price. High priced negotiations can take patience, months, if not years. But everyone has to balance patience with the need for cash...

I would guess the seller is most likely already pretty successful one way or another. When you don't absolutely need the cash, you can afford to stand firm on pricing. In fact I'd bet they probably regret not having a higher price on it, which is why they wouldn't budge.

 

[nafti]

accept a low price, you'll never get a high price.

That is true. I think knowing the value and potential value of a domain is the key. This seller was smart and knew that if someone offered $60K, he knew he could get his asking price of $75K. I think when dealing that high in 5 figures, the buyer CAN pay more.

I had a deal last year for $30K which turned into $40K because I knew that if he can do $30K, he can do $40K. It’s how you negotiate as well. Unfortunately for me, the $40K deal fell through but that’s just as example.

I like to leave room on the table for dessert.

 

[dtagr]

Rate.ca sold for $75k at Flippa

https://blog.flippa.com/success-story-domain-names-for-the-win/

Spending Father's Day furiously relisting names on Flippa!

 

[DomainRecap]

I can assure you with 100% certainty that if you accept a low price, you'll never get a high price.

But this wasn't the case, as it's all in relation to what it sold for - it was risking $60K to get $15K more. $60K is hardly "low" compared to $75K, just as $75K is hardly "high" compared to $60K.

If the buyer had offered $5K, and the seller refused, then we wouldn't be having this conversation.

But good for the seller, and if it ended differently, he would still own Rate.ca.

 

[DomainRecap]

I had a deal last year for $30K which turned into $40K because I knew that if he can do $30K, he can do $40K. It’s how you negotiate as well. Unfortunately for me, the $40K deal fell through but that’s just as example.

The moral of the story:

Don't read Nafti's stories.

 

[DomainRecap]

Spending Father's Day furiously relisting names on Flippa!

Flippa sucks and it's just a case of a broker getting random n inquiry to a high-priced .CA.

 

[Spex]

I’m curious who owned it previously. Anybody know?

The story says he got it in 2001 when CIRA did a big purge. Given the timeframe, I'm assuming that was when they held their first TBR (CIRA officially took control in December 2000)

The story also says CIRA released a "multi-megabyte" list of names that would become available. Would anyone know where we could find a copy? Wonder if the names on that list would be considered gold or garbage by 2020 standards