.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?

 

[DomainRecap]

Again, a bit late but the .CA TBR Results & Leftovers are now online:

This week's .CA TBR list was average in the quantity of notable domains, but only mediocre in terms of overall quality, and there were limited premium domain options. The top choices were a real mixed bag that included MEGASALE.CA, UTL.CA, SHOPINSURANCE.CA, NAHO.CA, and KIARA.CA.

Please Read Before Skipping Class

 

[nafti]

I would not buy that, way too long.

You can buy charge.ca here for 5k USD
https://uniregistry.com/market/domain/charge.ca

I offered CAD for this one but was turned down.
I will be a cold day in Hades before I pay USD when negotiating live with another domainer.

There is a middle man that is selling that one and he was asking 3k originally and as soon as I inquired he raised to 5k.

Kind of a noob if you ask me but nonetheless I wish him well

Yeah, I have no intention for going after this one. I don’t even remember what year it originally dropped and what it went for then. I don’t even know why I backordered it back then. Luckily I am not the high bidder on it now so I can let it slide.

I never understand why people like to negotiate in USD. I like to stay Canadian as much as possible!.... Other than my “Made in China” underwear.

 

[briguy]

Love getting paid in US currency..

 

[DomainRecap]

Love getting paid in US currency..

I know, it's like Christmas.

Back in the late-90's-2000's, I worked for a US company that paid me in USD, but siphoned it through a subsidiary in Quebec in relative CAD.

When the exchange went to 1.55X I thought I'd died and gone to heaven.

 

[MapleDots]

Traditionally I do not buy from Uniregistry or the likes. I usually contact through the CIRA whois form if I do not know the owner.

I clearly state I am offering X amount CAD.
As soon as the domainer negotiates with me in USD I traditionally break off the negotiations.

I'm straight forward and make good offers and always specify CAD for .ca's.
I don't make a secret of it but when this happens.....

Me: I am offering 5K CAD

Seller: I want 7.5k USD

Why not just say 10k CAD?

That's usually where I say thank you very much for your time and move on to the next domain.

 

[nafti]

I always quote in CDN funds. Makes it easier for me and for the buyer who doesn’t want to do the conversion into CDN funds. Again, I like to stay Canadian as much as possible.

 

[dtagr]

Not an extension nut an actual mulligan at Sibername. Odor.ca is going to reauctioned on Thurs 28th.

Already won it once, wont participate in the mulligan.

Hope the winner gets it for $60.

Forgot to update. Sibername followed through with the original auctions. I retained the win without having to participate again. This was for multiple auctions-I'm assuming all of them for that TBR, as I wasn't able to reload on quiet.ca-which went for $600 I believe .

 

[DomainRecap]

Forgot to update. Sibername followed through with the original auctions. I retained the win without having to participate again. This was for multiple auctions-I'm assuming all of them for that TBR, as I wasn't able to reload on quiet.ca-which went for $600 I believe .

Somebody called their lawyer.

 

[dtagr]

Somebody called their lawyer.

That's what came to my mind as well, but I didn't see them catch anything big enough that week to justify the $500 letter.

Lawyers ain't cheap!!

 

[DomainRecap]

Okay...

Somebody IS a lawyer.

 

[dtagr]

Just filled out CIRA's latest survey. It's very limited in the way that it sources feedback. The survey is designed to control your responses ie: "Not likely" to"Very likely" or on a numeric scale of 1-10, canned responses. There is only one small text box which is too small to attempt to go into any in depth criticism, constructive or otherwise. However, I managed to squeeze in some criticisms about lack of registrar oversight, not policing Canadian presence requirements and general "cliquish/insiderish" of CIRA's persona.

Anyway, I had 15 minutes this afternoon. It might be worth your time. There is a $500 draw for those who fill it out.

 

[DomainRecap]

Wow, we have a very special guest in this week's TBR - there are only 100 of them (90 premium) and I can't even remember the last time I've seen one.

 

[dtagr]

Wow, we have a very special guest in this week's TBR - there are only 100 of them (90 premium) and I can't even remember the last time I've seen one.

How do you decide which one is premium and which aren't?
If there are only 100, aren't they all premium?

 

[DomainRecap]

The market has clearly spoken on these and there is a clear delineation between the two groups when it comes to demand.

 

[dtagr]

OK, so I finally found a blog that has helped give me a cursory understanding of the numeric market:

GGRG.com

For those that don't know, the domain name is 75.ca - so the valuation is:

More valuable than 00-09 (the 10 non-premiums that start with 0)
More valuable than 44 (because 4 means death in Chinese[who don't meet the presence requirements{so that's weird, and probably negated by the large Chinese Canadian population}])

Less valuable than
10 (ends in zero+lower in Benford's law)
11 (pairs+lower in Benford's law)
12 (lower in Benford's law)
88 (8 is great +pairs)
98 (9 is good 8 is great beats Benford's law)
95 (9 is good and 5 means "I" beats Benford's law)

So the valuation is in the lower end of the 2n's - how that translates into dollars - I don't know. My gut tells me it's worth more than 441.ca which dropped recently (double death, nothing) and probably less than or equal to 234.ca which also dropped recently (sequence,although death at the end,which also adds up to 9-which is good)?

Is that about right?

 

[cabotower]

OK, so I finally found a blog that has helped give me a cursory understanding of the numeric market:

GGRG.com

For those that don't know, the domain name is 75.ca - so the valuation is:

More valuable than 00-09 (the 10 non-premiums that start with 0)
More valuable than 44 (because 4 means death in Chinese[who don't meet the presence requirements{so that's weird, and probably negated by the large Chinese Canadian population}])

Less valuable than
10 (ends in zero+lower in Benford's law)
11 (pairs+lower in Benford's law)
12 (lower in Benford's law)
88 (8 is great +pairs)
98 (9 is good 8 is great beats Benford's law)
95 (9 is good and 5 means "I" beats Benford's law)

So the valuation is in the lower end of the 2n's - how that translates into dollars - I don't know. My gut tells me it's worth more than 441.ca which dropped recently (double death, nothing) and probably less than or equal to 234.ca which also dropped recently (sequence,although death at the end,which also adds up to 9-which is good)?

Is that about right?

why is it everytime someone talks about a numbered domain they always refer to the 'chinese market'?why don't you you say f--- the chinese market,list it at a bunch of market places with a slightly higher than expected price,to give yourself some wiggle room, and see what happens?

 

[DomainRecap]

Is that about right?

Since .CA is not open to the Asian market, and .COM really has its own rules:

1) Any NN.CA will almost certainly outrank any NNN.CA, other than very, very special NNN combos, and this is the trend in other non-COM extensions like .CC, .IO, and .CO.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

Any thought that in .ca Canadian numbers with special meaning to this country might have extra weight? e,g, 9 is often used in Canadian sports for a star position as is 99. Number 67 has obvious links to the year of confederation. 49 have significance because of 6-49. Perhaps others?

In three numbers am I correct that the Canadian area codes would have high value?

Just wondering out loud. I have never invested in numbered .ca, so know even less than I do about most domain topics !

Bob

 

[cabotower]

i have,in combos. o00,00o,o0o.on sedo,gd,an,uni and unde they are practically invisible.

 

[briguy]

i have,in combos. o00,00o,o0o.on sedo,gd,an,uni and unde they are practically invisible.

Less of a market for LNN..LNL etc
even in com, they were/are a hard sell...

 

[dtagr]

Since .CA is not open to the Asian market, and .COM really has its own rules:

1) Any NN.CA will almost certainly outrank any NNN.CA, other than very, very special NNN combos, and this is the trend in other non-COM extensions like .CC, .IO, and .CO.

I guess I'll wave at it then, just so I can tell my future grandkids I was there. 162% guarantee to be bidding against the house.

 

[DomainRecap]

It's definitely a rarity (I've actually seen less non-leading-zero NN's drops than LL's - logical given the numbers) so I might give it a shot at Siber, but no where else, if you know what I mean.

And to be honest I don't think there has been an expired NN for maybe 4 years.

 

[DomainRecap]

Any thought that in .ca Canadian numbers with special meaning to this country might have extra weight? e,g, 9 is often used in Canadian sports for a star position as is 99. Number 67 has obvious links to the year of confederation. 49 have significance because of 6-49. Perhaps others?

I think very famous sports stars would be a definite market, like for something like 99 or 66 (both of which are Chinese sites BTW).

 

[dtagr]

It's definitely a rarity (I've actually seen less non-leading-zero NN's drops than LL's - logical given the numbers) so I might give it a shot at Siber, but no where else, if you know what I mean.

And to be honest I don't think there has been an expired NN for maybe 4 years.

The comparables look good and I don't have anything else to do Wednesday morning.

 

[MapleDots]

Just got a flyer to my door as an advertisement for a metal roof.

They used the domain yesmetal.ca

What the hell were they thinking, with the availability of .ca's they could easily have gone for something more descriptive with the words metal roof as keywords.

I just looked at the domain and shook my head.... say it 3 times and it is still a poor application for the end user.

Personally I would have gone 3 words... something like

MetalRoofWorks.ca - as in a Metal Roof Works

Anything that would describe the business when placed on a flyer or radio ad.
YesMetal means nothing unless you add a picture of a metal roof.