.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]

113 went...many that surprised me people went for as they probably would have just dropped and been available to register....one was a long hyphenated name
.just my humble opinion.

Yeah, once you get beyond the first few rounds, you're firmly into "gonna be available for registration/sale price" territory, and certainly all those "stragglers" we see every week, bunched at the end.

 

[dtagr]

I use Namespro to pick a lot of names at $20. Most of the names they get for me would likely get picked the following day. And sometimes I grab stuff that falls through.

Spent $20 to get authentik.ca last summer, sold it to an NP'r.
Spent $20 today to get authentix.ca. Will it sell? Probably.

I've seen fixauto.ca all over Western Canada. They have garages and mobile (breakdown) service. So when I see fixdrain.ca in the TBR-do you really think I'm going to let you hand-reg it?

I snagged capitalphoto.ca too. Ottawa,Victoria, Toronto,Edmonton,Halifax,etc. Lots of photographers to sell to.

I cant retire on any of these names, but selling 1%-2% of your stock every year only adds up if you have enough stock.

Like I said it's probable that one or more of those would be hand-regged by the time my crazy trucking schedule lets me get to the table. I know they aren't all winners, but I'm ahead doing it this way.

Not saying this is the only way or the right way, but its my way and it's working.

Tell us about your way.

 

[DomainRecap]

Everyone needs their own strategy that works for them, such as being cheap as dirt and hoping to scoop up as many shiny .CAs at sale registration prices as you can fit in your cart.

On that note, our .CA To Be Released (TBR) Results & Leftovers are online:

Late But Not Last

 

[briguy]

I use Namespro to pick a lot of names at $20. Most of the names they get for me would likely get picked the following day. And sometimes I grab stuff that falls through.

Spent $20 to get authentik.ca last summer, sold it to an NP'r.
Spent $20 today to get authentix.ca. Will it sell? Probably.

I've seen fixauto.ca all over Western Canada. They have garages and mobile (breakdown) service. So when I see fixdrain.ca in the TBR-do you really think I'm going to let you hand-reg it?

I snagged capitalphoto.ca too. Ottawa,Victoria, Toronto,Edmonton,Halifax,etc. Lots of photographers to sell to.

I cant retire on any of these names, but selling 1%-2% of your stock every year only adds up if you have enough stock.

Like I said it's probable that one or more of those would be hand-regged by the time my crazy trucking schedule lets me get to the table. I know they aren't all winners, but I'm ahead doing it this way.

Not saying this is the only way or the right way, but its my way and it's working.

Tell us about your way.

Ice road trucker...
Anyway, majority of "drops" that I buy are basically for the history/backlinks, I redirect them to a affiliate offer that there niches works with (Amazon/ebay/etc)..when they stop making money, I generally drop them.

Last time I hand regged was about nine months before cannabis legalization. Wished I would have studied the niche and the legalization better, thought there would be head shops etc..

 

[DomainRecap]

Finally a .CA sale of $2K+ on Sedo, but it looks like just a US Firm picking up the .CA version.

The ccTLD section begins with the lone 5-figure sale in this area, as the 2-letter hs.at took home a nice 10,000 EUR payday. Other notable sales included...

See All the Juicy Sales!

 

[sonatime]

Break out the champagne or canadian craft beer I for see a pattern developing. Make dot ca great again

I will calm myself down now...

 

[MapleDots]

Break out the champagne or canadian craft beer I for see a pattern developing. Make dot ca great again

I will calm myself down now...

Hmmm, two posts in 10 years, I had to take a screen shot to preserve the moment.

You win the prize

 

[sonatime]

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Hmmm, two posts in 10 years, I had to take a screen shot to preserve the moment.

You win the prize

Thanks for that you have a keen eye and to be truthful I was hoping to avoid it until my comment count went up. It is tough enough to think of sweets every time I see your username

 

[nafti]

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Hmmm, two posts in 10 years,

I thought my post count was low! I don’t feel so bad now.

 

[DomainRecap]

Thanks for that you have a keen eye and to be truthful I was hoping to avoid it until my comment count went up. It is tough enough to think of sweets every time I see your username

Wow, this is like seeing Halley's Comet twice in the same day!

 

[DomainRecap]

The .CA To Be Released / TBR Weekly Picks for April 3 are now online:

The domain selection is actually below-average this week, and it’s even worse when you consider there are almost 10,000 names on the TBR list. Our Top Picks actually fare better than expected (but there is a huge drop-off), and these include...

Read This Before Trudeau Fires Me Too!

 

[dtagr]

Considering the political hijinks of the last several weeks, one wonders if it isnt time to firesale .ca's. Some of us might no longer meet the Canadian presence requirements 10 years out.

 

[nafti]

Anybody in auction for anything? Apparently I’m in auction for onlinecreditcard.ca.

I received an email yesterday from Pool to let me know I’m in that auction. I didn’t backorder it this time around but I must have before as I didn’t delete it from my pool account so I’m guessing somebody won it before but let it drop again. I do not even remember when it expired last before this TBR.

 

[MapleDots]

Anybody in auction for anything? Apparently I’m in auction for onlinecreditcard.ca.

I received an email yesterday from Pool to let me know I’m in that auction. I didn’t backorder it this time around but I must have before as I didn’t delete it from my pool account so I’m guessing somebody won it before but let it drop again. I do not even remember when it expired last before this TBR.

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

 

[MapleDots]

It's that mentality that everyone asks for 5k whenever I inquire because I've paid that for a lot of domains and I advertise that quite a bit.

I buy a lot of them incognito now and have amassed a number of them that I do not publish on my website so that the previous owners do not know it was me that purchased them.

 

[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.