.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?

 

[jaydub]

It was a glitch. I emailed them and it was just a thing this week... or that’s what they told me

 

[nafti]

It was a glitch. I emailed them and it was just a thing this week... or that’s what they told me

Yeah, I found it odd that Myid didn’t catch anything! They are always in the top 5 somewhere.

Does anyone know if Pool even catches anything anymore?

 

[alcy]

used my last rebel 4$ promo on

marketing strategies
.ca

looks like namespro promo gone.. wouldn't mind picking up 2-3 more offthis list.. oh well..

cheers

 

[DomainRecap]

It was a glitch. I emailed them and it was just a thing this week... or that’s what they told me

Yep, that's why I mentioned rapidregister.ca as a source this week.

 

[DomainRecap]

Yeah, I found it odd that Myid didn’t catch anything! They are always in the top 5 somewhere.

Does anyone know if Pool even catches anything anymore?

MyID took in the top 3 selections, and Pool.com was 4th and 5th.

 

[dtagr]

Yeah, I found it odd that Myid didn’t catch anything! They are always in the top 5 somewhere.

Does anyone know if Pool even catches anything anymore?

They caught sure.ca about a month ago. They use numbered companies in the TBR.

 

[dtagr]

Got snow-bombed in the Rockies this week. Very spotty cell phone reception.

Saw another interesting name: sympli.ca I'm assuming they handregged the .ca and then their success allowed them to acquire the .com as its 15 years old.

I don't know what the category name would be for these types of domain names. I guess "brandable" is the best descriptor, but that's very general.

Anyway, I posted about chrgd.ca and sympli.ca because I'm seeing more and more (possibly exponentially) of these types of names in my travels throughout Western Canada. These are on billboards and retail signs, vehicle graphics etc. Especially vehicle window graphics and car wraps.

What I'm not seeing are more "traditional" names. I don't know if this is a "millennial thing or a "we can't afford a real name" thing. It's as clear as day to me which names have value to the current crop of marketing professionals. Made-up stuff like "zenabis" is far more prevalent than more traditional branding. I can't think of a company younger than 40 years that's using anything like "monarch" "royal" or "dominion".

Am I out to lunch or is this something that all of you are seeing as well?

 

[briguy]

I can't think of a company younger than 40 years that's using anything like "monarch" "royal" or "dominion".

Am I out to lunch or is this something that all of you are seeing as well?

I just think we are becoming more Americanized...

 

[DomainRecap]

I don't know if this is a "millennial thing or a "we can't afford a real name" thing.

It's a bit of the former but a lot of the latter, as many domainers have been in negotiations to sell premium 1-word names, but it falls through, and the startup chooses a phonetic version similar to that name instead for much less.

Basically, it's hip (20%) and CHEAP (80%).

For example, if the owner of SIMPLY.COM offered to give it to SYMPLI.CA for FREE early on in their startup phase, you could bet they'd jump at it and that's what the company would be named. No need to spell it out to people for email or for radio ads, as everyone knows how it's spelled, while there can be a lot of problems with these phonetic hipster sites that sound like real words but are spelled differently.

But SIMPLY.COM is a high 6-figure domain (or more) and not many companies can afford it, so they go to the next lower tier, and the next lower tier and the next.... looking for something they can afford.

P.S. I refer to these as pronounceables, as there is a large variety of domain types that can are referred to as "brandable".

 

[dtagr]

It's a bit of the former but a lot of the latter, as many domainers have been in negotiations to sell premium 1-word names, but it falls through, and the startup chooses a phonetic version similar to that name instead for much less.

Basically, it's hip (20%) and CHEAP (80%).

For example, if the owner of SIMPLY.COM offered to give it to SYMPLI.CA for FREE early on in their startup phase, you could bet they'd jump at it and that's what the company would be named. No need to spell it out to people for email or for radio ads, as everyone knows how it's spelled, while there can be a lot of problems with these phonetic hipster sites that sound like real words but are spelled differently.

But SIMPLY.COM is a high 6-figure domain (or more) and not many companies can afford it, so they go to the next lower tier, and the next lower tier and the next.... looking for something they can afford.

P.S. I refer to these as pronounceables, as there is a large variety of domain types that can are referred to as "brandable".

Pronounceables is a good catch all. But it needs a url shortener maybe prncablz?

 

[DomainRecap]

Hey, we finally got a .CA to hit the Sedo Weekly Sales List, and it's a short word too:

http://www.domainrecap.com/2018/news/tl-net-at-40k-usd-headlines-sedos-weekly-domain-sales-recap/

 

[briguy]

Hey, we finally got a .CA to hit the Sedo Weekly Sales List, and it's a short word too:

http://www.domainrecap.com/2018/news/tl-net-at-40k-usd-headlines-sedos-weekly-domain-sales-recap/

$3879.39 Canadian dollars (as of this posting)!
https://www.google.ca/search?q=curr...0j69i59j0l2.4736j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Ah the "perks" of exchanging American for Canadian!

 

[MapleDots]

Been having some discussions with Adam Dicker and I may be buying a few domains from him.

 

[DomainRecap]

A weak TBR list, but a few premium words will catch your eye.

 

[DomainRecap]

Late as crap:

http://www.domainrecap.com/2018/picks/ca-to-be-released-tbr-weekly-picks-for-october-10/

 

[DomainRecap]

Naturally, MyID got Special.ca

 

[dancarlson]

there is usually no traction anywhere for .ca

this is the biggest thread on the web for .ca domains.

 

[deez007]

.ca seems to have a simular feel to the .tv market imo, a very wide range of prices on reported sales.

 

[MapleDots]

I buy a number of .ca's guys and I am mostly attracted to " buy now " sections. I look daily at the godaddy buy now .ca's because quite honestly I am sick and tired of making 5k offers and not even getting a response.

Now I look at the buy now's and record the asking prices. As time goes on I see the domainers getting more realistic and lowering the buy now. That is when I say great, time to buy.

Guys list your domains on namepros and godaddy as " Buy Now " if you get no responses your asking price is too high. If it is reasonable you get to post a sold sign.

It is simple to be in the wholesale business if you know how.

As far as waiting for retail..... I'm finding the .ca world to be high in availability and people just add a second word and move on.

I have had numerous requests for red.ca and in almost every case the end client settled on RedWord.ca instead of buying from me and the same goes for pink.

So remember that we are not and never will be a .com. I have made 20k offers and been told 75k from someone that has held the name for over a decade. I wished him luck for the next decade.

Now there are some people like me who buy to lower their tax base because I need expenses so I look at each prime domain as a conquest for my portfolio. I can offer up to 5k and in special cases up to 100k but most domainers are not in that situation and if you posted more 'Buy Now" I would probably be the one buying a number of them.

Just a point.....

 

[DomainRecap]

Just like Thanksgiving, here's your oven-fresh TBR Leftovers:

http://www.domainrecap.com/2018/picks/ca-to-be-released-tbr-results-leftovers-october-11/