.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]

I think it's worth $2K just as a brandable (non-related to animation) so it'll likely sell for higher than that.

No one from an animation studio is going to pay big bucks for this anymore (those days are long gone) and the end user (if there is one) will be a company that starts with "Animation -something". It could be an ad firm, an investment firm, or a software company, but it won't be Pixar or Nelvana.

Remember when FingerPaint.com sold for $75K and everyone was wondering if Crayola or one of their competitors bought it, while myself and others went the other way and said it has to be either FingerPaint Marketing or a similar "FingerPaint-something" company?

Turns out it was FingerPaint Marketing.

Everything is about B-R-A-N-D right now.

 

[esdiel]

In other news, I saw an interesting post on Twitter about how Kudosnow.com (a canadian company), bought the domain Kudos.com (which was already in use by another company). It's even explained on Kudos.com homepage, which is interesting. I guess they both have to prepare for the transition.

 

[esdiel]

Whoever owns Kudos.ca must be happy about this news.

 

[DomainRecap]

That's a very nice upgrade, as KudosNow.com sucks and I'd much rather operate under Kudos.ca.

 

[DomainRecap]

Whoever owns Kudos.ca must be happy about this news.

It might actually be bad news, as Kudos.ca is a definite upgrade over KudosNow.com, but Kudos.com is the cream of the crop so the company may no longer care.

 

[esdiel]

It might actually be bad news, as Kudos.ca is a definite upgrade over KudosNow.com, but Kudos.com is the cream of the crop so the company may no longer care.

Possibly, but I'm guessing they had to offer the previous owners a fortune to convince them to sell and rebrand. I would be surprised if they didn't fork out a little more cash to secure the .ca. Kudosnow.ca also redirects to the .com.

 

[esdiel]

Whois says Kudos.ca was updated Sept 22, 2019. Could this mean they already bought it, and simply haven't changed the nameservers yet? It would make sense to go after the .ca first, and try to get it for relatively cheap, before all the .com news became public...

 

[wwwweb]

Whois says Kudos.ca was updated Sept 22, 2019. Could this mean they already bought it, and simply haven't changed the nameservers yet? It would make sense to go after the .ca first, and try to get it for relatively cheap, before all the .com news became public...

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Wow lots of domain info on this kudos.com name, so looks like previous company who owned it spot lite app, had migrated to spotlite.app, really nicely done migration page informing old, and new clients.

 

[esdiel]

Kudos.net and .org also redirect to KudosNow.com.... so they must have their eye on the Kudos.ca, if they don't already own it.

Interestingly enough, Kudos.co redirects to Kudos.com. Not sure who will end up with that one but i dare guess it will go to KudosNow since they seem to be securing all the extensions they can.

 

[wwwweb]

Wow lots of domain info on this kudos.com name, so looks like previous company who owned it spot lite app, had migrated to spotlite.app, really nicely done migration page informing old, and new clients.

Given the .ca sits on a parking page, with a for sale link, and it is still live, and not closed, seems like there is a bit of a disagreement in pricing. Owning the .com, could put the .ca owner as a disadvantage, as at this point nobody is really going to offer them more than these guys have, and if they played their cards in the negotiations, and used the power of no, it might come back to haunt them.

 

[esdiel]

Given the .ca sits on a parking page, with a for sale link, and it is still live, and not closed, seems like there is a bit of a disagreement in pricing. Owning the .com, could put the .ca owner as a disadvantage, as at this point nobody is really going to offer them more than these guys have, and if they played their cards in the negotiations, and used the power of no, it might come back to haunt them.

True, and probably the case, but the whois update (and the timing of it) makes me wonder. I've also sold a couple domains where the new owner didn't change the nameservers for 6+ months... but you would think they would redirect it to their current site if they did indeed own it (like how they do with the .net and .org).

 

[esdiel]

Here's an interesting article from year 2000 about .CA investors:

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/canadas-name-game/article4159279/

Doesn't exactly shed the best light on investors but i was surprised to learn how complicated it was to buy .CAs back in the day.

 

[dtagr]

A genuine laugh out loud from this article:

Jay Mason, owner of Toronto-based Wiznet Inc., an Internet service provider, is working with Mr. Maxymych and his on-line shopping venture. He says an over-enthusiastic employee registered the NHL names on behalf of Mr. Maxymych. "[The employee]did that on a personal level, really to prevent some poacher from taking them." We're going to stop poachers by becoming poachers!

Even I have to admit that CIRA is an improvement over the previous expensive and confusing mess.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

A genuine laugh out loud from this article:

Jay Mason, owner of Toronto-based Wiznet Inc., an Internet service provider, is working with Mr. Maxymych and his on-line shopping venture. He says an over-enthusiastic employee registered the NHL names on behalf of Mr. Maxymych. "[The employee]did that on a personal level, really to prevent some poacher from taking them." We're going to stop poachers by becoming poachers!

Should I point out that the name DomainPoacher is apparently currently available in both .ca and .com?

 

[dtagr]

Should I point out that the name DomainPoacher is apparently currently available in both .ca and .com?

Get it quick Bob!!!

 

[Spex]

A genuine laugh out loud from this article:

Jay Mason, owner of Toronto-based Wiznet Inc., an Internet service provider, is working with Mr. Maxymych and his on-line shopping venture. He says an over-enthusiastic employee registered the NHL names on behalf of Mr. Maxymych. "[The employee]did that on a personal level, really to prevent some poacher from taking them." We're going to stop poachers by becoming poachers!

Even I have to admit that CIRA is an improvement over the previous expensive and confusing mess.

So he was just holding them for a "friend"?

 

[DomainRecap]

Even I have to admit that CIRA is an improvement over the previous expensive and confusing mess.

The biggest problem with pre-CIRA was the crazy decision to assign the EXACT same domain name at the provinces/territories, as well as the national, levels - which is absolutely insane and definitely put .CA back a few centuries compared to other ccTLDs.

Just imagine, ABC.ca, ABC.on.ca, ABC.qc.ca, ABC.ab.ca, ABC.bc.ca, ABC.mb.ca, ABC.sk.ca, ABC.yk.ca, ABC.pe.ca, ABC.ns.ca, ABC.nb.ca, ABC.nt.ca, etc., etc., etc. all running concurrently - no potential for confusion there.

 

[DomainRecap]

It's now 2:51PM EST and for the past 5 minutes or so, the CIRA website seems to be down.

Anyone else?

Just confirmed at a few sites, and it's not just me or Bell (whew!)

Cira.ca is DOWN for everyone.
It is not just you. The server is not responding...

 

[esdiel]

It's now 2:51PM EST and for the past 5 minutes or so, the CIRA website seems to be down.

Anyone else?

Just confirmed at a few sites, and it's not just me or Bell (whew!)

Cira.ca is DOWN for everyone.
It is not just you. The server is not responding...

It's working for me atm. Maybe they fixed it since you posted.

 

[DomainRecap]

It's working for me atm. Maybe they fixed it since you posted.

Yep, back up here too - Probably off 10-15 minutes.

Timing sucked as I had a pile of domains to check the WHOIS on.