.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?

 

[m-i-k-e]

I have managed to avoid Epik so far. Namesilo has been getting my .ca business recently - $8.99 USD for a .ca - I use a USD credit card and do all buying selling in USD.

Do some of you sell in Canadian dollars? I wouldn't mind doing that for some transactions, but, I don't know of an escrow service that keeps $ in Canadian.

 

[rlm]

I have managed to avoid Epik so far. Namesilo has been getting my .ca business recently - $8.99 USD for a .ca - I use a USD credit card and do all buying selling in USD.

Do some of you sell in Canadian dollars? I wouldn't mind doing that for some transactions, but, I don't know of an escrow service that keeps $ in Canadian.

I think you have to consider the default currency of any .CA transaction as CAD. In theory every buyer and seller has to have a Canadian presence, and the majority of buyers are going to be Canadian and you certainly can't assume any buyer or seller is going to have a US Bank account or be used to doing large currency exchanges. So for .CA's, I quote prices in CAD and I make offers in CAD. Now if a buyer _wants_ to deal in USD, I'm certainly OK with that. But I never presume that. If they want to use Escrow, yes, its a bit of a pain since no one supports CAD, but I always explain that and offer options for payment. More times than not, Canadian buyers are happy to avoid escrow due to the fees and currency exchange hassles... So I just send an invoice and they send me payment directly. If the buyer is from outside of Canada, then they tend to use escrow.com since they're probably already using USD anyways and its just convenient.

Also note that your best deal for .CA renewals are going to be with a real .CA registrar and in CAD - not USD. If you don't have a ton of .CA's then I guess a few bucks here or there doesn't matter. But with thousands of domains, it all adds up.

 

[DomainRecap]

So I get an inquiry for a 5-letter, singular dictionary word (that is not listed for sale) from an actual person (I tracked him and he works at an engineering firm) asking if I would sell it. I reply in the affirmative, asking what kind of budget they're looking to spend, and I get back this gem:

"Okay, it costs $10 to register, so how does $20 sound?"

That is my new record for a low-balling inquiry, especially since it was CAD, which only amounts to ~$15 USD.

"Thanks for the kind offer, but I'll have to pass."

 

[nafti]

"Thanks for the kind offer, but I'll have to pass."

That is a very professional response. Well done. Mine would have been “slightly” different than yours!

 

[DomainRecap]

To Be Released (TBR) Weekly .CA Picks for January 8, 2020

The .CA numbers have increased again this week, and while there are no true ultra-premium names, we do have a nice range and selection of domains this week. These include the...

Where Else Can You Buy an African Country + More Weed Options than Justin Trudeau's Desk?

 

[DomainRecap]

Don't you just hate getting these:

"Hi, I forgot to renew my domain and I was wondering if you could sell it back to me?"

So I do some research and find it used to be a small personal blog, and while I am a very nice guy, I got this on the TBR for 3-figures (it's a popular last-name+ aged) and I am not going to just give it away. And no way is this guy going to even pay my expenses.

I don't think I'm even going to reply, as I do not want to get into a soap opera sob story right now. I only see negatives with no positives.

And where the hell are these guys coming from? The holidays are over and suddenly I'm getting a couple weird CIRA emails a day.

 

[DomainRecap]

That is a very professional response. Well done. Mine would have been “slightly” different than yours!

What. even nicer?

 

[nafti]

What. even nicer?

I don’t think that’s possible. Did you hear back from him?

 

[DomainRecap]

I don’t think that’s possible. Did you hear back from him?

Yep, he inquired as to the price.

Heeeeeeyyyy.... is this you trying to slow-roll-lowball me?

 

[Dr. Anthony]

last year, I had a similar offer on invoice dot ca.

He offered me $25 for my troubles.
Yes, my troubles of paying renewals for 20 years. lol

 

[DomainRecap]

Well at least I picked up two things on the TBR today... Jack and Sh*t.

 

[esdiel]

FYI: SportsExpert.ca recently sold for $5580 USD on Sedo.

It sold on December 16th, 2019 but I think it was just added on Namebio today.

It doesn't resolve yet but 'm guessing it was bought by the store "Sports Experts", which uses SportsExperts.ca. Too many s's in their name if you ask me. SportExpert.ca or even SportExperts.ca would be better imo.

 

[DomainRecap]

Yep, Sedo just released their "3 Weeks of Holidays" Sales Report yesterday:

TOUHOU.COM Sells for $75K and OGE.NET Hits $62K to Lead Sedo’s 3-Week Domain Sales Recap

 

[DomainRecap]

To Be Released (TBR) .CA Results & Leftovers for January 8, 2020

The TBR list stayed well over 8,000 expired domains for the second week in a row, and while the true premium quality was not there, the sheer quantity of single-words was impressive. The number of LLL domains remained extremely low, and to be honest, seeing an end result of 130 domains selected was a big surprise, especially after the recent lull. Some of the notable Top 10 picks featured...

Bring Your Bongs!

 

[DomainRecap]

Okay, so a pile of weird and dodgy domains are selected on this week's TBR run, but not Zimbabwe.ca? Not even on a cheap flier at NamesPro.ca?

I don't get it, the domain hasn't be out in wild since before 2000, it's a real country GEO with Canadian companies and groups using it, yet it didn't get picked... hopefully it's gone by now.

 

[cabotower]

i have 3 3L that i'm not renewing so i thought i would put them in a GD 7 day auction before they expire,nothing special bids starting at $20 - 0 bids. yet domainers and companies alike climb all over each other every week for what are sometimes pigeon-sh*t 3L names . zju, really. (not that my 3 are premium, gzz, jxx, wxd). maybe later on when they show up on the TBR they will get some action, because by then of course they will have become premium.

 

[esdiel]

It was indeed a weird TBR session.... seedoftheyear.ca, smellslikecanada.ca, heroin-addiction.ca, grabngo.ca... It would be neat to know who bid on these names and for what reasons. Hopefully there's a reason and not because they think they're inherently great.

 

[DomainRecap]

maybe later on when they show up on the TBR they will get some action, because by then of course they will have become premium.

That's exactly it, and for some reason domainers see LLL.ca's for sale and they think "old stuff he couldn't sell" while the same LLL's on the TBR are viewed as "fresh, new and easily sold".

 

[DomainRecap]

It was indeed a weird TBR session.... seedoftheyear.ca, smellslikecanada.ca, heroin-addiction.ca, grabngo.ca... It would be neat to know who bid on these names and for what reasons.

My theory is that the New Year brings New Domain Investors, and it's clear from the run on LLLs of late, that someone is using the .COM rules to buy .CAs, which is a huge mistake.

Remember a few months ago, there were 64 or so LLL drops and a lot of them sold? Well, they were all better than the low-end leftovers from the past few weeks.

 

[esdiel]

I did a quick search of the domains i mentioned and it seems like most were previously in use and people either gave up on the website and/or forgot to renew their domain. Either that or the name is used in another extension or is similar to an existing .ca website. I guess it's not surprising but I wonder if most of these somewhat crappy TBR domains are registered for similar reasons.

Which .COM rules are you referring to in this instance? Do you mean registering LLL.ca's and expecting they'll sell quick like LLL.com's?