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domain "Eclipse Horizon" TLDs... thoughts, comments, appraisals?

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Hi! New member, first post. Purchased these 3 TLDs with plans on developing them, but my focus has since changed direction. Since they all expire on 01/19/08, rather than let their registrations lapse I hope to connect with someone interested in purchasing all 3. What do all of you think?

eclipsehorizon.com
eclipsehorizon.net
eclipsehorizon.org

As a bonus I'd include the MySpace ID/URL...

myspace.com/eclipsehorizon

:p

Thoughts, comments, appraisals? Seems like a potentially marketable property to me! :] Thanks, and take care.

P.S. Glad to have found this community, before that I was considering posting these for sale on eBay. _\|/_
 
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AfternicAfternic
hello anomolad, welcome

eclipse horizon is a very cool name ...

... but I don't think it will fetch any $$$ from resellers - it doesn't exactly scream "buy me! sell me!" (and thus joins many other very cool domain names with unfortunately limited commercial potential as "pure play" domain trades.)

From the approximately 300 Google search results for "eclipse horizon" I see that this domain was previously regged and then eventually dropped in September 2006.

There is (apparently) also a company in the UK named Eclipse Horizon Ltd. - or at least there was at some point in time. But even if they're still around, prospects of making an end-user sale involving their own potential TM (trademark) name is dicey at best - approaching them with a direct offer to sell them their own name might just give them ammunition (evidence of "bad faith" action) to sue you for it!

So ... if you like the name on its own merits (as I do), and can afford the renewal fee for just the .com, then I'd say it's at least worth reg fee, and would make a very nice name for a blog - which might actually pay for itself via adsense ads ... or not. But it is a cool name, a bit cooler than most in my opinion - memorable enough (at least for science-oriented demographic) - worth keeping just to see what you might be able to do with it ... and who knows, you might catch a bid for it from someone who likes the sound of it - though that's a long shot to expect in any reasonably short amount of time!

keep your expectations for $$$ low for these sorts of "brandable" domains and you won't be disappointed (and won't make the mistake of regging or buying too many of them as "investments") - definitely pick up a few that appeal to your taste & instinct, but just for fun / potential development. They won't be easy sales to make to resellers - or end users either, 999 times out of 1000.

Just my opinion really, I don't have a huge amount of experience selling domains other than commodity LLLL.com critters, but from this limited experience would still say with some confidence that most "cool techie brandable vibe" domains really can be a tough sale to make, even for a few bucks just to recoup the registration fee!
 
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Hi filter! Thanks so much for the very thorough, thoughtful, insightful and detailed post, much appreciated (I just added to your rep). Many great points made here, and some valuable advice to boot. Seems you share the same "romanticism" for the domain as I did, which resulted in the acquisition late one night. "Pure play" sums it up. Apparently you were also unable to find anything further in your search than I was. We also share the opinion on contacting the UK company, so what to do next? As much as I'm enjoying perusing this site, although tempting it's doubtful that I will take up serious domaining anytime soon. For fun, 'cause everyone likes to hear how much their domain is worth, I submitted them to nameboy.com for appraisal:

eclipsehorizon.org $311
eclipsehorizon.net $623
eclipsehorizon.com $3117

While I don't expect to make some sort of astronomical (get it?) return, is hoping to connect with someone who has interest in these too optimistic? Agreed, the commercial potential doesn't exactly scream in your face. While I'm not desperate, maybe "Domains For Sale - Make Offer" is my next stop. Anyone have any further input? Thanks for reading, and take care. :)
 
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Just posted all 3 TLDs in the appraisal system:

http://www.namepros.com/appraisals.php

Search "eclipse horizon" or browse these categories:

Science :: Astronomy
Other :: Phrases

All apprasials are welcome. Thanks, and take care. :)
 
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