Four letter .org on Afternic goes for $7500

[equity78]

WOW vnis.org High for .org don't you think? Must have been the right buyer.

 

[armstrong]

That looks like a very steep price for a 4-letter .org. I'm not sure it's worth a tenth of that, even in .com. But then again, for the right end-user $7,500 is within the realm of the possible.

 

[superprogrammer]

Yes
vnis must have been a meaning attached for the end user..

 

[bizbj]

Why I never got a luck like that?

 

[Anthony]

Maybe the VSIC Network of Innovative Schools (VNIS) bought it...

 

[equity78]

Videobox.com just wnet for $7,000 and xmovie.com $4488

 

[Qwert]

Really vnis.org for 7500? Wow, I got some domains worth millions then. Did anyone actually bid that much or is it one of those "ebay specials"?

 

[homebuyer]

VNIS.com is Veterans News and Information Source

Perhaps vnis.com bought it. Or maybe an anti-war group bought it.

 

[homebuyer]

Correction VNIS.com is Veterans News and Information Service

Ditto

 

[1rrr1]

that is still high

 

[William9]

VNIS.ORG $7500 ???

VectorNet Integrated Solutions
Last Updated On:27-Feb-2004 09:17:19 UTC

If whois changes, I may believe it

If Duke reports it, I will believe it.

Yea, it is unbelievable, forget it for now.

 

[johnn]

This would make all the "Domain Appraisers" look like a fool!

 

[armstrong]

This would make all the "Domain Appraisers" look like a fool!

I respectfully disagree. Those appraising a domain like VNIS.org would do so based on its being a seemingly-random 4-letter .org. Given the abundance of these critters, their probable value is reg fee or less. If one were to buy them all, then sure a handful of them may eventually sell for a good $XXXX amount, meanwhile the rest will be causing an annual loss of several million $. On the average, and without foreknowledge of end-user interest, then random 4-letter .org are a terrible investment.

 

[johnn]

I respectfully disagree. Those appraising a domain like VNIS.org would do so based on its being a seemingly-random 4-letter .org. Given the abundance of these critters, their probable value is reg fee or less. If one were to buy them all, then sure a handful of them may eventually sell for a good $XXXX amount, meanwhile the rest will be causing an annual loss of several million $. On the average, and without foreknowledge of end-user interest, then random 4-letter .org are a terrible investment.

I don't mean in this case but in general register fee would apply for a generic 4-letter .org unless it's pronounceable.

The domain name market is a very strange market and there is no rules of apprasing a generic domain name (there are exceptions for the obvious names: business.com, stock.com, etc...)

There are some guide lines about pricing for 3 letter .com or .net but for the end users - The sky is the limit.

Just my 2 pennies.

John

 

[Anthony]

Perhaps vnis.com bought it. Or maybe an anti-war group bought it.

What's the connection between VNIS and an anti-war group?

 

[Stephen]

Hmm. Sounds a little like Venus to me. Just a thought.

It's great for the seller that it sold for that much.

 

[zdscn]

VNIS.ORG $7500
Really?