discuss Huge Losses! Ouch!

[NoisyNosyNancy]

I was just reading today's Daily Market Report on NameBios.com.

"TheMortgage.com" sold for just $15,000 at Dropcatch. It sold for $500,000 on May 1, 2000.

DiveBars.com also took a huge loss.

Maybe the Domain Name Game has lost its luster.

 

[Vijay342]

I am new..What is "parking revenue"?

Also - Look at the article on NameBios - the daily market report. the original price of 500K was noted.

Parking revenue means the money generated by ads placed on a domain parking page. Parking company collects ad costs from advertisers and pays domain owner after deducting some commission. You need existing traffic to generate some parking revenue

 

[Bob Hawkes]

I don't know the numbers but if it is true that monetization is 5% of what it was 10 years ago, as @namemarket suggests

It is possible but I seriously doubt it, i.e. my parking rev is down 95% from its hey-day 10 or so years ago and I think most everyone else is down that much or more.

then it seems to me that we would expect a domain name that is used mainly for monetization would have fallen in price by a similar amount. That would have made a $500k name ten years ago now $25k, for example.

Now that only applies to names that were and are to be used for advertising related monetization. Also it does not account for changes in importance of a term. Clearly names that are to be used as a brand, or for some other purposes, may have, and probably have, increased in price.

I am just thinking out loud here, and it is dangerous to generalize as most domain names can be used in multiple ways, and price really depends critically on a motivated buyer.

Bob

 

[NoisyNosyNancy]

I am new..What is "parking revenue"?

Also - Look at the article on NameBios - the daily market report. the original price of 500K was noted.

 

[Samer]

Namebio is not absolute.

i appreciate what theyve done for the industry,

Please confirm and give me another source for sales this huge.

Samer

 

[korganian]

The only reason I could see for traffic or parking revenue is if there was a well developed site on themortgage.com

The domain alone is uninspiring to me.

 

[DomainRecap]

The only reason I could see for traffic or parking revenue is if there was a well developed site on themortgage.com.

Again, we are talking about the year 2000.

 

[Jv1999]

yesh. domain luster so gone lel i made sail xxx$ for a .io i reggae last yr, but yas, iz a sinking ship?

Ppl reporting that their sail stats are down... it happens. Crypto went up, so domains should start selling again.

TheMortgage might have been a bad resale, but you're cherry-pickin the stats. Wat about all the other domains that were sold for $100 in 2000 and just recently sold for $x,xxx to $xx,xxx??

Yas, luster is gone! :shock:

eko.com 1,500,000 USD 2019-10-20 Uniregistry

apuestas.es 123,340 USD 2020-01-23 Sedo

barri.com 100,000 USD 2020-01-12 NameExperts

 

[Jv1999]

exactly!

the iPhone wasn't even invented yet



imo...

also there wasn't internet. /jk .. . 56k doesn't count

 

[Jv1999]

When you add all the money you spent on unsold /dropped domains and time let us know how you fare. You cannot say say I made $xxx so I'm doing great.

sure i can! because ... (check my sailz reports in the sales reported thread.)

 

[Lox]

I was just reading today's Daily Market Report on NameBios.com.

"TheMortgage.com" sold for just $15,000 at Dropcatch. It sold for $500,000 on May 1, 2000.

DiveBars.com also took a huge loss.

Maybe the Domain Name Game has lost its luster.

TheMortgage.com

0. in 2000 Basis 100 inc (#1 Canadian e-com, mortgage/etc software co.) acquired Solimar.Net (US based)
1. Basis 100 inc entered US mortgage world via TheMortgage.com vs Solimar.Net
2. Basis 100 inc sold (Deal) DN to Invis.ca #1 Canadian mortgage experts service (mega network)
3. in 2004 First American Financial Corp. acquired Basis 100 inc for $45m + extras
4. in 2016 Multi-Prets / Mortgage Alliance acquired Invis.ca and affiliated companies
5. ... etc
6. domain name doesn't reflect CA market trends (.com vs .ca) ... /get rid of things you don't need.

#1 due diligence
#2 math (there is simple no loss but mega $ earnings via themortgage .com)




Regards

 

[nothere]

I think DiveBars.com is good though. Someone could set up a website with features and a listing of all the dive bars in the U.S.

and how would they make money?

 

[MapleDots]

I agree that the THE in front of mortgage makes it awkward. However, whoever sold it for 500K in 2000 was a lucky duck.

Just because some nimrod bought it and paid a small fortune does not make it a good domain.

 

[jideofor]

When you have domain name that can give your ROI, build a website on it, drive traffic, make some money and let it work for you before you let it go.

 

[mpls]

DiveBars.com also took a huge loss.

Maybe the 72% spam score play an important role....
If he/she is an end user, good luck to rank a full spammed domain.
If he/she is a reseller good luck to sell a full spammed domain.

 

[lock]

exactly!

the iPhone wasn't even invented yet



imo...

iPhone used to be a site program where you would make video calls but answer the call to a dude naked every time.

 

[CupidName]

I was just reading today's Daily Market Report on NameBios.com.

"TheMortgage.com" sold for just $15,000 at Dropcatch. It sold for $500,000 on May 1, 2000.

DiveBars.com also took a huge loss.

Maybe the Domain Name Game has lost its luster.

DiveBars.com is now relisted for sale on Flippa

 

[exyzed]

Maybe the Domain Name Game has lost its luster.

So very true!
Many factors, including dud populace, birth of ngtlds, corporate greed, desire for instant gratification etc, contributed generously towards the end game.

 

[DomainRecap]

and how would they make money?

Details, details.

 

[DomainRecap]

the iPhone wasn't even invented yet

Not the cool one, but I think there was an iPhone in the 90's - that's where Apple bought the name from.

 

[Brian L.]

themortgage.com Isn’t a terrible domain name , but it just sounds awkward.

 

[nothere]

Whoever bought TheMortgage.com for $500k 19 years ago made a poor purchase.

Bigger fool theory: Maybe he thought he'd sell it for a lot more to someone for more.
Maybe he sold other names and made a killing using the same strategy. Maybe he made the money via adsense or other ads. So lots of unknowns. $500K is a lot of money, but it's nothing when you remember the early years. Mortgage payouts are insane so money can ad up.

 

[Recons.Com]

TheMortgage.com is a top name. Well worth 15k wholesale, low six figures end user.

 

[Novo]

and how would they make money?

Many 'dive bars' offer T-shirts and other paraphernalia - with the right name/place and a decent logo, there are plenty of collectors. In many cases, one could easily get the rights for just a percentage of sales, and these places would love the recognition.
I know, it would be a bit of work and promotion and no guarantees.
Bad idea? Sometimes a 'bad idea', inspires a better one.