Investing in new TLD acronyms?

[dsiomtw]

Anyone actively investing in acronyms? Just curious what strategies people are using. Do you only buy acronyms with specific end users in mind, do you buy anything with at least a few matches on acronym finder, etc., or do you buy pretty much anything at the right price? Anyone hoarding inexpensive acronyms with "junk" letters like Q, X, Y, Z in the hopes that a few "home runs" will make it all worthwhile? LOL Just curious what others are up to. Me, I'm not doing anything now although I am considering a huge portfolio of .US names ...

 

[gpmgroup]

There are several people I know of who are amassing large collections of 3 letter .info's .biz's and .us's.

 

[ForSaleSign]

I too like the .US and have a few on the go !

I think they are the "third TLD" of choice, after .COM and .NET
Closely followed perhaps by our very own .CO.UK!

I'm a huge fan of .TV though, was devastated when one of the names on my "watchlist", hub.tv was registered by a company !! :td:

 

[dsiomtw]

I'm just trying to figure out the best way to proceed. It's sort of a pain buying them one by one, and yet the only bulk sale/portfolio opportunities I come across are made up of mostly less desirable names like zqq etc. etc. I just need to make up my mind on whether I want to focus on certain acronyms or just go for anything and everything. On one hand I want to skip over stuff with z, q, x etc. and on the other hand I see what those go for in .com and I start to think twice. A few years from now maybe even those will have some value LOL

 

[ForSaleSign]

I think the "buy-and-hold" approach is best the 3-letter .US names.

btw, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE !! (a day late I know!!)

I was searching for 3-letter .US acronyms and abbreviations over the new year weekend, and it was a pain, I eventually gave up looking for good ones.

It must be a good sign that the good ones are gone, as rarity produces value in the medium-term. If you think the same, and can afford to invest in a few years worth of reg-fees, I'd go for it.

Otherwise, it might be better to concentrate on finding quality generic names and brandable names (and avoid Trademarks too!)

 

[ApocComputing]

bought byoc.info a few weeks ago. plan on developing it into a site based on building your own computer :D

 

[dsiomtw]

I was searching for 3-letter .US acronyms and abbreviations over the new year weekend, and it was a pain, I eventually gave up looking for good ones.

That's because all 3 letter .US are registered and/or reserved already.