Is “Age” Always Critical?

[Lewstar]

Some Domain Name Requestors require submissions with “age.” I’m assuming age in this case means the domain name wasn’t registered yesterday, as two of my domain names were
by NameSilo.

Specifically, l was reading about the relatively new sale of hands-free crutches. I immediately thought this new product would make for a good name with and without the hyphen—but was pretty-sure neither version was available.

To my pleasant surprise, both versions, followed by .com, were available—and immediately purchased both versions. Yes, l know hyphens are eschewed in domaining, but when l googled “handsfree crutches,” l discovered that just about all of the manufacturers of these products used a hyphen, and when in Rome.... so l purchased both versions.

Finally, my diatribe begs the question: Why is age so crucial to selling domain names, at least in the eyes of many domainers?

Thanks for your time!

 

[Ostrados]

Short Answer: no

Long answer: premium domains are usually aged, but not all aged domains are premiums. You can still find premium domains with 1-5 years age especially in new techs & niches.

 

[easywebdomains.net]

Thanks to all for an interesting discussion, esp @Ategy re: the thought about it being self fulfilling prophecy in the minds of some to bump wholesale a bit. One of the factors to consider then, amongst many.