Jan 3rd 2008 DomainTools.com Online Auction Official Thread

[DotWeekly]

Ok, we finally have official word from DomainTools.com about the online auction they will be having.

Date: Jan. 3, 2008
Place: DomainTools.com (Online Only)
Time: 11:00 am PT

You can submit up to 20 domains total. For more info, please see the following link.

http://www.domaintools.com/live-auction/ (you must be logged in)

 

[DotWeekly]

The Final List is out.

http://www.domaintools.com/live-auction/list.html

Looks the same to me - anyone notice any changes? My 5 are still on the list and that does not include Dad.net

Couple new ones on the list that I didn't see before.

Kegger.com being one of them.

My 7 are still in...

 

[Sleepys]

I didn't realize that the reserves would be posted alongside the names. Many names on here do not deserve to be on the list at all and many have outrageous reserves.

If I had known that they were so anti-.net I would have submitted less :hehe:

 

[Sameh]

I didn't realize that the reserves would be posted alongside the names. Many names on here do not deserve to be on the list at all and many have outrageous reserves.

IMO, this auction will be worse than last one.

 

[Spade]

IMO, this auction will be worse than last one.

LoL, cant be worse then the last one (atleast for me) I went 0 for 7 last time.

Justin

 

[smashfactory]

wow- those reserves are high - this should be interesting to watch

 

[Name Trader]

OK. Let's have a comp. Which domain is going to sell highest over reserve in %age terms. I kinda like Konigsberg.com but because of the lack of appeal to the US market, I'll go with SportsCycles.com

 

[Spade]

I think EastTimor.org - with its price so low could create a bidding war. Considering even bad country .info's fetch high xxx - I believe this would will break the x,xxx mark and thus the % will be high.... thats my pick.

Justin

 

[Alex]

I think EastTimor.org - with its price so low could create a bidding war. Considering even bad country .info's fetch high xxx - I believe this would will break the x,xxx mark and thus the % will be high.... thats my pick.

Justin

That's what I posted on Jay's blog too.

 

[Spade]

That's what I posted on Jay's blog too.

Great minds think alike?

 

[canswift]

What do you think?

Checking out The List again and I see that Dimond.net is still in the auction. I just checked that web page and see that it's a typo of "diamond". The Google figure is somewhat skewed as that figure encompasses some diamond searches as well as the city of Dimond CA etc.

What do you NPers think of the the value of typo domains, especially dot nets, in an auction of this type? Apologies if this domain belongs to an NPer, I'm just interested to figure this out.

 

[wot]

Good luck to those in the auction, some very mediocre names on show.

For those who may be interested but cannot afford some of those reserve prices look

HERE

 

[DotWeekly]

Good luck to those in the auction, some very mediocre names on show.

For those who may be interested but cannot afford some of those reserve prices look

HERE

Your post doesn't really make any sense? You say some very mediocre names on show (list), then you hand reg some hypen domains that are in the auction and self promote, and offer them for $200 each.

That's classic.

 

[wot]

Your post doesn't really make any sense? You say some very mediocre names on show (list), then you hand reg some hypen domains that are in the auction and self promote, and offer them for $200 each.

That's classic.

Sense is in the eye of the beholder, did the same last auction and sold one new hyphen reg for $670. two weeks later.

It was also a mediocre hyphen domain that I sold (eye of the buyer!) - why do you think those names in the auction are in general good names :?


$200 for hyphenated versions of names that one of the supposed top online auction houses considers each of the non hyphenated versions to be worth at least $9k - damn good deal for buyers in my opinion.

 

[smashfactory]

Just face facts, that list apart from a few acronyms and some low $XXXX combos ... it sucks and I wonder why Jay is even doing it.

to make $1.00 per listing? :lol:

 

[drdragon]

Revenue generating domain names on DomainTools Auction?

As a new domainer, I consider bidding in this auction and I am wondering which ones would bring in type-in traffic. Could experienced domainers share any insights? As some big players might be away for vacation; maybe I can grab some revenue generating domains. I will appreciate any analysis.

 

[Sameh]

As a new domainer, I consider bidding in this auction and I am wondering which ones would bring in type-in traffic. Could experienced domainers share any insights? As some big players might be away for vacation; maybe I can grab some revenue generating domains . I will appreciate any analysis.

 

[Keynes]

I'm sorry, but this auction is a joke - the prices are way off base, and the name selection is weak at best.

 

[Sameh]

I'm sorry, but this auction is a joke - the prices are way off base, and the name selection is weak at best.

You don't have to be sorry

 

[Alex]

As a new domainer, I consider bidding in this auction and I am wondering which ones would bring in type-in traffic. Could experienced domainers share any insights? As some big players might be away for vacation; maybe I can grab some revenue generating domains. I will appreciate any analysis.

I don't recommend going to a live auction if you have no experience. Read this forum, read namebio.com, dnjournal.com, even namenewbie.com, then read again this forum, and you will have plenty of occasion to bid on domains for less on expired domain auctions, or even on sedo or afternic. Live auctions are not a buyers market.

 

[drdragon]

Which DomainTools Jan 3 auction domains are good. An amateur's perspective.

I personally try to analyze the domains and learn this business. We can easily paint the auction as a joke considering the problems about domain name selection process, terms, short notice, etc. Yes, even though I see many of the domains do not make sense, are extremely expensive; some seem to be not bad. After all, I try to pick the good ones and turn it into an opportunity as many people do not seem to be very excited.

I recently have been reading a lot about domaining and experimenting with a few domains. I was expecting to see some real analysis but nobody seems to really discuss the domains itself.

Anybody want to share ideas/experience about the following domain names and my analysis as an *amateur*:

1. test.net: "test" seems to be a very highly searched phrase. test.com is already developed. If 1/10 rule is still reasonable, test.com would easily be more than 250K, therefore, the reserve looks reasonable to me.
2. jewel.mobi: Given the recent traction of .mobi domains, this premium term also has a very low reserve.
3. ForeclosureHelp.us: Not sure about the .us, but considering the recent foreclosure issues in the industry, the term has a very high CPC value. Looks reasonable to me.
4. hud.us: Another .us, but short. I find it pricey but would love to hear opinions.
5. BankruptcyAttorney.org: ".org" might not be very much appealing to many, but the term is very nice. The name is ideal for unbiased informational site with high CPC. I found the price reasonable, not expensive not cheap.
6. ElectronicPestControl.com: Among the few premium ".com"'s in my opinion. The issue is that it consists of three words.
7. WireRack.com: Another premium domain ".com". Likely to receive type-in as it is short, and with high CPC can generate some residual income. Not sure if this is why the reserve is 7K.
8. ContextualAdvertising.com: I like this one a lot. But price is very high compare to wirerack.com. If you want to develop: yes, but plan to park, not sure. For investment purposes, as "Contextual Advertising" is a big business sector: maybe. I personally do not have the resources to afford this.
9. DataSynchronization.com: Very high CPC, not much searched compared to other premium .com's. 5K seems a little pricey to me, but I am not very experienced.
10. HivVirus.com: With a 2K reserve looks appealing.
11. NationalIdCard.com: Not sure about this. But pricewise looks very reasonable.
12. HealthyHeart.com: This is one the jokes in my opinion. If this one sells for 225K and "NationalIdCard.com", "HivVirus.com", "DataSynchronization.com", "WireRack.com" and "ElectronicPestControl.com" sells at their reserves, then, I will probably spend many years to understand this business. Rich Schwartz and some others talk and write about value investing, or type-in traffic, multiples of revenue, etc, I do not know the revenue multiple of the reserve of this domain, maybe x1000?
13. TransferMoneyOnline.com: If this was not three words I would say 3.4K is reasonable, but not sure? How much type-in would this domain get?
14. GeothermalHeat.com: $7500 seems high. What do you think?
15. EastTimor.org: I think it has very reasonable reserve.
16. InfantCare.com: Another "joke". x1000 revenue multiple?
17. SecuritySurveillanceSystems.com: Very long, but not high or low reserve in my opinion.

Well; above are the ones I found worth any discussion. Few other brandable domains are out there, but either very unlikely to generate any parking revenue, or has "unreasonable" or using recently favorite term: has "joke" reserve prices.

I wish I could get feedback from the seasoned domainers in this forum.

Thanks!!!