domain Mark.com

[BigCharlie]

Appraisals both high and low are welcome. Just got this name after jumping through a bunch of hoops for many months.

Mark.com

 

[wot]

hang your head in shame

I concur. :imho:

 

[dgridley]

To each their own ,lol.. when I market (whatever it may be), I always think in terms of what it's value would be to me.. and there's no way "I" would ever, money or not, consider six figures for a personal first name... on the other hand, years ago I knew the owner of a construction firm called Mark IV, that's a different matter.. the name could be of some commercial value in that vein. I just don't see 5 or 6 figures for a personal name, sorry.

Otherwise, I may as well reg Fernando.com and expect some rich guy to pay me 6 figures just because it was his name? C'mon, let's be realistic!

hang your head in shame

 

[snoop]

To each their own ,lol.. when I market (whatever it may be), I always think in terms of what it's value would be to me.. and there's no way "I" would ever, money or not, consider six figures for a personal first name... on the other hand, years ago I knew the owner of a construction firm called Mark IV, that's a different matter.. the name could be of some commercial value in that vein. I just don't see 5 or 6 figures for a personal name, sorry.

Otherwise, I may as well reg Fernando.com and expect some rich guy to pay me 6 figures just because it was his name? C'mon, let's be realistic!

The name is worth 5 figures solely based on traffic revenue, fair enough if you wouldn't pay anything much for it yourself but to think this name is worth only a bit more than average 4 letter .com shows almost no understanding of domain values.

 

[dgridley]

Where did you see this is pulling in a significant amount in traffic revenue, or is this speculation? Give me some concrete facts that this worth 5 figures in terms of traffic becuase I didn't catch that in the thread.

Otherwise, to me, this is worth as much as any other 4 letter .com with meaning.. BARK, LARK, NARC... are all these worth 5 figures as well? How about the 6 figures that were mentioned?

I'm not saying there isn't potential, but if he gets six figures selling it as a personal name so some rich guy can sport it for his email, THEN I'll eat crow..

The name is worth 5 figures solely based on traffic revenue, fair enough if you wouldn't pay anything much for it yourself but to think this name is worth only a bit more than average 4 letter .com shows almost no understanding of domain values.

 

[Domainate.com]

I'll tell you how I got this name. Last summer I developed a list of a few hundred names that would obviously be home-runs. I typed in the name to see which sites looked like they were run by professionals, and which sites could possibly be owned by someone who didn't know the true value of the name.

Then I narrowed my list. A few of the names on my list actually had dead links, or content that seemed meaningless. This particular name had a dead link. I emailed the gentleman and he got back to me a few weeks later. He gave his price, and it wasn't a gift. The thing to keep in mind is that 99 percent of these people know that the name is valuable, so if you send an email asking "how much" or offering a few hundred dollars then you probably won't get a correspondence going. You should always offer a few thousand on life-changing names because that is better than most, and if the name is in fact for sale then you will have a chance.

We had a little back and forth negotiation and he wasn't budging from a certain price. Of course, I didn't have the money available anyway, but I can jump through hoops when I have to. During this same period of time I got a response from someone who owned a three letter name, and this deal seemed to move pretty fast, the only catch was that they wanted to close the deal during the first quarter of 2006...for tax purposes. This gave me a few months to round up the money for this purchase. Once again, the owners of these names are not fools, but if you can get something for a discount to what it is worth, then you can pay the big money to get these names and still have a cushion.

The three letter name was closed in January. I immediately tried to resurrect the deal with Mark.com...though I thought for sure the price would no longer be valid....even though it was a lot of money. Just to be sure, I sent an email from another email address with an offer 25 percent lower than what I believed to be his sticking point. He wasn't moving. I agreed to the deal and starting the ball rolling with an Escrow.com transaction. I had to keep it alive for almost three months, which took it's toll on me because I was close to having all of the money a few times.

At the end of the day I got the name, and I know what it takes to get these names, so I am not saying it is easy. You have to be prepared to spend real money. Also, it could have been any name that made my short list. It just so happenned that this name, and the three letter name, are the ones that inspired me enough to pull it off.

Most of these names are not for sale, so even if you find a needle in a haystack you will still have to step up to the plate and make a good payment. The seller got a fair price, though I will make money on the name. He is happy and said his accountant about fell off of his chair when he told him it was sold. I will only tell you that the price I paid was XX,XXX, just like the three letter name. Somewhere in that wide range.

Sounds like my trek for Poker.in that lasted a good 3-4 months. I did almost exactly the same thing, sent emails on names I thought were worth a lot that had no sites on them. Almost every owner knew what their name was worth. In the end I got what many would consider a hell of a deal on the name, and if I so chose, I could have made nearly 600% profit on the name in about 4 months time, not bad at all for a name of that quality.

Good luck with the name. Don't expect millions though...as others have said, it is a 6-figure name, IMO lower-mid 6-figure at best. Any higher would be an overblown figure, which you might get but I highly doubt it.

 

[BigCharlie]

My view is that it is a solid six figure name without any luck at all. For me to sell in the low 1XX,XXX in the next year would open me up for too much potential regret later in life. I have no desire to turn a quick profit unless the offer makes my hair stand up. This is the type of name that you want to enjoy for a bit. Just knowing that there are 1.5 million people in the United States named Mark makes it one heck of a score. There are also quite a number of other uses for the name. As time goes on these names are going to be like prized artwork and when that happens I will be selling to the person with the biggest ego. Looks like just under 1,000 type-ins per day, which is a little more than my three letter name.

 

[snoop]

Where did you see this is pulling in a significant amount in traffic revenue, or is this speculation? Give me some concrete facts that this worth 5 figures in terms of traffic becuase I didn't catch that in the thread.

Looks like just under 1,000 type-ins per day, which is a little more than my three letter name.

there you have it, this name should be able to make $10-30 per day.

I would think that this name could be sold straight away to a domainer for $40-80k

 

[dgridley]

Thank you.. didn't see that..

there you have it, this name should be able to make $10-30 per day.

I would think that this name could be sold straight away to a domainer for $40-80k

 

[RyuKenLi]

I did the same. I emailed the owner of my last name, but I wasn't expecting a response. The day when I was buying another name, the owner messaged me about a price. I jumped out of my seat; however, I was struggling with funds since I was buying this other name. I managed to gather some funds, and the transaction is supposed to be finished this week. It's an .info, but all of the major tlds are already taken including many cctld's. It fits the quote, "It's better to fail, then not to try at all." Something like that.

 

[snoop]

Thank you.. didn't see that..

he has only just posted it, wouldn't in be obvious though that any search term as popular as this is in .com is going to have traffic/revenue?

 

[Grrilla]

Good luck with the name. Don't expect millions though...as others have said, it is a 6-figure name, IMO lower-mid 6-figure at best. Any higher would be an overblown figure, which you might get but I highly doubt it.

I'm in total agreement w/ Crooky's assessment as to value. Personally, I'm attracted the term"mark" as it applies to trademarks and think it would be a nice, tight name for a marketing, advertising, ptomotional or graphics firm that specializes in product branding, labeling and corporate identity. Alas, your 3 figure sake would, more likely, come from a new music sensation or someone in entertainment who was knocking down their first millons and who wanted a vanity name. :hehe:

Best of luck.

 

[khuldun]

Well, this is an awesome name and after going through the thread, i believe you must contact a few billionaires named mark, you never know who might fall in love with this domain

 

[cjcjcj]

Not just a name.

A verb and;
A noun (and proper noun).

To mark, I mark, a mark, the mark, a man called mark, etc.

Great name. More versitile than other first names with the exception of some like rob.com

 

[StudioWorks]

Super name! I can't place a price on it however im sure the value is in this area : XXX,XXX

SW

 

[Macke]

Many people appraise this name a bit unrealistic in my book. surely, it's a very nice name, but to get 500k you'll need a lot of luck.