Microlight.com just dropped - I think this will be a biggy !

[gazzip]

I bet this is going to be a very big one - any guesses how much it will go for ?


A few other nice sales recently at snapnames were:

eua.com - $ 42,249
sustain.com - $25,250
Quiver.com - $15,502
zola.com - $ 11,666
wildsalmon.com - $8,108

and Castle.net - $7,400


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[IAmAllanShore]

Just curious, I, as well as anyone else, can use google for "microlight", but what, IYHO, makes this one pree-mo ?
-Allan :gl:

 

[gazzip]

Just curious, I, as well as anyone else, can use google for "microlight", but what, IYHO, makes this one pree-mo ?
-Allan :gl:

The main reason is that it is the top most generic domain in its field - Microlight Aircraft - Not torches !

Microlights are very popular in UK and parts of Europe but I'm not sure if they are popular in USA, they are not cheap either and a new one can cost anywhere from £10,000 to even £40,000 +

With it being a generic word that perfectly descibes the product like Motorcycles (owned by Honda) it would likely be an asset to any Microlight manufacturer.

As you mentioned a search for "microlight" in Google also shows 719,000 results.

I beleive that Bonkers, Vaxis, Benfranklin and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa may all end up fighting for this one so i would expect it to go for a fair bit.

I would not be surprised if it went for $ 50,000 + but that is of course just a "guestimate"on my part - there is no way anyone can really know what it will go for but we will soon find out.

I hope everyone else thinks its crap and I get it for $500 :hehe:

Alan - How much do you think it will go for and why ?


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[Peter]

I think you are right gazzip the potential is there for it to go fairly high. Not sure however if it would reach $50,000

 

[IAmAllanShore]

I'd be impressed if it tops $10k . While the big boys are in the mix, this doesn't fit their buying profile as much as other domains that have gone for less.
Just my .02 into the pot
-Allan

 

[loscocco]

yeah i dont think it will got hat high but i could be wrong. 5K .. maybe 10

 

[gazzip]

While the big boys are in the mix, this doesn't fit their buying profile as much as other domains that have gone for less.
Just my .02 into the pot
-Allan

I'm very new to this so I'm still trying to figure out their buying profiles - all tips would be most welcome

I think I just found out who Bonkers is so that should help a bit, he seems to be one of the biggest buyers at Snapnames and looks like he has been for a while.

anyone know who aaaaaaaaaaaaaa is ?
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[geek]

Long ago they changed the name from Ultralight to Microlight. I know this because my dad got a license to fly one. Honestly not many people know or involve in this particular activity. I don't think the domain would fetch much.

 

[gazzip]

Long ago they changed the name from Ultralight to Microlight. I know this because my dad got a license to fly one. Honestly not many people know or involve in this particular activity. I don't think the domain would fetch much.

Interesting

I just found the following:

In most affluent countries, microlights or ultralights now account for about 20% of the civil aircraft fleet.

Ultralight aircraft are generally called microlight aircraft in the UK and New Zealand, and ULMs in France and Italy. Some countries differentiate between weight shift and 3-axis aircraft, calling the former microlight and the latter ultralight.

The U.S. light-sport aircraft is similar to the UK and NZ Microlight in definition and licensing requirement, the U.S. 'Ultralight' being in a class of its own.

www.answers.com/ultralight&r=67


Maybe it will not go as high as I expected and I will get it for $500


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[gazzip]

looks like I was waaaay off on that one It went for just $ 5,560 - which I must admit I still find it really hard to beleive - oh well, wrong again

Nobility.com went for $ 17,750
Resolute.com went for $16,001

I'd still rather Microlight.com by a long shot :hehe:


Good call Alan - any tips you can share pleeease !


ps - Laon.com just dropped - Nice typo with 170 Overture with extension

Started at $2,600


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[IAmAllanShore]

LAON.com will hit $10k I bet, the $2k is way undervalued.

microlight is great, but the domain names and websites for the topic are already well established, and the hobbyists aren't particularly tech-savvy. The end user potential tops around $10k, so there's no sense in paying more for it now, only to have to hold it for a time and then try to sell it for the same value. The manufacturers for ultralights already have their domain names as their co. names, and they don't find buyers by type-in traffic anyway, it's more on reputation - therefore, they too are not interested in the domain.

Anyhow, that's my thought process.

-Allan

 

[gazzip]

LAON.com will hit $10k I bet, the $2k is way undervalued.
-Allan

Thanks for your input Allan - yeah, Laon.com should hit $10k no problem - currently at $8,100.00 with 2d 20h to go. No bids for "the usuals" yet.

It amazes me that domains like these ever drop


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[IAmAllanShore]

Thanks for your input Allan - yeah, Laon.com should hit $10k no problem - currently at $8,100.00 with 2d 20h to go. No bids for "the usuals" yet.
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We totally need a "genius" and "nostradamus" smiley

-Allan :gl:

 

[gazzip]

We totally need a "genius" and "nostradamus" smiley

-Allan :gl:

:lol: you'll just have to do with this for now !:great:


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[IAmAllanShore]

Well, you were $5k off on microlight, but I was $240k off on LAON (Albeit I just said that it "would hit" $10k easily )

Yikes! :yikes:

-Allan :gl:

 

[gazzip]

Well, you were $5k off on microlight, but I was $240k off on LAON (Albeit I just said that it "would hit" $10k easily )

Yikes! :yikes:

-Allan :gl:

I wish I was - I think I stated (and expected) Microlight to fetch $ 50,000 +
(I still think it was one of the best bargains I have seen at snapnames)

Laon.com - :lol: How could ANYONE predict that one ! :yell:

Anyway, Its fun to guess what names are going to go for :hehe:


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