.net always worth 10-20% of .com

[daled1]

So if I think a .com is worth $2,000 and I register the .net, does that mean that the .net will be worth 200-400 dollars?

Or better yet, lets say the .com sold for $2000 recently. are there special circumstances where the .net is worthless?

 

[snoop]

No, this ratio of 10-20% is not reliable, 3-4% for keyword names is more where things are at. Your ratio would be fairly accurate for acronymn names however.

Or better yet, lets say the .com sold for $2000 recently. are there special circumstances where the .net is worthless?

Yes, lots of the time for enduser sales, even the .com that got $2000 might really be worthless some of the time.

 

[daled1]

Here is why I asked, I just regged asianmales.net, and the .com went for 4500 a few days ago. I just thought it was a safe bet, because it was a pretty generic term.

so 3-4% huh? is it still the 2nd best domain or is mobi and tv taken over?

 

[snoop]

so 3-4% huh? is it still the 2nd best domain or is mobi and tv taken over?

Yes, it is still second best of the gtlds.

 

[daled1]

what do you think my reg is worth? anything?

Thanks for the replies

 

[Fka200]

I honestly think the person who purchased the .com was aware the .net was available. It probably wasn't worth it to the person who was going to purchase the .com, even though they could've spent another 7$ and grab the .net, so it really actually depends on what happens with the .com

 

[labrocca]

3-4%? Ugh...not likely sir.

It can vary but I would say 5-50%. Let's just look at LLL.com's. Minimum for those is $3250 and LLL.net is $700 over at the 3character.com price guide. That's a 22% ratio....way off from 3-4%. I would say your asianmales.net has a low $xxx value now based on that sale.

 

[snoop]

look at the sales data

3-4%? Ugh...not likely sir.

It can vary but I would say 5-50%.

Thinking the market for most names is 5-50% with an average of 22% is dreaming, just take some of bigger sales in these extensions,

huge.com $106050
huge.net $3800

sex.com $12-14M
sex.net $454,500

I'd like to seee some examples of sales that you have seen where the ratio is between 5 and 50% for keyword names.

Let's just look at LLL.com's. Minimum for those is $3250 and LLL.net is $700 over at the 3character.com price guide. That's a 22% ratio....way off from 3-4%.

did you read my post?,

"No, this ratio of 10-20% is not reliable, 3-4% for keyword names is more where things are at. Your ratio would be fairly accurate for acronymn names however."

 

[aristotle]

I believe the .net is worth 3-4%. 20% is a bit highy. Its better than nothing

 

[labrocca]

I gave a perfect example of 22% with LLL's. Sex.net sold for about 5% of the .com.

Saying that the general range is 3-4% is very deceptive imho. It's a larger range than that.

What in your estimation is the value of Asianmales.net give that AsianMales.com sold for $2000 because 3% is only $60. I would give it more value than that, maybe $100-$250.

RealEstate.net just went for $300k. If you are saying 3-4% then the .com is worth $8 million? That's possible but I would bet it would sell for less...like $3-4 million which is more like 10%.

Merlin.net sold for $30k so is Merlin.com worth $800k? Doubtful...more like $100k or even less.

I am not saying a .net can't be worth only 3-4% but overall I believe the range is far greater and can be as high as 50% imho.

 

[Mark]

IMO - It would be Very hard to say any extension is worth "X %" of .com or any other extension really.

If you look at the way they are treated by search engines - .org is my Second choice now (Though I own Very few) ... Just an observation on Search Engine stats etc ...
If you look at total registrations to date (Not always a great way to value an extension due to prices / Local uses of CCTlds' etc ...) .de is second only to .com

As far as Building a site or Branding yourself on a domain - I feel its nearly impossible to avoid .com - .net sites have always seemed to lose some traffic to them in the long run so any "marketing" of the .net will more than likely be handing over a certain amount of the traffic paid for to the .com version "IMO".

From a re-sell POV - I just don't think you can have a set ratio to base prices on.

Business.com ~ Business.net
is Different to me compared to
BusinessCards.com ~ BusinessCards.net

The keyword/term in front of the Extension has to make a difference as well.

 

[labrocca]

I agree mark...it's very hard to say a percentage...that's why saying 3-4% is deceptive. One must allow for many factors which can open the range up tremendously.

 

[snoop]

I gave a perfect example of 22% with LLL's.

Please read my first post, it stated very clearly acronym names fall into a much higher percentage, we know the % is much higher than for keyword names.

Sex.net sold for about 5% of the .com.

Your 5% calculation is wrong/exaggerated in favor of your argument, based on $12 million sale price it is 3.7%, based on $14 million it is 3.2%.

Saying that the general range is 3-4% is very deceptive imho. It's a larger range than that.

Based on what sales data?

RealEstate.net just went for $300k. If you are saying 3-4% then the .com is worth $8 million? That's possible but I would bet it would sell for less...like $3-4 million which is more like 10%.

I'd say higher than $8 million, $3-4 million isn't realistic in todays market, but these types of comparisons are just hypothetical argument.

Merlin.net sold for $30k so is Merlin.com worth $800k? Doubtful...more like $100k or even less.

It pointless picking the extreme sales in particular extensions then using guesswork scenarios about names that haven't sold. If merlin.com had been sold at the same time for 100k you'd have a point, but it hasn't been. It would be like me saying vodka.com got $3 million, would vodka.net get 22% which is 660k?, these are worthless comparisons, let's stick to comparisons based on real sales data.

3-4%? Ugh...not likely sir.

I am not saying a .net can't be worth only 3-4%

Does this mean your view has now changed?

 

[labrocca]

It pointless picking the extreme sales in particular extensions then using guesswork scenarios about names that haven't sold.

But that's exactly what we are doing for the OP. So this argument is pointless and I will post in it no further.

 

[snoop]

But that's exactly what we are doing for the OP. So this argument is pointless and I will post in it no further.

Personally I'm using real world comparisons where the names have been sold in both extensions around the same time. If you want to know how extensions compare look at the sales data.

 

[Netsilver]

iMotivate.com is For Sale for $125,000 by GreatDomains.
I own iMotivate.net and the best offer recieved is less then 0.02%.

So the Thumb Rule is not always applicable.

 

[pros]

.net - 4-5% of .com, not 10-20%

 

[realestatepro]

Then perhaps iMotivate.com isn't worth $125k ?????
By some peoples calculation it would fetch around $3-7k realistically. But your offers could only be due to the .com's for sale status yes....

iMotivate.com is For Sale for $125,000 by GreatDomains.
I own iMotivate.net and the best offer recieved is less then 0.02%.

So the Thumb Rule is not always applicable.

 

[snoop]

I own iMotivate.net and the best offer recieved is less then 0.02%.

So the Thumb Rule is not always applicable.

I don't think unaccepted offers mean much.

 

[VURG]

RealEstate.net just went for $300k. If you are saying 3-4% then the .com is worth $8 million? That's possible but I would bet it would sell for less...like $3-4 million which is more like 10%.

I disagree. The owner of RealEstate.com should not sell it for such a low price as $3 million.