domain .NET first/last names (Chelsi.net, Cogdill.net, etc)

[mountaingoat]

Would appreciate your view of the value ballpark of names like the following:

First names, such as:

- Latrice.net
- Chelsi.net
- Cassondra.net

Each has ranked within the top 1,000 most popular names in the US within the last 20 years (yearly ranking by social security admin), and each has greater than 125,000 results in a google search.

Or, last names, such as:

- Cogdill.net
- Molinar.net
- Salguero.net

There are 2,000+ families/occurrences of each of these last names in the US (again, based on gov't data), and google search results on these names range from 190,000 – 650,000.

Are they the most popular names in the world? No, but I believe there will be a user for them 1-2-3 years down the road when individuals having an webpage is more popular than it is today. How to value them is the toughy. They all get a slow trickle of traffic (4-5/month), but that's not where the value lies.

Thanks in advance for any/all comments.

 

[Tim Schoon]

reseller: not much, the value is in finding someone with a matching name

 

[mountaingoat]

Thanks TM.

Any other thoughts out there?

 

[mountaingoat]

Given a recent uptick in interest on names, I thought I'd give this thread a bump and see if I could get any of your opinions.

Recent high value comps include:
- Jacob.com $75,000
- Marilyn.com $45,000
- Doug.com $45,000
- Kathy.com $65,000

Current auctions include:
- Gloria.com $20,000 @ sedo
- Beth.com $10,001 @ sedo
- Nicole.com $2,600 @ sedo
- Jeremiah.com asking $55,000 @ ebay

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.

 

[lzy]

Not comparable to the recent sales you've posted seeing they're all .coms and much, much more common first names then yours. :imho:

 

[mountaingoat]

Thanks for your comments. I know the names that I'm looking for appraisals on aren't nearly as valuable as the comps I listed, but I listed those comps to refute some who think that first names in general aren't valuable. Any other thoughts on the less common .net's?

 

[dman_2007]

I think they're all worth low $xx - mid $xx for resellers, obviously some worth more then others. Also, more valuable if the corresponding .com is a developed site. Definitely worth holding onto.

 

[mountaingoat]

Much thanks, dman!