domain OOP.COM value?

[VUI]

I'm not in the "domain name" marketing business, so I'm getting all the information I can about how to "do it right." After some hunting, I've found this to be the most helpful place by far.

I recently came to acquire "OOP.COM" (along with 3 other guys), and we're looking to sell it. I'll be spending a GOOD deal of time on this site (very informative), but was just wondering if anyone had ballpark thoughts on how much it might sell for....

 

[lotsofissues]

As you may be aware there is a great of deal new (and rather unjustifiable) interest in anything 3 letters on the speculator side. I mean unjustifiable because the sale prices of lowly (q,x,y, & j) three letter .nets have jumped 10x in value over the last year -- with no new interest from prenium buyers. I don't know what is causing the run but it does indicate a very good time to sell it to another speculator.

High-XXXX and beyond is a fair price for another reseller to pay given the conditions now.

End-user price should be determined on a case by case basis (willingness to sell at the time, estimation of deepness of inquirer's pockets, etc.)

 

[ezimedia]

HI

Yes at current prices from what I have seen any three letter .com domain wholesale is going to get around $1500-$2000+ and for an end user price I would think you can ask $5000-$7500 and maybe more as the domain has a double oo in it

Good luck,

Thanks
Tom Dahne

Expired Domain Software
http://www.expireddomainsoftware.com

 

[showcase]

Hi There,

OOP.com.............Nice domain address...................................

Keep in mind that most of the appraisals you are getting on this forum are from resellers. Considering that, I think the majority are very low.

KRS.com was just acquired from the Pool.com drop auction for $7,100 by BuyDomains.com another reseller.

The three letter .com ending in S in my opinion will probably go for less. BuyDomains now has KRS listed for sale for $17,000. Will they get it? Who knows. That being said, I believe your domain OOP.com is worth at least mid X,XXX undeveloped. If the right customer comes along needing those particular letters it should bring more.

Good luck...........Make Money...............................

Cheers,

Showcase :D

 

[Maestrus]

oop.com (OOP.com)

Value of your Domain ( "a heuristic approach" ):
ƒ(I, ... ,V)= 66%
US$17,543 End-User

..

Maestrus

 

[daze]

I would try to put it up for sale on greatdomains. They are picky about what they accept, but a 3 letter .com will probably make the cut. Their fee is 10% of the price, but they handle the escrow. They recently accepted one of my names for listing (at $10,000) after people here said it was probably worth XX.

As for the appraisals, always take what some of the namepros.com folks say with a grain of salt. There seems to be quite a few people with just days or a couple of weeks experience that are dishing out appraisal advice.... which is why you get people saying that its worth anywhere between 2 and 5 figures.

Since you've already invested money in the domain, I'd say its not a bad idea to spend the money on a proper appraisal by a trusted company. Sedo.com does appraisals, though I can't personally vouch for their accuracy as I havent used them. Just remember, something is only worth as much as people are willing to pay.

You have a great domain name. Good luck!

-- edited to fix typos.

 

[Badger]

excellent maestrus has found his way here..... Happy dayz

Maestrus X (1n-5an-1ty) + (th3-ra-py) = :lol:

And im glad you come from such an experienced standpoint daze.... Saying such nice things about us NP'rs?!?!?!??!

Oh wait a sec, no, you cant be, im sure another daze posted a thread about condolences.com saying what a newbie he was only a week or so ago and i recommended THIS Daze to great domains... Must be someone else.....!

 

[daze]

excellent maestrus has found his way here..... Happy dayz

Maestrus X (1n-5an-1ty) + (th3-ra-py) = :lol:

And im glad you come from such an experienced standpoint daze.... Saying such nice things about us NP'rs?!?!?!??!

Oh wait a sec, no, you cant be, im sure another daze posted a thread about condolences.com saying what a newbie he was only a week or so ago and i recommended THIS Daze to great domains... Must be someone else.....!

collieri - this is why i dont make domain appraisals. i have no experience doing such and fully admit it. however, that doesnt stop many people with no experience from making ridiculous appraisals. it makes the appraisal board that much less credible when there's some on here with no real idea on how to properly appraise.

i never said i was anything besides a newbie. i'm fully aware that i'm totally green when it comes to what domain names are worth. i'm sorry if you feel that you need to take a very defensive tone. i did say "some" on this board... not everyone. if you apply to the "some" with days or weeks of experience, than i suppose you would have something to be offended by.

 

[Badger]

So, if you dont know about domain appraisals or how much domains are worth yourself, how do you know that the appraisals, which you yourself have asked for here at namepros, are not worth the screens theyre typed on????

 

[daze]

So, if you dont know about domain appraisals or how much domains are worth yourself, how do you know that the appraisals, which you yourself have asked for here at namepros, are not worth the screens theyre typed on????

seriously, if you read the posts i make it should be fairly obvious...

i said "seems to be quite a few people with just days or a couple of weeks experience that are dishing out appraisal advice.... which is why you get people saying that its worth anywhere between 2 and 5 figures."

to me, that says why i think SOME of the appraisals are worthless. the fact that these appraisals for a 3-letter .com are anywhere between 2 and 5 figures is utterly ridiculous.

i never said that all of the appraisals are worthless. stop putting words in my mouth. i did say to take any appraisals with a grain of salt, and that there are some on here that dish out appraisals based on zero experience. i'll say it one more time -- if you fall into that category, then i can see why you would be offended. otherwise, you're making something out of nothing.

 

[baggypants303]

HIGH $XXXX because OOP = object oriented programming (Ding Ding Ding $$$$)

 

[Maestrus]

To Whom It May Concern​

Maestrus, a pseudonym in this Forum, is a person who has been in the computer arena for quite a while and has higher education degrees in Information Technology fields. Since September 1999, Maestrus has been using a proprietary valuation model, which follows a heuristic approach, in order to come up with a realistic and honest Domain appraisal. Maestrus worked for 13 years as a college professor in the area of Operations Research and Stochastic Processes; for this motive, he enjoys valuating Domain names as one of his hobbies.

The purpose of providing Domain valuations in this great Forum - also in another dn board, is for an educational reason. In addition, we try to minimize or filter the subjectivity in the appraisal process.

.. Maestrus (LV, Sept. 8 2004)

:wave:​

 

[Badger]

Well, ive just checked and there is only 1 post of $$ and that person qualifies his post by saying he didnt really know. The average appraisal for this post is actually for over $10k. i think youll find that once you have had a chance to fully quantify all the appraisals on a post do you really get a feel as to value. You will never get unity where every appraisal is evaluated with a +/- variation of a few bucks. For if you did you'd only ever need 1 appraisal. There will always be appraisees that are only worth ignoring, for example there is one NP'r here who appraises virtually every post at "+/- reg fee only sorry". But thats his opinion and hes entitled to it....

And as a footnote, its just lucky im perhaps not an outandout newbie as you intimate Daze for if i was theres a chance you wouldnt be sitting on a $10k domain with GD right now, eh??? :blink:

 

[daze]

Well, ive just checked and there is only 1 post of $$ and that person qualifies his post by saying he didnt really know. The average appraisal for this post is actually for over $10k. i think youll find that once you have had a chance to fully quantify all the appraisals on a post do you really get a feel as to value. You will never get unity where every appraisal is evaluated with a +/- variation of a few bucks. For if you did you'd only ever need 1 appraisal. There will always be appraisees that are only worth ignoring, for example there is one NP'r here who appraises virtually every post at "+/- reg fee only sorry". But thats his opinion and hes entitled to it....

And as a footnote, its just lucky im perhaps not an outandout newbie as you intimate Daze for if i was theres a chance you wouldnt be sitting on a $10k domain with GD right now, eh??? :blink:

collieri - as i'm not sure what you mean by that footnote...

of course everyone is entitled to their opinion. no argument there. my only beef was that there are people here that will voice their opinion without qualifying themselves. its like if i wanted to get a vehicle appraised, and i had 15 people telling me the car was worth anywhere between $15 and $15,000. it makes the appraisal process as a whole a little foolish. if you went to get something appraised (free or otherwise) and was given such a wide margin or what people thought it was honestly worth, wouldn't you stop and think that perhaps that place didn't know their ass from a hole in the ground? regardless of how many seasoned pros were appraising, when everyone and their mother throws in their 2 cents to muddy the process, it makes the whole process look stupid.

again, i am sorry if you got your feathers ruffled... but i originally made a post to the thread-starter to not take these appraisals too seriously. you, in turn, decide to try to call me out as a newbie (of which i fully admit and never tried to hide from). i've owned my personal domain since 1996 and began buying domains regularly starting in 1998. i havent sold a domain name in 5 years, and therefore i fully admit that i am new when it comes to selling names.

 

[Badger]

Hey man stay cool... Im cool, are we cool.........?

And without even a thread of oneupmanship my point to you was that you shouldnt take the 'mean' when it comes to appraisals, take the average. Sure there will always be pants appraisals but what you need to consider is that the appraisal forum here is only to give the owner an indication of value. Only he and he alone will decide what, if any info to take. this post for example, do you think the thread starter will take away an indication that his oop.com is worth $50 or $5000? Virtually everyone is shouting the name from the rooftops...

Anyway i offer you my sincerest condolences.com if you misread my comments as me being in some way offended by your posts. :p

 

[daze]

:hehe:

all good, man. no harm, no foul.

 

[VUI]

Maestrus,

I appreciate your taking the time to do some number-crunching. I think we'll probably try "shooting for the stars" and then "settle" on something nearer the figure you've estimated.

I've been immersing myself in the domain name business for a few weeks now, and -- man -- is it addicting!

 

[VUI]

A great three letter domain names, very rare in the market today. I would say at least $1,000 undeveloped. Good luck!

Hm. I'm reading that a "developed" site tends to be more attractive, and therefore more valuable. But we may leave it undeveloped, so as to leave the "OOP" branding/connotation/marketing/etc. to the upcoming owner. I hope we're not too "off base" with our reasoning....

Ted.

 

[peaudecastor]

5000$-7500$ wholesale
end-user.. well! skys the limit

Sell out of print Object Oriented Programming book ;p

 

[Badger]

not surprised your becoming addicted sat upon oop.com

One word of advice, dont sit on the name forever holding out for an unattainable price. Consider every offer, take what is fair, move on, re-invest and enjoy.

Oh, and ps, dont get carried away. There is very little mega value left any more (except for owning a name like oop.com e.g.) so dont think it will be acquire for nil, sell for loads, those days are well gone. You only have to see what pool considers as its 'prime' drops every day to see that. The key to buying names in this industry (if i can be so bold enough as to call it that) is research, research, research. And also not being afraid to bid up to $2k for a name if its worth it. good luck.

Ian

 

[Mels]

OOP Order of the Phoenix

I'm not too fond of the books but I'm sure they will be fond of your domain . You should try selling it to the publisher
You could get a good $10,000 from them IMHO