Premium Numbers

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3character.com's price guide describes which letters are more valuable than others. It makes sense: I'd rather have an "S" in my domain than an "X" in most cases (looking at it through an American perspective).

But doesn't it sound completely silly to select numbers that are considered "premium"?

The quality of the Number composition can play a significant role in determining 3-number valuations. General concensus states that the numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9 are considered premium numbers. Other lesser high quality numbers include: 4 and 6. Lower quality numbers include the number 0.

I can understand why zero might hold less value than a counting number, but what's the beef against 4 and 6? Are there any possible explanations for this? Are people really less willing to buy a domain with a number 4 or 6 in it than any other number?

Interested in hearing your thoughts...

Steve

 

[Pound]

4 apparently means "death" in Chinese which is why this is deemed a worse number.

 

[godolphin]

I believe all numbers are equal. Some combinations of course have some meaning and purpose.

BTW, is number 4 missing from the Chinese calendar? If not, how do they recall the birth of any child on the 4th of any month :imho:

Moreover, China is not the only country on the planet. 4 might be lucky in some other country. Same goes for 0 and 6.

 

[Malaysia]

yeah..chinese normally wun go for number 4 for their car plates because it means die... imagine a car number 4444..mean die die die die..
chinese wud prefer 8 because means more money or getting rich..
nobody wud bid for a 4444 car plate here in my country but ppl will pay $XXXXXX for a 8888 car plate.

 

[accent]

Six is actually a good number, at least for large parts of China, as I have learned (the hard way). There is the 666 thing, the only bad connotation of 6 that I know, but I bet 666.com is a particularly valuable domain.

From what I can see in four number domains the lower numbers - except those starting with 0 - are the more sought after, because they can be street addresses, and smaller towns have only lower numbered addresses. Double numbers and sequences sold out early in NNNN.mobi, and I noticed that every one of the last NNNNN.coms had a 4 in it.

 

[JMJ]

I think the people who make up these sites (no offense because I know you're here) do so with a little objectivity. IE I only own l-l-l so I'm going to hype those. I only own names with 1235789 so I'm going to hype those. I would be willing to bet you find more 4keyword names than you would find any 3keyword names. So obviously 4 is a pretty important number.

 

[longroad]

Domain name value goes beyond mythical superstitions. Not everyone believe in numerology.
If a certain number has a particular use then it will be valuable. Personally I don't see the value in all number domains, unless its representing a post/zip code or a brand name.

 

[DnEbook]

hey i like my ............ 04440.net !!!!!!