question Roulette.com - Why appraisals so high?

[ThatNameGuy]

Roulette.com

@ Nameworth - 6M
@ Estibot - 4M
@ SAW - 7.9M

 

[wot]

It shouldn’t be that much because it will get misspelled every time.

I have never misspelt Roullete

 

[The Durfer]

at least 3x the appraisal in my opinion. ty.

 

[Kingslayer]

I would be fuming if i owned this domain and you indexed my asset on Google creating a thread like this.

 

[bmugford]

This just goes to show how fuxked up this industry is. However I've got some excellent responses that can "add value" for when I take Roulette.xxxx to market.....there just has to be a Pony in this manure heap somewhere

You have been on NamePros since 2017. Do you really not understand why a top tier single word .COM is worth a lot of money?

Let me introduce you to a concept called supply and demand.

There is far more demand than supply of high quality .COM domains.

Unlike oddball extensions like .link, .online, .realty, or whatever else. There is far more supply than demand.

Brad

 

[bmugford]

Because it's an amazing domain.

Brad

 

[Truespin Domains]

Because online gambling is hugely profitable.

Roulette is a popular online game and a nice generally 'term' to refer to gambling.

It's super memorable.

Owning a domain like this would convey legitimacy, which is important if you're a gambling company.

The type of businessess that would want this domain have deep pockets.

 

[Gorilla]

Because it is a mega domain, probably has many searches too.

 

[branding]

I'm perplexed as to why the .com doesn't connect to either a landing page or an actual site where gamblers can play roulette online.

People sitting on domains like this are usually not in a hurry to sell or make money from it.

Maybe the owner just wants to flex his @roulette email address. Who knows?

 

[Matty W.]

Brad....with regards to "Supply and Demand".....having majored in Economics in college I probably understand supply and demand better than most NamePros members. What you FAIL to realize is that when a particular .com is unavailable for a plethora of reasons, actual alternatives do exist.

Accordingly there's minimal demand for Roulette.com, however there are real alternatives. Just go to Roulette.Casino if you don't believe me.

Since you majored in Economics, you should also be aware that although a substitute does shift the demand curve slightly - an alternative in the domain space does not act as a 1:1 replica.

The demand for any dictionary word .com domain is extremely high, and although you may not agree, the fact is that for companies, having a .com is associated with legitimacy, and a symbol of power. It is why so many companies invest in 6-7 figure domains (Standard Chartered with sc.com, Close with close.com, DuckDuckGo with duck.com) - even though alternatives are commercially available, alternative TLDs do not allow them to reap the same benefits.

As for the value of Roulette.com, the appraisals you put are conservative in my opinion. The online gambling industry alone is worth 88.65 billion US dollars (GNW) - with a CAGR of 8-10% per annum on average. The term 'Roulette' is instantaneously associated with gambling, and moving your online gambling website onto the domain would certainly be a wise investment when you consider SEO benefits, brand-ability (TM's may be particularly hard), and the fact that it will be associated with authenticity since no one would invest millions into a domain to try and steal $20 off of your bet. For a high in starting capital company looking to enter such a populated market, this would be a no-brainer & I can easily see this selling for mid-7 figures with the right buyer, but as always, sales take time & to be frank, there is a small number of people and companies who are able to pour such large amounts on creating a digital identity.

However, I'm not really sure why you're concerned about whether they have an active landing page or not. The owner of Roulette.com may either not be interested in selling the domain, or might just be unbothered about selling it - since having an intangible asset of such high value, likely means you have enough money to live without having to stress much about money.

 

[ThatNameGuy]

I’m guessing gambling is against your moral values.
Roulette is a priceless word and you know it.
Even ”Russian Roulette” comes to mind

No....just being involved in the domain business shows I'm a gambler. I'm perplexed as to why the .com doesn't connect to either a landing page or an actual site where gamblers can play roulette online.

 

[biggie]

It shouldn’t be that much because it will get misspelled every time.

Hi

back in the days of "Big Roar" ppc @ Fabulous,
when sites like PokerStars.net and UltimateBet.net were hot as firecrackers...

i used to own roulett.net and the typo traffic along with the high paying clicks, produced some nice rev back then.

an oddity of those times was that .net typos received more traffic than .com typo's, for gambling sites and some terms then.

imo...

 

[mdent]

Roulette.com

@ Nameworth - 6M
@ Estibot - 4M
@ SAW - 7.9M

What would be your appraisal?

It's an absolute category killer domain in a very profitable market

 

[johnn]

It's out of my reach so I am not going to waste my time ask why.

 

[Samer]

I have never misspelt Roullete

I only misspell “color” it can be “colour” in other places, like center and “centre”

 

[AEProgram]

Data from GD - sold report

roulette.biz --- 8842 --- 2012
roulette.in --- 1706 --- 2009
roulette.it --- 25000 --- 2009 (gd only shows up to 25k, namebio says 30k)
roulette.me --- 4999 --- 2011
roulette.mobi --- 15000 --- 2008
roulette.org.uk --- 2235 --- 2010
roulette.tips --- 2500 --- 2016
roulette.ws --- 1000 --- 2009

The .com is a high 7 low 8 figure name

 

[Daniel Owens]

Because it's an amazing domain. Odd that you've been on here since 2017 but don't understand why a dictionary single word .com is worth a lot of money. It's all about supply and demand. It differs from oddball extensions like .link and others as those have more supply than demand. .COM will always be king and it's main competitor in NGTLD is .xyz. In regular GTLDS .de and .ru are popular. .CO & .IO are decent. But, for the most part stick to .com.

 

[Beezy]

Chatroulette was a notable site for a while, too. You have to price it for if they ever got another round of funding and wanted to upgrade, etc.

 

[Daniel Owens]

Only industry "insiders" know what you know Daniel. Even Verisign, despite being the originator of everything .com, knows what I know. Do you remember this from Verisign Daniel?

"But there is also an unregulated secondary market – led by domain speculators – hiding in plain sight. There, some speculators buy domain names at regulated low prices, then sell them at a far higher price. This secondary market is as old as the domain name system itself. However, since the wholesale price cap was imposed on .com in 2012, the secondary market has expanded in ways that exploit consumers."

Do you know what is meant by "exploit consumers"?

Stick to .com.

 

[biggie]

i researched it to learn an independent appraisers valuation,

Hi

once you went to roulett.xxxx...
then the jig was up.


imo...

 

[Samer]

I’m guessing gambling is against your moral values.
Roulette is a priceless word and you know it.
Even ”Russian Roulette” comes to mind

 

[ThatNameGuy]

People sitting on domains like this are usually not in a hurry to sell or make money from it.

Maybe the owner just wants to flex his @roulette email address. Who knows?

This just goes to show how fuxked up this industry is. However I've got some excellent responses that can "add value" for when I take Roulette.xxxx to market.....there just has to be a Pony in this manure heap somewhere

 

[Daniel Owens]

Accordingly there's minimal demand for Roulette.com, however there are real alternatives. Just go to Roulette.Casino if you don't believe me.

None, of us would debate their are alternatives but their is only one .com for it. .COM is king. the bad part about doing the .casino is some might not remember it in my opinion a domain which has been taken since 1998 roulettecasino(.)com is a lot better than roulette.casino. Dictionary .coms without 'ed' 'ing' 's' 'er' are rare. These are apples and oranges, if you have experience to sell non-.com's go for it but if you want to sell more stick with .com.

 

[ThatNameGuy]

None, of us would debate their are alternatives but their is only one .com for it. .COM is king. the bad part about doing the .casino is some might not remember it in my opinion a domain which has been taken since 1998 roulettecasino(.)com is a lot better than roulette.casino. Dictionary .coms without 'ed' 'ing' 's' 'er' are rare. These are apples and oranges, if you have experience to sell non-.com's go for it but if you want to sell more stick with .com.

Only industry "insiders" know what you know Daniel. Even Verisign, despite being the originator of everything .com, knows what I know. Do you remember this from Verisign Daniel?

"But there is also an unregulated secondary market – led by domain speculators – hiding in plain sight. There, some speculators buy domain names at regulated low prices, then sell them at a far higher price. This secondary market is as old as the domain name system itself. However, since the wholesale price cap was imposed on .com in 2012, the secondary market has expanded in ways that exploit consumers."

Do you know what is meant by "exploit consumers"?

 

[ThatNameGuy]

Stick to .com.

What? and exploit end users? Russian Roulette would be way more satisfying.