I admit I registered the domain name ADM2.com at $12.95 because I thought it would be worth something to some place having to deal with Administration. I later found out by accident it is the single word name of "a peptide hormone that plays a role in regulating blood pressure, cardiovascular function, and energy metabolism."
I mention this because I can't sell this single word ,com name that is 4 characters for $even 400! What am I doing wrong?
If we look at NameBio sales reports for LLL2 .com domain combinations, there's plenty of sales reported. However, In my years of deeper research in domain evaluations, I've found that sales reports kick a lot of false positives ranging from:
- Fake reports with no supporting proof
- Fake reports with manipulated proof (e.g. Photoshopped receipts, statements, etc.)
- Large portfolio holder value manipulation (E.g. buying up an entire niche combination to control the aftermarket price)
For perspective on real world use cases versus hype, let's take a look at recent LLL2.com reports versus older LLL2.com reports.
Recent Sales Reports:
Note: These are new enough to still be landed or parked, so nothing out of the ordinary in that case.
- dgz2.com = Chinese parked Page
- sss2.com = Godaddy Parked Page
- oto2.com = Godaddy Sales Lander
- his2.com = FastComet Parked Page
- too2.com = SpaceShip Sales Lander
- oom2.com = Affiliate Casino App Advertisement Parked Page
- fll2.com = Godaddy Sales Lander
- bai2.com = Bodis Parked Page
- dna2.com = Godaddy Sales Lander
- gbt2.com = Does Not Resolve
Note: As mentioned prior, nothing really inconspicuous about recent sales reports that can be definitively identified as hyped. The only things standing out is that Godaddy sold 8 out of 10 and still has 4 out of 10 on their NS. Probably just coincidence.
Older sales reports
Note: These are old enough to tell a story of potential hype. Generally, if a majority of a niche combination is still sitting parked, landed, or not resolving, it indicates resellers having a hard time finding genuine buyers wanting to build brands on the asset combination or that the niche was hyped and the investor was left holding the proverbial bag.
- sam2.com = Does not resolve
- ooo2.com = HugeDomains Sales Lander
- igi2.com = Afternic Parked Page
- mex2.com = Personal parked Page
- big2.com = Does not resolve
- wan2.com = Does not resolve
- out2.com = Forwards to a WP blog Bio
- san2.com = Does not resolve
- ddr2.com = HugeDomains Sales Lander
- run2.com = Does not resolve
Note: As indicated prior, the recent and oldest sales reports are indicating resellers are having a hard time finding buyers wanting to develop on their LLL2.com assets. even the reports from 2 decades ago are showing no signs of any action.
In the older reports, there were 4 out of 10 sold by Afternic (Godaddy) and just 1 out of 10 still at Afternic (Godaddy). Most don't resolve anymore (Potentially dropped and forgotten).
Out of all the reports, there were 4 notable x,xxx sales reports, but no signs of any action on them. Those were either investors that paid way too much, too soon, getting stuck with the proverbial bag, or potentially fake/hyped sales reports that don't conform to the average reported sale amongst all the others, which are also still sitting or dropped.
Of course, we can't base an evaluation or selling potential on a single variable (Like sales reports). it's possible they all played the sit and wait game and never reached out to anyone.
If you apply the same principle I outlined in your other thread, regarding the identification of potential business models, applying the 25% rule, and leveraging lead identification tools, you could still churn a profit on your domain. - For reference:
https://www.namepros.com/threads/cc1-org-why-cant-i-sell-this-for-even-400.1359174/post-9432684
Passive income in this industry isn't what it used to be (Especially if a domain isn't ultra premium with high demand), so pivoting to being more proactive may help.
