discuss The Number 8

[Dogmains]

So I've been watching a lot of whats been selling incrementally learning more and more about Chinese numerology and how the number 8 is the "luckiest".

8.com of course is taken but then I started drinking and ran an experiment to see how many times I have to enter 8 to get an available domain. The answer was surprising. All of them were taken except one so I bought it... the number 8 62 times. All the domains more 8s are taken as well. All other numbers were taken so I had to buy it. IDK what anyone would do with it but theres gotta be a reason longer ones are taken as well. Maybe it'll bring me good luck times 62 by having it in my portfolio!

88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888.com

Any ideas on why the others would be taken?

 

[gilescoley]

These are a waste of money. Check what the names are used for and who owns them? They are just domainers waiting for the big score, most of them are just parked or for sale and will never sell. If you have 888.com or 8888.com, then they have value but nobody is going to type in 88888888888888888888888888888888888.com

 

[imadoer]

Regarding the digit "8":

The fact that the digit "8" is not the highest digit (which is the digit "9"), is the reason why the domain
999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999.top
has more value than the domain
888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888.top

There is no higher number possible in a domain name than
999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
(63 times = highest possible number of "9")​

When will this dumb nonsense stop?

 

[sharjeep]

88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888.com

I'm sort of curious how many lines that will be on the Godaddy Closeouts listings.

 

[PeakDots]

Yeah I mainly bought it as a joke but hell maybe someone will buy it. Looks like 888888888888888888.com sold for $627 USD Jan 24 2016 on DropCatch. Also they are ALL taken, theres value in that somewhere even if its small. Only 62 people max can have one.

So I've been watching a lot of whats been selling incrementally learning more and more about Chinese numerology and how the number 8 is the "luckiest".

8.com of course is taken but then I started drinking and ran an experiment to see how many times I have to enter 8 to get an available domain. The answer was surprising. All of them were taken except one so I bought it... the number 8 62 times. All the domains more 8s are taken as well. All other numbers were taken so I had to buy it. IDK what anyone would do with it but theres gotta be a reason longer ones are taken as well. Maybe it'll bring me good luck times 62 by having it in my portfolio!

88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888.com

Any ideas on why the others would be taken?

I'm just trying to figure out how they would say this on the radio?
Or if I were passing on the hwy and seen this on a billboard. There's no way I would be able to process this while glancing and driving.

 

[wayne wooldridge]

I'm just trying to figure out how they would say this on the radio?
Or if I were passing on the hwy and seen this on a billboard. There's no way I would be able to process this while glancing and driving.

exactly.

This domain on a billboard would be a hwy deathtrap!

For shame!

 

[gilescoley]

888888888888888888.com is a lot shorter than 88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888.com

Don't waste your money and rather focus on names you can sell

 

[owntype]

I own the most 8s on the Internet

I have one more 8 than the OP's, total 63 8s.

888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888.com

 

[owntype]

How long have you had it? Have you gotten any offers on it?

I have owned it for about 3 years now.
The highest offer was $2,200 if I recalled correctly.

 

[PeakDots]

Unfortunately no

Ok
I just see these type names as some sort of domain name artwork.

I've never seen such names used anywhere. I've only seen them here on NP.
What would be the purpose of it beside being kept in a portfolio collection.
I do not see any business using these type names to brand their company.

I've purchased artwork/paintings before but it served a purpose called decor. Made the room look good.

I just don't see the purpose of these type names. Of course this is just my opinion.

 

[briguy]

This guy gets it

Correction this "briguy"get it...lol

 

[branding]

Nevertheless, here is an example:

All "ahh..." / .com domains

ahh.com
ahhh.com
ahhhh.com
…
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.com

are registered / owned by The Coca-Cola Company.
They even had all of them in active use about a year ago but currently not - probably they will use them in future again.

I forgot about that. It was a marketing campaign. It got some coverage at the time. Good one!

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

I forgot about that. It was a marketing campaign. It got some coverage at the time. Good one!

Yes, it was an ad - campaign, I believe they presented relevant, different little games on the site.
Currently / surprisingly these domains are showing a "https://" - problem (no idea why such a big company seem to don't care) but I am sure that they won't drop these domains - I think they either will use it again for the same or a similar ad - campaign in future (ads have to / often get repeated) or they just hold it to show the world that they own the longest "ahhh…" (it's their idea that the longest "ahhh…" symbolizes the "ultimate enjoyment" of Coca-Cola's taste / freshness...).

 

[briguy]

Nevertheless, here is an example:

All "ahh..." / .com domains

ahh.com
ahhh.com
ahhhh.com
…
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.com

are registered / owned by The Coca-Cola Company.
They even had all of them in active use about a year ago but currently not - probably they will use them in future again.

To make that campaign work, they had to acquire all those domains!

Plus we are speaking about a single company that had a marketing plan and a use for the "Ahhhhhs/etc" and deep deep pockets!

@Dogmains ...by now you should also realize the @DOMAIN ILLUMINATI EFFECT, whenever he/she posts, the views and responses increase... and that in "view/etc" sense is not a bad thing! Not saying anything negative, in my internet world, views count

 

[PeakDots]

eigh.top
=
eigh(t)op

The "top - eight - domain"

I'm not seeing "top-eight-domain" here.

On the left side the dot I see "eigh" which maybe is another word for eh. This is what I see.

Yes, eight is in there but what is "eight op"? What does this mean?
I don't think this is even considered a hack.
I just don't get it. Or maybe my brain is just not equipped to understand this Domain Illuminati stuff.

 

[BRANDERX]

Haven't read the whole thread so I hope this is not off topic.

on the number 8. I've been contacting Chinese nationals in hopes of selling them my domain CryptoCoin8 dot com.

They all asked "how much", none have agreed to my price, but they all asked.

I guess it really means a lot to them..

Someone will eventually pay up I guess.

Thanks

 

[gilescoley]

I did... also according to Estibot quite a few people do a month which is crazy

Exact Searches
Keyword [88888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888]
Monthly Searches 320

320 a month is not much, you will find most are domainers on this forum after reading this thread There is s till no value in these names

 

[Henry Y]

Haven't read the whole thread so I hope this is not off topic.

on the number 8. I've been contacting Chinese nationals in hopes of selling them my domain CryptoCoin8 dot com.

They all asked "how much", none have agreed to my price, but they all asked.

I guess it really means a lot to them..

Someone will eventually pay up I guess.

Thanks

Appreciated if you can tell how to find the Chinese people!

 

[BRANDERX]

Appreciated if you can tell how to find the Chinese people!

whois info, social networks, companies, & individuals you previously worked with.

am sure there are other ways too..

I built a "friendship" if you can call it that, with a Chinese domainer wannabe, but they are so stingy, they want everything for pennies & even for free. Its funny. Such connections can be useful as well.

Thanks

 

[DnEbook]

I'm in China already, how can I find local domainers?

22.cn , ename.com and 4.cn are a few places to list names

 

[branding]

My alltime favourite:
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.ooo

 

[branding]

Is this yours?

Unfortunately no

 

[branding]

Gotta give it to him:
Toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooop.top

Is amazing

 

[branding]

Ok
I just see these type names as some sort of domain name artwork.

I've never seen such names used anywhere. I've only seen them here on NP.
What would be the purpose of it beside being kept in a portfolio collection.
I do not see any business using these type names to brand their company.

I've purchased artwork/paintings before but it served a purpose called decor. Made the room look good.

I just don't see the purpose of these type names. Of course this is just my opinion.

I guess you're right. There's no purpose in these and opposed to collecting art there's no or little value in it as well.

Guess it's just for fun. I like the humour of it though.

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

Gotta give it to him:
Toooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooop.top

Is amazing

It's alreadyyy my domain (although it has "only" 62 characters).

But I am also the current owner of the 63 character / highest "version" of it:

tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooop.top

1 "t" / 61 "o"s / 1 "p" / TLD .top
The highest "tooo… ...ooop.top" domain of all time.​