Value of 3 Character .coms?

[bobjones]

3e2.com sold today on GoDaddy auctions (not to me) for $223.

I stopped bidding at $218 because I was unsure

GoDaddy makes you pay for $21.99 registration fee

So all-in the buyer invested $245

Did he get a good deal?

How much do random 3 Characters (LLN, NNL, NLN, LNL, NLL, LNN) combos) usually go for?

 

[forge]

How much do random 3 Characters (LLN, NNL, NLN, LNL, NLL, LNN) combos) usually go for?

That's going to vary widely depending on the letters (and numbers) of course, but also the arrangement such as you give above. LNN and LLN are going to be on the higher end, and note that digits 0 and 4 are less popular (esp. 4 with Chinese buyers).

That said, I think the buyer got a good price on the NLN. LLN.com currently are usually fetching $1k at a min., in comparison.

This is my own observation, inviting others to share opinions.

 

[Hypersot]

Have a look here: https://shortnames.com/ccc/sales

 

[forge]

Have a look here:

Unfortunately, that source/site has essentially run aground. Only good for historical prices.

 

[bobjones]

That's going to vary widely depending on the letters (and numbers) of course, but also the arrangement such as you give above. LNN and LLN are going to be on the higher end, and note that digits 0 and 4 are less popular (esp. 4 with Chinese buyers).

That said, I think the buyer got a good price on the NLN. LLN.com currently are usually fetching $1k at a min., in comparison.

This is my own observation, inviting others to share opinions.

Thank you for your opinion.

How would you rank LLN, NNL, NLN, LNL, NLL, LNN generally speaking from most valuable to least valuable?

I understand it can be highly dependent on the specific letters and numbers but looking to understand general trends

 

[Hypersot]

Unfortunately, that source/site has essentially run aground. Only good for historical prices.

Apparently that is correct.

I used to check on 4L auctions (in the relevant tab) but, despite showing current dates, I just realised the auctions are not really live. That's a bummer. Website used to give top info on short domains.

Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[bobjones]

Apparently that is correct.

I used to check on 4L auctions (in the relevant tab) but, despite showing current dates, I just realised the auctions are not really live. That's a bummer. Website used to give top info on short domains.

Thanks for the heads-up.

Thanks for providing the website, despite it no longer being active. Any alternative free sites you know that show sales?

I know of sites like NameBio but you have to pay to see more than one page and to filter by character length

 

[fka1080405]

You wouldn't typically count the registration cost in the acquisition cost, because it varies (depending on how long you hold the domain, whether you have a discount from GoDaddy (i.e: many experienced auctions participants will be paying ~$11 instead of $21)).

Personally I think there is very little value in 3 character .com domains just based on their length. You can pick them up cheap quite often, certainly better options than 3e2.com available in that price bracket. Numbers in domains are too ambiguous which rules them out for most use cases (because they fail the radio test).

(You could probably flip a short domain like this on Namepros or equivalent venue by taking advantage of the misconception that CCC.com is valuable in the same way LLL.com is valuable).

There is an exception, numeronyms (specifically numerical contractions): you might recognise i18n (internationalization) and a16z (the VC firm Andreesen Horowitz). Nerds love numeronyms and so if you can secure a great example that fits a technology audience, there could be potential for it. My name is a numeronym.

b0w.com and f3t.com both sold at a GoDaddy auction for a similar price recently, and I think those have some potential. I was in those auctions but missed the end sadly.

 

[Hypersot]

Thanks for providing the website, despite it no longer being active. Any alternative free sites you know that show sales?

I know of sites like NameBio but you have to pay to see more than one page and to filter by character length

Here: https://unreportedsales.com/

 

[bobjones]

You wouldn't typically count the registration cost in the acquisition cost, because it varies (depending on how long you hold the domain, whether you have a discount from GoDaddy (i.e: many experienced auctions participants will be paying ~$11 instead of $21)).

Personally I think there is very little value in 3 character .com domains just based on their length. You can pick them up cheap quite often, certainly better options than 3e2.com available in that price bracket. Numbers in domains are too ambiguous which rules them out for most use cases (because they fail the radio test).

(You could probably flip a short domain like this on Namepros or equivalent venue by taking advantage of the misconception that CCC.com is valuable in the same way LLL.com is valuable).

There is an exception, numeronyms (specifically numerical contractions): you might recognise i18n (internationalization) and a16z (the VC firm Andreesen Horowitz). Nerds love numeronyms and so if you can secure a great example that fits a technology audience, there could be potential for it. My name is a numeronym.

b0w.com and f3t.com both sold at a GoDaddy auction for a similar price recently, and I think those have some potential. I was in those auctions but missed the end sadly.

Great info here, thanks a lot.

CCC.com always being desirable like LLL.com is a misconception it seems I had.

But it seems they're only desirable in certain cases, such as numeronyms, which I just learned about thanks to you

I see b0w.com sold for $310 recently. That seems much better for just $87 more, being that it can represent "bow".

 

[bobjones]

Here:

Thanks!

 

[alop]

1 sold today/yesterday for 3.6k so idk maybe 3.6 million if they waited longer