Value of Domain Hacks

[xman]

Here's my question..what is the value of domain hack? I've seen some good domain hack and i was wondering about the value of it. I myself own one and i'm not sure whether or not i should get more. I haven't seen any sale of domain hack. Why do we register domain hack? Is it because the domain looks cool or because there's a potential end user who's willing to buy such domain?

 

[Terrains]

Happy to see domaining veterans here

In 2009 it was a completely different time for .GE... The process was terrible - paperwork, local patent attorneys, progressive pricing for domain portfolio, etc. It was so discouraging that I just refused to register lots of really good hacks and keywords.

As for your mentions: I wasn't quick enough to reg Norge and it is now developed website for radio station. Mortgage is a redirect domain for some US mortgage website for many years. Rugby is owned by World Rugby and as I guess .BY has changed overall, as I was able to get Somersby in a minutes.

Developing your own domains is something I know is very right, but never managed to achieve for myself

Are you based in Georgia? I always wondered.

 

[NAMING.GE]

I've lost plenty of domain hacks due to cctld administrator incompetence. My favorite story was recycle.it which required a fax to the registry and by the time that was arranged the domain was gone

So, you've lost the chance to reg it? Or to renew?

 

[NAMING.GE]

Are you based in Georgia? I always wondered.

Currently - yes.

 

[.tv]

I've lost plenty of domain hacks due to cctld administrator incompetence. My favorite story was recycle.it which required a fax to the registry and by the time that was arranged the domain was gone

It's not just incompetence. I call it as an organized cheating. I submitted a request for cred.it through Godaddy when it was available in 2009, but the staff working at the registry has delayed the registration process and asked me for a signed document, even though I used Godaddy's trustee service. When I sent a one on the same day through fax, nothing happened. The domain was available for three more days. On the fourth day, the domain got registered by someone through another local registrar. Godaddy has simply refunded the registration fee and said, "sorry, the domain wasn't available".

 

[Sam]

It's not just incompetence. I call it as an organized cheating. I submitted a request for cred.it through Godaddy when it was available in 2009, but the staff working at the registry has delayed the registration process and asked me for a signed document, even though I used Godaddy's trustee service. When I sent a one on the same day through fax, nothing happened. The domain was available for three more days. On the fourth day, the domain got registered by someone through another local registrar. Godaddy has simply refunded the registration fee and said, "sorry, the domain wasn't available".

Too many war stories to tell. Thankfully the registry never blocked my attempts to register multiply.it and subtract.it.

Favorite one is the old administrator for .AI. Had a phone call with him (which cost me a pretty penny) and he kept rambling on and on.

I still do own creditsco .re though Owning cred.it would have been incredible.

 

[CobraKai]

Hello Domain Hackers! What would you estimate the price of a domain hack where the dot com was sold for a high price? Example: casino.com was sold for $5.5 million, what would you say casi.no would be worth?

 

[Sam]

low-mid $xxxx reseller price. Low five figures if you can get an end-user to bite.

 

[CobraKai]

low-mid $xxxx reseller price. Low five figures if you can get an end-user to bite.

In my opinion, that is VERY low for a domain that would be used in a $500+ billion dollar industry. My estimate would be any where from 5-25% of the dot com price.

 

[Terrains]

In my opinion, that is VERY low for a domain that would be used in a $500+ billion dollar industry. My estimate would be any where from 5-25% of the dot com price.

25% is insane, let's say casino.com is a $5,000,000 name, nobody is paying $1,250,000 for casi.no

i could see it going for $50,000 to the right end-user, if you wait a few years/get lucky, who knows, maybe even $75,000, which puts you at 1.5%

if casino.com is a $10,000,000 name, that cuts it in half

 

[CobraKai]

25% is insane, let's say casino.com is a $5,000,000 name, nobody is paying $1,250,000 for casi.no

i could see it going for $50,000 to the right end-user, if you wait a few years/get lucky, who knows, maybe even $75,000, which puts you at 1.5%

if casino.com is a $10,000,000 name, that cuts it in half

People do insane things all the time. Yeah, 25% was the high end of my estimate. If I owned the domain, I would put it at 6 figures minimum. $50k is like around 5 bitcoins. People said cryptocurrencies were insane back in the days but look at it now. Some guy spent 10,000 bitcoins on 2 pizzas, now that's insane at todays rates.

 

[Sam]

Hey, if you want to buy creditscore for $250k, I'll sign today . Be realistic is the key. I'd expect a low-mid xx,xxx end-user sale.

 

[CobraKai]

Hey, if you want to buy creditscore for $250k, I'll sign today . Be realistic is the key. I'd expect a low-mid xx,xxx end-user sale.

casi.no is in a different league than creditsco.re. It's like comparing Major League Baseball to Little League.

 

[Sam]

casi.no is in a different league than creditsco.re. It's like comparing Major League Baseball to Little League.

CreditScore.com sold for $1M+ in 2010. I'll sell to you at 10% today for 100k.

 

[CobraKai]

CreditScore.com sold for $1M+ in 2010. I'll sell to you at 10% today for 100k.

I'll pass and let's not hijack this thread. Time to move on.

 

[.tv]

Hello Domain Hackers! What would you estimate the price of a domain hack where the dot com was sold for a high price? Example: casino.com was sold for $5.5 million, what would you say casi.no would be worth?

To the right end user, casino could easily be valued at least low six figures.

 

[.tv]

CreditScore.com sold for $1M+ in 2010. I'll sell to you at 10% today for 100k.

Vegas.com was a $100M asset to its new owner. I'm holding onto Vegas with a very conservative estimation of just 1% of the value of the .com variant.

 

[Lega.cy]

I think that it could be a nice idea if Nami.ng have a section for hacks which are for sale.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Working on this, I see sales section being only as useful to people as the eyeballs we're able to get onto the site (working on that as well )

 

[nam.es]

To the right end user, casino could easily be valued at least low six figures.

That's what the owner of Casi.no wants for it.

 

[nam.es]

Now brokering De.al & He.al.

 

[CobraKai]

Thanks for the suggestion!

Working on this, I see sales section being only as useful to people as the eyeballs we're able to get onto the site (working on that as well )

Nice. Looking forward to a sales section. Some more suggestions if you don't mind is can you put the listings in alphabetical order? Also, can you have a "newly added" section? Great site and it's nice to see the list growing.