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?

 

[DomainGaze.com]

Talk about having the right hack at the right time. Must be a good sale!

 

[united123]

Sold DOGE on Sedo today

congrats! : )

 

[Samguy]

Trashion.Show

 

[Amar D]

I have Privatsphae.re and it means Privacy on German language.

 

[nam.es]

do.ge acquired by yum.financial.

 

[Samguy]

Are the dedicated websites where on can list domain hacks for sale?

 

[DomainGaze.com]

Are the dedicated websites where on can list domain hacks for sale?

Well, I wish there were. I don't find dedicated marketplaces for them. You could list your domain as a hack in Flippa, I believe. I haven't done that, but I see them listed as a category. Your best bet is to hope for someone to just type them in. I find most hacks just listed on Dan and Sedo, but often you have to hunt hard. Some amazing people don't even put a lander and then have the domain listed for sale on a platform.

I truly feel marketplaces should offer a simple check-box to allow searching for hacks and then the keyword could be matched against domain hacks in their database sans the dot(s).

 

[nam.es]

We are looking into launching DomainHacks.com as a marketplace however it will probably be called something else using a domain hack, of course!

 

[redemo]

@DomainGaze.com Good link, added to my bookmarks. Thank you https://flippa.com/domains/domain-hacks

 

[DomainGaze.com]

@Sedo had held their first ever special auction on domain hacks back in 2018. I think Sedo should make it an annual event! It would be awesome. For starters, it brings domain hacks closer to end-users, making them ever more approachable and popular. And that certainly helps us in turn.
Also, in an auction, you tend to truly see what is the perceived value of a domain. Yes, unless it is a widely publicized event, one may be stuck with a very small sample of bidders to have any realistic valuation. But that is why having a dedicated event will bring more people and hence better value.

 

[DomainGaze.com]

I am always fascinated when sites have both a hack and a matching keyword domain. Ideal examples are like:
mi.st and mist.com,
mel.ee and melee.com,
mechani.sm and mechanism.com,
pri.sm and prism.com.

I'm truly jealous of such names. So, I tried finding keywords for my hacks. As expected, it is mighty hard to get any good ones as all dot coms are taken. The few I managed were:
Aci.ng + Acing.io
Readi.ly + Readily.app
recour.se + BestRecourse.com
Surreal.Place + SurrealPlace.com

Share any hack+keyword domains you have!

 

[nam.es]

B.et is on auction at Sedo (bet.fm/Sedo). Current bid is $100K.

 

[redemo]

@DomainGaze.com "So, I tried finding keywords for my hacks. As expected, it is mighty hard to get any good ones as all dot coms are taken" Can you suggest any websites that alert when all new domain name extensions are planned or deployed? Cheers.

 

[DomainGaze.com]

B.et is on auction at Sedo (bet.fm/Sedo). Current bid is $100K.

This is freaking amazing! I'm so happy to hear that.

 

[DomainGaze.com]

@DomainGaze.com "So, I tried finding keywords for my hacks. As expected, it is mighty hard to get any good ones as all dot coms are taken" Can you suggest any websites that alert when all new domain name extensions are planned or deployed? Cheers.

Hi redemo, I'm not sure about those tools. Perhaps you would find some useful ones mentioned here:
https://www.namepros.com/threads/tool-to-find-how-many-extensions-domain-is-registered-in.1180269/
https://www.namepros.com/threads/be...many-extensions-a-domain-is-taken-in.1161917/

 

[redemo]

Found what I's looking for mate. https://uk.godaddy.com/domains/gtld-domain-names. Cheers.

 

[richardhope]

This is freaking amazing! I'm so happy to hear that.

I don't believe for one moment that the bid is genuine, but let's wait and see...

 

[DomainGaze.com]

I don't believe for one moment that the bid is genuine, but let's wait and see...

I disagree. I'd say if you look up sales for domain hacks on NameBio, you'd certainly be surprised. There are tonnes of similar domain hacks that have sold for even higher. And they have gone both to end-users and investors alike.
https://namebio.com/?s==QDN1YTMxMzM

And a lot of single-letter domains have gone even higher despite them not being considered hacks. And no I am not speaking of .io, .co domains which would obviously be priced too high.
https://namebio.com/?s==czN1YTMxMzM

So, not everything you see is fake. Besides, it doesn't hurt to do a bit of background check to see what people have managed in the past.

 

[richardhope]

I disagree. I'd say if you look up sales for domain hacks on NameBio, you'd certainly be surprised. There are tonnes of similar domain hacks that have sold for even higher. And they have gone both to end-users and investors alike.


And a lot of single-letter domains have gone even higher despite them not being considered hacks. And no I am not speaking of .io, .co domains which would obviously be priced too high.


So, not everything you see is fake. Besides, it doesn't hurt to do a bit of background check to see what people have managed in the past.

With respect, i'm all too well aware of past domain hack sales, and have been actively involved in this area of domain names for the last 16 years.

The minimum bid allowed on the domain was US$100K, and I believe that the offer was made very shortly after the listing went live... Hmmm.

Also, who on earth would pay that lofty sum for an Ethiopian hack?!.. Jurisdictionally, it is terrible. Of course, you can certainly claim you own that domain, and you may also be able to make use of it as a website, but litigating over it (in the case of a dispute, or if the registry just decided to take it from you) would be completely impossible.

 

[DomainGaze.com]

With respect, i'm all too well aware of past domain hack sales, and have been actively involved in this area of domain names for the last 16 years.

The minimum bid allowed on the domain was US$100K, and I believe that the offer was made very shortly after the listing went live... Hmmm.

Also, who on earth would pay that lofty sum for an Ethiopian hack?!.. Jurisdictionally, it is terrible. Of course, you can certainly claim you own that domain, and you may also be able to make use of it as a website, but litigating over it (in the case of a dispute, or if the registry just decided to take it from you) would be completely impossible.

Have you seen what wall.et sold for? It is actively being used. As for the domain in question, it may be a lofty sum, but you cannot get any meaningful single-letter ccTLDs for dirt cheap and this high amount is a steal when compared to what more common TLDs sell for. I've seen so many betting sites use short hacks that I won't be surprised if the bidder is one of them. How much do you think big companies spend on marketing their brands? This amount pales in comparison. A great hack goes a long way in grabbing attention in a world where attention spans are constantly dwindling. And I guess such names bring a lot of marketing potential with them.

Now, I'm pretty sure you'd say I am saying all this because that is what I offer as well, right? I have been interested in domains, but never really got into selling any until very recently. Why did I get into hacks? Initially, I just started collecting hacks because I love them so much. And, if and when I give this up, I'd still keep some of the hacks I want for my own purposes. I don't have money to throw around yet I don't mind spending 10K on a good hack. For people who see business value in the name, spending 100K isn't as outrageous as you think.

I don't know much about this particular sale, but how do you know it wasn't a push to auction? It wouldn't be surprising that the seller could have already had a seller making that offer in private and then decided to put it up for auction. Regardless of whether the bid holds or not, this isn't surprising and certainly very plausible. I get it that you probably don't love hacks, some of us certainly do. I'm only into this for fun and my love for such names.