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?

 

[CobraKai]

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.

I hope you get to seal the deal on it someday. Be sure to report it so it get's the #1 spot on the highest domain hack sold.

 

[nam.es]

I believe we will see a million $ domain hack sale by 2025.

 

[CobraKai]

I believe we will see a million $ domain hack sale by 2025.

Agreed. We're in the technology age and fortunes are made online these days. A domain is your real estate, who doesn't want a storefront in Beverly Hills. I feel the first million dollar hack could be a cryptocurrency one. coinmarketcap.com was recently purchased for $400 million.

 

[nam.es]

Agreed. We're in the technology age and fortunes are made online these days. A domain is your real estate, who doesn't want a storefront in Beverly Hills. I feel the first million dollar hack could be a cryptocurrency one. coinmarketcap.com was recently purchased for $400 million.

We were brokering Cryp.to (one of the oldest domain hacks in existence) for €1M. All bias aside it's worth this amount to the right end user.

 

[CobraKai]

We were brokering Cryp.to (one of the oldest domain hacks in existence) for €1M. All bias aside it's worth this amount to the right end user.

That hack might be the one to dethrone s.top and set the bar much higher. Good luck!

 

[Sam]

Base off publicly available information on Namebio on domain hack sales over $5.5k the trend is going the opposite direction:

2016 was the banner year with 20 sales, then 2017-2019 all with 6 or less sales over $5.5k.

While I'm sure many high-end sales are covered by an NDA, I'm a realistic seller. I do get many lowball offers, for some reason espres .so

 

[nam.es]

Base off publicly available information on Namebio on domain hack sales over $5.5k the trend is going the opposite direction:

2016 was the banner year with 20 sales, then 2017-2019 all with 6 or less sales over $5.5k.

While I'm sure many high-end sales are covered by an NDA, I'm a realistic seller. I do get many lowball offers, for some reason espres .so

Google paid a $185,000 for a ngtld to create a single domain: goo.gle.

 

[Sam]

Google paid a $185,000 for a ngtld to create a single domain: goo.gle.

Which was delegated in 2014.

 

[lock]

I don't believe there is a traffic value to domain hacks this is like dealing with brands.

 

[.tv]

We were brokering Cryp.to (one of the oldest domain hacks in existence) for €1M. All bias aside it's worth this amount to the right end user.

It deserves more to the right end user. "Crypto" is the future.

 

[NAMING.GE]

Google paid a $185,000 for a ngtld to create a single domain: goo.gle.

Guys used Goo gl for a years and became passionate about adding that e

Frankly, the biggest threat for hack buyer is some crazy cctld extention administration or government they have to deal with after buying such hack. You may risk 1K but not 1M. So, technically we may believe in hacks, but in reality there is a chance more to .de .no .it etc hacks than to some African or wherever cctlds.

 

[.tv]

Base off publicly available information on Namebio on domain hack sales over $5.5k the trend is going the opposite direction:

2016 was the banner year with 20 sales, then 2017-2019 all with 6 or less sales over $5.5k.

While I'm sure many high-end sales are covered by an NDA, I'm a realistic seller. I do get many lowball offers, for some reason espres .so

The reason is, most of the sales go unreported, or covered with NDA.

 

[.tv]

blame is on Dynadot's backorder auction with a current bid of $37.99 with 4 active bidders, and ends in 5 days 17 hrs as of typing this

https://www.dynadot.com/market/backorder_auction/bla.me

Not mine.

 

[Lega.cy]

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.

Hey!

I'm always open to suggestions, makes me happy that other people are with me on the journey and want to see the site grow, so huge thanks to everyone who's been chipping in!

I'm looking into the alphabetical order, and great idea about the newly added section.

My main struggle is - I am not a coder, and I'm learning to build the website pretty much on the go - so what would probably take someone a couple of hours, can take me a hell lot longer

As it's currently a very manual effort, I am looking for ways to automate / optimise. So please bare with me

Thanks again,

Al

 

[CobraKai]

Guys used Goo gl for a years and became passionate about adding that e

Frankly, the biggest threat for hack buyer is some crazy cctld extention administration or government they have to deal with after buying such hack. You may risk 1K but not 1M. So, technically we may believe in hacks, but in reality there is a chance more to .de .no .it etc hacks than to some African or wherever cctlds.

Sorry, can you clarify further? Are you suggesting that .de .no .it extensions are likely to run into issues after registration? If so, what types of issues could occur? Also, which extensions would you recommend to domain hackers in addition to .ge?

 

[NAMING.GE]

Sorry, can you clarify further? Are you suggesting that .de .no .it extensions are likely to run into issues after registration? If so, what types of issues could occur? Also, which extensions would you recommend to domain hackers in addition to .ge?

I'm saying the opposite: European extentions may be perceived as more safe to invest, comparing to the extentions from the emerging or 3rd world countries.

As for .ge, I still have to personally check every Wiki article or knowledge base page about this extention, as there is a lot of outdated info. This may cause wrong perception of .ge as an interesting cctld to invest.

 

[CobraKai]

I'm saying the opposite: European extentions may be perceived as more safe to invest, comparing to the extentions from the emerging or 3rd world countries.

As for .ge, I still have to personally check every Wiki article or knowledge base page about this extention, as there is a lot of outdated info. This may cause wrong perception of .ge as an interesting cctld to invest.

Thanks for the reply. I see. However, what can they really do to your domain if you've already been approved to register it? As long as you don't break any of the TOS, it's legally yours. I think it's more of an issue with purchasing it in the first place. Not all of the popular registrars offer 3rd world country extensions. Also, the process takes much longer, sometimes up to a week to get it approved while generic and popular extensions are almost instant.

 

[NAMING.GE]

Thanks for the reply. I see. However, what can they really do to your domain if you've already been approved to register it? As long as you don't break any of the TOS, it's legally yours. I think it's more of an issue with purchasing it in the first place. Not all of the popular registrars offer 3rd world country extensions. Also, the process takes much longer, sometimes up to a week to get it approved while generic and popular extensions are almost instant.

Anything can happen in countries where anything can happen

I'm not saying it happens every day, but in totalitarian regimes, they can easily take back domain name, without detailed explanation.

 

[Lega.cy]

This week's update is now up and live on Nami.ng. Added 16 new domain hacks across various use cases!

Includes @.tv and Veg.as!

Thanks for the support everyone.

Al

 

[coolhands]

This week's update is now up and live on Nami.ng. Added 16 new domain hacks across various use cases!

Includes @.tv and Veg.as!

Thanks for the support everyone.

Al

here is some other domain hacks, feel free to added them:

gatesnot.es owned by bill gates
airgara.ge owned by AirGarage (PS: they don't own the dot com)
Mailchi.mp owned by Mailchimp
symant.ec owned by Broadcom Inc (its weird why its not owned by Symantec)