VR Domain Names How Long Should I Hold them for AFter Consumer VR begins

[Planet9]

I registered a bunch of VR (Virtual Reality) Dot Com names last year and this year in the hopes that once VR becomes consumer accessible I can resell these names individually for $500 plus each domain name (i.e. VRMountainClimbing.com, VRResorts.com, VRBattingCages.com, 3DVRSoftware.com, 3DVRApp.com, etc. My question is, how long after consumer VR products come out in 2015 should I hold onto these domain names if I can't sell them- I.E., chose not to renew them. My game plan right now is to renew them till 2017 and then drop them if there are no offers. Do you agree with this? As far as selling the domain names, am I best selling them when VR products first come out, or will I get more money holding onto them for say a year longer, assuming there are offers. Thanks for your opinion. PS These are just for the domain names I don't have time to develop a website for any of them.

 

[gilescoley]

Its only really worth selling them if VR does become mainstream as that will be the time you will make the best $$. I have found if you sell the names to early, its usually other domainers that have the same idea as you that are buying the names

They have been talking about VR products coming out for years so there is no guarantee they will be launched and even if they do, there is no guarantee they will be successful...look what happened to 3D television

My concern is the quality of the names if you only regged them last year as "most" the decent VR names have been registered for years. If the quality of the names is not up to scratch, then even you will struggle to sell them even if the tech is mainstream

Good luck with the names though

 

[Wisename]

no. don't plan to renew it.. your vr domain not make sense. Example VRRESORTS.com .. its double "r" too ugly to me..
personally i can bet you $50, your vr domain can't sell anywhere..

 

[Planet9]

I just gave examples of a few of them. As to your VRResorts disapproval, what was I supposed to do make it VResorts.com? That literally makes no sense to me, sorry neither does your comment which referred to many domain names that I didn't list here.

 

[Planet9]

Its only really worth selling them if VR does become mainstream as that will be the time you will make the best $$. I have found if you sell the names to early, its usually other domainers that have the same idea as you that are buying the names

Thanks for your opinion, could you clarify this for me further. Are you saying that if Hypothetically Consumer VR becomes popular in 2015, I should take offers I might get for it right away instead of waiting to see if they might increase later? I had to laugh with you on 3D TV. I could never understand how they planned to market a 3D TV with no 3D TV Shows!

 

[Wisename]

for me vresorts is more value than vrresorts..
vresorts can be meaning virtual resorts. it makes sense.
that sucks my eyes after see "vrr"..
are you have any offer for this?
if not just lets it drop & backorder any of vr domain..
i suggest again don't renew it..

 

[Wisename]

please feel to read this thread
https://www.namepros.com/threads/virtual-reality-domains-vr.823495/page-18#post-4804204
you can get any update,sales report,information about vr domains.

 

[Planet9]

We have different philosophies. Most of these .Com domains cost me less than $2 to register amd for say $17 total to renew them for 2 years, I'm not going to drop one because you say so. If by 2017 I don't get offers to my likings, then I'll probably drop them but I'm not going to drop one now to save $8.50 for 2016 because you say so. But you're entitled to your opinion The original post was on a general question as to how long should one hold technological domains for once the technology is consumer available if you don't get any offers within 2 years. It wasn't directed to ne specific domain name

 

[Wisename]

yeah, i'm understand your question. at this time, my point is about your domain. You believe your vr domain is worth for them? if yes, hold & renew for another years.(2years). and will cost you about $17.
i'm also agree with you we should to hold vr domains until consumer vr begins. I believe that vr technology will begins maybe 2016,2017,2018 or 2020....
but the biggest problem is are your vr domain is worth for something? you believe you can sold it? I think you will lose this in this part.
it is you domain related to technology or it will can be develop for "virtual reality"..?
for example VRRESORTS.COM? what does resorts company can develop for vr technology ?
for now vr is more about headset and gaming.

 

[Planet9]

Deleted because of someone who speaks English as a second language and couldn't answer my question because he doesn't understand English

 

[Wisename]

is this your vr domains portfolio?

deleted all of them as possible!!!
REGFEE!!

 

[Wisename]

i'm guessing you not asking opinion but you only want to show your domain portfolio.
it is not allowed for domain discussion.
i think should close this thread or his comments.

 

[420domainer]

Holding a small handful of domains for a couple years in a tech like VR is not a huge gamble, and you may have a name or two which ends up selling for mid to high xxx, maybe even xxxx, you never know... the problem arises, I know first hand, when you start buying up domain after domain that sounds good at 2am and you end up with a few hundred domains to renew when only 5 are worth a damn.
Best of luck!

 

[Planet9]

You are the idiot who got me started because you speak English as a second language GO AWAY

Holding a small handful of domains for a couple years in a tech like VR is not a huge gamble, and you may have a name or two which ends up selling for mid to high xxx, maybe even xxxx, you never know... the problem arises, I know first hand, when you start buying up domain after domain that sounds good at 2am and you end up with a few hundred domains to renew when only 5 are worth a damn.
Best of luck!

LOL Exactly Thanks

 

[Planet9]

Holding a small handful of domains for a couple years in a tech like VR is not a huge gamble, and you may have a name or two which ends up selling for mid to high xxx, maybe even xxxx, you never know... the problem arises, I know first hand, when you start buying up domain after domain that sounds good at 2am and you end up with a few hundred domains to renew when only 5 are worth a damn.
Best of luck!

LOL Exactly Thanks

 

[vdommy]

For VR as with any segment,
It is the end user who will determine the final price. Even after the tech is consumer ready, you will have fill-out areas that will come to be and not originally imagined like things related to 360 omnispheric photography, 3d media and chat rooms for VR and who knows what they may be named (as something new outside of vr chat rooms?). Do you have one of those... Time will tell.

I should not need to remind anyone that this is a speculative sport and if you don't have enough money to stay in the game, then save your money and do not play. I hate to see folks spend their lunch money on this.

It does pay to watch the domain sales charts and get some insight as to who is paying higher prices on what and most important... WHY. But that will give you a better idea on when your domains may be near their peak value and if you have the right domains. That also is speculative but make it a educated speculation. Be it known most of the best sales are private sales that you will not get any insight on.

I drop about 20% of new domains after the 1st year and about 5% more after the second/third year. Even a few I had to ask what was I thinking after 5 years. It's not something you should feel bad about... just better educated. You have to know when to fold them. Makes room for a better hand.

With the exception for vr content sites, there are no domains of great value left for a hand registrar in this VR field now. You would be surprised how many you can obtain from other investors that can't stay in the game and get them on the cheap. Not many try this method and only those that make the offers can win that game. The worst that can happen is they say no or ignore you. Of course there are those that think that $500 domain is worth 10K.
Your mileage may vary... I am a long term investor, not a flipper. I try to shoot with a rifle, not a shotgun... it's cheaper.

I will say that it will be 2016 before the large consumer rave on VR starts to kick-in and commercial interest kicks-up. Probably when the first 5 million consumer grade VR Goggle sales have been made worldwide (gear vr, Rift, Vive, cardboard w/android-vr & apple?). Probably about the time Sony releases the Morpheus. Domain value will follow the commercial interest.

How is my English!

 

[gilescoley]

Thanks for your opinion, could you clarify this for me further. Are you saying that if Hypothetically Consumer VR becomes popular in 2015, I should take offers I might get for it right away instead of waiting to see if they might increase later? I had to laugh with you on 3D TV. I could never understand how they planned to market a 3D TV with no 3D TV Shows!

No, it will take a lot longer tha 2015 before it becomes mainstream (if at all) so if you have decent names, you are better off holding them for a few years longer, unless of course an end-user comes along and offers a good price for a name, then take it as you never know what will happen in years to come

Regarding 3D TV in homes.....Sky, Discovery, IMAX etc have lots of content in 3D but I dont think its being embraced by the public, most people go to the cinema to watch a 3D movie. I had 12K offer on 3DChannel.com just after Avatar came out and I wish I had sold it now, still sitting on and hoping lol

 

[DomainVP]

I registered a bunch of VR (Virtual Reality) Dot Com names last year and this year in the hopes that once VR becomes consumer accessible I can resell these names individually

When I was 10 "VR" was a 'thing', and then it faded away.

You just never know.

If you believe that VR is going to be big, then renew... if you don't, then drop them.

I don't think those domains are the strongest, but I can see a $500 return as a possibility in the event VR really takes off. VRresorts isn't that bad, contrary to some other responses. If a company wanted that name they would just put in their communications package that the domain should always be presented with two capital letters, and the rest in lower-case letters; it's not unheard of.

Though the singular is always better than the plural.

Good luck.

 

[vivaldi]

You should have held them since 1995:

Would avoid renewing mediocre VR names.

 

[Planet9]

Thanks for your responses. I totally realize VR Domain Names or things of other ilk are speculative but for less than $2 a domain thanks to Godaddy Discount codes posted here, the first year is super cheap and renewals are about $8.50 a domain name. In my case I figure once the technology becomes mainstream, I should give it 2 more years to sell before dropping the domain names.