What do you consider an old domain? And what is your oldest?

[JamesDavid]

What would you consider an old domain? a 1993 reg? 1996? 1990?


Also what year was your oldest domain regged and did you reg it...?

I will start..
I would have to say I would consider an OLD domain to be anything 1995 or older, for a dotcom that is pretty old....

I have a 1996 regged dotCOM, I also have a 2001 regged dotBIZ which is pretty old considering sex.biz was regged in 2002....

I regged neither the 1996 domain or the 2001 dotBIZ, both were aftermarket purchases...

 

[corgi]

Why do people bank so much on how old a domain is?

It's nice to know, I suppose - but I wouldn't look that much into it.

 

[Traveler]

I don't put too much value in the age of a domain name, but anything older than 2000 seems old to me and anything pre 95 would be ancient!

I think my oldest is a 2001 that I picked up last year.

 

[Optional]

Why do people bank so much on how old a domain is?

Whatever the technical value, they are easier to sell as some people want them more.

 

[gladdy]

I have many old domains, most of them are more than 10 years old.
oldest one is from year 1995 ADVN.COM - its a real diamond in my collection!

 

[Corey]

My oldest

1998 PR4 .com.au

Cheers
Corey

 

[Ms Domainer]

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Poets.net -- 1998

Aftermarket.

IMHO, not all old domains are created equal, though, in terms of worth.

*

 

[corgi]

Whatever the technical value, they are easier to sell as some people want them more.

I say that because some people like domains, but when they find out it's a relatively recent reg. they slightly frown.

If it's a good name, or one they like, what diff. does the reg. date play into effect?

 

[Optional]

I agree there isn't an obvious reason I know of why a domain investor would care too much, and an end user who wants a particular name wouldn't care either.

But when I develop a site for resale, old domains make them easier to flip. So the age makes a difference to me as a buyer sometimes.

 

[owntype]

ABCDE.COM 1995

I have the opportunity to buy a year 1987 domain, but apparently I missed a deal ... dang!

 

[JamesDavid]

Why do people bank so much on how old a domain is?

It's nice to know, I suppose - but I wouldn't look that much into it.

This wasn't intended to be a thread to value any domains. Strictly just discussion about what people feel old is...

Thanks

 

[Archangel]

Why do people bank so much on how old a domain is?

It's nice to know, I suppose - but I wouldn't look that much into it.

Google ranks sites higher on age & since they can't tell the age of a website, they make assumptions based on the age of its domain (you can't fake a domain's age). That's why ppl want older domains.

 

[JoshuaPz]

The resale value of domains based on age seems to take off right around late '95 / early '96. I've picked up a bunch of '96 domains into the $10-$50 range but nothing from earlier. I have yet to see a '95 domain sell for under $500.

Some of my 1996-ers:
* TemporarilyYours(.)com
* SoftwareSuperstore(.)com
...amongst others.

Google ranks sites higher on age & since they can't tell the age of a website, they make assumptions based on the age of its domain (you can't fake a domain's age). That's why ppl want older domains.

I've spoken with a couple of insiders about this. Google does look at whois data but age doesn't serve as much of a virtue in of itself. Google cares much more about:

* How many years into the future a domain is registered (spammy/parked registrants tend to grab their names for one year at a time)
* Continuity of registration: Google imposes a penalty each time a domain changes hands.
* Past usage: Whether the domain represented an active site in past years.

There's very little practical reason to purchase domain "just" because of its whois age, except perhaps as an interesting novelty/keepsake.

 

[Andrei P.]

I think 1995-1999 - Old domains
1994 and earlier - Ancient

ps. I would pay 5-30$ over base reseller price for old domains.

 

[Bravo]

My oldest is PCSOL.COM

PCSOL - Professional Computer SOLutions.

Continuously registedred since 1992!

So next month domain will be 17 years old.

P.S. By the way, accepting offers on it...

 

[-REECE-]

I think my oldest is LLLL.com (1997). Owned some as early as 95 but sold them all earlier this year.

 

[Andrei P.]

My oldest:

DLPI.cоm
Creation date 1995$

 

[Pred]

1990 is my oldest milf

have many mid 90's

i think anything '97 and before is pretty old imho

i desperately want a '88 com though. its a dream

one of my biggest sales was a 94 dilf

 

[gladdy]

Some of mine:
ADVN.COM 1995
FSPI.COM 1995
RITN.COM 1995
MSUI.COM 1996
ID-CARD.COM 1996

 

[bmugford]

My oldest domain is 1993. Old to me is 1998 or before, although I don't put much weight in it.

Brad