What does $2,254 get you on SnapNames?

[Spade]

This year was the first time I decided to start participating in SnapNames domain names auctions and drops. I wanted to share the results to date. Ive spent $2,254 on acquiring domain names through there system. I wont specifically list what each name was purchased for, but I will say that I did not spend more than $200 on any of the following names. (most were acquired at the $60 BO price)

The following names are in order from when they were purchased. The top is the most recent and the bottom was the first.

PoliticalAdvantage <dot>com
LegalStructures <dot>com
MassPerformance <dot>com
MusicalResources <dot>com
DataShock <dot>com
LegalWatchdog<dot>com
Harboured <dot>com
DataInnovation <dot>com
ClickBeyond <dot>com
CollectionPlan <dot>com
ItJust <dot>com
ElectronicEvents <dot>com
WebDebug <dot>com
PrivateConfessional <dot>com
ElectronicRomance <dot>com
MyBoulevard <dot>com
Misclassified <dot>com
CapitalTactics <dot>com
Fashionsupplier <dot>com
Fleeced <dot>net
Socializes <dot>com
Afflicting <dot>com
vlig <dot>com
Shrivelled <dot>com
SecretRomance <dot>com (sold)
ikmu <dot>com
yovs <dot>com
thuz <dot>com
vz0 <dot>com
w0n <dot>com
q3p <dot>com
Filed <dot>info
SexPredators <dot>org

Im actually quite happy with how things have gone with Snap. I think a lot of rookie domainers are intimidated by SnapNames because you feel like you cant compete. There are still great names to be had at reasonable prices ($60-100).

Many of the domains Ive picked up as of late, have kept there age. Many of them are 7+ years old, with continuous registration.

Some of the names you may be scratching your head on. And honestly, so am I. On occasion Im guilty of finding a domain name via age and liking it that very moment, backordering it and winning it. So, I will honestly admit there are a handful on there I wish I could hand back.

But I think my point is that you dont need "Deep" pockets to participate, at this time anyone with a reasonable amount of available funds and plenty of time to research can still do some damage.

My favorite of my Snap acquisitions? CapitalTactics <dot> com - More than likely I will use this for a future business venture.


- Justin

 

[bfluid]

Very nice.

 

[Jasonn]

How could they "keep their age" if they dropped?

 

[softprog]

Nice names ! Well done.

 

[HcDomains]

Congras!

For the money you spend, it is a nice list!

I also participate in Snapnames and won a few domains (Of course, lost in most cases )

 

[notlikeyou]

$X on all...just kidding, great list! What I would hope is that some of the rookies (I'm one) take notice that instead of registering 25 names that you have to explain what they mean, save that cash & use it to buy one Quality name! There's not one on your list that would need an explanation of what is stands for. Ten hyphenated, abbreviated, numerated excuses for a name will never equal up to one with quality.

 

[Spade]

How could they "keep their age" if they dropped?

Because of partenerships with registrars. (such as Network Solutions) if a domain is backordered before a certain time - it will simply keep its age. No "true" drop actually occurs.

 

[Jasonn]

Because of partenerships with registrars. (such as Network Solutions) if a domain is backordered before a certain time - it will simply keep its age. No "true" drop actually occurs.

Hmm, well thats news to me. I've bought close to 100 names from snapnames and not a single one had kept its original reg date. Oh well.

 

[hugegrowth]

I think there are some decent names there for that value. I still like searching for new terms and words to reg. I think drops will eventually have less quality names because registrars are starting to keep ones with traffic/revenue, or auction them off themselves.

 

[sashas]

Good list.
I started backordering names on Snap just a week back. So far I've won 5, and I've been pretty happy with them (they were all good LLLL.coms, so they can sell for much more..and I got them for the $60 fees)

In fact, I've come to a point where hand regging names seems a bit absurd..
about the domain age, all my names have lost their age somehow

 

[ehoez.com]

nice list..

 

[Smiler]

Good list.
I started backordering names on Snap just a week back. So far I've won 5, and I've been pretty happy with them (they were all good LLLL.coms, so they can sell for much more..and I got them for the $60 fees)

In fact, I've come to a point where hand regging names seems a bit absurd..
about the domain age, all my names have lost their age somehow

Hi there Sasha. My question is if your domain loose their age, would it still retain its traffic?

 

[sashas]

Like I said, its been only a week since I've had those names. Uptil now, the traffic has been pretty good for the older names. I'm not sure though how long they'll keep it..the PR and the backlinks have to go down with time, especially for parked pages.

 

[bobdigital]

Can you report the week of traffic stats you've gathered?

 

[Grilled]

The following names are in order from when they were purchased.

17 years later, are these domains still registered? WHOIS Years

Domain	WHOIS Year
WebDebug <dot>com	1997
CapitalTactics <dot>com	2000
LegalWatchdog<dot>com	2000
MusicalResources <dot>com	2000
w0n <dot>com	2003
vz0 <dot>com	2004
Filed <dot>info	2006
Harboured <dot>com	2006
Afflicting <dot>com	2007
ClickBeyond <dot>com	2007
CollectionPlan <dot>com	2007
Fashionsupplier <dot>com	2007
ikmu <dot>com	2007
MyBoulevard <dot>com	2007
q3p <dot>com	2007
Shrivelled <dot>com	2007
Socializes <dot>com	2007
thuz <dot>com	2007
yovs <dot>com	2007
DataShock <dot>com	2008
ElectronicEvents <dot>com	2008
ItJust <dot>com	2008
SecretRomance <dot>com (sold)	2008
LegalStructures <dot>com	2009
PoliticalAdvantage <dot>com	2009
vlig <dot>com	2011
MassPerformance <dot>com	2017
Misclassified <dot>com	2019
SexPredators <dot>org	2022
DataInnovation <dot>com	2023
Fleeced <dot>net	2023
ElectronicRomance <dot>com	Unregistered
PrivateConfessional <dot>com	Unregistered

 

[dncafe]

About how many did you sell on that original list and what kind of profit?