What value a high quality typo domain?

[chimaera]

Just to warn some of you, this is another Snapnames related thread, and it may well involve people estimating a domain's value. So if this is 'clutter' to you, or you aren't interested ... then hit 'back' now!! =0p

Okay, so the rest of you are still here.

americanxpress.com dropped on Snapnames yesterday - ovt for 'american express' is ~500k, americanexpress.com is ~150k, and americanxpress.com is ~250.

Bidding straight away shot up to $1000! I'm just curious what people think such a domain is worth, and how long it would take to make money on such a domain.

Not many of the regular Snap users are in on this one (no halvarez even!), but I see a couple I recognise.

So, what do people think:
a) it's worth,
b) what it will end at?

 

[diddie]

i have another amex typo with a ccTld : "americanexpres" , its a keyword that pays more than my average ones

the dropped one one will go for 7-8k IMO , maybe even more

 

[chimaera]

I'd be surprised to see it make that much ... my guess was $3k. But we'll see =0)

 

[Devil_Dog]

Offtopic, but who is this fella 'halvarez'?

His name seems to be on every auction. Weird thing is, when it's just me and him he never bids, ever!@ This has happened about 15 to 20 times or so.

When I see it's just me and him, I already know that I've won the name.

 

[chimaera]

Heh, do a search for his name on NP, you'll see some interesting threads.

Same experience on the whole, except a domain I just won - just him and I, and he put in one bid. I had bid just above that amount.

 

[gazzip]

Just to warn some of you, this is another Snapnames related thread, and it may well involve people estimating a domain's value. So if this is 'clutter' to you, or you aren't interested ... then hit 'back' now!! =0p

how long it would take to make money on such a domain.

So, what do people think:
a) it's worth,
b) what it will end at?

:lol:

a) Possible Trouble ?? :td:
b) My guestimate is maybe about $4,300 at snapnames

It would probably take a couple of years to make the money back - just a wild guess though.

There always seems to be loads of people willing to buy & park names like that which I thought would be an obviouse and very quick way of getting the lawyers on your back

A few months ago alot of virginmobile typo variations (about 7) were about to drop - they all had overture scores ranging from about 40 to 250 as far as I can remember.

I decided not to go for them but I checked them a few weeks later and they were all reg'd - The parking pages are so obviouse that it is for Virgin Mobiles and this one even has the balls or nerve ? to put - Copyright ? Verginmobile.com All Rights Reserved

I have no doubt there is alot of money to be made in typos but I did'nt think you could get away with being as blatant as this !

I guess it looks like you can !

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[Kate]

If you do a search on this forum (or was it DNF ? Can't remember) you will see that Amex has already wrote to typo owners. I would not want to deal with their legal dept so good luck to anyone who will catch the name

 

[chimaera]

Wow, no one was even close.

$21,980.00!!

Incredible. Bought by aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa or however many As it is.

Also watching (no pun intended) weighwatchers.com. That's up to $5600 with over a day to go. Crazy.

 

[OK]

SO not worth it. 250 hits a month? It will take like 40 years to pay it off. Good luck.
Downlaod.com went for like $51k a believe a while ago.

 

[diddie]

really high $$

 

[gazzip]

WOW - I cannot get my head around how many possible TM issue domains go for so much ???


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[diddie]

does a type go under the TM law ? (since its not the exact same word)

 

[OK]

does a type go under the TM law ? (since its not the exact same word)

Yes it does.

 

[DNQuest.com]

does a type go under the TM law ? (since its not the exact same word)

TM protects against "similar" and "confusingly similar" marks. So yes, this would include typos. It even has its own name called typosquatting.

 

[chimaera]

Just noticed that the bidding ended at $6k for everyone but two - aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa and zx-zx or whatever it was. I guess that's the 'beauty' of Snapnames - two people want a domain, the price can go to crazy levels.

 

[gazzip]

It's feeding frenzie time...^ and they get a little too hungry :yell:

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