discuss Who says long domains have no value?

[Michael M]

SmartManagement(.)com just sold at GD Expired Auction for $3,800 (making it the 11th highest sale at at GD Expired Auctions in the last 7 days.)

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[wayne wooldridge]

This answer is somewhat perplexing. Your reply alludes that you are suggesting that new people in the game shouldn't register 2-3 words domains, thus, I guess, they only should register 1 word domains if they were to want a $3800 sale? (Which is not that great of a sale overall, and on a platform of cheap domainer buyers.) VikingExploration.com (17 letters) sold for $19,888 recently. I'm sure you'll come back with a "I meant don't expect that amount of a sale for new reg". But there have been many newly regged domains that have sold that were longer, and some for more. And many more long 2-3 word domains have sold for good amounts prior. So new regs depend on the 'quality' of the domain, not the length. Sorry, but imo, I think your reply is misleading advice to 'newer people in the game'.

You didn't read all my replies, and based an opinion on just one, while misreading it i may add.

I'm explicitly implying that it depends on the value of the domain, no matter the length.

But that still needs to include the fact that, this doesn't mean that all long tail domains are valuable. The 63 char top repeating domain, for one extreme example. Do you think this is a viable investment? You're a fool if you do.

It depends on value and worth to a certain consumer. If it doesn't supply any need, than you should do more research.

You're twisting my post into something its not. I never said lengthy domains cannot be valuable.

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

But that still needs to include the fact that, this doesn't mean that all long tail domains are valuable. The 63 char top repeating domain, for one extreme example. Do you think this is a viable investment? You're a fool if you do.

You're a fool if you don't.

 

[wayne wooldridge]

I didn't say "You should never register 2-3 word domains. "

I did say that you shouldn't anyways expect the same results.

 

[wayne wooldridge]

You're a fool if you don't.

I guess I'm a fool most of my money still. Again, How many real offers have you had?

The answer is zero.

 

[hawkeye]

You're twisting my post into something its not. I never said lengthy domains cannot be valuable.

No, I'm not twisting your post into anything. I quoted your first reply to the OP, in which you alluded to nothing about 63 characters or anything else. All that 63 letter jibberish etc. was way after the fact of your initial reply, and was related to the dot Top guy, not the OP. One shouldn't have to read all your followup posts to someone else, to get the gist of what you meant in your original replying post.

 

[Cebe]

From Namebio:
Price range: $ 50K up
Domain lenght: 15 up

https://namebio.com/?s==AjM5AzM2cTM

 

[wayne wooldridge]

So you're saying, that any new domainer should just go ahead and register 300 2-3 word domains right off the bat, and should expect to come out ahead.

Good, got it. That's GREAT advice.

 

[hawkeye]

So you're saying, that any new domainer should just go ahead and register 300 2-3 word domains right off the bat, and should expect to come out ahead.

Good, got it. That's GREAT advice.

I don't know who you're alluding too, but to be clear, 'I' never said any such thing.

 

[wayne wooldridge]

I don't know who you're alluding too, but to be clear, 'I' never said any such thing.

I'm not sure if you're just not reading my posts at all, or if you are just simply taking one out of context.

The 63 char convo came later. The post you yourself quoted simply stated basically that
"Not all 2-3 word domains are the same and you shouldn't expect the same results. "

I also stated that most long tail names should be expected to be sat on for a good while before expecting a sale.

Not everyone has the overhead (especially most newcomers) to sustain this type of portfolio and achieve the same results.

If your buying domains like they are weekly lottery tickets, then you should be more careful.

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

Again, How many real offers have you had?

The answer is zero.

Again, you obviously don't knowww it.
Because, again, I obviously don't showww it.

But let me tell you that everyyy offer I got, was a real offer.

 

[hawkeye]

Wayne, I just noted that your original post was perplexing where you posted -
I'm just saying, for new people in the game, that this doesn't mean that suddenly it's a good idea to register 2 or 3 word domains and expect the same results!

It did not say -
"Not all 2-3 word domains are the same and you shouldn't expect the same results.

To me your original reply was misleading advice, and I was just noting such. That is all.

 

[wayne wooldridge]

But do you expect the same results on long tail domains? Would you tell a new domainer that he/she should expect the same results?

 

[wayne wooldridge]

I'm confused as to how the contrary is misleading. Should i have said that everyone should expect the same results?

To me, that sounds like very misleading + costly advice.

 

[dirk]

Who collects domains just for the sake of the collection? Do you have some examples?

I do have a 'private' collection to be honest. They have meaning to me and I've had them for over 20 years. Probably worth decent money but it's just nice to own them.

Then again, I don't make a living out of domaining.

 

[Michael M]

This thread wasn't created to talk about novelty 63 character domains nor is a post directly squarely at new domain investors.

If you are a new domain investor, then yes, all the basics apply. This post is not meant to address that audience. They may cross this as part of their reading, but they can make of it what they will. It is one sale among many others.

This post is meant to show that a 2 word domain that is 15 characters did sell for $3.8k - at what is typically a reseller venue. It will be interesting to see what the buyer does with it.

Every sale should be looked at on it's on merit, and no one should go register a hundred+ domains because someone said something sold.

 

[Joe N]

Of course, yes (I never said that this is the same, that's why I used both terms).

In this context, a thought regarding "investment":
There is not only the financial "investment" - an "investment" can also be of physical / mental / social nature ("investment" in your health / knowledge / integration).

But then... why are you promoting them? And trying to sell them?

 

[hawkeye]

Wow..

Wayne, You should have said -
"Not all 2-3 word domains are the same and you shouldn't expect the same results.

Not-
..for new people in the game, that this doesn't mean that suddenly it's a good idea to register 2 or 3 word domains and expect the same results!

What should they register?!? As all one word domains are unavailable to register, the obvious choices left are 2-3 word domains. So why suggest not to register 2-3 word domains with some kind of hopeful expectation? Even you have 2 words, maybe 3+, with 'hopeful expectations'.

It was in your wording, I was pointing out, not in your intentional meanings. geez...

 

[DOMAIN ILLUMINATI]

This thread wasn't created to talk about novelty 63 character domains nor is a post directly squarely at new domain investors.

If you are a new domain investor, then yes, all the basics apply. This post is not meant to address that audience. They may cross this as part of their reading, but they can make of it what they will. It is one sale among many others.

This post is meant to show that a 2 word domain that is 15 characters did sell for $3.8k - at what is typically a reseller venue. It will be interesting to see what the buyer does with it.

Every sale should be looked at on it's on merit, and no one should go register a hundred+ domains because someone said something sold.

Yes - but on the other hand, your topic "Who says long domains have no value?" clearly "provokes" opinions = posts to long domains in general - and 63 character domains are the best example for long domains

 

[Joe N]

I do have a 'private' collection to be honest. They have meaning to me and I've had them for over 20 years. Probably worth decent money but it's just nice to own them.

Then again, I don't make a living out of domaining.

Do they have commercial appeal?

 

[wayne wooldridge]

Wow..

Wayne, You should have said -
"Not all 2-3 word domains are the same and you shouldn't expect the same results.

Not-
..for new people in the game, that this doesn't mean that suddenly it's a good idea to register 2 or 3 word domains and expect the same results!

What should they register?!? As all one word domains are unavailable to register, the obvious choices left are 2-3 word domains. So why suggest not to register 2-3 word domains with some kind of hopeful expectation? Even you have 2 words, maybe 3+, with 'hopeful expectations'.

It was in your wording, I was pointing out, not in your intentional meanings. geez...

You are correct. Sorry for the misunderstanding.