Who knows what it's worth right now, I sure don't
I still stand behind my decision to buy the domain, even if it does have a ridiculous over-hyped renewal fee, and even if it's value is merely opinion and unsubstantiated.
I had weighed the possibilities/variables, pros and cons, consulted my peers, and it made sense at the time. Does it still? Depends on the day you ask me
A lot of this stuff is hype, we all know that - but still, I've also made substantial profit on the hype. And yes, if I deleted all my "hype domains" right now, I'm still ahead overall on them. So I'm not worried.
Now in regards to their current value - I have no idea. It's a blurred line of complete bullsh*t and some actual sales. And yes, in my opinion, the "penny slots giveaway" hurt everyone, including the registry.
I did, however, make sure I put my money in the most likely to succeed "bin" with these hype domains. So I'm okay with it if they fail completely because I know that I did everything in my power to put my money in the "right" place with them.
As far as the future goes, no one really knows. Everyone has a theory, including myself, but none of us actually know with 100% certainty the true power the world wide web will (or won't) hold in the future.
Do I want to continue paying thousands a year to hold one domain? Definitely not - but will I? It depends. I really like the brand, it's a very pretty domain name, and there will "likely" be a sizable buyer for it at some point (who knows when, or.... if at all) - but I still haven't sat down to make that decision - it's either 300 or so .com's a year, or this one domain... sh*t, I think I just made my decision easier
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I'm just ranting now... but to summarize - anything new will be hyped, and it's true value will inevitably see the light of day. Hopefully sooner than later.