XYZ: Why Would Anyone Pay Above Reg Price for a Single word on a Generic Extension if They Can Reg it at another Generic Extension?

[Planet9]

Just learned something today from Bravo Mod Team that I never considered before and I'm looking for a rationale why there are still XYZ sales above Reg price if the same term is available at a another generic extension? Can someone explain this? Hypothetically say someone is selling Space.xyz for $100,000. Why should someone buy this for $100,000 if Space.website is available for $12 or any 2 letter extension that is generic for that matter. Why would anyone pay any amount for above the registration price for a non-specifc general extension? Anyone?

 

[Future Sensors]

if Space.website is available for $12

 

[Planet9]

That was a hypothetical example. You just ruined my thread.

 

[bmugford]

Just learned something today from Bravo Mod Team that I never considered before and I'm looking for a rationale why there are still XYZ sales above Reg price if the same term is available at a another generic extension? Can someone explain this? Hypothetically say someone is selling Space.xyz for $100,000. Why should someone buy this for $100,000 if Space.website is available for $12 or any 2 letter extension that is generic for that matter. Why would anyone pay any amount for above the registration price for a non-specifc general extension? Anyone?

There are tiers to extensions. They are not all created equal.

It's like neighborhoods. Many of these obscure extensions are like swamp land. No one wants to build on them.

I am not a fan of .xyz, but there is a reasonable track record of single word terms putting up big sales. That is especially true in fields like crypto.

Brad

 

[lambo.com]

xyz is gay and since so many people are gay, and it is run by someone who is high iq — they have a good history.

And perhaps friends in high places.

abc.xyz is gangster.

I paid for many years out on a xyz premium.

 

[Future Sensors]

That was a hypothetical example. You just ruined my thread.

Please do better research.

 

[Planet9]

There are tiers to extensions. They are not all created equal.

It's like neighborhoods. Many of these obscure extensions are like swamp land. No one wants to build on them.

I am not a fan of .xyz, but there is a reasonable track record of single word terms putting up big sales. That is especially true in fields like crypto.

Brad

So you are saying, if you can find a single word or single Geo name you should register it on .XYZ? How do you price it for sale given the fact there are other generics? Are you essentially saying XYZ is the best of the worst and therefore legit single words or Single Geo Names could sell on .XYZ for decent money?

 

[bmugford]

So you are saying, if you can find a single word or single Geo name you should register it on .XYZ? How do you price it for sale given the fact there are other generics? Are you essentially saying XYZ is the best of the worst and therefore legit single words or Single Geo Names could sell on .XYZ for decent money?

No. They still have to be good quality terms.

Buying some obscure term or tense is a waste of money.

Pretty much all the investment grade stuff is long gone.

The registry put premium registration and/or renewal fees on anything good they own. So, you also have to be careful for that.

Your only real option is on the secondary market, and you have to make sure they have standard renewal fees.

 Brad

 

[Planet9]

No. They still have to be good quality terms.

Buying some obscure term or tense is a waste of money.

Pretty much all the investment grade stuff is long gone.

The registry put premium registration and/or renewal fees on anything good they own. So, you also have to be careful for that.

Your only real option is on the secondary market, and you have to make sure they have standard renewal fees.

 Brad

Just your opinion only but is the name of a River in a foreign country that has a Wikipedia Page considered Good Quality? I found it by accident as I was just looking for a mispelling and found out by accident that the misspelling is actually the name of a River with a Wikipedia page.

 

[Future Sensors]

The registry put premium registration and/or renewal fees on anything good they own.

Yes. They know exactly which keywords are popular. Often assisted by external services like https://iq.global/

 

[bmugford]

Just your opinion only but is the name of a River in a foreign country that has a Wikipedia Page considered Good Quality? I found it by accident as I was just looking for a mispelling and found out by accident that the misspelling is actually the name of a River with a Wikipedia page.

I doubt it.

The truth is almost any investment grade domains are already regged.

You might get in early on the next big thing like .ai, but that is incredibly rare.

Most of the people that turn hand regs into a viable business put in a lot of time and resources.

They might have a business model like proactively selling domains as well.

Brad

 

[lambo.com]

You can get a very good/ great XYZ for $220-550 per year. That's $2200-$5500 for 10 year registration and no need to buy it from investor.

good deal on a few that I know.

That's how I picked up date.xyz

 

[Planet9]

Please do better research.

Better research on a hypothetical? Why do you think it a hypothetical? So now I need to hypotheticals to be realistic?

 

[Planet9]

I doubt it.

The truth is almost any investment grade domains are already regged.

You might get in early on the next big thing like .ai, but that is incredibly rare.

Most of the people that turn hand regs into a viable business put in a lot of time and resources.

They might have a business model like proactively selling domains as well.

Brad

I'd post the name and I will eventually do that but I'm still divided if I will spend $49 on the .io name as opposed to the $2 on the .XYZ name which I ready did after reading Namepros input. As you said, these things add up! If you want me to DM you the name, I trust you, I will. It's probably something you wouldn't blink at but for a low domain performer as myself I did as it's only 5 letters and is what you guys seem to call brandable in my opinion.

 

[bmugford]

I'd post the name and I will eventually do that but I'm still divided if I will spend $49 on the .io name as opposed to the $2 on the .XYZ name which I ready did after reading Namepros input. As you said, these things add up! If you want me to DM you the name, I trust you, I will. It's probably something you wouldn't blink at but for a low domain performer as myself I did as it's only 5 letters and is what you guys seem to call brandable in my opinion.

The lower tier the extension, the higher quality the term needs to be.

The tricky part is deciding where the bar is, as well as how much to pay.

Any random term or "brandable" might be able to work in .COM. That is not true with other extensions.

With secondary extensions, I am generally only interested in investing in terms with large pools of potential buyers.

Brad

 

[789.xyz]

A 50-square-meter house in London costs 1 million dollars, while a 500-square-meter house in Myanmar costs 10,000 dollars. Both are livable, so why don’t you buy a house in Myanmar?

 

[MKA]

Like people have suggested there's a hierarchy associated with the TLDs.

The highest tier is of course the .com.

In the second tier you have some of the popular ccTLDs (.cn, .de, .co/.uk, .ca, and so on) these can be on par with the .com for local businesses.

Then you have the ones people get when they can't get the .com, namely old generic TLDs (.org, and .net) and the popular generic ccTLDs: .ai, .io, .tv, and .co. Some would put the .xyz extension here.

And then come all the others. You could perhaps argue that .app, .online, or .store are a bit better than some of the less known ones, but these tend to be tertiary choices at best.

 

[Future Sensors]

Better research on a hypothetical? Why do you think it a hypothetical? So now I need to hypotheticals to be realistic?

Fair enough on it being hypothetical. I just think your "space.website" domain wasn't the best illustration, since in reality it's a premium‑priced domain, priced $2,730 to register and renew. A lower‑cost generic would've made your point more cleanly. That's all.

 

[Jannes]

Fair enough on it being hypothetical. I just think your "space.website" domain wasn't the best illustration, since in reality it's a premium‑priced domain, priced $2,730 to register and renew. A lower‑cost generic would've made your point more cleanly. That's all.

Also, I'd argue that in the name space.xyz the TLD is not generic "dot whatever", it can signify 3 dimensions.

 

[biggie]

LOL, great point about buying it for cheaper. I pride myself in looking at all the angles before I do something but in Domains unfortunately I miss the obvious which you pointed out. Thanks. Would a name of an Italian River that has a Wikipedia page be worth it for a Non com in your opinion?

Just your opinion only but is the name of a River in a foreign country that has a Wikipedia Page considered Good Quality? I found it by accident as I was just looking for a mispelling and found out by accident that the misspelling is actually the name of a River with a Wikipedia page.

Hi

lol

starting to read like a broken record

and looks like some chain jerking is going on

imo…..