For $15,100 (and other expired domain name sales) — 259999.com sells
Who states there’s nothing fresh UnderTheSun.com ($3.8k)? Two months ago, a pair of 6-digit numerical domains topped these charts. But those headline-making expired auctions – $7.5k and $7.3k – fail to match last week’s $15.1k sale … even added together! Has the entire asset class doubled in price following 2 short months? Well, that can’t be inferred just by looking at a few peak sales. But it’s safe to say appreciation in this sector has been – hmm, so many adjectives to choose from … Crazy? Tremendous? Unreal? Amazing? Wonderful? A sign of the Apocalypse? Remarkable. Let’s stick with that.
That’s not a fluke. Another 6-digit .COM sold for $6.0k, even though it begins with the notoriously unlucky “4”. Evidently 4 lucky “8”s can overcome such a curse. Not far behind ($5.1k) is a 5-digit .COM bookended by the number “9”. Numerics rank 1st, 5th, 6th. Over $1000, you’ll find 11 of them. And I’m only counting expired domain auctions at 2 venues.
| Domain | End $ | At | Domain | End $ | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259999.com | 15,100 | NJ | GUMO.com | 7260 | NJ |
| FTB.net | 6128 | NJ | MuddyWaters.com | 6100 | NJ |
| 438888.com | 6000 | NJ | 98569.com | 5079 | NJ |
| WE.biz | 4900 | NJ | VODY.com | 4400 | NJ |
| UnderTheSun.com | 3750 | NJ | NCJRS.org | 3601 | NJ |
| SGP.net | 3478 | NJ | Dowel.com | 3402 | NJ |
| GZZT.com | 3180 | NJ | SnowMaster.com | 2877 | NJ |
| DROR.com | 2700 | NJ | JiaPinHui.com | 2420 | NJ |
| iStuff.com | 2101 | NJ | Wingu.com | 2030 | NJ |
.NET is soaring – Chinese birds anyway. Seldom do we see $6.2k LLL.net sales in the wholesale market. Even that $3.5k item is perched higher than you’d normally expect. What’s the lesson here? That depends. Buy into LLL.net’s while they’re in demand? Avoid LLL.net’s since prices have gone up? There’s no single right answer.
LL.biz domains wouldn’t normally fetch $4.9k either, but I suppose many bidders read WE.biz as the pronoun “we”. Then again, other bidders may be speculating on the same domain as a Chinese play, due to its brevity. Certainly 2595.cc aims squarely at China, and $2.0k is high for that asset class also.
As speculators cast regarding for “the next big thing”, various Chinese-looking categories are being wined and dined. Normally I’d feel certain that a 5-letter .ORG must be desirable as a Western acronym or sought following for the sake of its back links. Still, at the moment I see so much optimistic recklessness – and, yes, group think – that I can’t rule out NCJRS.org ($3.6k) as being “Chinese” even if its buyer isn’t.
| Domain | End $ | At | Domain | End $ | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2595.cc | 1990 | NJ | RMLF.com | 1950 | NJ |
| Brand Masters.com |
1901 | NJ | 939898.com | 1900 | NJ |
| 600188.com | 1770 | SN | BigEnergy.com | 1611 | NJ |
| 60367.com | 1608 | NJ | TheFormula.com | 1520 | NJ |
| 698678.com | 1509 | NJ | Mega-Vids.com | 1500 | SN |
| HobbyHut.com | 1410 | NJ | SixRivers.com | 1356 | NJ |
| JMO.net | 1350 | SN | Tech Firm.com |
1337 | NJ |
| 73607.com | 1320 | NJ | TechHost.com | 1200 | NJ |
| HG9187.com | 1150 | SN | 858566.com | 1110 | NJ |
| Herbal Pharmacy.com |
1009 | NJ | WBEditor.com | 1005 | SN |
China isn’t the whole world. As proof, look no further than MuddyWaters.com. $6.1k is a hefty price for the name of a musician. But I’ve sipped a macchiato at a cafe named following this one; and plenty of businesses along the Mississippi could brand themselves this way. Whatever deep-rooted earthiness you hear in rock, pop, or country probably derives from bluesmen like Muddy Waters. Without them, we’d be left with EuroVision.
iStuff.com ($2.1k) – now that’s vague enough to be versatile. Not so, Dowel.com ($3.4k), which is as specific as it gets. (“Dowel” means a cylindrical pin or rod.) SnowMaster.com ($2.9k) matches the name of a snow-blower brand. Now is the right time of year for that firm to purchase. Shoveled off the driveway for the first time this year just a few days ago.
HerbalPharmacy.com ($1.0k) was a good buy, considering the size of the pharmaceutical industry and the popularity of herbal medicine. Speaking of big business, the villains in a British TV drama I watched last night hailed from BigEnergy.com ($1.6k). In this context, being “big” has negative connotations. So this buyer may want to brand the competition rather than themselves. Part of who you are is who you’re not.
| Domain | End $ | At | Domain | End $ | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UULife.com | 978 | SN | 47210.com | 940 | NJ |
| 1026.net | 910 | NJ | Manhattan Village.com |
860 | NJ |
| Mobile Orchard.com |
851 | SN | TheCrown Group.com |
842 | NJ |
| SPRY.org | 819 | NJ | MidwaySlots.com | 810 | NJ |
| GISP.org | 810 | NJ | SlotCarRacing.com | 795 | NJ |
| 557718.com | 775 | SN | Antioxidants.net | 761 | NJ |
| 288116.com | 755 | SN | GACGA.com | 750 | NJ |
| 68555.net | 730 | NJ | TelaLink.net | 720 | NJ |
| HeatSource.com | 715 | NJ | HouseInsure.com | 700 | NJ |
| DZAY.com | 680 | NJ | NJWorks.org | 675 | NJ |
You’ll be forgiven for thinking ManhattanVillage.com ($860) pertains to Fresh York City. In fact, it seems to be related to Manhattan Beach, California. MiraLoma.com ($415) is also a place in California. NJWorks.org ($675) probably stands for Fresh Jersey – which would only be obvious to Americans.
Nutrition enthusiasts never tire of talking regarding Antioxidants.net ($761); so I imagine somebody with something to say will say it with that domain. All I know is they’re supposedly good for me and make food taste tediously technical. Adding “source” to a keyword is an established naming convention for outlet stores and e-commerce sites. So, yes, HeatSource.com ($715) is a standard phrase from thermodynamics; but, unlike its opposite “heat sink”, this phrase makes a good brand name selling furnaces or heating equipment.
| Domain | End $ | At | Domain | End $ | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CounterClaim.com | 672 | NJ | 288119.com | 620 | SN |
| Tabbloid.com [sic] | 592 | NJ | Design-For-All.org | 590 | NJ |
| CDED.com | 590 | NJ | Austin Furniture.com |
567 | NJ |
| AllenWrenches.com | 565 | NJ | 333880.com | 564 | NJ |
| TJUS.org | 550 | SN | OldLaptops.com | 518 | NJ |
| NYED.com | 516 | NJ | JicarillaOnline.com | 510 | NJ |
| FirstThursday.info | 510 | NJ | KhongGiann Hadep.com |
505 | SN |
| Anthroposophy.com | 505 | NJ | ENFSI.org | 501 | NJ |
| BBCP.net | 479 | NJ | SmartChoices Program.com |
475 | SN |
| DairitenHP.com | 475 | SN | 288117.com | 455 | SN |
| Florida Insurance.net |
455 | NJ | BSPGroup.com | 454 | NJ |
| XTXB.net | 450 | NJ | 755711.com | 450 | NJ |
If you’re like me, then you’re not entirely sure what Anthroposophy.com ($505) is. But it is a real belief system and not an invented “brandable”. OldLaptops.com ($518) – some people collect them as antiques by now, believe it or not. The rest of us simply want cash back for our outdated electronics. Developed either way, this domain will turn a profit.
Our attitude toward permanence – what lasts and what doesn’t – is perhaps the most telling aspect of our culture, whatever culture that happens to be. Prior to living in Fresh Mexico, I wouldn’t have recognized JicarillaOnline.com ($510). The spelling is Spanish; but Jicarilla is, in fact, an Apache tribe. The language is still taught. You can learn to speak it here.
| Domain | End $ | At | Domain | End $ | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThinkingWith Portals.com |
450 | SN | PQLU.com | 445 | NJ |
| MPWE.com | 430 | NJ | GPZC.net | 429 | NJ |
| Display Banners.com |
424 | SN | PRNZ.net | 421 | NJ |
| LCSF.net | 420 | SN | MiraLoma.com | 415 | SN |
| ASE2013.org | 410 | NJ | HLVZ.com | 410 | NJ |
| LoginCEE.org | 410 | NJ | NSFR.net | 410 | NJ |
| Kaiun.com | 405 | NJ | W6.biz | 401 | NJ |
| KCSG.net | 400 | SN | BioCrystal.com | 392 | SN |
| LadyFox.com | 391 | NJ | THGU.com | 390 | NJ |
| Complete WaveGuide.com |
389 | NJ | URMall.com | 384 | SN |
| ImageDomino.net | 377 | SN | AstraProject.org | 375 | SN |
| RNBX.net | 370 | SN | OCBX.com | 365 | NJ |
| ZGCO.com | 360 | NJ | 558285.com | 358 | NJ |
CompleteWaveGuide.com ($389) might mean surfing. But electromagnetic or acoustic wave guides sprang to mind first, since I had to design some once upon a time. LadyFox.com ($391) matches brands for Australian fashion and Korean cosmetics. You’ll never guess what ThinkingWithPortals.com ($450) is regarding. Looks like a variant of ThinkWithPortals.com, which is … a video game. Clearly.
| Domain | End $ | At | Domain | End $ | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136818.com | 350 | SN | 161639.com | 350 | SN |
| HQOF.com | 350 | NJ | 1Idea.com | 349 | SN |
| LivingRoom.net | 345 | NJ | Korean Escorts.com |
343 | NJ |
| YBioFuels.org | 340 | NJ | VGWG.com | 340 | NJ |
| PMWN.net | 335 | SN | 2567999.com | 330 | NJ |
| YXOX.com | 330 | NJ | WPAZ.com | 329 | NJ |
| LUZL.com | 329 | NJ | 3567999.com | 320 | NJ |
| 519589.com | 320 | NJ | OMShop.com | 320 | NJ |
| Divorce Settelment.com [sic] |
320 | NJ | NHNS.net | 319 | NJ |
| Milly.net | 310 | NJ | ZXHF.net | 310 | SN |
| 598.club | 310 | SN | YLHK.net | 310 | SN |
| WBHF.net | 310 | SN | GGYGG.com | 309 | SN |
| LUFB.com | 306 | SN | QuoteKO.com | 305 | NJ |
| HotelsPerth.com | 302 | SN | DelcoHistory.org | 300 | NJ |
Those LLLL.net domains are climbing, aren’t they! You’ll find 7 of them between $400 and $479, another 7 between $310 and $370, and plenty more at price points all the way down. What’s striking is that the price range for “CHIP” .NETs – i.e. vowel-less “V”-less LLLLs – now overlaps with the price range for non-CHIP .COMs – i.e. those containing a vowel or a “V”. Between $306 and $390, you’ll find 9 LLLL.com’s alongside those 7 LLLL.net’s. In addition, there’s a 5-letter item in there: GGYGG.com ($309). These days, these categories are all mixed together. That stated, 4-letter .COMs range all the way up into the thousands. And the highest sales were non-CHIP CVCVs like GUMO.com ($7.3k) and VODY.com ($4.4k). That category has had years of price stability, unlike CHIPs.
| Domain | End $ | At | Domain | End $ | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131356.com | 300 | SN | CoolProject.com | 287 | NJ |
| UTCPower.com | 285 | NJ | 663181.com | 280 | NJ |
| 695878.com | 280 | NJ | 228782.com | 280 | NJ |
| IMTAOnline.net | 280 | NJ | HNTC.net | 279 | SN |
| RealEstate Manager.com |
277 | SN | 337137.com | 270 | NJ |
| VMXV.com | 265 | NJ | BetzMaps.com | 265 | NJ |
| WinesForSale.com | 265 | NJ | Maintenance- Expo.com |
260 | NJ |
| FVWH.com | 260 | NJ | ItalyProperties.com | 260 | NJ |
| ThePyramidRock Festival.com |
255 | NJ | WowProducts.com | 254 | SN |
| Monaz.com | 252 | NJ | 587726.com | 250 | NJ |
| MWST.net | 250 | SN | UPIJ.com | 245 | NJ |
| JoseAgar.com | 244 | NJ | TSED.org | 244 | NJ |
| 288110.com | 240 | SN | CMSPromo Check.com |
238 | NJ |
| MBWL.net | 229 | NJ | PCHEPA.org | 226 | NJ |
| Traveling Great.com |
224 | SN | Munji.com | 221 | SN |
| ReggaeRadio.com | 221 | NJ | 867239.com | 220 | SN |
| BuildAShed.com | 219 | SN | Kloet.com | 211 | SN |
| PFLM.net | 210 | SN | 99801.net | 210 | SN |
| Kaabo.com | 210 | SN | AfterMarketing.com | 210 | NJ |
| G2RIP.com | 205 | SN | YouthBG.info | 204 | SN |
CoolProject.com ($287) is a cool name for highlighting cool projects. WowProducts.com ($254) tries something similar. Sometimes all it takes in life is 1Idea.com ($349). AfterMarketing.com ($210) might be read as a single word, based on this very “aftermarket” for resold domain names.
ReggaeRadio.com ($221) is straightforward and nicely alliterative. But I’m afraid that the prices paid for ItalyProperties.com ($260) and GermanyProperties.com ($160) don’t give me much optimism for the current wholesale value of my .PROPERTIES domains. Retail prices may be another story. We shall see.
| Domain | End $ | At | Domain | End $ | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SZPTX.com | 202 | NJ | BGRJ.net | 195 | SN |
| BurpeeZoid.com | 194 | SN | MKDM.net | 192 | SN |
| LFNF.net | 191 | SN | SHPRT.com | 190 | SN |
| Macquire.com | 184 | SN | FMMC.net | 180 | NJ |
| TiaoMen.com | 180 | NJ | S55S.com | 179 | SN |
| HistoryAnd Culture.com |
179 | SN | SportScan.com | 172 | SN |
| BDZK.net | 171 | SN | CRI74.org | 170 | SN |
| TipsFrom TheTList.com |
169 | SN | MrTeam.com | 160 | SN |
| Germany Properties.com |
160 | NJ | MCBR.net | 155 | SN |
| NBJ.biz | 154 | SN | Verken.com | 153 | NJ |
| Traslo.com | 152 | SN | Simplifyd.com [sic] | 152 | SN |
| PPDP.net | 151 | SN |
TipsFromTheTList.com ($169) seems to be a book based on various travel blogs – hence “T List”. My best guess is that Verken.com ($153) is Dutch for “Explore!” MrTeam.com ($160) must be a pun on Mr. T, right?
| Domain | End $ | At | Domain | End $ | At |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PQNC.net | 150 | SN | LQMQ.net | 150 | SN |
| MySatisfaction.com | 150 | NJ | DomainForYou.com | 144 | SN |
| Yangua.com | 144 | SN | WarraWong.com | 140 | SN |
| PJHR.net | 140 | SN | NorfolkHotels.com | 139 | SN |
| CatGen.com | 139 | NJ | HealthInsurance Options.com |
131 | NJ |
| FreeCount.com | 130 | NJ | 922F.com | 130 | SN |
| Puedu.com | 130 | SN | CowboyPal.com | 130 | NJ |
| Vavilov.com | 124 | SN | Ramaglia.com | 124 | SN |
| Impex-Info.org | 123 | NJ | LCGN.net | 121 | SN |
| 330.club | 121 | SN | CorkFacts.com | 121 | NJ |
| Oases.org | 120 | NJ | SQWG.net | 120 | SN |
| Q817.com | 120 | SN | TheMeadow Lands.com |
120 | NJ |
Here’s a DomainForYou.com ($144): Is something rugged and manly missing from your life? Do you feel a gnawing vacancy in your social circle that needs filling? Well, visit CowboyPal.com ($130); and order your very own cowboy pal. He’ll follow you around in Stetson and spurs, bow-legged in his chaps, sporting lasso and six shooter, thumbs firmly tucked behind a belt buckle the size of a pancake. Isn’t it regarding time that you were somebody’s “Howdy, Partner”? Batteries not included.
