Other Expired Domain Name Sales — DQZ.com and
DQZ.com among the leaders at NameJet over the past week.
When it comes to 3-letter .COM domains, value is something of a self-fulfilling prophecy. Enough domain investors agree to pay within a certain range based on scarcity, observed sales, and the opportunity to resell to one another that a given LLL.com is often purchased without reference to any conceivable use or meaning. That could easily be the case with NameJet’s $12.4k sale of DQZ.com the prior week; but I think some bidders at least had more specific, less arbitrary aims in mind.
“DQZ” has a few meanings, believe it or not. Digi-Key runs an AdWords campaign in “DQZ” search results to sell integrated circuit components recognizable by a serial number ending in “DQZ”. They’ll ship 5,000 tiny audio codecs to your doorstep for just $37,620. Not a likely buyer, though, since they have a zillion microchips to sell. This acronym is also the name of a Spanish chemical firm specializing in composite materials, Distribuidora Química Zaragoza, which uses .ES. Moreover, “DQZ” is short for the city of Daquizhuang in northern China. I found some imaginative architectural drawings of a DQZ cultural center that are worth a look. Along with plans for the district of Meixi that I ran across when reporting on the $27.1k sale of Meixi.com 2 months ago, this proposal suggests that China may be undergoing an architectural renaissance … perhaps reflected by purchases within the domain market.
Other expired domain sales at NameJet included 4 retail-priced LLLL.com’s: a trademark squared, TTMM.com ($6.8k); a Stephen Fry CVCV, QIGO.com ($4.1k); almost a food additive, MSGI.com ($2.9k); and a sneeze, ICHU.com ($5k). Those results beat the prior week’s trend for high LLLL.com sales. Oh, and add the straggler, BBOT.com ($1.1k). Not bad for a robot.
GlobalMall.com ($8.5k) could be intended as an upgrade for AMSGlobalMall.com, “the largest South Asian mall in America”, which I wouldn’t have guessed is located in Norcross, Georgia. Seeing BitcoinTrader.com sell for $4.2k is no surprise, since many domain investors dabble in the cryptocurrency. More surprising is the sudden flurry of “casino” domains. Casinos are frequently a lucrative niche within the domain space, but I can’t remember ever seeing 7 sales from NameJet during 1 week: CasinoDownload.com ($4.1k), DownloadCasino.com ($3.4k), CasinoChat.com ($2.9k), TopTenCasino.com ($499), CasinoHome.com ($324), OnlyCasino.com ($220), and CasinoHongKong.com ($80). All 7 of those domains belonged to 1 person, who theoretically lost regarding $12k by letting them expire. One buyer, whom domain investors will recognize, purchased 5 of the 7.
| Domain Name | End $ | Domain Name | End $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| DQZ.com | 12401 | GlobalMall.com | 8500 |
| TTMM.com | 6800 | ICHU.com | 5004 |
| BitcoinTrader.com | 4200 | QIGO.com | 4100 |
| CasinoDownload.com | 4100 | Borrows.com | 3901 |
| DownloadCasino.com | 3400 | MSGI.com | 2919 |
| CasinoChat.com | 2875 | HorseBridles.com | 1900 |
| Negri.com | 1690 | FaithGroup.com | 1409 |
| ExTax.com | 1300 | WineNot.com | 1281 |
| Alexus.com | 1125 | BBOT.com | 1109 |
| TexasAccident Lawyer.com |
1009 | MobileIn.com | 1005 |
| SP7.com | 999 | MedCel.com | 920 |
| SeattleFilm.com | 880 | Favon.com | 830 |
| Recirca.com | 779 | UrbanExploring.com | 746 |
| 773.org | 745 | Phico.com | 735 |
| MasterCable.com | 710 | Tadai.com | 630 |
| Vibrate.net | 603 | MagnetSchool.com | 575 |
| MoneyDealer.com | 500 | TopTenCasino.com | 499 |
| EAV.org | 467 | AXZO.com | 441 |
| IXUS.com | 365 | AlaskaTrails.com | 328 |
| CasinoHome.com | 324 | DKNC.com | 311 |
| VividOnline.com | 269 | Tweek.net | 267 |
| 03066.com | 243 | OnlyCasino.com | 220 |
| UNFM.com | 210 | HHLR.com | 210 |
| MGNH.com | 191 | SyrahBistro.com | 180 |
| WPLB.com | 135 | MyCharmingKids.net | 122 |
| PhilEmbassy- Bangkok.net |
120 | WordpressTips.net | 98 |
| BaxterStation.com | 89 | CasinoHongKong.com | 80 |
| RealWarriors.com | 79 | HUDMortgages.com | 79 |
As puns go, WineNot.com ($1.3k) is worth a chuckle / smirk / eye roll. For a bland palette cleanser, take HUDMortgages.com ($79). (For people outside the USA, HUD is our Department of Housing and Urban Development.) Some states have separate “magnet school” programs that offer kids specialized curricula – say, in the sciences or performing arts. Most children don’t get to go, which explains the value in MagnetSchool.com ($575).
MedCel.com ($920) matches a Brazilian site for medical residencies. MobileIn.com ($1k) is a product offered through Line6.com, which describes it as “The Highest Quality Guitar System for iPhone and iPad”. Those domains match particular brands. But HorseBridles.com ($1.9k) shows that generic, exact-match, product domains haven’t stopped selling. The same is true of domains for locally based professionals, as witnessed by TexasAccidentLawyer.com ($1k).
Phico.com ($735) ought to replace PhicoTX.co.uk. No, the United Kingdom isn’t lucky enough to have a Texas of its own. They’re using “TX” to stand for “therapeutics”. Remember the Alamo? It’s between Chittlehampton and Clapworthy.
