Wangan.com $13k, Floridian.com $11k and more: Expired domain name results
Joseph Peterson reviews the past week of expired domain name sales at NameJet.
The usual suspects are at it again – China and the USA. During the past week, NameJet saw a $13.9k auction finish for Wangan.com, which formerly belonged to a Chinese manufacturer of electrical fire places that managed $9 million in assets, a 646,000 square-foot factory, and 380 employees. Stated the firm: “We are powerful in manufacturing and researching”. Aye, but less so in paying $10 renewal fees. Although the buyer is Chinese, other bidders might have favored a Japanese meaning. For Wangan is also a Tokyo road infamous enough for street racing that it apparently features in video games.
The next 5 expired domain sales, still, are all English. First a demonym for the residents of Florida, Floridian.com, claimed $10.9k. Curiously, there’s a lingering $10,000 “buy now” price for that domain at Afternic. So the past owner got precisely what he asked for … albeit belatedly. It’s an unfortunate consequence of poor market circulation that domains are often worth more dead than alive.
Gadzooks.com ($6.7k) is an exclamation of surprise – these days enjoyed for its quaintness. Really the sort of thing we’d expect Batman to hear from Robin. A fun brand name … now that nobody remembers its origin as “God’s Hooks” (i.e. crucifixion nails). On the other hand, many of us do remember from school that The Scarlet Letter is a Nathaniel Hawthorne novel regarding shame and adultery in 17th-century Puritan Boston. So I wonder what sort of project wants to be branded with ScarletLetters.com ($805).
GreenInvestments.com ($9.1k) was bound to get attention from investors, and it did. TrainingOnline.com ($3.6k) has obvious development potential. As a surname, Markman.com ($2.2k) would fit perfectly this partnership of brothers. Alpern.com ($888) is another last name. CCBA.com might have been an English acronym for business analyst certification, but instead the domain has gone (surprise, surprise) to China.
| Domain Name | End $ | Domain Name | End $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangan.com | 13,920 | Floridian.com | 10,877 |
| GreenInvestments.com | 9100 | Gadzooks.com | 6655 |
| Kerri.com | 5099 | TrainingOnline.com | 3557 |
| LianChang.com | 3411 | CCBA.com | 2905 |
| RoofCare.com | 2550 | Markman.com | 2235 |
| SitePlanner.com | 2100 | JUZZ.com | 1760 |
| ATVTrailers.com | 1310 | OGOL.com | 1309 |
| AsiaEC.com | 1231 | CentralPlumbing.com | 1085 |
| QuickPayDay.com | 922 | MomAndMe.com | 900 |
| UsedATVs.com | 898 | QuickApproval.com | 898 |
| Alpern.com | 888 | Custom Contractors.com |
860 |
| ScarletLetters.com | 805 | SchoolPlanner.com | 726 |
| PJCC.com | 686 | NetActive.com | 675 |
| BlackRobe.com | 669 | PenPower.com | 665 |
| MudVayne.com | 615 | VisitPisa.com | 595 |
| BestPath.com | 580 | FloridaHoliday.com | 580 |
| Discoveries.org | 565 | MangoWood.com | 560 |
| DTMR.com | 551 | ComicBooks Direct.com |
550 |
| FlyFitness.com | 510 | PaydayLoan Online.com |
415 |
| DFRS.com | 415 | S4W.com | 411 |
| Nervous.net | 409 | FremontSeattle.com | 405 |
| FishGuru.com | 365 | EVVC.com | 363 |
| BlueGrass- Anonymous.org |
360 | Module- Developer.com |
345 |
| SSLF.com | 340 | WFMR.com | 324 |
| 52422.com | 320 | EnergyDrink.net | 315 |
| 0WE.com | 314 | CVISProject.org | 310 |
| NRGP.com | 300 | ConArt.com | 300 |
| CopyrightFoundation.org | 270 | PJXT.com | 265 |
| LinkMads.com | 265 | EBIMedical.com | 260 |
| FreeSupply.com | 258 | Holtzbrinck Publishers.com |
250 |
| TreasureWorld.com | 244 | FlightCoupons.com | 221 |
| PerfectImplants.com | 210 | Florida Campgrounds.com |
209 |
| ESEM.org | 205 | IdahoWriters League.com |
200 |
| FindLocally.com | 180 | ExpressRoom.com | 175 |
| PreAlgebra.com | 165 | TopStudies.com | 161 |
| Navify.com | 160 | 34245.com | 140 |
| UEVF.net | 131 | ChiliPeppers.net | 121 |
| PCUOnline.org | 92 | NottinghamArts.org | 90 |
| Parametrica.com | 89 | BCRC-UK.org | 85 |
| Caopa.net | 81 | Opera-Britannia.com | 80 |
| MicroCreamery.com | 80 | TheTanker.com | 80 |
| Restoration Consultant.com |
80 | ExpressGames.com | 79 |
| VegasWin.com | 79 | VXSX.com | 70 |
| UJNE.com | 70 | CouponFeeder.com | 70 |
| Evelation.com | 70 | StThomas.tv | 69 |
| AngelStartups.com | 69 | Enhancements.net | 69 |
| TwitBook.com | 69 | Hollywood Motorcycles.com |
69 |
| سودوکو.com | 69 |
We have a few topical clumps. All terrain vehicles: UsedATVs.com ($898) + ATVTrailers.com ($1.3k). (Anybody who sells ATVs ought to be overjoyed to buy such domains at those prices.) Home maintenance: RoofCare.com ($2.6k) + CentralPlumbing.com ($1.1k) + CustomContractors.com ($860). Payday Loans: QuickPayday.com ($922) + QuickApproval.com ($898) + PaydayLoanOnline.com ($415). Planners: SitePlanner.com ($2.1k) + SchoolPlanner.com ($726).
.NET and .ORG didn’t rise above mid $xxx. My favorite among them was Discoveries.org ($565), but Nervous.net ($409) has its applications in therapy for nervous disorders. Plus there’s performance coaching from athletics to public speaking. It’s also interesting to see a relatively high wholesale price on a 2-word .NET like EnergyDrink.net ($315).
FremontSeattle.com ($405) is a neighborhood known for its farmer’s market and bridge-dwelling trolls. A number of strong brandables are tucked away in the chart – among them, BestPath.com ($580), NetActive.com ($675), MomAndMe.com ($900). ConArt.com ($300) ought to be the title of a reality TV show regarding con artists. PenPower.com ($665) may be mightier than the sword, yet it has also generated many an effete TwitBook.com ($69).
Some purchases look like great bang per buck. Casino goers are all looking for their elusive VegasWin.com ($79). Motorcycles in Hollywood sell far in excess of the $69 paid for HollywoodMotorcycles.com, and “Hollywood” might show up as a brand name in any city on the planet. AngelStartups.com went surprisingly cheap for such a popular topic. At $212, FlightCoupons.com might be slightly more expensive – but only slightly. Airlines are a massive industry very focused on competitive pricing and discount rewards; so coupons seem like a natural fit.
Last but not least is the Arabic transliteration of a Japanese game you might have played: سودوکو.com = Sudoku.
