Expired Domain Name Note: iWealth.com $12k and more
In a world of iPods and iPads, why iWealth.com is worth money requires little explanation. Bidding for that expired domain came in just shy of $12k the prior week at NameJet — with retirement planning and personal investing being its most obvious applications.
I’m less persuaded that TranscendUSA.com was good value at $6.5k. Not to knock transcendence, but a “USA” suffix can feel tacked on. Usually it’s the mark of brands looking to cut corners on domain selection — to transcend the “Sorry, [your domain] is not available” message at the registrar by settling for whatever is at hand. Be that as it may, bidders were probably motivated by back links not branding in this case. TranscendUSA.com sold flash memory devices in years gone by.
| Domain Name | End $ | Domain Name | End $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| iWealth.com | 11900 | TranscendUSA.com | 6464 |
| RagTop.com | 2922 | PrincessHotels.com | 2734 |
| TheFlame.com | 2060 | GetCrazy.com | 1555 |
| Delfa.com | 1434 | DJWorld.com | 1302 |
| WePrevent.org | 1300 | Pomco.com | 1201 |
| 32H.com | 1001 | AgeWorks.com | 908 |
| ProConstruction.com | 875 | DeadlineNews.com | 760 |
| WTB.net | 661 | VictoriaTours.com | 622 |
| Preston.net | 609 | NightClubDesign.com | 598 |
| FrenchRealEstate.com | 576 | SLRD.com | 510 |
| RedRockCountry.org | 401 | DiscoParty.com | 375 |
| CraftPlace.org | 330 | MortageDirect.com [sic] | 292 |
| Terrene.org | 272 | ZVUK.com | 270 |
| Untangler.com | 260 | IVV.org | 255 |
| InExcess.com | 240 | RGFA.com | 235 |
| Peekr.com | 228 | HelvetiReader.com | 150 |
| SolarEnterprises.com | 131 | AlQasas.com | 71 |
TheFlame.com ($2.1k) and GetCrazy.com ($1.6k) deserved the attention they got. Untangler.com may have sold for much less ($260), but some problem-solving business ought to find it appealing.
SolarEnterprises.com ($131) suggests .ENTERPRISES. But that domain was eclipsed by the GoDaddy sale of SolarSearch.com at $560. I feel sorry for the buyer of MortageDirect.com ($292). Years ago, I spent nearly as much on the same nonexistent “G” due to haste.
You’d be surprised how many websites use the archaic English word “Terrene” as part of their domain name: TerreneLiving.com, TerreneVentures.com, TerreneOdyssey.com, TerreneHomes.com, Terrene.biz, TerreneOfNE.com, TerreneGin.com, even TerreneHookah.com! So why not Terrene.org for $272, following all?
The Arabic domain AlQasas.com ($71) used to be a website for fictional stories. As it happens, that’s also the name of a Surah (or chapter) within the Qur’an, which tells the tale of Moses, enjoins beneficence and condemns oppression.
Hopefully 4-Government.com reached nearly $4.6k at GoDaddy on account of its back-link profile, for otherwise the domain has nothing much to recommend it. BlueSpot.com ($4.7k) is better. With NetPets.com we have an appealing rhyme, yet I wonder what beyond funny cat videos pets can offer on the net. Playing fetch on the world-wide web isn’t an option, but maybe ordering chew toys is.
Yes, a 1-year-old .MOBI saw bids of $3k, along with over $1.2k for GoCSV.mobi. I learned the hard way that CoiChutThoi.mobi is a Vietnamese gay porn site. (You’re welcome.) So if that’s not your thing, take my word for it. Sexual preferences aside, you definitely ought to avoid 2 domains that gave me full-screen crimson malware warnings: TheMysticEye.com ($305) and HauntedTimes.com ($225). Meanwhile, FGoogle.com cycles through various zero-click advertisers, occasionally counting objectionable popups.
CFOC.org dates back to 1996 as “Campaign For Our Children”. Although it’s a shame to see domains like that expire, 20 years is a good run. FearPVP.net ($2.1k) was related to servers and the video game MineCraft. MostFun.com ($1.4k) looks promising. And Emplear.com? That $1.3k purchase is exactly what it sounds like — Spanish for employing someone and for finding a job. Definitely undervalued.
| Domain Name | End $ | Domain Name | End $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| BlueSpot.com | 4650 | 4-Government.com | 4551 |
| SkillDown.com | 4500 | NetPets.com | 4050 |
| CFOC.org | 3295 | CoiChutThoi.mobi | 3001 |
| 65Y.com | 2250 | FearPVP.net | 2050 |
| BULFund.com | 1891 | DeafWorldWeb.org | 1876 |
| 79290.com | 1625 | Urban.co | 1625 |
| FindATherapist.com | 1624 | MostFun.com | 1350 |
| Emplear.com | 1300 | iHacksRepo.com | 1258 |
| GoCSV.mobi | 1227 | OnTextMe.com | 1225 |
| WichitaGov.org | 1225 | A6M9.com | 1151 |
| FGoogle.com | 1136 | LegalTorrents.com | 1134 |
| CurioCity.com | 1125 | EnergyInnovations.com | 1039 |
| ClubSoftInc.com | 1000 | DOTS.org | 998 |
| TheCritical Condition.com |
992 | Dnevne-Novine.info | 971 |
| MalayAlamClip.com | 962 | RideWorks.com | 945 |
| TheFriendlyToast.net | 915 | PhotoRescue.com | 895 |
| RightLoan4U.com | 891 | MDPH.com | 865 |
| SocialDesigner.com | 865 | ForexBooks.com | 860 |
| SeekIT.com | 835 | ThornWood.com | 795 |
| Modelistica.com | 786 | YouZang.com | 777 |
| FreshNGood.com | 760 | LivingCool.com | 760 |
| Talema.com | 711 | NTXRCIC.org | 710 |
| Bookish-Brunette.com | 680 | QuotesForLife.com | 666 |
| Moggit.com | 660 | ConsulTeam.com | 650 |
| Momas.com | 640 | PIIF.com | 625 |
| BakingAndBooks.com | 620 | ExtremeValue Furniture.com |
611 |
| SimplexityHealth.com | 610 | Hike.co | 610 |
| BookRiff.com | 610 | DirectoryKids.com | 610 |
| WorldCollector.com | 580 | BrandGenie.com | 566 |
| SolarSearch.com | 560 | DreamBay.com | 560 |
| PCTeam.com | 560 | RankPad.com | 540 |
| LawandEveryday Life.com |
531 | SanAntonio Plumbers.com |
525 |
| ProfessorExchange.com | 517 | HundeWeb.org | 510 |
| Bostanci.net | 510 | DAYN.com | 510 |
| SHPD.org | 510 | ShopManuals.com | 503 |
| UnitedWayOfNC.com | 500 | Izlesek.me | 496 |
| HouseExchange.org | 461 | 89338.com | 456 |
| 33212.com | 456 | CafesParis.com | 455 |
| MySafeBox.com | 454 | ModernComfortFood.com | 450 |
| Johnson-Williams FuneralHome.com |
446 | MashupVidz.com | 411 |
| ThanhBua.com | 407 | DamVuong.com | 406 |
| Clef2013.org | 405 | HCISingapore.com | 395 |
| StarnHat.com | 387 | Mixies.com | 385 |
| ChicagoDocFestival.org | 383 | Softor.com | 370 |
| BoobPolice.com | 370 | DPS-Advantage.com | 361 |
| CodesAndCheats.info | 361 | FinancialService Group.com |
360 |
| DeadPeasant Insurance.com |
355 | UnitedCashLoans Lender.com |
355 |
| LawnCareHQ.com | 351 | 57280.com | 345 |
| SavingWithLue.com | 341 | Syjinao.com | 335 |
| KatrinaSafe.com | 323 | Addal.com | 323 |
| HuriyahMag.com | 316 | PSSAWebsite.net | 315 |
| MulletXHR.com | 315 | BMCapital.com | 314 |
| WaterfrontNorwich.com | 311 | XonaResort.com | 310 |
| TheMysticEye.com | 305 | CoolURL.com | 305 |
| ZUltimate SelfDefense.com |
305 | RogerWatersOnline.com | 300 |
| CareerMakeover Coach.com |
285 | IslamDirectory.com | 280 |
| iBrandStore.com | 280 | AlohaRVParkFL.com | 270 |
| ISupportSmall Business.com |
270 | Rid3480.org | 265 |
| HFSI.com | 265 | RenewablePower News.com |
264 |
| Q4G.com | 263 | ACUF.org | 261 |
| CafesFrance.com | 260 | SKCC.org | 260 |
| HankAaronStadium.com | 260 | SunsetValley FarmersMarket.org |
257 |
| DestinationRiesling.com | 257 | TransLoadLink.com | 256 |
| MechPromo.com | 255 | AlpineWyoming.com | 255 |
| Cumberland UsedAutoParts.com |
250 | IncenseToday.com | 248 |
| IslamDaily.com | 248 | Merchant FraudSquad.com |
240 |
| EnergizePHX.com | 236 | IDSW.com | 230 |
| BTYS.com | 228 | PhimHot18.com | 226 |
| LosEnfantsTerribles.com | 226 | Z103Halifax.com | 225 |
| MyVideoFight.com | 225 | HauntedTimes.com | 225 |
| CinemaSpeakEasy.com | 222 | MiaYogaMontClair.com | 222 |
| 7767.cc | 220 | TheBarBlogger.com | 219 |
| eSpace.co | 215 | Smiley4FB.com | 214 |
| QDCW.com | 206 | MNAEYC.org | 206 |
| WhoSites.com | 206 | Sprockettes.org | 205 |
| FreeCommunities Websites.com |
205 | TKSI.com | 205 |
| ConvertMyTube.com | 205 | ParentAware.com | 202 |
| Gurugama.org | 202 | IQWind.com | 201 |
| JBurger.com | 197 | CTORecruiting.com | 195 |
| UpUpAndAGay.com | 192 | RunLikeTheWind.com | 190 |
| FHBM.com | 190 | DarwinsBlues.com | 180 |
| Serpd.com | 180 | ProfoundIT.com | 177 |
| SF-Symphony.org | 175 | CPDesigns.com | 174 |
| Zarif.net | 167 | Movi.tv | 166 |
| CzarBar.com | 164 | PlantationFederal.com | 161 |
| GirlsInTechNYC.com | 157 | 8393.cc | 155 |
| IdeaWare.org | 155 | RYRN.com | 155 |
| Duinomite.com | 155 | UBIZ.org | 151 |
| ObeliskInternational.com | 150 | ECBP.biz | 149 |
| SiteNavigation.net | 145 | Diabetes-Treatments.net | 137 |
| CostaRica SpanishSchool.com |
135 | SportsHandicapping Forum.com |
133 |
| LXML.com | 132 | CustomerIQ.com | 130 |
| GloboDirectorio.com | 127 | QZNC.com | 127 |
| NewMediaSocial.com | 126 | DHWM.com | 126 |
| Mojoom.com | 125 | RecipeTrove.com | 125 |
| NationPress.com | 120 | Japako.com | 113 |
| PornSeason.com | 105 | SportRate.com | 105 |
| Ichthus.org | 105 | CowgirlCowboy.com | 105 |
| MysticHerbs.com | 100 | BloggerCourse.com | 100 |
| MUZE.org | 100 | Try3D.com | 95 |
| FitKitten.com | 95 | Zeppelin.co | 81 |
Most domain investors will appreciate DOTS.org ($1k). Following all, we think regarding dots more than anybody, right? Another .ORG you may not recognize until you see it on the bumper of a car. That fish-shaped Christian symbol is called the Ichthus.org ($105).
IslamDirectory.com ($280) and IslamDaily.com ($248), which both went to auction the prior week, are a noticeable pair. The same goes for CafesParis.com ($455) and CafesFrance.com ($260). Ditto MysticHerbs.com ($100) and IncenseToday.com ($248).
LivingCool.com ($760) sounds like me. CustomerIQ.com ($130) is something many retailers would prefer to have less of. Mixies.com ($385) makes an attractive brand name for consumer products. DeadPeasantInsurance.com ($355) probably does not.
Modelistica.com looks to have been renewed in spite of its $786 auction result, since a Spanish website is right now up and running. Which reminds me of one of the domains from the prior week that I wish I’d bought: RunLikeTheWind.com ($190). It’s an obvious winner for runners. Some of you 3D aficionados may feel the same way regarding Try3D.com ($95). Who states all the good .COM domains are either in use or unaffordable?
Quality opportunities notwithstanding, the charts above actually contain one of the worst puns I’ve ever seen in my life. Can anybody spot it?
