Tequila, Exotica and more: Expired Domain Roundup
Sometimes $30 is more shocking than $20,250.
GoDaddy Auctions’ sale of Exotica.com for over $20k comes as no surprise. There were by now 97 bids up to $6,700 following day 1 (with 8 days remaining); and, by the penultimate day, those numbers had risen to $15.5k and 153 bids. From there, it only took 15 bids more to nudge up to $20,250. “Exotica” has been used with adult connotations but also denoted a style of music popular in the 1950s. I don’t see a revival coming, but “Exotica” is just one of those brand names that’s destined for success. Maybe you’ll book a tour through Exotica, watch a fresh season of “Exotica”, or be driving the fully equipped 2015 Exotica. We’ll see.
WorldCard.com at $7k makes sense. Travel and credit cards are big business. Even BeatCarmageddon.com at $2.2k is understandable, since video games are a lucrative industry. But I come up with nothing for ZeroPair.com. Are pairs like -5 and +5 or -3.14518 and +3.14518 worth $5k to someone out there?
To continue the gaming theme, the prior week also saw expired auctions for PlayThisThing.com ($1.8k), GameBreak.com ($1.6k), and the dirt-cheap GameFlavor.com ($65).
Another familiar niche — marijuana — was represented by SmokingCannabis.com (a steal at $1.4k), BongWorld.com ($405), and possibly also GoSmoke.com ($1k). CannabisConsultants.com ($500) was a lot cheaper than Cannabis.consulting, which runs regarding $795 per year.
Mug shots (and their removal) are a niche some notable domainers have explored. DailyMugShot.com seems to have been around for awhile, based on its 2007 Twitter handle. Since people pay for reputation repair, the $2k price makes some sense — although the “daily” angle is lost on me.
| Domain Name | End $ | Domain Name | End $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exotica.com | 20250 | WorldCard.com | 7200 |
| ZeroPair.com | 5100 | BusinessDebt.com | 3550 |
| BeatCarmageddon.com | 2247 | DailyMugShot.com | 2025 |
| ClubNX.com | 1975 | PlayThisThing.com | 1825 |
| Danpu.com | 1700 | GameBreak.com | 1625 |
| AppliedMedicalServices.com | 1557 | WinCom.com | 1450 |
| SmokingCannabis.com | 1425 | WOTT.info | 1375 |
| LeisureTours.com | 1136 | BriefHealthPrograms.com | 1125 |
| GoSmoke.com | 1075 | SEOForBlogger.com | 970 |
| SecondWaveSystems.com | 930 | Enviro-Engrs.org | 920 |
| GoldenBaseball.com | 910 | 30Z.com | 820 |
| AGLMH.org | 811 | LeadingIndicators.com | 810 |
| LVNVLawyer.com | 770 | Rainier-RedCross.org | 760 |
| Aditel.org | 730 | 80108.com | 721 |
| SpaHiFive.com | 721 | CapitalX.com | 665 |
| CasaVieja.com | 665 | FeteParadiso.com | 637 |
| SnapLoans.com | 635 | SafeBit.com | 615 |
| JoomlaMafia.com | 610 | QHomeDecor.com | 610 |
| Acme-SuperStore.com | 608 | SWRNN.com | 570 |
| FreeCounselingHelp.com | 565 | WDesign-It.com | 560 |
| EarPlug.cc | 530 | CW9.com | 530 |
| TheHarteOfMarketing.com | 520 | LiveWithDepression.org | 517 |
| DVDA.org | 510 | VacationTraditions.com | 509 |
| ECOL.net | 504 | NobamaNetwork.com | 500 |
| CannabisConsultants.com | 500 | BhamWeekly.com | 495 |
| BalticRobotSumo.org | 466 | InwoodParkApts.com | 466 |
| Resave.com | 460 | ImagesOfBlackWomen.com | 455 |
| ValAir.com | 444 | LifeMile.com | 410 |
| Ayojak.com | 410 | T3I.com | 407 |
| CrazyForLiberty.com | 407 | BoycottTheHomeDepot.com | 405 |
| 1660.cc | 405 | VeryBeCareful.com | 405 |
| CanadianTourismNetwork.com | 405 | BongWorld.com | 405 |
| MesParolesSEnvolent.com | 393 | HomeDecorInteriorDesign.com | 382 |
| OpenCompositing.org | 375 | HoustonBackSurgeon.com | 355 |
| GoldPawnShop.com | 335 | OrangeExposure.com | 330 |
| SliceOfJustice.com | 326 | DentTech.com | 317 |
| AdventurePoint.com | 311 | VideoSpark.com | 305 |
| HowToUseSEO.com | 305 | BergmanORama.com | 305 |
| TackleDesign.com | 288 | WomenOfTheGreenGeneration.com | 261 |
| Scottsdale-Resorts.com | 255 | LuxuryStores.com | 255 |
| MonsterOffers.com | 252 | Yokia.com | 230 |
| DropcatchDomains.com | 205 | MobilePayDay.com | 205 |
| FilmHD.com | 203 | Hallucinet.com | 185 |
| ElSiglo.net | 175 | ToSave.com | 161 |
| Kenetix.net | 145 | GoldOil.com | 138 |
| SEOHeader.com | 100 | PhotographyTeam.com | 77 |
| GameFlavor.com | 65 | SeniorCoupon.com | 30 |
Spanish expired domain sales included CasaVieja.com ($665). Literally it means “old house”; but in practice it’s by now used as the brand name of multiple restaurants, lodges, and one tequila. American domainers tend to undervalue Spanish domains.
For the benefit of people outside the USA, I’ll point out that LVNVLawyers.com ($770) refers to Las Vegas, Nevada. While I’m mentioning things miscellaneously: VeryBeCareful.com ($405) itself foot own shot in has. Hopefully the same buyer as GrammarMatters.com ($135)!
In case you’re worried regarding drinking too much OJ, you can relax. OrangeExposure.com would pertain to Vietnam and the disturbing repercussions of chemical weapons.
The “-orama” suffix in BergmanORama.com is an incongruous tail to pin on the donkey of cinematic genius Ingmar Bergman, who is mainly associated with earnest existential angst. But there’s by now a Pinterest page of that name.
By far the best purchase I saw at GoDaddy was SeniorCoupon.com for a mere $30. Not only is it the perfect intersection of 2 money-making sectors, but there’s by now a developed website to sell to at SeniorCoupons.com. If you’re a domainer, kick yourself right now!
Even at 4 words, TheInternetOfThings.com is a domain I’d value above its $3.9k NameJet price. Cisco ads for “The Internet Of Everything” have been everywhere, and this tech trend is expected to continue growing.
Since giving gifts involves spending money, GiftGiving.com ought to make back its $2.6k purchase price in short order. Interestingly, auctions for BuyGift.com ($1.2k ) and UsefulGifts.com ($471) took place also. I much prefer GiftGiving.com.
Obviously the spinach-loving buyer of SAAG.com was undeterred by my warning the prior week regarding malware on the domain. As of today, Chrome still blocks the domain for me. If that buyer knows a way to scrub an infected domain till Google declares it clean, hopefully he’ll share that method.
| Domain Name | End $ | Domain Name | End $ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance.net | 5099 | TheInternetOfThings.com | 3933 |
| Webbe.com | 2988 | AGBC.com | 2980 |
| GiftGiving.com | 2569 | SAAG.com | 2500 |
| OURE.com | 2102 | BlitzMedia.com | 1905 |
| Geology.org | 1769 | Pates.com | 1629 |
| FrenchDesign.com | 1555 | Sirop.com | 1455 |
| PowerRack.com | 1300 | BuyGift.com | 1221 |
| LandMineAction.org | 1201 | CESP.com | 1009 |
| AVEI.com | 932 | PRT.net | 880 |
| Tierramerica.net | 820 | HOBC.com | 780 |
| IBCGroup.com | 760 | EphemeraWeb.org | 610 |
| LocationGuide.com | 601 | TimesWRSW.com | 600 |
| GSHA.com | 600 | VOOJ.com | 585 |
| OMF.net | 555 | SCFL.com | 520 |
| ASNF.com | 510 | UsefulGifts.com | 471 |
| InceptionMicroAngelFund.com | 445 | TYPI.com | 431 |
| GuavaJuice.com | 375 | MControl.com | 370 |
| OrionProgram.org | 360 | ManufacturedHomeLoans.com | 345 |
| MultiFaith.org | 283 | QuoteADay.com | 282 |
| AMRD.com | 262 | Vectar.com | 232 |
| IndianFootball.com | 230 | AlaskaResorts.com | 211 |
| TravelerVideos.com | 209 | Aktivity.com | 160 |
| RemodelingBids.com | 150 | Nete.net | 100 |
The word “resorts” typically conjures up images of swaying Caribbean palms or Mediterranean sunbathing, but apparently AlaskaResorts.com ($211) exist too. I, for one, would love to go — or, failing that, watch someone else’s TravelerVideos.com ($209).
ManufacturedHomeLoans.com ($345) may be long, but home loans are worth more than $345. Getting a mortgage for that manufactured home probably entails its own challenges, which could make an informational site a magnet for people looking for high-value transactions. This was a smart buy, in my view.
Next week, you can squat on the name of a popular 1990s band, Ben Folds Five. I’d advise against it, but I’ll be watching out of curiosity. Why not sell FermentedFoods.com instead? While they’re unfamiliar to many palettes, there are a lot of them out there worth trying at least once. The Japanese love their Natto.
| Domain Name | Venue | Domain Name | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| AdultOnline.com | NJ Pre | BenFoldsFive.com | NJ Pre |
| CoolSports.com | GD | DistanceLearning.org | NJ Pre |
| DopeShit.com | NJ Pre | ExerciseMore.com | NJ Pre |
| FermentedFoods.com | GD | FuneralSolutions.com | NJ Pre |
| HealthyStore.com | GD | Notable.org | GD |
| InternetGaming.com | NJ Pre | InventorPitch.com | NJ Pre |
| LetsMusic.com | NJ Pre | Load.us | GD |
| MobileDating.com | PD | Mutty.com | NJ Pre |
| PrivacyTips.com | NJ Pre | TechieAwards.com | GD |
Mutty.com is a good pet brand name, “mutt” being a dog whose breed is indeterminately mixed. You’ve also got your pick of various sizable industries: AdultOnline.com, InternetGaming.com, and FuneralSolutions.com.
Shows like “Shark Tank” have made inventor funding pitches popular, which could make InventorPitch.com a popular site … given the right idea.
I’m not cool enough to own DopeShit.com. Are you?
