It's official: 99cents.com went for $8300 (GASP!)

**KRL** · 10-20-2004, 05:00 AM

IFly.com for $65,000.

What am I missing????

Can someone enlighten me please.

**quiet** · 10-20-2004, 05:02 AM

Originally posted by KRL
IFly.com for $65,000.

What am I missing????

Can someone enlighten me please.

shit, i'll sell you iusers.com for 64,000

**DomBuyer** · 10-20-2004, 05:02 AM

Originally posted by KRL
IFly.com for $65,000.

What am I missing????

Can someone enlighten me please.

It's called free publicity for a fledgling startup. I thought you were an expert in such things

Seriously, though, of the dead 'i' names, that's a pretty good one. Worth the price for branding purposes.

**EscortBiz** · 10-20-2004, 05:03 AM

I would pay for 99centsstore(s) not for 99cents

**KRL** · 10-20-2004, 05:06 AM

Originally posted by DomBuyer
It's called free publicity for a fledgling startup. I thought you were an expert in such things

Seriously, though, of the dead 'i' names, that's a pretty good one. Worth the price for branding purposes.

I still don't get it. $65K?????

I guess everyone has their own perspective on values these days.

PS - Always have to throw a jab in don't ya?

**EscortBiz** · 10-20-2004, 05:09 AM

Originally posted by KRL
IFly.com for $65,000.

What am I missing????

Can someone enlighten me please.

If they plan on doing TV or Radio this name is worth it, just for online marketing its a waste.

You never know why they are and what they are alocating to market this, someone should pickup iflights.com if they end up doing anything large scale youll get good traffic

**DomBuyer** · 10-20-2004, 05:14 AM

Originally posted by KRL
I still don't get it. $65K?????

I guess everyone has their own perspective on values these days.

PS - Always have to throw a jab in don't ya?

Actually, your reaction shows you don't understand domain value.

Fly.com is worth, what, $1million +/-

Why? Three letters, huge business, tons of type-ins, yada yada. Incredibly brandable, memorable.

Now, KRL, go check the OVT's on ifly.com and tell me it's not worth at least ten percent of fly.com, ie $100k, (assuming a traffic test to confirm) on traffic alone, never mind branding.

Class dismissed

**KRL** · 10-20-2004, 05:32 AM

Originally posted by DomBuyer
Actually, your reaction shows you don't understand domain value.

Fly.com is worth, what, $1million +/-

Why? Three letters, huge business, tons of type-ins, yada yada. Incredibly brandable, memorable.

Now, KRL, go check the OVT's on ifly.com and tell me it's not worth at least ten percent of fly.com, ie $100k, (assuming a traffic test to confirm) on traffic alone, never mind branding.

Class dismissed

I'm sorry but fly.com and Ifly.com are not comparable.

**Basic_man** · 10-20-2004, 05:38 AM

Is there money to make in the domain industry? :D

**KRL** · 10-20-2004, 05:40 AM

Originally posted by Basic_man
Is there money to make in the domain industry? :D

is there money to be made in the real estate business?

Yep

**Inde** · 10-20-2004, 05:45 AM

Originally posted by KRL
IFly.com for $65,000.

What am I missing????

Can someone enlighten me please.

I'm sure it gets a lot of traffic from people looking for http://www.flyi.com/

big new airline in the DC area... lots of advertising

**DomBuyer** · 10-20-2004, 05:48 AM

Originally posted by KRL
I'm sorry but fly.com and Ifly.com are not comparable.

I said ifly is 10% of fly.com--that's not 'comparable'.

KRL, maybe you and I could work out a system where after you routinely pass on such names, you could send them to me, and I could pay you a commission when you pass on them. I'm serious.

**Rhesus** · 10-20-2004, 05:49 AM

Nice

**KRL** · 10-20-2004, 05:57 AM

Originally posted by DomBuyer
I said ifly is 10% of fly.com--that's not 'comparable'.

KRL, maybe you and I could work out a system where after you routinely pass on such names, you could send them to me, and I could pay you a commission when you pass on them. I'm serious.

Well golly gee, I'm clearly not as smart as you are then. Maybe I should pay you to tutor me.

**DomBuyer** · 10-20-2004, 05:57 AM

Originally posted by Inde
I'm sure it gets a lot of traffic from people looking for http://www.flyi.com/

big new airline in the DC area... lots of advertising

That's actually very interesting, as it's similar to the mistake of branding a .net and losing traffic to the .com: ifly gets traffic meant for flyi

**X37375787** · 10-20-2004, 05:59 AM

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