So you think only dot com (.COM) domains have value?
 

Think again!

With tonight's release of the weekly DNJournal.com Domain Sales report, we see some non dot coms standing out:

VOIP.us $25,000
Hirst.org $24,000
MEO.de $17,496
ChillOut.co.uk $7,309
SuchMaschine.net $6,034 ("search engine" in German)
Poker.md $2,000
Kane.biz $1,500
Rafting.info $1,500
Kreuzfahrten.name $1,257 ("cruises" in German)
Bazaar.org $1,119
Car-Insurance.info $842
CIP.biz $754
Athena.us $650
HSFI.biz $500
MP3Shop.biz $200

It's a good time to be in the domain business. :thumbsup

:upsidedow

Yes it's true Shhhh:)

How many of these were bought because of the domain itself and not other factors such as existing website or traffic...

ahh yes, the domain special olympics.

Dayum. Someone needs to have a talk with these people.

http://www.entertainmentedition.com/...lies/fool2.gif

$15,000 for IToldYouSo.com

hmmmm.....

cruise farting

some of those domains are really horrible. end users are suckers.

Although the .com extension is the most common and prized, I see value in all extensions.
To me just about any domain can be branded. With all the pay per click search pages that show up on most of the prime .coms I think people are starting to look beyond .com to find what they are really looking for.

Most web surfers use search engines to find what they are lookng for. They click a link in the search results. I do not think they actually look at the .com, .net, .org, .whatever.

I could be wrong but this is my :2 cents: .

I have over 800 domains with various extensions and with the exception of a few .com's they generate about the same amount of views and revenue.

I can not see anyone typing in a "-" in the address bar of their browser but domains with a "-" work well with search engines. Also I do not think domains with numbers in them would get that many type-ins with a few exceptions that have been well branded.

I am no expert in the domain market and am only offering my opinion.

Eventually the world will run out of .coms

More to the point would be that the .coms worth registering/branding will be gone and the registrars and ICANN will not be able to generate more revenue without adding new extensions.

Also with the addition of new extensions the Trademark lawyers and the arbitration forums will make more money.

Again this is only my :2 cents:

its funny how many people here about how much the domain wallstreet sold for how many years ago and ask about "getting into something like that" its like your a few years too late dumbshit be nice if it was that easy

:winkwink:

Every marketplace needs its end users. Where would the domain business be without website developers? :)

Even 2k4sjhdnmmmppp0436mgogpbbbbpmpd.com?

Heres one that didnt sell:

http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=471766

voip.us for $25k?
holy crap... i wouldn't have reg'd it for the $10

wtf? these domains SUCK

car-insurance.info for over $800?!

I will pay 20% revenue to everyone who will find a buyer to these domains for such prices:

stdtest.info
worldtraveling.info
movierent.info
aidsdisease.info

std-test.info would sell faster than yours. When you go with non .com SE is a bigger factor.

Those domains are retarded.