closed No nonsense .coms

[namedropper]

For some reason I just can't get people to appraise names I post. That's a little frustrating considering they're all no nonsense .com names and I see so many oddball names and unpopular extensions listed here. Could some people pretty please size these up for me:

BlockJunkmail.com

MythMakers.com

Defaced.com

MarsLander.com

And that's all for now. I'd hate to throw too many out to the slaughter all at once.

 

[DrWho]

BlockJunkmail.com $10

MythMakers.com $0.00

Defaced.com $20

MarsLander.com $20

 

[peter]

defaced.com would make a great "hacked" archive

 

[namedropper]

See, that's exactly what I'm talking about. A whole bunch of mostly worthless .info and .us names gets appraised all the time, but when someone posts genuine value, non-hyphenated .com names nobody says anything except Dr.Who, who, no offense, clearly has no clue considering I've already rejected several offers for 40 times his appraisals.

I can only hope there's people saying, "Oh, yeah, names that make sense but are in niche areas, I have no clue what a sale price would be, I won't make an appraisal, let me go give $0 to some obviously bad name."

And to think that people are proposing to make people have to pay DNF$ to post appraisals... what would be the point? Just create a DrWho-sim script that says random numbers from $0 to $50 for every name.

 

[DomainPairs]

I understand how you feel, my wordpairs.com that is on the board at the moment is another case. I post names because I seem to be in a different world from everyone else and would like to get some views from more "normal" people.

btw - The only one of your names I liked was myth makers. great for sites about people like Bill Gates.

Myth - supernatural persona embodying popular ideas on natural phenomenon. Or pinch someone elses's ideas and think you are god.

 

[draqon]

blockjunkmail.com is decent too. if you turned down $400 for this name you made a mistake, though.

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by namedropper
For some reason I just can't get people to appraise names I post. That's a little frustrating considering they're all no nonsense .com names and I see so many oddball names and unpopular extensions listed here.

The general consensus on this board has always been that if your names do not draw any comments, the names are not considered to be of much value by people reading the board.

With respect to all of the attention going to .info and .us I think that is because domain speculators, as a barometer, are very similar to the stock market. The activity is based more on future expectations rather than the state of affairs today. I am a .us fan, but agree with you that today there is very little resale value there (not surprising since the extension is only 9 months old). I have counseled anyone investing in them to be ready to wait 2-5 years before marketing the names. .info is a year older and already has had some solid documented sales. It is clearly on an upward trajectory.

I have noticed a big change in perception in just the past year. No-nonsense but average quality .coms no longer seem to excite anyone. While it is not true of the general public yet, many of the buyers here now prefer to put their money on stronger root words in the new extensions. The strength of the entire URL and how well the word(s) fits with the extension is being given more weight than before. Whether this change in sentiment will pay off down the line remains to be seen. People are weighing their options and placing their bets. It's a gamble (as domain speculation always has been).

As for your specific names, I personally did not find any of them to be names that would be of any value to me (it will always be a personal consideration based on the buyer's needs). I look for names that have a strong commercial appeal. BlockJunkMail.com would qualify on that point, but I have never liked 3 word names (and don't own any). The other 3 could make interesting developed sites but for me I didn't see anything that would prompt me to pay money for the names themselves (someone else surely might). When you post names it would be helpful to post a few sentences about what you envision the names being used for. It can help people see possibilities they may have overlooked before appraising.

If I was offered $400 (40 times DrWho's lowest estimate - above zero) I also would have taken that on any of these...instantly. There are a couple of thousand members here (and probably a couple of thousand viewpoints) and that is my view. Hope it helps.

 

[namedropper]

Originally posted by Duke of Earl
The general consensus on this board has always been that if your names do not draw any comments, the names are not considered to be of much value by people reading the board.

Well, then I think that says more about the people reading the boards then the names.

I posted FineGold.com also and got next to no replies to that either. I'm supposed to believe that the people here think that one's of no value either, yet they all keep buying up hyphenated names that aren't .coms?

Ah well, but then I guess if most of my competition is busy with those kinds of names it makes it easier for me to get the good ones.

When you post names it would be helpful to post a few sentences about what you envision the names being used for. It can help people see possibilities they may have overlooked before appraising.

Well, I certainly encourage that for names that are confusing, I just figured all of these were extremely straightforward.

There are a couple of thousand members here (and probably a couple of thousand viewpoints) and that is my view. Hope it helps.

Fair enough. Thanks for your input.

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by namedropper
Originally posted by Duke of Earl
The general consensus on this board has always been that if your names do not draw any comments, the names are not considered to be of much value by people reading the board.

Well, then I think that says more about the people reading the boards then the names.

I posted FineGold.com also and got next to no replies to that either. I'm supposed to believe that the people here think that one's of no value either, yet they all keep buying up hyphenated names that aren't .coms?
QUOTE]

There are exceptions to every rule of course - and FineGold.com would certainly be one. Good names usually will draw comments. Aside from occasional exceptions like that, "silence is NOT golden" when it comes to name perception on this board though.

 

[namedropper]

Well, having just done a look through all the threads, it looks more like the vast majority of names that are getting comments are really bad ones that everyone is chiming in with $0 appraisals for. There are few OK names that are getting some discussion, but those are the exceptions.

So I'm thinking silence is generally a good thing.

Maybe it used to be different here, but I'm not seeing any reason why anyone would want to bother posting a name for an appraisal, let alone pay DNF$ for it.

 

[garyted51]

Take individual comments with a grain of salt. I personally don't care for any of the names you have listed. So rather than give them a zero dollar amount, it may be better to just not comment at all on a name. It happens to me all the time. I think the Duke of Earl, pretty much summed it up with his lengthy reply. Don't take it to heart! One mans garbage is another mans treasure. I do like FineGold though, I think it's a winner!

Good Luck, Gary T

 

[Duke]

Originally posted by namedropper
Well, having just done a look through all the threads, it looks more like the vast majority of names that are getting comments are really bad ones that everyone is chiming in with $0 appraisals for. There are few OK names that are getting some discussion, but those are the exceptions.

So I'm thinking silence is generally a good thing.

Maybe it used to be different here, but I'm not seeing any reason why anyone would want to bother posting a name for an appraisal, let alone pay DNF$ for it.

I pretty much agree with you on all of this Dan. Most of the names posted are bad, so rather than post a $0 most members just ignore the post (which is where the silence comes in).

Many members do not post names for appraisal at all, feeling that you should know what a name is worth before you even considering registering it. I understand that view, however I tend to specialize in a few areas that I know very well so I will occasionally post a name that is from an industry I am not familiar with to see if I can get some help .

Having been here for several months I have also come to know which members have opinions I respect and which ones have opinions I can safely ignore. Then you can take whatever is posted for what it's worth. I would agree that I wouldn't bother to pay even DNF $ for an appraisal (unless specific people I could choose would give me their opinions).

 

[garyted51]

When posting a name, I mostly like the comments and insight as to potential of the name.
A simple "yes" or "No" regarding liking the name or not, and a few sentences as to why they like or dislike the name.
Putting a price tag on a name in here, can be pretty much pointless, as they are all over the board in range. I think placing $$ amounts on names, can cause a lot of resentment and backlash, but hopefully we are more mature than that in the appraisal room.

www.SharkEncounter.com

 

[.com.net.org]

I like defaced.com best.

Easy to develop, and everyday there're many sites defaced.com.

 

[FineE]

What I have found is that appraisals on dnforum are usually low and based on wholesale as opposed to retail price. Namely what another speculator would pay for the name. Nothing wrong with that. We are in a bear market for domains.

I have posted names here and got $50 - $150 appraisals. For a name that I would expect much more. But realistically in order to get much more one has to wait.

During the bull market the opposite was true the old Afternic was famous for wildly optimistc appraisals.

 

[dictionaryof]

I just read a lot of this thread and think that maybe I'll do a test or two...