I don't agree totally. I've actually owned killer names, real prime domains, in .biz and .us for example and no one has ever offered me one buck for them, I dropped them. I'm lucky enough not to have dabbled in other boutique extensions except for .CC names that are two-char, those sell surprisingly well in China and the fact many more mainstream extensions don't allow 2-char names has something to do with it, but .cc names are so expensive to carry
Take .biz. You'd think IceCreamParlor.biz or SouthSideRealty.biz would go well with the public, but those names would probably fail. And .us is a ccTLD most Americans actually run away from lol. Unlike other countries where their ccTLDs have been more embraced. I get amazed at how much .ca names get traded, that was one ccTLD that apparently worked. Most people cannot name a successful .BIZ or .US site or business. In fact, they will ruin the domain any way you look at it. They turn people off, like even some ccTLDs can. Just like a hyphen.
.net can't escape the 'poor cousin' syndrome, no one hopes to get a .net because their venture is online or has to do w/digital anymore. The .org names sell well if they fit the purpose but they're not suitable for so many things. But any really high .net or .org sales are more the exception rather than the rule
As for any other extension (including .info and most ccTLDs) consider yourself most lucky if you strike gold at some point. I carried .DE and .CO.UK domains at some point as the most popular and successful ccTLDS, and still I had to let a few expire, I could not sell, I now just own a few
If .CO could not do it as good as it was, probably no other extension in future years can
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Premium terms will always sell for premiums - despite the extension.......NET/.INFO/.ORG and a bucketload of other extensions have all enjoyed 5-6 figure sales. The key is marrying an ultra premium keyword with a end buyer that needs that name at just the right time........By diversifying in premium keywords across extensions, you increase chances of the above scenario happening more frequently.