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Is there a list somewhere with domain transactions > $10M? Curious to get a feel for the (subjective) value. There is probably a correlation in price with numbe

by mavam 4y ago

Is there a list somewhere with domain transactions > $10M? Curious to get a feel for the (subjective) value. There is probably a correlation in price with number of characters, vowels, etc.

bombcar 4y ago
I know during the dot com bubble some names sold for very large amounts, and there have been other cases recently (Facebook bought meta.com) Other than a small portion, people might be surprised how LITTLE domain names go for; I was involved in the purchase of a three character domain on one of the original TLDs that was only in the $5k range.
- elcomet 4y ago
  5k is still an outrageous amount of money for a domain name...
  - marban 4y ago
    5k is a steal for a good name.
    - rchaud 4y ago
      Is it? does the .com really matter now as it did 20 years ago? If you can afford $1m for a domain name, you can afford to advertise your site on search queries that specifically name your competitors.
      - wizofaus 4y ago
        If I see a link for a corporate site whose domain is not {company-name-or-abbreviation}.com I assume it's phishing spam.
  - jaywalk 4y ago
    Supply and demand. A three-character .com/.net/.org domain name going for $5k is a pretty good deal in my book.
  - Ayesh 4y ago
    > outrageous amount Squatters have a pretty strong HODL game, often lasting several years because it only costs $10/year for them.
    - elcomet 4y ago
      That's why I don't think squatting should be allowed. For company name, you can't just create thousand companies and resell their names. Domain squatting brings no value to society
pcthrowaway 4y ago
We should start one. I know crypto.com was purchased for $12M in 2018
- mandeepj 4y ago
  I just checked: crypto.com was also registered back in 1993. Who TF thought or knew about it when even the internet was in infancy?
  - waihtis 4y ago
    cryptography (the original "crypto") has been a thing for awhile
smcn 4y ago
Not the most up to date I believe but there is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_domain_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_domain_...
- luhn 4y ago
  The top of that list is voice.com for $30mm, which is apparently an NFT art marketplace. The top-selling artist of all time has sold $100k worth of NFTs. The top-selling artist in the past 30 days has sold $425. Ouch. I do not think they made back their investment on that domain.
  - smcn 4y ago
    Had to check that out and you're absolutely right but you missed out that the top selling artist of all time is actor John Cusack. For some reason that's bamboozling me. https://www.voice.com/johncusack https://www.voice.com/johncusack https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/1478052897388732429?lang=en https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/1478052897388732429?la...
- brunoborges 4y ago
  No matter how many TLDs are created, .com is what matters.
mcyger 4y ago
NameBio.com is a database that includes both wholesale and retail domain name sales. Yes, there is a correlation between number of characters and price. There are many other correlations as well.

by mavam 4y ago

Is there a list somewhere with domain transactions > $10M? Curious to get a feel for the (subjective) value. There is probably a correlation in price with number of characters, vowels, etc.

bombcar 4y ago

I know during the dot com bubble some names sold for very large amounts, and there have been other cases recently (Facebook bought meta.com) Other than a small portion, people might be surprised how LITTLE domain names go for; I was involved in the purchase of a three character domain on one of the original TLDs that was only in the $5k range.

elcomet 4y ago
5k is still an outrageous amount of money for a domain name...
- marban 4y ago
  5k is a steal for a good name.
  - rchaud 4y ago
    Is it? does the .com really matter now as it did 20 years ago? If you can afford $1m for a domain name, you can afford to advertise your site on search queries that specifically name your competitors.
    - wizofaus 4y ago
      If I see a link for a corporate site whose domain is not {company-name-or-abbreviation}.com I assume it's phishing spam.
- jaywalk 4y ago
  Supply and demand. A three-character .com/.net/.org domain name going for $5k is a pretty good deal in my book.
- Ayesh 4y ago
  > outrageous amount Squatters have a pretty strong HODL game, often lasting several years because it only costs $10/year for them.
  - elcomet 4y ago
    That's why I don't think squatting should be allowed. For company name, you can't just create thousand companies and resell their names. Domain squatting brings no value to society

pcthrowaway 4y ago

We should start one. I know crypto.com was purchased for $12M in 2018

mandeepj 4y ago
I just checked: crypto.com was also registered back in 1993. Who TF thought or knew about it when even the internet was in infancy?
- waihtis 4y ago
  cryptography (the original "crypto") has been a thing for awhile

smcn 4y ago

Not the most up to date I believe but there is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_domain_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_domain_...

luhn 4y ago
The top of that list is voice.com for $30mm, which is apparently an NFT art marketplace. The top-selling artist of all time has sold $100k worth of NFTs. The top-selling artist in the past 30 days has sold $425. Ouch. I do not think they made back their investment on that domain.
- smcn 4y ago
  Had to check that out and you're absolutely right but you missed out that the top selling artist of all time is actor John Cusack. For some reason that's bamboozling me. https://www.voice.com/johncusack https://www.voice.com/johncusack https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/1478052897388732429?lang=en https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/1478052897388732429?la...
brunoborges 4y ago
No matter how many TLDs are created, .com is what matters.

mcyger 4y ago

NameBio.com is a database that includes both wholesale and retail domain name sales. Yes, there is a correlation between number of characters and price. There are many other correlations as well.