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chris

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The drops have seemed a little on the quiet side lately, but they were pretty active today with pathology.com.au fetching $7,801 at Netfleet. Well done to the new owner and NF!

Cheers,
Chris
 

zhenjie

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Yeah some excitement back into the drops. A name like this in such a lucrative industry. congrats to winner
 

snoopy

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Yeah some excitement back into the drops. A name like this in such a lucrative industry. congrats to winner

Used to own the .com, big industry but got very low levels of interest in the domain (in terms price). They are real world companies with a web presence rather than being internet focused. It s a bit of a trophy name really.
 

findtim

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yes a trophy name but traditional media isn't dead yet so a lot of ground can be made in the branding.

very simple, memorable if you are the end user

tim
 

eBranding.com.au

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Used to own the .com, big industry but got very low levels of interest in the domain (in terms price). They are real world companies with a web presence rather than being internet focused. It s a bit of a trophy name really.

Are you able to share the sale price (or price range)? Would be interesting to see the difference between the .com and the .com.au price
 

Offtap

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Used to own the .com, big industry but got very low levels of interest in the domain (in terms price). They are real world companies with a web presence rather than being internet focused. It s a bit of a trophy name really.

I guess its got a lot to do with the difference between a domainer vs someone who develops domains in niches they have an intimate knowledge in and who have connections in the industry.

With just a little work this is a category killing domain.

The .com was $31,500 at auction in Oct 12 and bought by another domainer.
 

findtim

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a good price, worth the money, these domains are hard to come by and compared to ones i've seen go "privately" its cheap imho
tim
 

findtim

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now we have had some replies, lets do some "post pricing" ?

what is it really worth ?

i say $12k

tim
 

snoopy

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I guess its got a lot to do with the difference between a domainer vs someone who develops domains in niches they have an intimate knowledge in and who have connections in the industry.

With just a little work this is a category killing domain.

The .com was $31,500 at auction in Oct 12 and bought by another domainer.

What category is going to kill? How is it going to make money?
 

snoopy

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now we have had some replies, lets do some "post pricing" ?

what is it really worth ?

i say $12k

tim

Why would it be worth more than it just sold for via an open auction?

If anything the typical drop name is probably worth less than the auction price once it is over. The drops are the most liquid part of the .com.au market in my view, compared to the aftermarket which is comparatively "dead".
 

findtim

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Why would it be worth more than it just sold for via an open auction?

ummm ........... ! well how many companies actually know the drop process exists?

many companies think that once a domain is taken and they have NO HOPE of ever getting it, i have grabbed and flipped domains for small companies and they are amazed that such a thing can happen.

of course it is worth more, when you know the right people.

tim
 

DavidL

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Because most .com.au domainers follow the drops and once it gets out of that environment the buyer pool is much smaller.

What if the buyer takes a few weeks to market the domain contact end users and domainers then puts it through the AMA?

It will end up going through the exact same auction process along with all the other drops and AMAs.

The buyer pool will be MUCH bigger obviously. More Domainers will know about it plus a bunch of end users.

Don't know why you think there will be less buyers. All the regular drop buying Domainers will already be there by definition plus more
 

snoopy

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What if the buyer takes a few weeks to market the domain contact end users and domainers then puts it through the AMA?

It will end up going through the exact same auction process along with all the other drops and AMAs.

The buyer pool will be MUCH bigger obviously. More Domainers will know about it plus a bunch of end users.

Don't know why you think there will be less buyers. All the regular drop buying Domainers will already be there by definition plus more

Again I think they'll get less plus they'll have spent money/time on several weeks of promotion. The auction process isn't the same because of reserves and poor publicity. It is also now a rerun auction which doesn't look good.

If the buyer is going to invest resources into finding an enduser the best bet is to stay well clear of auctions and sell it privately.
 

snoopy

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ummm ........... ! well how many companies actually know the drop process exists?

many companies think that once a domain is taken and they have NO HOPE of ever getting it, i have grabbed and flipped domains for small companies and they are amazed that such a thing can happen.

of course it is worth more, when you know the right people.

tim

The price difference there is do to your marketing efforts, $$$ spent or time spent. The actual value of the name hasn't gone up.
 

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