Do .US domain names fetch good re-sale value?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by ffjamal, Dec 11, 2008.

  1. #1
    I have a few .US domain names and I'm curious about their re-sale value:

    bigprofits.us
    jfkjr.us
    justmoney.us
    majornews.us
    headlinestories.us
    placesintown.us
    lotterymillions.us

    They're not developed and they've been around since December 2005 and they expire in a year from now (December 2009). They're registered with NameCheap.

    I'm thinking about possibly unloading these and selling them off. Can I get some opinions about what the market value might be for these domains?

    Cheers
     
    ffjamal, Dec 11, 2008 IP
  2. natj

    natj Well-Known Member

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    Frankly, it's hard to offload .us names unless they sound unique.

    Domains like cantbeat.us, cantsee.me (whoever owns them) would attract more attention and therefore have salability value.

    Of the ones you have, justmoney.us & majornews.us stand out for me.
     
    natj, Dec 11, 2008 IP
  3. ffjamal

    ffjamal Peon

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    thanks for the input natj.... so, what do you think justmoney.us and majornews.us would fetch (in your opinion, $ wize)?
     
    ffjamal, Dec 12, 2008 IP
  4. Pixelrage

    Pixelrage Peon

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    .us domains have generally had poor sales - even the highest selling ones of all time didn't sell off at huge prices.
     
    Pixelrage, Dec 12, 2008 IP
  5. jiggymehta

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    Yes.. .US sales have indeed been very poor..I think they only made some money post its launch..after that it has been very slow..
     
    jiggymehta, Dec 12, 2008 IP
  6. ffjamal

    ffjamal Peon

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    Thanks everybody... So, can you give me an idea of what to expect on the list of .US domains I've indicated above?

    How much do you think I can get for them?
     
    ffjamal, Dec 12, 2008 IP
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    metabinltd Well-Known Member

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    reg fee if you're lucky!
     
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  8. Pixelrage

    Pixelrage Peon

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    yeah, unless it's a common/popular one word .us, it won't sell for much at all, if anything.
     
    Pixelrage, Dec 12, 2008 IP
  9. ffjamal

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    ah, ic... ok, thanks guys!

    The only 1 word domain is jfkjr.us - what do you guys think that would fetch?
     
    ffjamal, Dec 12, 2008 IP
  10. Pixelrage

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    Don't worry, I've wasted many hundreds of dollars on .us's through the years, especially when it was first released :(
     
    Pixelrage, Dec 12, 2008 IP