I was just looking at a domain name that's for sale and wondering just how much a 3-letter domain name is worth...? I know it's like "how long is a piece of string", but what do you think http://afb.com would be worth? I know I can't afford it, but I am thinking about buying some short .com domain names in the near future, which is why I was looking. So, what do you think?
Recent auction sales at www.bido.com (prices have dropped since last year) ZLF.COM US $3,679 2009-04-02 ZGM.COM US$3,520 2009-03-25 PZF.COM US$3,284 2009-03-18 ZJP.COM US$4,055 2009-03-11 VQU.COM US$6,551 2008-07-25 UTQ.COM US$6,001 2008-07-11 QVK.COM US$6,730 2008-07-02 RYY.COM US$7,124 2008-06-20
I'm surprised you're telling me such low prices. My tiny brain was saying "Oh at least $150,000". #2 says they're lower than last year, which is natural because we are in a recession, but I probably thought they'd hold their value for uniqueness. If I owned it I'd not let it go for less than 5 figures. I think I'd try to work it a bit harder somehow. Maybe now IS a time to look and buy.
You could call it an investment, but then again if you wanted to invest in a certainty, you could buy some gold - or even oil.
That's true, depending how bearish or bullish you are on those commodities! It's just an idle whim really ... and I spotted afb for sale and just wondered.
hxxp://3character.com/priceguide.html (replace the x with the t b/c I can't post links) is an excellent starting point to get an idea of the industry average. Also, it of course depends on the letter combo too.
Yeah, I saw that! $12,000,000 - for 2 minutes work being first to register it X years ago! Mind blowing.
Well, the $12 million domain name was one of the first 50 domains ever registered. You can't blame the nerds.
3 letters domains are selling link hot cake. but i can assure you that traffic is the first think you should consider when buying a domain! not the amount of letters. i will pay more for a 20 letter domain if it profitable
t is worth the price the seller can get for it. 3 letters that mean nothing (afb)? You keywords are your domain name. If you are selling coconuts, then buy a domain with the word coconuts in it. What are you going to use the domain for? What is the title of your site? Those are the words you should be buying in the domain name. What good is afb? What does it represent, 'all female bowlers', or what? Get a domain name that represents what your site is about. WC
Hi folks. I just stumbled across this discussion after Googling "AFB.COM" during one of my "find out everything I can" research pursuits. I'm not sure what it's worth, but I offered the owner $10,000 and he wasn't remotely interested. Was that a fair offer for something like this? I really want this domain and I thought the 10k was more than enough. Your enlightenment in this area would be fantastic! Thank you.
If it's totally random it won't be worth much. but if it can be related to something or somebody who is famous you're in a GREAT position to make big money.
Well, here is a list of fairly recent three letter .com sales: POS.com - $250,000 ANT.com - $241,000 AHL.com - $207,000 CPC.com - $200,000 VIA.com - $157,000 NHS.com - $151,000 SSM.com - $145,000 SPN.com - $120,000 OTV.com - $110,000 AMT.com - $100,000 BCF.com - $71,200 IAB.com - $67,250 EFS.com - $55,000 ACU.com - $52,500 ABL.com - $50,000 Soo, judging by that list, I'd say it wouldn't be unreasonable if AFB.com sold in the five figure range. xx,xxx All depends on the buyer. However, you just can't get certain domains (LLL.com for instance) under a certain price anymore. It just doesn't happen.
That's quite heavy, I thought only meaningful and active domain worth something? Boy, I sure got it wrong now don't I?