One word .us names

Discussion in 'Appraisals' started by domainica, Dec 2, 2013.

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    I think I've hung on to these three names a bit too long and, consequently, the values have since gone down from their peak six or so years ago. If anyone has any idea of value, please post it here. Assume no traffic for these names.

    Organic.us (Was recently accepted on Sedo's Great Domains auction with a reserve price of $29,900. The auction ended with no bidders.)

    Shipping.us

    Sold.us

    Valuation opinions are appreciated. Thanks.
     
    domainica, Dec 2, 2013 IP
  2. ryan_uk

    ryan_uk Illustrious Member

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    Organic.us - mid $xx to very low $xxx to an end user. It's not a type-in and will always lose out to organic.com as a brand. The same goes for the other ones. For brands, .com rules, so you're left with chasing search engine traffic and extra effort into marketing (to reinforce the .us part). Sell cheap, or develop and (potentially) sell for more.
     
    ryan_uk, Dec 2, 2013 IP
  3. domainica

    domainica Greenhorn

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    Thanks but I have to disagree. $50 - $200 for premium keyword names, even if they are .us, isn't even close (I speak from offers received and turned down for these names). Not many end-users buy for brand names; they buy for easy-to-remember keywords that lead to their site.

    As an example I recently sold Yes.us for $9,999 on Sedo. Organic.us is a much more commercially viable name than Yes.us.

    But again, thanks for the valuation.
     
    domainica, Dec 3, 2013 IP
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    Cody44 Greenhorn

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    Organic.us - $3,900
    Shipping.us - $3,900
    Sold.us - $790
     
    Cody44, Dec 3, 2013 IP