Two-letter domain names are either going out of fashion or the .Net
extension is just not everyone’s cup of tea. I say this because the
recent auction of the domain SK.net only fetched $7,101—and the $101
looks like a token tacked onto the final bid for effect; a ‘maybe this
will work’ sort of thing.
In
all 6 people made bids on the domain which was first registered in
1995, but what is surprising for many is the fact the sale didn’t break
the $10,000 barrier. This has left many to speculate that the .Net
extension is really one that requires and extraordinary aligning of
factors to make any significant funds from a sale. But while this may be
true, I would suggest that the marketplace used for the auction is a
bigger factor.
In recent weeks a trend has emerged which more or less shows that domains listed with Sedo.com have a greater chance of going for more than other domain aftermarkets. Smaller domain aftermarkets like Namejet simply don’t have the pool of what I call ‘heavy hitters’ to send domain prices north of 5 figures and time and time again this has been borne out by sales.
So, it looks like the combination of .Net and a non-Sedo marketplace sowed the seeds for Sk.net having such a poor sales figure.
What do you think? Is Sedo the only place where domainers have a chance of making it big? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: http://www.sitetrail.com/2011/11/26/sk.net-domain-name-sells-for-7101/
In
all 6 people made bids on the domain which was first registered in
1995, but what is surprising for many is the fact the sale didn’t break
the $10,000 barrier. This has left many to speculate that the .Net
extension is really one that requires and extraordinary aligning of
factors to make any significant funds from a sale. But while this may be
true, I would suggest that the marketplace used for the auction is a
bigger factor.In recent weeks a trend has emerged which more or less shows that domains listed with Sedo.com have a greater chance of going for more than other domain aftermarkets. Smaller domain aftermarkets like Namejet simply don’t have the pool of what I call ‘heavy hitters’ to send domain prices north of 5 figures and time and time again this has been borne out by sales.
So, it looks like the combination of .Net and a non-Sedo marketplace sowed the seeds for Sk.net having such a poor sales figure.
What do you think? Is Sedo the only place where domainers have a chance of making it big? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: http://www.sitetrail.com/2011/11/26/sk.net-domain-name-sells-for-7101/