IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, September 4th

7 Replies to “IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, September 4th”

1. What happened with “drone domains”?
   They were the rage not too long ago, and now they don’t fetch very much at all.

   1. I wrote about this a few months ago, maybe last year I can’t remember. I contrasted name categories like Drone, Vr, or Vegan with something like Crypto. While crypto has slowed down, for me anyway, I still sell them. I sold a coin + keyword name on brandbucket this week.
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      The Niche needs to be evaluated by the amount of potential end users, not rampant investor speculation. The Drone or Vegan names are handicapped by their potential for end users. Prices run rampant with investor speculation, and you could make money flipping the name to other investors, but in the end there are only so many companies that might use these. They are very specific genres.
      – Now something like a crypto names currently has a lot of end users. Sure they might all fail, but that’s not the domain sellers problem. As long as there are new ideas and ico’s in the space, names will be needed. It’s also a significantly broader subject, for example blockchain, token, crypto names can cross apply to any industry.
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      A drone name is a drone name, further limited by companies branding with open vessels and not keywords.

      1. Thanks for your reply, Josh.
         Yes, I agree, a drone name is a drone name, with limited end users.
         I only have one drone name, DartDrone.com, and it gets lots of traffic because of DartDrones.com (as seen on Shark Tank). But still no offers.
         Now, on the other hand, I’ve sold several crypto-related names, the most recent being GenesisCrypto.com and CryptoPay.club.
         Crypto seems to be the “hot” category at the moment.

2. Mace, If you’re getting traffic because the singular is already a product you’re more likely to get a UDRP or a trademark complaint before you get an offer. If the domain is parked and showing ads for the established product the domain is living on borrowed time. In fact the odds of selling that name are very low, with the only potential buyer being the owner of the singular. No other company is going to buy a name that’s the plural of an established brand.
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   And Crypto is “hot” but the distinction between it and other previously “hot” niches is that actual companies are buying and using them as opposed to domainers trading them back and forth. Cannabis is another category with increased end user sales compared to domainer speculation alone. But even Cannabic doesn’t really compare to crypto, because we’re talking about a technology revolution that can transcend every niche, industry and market. With that said, it doesn’t mean it couldn’t collapse and be usurped by something different tomorrow.

3. Yep, sold about 10 cannabis-related names since 2015.
   You are probably correct about my DartDrone.com having an impending death sentence, but when I reg’d it I didn’t know about DartDrones.com.
   Just thought it would be neat for a drone that shot darts … Nerf foam darts, tranquilizers darts, etc. Anyway, I have it priced much less than the filing fee for a UDRP ($888) 🙂 Oh well.
   Josh, I always appreciate your experienced insight.

   1. Mace, that’s what I would do, place the BIN and forget about it. If it sells it sells. You only have to be right a small percentage of the time when it comes to domains, but that percentage of being right needs to cover the vastly greater percentage that you’re wrong. No problem, don’t hesitate to ask anything. So long as it isn’t something that’s been covered thousands of times like “where should I list my domain” lol

      1. Thanks!
         You and Shane are a fantastic asset to the domaining community!