Ditto on both of the above responses.
There is another point worth making, which you have illustrated quite nicely. That is the flawed thinking that you may have stumbled upon a "hidden goldmine".
Newbies seem to experience that feeling much, much more than people with experience. Why do you think that is?
Experience is a harsh teacher. People without it often approach the domain market as something with hungry customers, waving their money around looking for that special domain which they just happen to have "discovered"
Nothing could be further from the truth.
There are two ways to make money with domains... either have spectacular domains that sell themselves or have decent domains but a spectacular marketing process. Most people have neither. A third way, of course, would be actual monetization. But I don't think that is what we are talking about here, so I'll leave that out.
To put it bluntly, the domains you highlighted have no value for any number of good reasons. Here are a few off the top of my head...
1) Bashar Assad is just as likely to be dead, exiled or imprisoned than face an election in the next year. In fact, he has never needed to win an election in his life. The whole point of a campaign website for him is moot.
2) Even if
#1 was not the case, and he did feel some need to build a campaign site, why would he need any of those domains? As opposed to, say, basharassad.com, or whatever the Syrian equivalent of that would be?
3) Even if
#1 and
#2 were not the case, how many different ways are there for a politician (or ruthless dictator, as the case may be) to get their message out over the web? Why would anyone be looking to domain speculators vs. finding something instant and attainable that will meet their needs?
4) Even if
#1,
#2 and
#3 were not the case, what resources do you have to market political domains to Syria? Do you have the first idea about how to do that? Chances are good that they will not be coming to you.
5) Even if
#1,
#2,
#3 and
#4 were not the case, do you think they would come and negotiate with you in good faith, or would they come in and threaten you with litigation?
Those are just some of the questions that immediately come to mind about those domains. There are a lot of good reasons to not pull this trigger, and the only reason to do it is that, maybe, there is someone "out there" who just might be interested in buying them somewhere down the road. (can't be too far though, because any value they might have expires soon)
If you go down this path, you'll find all sorts of hypothetical value in far too many domains that you'll never unload.
Instead, maybe think about the niches that you can bring real value to, that you understand intimately. Start experimenting with some limited purchases, and start working on your marketing strategy. Maybe keep it local (i.e Toronto business geodomains) or keep it niche-specific (i.e. dental equipment). Whatever it is, figure out your market and specialize. Focus on reaching the right people with the right message in that niche, and use your successes to fund better investments.
One last note... if you are going to play with controversial domains, be prepared for people to hate you for it. If that is the game you want to play, so be it. But there is rarely good opportunity to be had in such negativity. Better to focus on domains that will help people achieve their goals. that is where you will find opportunity.
