3 letter .ca domains

[GT Web]

I'm trying to decide whether, in general these are worth any substantial amount.

Any Canadians or members who know something about .ca domains have any opinions on the subject?

 

[Anthony Ng]

All I can say is that I let a few expired.

 

[Steen]

There is no money in .ca

 

[freestyler]

I have never registered any .ca names :-D

 

[GT Web]

most Americans cant technically register a .ca because of CIRA's regulations...

Next summer, .ca registration will become very inexpensive and I expect some resellers will look into the .ca market.

Backorders are also very cool in the .ca world - its $30 CAD to place a backorder on any expiring domain name and there is no auction - you place the order first, you get the domain. Now, there is a .ca expiring tomorrow that is a typo of a popular retail website, the typo has an OVT w/ extention of 110.

A typo like that for ~ $24 USD = a great deal for those who park traffic domains

 

[Anthony Ng]

Backorders are also very cool in the .ca world - its $30 CAD to place a backorder on any expiring domain name and there is no auction - you place the order first, you get the domain.

But there are more than 1 backordering services, so the chance of getting a certain expired .ca domain is still ... uncertain.

 

[Steen]

But there are more than 1 backordering services, so the chance of getting a certain expired .ca domain is still ... uncertain.

There's like 20+.

 

[GT Web]

really?

Is there some sort of list somewhere - I could only find one....

I'll tell you what's retarded - when people who have the ability to choose a .ca name choose the same thing with the .cc extension instead

 

[JumpingJack]

I'm Canadian and I can't see any value in them. Canada just isn't "big enough" to have a valuable extension. Audience is important. The U.S. has like 9 times the population we do, and even the .US extension isn't going to take off big time. I mean, it will get somewhat big..... but 3 letter .US domains are going for $10 a piece, that's more than it costs to even register a .CA.

 

[Steen]

As I already stated, there is no money in .ca. Move along now

 

[Legend.name]

I have to agree with JumpingJack! However I think some good one word .ca worth $!