closed a $16,000 bid for this name at Afternic, what is it?

[eddie1278]

what does this mean?

http://www.afternic.com/index.cfm?a=auctions&sa=listing&listid=2668174

 

[Nexus]

Dictionary.com:
http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=de+facto&r=3

de facto
adv.
In reality or fact; actually.
adj.
Actual: de facto segregation.
Exercising power or serving a function without being legally or officially established: a de facto government; a de facto nuclear storage facility.

~ Nexus

 

[prasit]

mean nothing more than http://scam.info

 

I think that means "shill" in layman's terms.

 

[dariusthegreat]

i would pay that much for that name if i could afford it

 

[morel]

De Facto means what actually is / happens.
It is contrasted with De Jure, which is what should happen according to the law.

For instance, one might say:
There is de facto racial discrimination in this country, though there is not de jure discrimination.

or:
President Bush has the de facto power to attack Iraq, but there is a debate as to whether this power is de jure by the Constitution.

De Facto would make a great business name BTW.
My appraisal -- $20,000 (to an interested buyer).

 

[morel]

Well, maybe $20,000 is too much for defacto.com.
I said that under the assumption that the $16,000 bid for the name on Afternic is legit, which as we all know may not be the case.

That being said, I think the name is really worth something.

defacto.com is not a type-in name -- its worth does not come from any traffic. Rather, it is a vanity name -- a domain that is good for a business image. Since it is a vanity name and not a traffic name, we must adjust our valuation model.

What about defacto.com?

According to NetCraft, there are 288 sites with defacto in the url. One would think that a handful of the companies represented here would be willing to pay some money for defacto.com.

Defacto consulting, Defacto software...

 

[hosting3.com]

none will pay 16k, it's still too much for it..

~ 46 domains starting with defacto*.com

~ 15 domains *defacto.com

~ 115 domains *defacto*.com

 

[abrams1117]

When I first joined Afternic, based on the appraisals, I thought I was a rich man.
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That same thinking caused me to turn down 3k for a domain.

 

[eddie1278]

ok i have a name i want to register its 2 words, and the two words typed in yahoo come up with over a million sites, does that mean its a good name to register or not?

 

[eddie1278]

actually 3 million and some sites for the name i want to register

 

[O.C.]

Nexus, good first post. Welcome to DNF!


Defacto.com - my opinion it's worth at least $500+. Then again, the value of a domain name is determined by its buyer (as proven at this AfterNic listing).