Domain slowdown

[Deleted member 111831]

good poast radioz

 

[ksinclair]

As sales slow, prices drop. As prices drop, its a great time to buy!

But also, its a great time to BARTER. I love to barter.

 

[domaingenius]

Concur entirely with Radioz post. For 100% certainty it is not even
worth thinking of anything but .com and then ONLY the
best ones, NOT we-makeup-names-with-hyphens-that-look-
pretty-.com BUT wont sell at all until 10 years time if that.
Remember when the rush starts again in maybe 3-5 years time
then the buyers will have plenty to choose from. Imagine a
a cup of coffee with cream on top, what are you going to
drink first sip ?. That will apply to domains.

DG

From my perspective, sales and offers are way down. Nothing is selling on this forum for me and it doesn't look like much is selling here from what I can see. My Sedo offers have fallen way off and offers that might have been in 4 figures are now in lower to mid 3 figures. In general, business is down all around and it is going to be down for quite a while. There is more bad real estate news coming out and retail sales seem to have been down notably for Christmas. Domainers don't live in a magic bubble!

In our area, which is centered on a a very well off university town, several art galleries are closing and some major commercial construction projects are slowing way down or being minimized. One, a prominent 9 story 'boutique' hotel being built by a local resident (who co-founded CNET) is in danger of shutdown as he is now having money problems. A major Shakespeare theatre company in a nearby city was featured on a major local TV news piece tonight as many of their corporate sponsors have pulled back or folded completely and schools cannot afford to send students on field trips to the theatre. We are in an area where the recessions of the 70s-2002 never created this type of news. As I have understood it, Virginia is one of the less affected states in this recession but that seems to be changing quickly.

As to domains, excellent down to good names in the traditional extensions are worth holding. They are also worth buying if you have the cash to do so and can afford a long range perspective. You should be looking for only true bargain prices though. I am pretty sure that those prices will be coming. Fair and down names may not be worth holding given ever increasing registration fees allowed by a controlling body (ICANN) that is still living in a pre 'burst bubble' environment of some sort. This is definitely not the time to invest in more of those names or in the miserable 'domainer to domainer to domainer' drivel that many domainers seem to have been passing between each other in the good times ('VCVCV-#' is the next big thing! - or whatever). It is also not the time to invest in new extension domains of any sort other than the very, very best ones and I am a little afraid that you will be holding most of those for a long time unless you want to sell them cheaply.

 

[blogcrash]

For me it's a depression... not for Domaining i hope

 

[dominator]

the useless LLLL.com's, LLLL.net's, LLLLL.com's, numbers, mobi's, asia's will simply have to drop...

 

[sashas]

I come here on this forum, and I see most people just bullshitting themselves.

I think we all need to collectively wake up and accept that domaining has seen a major slowdown.

It had to. Look at the state of world markets. When no one has money, then prices will go down. Its basic economics.

As far as I can tell, only domainers are buying from domainers currently. End user interest, especially in the lower end of the segment has decreased considerably. I think right now, companies are more interested in staying afloat than buying that domain they always wanted

 

[newvista]

All asset classes have taken a hit, why should domains be any different ?
The good news is that online business continues to make huge inroads into buying habits worldwide, with or without the current state of the economy we would still have to wait until business owners "get it" with regards to the importance and power of domain names.

 

[Wire]

Economic conditions bring their own results, some domains perform better than others but overall rewards are lessened as retailers spend less and PPC is worth less. However this spike seems to be as typical as any bearish downturn and most notably the lack of activity is a good sign. In any market downturn the number of people looking for any product is vastly reduced. A quick recovery is likely with buyers popping up all over the place as they regain confidence. What will happen a year from now though is anyone's guess.

 

[Leading Names]

As far as I can tell, only domainers are buying from domainers currently. End user interest, especially in the lower end of the segment has decreased considerably.

I'm actually experiencing the opposite, my reseller to reseller sales are down massively but my end user sales have remained reasonably strong. I think we are in for a tough few years but also feel we will weather the storm better than most industries.

- Rob