closed FishingPole.com

[Prospecting]

agreed, all depends the value a buyer puts on a domain. if the industry does a multi-hundreds of million dollars in sales each year, strong online branding can go along way with the right domain. Here are a few industry specific domain sales made this year, I guess these buyers believe in key industry specific domain names:

CheeseCake.com - $100,000 (6-3-2010)
BabyFood.com - $70,000 (6-2-2010)
BoardGames.com - $450,000 (6-23-2010)
RedWine.com - $150,000 (10-6-2010)
PartySupplies.com - $360,000 (1-20-2010)

 

[WhoDatDog]

There are thousands of fishing shops in the United States alone. If those end-users really thought this name had value they would be sending emails and making offers. That's how it works with good names. This is not a strong name, and you would be shocked at how low it would sell for if you sent it through an auction with no reserve. The name doesn't pump any oil (traffic), and it is similar to what URL is to domain names. It is the wrong word for the industry, though everyone knows what it means, of course.

This is the type of name where you need to do a bunch of rationalization and mental gymnastics to convince yourself and others of its value. Strong names don't need that. This name is more likely to create problems for the buyer than create opportunities, because once you own it you really want to believe it is a good name.

 

[DomainsInc]

doesn't really matter as you aren't supposed to ask for apraisals for domains you don't own.

 

[WhoDatDog]

agreed, all depends the value a buyer puts on a domain. if the industry does a multi-hundreds of million dollars in sales each year, strong online branding can go along way with the right domain. Here are a few industry specific domain sales made this year, I guess these buyers believe in key industry specific domain names:

CheeseCake.com - $100,000 (6-3-2010)
BabyFood.com - $70,000 (6-2-2010)
BoardGames.com - $450,000 (6-23-2010)
RedWine.com - $150,000 (10-6-2010)
PartySupplies.com - $360,000 (1-20-2010)

The difference between FishingPole.com and those names listed above is about the same difference as Donald Trump and Donald Duck. It is like comparing an advanced degree from Stanford to a beauty school certificate. Not in the same universe. This is what happens when someone gets emotionally involved in a name, either by owning it, or having some other interest in its having value. It damages the ability to see things clearly.