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[pergamon]

Any opinions?

thanks

 

[BidNo]

Hard one at present but I would say north of 100k.

Cheers,

 

[Domainx09]

I would have thought visa would be using it already

 

[pergamon]

I would have thought visa would be using it already

it's a 1995 reg

 

[Domainx09]

Yeah, There are different gold cards around I just instantly thought of the visa gold card when i saw this name. They use blackcard.com for their newer black card...and it looks like most searches for "gold card" are for credit cards.

 

[Theo]

Depends on your definition of "hefty". Today's economy dictates sensible (non-hefty) purchases as the ROI will take a while to materialize. If you had bought it for the same "hefty sum" 2 years ago, I'd say you stood to double your money; today, I can't say that.

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

Acro, I am not sure what you are saying.

First the ROI will depend on how he uses it.

Secondly the price points today are reflective of 2+ years ago so how he could have done better two years ago I have no idea.

 

[Theo]

If he had paid the same "hefty" amount 2 years ago, it would have been a bargain. Today, it's not because selling it for the same profit margin is impossible right now.

Example: if he paid $50k in 2007 he'd have a reselling potential (then) of $100k. Today, the potential would be probably no more than $60k.

 

[pergamon]

If he had paid the same "hefty" amount 2 years ago, it would have been a bargain. Today, it's not because selling it for the same profit margin is impossible right now.

Example: if he paid $50k in 2007 he'd have a reselling potential (then) of $100k. Today, the potential would be probably no more than $60k.

It will probably be published in Dnjournal in a couple weeks time.

thanks

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

I have no idea how it would have been a bargin as the prices are the SAME! If he bought for $50k 2 years ago and today its worth $50k there is still no margin.

The margin MIGHT have ben up to 1+ years ago, quick flip and again MIGHT!

Here nor there really, great name but highest and best use may infringe so imo it isnt a purchase I would make.

 

[pergamon]

I have no idea how it would have been a bargin as the prices are the SAME! If he bought for $50k 2 years ago and today its worth $50k there is still no margin.

The margin MIGHT have ben up to 1+ years ago, quick flip and again MIGHT!

Here nor there really, great name but highest and best use may infringe so imo it isnt a purchase I would make.

JP, I did my homework
http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst?docId=5000116758

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

Link isnt working for me but it again is just a personal outlook.

For me a name can be generic but when several " card " corps use the term it isnt in my opinion as much a defence as it is guns that could shoot.

 

[Theo]

Not sure how much simpler to put it. The domain is worth what he paid for, in terms of holding value. In terms of reselling value, that's a different story per my analysis above.

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

Without knowning the price how can you make an analysis at all besides it is worth today what it was worth in 2007 ( reseller ).

 

[Bionic]

A federal judge ruled in favor of MasterCard, declaring that "gold card" was a generic phrase and not an American Express trademark

AE, Mastercard and Visa all use the term GoldCard so nobody owns it.
Now the trick is to get them in a bidding war!

CreditCards.com is worth $500 Million so don't sell cheap.

 

[Theo]

Without knowning the price how can you make an analysis at all besides it is worth today what it was worth in 2007 ( reseller ).

His use of the term "hefty" indicates an amount higher than today's sensible range was paid.

 

[BobDiGiTaL]

Goldcards are so 80's
Platinumcards and rewardscards are HOT now.
How much daily traffic/revenue is it getting?

 

[newvista]

It was a hefty sum for my budget but probably a steal in other's eyes.
It will probably be published in Dnjournal in a couple weeks time.

thanks

If you paid less than $30k for this then you got a bargain IMO.

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

If you paid less than 8-10 yrs revenue you got a fair deal. The only real end users havent made a move in 14 yrs while owning names like platinumcard.com themselves.

The name in and of itself has a few major end users, otherwiseits a revenue buy.

 

[valeria]

I would not agree this is a revenue multiple name.

I would only sell to end users, just be careful on sending them offers that they will not be able to use for reverse hijack.

Can be 100k if you are lucky.

Hope you paid 15-25k for it.