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closed Got offer for Nanotech.us
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IMO this is a very simple question to answer.
If you need the money, ask for 10k firm and recognize that you are on the cusp of one of the, if not the highest reported resale of a .US domain to date.
If you don't need the money and plan to develop it yourself, delist the domain, develop it and then try to sell it.
Good luck either way.
If you need the money, ask for 10k firm and recognize that you are on the cusp of one of the, if not the highest reported resale of a .US domain to date.
If you don't need the money and plan to develop it yourself, delist the domain, develop it and then try to sell it.
Good luck either way.
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take anything greater than $1000.
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Offer it for sale here, take your highest offer on DNF and multiply by 100 
Seriously, $2000 is a good starting point for today. Who's making the offer? If it's a domainer, they probably have a buyer. If it's an end user, they most likely have som $$$$ if they are in the nano biz. Do some homework if you havn't already. Maby PM a trusted member the offer?
Seriously, $2000 is a good starting point for today. Who's making the offer? If it's a domainer, they probably have a buyer. If it's an end user, they most likely have som $$$$ if they are in the nano biz. Do some homework if you havn't already. Maby PM a trusted member the offer?
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$3,500 now. 7.5%/Qtr thereafter. Good grab.
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No offense but some of these appraisals remind me of the old Afternic. I'm glad to see that a few of the people are realistic though, so at least there is hope.
There are many problems with this domain. The first being that it's not even a word. The actual word is Nanotechnology, and there is a reason that you had to settle for an abbreviation instead of the real thing.
This being said, it's not a bad domain. It's actually rather nice, but it's certainly not a premium. Then again, there is not really such a thing as a premium .us domain in my opinion, because the extension is still not accepted by the average person. In fact, the average Internet surfer is not even aware of .us and would never type it in their browser. Especially people in other countries.
The new extensions .us/.biz/.info will never have the impact of the big 3, .com/.net/.org despite what some wishful domain buyers would like to believe. Most of the big time domain players don't even waste their time or money on these extensions. Just ask them.
Furthermore the .us is almost worthless to any company outside America.
In addition, even the real word (nanotechnology) is not a household term and most people have never heard of it. Yes it is a growing field, but a very limited one in terms of finding a retail buyer. A company in this field would probably have the resources to go after the real genuine word, or at least a better extension if they were going to settle for an abbreviation like this.
So.... it's not a real word, it's a second rate extension, it's only applicable to one country, and the field is almost unheard of to the average consumer. Once you get past all that, the abbreviation is not bad, and many people do in fact use the term as a shortcut to typing the real word.
I personally would never pay more than $500, but if you can get 1K or more than you should count your blessings and jump on it before the buyer looks at the big picture and reconsiders his offer.
Then again, if you do a lot of work, you might find a company in America that would be interested, and they might even pay a lot more than any of us think. It's an uphill battle though if you expect to fetch a premium price on such a limted domain with so many inherent problems. So you should be shopping the name to technology companies, and not other domain sellers.
Good luck!
There are many problems with this domain. The first being that it's not even a word. The actual word is Nanotechnology, and there is a reason that you had to settle for an abbreviation instead of the real thing.
This being said, it's not a bad domain. It's actually rather nice, but it's certainly not a premium. Then again, there is not really such a thing as a premium .us domain in my opinion, because the extension is still not accepted by the average person. In fact, the average Internet surfer is not even aware of .us and would never type it in their browser. Especially people in other countries.
The new extensions .us/.biz/.info will never have the impact of the big 3, .com/.net/.org despite what some wishful domain buyers would like to believe. Most of the big time domain players don't even waste their time or money on these extensions. Just ask them.
Furthermore the .us is almost worthless to any company outside America.
In addition, even the real word (nanotechnology) is not a household term and most people have never heard of it. Yes it is a growing field, but a very limited one in terms of finding a retail buyer. A company in this field would probably have the resources to go after the real genuine word, or at least a better extension if they were going to settle for an abbreviation like this.
So.... it's not a real word, it's a second rate extension, it's only applicable to one country, and the field is almost unheard of to the average consumer. Once you get past all that, the abbreviation is not bad, and many people do in fact use the term as a shortcut to typing the real word.
I personally would never pay more than $500, but if you can get 1K or more than you should count your blessings and jump on it before the buyer looks at the big picture and reconsiders his offer.
Then again, if you do a lot of work, you might find a company in America that would be interested, and they might even pay a lot more than any of us think. It's an uphill battle though if you expect to fetch a premium price on such a limted domain with so many inherent problems. So you should be shopping the name to technology companies, and not other domain sellers.
Good luck!
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Nice .us
I'de accept $1200- $1500 if I owned it.
Goodluck!
I'de accept $1200- $1500 if I owned it.
Goodluck!
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.US is already an accepted mainstream domain extension.
Most big time players ARE investing in .US extension (other than about 3 main .com is god people who still watch black and white tv without evenas much a sa remote )
Seems like Corporate America is discovering AND using .US domains without any trouble at all
http://www.goodyear.us
http://westerndigital.us
I have a list of .US names that have sold in the past few months on the aftermarket totaling nearly $100,000
Perhaps if you invested a little more time in researching what is going on in the domain markets you would have a better understanding of the value of .US and other ccTLDs as far as that goes.
I'd be more than happy to tutor you for a reasonable fee..
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Sorry Bidawinner but you are wrong. Plain and simple. Of course there are some companies buying the .us extension. There are companies buying .nu and .tv too. They are a drop in the bucket though, and the majority of the .us names are being bought by domain speculators, and not being used by companies. That's a fact. Whatever is being used does not even equal a grain of sand on the beach called the Internet, once you look at the big picture.
I'm not surprised to see you being a .us cheerleader since you have been buying and advertising them though. That's only natural and to be expected. It's human nature.
Your tone, and attempt to insult me has failed. I only deal in facts, not emotions. I'm sorry that my realistic appraisal of somebody else's domain has got you upset and feeling insecure about your own .us names. It was not intended that way.
I'm not surprised to see you being a .us cheerleader since you have been buying and advertising them though. That's only natural and to be expected. It's human nature.
Your tone, and attempt to insult me has failed. I only deal in facts, not emotions. I'm sorry that my realistic appraisal of somebody else's domain has got you upset and feeling insecure about your own .us names. It was not intended that way.
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Actually Pinto, .US names converted into websites is running at around 35% while dot coms run at at 20% ..
Since you only want to deal in facts..thougfht I'd help you along.
Do I believe in .US ..you bet I do ..the same as you think .com is the only extension that matters.. of course you are wrong .because more than 50% of the worlds domains are NOT .com.. in a matter of just a few short years .coms went from owning more the 85% of the market to not evebn 50% .. that's a downsward trend that continues to this day .. with 2 years .com will only command around 30-35% of the domain market.
You really need to step outside your .com box and look around..
again these are just facts ..
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No offense but what makes you think that your's is a realistic appraisal ? $500 - 1000 for nanotech.us ? In the past few months I have already refused offers of $3500. I am glad I did.
Nanotech is not a household name - and it will not be for few years. Remember a famous scientist saying few years ago that the maximum numbers of computers which can be sold in the world is four ?
Since I am the registrant and seller of nanotech.us , I do have a selfish motive to see it sell for a big amount. However appraisals of $25000 will not drive a buyer shell out that amount , just as appraisals of $500 will not make me sell it for such a ridiculous amount (when I have refused much higher offers).
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i agree that many of these appraisals are too high. i would jump on a $1000 offer for a .US
25k? i think 25K might be a stretch for nanotech.COM
i own hundreds of domains and have sold for as much as 20k, so i do have some experience.
however, this is just one person's opinion
25k? i think 25K might be a stretch for nanotech.COM
i own hundreds of domains and have sold for as much as 20k, so i do have some experience.
however, this is just one person's opinion
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