closed Grep.com - How much is it worth?

[jjfletch]

Any thoughts as to how much Grep.com is worth?

 

[GT Web]

might want to try the appraisal section if you own the domain...

otherwise I say $100, nice 4 letter .com but little meaning

 

[skylight]

it is a commonly used unix/linux utility.

 

[Bionic]

make a popular SE, grep is a search command with wild card characters

search for mystic*
mystic
mystical

 

[Nexus]

might want to try the appraisal section if you own the domain...
otherwise I say $100, nice 4 letter .com but little meaning

Huge word amongst Unix folk. Dictionary term, 4 characters. Worth a whooooooole lot more than $100, imo. $xxxx. $xx,xxx if developed, and getting significant traffic and mindshare.

Used by extension to mean "to look for something by pattern".
When browsing through a large set of files, one may speak of
"grepping around". "Grep the bulletin board for the system
backup schedule, would you?"

Easily a good name for a Unix/Linux portal. g/re/p

~ Nexus

 

[Luc]

Huge word amongst Unix folk. Dictionary term, 4 characters. Worth a whooooooole lot more than $100, imo. $xxxx. $xx,xxx if developed, and getting significant traffic and mindshare.
Easily a good name for a Unix/Linux portal. g/re/p

~ Nexus

I disagree. While it is a popular unix/linux command, it's not worth much
unless traffic is already coming in.

It's NOT a dictionary word, at least not according to Dictionary.com. The
definition presented is what the command actually does.

"A Unix command for searching files for lines matching a given..."

Computer geeks use Google to search for linux resources. They don't type
in domains directly to see what happens because they've been to enough
porno popup hells already.

Beyond a definition and usage sample, and maybe a forum, I see no practical
use for a domain like this. There are thousands of linux forums, so you must
have a really good reason why someone would sign up at another one on
Grep.com. Finally, computer geeks never click on adwords ads, and
they're very hard to convert even if you have a steady flow.

$25

Good luck.
Luc L.

 

[jjfletch]

We've already received an offer for $50K on it. That comes about a year after a $25K offer. I'm inclined to believe it's worth at least $xx,xxx.

 

[Luc]

We've already received an offer for $50K on it. That comes about a year after a $25K offer. I'm inclined to believe it's worth at least $xx,xxx.

take it and run!

 

[peter]

seriously, if that is true, you would be a fool not to take it

No offense, just a friendly helping comment

 

[Nexus]

I disagree. While it is a popular unix/linux command, it's not worth much
unless traffic is already coming in. It's NOT a dictionary word, at least not according to Dictionary.com. The definition presented is what the command actually does.

We differ in our definition of "dictionary word". :wink: If its in a dictionary, and not a proper name (something that can be defined), I'd call it a dictionary word. Type it into Google, Google links the "definition", click... goes to Dictionary.com, and Dictionary.com uses the Jargon File to tell you the meaning of this word. :: shrug :: Not every word let's you do that, and while you may argue that its telling you what the command does, I can't see how that's not a "definition".
SOURCE: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
SOURCE: Jargon File 4.2.0
You can also hit Google's "define" function with "define:grep", or hit OneLook.com, and get the result:
We found 17 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word grep

"A Unix command for searching files for lines matching a given..."

A.K.A. "search" in geek-speak.

Beyond a definition and usage sample, and maybe a forum, I see no practical use for a domain like this. There are thousands of linux forums, so you must have a really good reason why someone would sign up at another one on Grep.com. Finally, computer geeks never click on adwords ads, and
they're very hard to convert even if you have a steady flow.

I disagree. IT is big. Unix is getting bigger. You make "grep.com" a portal for finding Unix information, and you might as well have another whatis.com, and a highly useful portal for IT professionals. I don't define Linux/Unix users as "geeks" just to say they're quirky, nerdy, guys that resist "the man", and know how to screw "the system"... I'm just saying "geeks" as "computer professionals". I think grep has a lot of power and could be used to significant if done right.

$25 says that the name "grep" is utterly insignficant. $100 says its mildy signficant, and may have some passing value. I stick to between $x,xxx and $xx,xxx. I would completely agree that some OTHER .com's like configsys.com or autoexec.com or sysedit.com or else... may be mildly interesting... but I think "grep" is a gem in a world that even Gates will admit will be dominated by Windows and Linux moving into the next decade.

At 4 characters and being verb-ish, I think it at least clears $1,000.

I do agree though. $50,000? $25,000? Take the money and run. I would consider either a more than generous sale price, and a promise that something significant would come of it.

~ Nexus

 

[croupier]

It's easy for me to say it now, but grep.com could easily fetch 5 figures.

If I had it, 25k would make me seriously think but 50k would have me clicking on escrow.com

 

[FusionX]

It's easy for me to say it now, but grep.com could easily fetch 5 figures.

If I had it, 25k would make me seriously think but 50k would have me clicking on escrow.com

Yeah .. damn right.

 

[Nova]

The $50k for sure.

 

[chatcher]

We've already received an offer for $50K on it. That comes about a year after a $25K offer. I'm inclined to believe it's worth at least $xx,xxx.

I remember my grandfather saying, when he heard of someone refusing what he thought was an unreasonably high offer, "Two fools met."

(No disrespect intended!)

 

[Bionic]

as the cat says in Red Dwarf... you don't know UNIX?

 

[Wot]

If $50k was on the table- why is it still on the table!!

Should be on it's way to your account.

 

[jjfletch]

Isn't it obvious? We don't know if we're ready to sell, we might want to develop it.

 

[superprogrammer]

Good name
Good luck with the development

 

[Nexus]

Isn't it obvious? We don't know if we're ready to sell, we might want to develop it.

I think grep.com would be better off sold. If you're looking to try to make money from developing it part-time on and off, I honestly don't think that type of site would ever compare to something with a solid team of IT folk building it up. I think the name will only be best exploited by a solid team and focused business intention.

I think the traffic-hunters in this forum have solid opinions on name values, with regards to traffic/possibe-type-in value... but a name like "grep.com" I think is more about intentional "branding" and association. If a website depending purely on draping an average website off of what is percieved to be an amazing name... I think that would be a mistake. I think value from this name comes from someone ACTIVELY branding it and having a site that serves a unique and catchy purpose. Outside of that, I think the name would be wasted (say if it was simply a messageboard, or something basic).

Sell it. You'll never make that kind of money from the name unless you go into developing it fulltime (like the buyer probably would).

~ Nexus

 

[David G]

According to my research tool which tests 19 different aspects of a names value the name (undeveloped) is roughly worth about $1000 or less, unless I am missing something not too obvious.

I would take the money and run for either $25000 or $50000 offers you say you received.

P.S. Even though it may be a real term it is very little beyond being a made-up word in that it is relatively unknown term and quite obscure with 95% of us never hearing of grep before, and likely would get almost no typeins, IMO.