question .IN aftermarket rules compared with .COM — how are investors adapting?

[nicenicnicenic is verified member.]

One interesting part of ccTLD investing is that each registry can have a different approach to the aftermarket.

The recent .IN Registry advisory is a good example of why investors cannot always apply .COM assumptions to every extension.

For those with international domain portfolios, do registry-specific rules affect how you decide which ccTLDs to invest in?

Source:

Advisory-to-all

Advisory to all .IN Domain Name Registrants and Accredited Registrars

www.registry.in

 

[accurate]

This is wild!

.IN domain name registrants and .IN Accredited Registrars are hereby advised that auctioning, bidding, speculative sale, or facilitation of auction of any .IN domain name is strictly non-permissible and shall be treated as a violation of the applicable .IN Registry policies, terms and conditions, and regulatory framework governing .IN domain names.

 

[cactusfly]

Hurts a lot We have to digest this fact, and live with the decision..,

 

[ElhagMousab]

I treat registry policy as part of the investment rather than fine print. Before I buy anything outside .com I check three things, whether ownership can transfer freely, whether the registry allows auctions or third party sales at all, and whether they can come back for registrant verification long after the purchase. The .IN advisory is a reminder that liquidity can disappear by decision rather than by market. A name you cannot auction is effectively a name you have to sell to one buyer at a time, so I take that risk only when there is a clear local end user and a price I would be comfortable holding for years. The practical effect on me has been fewer extensions and more depth in each one. I keep every acquisition, renewal and offer logged for my own portfolio with a small tracker I built at dnwai.com/d, because judging exit liquidity is easier with real numbers in front of you than with gut feeling.

 

[nicenicnicenic is verified member.]

This is wild!

The wording is pretty sweeping... “Speculative sale” is a much bigger concern than an auction ban alone.

 

[nicenicnicenic is verified member.]

Hurts a lot We have to digest this fact, and live with the decision..,

That makes sense. Hard situation for anyone who registered before the advisory dropped...

 

[nicenicnicenic is verified member.]

I treat registry policy as part of the investment rather than fine print. Before I buy anything outside .com I check three things, whether ownership can transfer freely, whether the registry allows auctions or third party sales at all, and whether they can come back for registrant verification long after the purchase. The .IN advisory is a reminder that liquidity can disappear by decision rather than by market. A name you cannot auction is effectively a name you have to sell to one buyer at a time, so I take that risk only when there is a clear local end user and a price I would be comfortable holding for years. The practical effect on me has been fewer extensions and more depth in each one. I keep every acquisition, renewal and offer logged for my own portfolio with a small tracker I built at dnwai.com/d, because judging exit liquidity is easier with real numbers in front of you than with gut feeling.

Thanks for explaining how you'd handle it. The private sale angle is where I'm unsure, because the advisory also mentions "speculative sale". Having a local buyer in mind might not answer that on its own.