closed Priapus.com

[sunroof]

I've got some development ideas, but I'd be curious to hear what you guys think the name Priapus.com itself is worth. Thanks.

 

[Theo]

Male "enhancement remedies"? Adult film productions?

$10k minimum

 

[kwok]

Priapus, meaning?

 

[Theo]

Google it up!

 

[kwok]

Google it up!

Interesting meaning... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priapus, but I am not sure many people can remember this word.

As for value, I would say mid xxx to low xxxx, unless you can find an enduser for Male "enhancement remedies" or adult film productions, which would bring you xx,xxx like Acroplex said.

 

[Theo]

For the record, JFK suffered from priapism, a medical condition where the bloodflow is restricted within the penis causing painful erections that can last hours.

 

[DNP]

low-mid $xxxx

 

[kwok]

For the record, JFK suffered from priapism, a medical condition where the bloodflow is restricted within the penis causing painful erections that can last hours.

Interesting... is that the same thing they talked about the side effect of those sex enhancement pills?

 

[sunroof]

Priapus is the Greek god of fertility. You can imagine what his statue looks like. If not, do a Google image search.

Priapism is mentioned as a possible side effect in a Viagra commercial, or for one of the other name brand products that do the same thing.

In fact, Volkswagen incorporated this idea into one of their TV commercials to show how safe their cars are. Several guys are in a car going down the road, talking about the possible side effects mentioned in the Viagra commercial. One of them says something like, "Well, if I had an erection that lasted 4 hours, I would call the Guiness Book of World Records." Just then, another car crashes into them, air bags deploy, and later it shows them all standing safely outside the car, uninjured. Moral of the story: Buy a VW if you plan to talk about Priapism in the car.

 

[owntag]

resell value low - mid $xxx.

end user price, who knows.

 

[Theo]

resell value low - mid $xxx.

end user price, who knows.

Please enlighten us which resellers you have in mind, the ones that'd try to rip off others?

 

[KING]

Well at first I tought

"Acro" is crazy but after I google it NICE NICE name.
I would day high X,xxx let it sit it will earn you money in time.

Cheers

 

[owntag]

Please enlighten us which resellers you have in mind, the ones that'd try to rip off others?

Hi, firstly, I wanna say, please try to respect my appraisals, I am here to show my OWN opinion, not something that always make the OP or you happy.

Back to topic, I appraisaise based on the simple rules (at least I did some research before my appraisal, these efforts deserve your respects ):

1. Priapus OVT 793
2. Priapus.com OVT 0
3. Priapus Google Search Result: ONLY 230,000
4. It is an uncommon word in world wide
5. Many extensions are still available
6. Limited usage I could find

Based on these, I made this serious appraisal, low - mid $xxx resell value or call it resell price, pls notice, what I said is RESELL VALUE. It doesn't mean someone try to rip off the OP. It is just someone wanna purchase and resell it shortly or in the long run.

As for me, I would like to pay low $xxx to buy it(though I knew the OP wont sell), thats the resell value to me. Or if you don't mind, would you let me know whats the price you would like to pay for this name right now for your future resell purpose? HIGH $XXX? LOW - MID $XXXX OR EVEN MORE?

Finally, just as what I said, NO one knows the end user price. The name could be hold for 10 years more without a single offer, OR it may receive 6 figure offer if a company does want it. WHO KNOWS? Maybe you know?

Kind Regards

 

[Theo]

There is a difference between the price *you* would pay to buy it, as opposed to its honest appraised value. Otherwise, according to your appraising methodology, Sex.com is worth $xxx because that's your budget. You can be honest and objective without being affected by the fact that you cannot obtain it for what it's really worth. Also, many words that might appear to be "uncommon" to the layman, are valuable in other industries. I already provided you with two of these in my first post.

 

[owntag]

There is a difference between the price *you* would pay to buy it, as opposed to its honest appraised value. Otherwise, according to your appraising methodology, Sex.com is worth $xxx because that's your budget. You can be honest and objective without being affected by the fact that you cannot obtain it for what it's really worth. Also, many words that might appear to be "uncommon" to the layman, are valuable in other industries. I already provided you with two of these in my first post.

Sorry, but your reply doesn't make sense.

1. I have said I am not familiar with this word. and as I can see, some of others also don't know its meaning before google it. Thats the difference between "common words" and "uncommon words"

2. The resell price has NO any relationship with budgets. It is commonly accepted or conclude by domainers based on experience. To be honest, Sex.com is a totally wrong example

3. As you said, YES, I am one of the layman of Priapus. Thats why I did some basic research before I write my appraisals. I have shown the search result I found. I believe it make sense, most of domains would take the same searches before appraise or decide to buy a domain for resell purpose. For some other domains with such search result, they could be appraised even lower than this.

I still wanna say, my appraisal is only my OWN opinion, if the OP think it helps, then it helps, otherwise, it is rubbish I am here not just wanna say "WOW, COOL NAME, WORTH $XXXXX" or something make people happy. I am showing my opinion, hope you could understand this.

BTW: I think you are talking about end user price, right? Or would you like to let me know whats the Resell price you would appraise?

 

[GAMEFINEST]

i like this name...

 

[Theo]

Exactly. When you are not familiar with a word, you cannot objectively appraise it. If you posted some obscure British term for appraisal that I was not familiar with, I'd simply refrain from appraising it.

In your previous post you said "I would like to pay low $xxx to buy it" - that indicates a motive of purchasing the domain, versus an objective evaluation of the name. In my example, you'd offer a similar amount for any other objectively worthy domain. Sex.com came to mind, it could have been Oedipus.com (which sold for more than $5k).

 

[GAMEFINEST]

acroplex rocks

owntag rocks

 

[owntag]

Exactly. When you are not familiar with a word, you cannot objectively appraise it. If you posted some obscure British term for appraisal that I was not familiar with, I'd simply refrain from appraising it.

In your previous post you said "I would like to pay low $xxx to buy it" - that indicates a motive of purchasing the domain, versus an objective evaluation of the name. In my example, you'd offer a similar amount for any other objectively worthy domain. Sex.com came to mind, it could have been Oedipus.com (which sold for more than $5k).

Sorry, I said that because I wanna show the resell value to me is low $xxx and I believe someone would also wanna pay higher than mine, so I said low to mid $xxx. I concluded this based on my basic researches. I am not a pro reseller BTW, I appraise a name's resell value based on domaining experiences, all the sales I have seen here and there, and all the search results. If I am not that serious, I would have say reg fee simply because I have no idea whats the meaning of this word and lots of people don't know this word too.

I always appraise the resell value based on my own thoughts. If I only have $5 budget, I still would say its resell value is low - mid $xxx. That means thats the most I would like to pay for this name for future resell purpose. But actually, this is not an offer from me, so pls don't say that I wanna rip off the owner.

Also, you still didn't answer my question, as a domainer, how much would you like to pay for such a name for resell purpose? As you appraised, 10k, then may I say the resell value to your is $5k or higher? or let me know pls.

BTW: I don't think sex.com is a good example, neither Oedipus.com. I believe Oedipus would be much much much more common than Priapus to most of us, include laymen. But I will never say the end user price of Oedipus.com will definitely more than Priapus.com because no one knows how much the end user would like to pay for their favorite domain name. :blush:

 

[sunroof]

I own Priapus.com and started this thread, and I just wanted to thank everyone for their comments. They have really helped sharpen my thinking on what to do with this name, and on appraising names in general.

It just reinforces the idea that domain names are very much like physical real estate, where the owner of a bare plot of land has several choices on what to do to maximize the value the asset. They can just resell the land right away, or hold it for a while and hope the price goes up. Or they can develop the land with a building, and either operate as a business, or sell the developed property. It takes some serious analysis to decide what's best, and that's what I'm doing right now with this name.

And, as I recall from real estate licensing classes, the appraisal process always tries to find the highest and best use for the property, which is what I am going to do with Priapus.com. Thanks again.