The value of a 10 year old domain

[ados67]

Hi there,

Assuming you were offered a domain name that doesn't sound too great
(For example, to you - the name itself would be worth $20), but you then
find out that the domain is over 10 years old (created on 1995), and on top
of that is registered until 2010. If you were to buy this domain, to what
extent would these stats bump up the value?

Thanks,

Adi Friedman, Partner.
Two Believers Web Holdings.

 

[simon]

i dont think Domains are like Wine. With wine, the older the more value it gets. Suppose someone regged ajsdfiu.com in 1995, i dont see any value even in 2010.

 

[ados67]

So in other words, it would be worth the same $20 for you. Thanks for the feedback

I actually heard several times already that older domains have more success in search engines, and are generally more sought after (without taking into consideration the name itself). I suppose that was wrong. Anyone else care to confirm?

Thanks again for the quick help!

Adi Friedman, Partner.
Two Believers Web Holdings.

 

[simon]

May be if you telll me the name , i can give you more accurate feedback.

 

[ados67]

The question was actually general in nature. I Bumped into a few of these in the past few months and was wondering whether I should have taken them more seriously or not.

Thanks for the help again!

Adi Friedman, Partner.
Two Believers Web Holdings.

 

[hugegrowth]

In the 'domains wanted' section you sometimes
get people asking for domains registered before 2000,
or another year. All they care about is the age of the
domain, so there must be something to it, and I think
it does have to do with search engine ranking.

 

[droplister]

there was alot of talk about google factoring in a domains expiration date, because they saw a site only registered for a year as an unreliable site, but a domain that been registered for 10 years and is registered for 10 more looks pretty good to google, and if they are to build a site on the domain and someone happens to look up the whois they wont think the site was made yesterday. Or they just like the year thing, some people dont like knowing that they are buying a domain for $xxx when the person registered it 3 days ago theres just so many different reasons, but i suppose the age thing doesnt add to much extra value unless its the domain symbolics.com or something. registered for an extra 10 years would only add 10 x registration fee.


I dont proof read,

Dan

 

[katherine]

The age of a domain is only a minor factor in appraising value.
Some people may want to purchase old domains so as to establish business credibility (a company would look like a pioneer if their name was registered around 1994). But that's it. It the same principle as ready-made, off-the-shelf corporations.
So vintage is a bonus, the actual value lies elsewhere.

 

[RatherGood]

I actually heard several times already that older domains have more success in search engines, and are generally more sought after (without taking into consideration the name itself). I suppose that was wrong. Anyone else care to confirm?

There are lots of low quality names that have been regged for considerable lengths of time.

In the case of these names I would suggest a small boost in appraisal value.

If someone has seen enough value in it to keep it registered for 10+ years, odds are someone else will eventually come along and see the same value in the name (and hopefully purchase).

 

[paulc]

domains registered for a long time that may have been websites or at least indexed will be out of the google sandbox, therefore are a good start for seo.