value of LLL.com in the future

[TheLegendaryJP]

WOW I cannot believe how good the outlook is on something that has lost a large percentage of its value the last 3+ years.

It used to be ANY decent "premium" LLL could be posted and sold on the forums for anywhere from $15-$30+K depending on things like repeat letters, A's etc. Thats NOT the case anymore, it is the much lower end now and I have seen several LLL I sold in the past resale the last 3 years for less because the market was hit hard with everything else, rare did not equate to valuable for a long time between 2008-2011, things have just started getting back up the last year.

So are they "safe" investments, sure but still open to devaluation due to economic climates like most everything else. There are always end user exception and the RARE reseller LLL resale for $15k+++ but few and far between since 2008.

 

[Mark Talbot]

WOW I cannot believe how good the outlook is on something that has lost a large percentage of its value the last 3+ years

Yup,..even Yahoo has kinda recovered since it's stock market hayday,.... kinda.

:drum:

 

[silentg]

Company dumping huge amount of LLL.com on Namejet isn't helping either. It actually brought down the reseller price slightly.

 

[katherine]

WOW I cannot believe how good the outlook is on something that has lost a large percentage of its value the last 3+ years..

As always, it's the reseller market. The stock exchange also takes a nosedive from time to time but the general trend is up.
But there is no question there is less liquidity than in past years. The D2D market in general is depressed. Not just for LLL.com. It's a buyers market.

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

You would think it is a buyers market but sellers, domainers or private citizens have yet to fully accept that a domain tha got $15k+++ offers now gets $9k when they sell.

I have passed on two decent LLL at $15k that have never been offered before because frankly it was an easy flip at $25k+ 4 years ago, today I would have to pray and fast to see $19k or even my initial investment.

They are still very liquid, just not as much liquid lol

 

[Mark Talbot]

You would think it is a buyers market but sellers, domainers or private citizens have yet to fully accept that a domain tha got $15k+++ offers now gets $9k when they sell.

I have passed on two decent LLL at $15k that have never been offered before because frankly it was an easy flip at $25k+ 4 years ago, today I would have to pray and fast to see $19k or even my initial investment.

They are still very liquid, just not as much liquid lol

Everytime new money comes into the game, it is quickly absorbed by a variety of new extensions.
If domainers want to see the market tighten up a bit, two things will have to happen...

1 - Domainers need to quit feeding the tld machine and focus on what is good and important to them.
2 - If half (a rough guestimate) of domains registered are held by domainers, and likely higher in lower tld's, then why the heck are buying everything for sale, if for the most part, we want coms, and to a lesser extent, nets and orgs, to succeed? It defeats the purpose, and every alternate tld registered just dilutes a little bit more the com reseller valuation. And even moreso to the end user.

Seems like every time a new tld comes out, there is a rush of drops and liquidation sales in a frenzied effort to raise funds for the next purchase.

And the only winners are the long-arm, long-term, deep-pocket, quiet buyers that just sit around and snag a little something here and there for down the road.

jm2c

 

[Biggie]

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I have passed on two decent LLL at $15k that have never been offered before because frankly it was an easy flip at $25k+ 4 years ago, today I would have to pray and fast to see $19k or even my initial investment.

They are still very liquid, just not as much liquid lol

that's because they don't hold trophy status any more


for those comin up, yeah they still want to have one in the sig or portfolio


but if you've owned some before, then the thrill may be gone....for that category

plus, some have been more risky to own if fearing a reverse jack'n

still, they do move, just all are not getting huge margins

 

[TheAlien]

Premium LLL will continue to go up, the worst quality LLL's price will go down because recently's NameJet auctions. I love LLL and own like 100 of them, Love the liquidity.

 

[stingrae]

It is very simple. The recession has eliminated many of the get rich quick domainers that are fuel for the LLL, CVCV, VCVC domain names that could be flipped for quick profits.

 

[akropolis]

sorry for pushing this old thread...
yesterday, i saw this one:
vyh.com 2,800 EUR (approx. 3,850$)

Is this the lowest official LLL.com sale ever?

http://www.thedomains.com/2013/10/2...rank-schillings-sale-of-baristas-com-for-45k/

 

[simon]

it doesnt cost much to hold on to a LLL.com, about 10$ a year, so I would hold on to them 5+ years rather than selling cheap

 

[katherine]

I don't think there are so many obvious end user for vyh, perhaps the owner was tired of waiting for an end user that wouldn't come, and sold at domainer price.
Some LLL are very viable because many companies use the same acronym and all are potential users. On the other hand some combos present few possibilities.

I think it's not just a question of premium/non-premium letters (never really liked that concept, especially when the notion varies from one language to another) but it's about the combo as a whole and usage opportunities in the real world. Domain names with no immediate, real life purpose are speculative.

 

[Theo]

No. I bought an LLL .com for $157 but that was more than 10 years ago.
http://acro.net/blog/domains/dont-list-valuable-domains-without-a-reserve/

sorry for pushing this old thread...
yesterday, i saw this one:
vyh.com 2,800 EUR (approx. 3,850$)

Is this the lowest official LLL.com sale ever?

http://www.thedomains.com/2013/10/2...rank-schillings-sale-of-baristas-com-for-45k/

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

Going back just one year and my outlook and valuations have held firm, still no real movement. NNN and LLLL are another story, newest fad blah blah blah, everything is in cycles, youll see

 

[Theo]

It all depends on your buyer. If you own a LLL .com you should hold until the right offer comes in.

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

I agree because if you bought it between 2004 and 2008 you have no choice LOL

 

[Theo]

I agree because if you bought it between 2004 and 2008 you have no choice LOL

I bought mine between 2002 and 2010. All sold now. With the exception of that freak $220 sale, the rest went for a good profit.

What I mean is, hold them until an end user offer comes along.

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

I agree Theo was just trying to add humor to a very dark conversation