Joseph Peterson looks back at the past week in expired domain name sales at NameJet.
NameJet’s top expired domain sale during the past week was Lucie.com at only $5.6k. Last week, that same domain would have been #7 – far behind the $29.1k leader. That isn’t to say that Lucie.com was NameJet’s biggest auction; actually I counted 16 that closed last week between $8.1k and $21k, but they weren’t expired domains. For those who are just joining us, I’d better explain that these weekly articles are limited to pre-release and pending-delete auctions that are part of the expired domain cycle. In my monthly review articles, I discuss non-expired domains too.
Lucie.com ($5.6k) isn’t the 3.2-million-year-old Australopethicus skeleton found in Ethiopia; that would be Lucy with a “y”. But it’s the sort of short first name that works well to name apps as well as humans. As French as Lucie.com appears, the spelling is by now international. The name Alain.com (3.4k), on the other hand, seems exclusively French. We have a third name in our list this week as well with JON.net ($3k).
FreeClassified.com ($3.7k) is one of those literal descriptions that also sounds like a viable brand name. In 20 minutes, I’m picking up the keys to a new place that I found on a free classified site last week; so it’s impossible to argue about the practical relevance of such sites. With user-created content and judiciously placed advertising, that $3.7k can be recouped in no time.
Clearly, TheChrist.com ($2.9k) is Christian. Perhaps less obviously, so is WorldLight.com, since Jesus is quoted in the Bible saying, “I am the Light of the world“. Both domains are very strong, as are secular items such as OnlineAssistant.com ($2.9k), SiteForms.com ($791), and especially ExchangeStudent.com ($3.4k).
Domain Name | End $ | Domain Name | End $ |
---|---|---|---|
Lucie.com | 5600 | FreeClassified.com | 3655 |
JunLing.com | 3409 | Alain.com | 3400 |
UTEK.com | 3011 | ExchangeStudent.com | 3001 |
JON.net | 3000 | TheChrist.com | 2911 |
OnlineAssistant.com | 2900 | WorldLight.com | 2701 |
JCAP.com | 2100 | ZhuGao.com | 2100 |
CADM.com | 2010 | JetDrone.com | 1801 |
Outsources.com |
1722 | EasyMark.com | 1721 |
Biomol.com | 1611 | NUWE.com | 1208 |
DesktopSupport.com | 1010 | NameBuilder.com | 1010 |
HotDrops.com | 1009 | APPK.com | 1002 |
Decouverte.com | 1000 | ResourceNet.com | 930 |
DrunkTest.com | 930 | AVMax.com | 820 |
PMachine.com | 810 | SiteForms.com | 791 |
PackNShip.com | 764 | FreshWind.com | 762 |
AboveBeyond.com | 735 | FlipGame.com | 731 |
Keeper.org | 727 | SLCE.com | 710 |
Marcant.com | 700 | CCNMag.com | 670 |
DailyDanny.com | 624 | GDGO.com | 595 |
Bernia.com | 580 | MBSH.com | 571 |
AmericanNational Corpus.org |
560 | MedicaGo.org | 531 |
PYA.net | 510 | SuperSonic.net | 507 |
Konte.com | 465 | LaserMedia.com | 405 |
MBGB.com | 380 | BUKZ.com | 360 |
JDDP.com | 350 | PTPF.com | 328 |
Service-Learning Partnership.org |
260 | 71863.com | 254 |
PlayEase.com | 250 | BPHB.com | 235 |
60986.com | 230 | FashionPie.com | 210 |
SQMX.com | 140 | ZMDK.com | 140 |
21stCenturyAbe.org | 90 | IndianWriter.com | 90 |
ClassicalIdeals.com | 87 | BrandableURLs.com | 81 |
EZPong.com | 80 | Tempory.com | 80 |
ServletSource.com | 79 | InvestmentCapital.net | 69 |
JetDrone.com ($1.8k) is a strong name for unmanned aerial vehicles. Short, relevant, and testosterone-fueled. How appropriate that NameJet sold it! FreshWind.com ($762) is an equally fine brand name but with opposite connotations: calm, welcome change.
When we say that someone is an EasyMark.com ($1.7k) we mean that he’s gullible. So I’m very curious how this negative-sounding phrase will be turned around as a positive brand. Maybe some self-deprecating individual named Mark out there …
Some domains are bound to pop up as developed sites within the domain industry at some point: NameBuilder.com ($1k), BrandableURLs.com ($81).
Decouverte.com ($1k) is a discovery … provided the discoverer is a Frenchman. Undervalued, I’d say. If read as 3rd-person indicative (i.e. “he/she/it outsources”), Outsources.com may not appeal to some people. But I see it as online sources for outsourcing. As such, it’s rock-solid.
Someone out there is glad the market is valuing .NET domains inconsistently. InvestmentCapital.net was a bargain at $69.
Koosah says
AlAin is also a large city in the UAE. Also means “the eye” or to a lesser extent “water spring” in Arabic.
Joseph Peterson says
That’s true. I ought to have picked up on that. If it had been spelled with a “3”, I certainly would have!
ChuckWagen says
Don’t know when this was last addressed here, and this might not be the place for it, but what’s the status of GoDaddy (not) reporting auction results? I thought they agreed to release them (again)?
Joseph Peterson says
As far as I know, GoDaddy is sticking to its guns by concealing auction results.
Some bloggers are reporting them. And I have been tracking them as well since GoDaddy went dark. But the extra labor involved in data collection isn’t worth it for me. In a sense that was true even before GoDaddy’s change, since I subject the raw data to a lot of filtering; but the new collection process added that proverbial straw. Not back-breaking, but not the best use of my time. For now, at least.
Joseph Peterson says
Maybe what I ought to do is write about NameJet or GoDaddy in alternate weeks.
Trevor says
Jeff. I have a question for you. Can you email me off here?
Trevor says
Sorry Joseph. Phone auto corrected your name.
Joseph Peterson says
Unfortunately, Trevor, I don’t know your email address or even your full name. Rather than disclosing your contact information here, I’d recommend connecting with me on LinkedIn, where you can ask your question while safeguarding your privacy.
KC says
JunLing.com Jun Ling can be a Chinese word. junlingchina.com.cn is a company (上海君领实业有限公司) selling industrial materials in China. They should be interested in acquiring JunLing.com.
Joseph Peterson says
Always glad to have you chime in with Chinese info!
KC says
Being appreciated is what keeps me coming back to contribute. Glad to help.
Scot says
I liked EasyMark.com right away as a positive brandable name for a company that sells a marking product — printable barcodes, a pen that writes on any material or a software that leaves an invisible “footprint” so that your photos or contracts or whatever else can be tracked back to you. Another nice write-up, thank you and have a good weekend! – Scot
Joseph Peterson says
You’re right. That would put the name to good use and probably erase the phrase’s negative associations. Quick, painless trademarking occurred to me as another possibility.