Sales database site livens up the numbers with entertaining valuation game.
NameBio.com, a searchable database of domain name sales, recently launched a new domain name appraisal game. Here’s how it works: you are presented with ten different domain names. For each one you are given 15 seconds to guess how much the domain name sold for. After guessing for each domain you see the actual sales prices and are awarded points and a rank. Here’s how I did:
At first glance it looks like I need to work on my appraisal skills 🙂 But I disagree with the results. You see, one of the domains on the list was Decay.com. I thought it was my lucky day when this domain showed up in the game. After all, I used to own the domain and know how much it sold for. I entered $12,000, because that’s how much the guy I sold it to turned around and pocketed. But the game came back with $2,900, the amount I sold the domain for. Talk about adding insult to injury — I sold the domain for $9,100 less than the next person and the game shows the lower amount! I checked NameBio.com for the name and it has both sales in the database, so it’s just a programming issue.
All joking aside, this is an entertaining game. If you have a few minutes to kill click on over to game.namebio.com.
Jorge says
There are a few issues to work out, but the game is unlike anything attempted before, and hopefully it will allow people new to the industry to learn how much domains really sell for to keep them registering horrible names.
basicity says
Got 58 points and ranked as Appraiser! 🙂
NameBio says
Were excited and honored to be mentioned at the DomainNameWire.com and although the game has a few little “glitches”, we expect to have them removed and running through a more recent list of domain sales. Appreciate all of the support!
Editor says
Yes, hope it came across as a joke about the decay.com domains. Cool idea, keep up the good work.
Editor says
I just scored a 61. It helped that I remembered the value of the first domain, inkpad.com, because it’s one of the steals of 2006.
neelhabib says
The service turned out to a bulk domain checker now.