Expired Domain Report: A Chinese Takeover!

Joseph Peterson reviews the past week’s expired domain sales.

Pretty soon, not speaking Chinese will disqualify me from reporting on the domain market altogether!  So many of the big-ticket domain sales look eastward — numerical domains, LL through LLLL, and Chinese Pinyin.  China dominated NameJet charts in September, and China tops the list of last week’s GoDaddy expired auctions as well with ChaoZhi.com ($26k). One possible meaning of “Chāo Zhī”, believe it or not, is “overspend”. But it’s also a personal name. Honestly, with Chinese I’ll never get my bearings until I buckle down and teach myself Mandarin. Perhaps some native speaker out there can point me in the right direction on this one … or 66Yun.cc ($10.6k).

Is it safe to assume that the $20k spent on ABOV.com is predicated on the English word whose “e” is missing, or will that somehow turn out to be Chinese too? With KAOLTI.com ($5.1k), I can discern no language at all; but it once was a logo gallery in English. Meanwhile, HuanLeFuqi.com at one time  forwarded to a Chinese-Canadian website, LEQI.ca, about wife swapping or mail order brides.

Chinese isn’t the only foreign language represented last week. The Hebrew Ladaat.net ($585) corresponds to a news site built on .INFO. And Tidningar.info ($435)? It’s Swedish for “newspapers”. XemDaGa.com ($707) leads to Vietnamese cock fighting. PhimSexTrucTuyen.info ($321) was Vietnameese porn, and the .MOBI still is. That’s not the first time Vietnamese adult domains have been charted; I’ve reported sales above $3k during multiple weeks, including odd TLDs like .MOBI. By now, that certainly constitutes a pattern.

Spanish — a language more often seen in the GoDaddy charts than Hebrew or Swedish — wasn’t absent. Contigola.com ($567) is probably “Contigo L.A.” — “with you” in Los Angeles. ElGranCine.com ($511) refers to the movies, film, cinema. We also have swimming pools with AquaPiscinas.com ($196) and the “employment office”, BolsaDeEmpleo.org ($153).

Good old English hasn’t kicked the bucket yet. But if AWSEM.com ($45o) is the awful search-engine marketing pun I think it is, then I’d like to gouge out my English-reading eyeballs!

Domain Name	End $	Domain Name	End $
ChaoZhi.com	26000	ABOV.com	20001
66Yun.cc	10551	UniqueHotels.com	6107
KAOLTI.com	5100	MNews.com	3602
ManWorld.com	2660	BoldGames.com	2225
BestHairStylesIdeas.info	2150	Matrona.com	1650
Gowns4U.com	1260	IceStone.biz	1125
TaylorMonroe.com	1025	PhotoReel.com	1025
AlloyRims.com	1014	AmericasRadio NewsNetwork.com	1009
NYPY.com	910	IdeazIncDesign.com	867
BF7.com	830	AGH-Attorneys.com	812
SiteXpress.com [sic]	781	SSVirginia AutoAuction.com	772
DelMarValite.org	760	HuanLeFuqi.com	735
4to4to.com	712	The-XPO.org	710
XemDaGa.com	707	Rettinger.com	691
Tapely.com	660	GIR31.com	640
OddBark.com	630	UpInArms.com	624
DataAndSearch.org	617	FreeCooperation.org	611
IntlCoal.com	602	ChateauOrleans.biz	600
Rover.net	591	Ladaat.net	585
ContigoLA.com	567	HolidayPayday Loans.com	565
TravelerTour.com	550	PetPillow.com	545
ELMM.com	523	MakeGrowGather.com	515
ConventionCards.com	512	SoftResInt.com	512
ElGranCine.com	511	OrtivaWireless.com	511
International DanceParty.com	511	DeedsForVirginia.com	502
JX0.com	501	PearceCollections.us	486
DrugDevelopment Alliance.org	470	PerfectMatches.com	455
TheCanopy.com	455	SparkViewEngine.com	455
SeriousSportsTV.net	453	BuyTorchLight.com	451
AWSEM.com	450	Retronet.com	450
ColoArts.org	436	Tidningar.info	435
MozFans.com	431	FamilyMail.com	427
CampfireOK.com	421	Checkerboard Nightmare.com	415
JillThomas Photography.com	410	Wuliaot.com	407
FitnessMatters.com	407	ButterflyDownload.com	405
NewYorkNewYork WebDesign.com	405	ApplebeesForYou.com	405
APUX.com	405	CTFR.com	404
TaiPeiBiennial2012.org	401	MakeMyKnowledge.com	397
CountryGardensInc.com	380	ArticleGarden.com	380
StreetCultureMash.com	378	I6J.com	375
GlyphosateWeeds Crops.org	370	AEXLLC.com	355
DallasGames.com	355	AndroidApps FreeDownloads.com	355
KRCKY.com	355	WhatDoes.com	355
FieldMedics.com	355	DiversityWorks.org	355
TShirtsCentral.com	353	123PhoneBook.com	353
HostPrime.com	343	IGetFreeiPad3.com	340
AudioAdvantage.com	340	DTEO.com	339
BosomBuddies.org	338	YourNutritionista.com	338
TotalFuel.com	330	ShepherdIS.com	329
HelmsmanTrawlers.com	325	OperaBrowser.com	325
LivingWreath.com	325	PhimSexTrucTuyen.info	321
Trees2020.org	315	I6W.com	312
TheHolidayDress.com	307	CallingFrance.net	307
I6N.com	305	I6R.com	305
HomeNatural Remedies.com	305	CMNCFL.org	301
36Daily.com	297	SocialMedia ForKids.com	295
CollegeMen.com	293	Jargol.com	288
DarkLordMassage.com	287	I6D.com	285
BandSlam-Movie.com	281	GeoCachingWA.org	280
I6T.com	280	I6X.com	275
JLTR.com	271	HatchChiles.com	266
DiegoGarciaNYC.com	265	WishAreIT.com	265
NVAutoLoans.com	261	MyMio.com	260
HitchCreative.com	256	DiscusFishPro.com	256
0L2.com	255	CategoryDirectory.com	255
DCLB.com	255	CampaignFor RealBooks.org	255
6Max.com	255	I6L.com	255
758666.com	255	StinkAtNothing.com	255
BloggerCoach.com	255	MarkDKashi.com	251
I6K.com	247	StainedGlass Emporium.net	241
OpenWebAsia2012.com	240	WHDW.com	234
J1F.com	232	PlanBaises.com	227
Insanity-Squared.com	226	HPGP.com	225
DTEF.com	225	BeadDesign StudioMag.com	222
VaniTech.com	220	59187.com	220
I7V.com	220	Temse.com	215
LightSuperDeal.com	215	RedLineChemistry.com	215
LocalRealEstatePros.com	215	LesExplorers.com	211
FearFactorCasting.com	207	ArrowHead-Realty.com	207
ComputerBusiness World.com	206	ASTDNEFL.org	205
TheHumaneAssociation OfCNY.org	205	IOHR.com	204
700333.com	202	ArticleJoe.com	201
EmeraldLounge.com	200	MovieTrain.net	200
OBUJ.com	200	LFOE.com	199
AquaPiscinas.com	196	BentonMedical.com	194
MaisonNYC.com	190	DCFW.com	190
52890.com	185	AnimalsTube.com	173
FELJ.com	170	TheFemaleView.com	165
0843.net	157	FloridaStartups.com	155
LifePutty.com	155	Companies InIceland.com	155
SoberMusicians.com	155	MrLook.com	153
BolsaDeEmpleo.org	153	PZZN.com	150
HolisticRoads.com	150	CustomHarley.com	148
TodaysKitchens.com	137	TheNationsPulse.com	131
aRemix.com	125	Primally.com	125
Hazna.com	116	BioPharmaToday.com	116
CoinBlogger.com	105	HelpPuppies.com	105
MUDGamers.com	80	FamilyStrength.org	73
BitcoinScam.com	55	AASPCA.org	47
SCOTUS.org	37	ScienceFictionSites.com	35

The low end of the price spectrum at GoDaddy shows some interesting items. Anywhere money is in play scams abound. Especially after the collapse of Mt. Gox, the idea of a BitcoinScam.com ($55) would be on people’s minds. Whether for crypto-currency enthusiasts or coin collectors, CoinBlogger.com ($105) isn’t half bad.

Who could say no to HelpPuppies.com ($105)? You might recognize AASPCA.org ($47) as the “American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals” with an extra “A”. And both of those echo TheHumaneAssociationOfCNY.org ($205).  You may not recognize the “MUD” in MUDGamers.com, but some of you nerds must have played those text-based computer role-playing games back in the day. “MUD” stands for “multi-user dungeon”.

Several sales appear to be related to new TLDs: BioPharmaToday.com ($116), DiegoGarciaNYC.com ($265), and MaisonNYC.com ($190). In the midst of .NYC hubbub, NewYorkNewYorkWebDesign.com sold for $405. Are these coincidences?

SCOTUS.org was startingly undervalued at $37. No, that’s not 13th-century theologian Duns Scotus. It’s the “Supreme Court of the United States”. I may not have my finger on TheNationsPulse.com ($131); but I know enough to realize that, if there’s one thing kids these days don’t need help with, it’s social media. Yet SocialMediaForKids.com sold for $295.

Existing brands are always targeted. At GoDaddy last week we saw ApplebeesForYou.com ($405); OperaBrowser.com ($325); CustomHarley.com ($148); and Hazna.com ($116), which is a hijab maker. Likewise, at NameJet squatters had a broad menu of options, including Cinnabun.com ($120) and Jeopardy.tv ($80).

NameJet sold a quality brand name in Magnetix.com ($7.5k). And someone named Mike is hoping to replicate Craig’s success with MikesList.com ($5.6k). Repeating sounds are FunFun.com ($3k) if we can believe Peppe.com ($3.2k), DOID.com ($1.5k), and Cooco.com ($1.2k).

Domain Name	End $	Domain Name	End $
Magnetix.com	7502	MikesList.com	5591
Peppe.com	3220	FunFun.com	3000
IDT.org	2301	TClub.com	2090
DOID.com	1510	Phero.com	1509
Cooco.com	1200	PolarCommons.org	1100
SlimWay.com	1010	LUPP.com	986
GoldenBoys.com	918	AdvancedFitness.com	908
VillageTravel.com	880	NationalTraining Awards.com	810
NaturalRights.com	793	Dowser.com	787
GRPG.com	750	AutoQuarterly.com	750
TopEye.com	732	Pensum.com	721
SDStateLibrary.com	700	CAAV.com	676
MobiWay.com	610	BankWise.com	610
75875.com	580	IFSB.com	560
NewMusicon.org	511	FPCA.org	472
FusionNews.net	460	32366.com	454
ZenoFNPTech.org	434	CPFR.com	385
SweetBuds.com	385	BlissBytes.com	350
LosAngeleStorage.com	343	07668.com	320
Esico.com	253	WakeupService.com	211
52850.com	190	WatchTheThrone.com	185
Assess.net	120	Cinnabun.com	120
CatTherapy.com	90	Jeopardy.tv	80

Many people swear by dowsing rods as a way to locate underground water. Apart from digging wells, I’ve known construction managers to bring in specialists to locate water lines. Based on that, I’d say Dowser.com ($787) is worth more than its purchase price. So is LosAngelesStorage.com ($343) given the concentration of people and their stuff in crowded cities. Another smart purchase was BankWise.com ($610). When a buyer arrives — and they will — they will have a bank’s budget to work with.

Now, be honest! How many of you would take Mittens to CatTherapy.com?