Kassey Lee explains why this domain is valuable.
I regularly listen to the Josh.co Daily Podcast to get daily updates on the domain market. In a recent episode, Josh mentioned the sale of 89CP .com for a very strong price of $5,000.
Josh is right when he says 8 and 9 are good numbers and C and P good letters. Here’s a detailed explanation.
8 and 9 have no intrinsic Chinese meanings. However, 8 rhymes with many Pinyin words such as Fa (发=making a fortune), Ba (吧=bar), and Ba (爸=father). 9 also rhymes with many Pinyin words such as Jiu (久=long time), Jiu (救=rescue), and Jiu (酒=wine). Together, 8 and 9 can become Fa (发=making a fortune) and Jiu (久=long time) to mean “making a fortune for a long time”.
On the other hand, CP is an acronym for more than 300 Pinyin phrases, such as Cai Piao (彩票=lottery ticket), Cang Pin (藏品=collector’s items), and Che Pai (车牌=license plate). CP is often seen as “lottery ticket” by investors.
When you put 89 and CP together, they match very well, giving you the meaning “making a fortune in lottery ticket for a long time”. So, 89CP .com can be used to build a lottery site.
Now, I must reiterate the fact that numbers have no intrinsic Chinese meanings and an acronym can stand for hundreds of Pinyin phrases. This means I can give 89CP a different meaning, such as Bai Jiu Cai Pu (百酒菜谱=hundred kinds of wines in the menu) if I want to use it to run a restaurant.
Still, a domain made up of number and acronym is not easy to remember despite the meaning creation process. If the end user had a bigger budget, I would certainly recommend getting the 4-letter domain BJCP .com in place of 89CP.com.
Seeing the good sale of 89CP .com, you may get excited and want to invest in 4-character domains. Wait! Make sure you look at the daily sales of four character domains reported by Shortname.com to get a dose of reality.
Angshuman Paul says
Last one is epic.
Thanks for the detail explanation.
Always love to read your researches.
Want to see more, thank you for sharing.
Kassey Lee says
While many 4C sell for less than $100, there are still 4C domains that sell for good prices. You have to be very selective in acquiring 4C domains. I own many 4C domains and last month I sold one for $3000.