DomainLore Auction GolfCourse.org.uk

[KarlM]

Hiya All,

GolfCourse.org.uk is now on domainlore

Starting at just £50

http://domainlore.co.uk/auctions/gems_id/1771

Thanks

 

[KarlM]

Ends tomorrow, still only at £50

Cheers

 

[KarlM]

Ends at 16:17

 

[Edwin]

Nothing illustrates the .org.uk/.co.uk value difference more strikingly than the result of this auction!

 

[fish]

Nothing illustrates the .org.uk/.co.uk value difference more strikingly than the result of this auction!

Given that only 64 people eyeballed the auction page and out of those, many it seems were not interested in the subject I would say is why the low price.

Since you mentioned it, What £ bracket would you put the the .co.uk ?

 

[Edwin]

mid-x,xxx at least

 

[domainseller200]

Nothing illustrates the .org.uk/.co.uk value difference more strikingly than the result of this auction!

That is a very broad statement to make, and I am surprised to hear you say it to be honest.

If you valued the .co.uk at mid £x,xxx (lets say £5k) then you are saying that the .org.uk equivalent is only worth 1% of the .co.uk value

You listed some of your own .org.uk names in this thread and you offered them for £600+ vat each, which by your formula, would make the .co.uk equivalents priced at £60,000+vat each

If you make a statement like that, then it has to fit both ways

 

[wb]

Wouldn't class the singular domain as being worth much on either extension personally, as it implies just one location. Nationwide coverage won't be much use for most golf courses (unless they are something truly spectacular which people travel far and wide for).

The plural .co.uk however is a different story, and it's no surprise that it sold for low £xx,xxx last year.

 

[Edwin]

That is a very broad statement to make, and I am surprised to hear you say it to be honest.

If you valued the .co.uk at mid £x,xxx (lets say £5k) then you are saying that the .org.uk equivalent is only worth 1% of the .co.uk value

You listed some of your own .org.uk names in this thread and you offered them for £600+ vat each, which by your formula, would make the .co.uk equivalents priced at £60,000+vat each

If you make a statement like that, then it has to fit both ways

Did you notice how few of my .org.uk names actually sold at £600 each? More evidence that the extension's relatively worthless.

 

[domainseller200]

Did you notice how few of my .org.uk names actually sold at £600 each? More evidence that the extension's relatively worthless.

Yes I did notice, but you did sell 2 / 16 of them which makes that a 12.5% success sale rate - not bad for acorners.

And if you really feel they are worthless then I am happy to take them off your hands for say £30 each ? 500% ROI based on reg fee price - it will save you the hassle of dropping them when the renewals come up too

 

[Edwin]

And if you really feel they are worthless then I am happy to take them off your hands for say £30 each ? 500% ROI based on reg fee price - it will save you the hassle of dropping them when the renewals come up too

I'm sure you know my answer to that.

Sidestepping the jokes, it's evident that .org.uk names are not really seeing much traction beyond the occasional "outlier" sale.

The data backs this up: there are 4,101 sold domain names listed with prices on DomainPrices.co.uk. Of those, just 77 (1.9%) are .org.uk and the remainder are .co.uk. There were £8,342,262 in reported .co.uk sales and just £105,025 in reported .org.uk sales. Of course, DomainPrices.co.uk only covers a fraction of total sales, but there's absolutely no reason to believe that .org.uk sales are being specifically under-reported compared to .co.uk!

I just don't want newcomers to the industry (of which there are still plenty - witness the Introductions forum) to get the wrong impression about .org.uk and be led into potentially wasting a lot on a second class extension.

 

[Pred]

Did you notice how few of my .org.uk names actually sold at £600 each? More evidence that the extension's relatively worthless.

£35 each for anne.org.uk and properties.org.uk
good for 48 hours

 

[Edwin]

Can we please stop the nonsensical offers on my domains? They're just cluttering up the discussion, and you KNOW point-blank I won't accept them. Thanks!

 

[domainseller200]

I'm sure you know my answer to that.

Sidestepping the jokes, it's evident that .org.uk names are not really seeing much traction beyond the occasional "outlier" sale.

The data backs this up: there are 4,101 sold domain names listed with prices on DomainPrices.co.uk. Of those, just 77 (1.9%) are .org.uk and the remainder are .co.uk.

I just don't want newcomers to the industry (of which there are still plenty - witness the Introductions forum) to get the wrong impression about .org.uk and be led into potentially wasting a lot on a second class extension.

The data from domainprices.co.uk backs up nothing fundamentally, as it isn't accurate as not every sale gets published. Yes you could argue that the .co.uk sales would also not be published if that was the case, and would still represent a 1.9% overall sales, but that is still 1.9% of something quite substantial.

I 100% agree it is a second class extension, but it is horses for courses in many ways, as we all know they have the exact same benefits in the search engines as the .co.uk extension, so using your example of newcomers into the industry, maybe it is better for them to dabble with .org.uk and learn a few lessons with a second class extension and waste 99% less outlay on a .org.uk domain (using your figures)

I am not disagreeing with you that the extension is poor, but I am sure you would agree that even if we said the 1.9% of names are worth bothering with, then they are still worth pursuing in some form even if on a smaller scale.

It does truly lie on your exit stratgey on a per name basis in my own opinion.

In fact, you have given me an idea and I will run a poll in the general section now to see what others think.

 

[Edwin]

The outlay for a .org.uk and a .co.uk is the same at approx. £6/per two years. It's the OPPORTUNITY that's being wasted, not the outlay.

I posted this on Twitter a couple of hours ago: "12 months of domain drop-catching in a nutshell: tried for 1,651 names. 1,000 of them dropped. Caught 545 names (54.5%). Pretty good!"

Note that I don't catch for myself - that's simply using my own keyword lists and public drop catchers. In other words, replicable by anyone willing to put in the WORK to build their own keyword lists so that they can get well ahead of the drop cycle! No magic, no technical knowledge required. Just the patience to build up lists of GENERIC KEYWORDS then domainify them (add the .co.uk) and check them for availability and expiry date.

 

[domainseller200]

The outlay for a .org.uk and a .co.uk is the same at approx. £6/per two years. It's the OPPORTUNITY that's being wasted, not the outlay.

Yes if we are basing it on reg fee names.

Created a new thread here, to see other peoples responses to my question

I posted this on Twitter a couple of hours ago: "12 months of domain drop-catching in a nutshell: tried for 1,651 names. 1,000 of them dropped. Caught 545 names (54.5%). Pretty good!"

Note that I don't catch for myself - that's simply using my own keyword lists and public drop catchers. In other words, replicable by anyone willing to put in the WORK to build their own keyword lists so that they can get well ahead of the drop cycle! No magic, no technical knowledge required. Just the patience to build up lists of GENERIC KEYWORDS then domainify them (add the .co.uk) and check them for availability and expiry date.

Great stuff ! And I wholeheartedly agree with the hard work part and what can be done with some time and effort